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The program was extended to include some BioWare-approved community modules, but was abruptly canceled before their release, with most eventually released free via the Neverwinter Vault. They were individually priced DLC years before Bethesda would release their infamous Horse Armor.
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Premium modules were developed in-house by BioWare in lieu of full expansions. The original premium module program began late in the game's life. It’s almost like being in a band and launching a new album Trent Oster "My biggest hope would be for a community-driven return of something like the premium modules program, which was tragically ended before its time," says Donadio. Arelith will switch immediately, and I’d strongly encourage other PWs to do the same."īeamdog also plans on implementing a new DLC system. The EE means switching from a game that doesn’t work to one that does. "This is nothing short of a resurrection. Morris has nothing but praise and excitement for the Enhanced Edition, and what it means for Persistent Worlds. PWs provide a roleplay environment that in many ways surpasses even pen-and-paper roleplaying, and a large part of the magic is to truly explore being someone else. No other game before or after has taken that to the same level." I’ve witnessed players from across the world meet on Arelith who went on to get married, collaborate in writing or artistic projects, or just to call in on each other.
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"We have published writers on staff and professional game developers people who pursue this as a labor of love.

Morris is quick to downplay his own involvement, instead praising the staff and community that have made Arelith beloved for over a decade. The game's value is in the flexibility and room for dreams it provides. "It remains special because these are entirely non-commercial games, run and staffed by RPG enthusiasts," says Morris, who is also another member of the Advisory Council. Arelith, currently run by Daniel 'Irongron' Morris, has hosted over 15,000 people throughout its lifetime. Gauthier was also an admin on Arelith, one of the biggest and longest-running Persistent Worlds. "Examples range from adding new scripting commands, to integrating different programming languages as a scripting environment, or changing how core mechanics in the game work." "NWNX is a framework which developers can use to extend the game beyond what the toolset offers," says Gauthier, calling it "integral" to the game's success. Now with Beamdog she’s porting that functionality directly into the Enhanced Edition. Gauthier worked with Stockner on NWNX, rewriting and maintaining its code. Gauthier was brought on by Beamdog as a programmer for on Stockner’s recommendation. "In my experience, there is simply no equal, or even viable alternatives." "They are mini MMOs in themselves, each one having their own community and core rules," explains Laura 'Liareth' Gauthier. While there were hundreds of quality single-player modules and content, it was the online, player-run Persistent Worlds that galvanized the community. It’s impossible to discuss Neverwinter Nights without touching on Persistent Worlds. "We’re looking at options for seamless automatic downloads of community content." Eventually their goal is to include an option to auto-download any required 'hakpaks' or other required resources directly through the client. "Having a functional multiplayer server list again will help a lot," says Stockner. In my experience, there is simply no equal Laura 'Liareth' Gauthierĭuring the current Early Access/Head Start period Beamdog will be testing tools for browsing servers and downloading user-made content with their own Beamdog Client, including top 10 lists for modules and Persistent Worlds.

They are mini MMOs in themselves, each one having their own community and core rules. "If Steam Workshop is working well we’ll need a parallel for people who buy the game through Beamdog or GOG that can offer roughly the same functionality." "One of our goals it to make sure Steam doesn’t run away as the home platform," says Oster. Both Stockner and Oster are quick to note that Steam isn’t the only thing they're planning to use, however. The Steam Workshop is an obvious way of delivering new mods-the kind that might be slightly bigger than a couple of megabytes.
