Nice new web server browser for NWN 1 & 2 games @ MyGameIQ.com

[Legacy_Inayity]

               Some time ago, Skunkeen had posted in the old forums about the GameSpy live stats page going down for NWN 1 & 2.  For whatever reason, GameSpy has let that aspect of its services lapse into a pretty embarassing state of disrepair.

Anyway, some time after Skunk's message I tried to find any site doing similar live reporting for NWN and really couldn't.  But a digital distribution/online gaming site called MyGameIQ.com was doing very barebones stats at the time so I wrote to them asking to add at least player totals for each server (at the time it just listed server names & IP's).  I didn't expect they'd implement the changes.

Well I went back this morning and not only have they implemented the players-per-server information, it looks like they've got all the information possible from the GameSpy masters about each server.

NWN 1
NWN 2

The links are finicky so you may get errors if you use links other than the ones above.

You can sort by Host Name, IP Address, Port, Players and Map.  But (for me) an even nicer feature is if you click on the Host Name, another page comes up with all the information about that server possible from the GameSpy master server, including the Server's Description which you'd normally need to be in-game to see, IIRC.

Anyway, thought some might be interested in that.  The site's in Beta right now so expect bumps but I still thought that was cool of them to do for us.  If you find yourself using it regularly, might be nice to kick 'em a note of thanks for going through the trouble.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_NWN DM]

               Interesting.  Thanks for letting everyone know about this.  Did you post in the NWN2 boards as well?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Inayity]

               Nope, you're welcome to repost it there if you think there'll be interest.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Tren of Twilight Tower]

               Nice - me likes.  Thank you for posting this, Inayity.



Tren
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_SuperFly_2000]

               Nice. It is about what I have in X-Fire though. Actually X-Fire has info both in the app and on the web. In the app there is more detailed information but on the webb you can even see screenshots taken on that particular server by players. How cool is that?



Anyway..thanks Inayity. Another server browsing on the webb is cool and this is the most content packed as you said. Hope they get some things fixed so it gets more usable....
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_kenween]

               I don't like Xfire. You actually have to register to use it. And worst of all, it's forces you to install an additional IM chat program. It's not needed.

All we want are simple web based stats fro the server without needing to clog up our PCs with more adware and clunky appware.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par kenween, 03 septembre 2010 - 12:42 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Genisys]

               When I went to the page for NWN1 I got this message:



An unexpected error has ocurred. The site is currently in a Beta release stage, please contribute to resolving site errors by contacting the site webmaster at admin@pr-sol.com.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_TSMDude]

               

kenween wrote...

I don't like Xfire. You actually have to register to use it. And worst of all, it's forces you to install an additional IM chat program. It's not needed.

I also think it adds to a client side lag in some machines.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Inayity]

               Dunno.  Like I said, the site's beta so things could be pretty fluid.  (shrug)  X-Fire is nice- there are a couple of hundred NWN players on there and it keeps very good stats.  I had problems with the client a few years ago so I stopped using it.  Superfly, I also saw your comment about GameTap and their client seems to keep track of how popular a particular game is, IIRC.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_ElgarL]

               Looks like they removed NWN from their listings.

Errors on both links and browsing their list of games NWN isn't listed at all.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_kenween]

               i dont think it is just nwn they removed. every game and server listing on their menu reports errors. maybe the whole site is going down.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_SuperFly_2000]

               

kenween wrote...

I don't like Xfire. You actually have to register to use it. And worst of all, it's forces you to install an additional IM chat program. It's not needed.

All we want are simple web based stats fro the server without needing to clog up our PCs with more adware and clunky appware.

Well you are totally wrong there. Maybe you didn't bother to check even??

You don't need to log in at all and dont need the program for just checking a servers status on the X-fire webb.

This is the webb based stat page for our server:
http://www.xfire.com...51.20.182:5121/

TSMDude wrote...
I also think it adds to a client side lag in some machines.

I don't think so. At least not much. If you're having problems with lag in NWN I am guessing you have more serious problems with your computer or internet.

If you are using a never version of windows than XP you might have such problems (like windows vista or seven).

X-Fire is made to work with shooter games as well...so it is not really that taxing on the system.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par SuperFly_2000, 06 septembre 2010 - 09:08 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_kenween]

               

SuperFly_2000 wrote...

kenween wrote...

I don't like Xfire. You actually have to register to use it. And worst of all, it's forces you to install an additional IM chat program. It's not needed.

All we want are simple web based stats fro the server without needing to clog up our PCs with more adware and clunky appware.

Well you are totally wrong there. Maybe you didn't bother to check even??

You don't need to log in at all and dont need the program for just checking a servers status on the X-fire webb.

This is the webb based stat page for our server:
http://www.xfire.com...51.20.182:5121/

can we actually join any of the games listed without installing xfire..?

it's just that gameranger lets u see all the server lists and join games - the gameranger client install may be a lot tinier,  more simple and is completely adware free.

the screenshots for xfire make it look like one of those big corporation things........  also, can xfire be turned off? because gameranger doesn't start unless you ask it to and also it does require u to log in so it doesn't tell the host what you are doing on your pc without you knowing. (ie: no leftover processes in the taskbar)
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_SuperFly_2000]

               

kenween wrote...
can we actually join any of the games listed without installing xfire..?

No. You need to have X-Fire installed to make it automatically start the game and join the server when you press the join game button.

Still...like I showed...you can browse a server on the webb and browse most of the X-Fire website without having it or even being logged in.

kenween wrote...
it's just that gameranger lets u see all the server lists and join games - the gameranger client install may be a lot tinier,  more simple and is completely adware free.

I didn't know about gameranger. Looks cool. I like tiny application also. I also use Steam which is really streamlined and tiny and most importantly has built in support for some games.

I am pretty sure X-Fire is bigger than Gameranger though. So you probably have more NWN people in total in X-Fire than in Gameranger. Also I am sure X-Fire has more functions and is probably a better application all in all. It doesn't have more ad-aware than any other application.

kenween wrote...
the screenshots for xfire make it look like one of those big corporation things........  also, can xfire be turned off? because gameranger doesn't start unless you ask it to and also it does require u to log in so it doesn't tell the host what you are doing on your pc without you knowing. (ie: no leftover processes in the taskbar)

What screenshots? You mean the commercials? Yeah sure...they are a bit irritating....but please tell me if you find any other place on the webb where you can get live NWN server status without having to log in or install anything.

And yes. Naturally X-Fire can be turned of....doh. It is not a Microsoft application *irony*....
               
               

               

                     Modifié par SuperFly_2000, 07 septembre 2010 - 10:03 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_SuperFly_2000]

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                     Modifié par SuperFly_2000, 07 septembre 2010 - 10:02 .