Author Topic: First screenshots of NWN 2 hitting the shelf (Read 937 times)

Filatus · « **on:** October 11, 2005, 08:23:00 AM »

If someone has a subscribtion on PC Gamer, I'm mighty jealous. Latest screenshots of NWN 2 will be shown in the latest issue. I've only found descriptions yet about the screenshots, but from what I've read dragons will never be the same.

Ar7 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 11, 2005, 10:19:00 AM »

A few days ago my borther showed me new screenshots of NWN2 online, don't know the adress though. I am mighty sure those screenshots will be online quite quickly.

steverimmer · « **Reply #2 on:** October 11, 2005, 10:57:00 AM »

I'm not sure....but is this what you mean?

http://www.nwn2news.net/modules/xcgal/thumbnails.php?album=4

PsychicToaster · « **Reply #3 on:** October 11, 2005, 11:43:00 AM »

Nope. While recent those on that link are older. They were from some leaked promotional material from a while ago that finally reached the net.

Vyris · « **Reply #4 on:** October 11, 2005, 11:47:00 AM »

I really don't CARE what it looks like, to be honest, I want it to be functional as a PW, I turn the graphics down when online anyway to minimize any skip I might get so... FX are great for single player, not such a big deal for me long term for what happens here. I just hope they hurry up and release it, so the code gurus here can start fixing all the bugs I'm sure they will release it with (for free, bonus!) and we can see if it's a feasable 'next step' for Layonara. Not that I know whats going on in Leanthars head, but.... Going to have to get the game and play with it to see whats going to happen with it I am sure.

Vyris

Frendh · « **Reply #5 on:** October 11, 2005, 12:37:00 PM »

Actually, I am more interested in Dragon Age than NWN2.

http://www.bioware.com/gallery/index.html?galleryID=80&screensize=3&screenimage=2

It's bioware who is doing the legwork here.

Though NWN2 will likely be released a lot earlier.
Only reason I would buy it.

steverimmer · « **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2005, 01:08:00 PM »

Hmm you're right...one thing I've heard from the NWN2 forum though which I didn't much like is that familiars are going to be inventory items rather than possessable creatures. Same with companions too, to be honest I think thats a shame

Ar7 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2005, 01:13:00 PM »

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steverimmer - 10/11/2005 1:08 PM

Hmm you're right...one thing I've heard from the NWN2 forum though which I didn't much like is that familiars are going to be inventory items rather than possessable creatures. Same with companions too, to be honest I think thats a shame

How is that possible? You activate the item and a famiar comes out? *confused*

Falreign · « **Reply #8 on:** October 11, 2005, 01:19:00 PM »

They say they are changing a few things but keeping the concept and major parts of the system the same but I havent read recent stuff.

As for Dragon Age, I am not looking forward to it seeing as how they want it to be an MMORPG, probably pay to play like all the other companies nowadays.

Tedulas · « **Reply #9 on:** October 11, 2005, 01:50:00 PM »

I don't want NWN 2 coming out, because then Layonara online may die

I don't want that to happen, I hope like you can upgrade it to NWN 2!

Pibemanden · « **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2005, 02:00:00 PM »

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Tedulas - 10/11/2005 1:50 PM

I don't want NWN 2 coming out, because then Layonara online may die I don't want that to happen, I hope like you can upgrade it to NWN 2!

Just one minor problem with upgrading to nwn2, no linux client. This is really what's keeping me from getting happy about an upgrade of Layo from nwn to nwn2...

Vyris · « **Reply #11 on:** October 11, 2005, 02:13:00 PM »

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Falreign - 10/11/2005 2:19 PM
As for Dragon Age, I am not looking forward to it seeing as how they want it to be an MMORPG, probably pay to play like all the other companies nowadays.

I refuse to pay $40-$50 for a game, then continue to pay for the privilege of continueing to play a game I've already bought. It just violates my principles on so many different levels. Like buying a car, then paying a lease on it too. I think MMORPG's are the new cocaine, Gods way of telling you you have too much money.

Donate to Layonara instead, you'll get better game play, a better atmosphere and all sort of other cool things, like CDQ's and a skill prgression that doesn't put you on autopilot for three months. Not to mention I've never heard anyone here called a N3wB.

Vyris

Leanthar · « **Reply #12 on:** October 11, 2005, 02:30:00 PM »

I hear what you guys are saying about MMO's... I really do.
"Donate to Layonara instead, you'll get better game play, a better atmosphere and all sort of other cool things, like CDQ's and a skill prgression that doesn't put you on autopilot for three months. Not to mention I've never heard anyone here called a N3wB."
Donate? I make no more than $200 a month (on average) and that does not pay for 1/2 the bill any more. I was making about $325 at one time and it covered a good part of it....
So I can guarantee you an MMO can not be run by donations--not possible if a company wants to make money and since they will be paying employees--well they have to make money.
As to GM run Quests, ECDQ's, CDQ's and all of that... a good company can do the same thing if they structure things right and know how to run them--and that is a major thing that MMO's are missing in the market today (well one of quite a few major things).

Talan Va'lash · « **Reply #13 on:** October 11, 2005, 02:57:00 PM »

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Leanthar - 10/11/2005 3:30 PM Donate? I make no more than $200 a month (on average) and that does not pay for 1/2 the bill any more. I was making about $325 at one time and it covered a good part of it....

And on that note, I'm going to donate because I get a paycheck tomorrow. Its not much but its what I can kick in, and all I have to do is... not impulsively buy things I don't really need while nearing the grocery store checkout. We need to have another donation "drive" like trace used to do when he went crazy and made all those posts. Where is trace anyway? But yeah, everyone with a credit card, donate 10 bucks. Just click the thing! You don't have to think about it 'till next month! No, but seriously. Think about how much of your time at work you're donating by giving just 10 bucks right now. For me, its an hour. My work-study job isnt that great heh. But... I mean, thats not that long. A lot of people are "donating" a lot of their time to make, and run this world, and L, a lot of his time AND money... so thats like... 2x the time. Anyway, if you want to donate your time to layo you can, whether you know squat about scripting and stuff or not. Just donate some of your time at work. Donate 15 minutes of your time at work (come on, you know you took a coffee break for that long anyway!), or donate 30 minutes, or donate an hour. If you'd gladly spend an hour of your time doing something to help layo but don't know how, spend that time at work, and donate it to layo. You can even think about layo while doing this if you want. [SIZE=-2] I disclaim all liability for possible loss of job if thinking about layo induces waking nightmares about rust monsters, balor high princes, rift drow, fisty's kobolds, and/or fantasies about succubi. Thank you.[/SIZE] -TV

cptoad · « **Reply #14 on:** October 11, 2005, 03:17:00 PM »

L that goes with out saying.. i would rather continue playing here with the folks than have all the new bells and whistles with a game type. as to NWN2 time will tell, i will buy it ofcoarse and hopefully it will be half as good as this one. but with a lot of the other new games i have bought, in the rack with the rest after i am done with them. as long as layo remains vibrent and living place i'll stay right here

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Rasterick · « **Reply #15 on:** October 11, 2005, 03:35:00 PM »

Hear hear

Filatus · « **Reply #16 on:** October 11, 2005, 05:42:00 PM »

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Ar7 - 10/11/2005 7:19 PM

A few days ago my borther showed me new screenshots of NWN2 online, don't know the adress though. I am mighty sure those screenshots will be online quite quickly.

A few screenshots were leaked to a french NWN 2 website http://www.NWN2.fr, or so I read somewhere. But they seem to have been taken down already. *sighs*

Anyway, people won;t have to pay to play NWN 2 online, it won't be that kind of game. As far as I've been able to find anything NWN 2 again will not be developed for PW's in paticular but that doesn't mean it will not be able to be used in that way. Obsidian employees are for the most part from Bioware and they know the importance the online community has been for NWN 1. And also they will be using the same game engine as was used for NWN 1, that might helps things a bit along. They only introduced a new graphics engine.

About the donating. Leanthar, is it possible to donate without using a creditcard. I don't have one and I will probably never take one.

EDIT: Well, there are these, but I think they're old.

Filatus · « **Reply #17 on:** October 11, 2005, 06:08:00 PM »

Ahh, NWN 2's greatest supporter Rhomal, from the NWN 2 News site has been so kind to grab a digital camera and make a few foto's. I'm sorry to say he's such a bad photographer, but still.. just look at the dragon.

http://www.nwn2news.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=391

The pics are a bit big by the way and take a long time to download, well for me they did. According to the developers the picture from the dragon is directly from the game.

EDIT: Heheh, ten minutes later the screenshots have already been replaced by even better ones. I love the internet.

Talan Va'lash · « **Reply #18 on:** October 11, 2005, 11:38:00 PM »

yay for scary looking dire boars!

Judging from those screenshots they have two tilesets so far heheh. Have they said when its supposed to come out? Or is 2006 the best estimate. I plan on taking whatever date they give, add 9-12 months to it, and that'll probably be when it comes out. Not that I'm complaining about that... I hate when a good game feels like it was rushed in spots.

-TV

steverimmer · « **Reply #19 on:** October 11, 2005, 11:39:00 PM »

No according to what I've read when the item/familiar is equipped it offers new abilties skills or stats instead. Just no actual animal.