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Rosietreats
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Many people have gone through the process of setting up their routers, or what have you, to host games of NWN only to be left guessing as to whether or not the configurations worked. I know, I was one such person myself.
I just figured this out and thought I would share it here.
To test you server connection
Open your NWN folder (Local Drive > NeverwinterNights > NWN)
Double click nwserver.exe
At this point, a small panel will open containing all of the information used to host a game of NWN. Carefully select your options and be sure to give your Server Name a name you will easily recognize, and be sure to check with GameSpy room is selected.
In the upper right corner, just below the IP address listing (note: this is NOT the IP used to connect to your game!) is Module Name with a drop-down arrow. Select the module you want to test or host and click the Load button.
Watch the bottom of the server box. It will tell you that it is loading the module, and finally, when loaded, it will say Login at will
Once your module is loaded, you may open NWN normally as a player or DM and select "Join Internet Game" and:
A - Look for your game and/or server in the appropriate GameSpy room
B - Test your ability to Direct Connect using the IP address (You may find your IP address here: http://www.portforward.com/ )
If you don't see your server name or your game, you probably can't direct connect either. This means that you are still not at a "working" state.
Hope this tid-bit helps someone out as it did me.
The last game I ran, I ran it using the nwserver as mentioned above. NWN crashed on me, but not the server - so the game played on until I got logged back in. I really liked that!
- Rosietreats -
EDIT - Carlo just uploaded a DMFI Multi-player guide that explains this proceedure in Much greater detail. Check it out:
http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=NWN2Tutorials.Detail&id=101
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