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Hey All,
One thing i've always thought was a shame, is that you have never been able to play Modules etc. as your characters companions... so I thought, why don't I do something about it?
After downloading Gffedit a few days ago and after having experemented with this a bit, I worked out that this would be possible!
So anyway, i've started working on making making the companions playable for modules (or the Official campaign if you want to make the game confusing :p)
I decided to start with Elanee and work from there... Edit: Elanee, Bishop, Sand, Neeshka and Shandra are now completely playable! The name is shown correctly, and as is the character model, race etc. see the screenshots below - click them for a large picture :)
As of 15th December I have started working on this project again, as all my work I needed to do has been done.
Comments, feedback and suggestions are much appreciated.
And no, I am not the one to ask to make new character models etc. as I know nothing about that.
01/01/2007 - Playable Companion Pack one has now been released, this contains Bishop, Elanee and Sand. And is available for download...
31/01/2007 - Download available at a new fixed link here (http://www.thieves-guild.net/index.php?ind=downloads&op=entry_view&iden=63) - enjoy :)
Note: This is in the "Custom Content (http://www.thieves-guild.net/index.php?ind=downloads&op=section_view&idev=6)" part of our download section.
09/02/2007 - Neeshka & Shandra now playable, screenshots added. Downloads not yet available.
22/11/2007 - Sorry about the lack of updates - I haven't had a chance to do anything with this over the last few months due to RL comittments - I fixed the image URL's however, so they are back again, and as soon as I find the Neeshka and Shandra models again, I will update the pack!
http://www.btcentral.org/nwn2/elanee_th.png (http://www.btcentral.org/nwn2/elanee.png) http://www.btcentral.org/nwn2/bishop_th.png (http://www.btcentral.org/nwn2/Bishop.png) http://www.btcentral.org/nwn2/Sand_th.png (http://www.btcentral.org/nwn2/Sand.png)
http://www.btcentral.org/nwn2/neeshka_th.png (http://www.btcentral.org/nwn2/Neeshka.png) http://www.btcentral.org/nwn2/shandra_th.png (http://www.btcentral.org/nwn2/Shandra.png)
Yay! This seems cool!
I bet you'll make my favourite companion available for playing last though :( No, I guess the last one will be Grobnar :p
What's your favourite companion?
As you're the first one to post here i'll make the one you choose next :p
Yay! This seems cool!
I bet you'll make my favourite companion available for playing last though :( No, I guess the last one will be Grobnar :p
Really? :)
Why do I get the feeling you are not going to like this? Well, how about Bishop?
Sure thing, i'll do him next for you :) - Bishop is an interesting character anyway.
Should hopefully be starting around the 15th December now (I'll have handed in my 6 peices of coursework by then) :D - And on that note... I need to start on the last one... it's due on the 14th... 2,000 words :(
Really? :)
Why do I get the feeling you are not going to like this? Well, how about Bishop?
Really? :)
Why do I get the feeling you are not going to like this? Well, how about Bishop?
Yay, I was hoping you'd say Bishop. Even so he's the evil one, I do like him best, too. LOL (go figure)
And to the btcentral - I think you project is an excellent idea!! Very cool indeed. :)
Thanks :) i'm glad the project is starting to pick up some interest - Makes it all worth doing.
Now all I need to do is work out if I am just going to release the characters individualy or all at the same time in one bonus pack - the bonus pack would have added extras, like custom items i've made myself for each of the characters etc.
And no i'm not doing both, it's one or the other! :p
And to the btcentral - I think you project is an excellent idea!! Very cool indeed. :)
Thanks :) i'm glad the project is starting to pick up some interest - Makes it all worth doing.
Now all I need to do is work out if I am just going to release the characters individualy or all at the same time in one bonus pack - the bonus pack would have added extras, like custom items i've made myself for each of the characters etc.
And no i'm not doing both, it's one or the other! :p
I guess what is the easiest for you. I do like the mentioning of the extras though. :D
Well, that's one vote for the extras pack then :p
Personally i'd probably like to go with the bonus pack idea too, but i'll leave it up to you guys!
Let me know which you want it to be - do you want characters as soon as they are finished? - or do you want them all released at once, along with at least specially designed custom items for each character?
Can we use these characters only for mods or for the official campaign as well? If they are designed for mods, then I guess I can wait until you release them all at once. I don't know of any mods yet. :)
They can be used for mods, or in the official campaign, however it may get kinda confusing if you have two of the same character everywhere in the official campaign :p
I am likely to get all the characters done within a few days of starting work on them again, the additional items etc. shouldn't take much longer either.
They can be used for mods, or in the official campaign, however it may get kinda confusing if you have two of the same character everywhere in the official campaign :p
LOL dang, I wasn't thinking about that. I guess it would be kind of confusing, heh. But hey, it would be interesting to see how Bishop would deal with himself. LOL
you got my vote for extras as well, though I probably won't touch NWN2 until an expansion comes out, as the expansion for wow comes out soon(hopefully) and then my time will be dedicated to that. Nice project though, you get props.
btcentral this is very cool! I like Bishop too. LOL must be that bad boy thing. I also like Sand. I wonder why none of the female characters are interesting to me? lol I'll be looking forward to these playable characters. Also looking forward to some good player made mods for NWN2. I think I've played most I was interested in for NWN1. And that was A LOT of mods played. :D I had 9 gigs of modules on my second drive. :eek:
There are some very good modules (player made) in NWN1. I just hope some of that talent carried over to NWN2.
Thanks btcentral!
Regards
Liso
Thanks for the comments :)
I liked Sand too, some of his comments were very funny :p
Anyway, the next the rest of the characters that need doing will be done in this order:
Bishop, Sand, Neeshka, Shandra, Khelgar, Ammon Jerro, Qara, Grobnar, Casavir, Zhjaeve.
Ones I am also going to be trying to add are (but there is no garantee will work):
Bevil & Construct
I'll keep everyone updated on any progress made.
btcentral this is very cool! I like Bishop too. LOL must be that bad boy thing. I also like Sand. I wonder why none of the female characters are interesting to me? lol I'll be looking forward to these playable characters. Also looking forward to some good player made mods for NWN2. I think I've played most I was interested in for NWN1. And that was A LOT of mods played. :D I had 9 gigs of modules on my second drive. :eek:
There are some very good modules (player made) in NWN1. I just hope some of that talent carried over to NWN2.
Thanks btcentral!
Regards
Liso
I'd like characters as soon as they are finished :)
Anyway, the next the rest of the characters that need doing will be done in this order:
Bishop, Sand, Neeshka, Shandra, Khelgar, Ammon Jerro, Qara, Grobnar, Casavir, Zhjaeve.
So, Grobnar will not be the last one after all :p
Nope, I like Zhjaeve the least out of the characters :p
Bishop is now playable by the way - see the first post for a screenshot :D
But I need to speak with the forum admin before I decide what's going to happen about releasing them ;)
So, Grobnar will not be the last one after all :p
Haha, is it just me... or do you think I made a mistake somewhere with Sand? :p
Although... I do think those robes quite suit Bishop :p
http://www.cheapfilehost.com/files/ead7fbb93770f110b60a92224 c2991c7/Whoops.png
Haha, is it just me... or do you think I made a mistake somewhere with Sand? :p
Although... I do think those robes quite suit Bishop :p
http://www.cheapfilehost.com/files/ead7fbb93770f110b60a92224 c2991c7/Whoops.png
hey! I didn't know Neverwinter had plastic surgeons :p Poor Sand He lost his cute ears hehe
lol :p - I've now fixed the problem and Sand is now fully playable too! See the first post for screenshots :)
hey! I didn't know Neverwinter had plastic surgeons :p Poor Sand He lost his cute ears hehe
Yay, Bishop! :) And Sand... he betrayed me :mad: Aww. If you release them all at once, it'll be hard to decide who to play with :o
Hehe :p
I've got to talk with the forum Admin before I decide how i'm going to release them anyway :)
Yay, Bishop! :) And Sand... he betrayed me :mad: Aww. If you release them all at once, it'll be hard to decide who to play with :o
Wow, this should be great stuff!
Really hope to see the release of these modules, can't wait to try out Sand :D
Thanks for the comments, and sorry for the slow reply!
After the Mayhem of Christmas, i'm hoping to get the rest done over the next few days :santa: - unfortunately i've been really busy with RL stuff recently.
Wow, this should be great stuff!
Really hope to see the release of these modules, can't wait to try out Sand :D
There is a rather large set-back, being that the USB hard drive I had the companions on... has died.
I've lost over 190GB of data, including the companion files...
Looks like i'll be starting from scratch again.
Edit: Wow... every single file, apart from the companions was unrecoverable... at least I don't have to start again now.
mate, im happy to hear. :)
There is a rather large set-back, being that the USB hard drive I had the companions on... has died.
I've lost over 190GB of data, including the companion files...
Looks like i'll be starting from scratch again.
Edit: Wow... every single file, apart from the companions was unrecoverable... at least I don't have to start again now.
What's your favourite companion?
As you're the first one to post here i'll make the one you choose next :pMy favorite is Neeshka, along with about everyone, I guess.
Guess Im partial to Neeshka as well...I sure do miss Minsc :D
Minsc, heck. I want Aribeth. ;)
halloweenfoxy
12.30.06, 13:11
Meh! They never make Rakshasa Companions in the single game campaigns. Pretty lacking if you ask me. But honestly I never thought Sand would be lawful neutral. He has this bitchy streak that strikes me as at least a little to the evil side.
Snide, maybe, but evil? His heart is always on the right side, methinks, unlike Qara.
Does anyone else think that Jahiera was really TN? Her actions all seemed toward NG to me, like killing Xzar in BG, because he was evil.
Sarcastic and Bitchy - Yes, Evil - No. :p
I quite liked Sand, some of the things he said were really funny.
Meh! They never make Rakshasa Companions in the single game campaigns. Pretty lacking if you ask me. But honestly I never thought Sand would be lawful neutral. He has this bitchy streak that strikes me as at least a little to the evil side.
Heh, that'd be pretty cool in Nwn2, I liked Aribeth too.
Minsc, heck. I want Aribeth. ;)
Oh... by the way, i'm most likely going to release the characters in "batches" :p
01/01/2007 - Here's my new-year's gift to you all!
Playable Companion Pack one has now been released, this contains Bishop, Elanee and Sand.
And is available for download here (http://www.thieves-guild.net/index.php?ind=downloads&op=entry_view&iden=29).
I have two questions about this pack thing, although I admit not having read the whole thread. Still, it'd be cool if u could add their answers on the first post.
anyhow, here they are:
Q1: what happens in the moment you are supposed to get the respective companion? for example, in the moment you go to the sunken flagon and bishop is forced to come along, do you still get him (therefore being two Bishops in the party, the main char and the companion) or you get a replacement NPC ?
Q2: Is there any chance you could, instead of allowing us to choose an npc for our main char, to let us multiclass our companions? I'm asking this because I really dont see a need to allow us to be the NPCs when you can just multiclass them, which is the only "unique" feature the true main character gets.... Besides, hasnt ever annoyed you that you cant multiclass them ?
Thanks for your time
Fedex
fedexrico
I can answer your question 1) These playable NPC's he created are for player made modules. It would be wierd to play them in the OC. I am pretty sure btcentral mentions this when he was making them. :) It gives everyone a chance to play there favorite NPC's.
I have no answers on the second queastion. I'm sure someone will come along and answer it for you.
Regards
Liso
i know he did, but i was still wondering :P
Q1: If you play these in the offical campaign, it will simply appear that you have two of the same character, which could get confusing. However, playing a game with this character and will not effect game play in any other ways than this.
Q2: It would be possible for me to make it so, however I feel it would take away part of the uniqueness of the characters... maybe in another pack sometime :p
Q1: what happens in the moment you are supposed to get the respective companion? for example, in the moment you go to the sunken flagon and bishop is forced to come along, do you still get him (therefore being two Bishops in the party, the main char and the companion) or you get a replacement NPC ?
Q2: Is there any chance you could, instead of allowing us to choose an npc for our main char, to let us multiclass our companions? I'm asking this because I really dont see a need to allow us to be the NPCs when you can just multiclass them, which is the only "unique" feature the true main character gets.... Besides, hasnt ever annoyed you that you cant multiclass them ?
on the uniqueness regard, i find a npc more unique if they have , for example, lvls in prestige classes than if they are just some pure, dull, base class char.....
but well, i will keep my hopes up
thanks for the answers ;)
edit:
found this:
multiclass chars (http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=NWN2Other.D etail&id=53)
do read the comments below tho, apparently there are some bugs with qara.... so beware
That would be because that release is a hack pack, the difference with this is that they are re-coded into the player character in effect, and multi-classing would work fine if I set it to be enabled, however I set it to be disabled, so that they were as close to the OC as possible.
on the uniqueness regard, i find a npc more unique if they have , for example, lvls in prestige classes than if they are just some pure, dull, base class char.....
but well, i will keep my hopes up
thanks for the answers ;)
edit:
found this:
multiclass chars (http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=NWN2Other.D etail&id=53)
do read the comments below tho, apparently there are some bugs with qara.... so beware
:D I was just wondering if you were gonna make two versions of Kelghar (1 as a monk and the other as a fighter), or if only one which version? I think it would be great to have him as both versions. Just my opinion though, but i like the effort you have put in it so far. :D
:D I was just wondering if you were gonna make two versions of Kelghar (1 as a monk and the other as a fighter), or if only one which version? I think it would be great to have him as both versions. Just my opinion though, but i like the effort you have put in it so far. :D
I saved the game and converted him to the Monk....I was unimpressed. I switched back to the save where I kept him as a fighter...he's more effective for me in my style of play.
I could do, if you like.
:D I was just wondering if you were gonna make two versions of Kelghar (1 as a monk and the other as a fighter), or if only one which version? I think it would be great to have him as both versions. Just my opinion though, but i like the effort you have put in it so far. :D
Yeah, that would be great if you could make both versions of him. But you don't have to do it on my account if you don't want to. i have played with both versions of him in my party and can't decide which i like better so what ever you feel like doing. BTW, i have tried out a coulple of the ones you already did and i thing they are great. Thanks for all your hard work and time you put into this.
Np, i'll get onto it, when I make him... i'm a bit short of time at the moment... but am still working on them in my spare time.
Yeah, that would be great if you could make both versions of him. But you don't have to do it on my account if you don't want to. i have played with both versions of him in my party and can't decide which i like better so what ever you feel like doing. BTW, i have tried out a coulple of the ones you already did and i thing they are great. Thanks for all your hard work and time you put into this.
I saved the game and converted him to the Monk....I was unimpressed. I switched back to the save where I kept him as a fighter...he's more effective for me in my style of play.
Same here! So I agree.
Oh, so you already finished some of them? I'm still on holiday in another town, now I can't playaaaaaaa :(
Sucks that you can't play, but i'm sure it's nice to be on holiday :p
Oh, so you already finished some of them? I'm still on holiday in another town, now I can't playaaaaaaa :(
Unfortunately this project is on hold until my new modding/gaming rig is setup, which will be at the earliest sunday next week, as i'm having problems with Nwn2 on my laptop and so am unable to do any testing of the characters.
Hopefully it will be on track again soon and there'll be plenty more releases in the not too distant future!
Ben
Topic moved here, as I thought it would be more appropriate.
Also posting to let you know this project is now under way again! :D - Sorry for the delays
May I?
Well, I hope I'm not interrupting, but could someone possibly know WHY the Playable Companions Pack can not be downloaded? :confused: Already for one long week I try and press the darn Download button, each and every time getting "Download Failed" message.
I assure you of my being ever grateful to the one who would clear this issue up for me a little.
Thanks a lot for the attention. Hoping for replies!:rolleyes:
thanks mate.
it was not aware to us.
this may derive from we moved to a new host.
we will fix this issue as soon as possible and let you know.
meanwhile, enjoy the rest of our site.
cheers,
cal1s
May I?
Well, I hope I'm not interrupting, but could someone possibly know WHY the Playable Companions Pack can not be downloaded? :confused: Already for one long week I try and press the darn Download button, each and every time getting "Download Failed" message.
I assure you of my being ever grateful to the one who would clear this issue up for me a little.
Thanks a lot for the attention. Hoping for replies!:rolleyes:
Thank you for letting me know! - I had no idea of this until you said!
Sorry for any inconvenience caused, we will resolve this problem ASAP!
May I?
Well, I hope I'm not interrupting, but could someone possibly know WHY the Playable Companions Pack can not be downloaded? :confused: Already for one long week I try and press the darn Download button, each and every time getting "Download Failed" message.
I assure you of my being ever grateful to the one who would clear this issue up for me a little.
Thanks a lot for the attention. Hoping for replies!:rolleyes:
we fixed the issue.
thank you again for letting us know!
grab the Playable Companions!
here:
http://www.thieves-guild.net/index.php?ind=downloads&op=section_view&idev=6
have fun!
cheers,
cal1s
Thanks a lot for reacting so fast, your site is really very different from the others, in a good way. I've just caught a hold on this mod. i think it will be of help in a module I'm making. I'll give you all a BIG GREAT CREDIT when I'm done. (If you allow to use your mod, of course).:)
Feel free, just be sure to link back to here somewhere in the readme or something :) - Just make sure to include them with the module, don't provide them as a seperate download, that's not allowed.
Thanks a lot for reacting so fast, your site is really very different from the others, in a good way. I've just caught a hold on this mod. i think it will be of help in a module I'm making. I'll give you all a BIG GREAT CREDIT when I'm done. (If you allow to use your mod, of course).:)
Never meant anything like this, friend. If I said that it will be in the module - then it means it will be in the module, and nothing else. :-)
Just making sure :)
Never meant anything like this, friend. If I said that it will be in the module - then it means it will be in the module, and nothing else. :-)
First of all let me say thanks for doing this, it is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I am REALLY looking forward to Neeshka and Qara, my two favorite characters in NWN2. In fact, I have halted my play on the "Endless Dungeon" Module until Neeshka comes out (No pressure ^_^), cause I can't go dungeon raiding without my favorite "treasure hunter", now can I?
I do have a minor question. I have downloaded the first character pack and I have noticed that all three characters (Sand, Bishop, and Elanee) are level 20's. Is there anyway to have to them start at level 1 like my character?
Thanks for the time and just for kicks, my fav characters that I would like to see in NWN2 as "NPC" characters(in order of importance):
Neeshka
Linu La'neral
Imoen
Qara
Morte (I imagine this would be a bit on the unorthodox side.)
Minsc
You can just use debugmode to de-level them for now, check out our "cheatcode" section.
I'll likely release level 1 versions of them too however at a later date.
Others are work in progress. ;)
Neeshka & Shandra are now playable - see first post for screenshots, however downloads will not be provided until the site admin & I have decided how future releases will be distributed.
Neeshka & Shandra are now playable - see first post for screenshots, however downloads will not be provided until the site admin & I have decided how future releases will be distributed.
Or you and the admin have enough of watching us squirm waiting for them? ^_^ j/k.
Is there a problem with having them hosted on the downloads section of this site, btw?
Rol
No, the downloads will be provided on the download section here as in the same section as the current download. What I meant was when we decide how we are going to release a further pack/packs e.g. if the releases will be stagered, e.g. 3 characters at a time, or all the remaining characters released in one pack, things like that.
Cheers,
Ben
Or you and the admin have enough of watching us squirm waiting for them? ^_^ j/k.
Is there a problem with having them hosted on the downloads section of this site, btw?
Rol
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