Installing NWN1 for Win7/vista including patch links for all OS.

[Legacy_Shia Luck]

               UPDATED 30th October 2011

There are two main ways to put NWN onto a windows 7 or Vista machine.

If you have a new machine as well as your old machine and a home network or flash drive etc and simply want to transfer your nwn to the new machine, then the easiest thing to do is use windows explorer to copy from the old machine to the new, and then delete it from the old machine. You keep all your settings and everything using this method. (Only use this method if your NWN is patched and working perfectly)

1. On the win 7 machine, use windows explorer to find your NWN install on your old machine and drag and drop the complete nwn folder to c drive on your new machine.
2. In the nwn folder find nwnmain.exe and nwn.exe.
3. Right click on these and select properties. Set them to run with full permissions, as administrator and under compatibility mode windows XP service pack 2 or 3. (If your old machine was vista, then this has probably already been done, but check anyway!)
4. (If you want a desktop shortcut)  Right click on nwnmain.exe and create a shortcut. Drag and drop this to your desktop.
5. Update your drivers for video and sound. (go to the manufacturers of your cards' support pages. Laptop support pages can be very behind the times)



If you wish to install from the disk(s) or from GOG or from Impulse

1. Install game using a custom install. When you are given the path to the install folder, change the path using the browse folder button so that it is NOT installed in 'programs (x86)', but directly on C drive. Do not make any shortcuts during the install process.
2. (Diamond edition disc only) Run the patch on the disk.
3. (Disk install only) Go to the patch page (link currently not working. See updates below for patch links) and download the correct 1.69 critical rebuild and install it. (Both GOG and Impulse versions are correctly patched).
4. Open NWN folder and find nwnmain.exe and nwn.exe.
5. Right click on these and select properties. Set them to run with full permissions, as administrator and under compatibility mode windows XP service pack 2 or 3.
6. (If you want a desktop shortcut)  Right click on nwnmain.exe and create a shortcut. Drag and drop this to your desktop.
7. Update your drivers for video and sound. (go to the manufacturers of your cards' support pages. Laptop support pages can be very behind the times)

Good Luck :happy:

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UPDATE1:  FOR WINDOWS HotU needing1.69

If you are having trouble finding a patch then this link is currently working.  files.bioware.com/neverwinternights/updates/windows/english/NWNEnglish1.69HotUUpdate.exe

UPDATE 2: With kudos and thanks to Skildron, a complete list of patch links FOR LINUX USERS

Skildron wrote...

These are the download links for the latest NWN Linux client patches and resource files:

English patch 1.69 for NWN with HotU
English patch 1.69 for NWN with SoU
English patch 1.69 for plain NWN

German patch 1.68 for NWN with HotU
German patch 1.68 for NWN with SoU
German patch 1.68 for plain NWN

French patch 1.68 for NWN with HotU
French patch 1.68 for NWN with SoU
French patch 1.68 for plain NWN

Linux client Files for plain NWN 1.29

Linux client files for 1.62 international

German resource files for V1.29

French resource files for V1.29

UPDATE 3: With kudos and thanks to Skildron, a complete list of patch links FOR MAC USERS

Skildron wrote...

Here are the download links for Mac patches:
English patch 1.69 for NWN with HotU
English patch 1.69 for NWN with SoU
English patch 1.69 for plain NWN

German patch 1.68 for NWN with HotU
German patch 1.68 for NWN with SoU
German patch 1.68 for plain NWN

French patch 1.68 for NWN with HotU
French patch 1.68 for NWN with SoU
French patch 1.68 for plain NWN

Greetings
Skildron

UPDATE 4 : With Kudos and thanks to Lightfoot8. FOR WINDOWS INSTALLS NEEDING 1.69

Lightfoot8 wrote...
Critical rebuild downloads for the final patch (1.69). These are for the English game running under Windows.

If Hordes of the Underdark is installed
If Shadows of Undrentide is installed, but Hordes of the Underdark is not
If neither expansion is installed

UPDATE 5: With thanks and kudos to Lightfoot8, Dialog.tlk links . (Mostly needed by users of non english language versions.)

Lightfoot8 wrote...

- dialog.tlk for NWN English 1.69 (zip file, 3.1 MB)

- dialog.tlk for NWN German 1.68 (zip file, 6.9 MB)

- dialog.tlk for NWN French 1.68 (zip file, 6.5 MB)

- dialog.tlk for NWN Italian 1.68 (zip file, 6.4 MB)

- dialog.tlk for NWN Spanish 1.68 (zip file, 6.4 MB)

- dialog.tlk for NWN Japanese 1.68 (zip file, 6.0 MB)

- dialog.tlk for NWN Korean 1.66 (zip file, 6.4 MB)

- dialog.tlk for NWN Polish 1.67 (zip file, 3.3 MB)

UPDATE 6: With thanks and kudos to Skildron. Dialog.tlk advice for non-english language versions. Links to1.69 dialog.tlk for French and German users

The 1.69 patch never got released for languages other than English, so you will have to go with the English patch for 1.69. Then download the community provided 1.69 dialog.tlk French version or German version and replace the English version provided by the 1.69 patch - et voilà![/quote]

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If these links fail then Coolty3000 has kindly set up an NWVault page of links.

NWVault page for crtical rebuilds

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...and the in-progress, new nwn community home page by Amethyst Dragon has links under the PLAYERS section. 

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GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING ADVICE FROM THE COMMUNITY

All users: All issues.

Get the latest drivers for both video AND sound. Don't miss this out, it's vital.

Both AMD and nVidea have recently released drivers which are reported as being far superior to any before for NWN.

Realtek sound devices have a notorious reputation for causing issues. The latest drivers do make a HUGE difference.

All windows users: All issues.

Note on the compatibility tab under properties: The options "Disable visual themes", "Disable desktop composition" and "Disable display scaling" may improve
your performance or help troubleshoot issues. It depends on your exact
setup. Most users can leave these alone, but experimenting with them
shoudn't harm your machine.

All users: stuttering/low FPS

1. turn off Shiny water in the video options setting


Vista users: For any performance issue/crashing

1. Find nwnplayer.ini in your main install folder (which should be c:/neverwinter nights/nwn ) and open it with notepad.
2. Find the line "Client CPU Affinity=0" in the "[Game Options]" section.
3. Change the "0" to "1"
4. If that doesn't work, experiment with different values in the same line. I have seen lots of different numbers given as advice and one of our vista computers needed it set to -2, but BW reccommends 1.

nVidea users: Stuttering/low FPS

1. Go to nVidea control panel and turn off (or experiment if it is already off) Threaded Optimization.

ATI users: Stuttering/ low FPS

1. Go to catalyst control centre and experiment with settings on the AI.
(Turning it off sometimes helps FPS but may make your character disappear. You can re-enable your character visuals ingame by turning "show environmental effects on character" off.

Brand new windows computers

1. Check if you have direct X 9 installed. download link

Win7/Vista users: Any issue

Pstemarie wrote...

Shia, one thing you might want to add is disabling User Account Control (UAC) before installing. Microsoft recommends doing this for both Win 7 and Vista users that intend to run software designed for XP on the new platforms.

Huge thanks to all these community members for providing the links and advice and keeping the game and community alive. '>

Good Luck and have fun  [smilie]../../../images/forum/emoticons/smile.png[/smilie]


               
               

               

                     Modifié par Shia Luck, 30 octobre 2011 - 01:31 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Saibh]

               I <3 you.="" this="" is="" beyond="" helpful--i="" wonder="" if="" it="" won't="" get="" moved="" to="" tech="" support,="" but="" for="" now,="" when="" i="" found="" your="" explanation="" on="" an="" earlier="" thread,="" this="" saved="" me="" from="" banging="" my="" head="" against="" the="" monitor="" in="">

Though, I'm curious--for some reason, videos don't play on my copy. I get the audio, but the video doesn't show up. I've had problems with the video showing up for the game itself, as well, but I'm only just starting to make a character (because of the sheer amount of brainhurt I went through to get this thing to work in the first place).
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Elhanan]

               Thanks much for this info; quite helpful!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Shia Luck]

               

Saibh wrote...

I <3 you.="" this="" is="" beyond="" helpful...="" when="" i="" found="" your="" explanation="" on="" an="" earlier="" thread,="" this="" saved="" me="" from="" banging="" my="" head="" against="" the="" monitor="" in="">

Thank you '>. Lovely to be appreciated.

Saibh wrote...
Though, I'm curious--for some reason, videos don't play on my copy. I get the audio, but the video doesn't show up. I've had problems with the video showing up for the game itself, as well, but I'm only just starting to make a character (because of the sheer amount of brainhurt I went through to get this thing to work in the first place).

I would first double check you have the very latest video drivers for your machine. If so then... hmmmm (never had this problem myself, i think I have an override which stops the start videos playing.),Looking at my install,  I can see something you can try. but it's a guess and not guaranteed and possibly you are better making a thread for this question, but if you don't mind experimenting.

1. Make a backup of nwn.ini (this is in your nwn folder)
2. Open the original with notepad and fine the line "SafeMovie=0"  under [video options].
3. Change the 0 to a 1.
4. save it and retry.
5. If it changes nothing, delete it and restore your bakup. (and make a thread. I have seen the 'video not playing' issue come up before, I just can't remember the perfect answer, sorry. Someone will know tho, '> )

Good Luck '>
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Saibh]

               

Shia Luck wrote...

I would first double check you have the very latest video drivers for your machine. If so then... hmmmm (never had this problem myself, i think I have an override which stops the start videos playing.),

Yep, everything is up-to-date: my computer is very new anyway, but I updated all of my drivers.

Looking at my install,  I can see something you can try. but it's a guess and not guaranteed and possibly you are better making a thread for this question, but if you don't mind experimenting.

1. Make a backup of nwn.ini (this is in your nwn folder).
2. Open the original with notepad and fine the line "SafeMovie=0"  under [video options].
3. Change the 0 to a 1.
4. save it and retry.
5. If it changes nothing, delete it and restore your bakup. (and make a thread. I have seen the 'video not playing' issue come up before, I just can't remember the perfect answer, sorry. Someone will know tho, '> )

Good Luck '>

Unfortunately, it didn't work. '> Thank you so much for taking the time to try and help me though! Now off to the actual forum to bug people!

EDIT: Hmm...I looked it up, and apparently it's a problem several people have. The SafeMovie thing seems to be the only solution, and the official FAQ admits it doesn't always work. Well, I can live without the movies. That's what YouTube is for! '>
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Saibh, 04 août 2010 - 06:50 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_jmlzemaggo]

               

I thought I left a note saying I added that Sticky to my New Player list, but...

Maybe I'll even use it on my comp at work...

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Deglorath]

               Hello, regarding the 'patch' for the Diamond edition, I just downloaded it and immediately my virus scanner came up with '[Found possible virus]    <W32/IRCBot-based!Maximus (not disinfectable)>    C:\\NWN\\NWNEnglish1.69HotUUpdate.exe->(NSIS)->nwserver.exe''

So I'm finding a virus in the critical update apparently, perhaps a clean reupload is in order?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Downslide]

               Worked PERFECT! MOOOCHOS THANKOS! '>

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Shia Luck]

               

Downslide wrote...

Worked PERFECT! MOOOCHOS THANKOS! '>

'>  
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_ElgarL]

               

Saibh wrote...

I <3 you.="" this="" is="" beyond="" helpful--i="" wonder="" if="" it="" won't="" get="" moved="" to="" tech="" support,="" but="" for="" now,="" when="" i="" found="" your="" explanation="" on="" an="" earlier="" thread,="" this="" saved="" me="" from="" banging="" my="" head="" against="" the="" monitor="" in="">

Though, I'm curious--for some reason, videos don't play on my copy. I get the audio, but the video doesn't show up. I've had problems with the video showing up for the game itself, as well, but I'm only just starting to make a character (because of the sheer amount of brainhurt I went through to get this thing to work in the first place).

It's likely you have a problem with some codecc or player.
Install the Bink tools. They are the creators of the video format used in nwn.

http://www.radgameto...com/bnkdown.htm
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Timj37]

               A few fixes here for anyone with low framerate problems in NWN.



http://social.biowar...92446/1#4825471
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_NWN DM]

               

Deglorath wrote...

Hello, regarding the 'patch' for the Diamond edition, I just downloaded it and immediately my virus scanner came up with '[Found possible virus]        C:\\\\NWN\\\\NWNEnglish1.69HotUUpdate.exe->(NSIS)->nwserver.exe''

So I'm finding a virus in the critical update apparently, perhaps a clean reupload is in order?

False positive.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_that_one_guy02]

               Awesome guide. Got NWN, SoU, and HotU working.



However, the Kingmaker premium modules won't install. The installer stops responding after it checks to see if 1.66 or higher is installed. Any advice?



Should mention that I'm running Windows 7 Professional x64
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_that_one_guy02]

               Anyone?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Shia Luck]

               

that_one_guy02 wrote...

Anyone?

I don't have Kingmaker, sorry! I'd start your own thread because people aren't going to see your issue here. Mention it's a premium module in the thread title.

Good Luck '>