What to do with a high level character?

[Legacy_Cloven_Hoof]

                Every time that I start a new NWN character, I have grandiose plans for it. I make plans for how I'm gonna tailor an ultimate build, how my character will end up at level 40, and work toward that end. 

However, never in my 30-40 characters have I ever reached level 40. Sometimes I play through the OC and then HotU. Sometimes I go from SoU to HotU or from Darkness over Daggerford to HotU. Maybe even play HotU two times in a row. I usually grow tired of the possibilities at hand when my character is around level 22-25. There is no challenge anymore, I just plow through the bosses. 

Is there some fun and challenging thing to do with a character that's over level 25? How do you guys do when you reach that point?
When people talk about their characters and when you read of different builds at the wiki page, things are aimed toward a level 40 character and "how that will be". But ... who plays when it comes to that point, and what/how do they play?
The "Infinite Dungeons" module seems unattainable at this point. Is there some other high level module?

I'm only interested in single player by the way.

Greetings from Tomas. 
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Mystery X]

               Look for player-created modules.

One I have played that I thought was very well-done was the Aielund series, which takes a character starting at level 1 through the high 30s in level.

There was a discussion of modules that can take a character through level 40 in this thread in the NwN 1 Modules forum: Good 1 to 40 level modules?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Elhanan]

               While there are a few solo mods that can be enjoyable for 40th, the more challenging gameplay for these characters has beeen on PW's. I recommend trying a few to see which environs suit your style.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_MrZork]

               I recommend reading that other thread as well. Since the OP doesn't seem especially familiar with the non-Bioware NWN modules (which are probably 99% of the NWN modules available), it's also worth mentioning some old stand-bys for post-HotU play. I have played a few, including the Sands of Fate series. It is a three-module series which has a strong story (but with plenty of action) and is designed to be played by characters at the level they would be at after finishing HotU (see Shadows over Heliopolis, the first of the three modules). I recently played Hunt for a Necromancer, which is for any character level 18 or over and is light on story but has lots of combat. I am pretty sure that both will take a character up to level 40 by the end of the module and both can also be played either as single-player or as multiplayer modules.

The OP should also check out the Ultimate NWN1 Module List thread in the NWN 1 Modules section. That list has modules listed by starting level, so one can pick modules according to what level character one is looking to play.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par MrZork, 03 août 2012 - 12:07 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_cds13]

               I'm pretty sure that at level 40 it would be easier but "Hunt for a necromancer" was really tough for my 21st level barbarian... (playing at low difficulty).
I had the same feeling of Cloven_Hoof while advancing through the levels. I think the better way would be check the plenty of available modules, I think there can be found some which are suitable for a hi-level character.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Cloven_Hoof]

               From what I've read thus far it seems like Aielund would be worth checking out. I've started some player-made modules in the past (can't remember their names right now, but they had high ratings from users), but I was kind of disheartened when there were many spelling mistakes and a general unprofessional feeling when it came to the language/dialogue thing overall; even though they might have been very well-made otherwise. They all had a good look and all, but as soon as some text square popped up or when you read the description of an item in your inventory, you could immediately tell that "Ok, the one who made this isn't exactly a proofreader".
You guys who have more experience with player-made modules, is this common?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Cloven_Hoof]

               I downloaded it and played for a while ... seemed good, but after I died the first time, NWN crashes whenever I press "load" at the startup screen ...
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_MagicalMaster]

               On which module?

Aielund is pretty professionally made and I helped test it extensively (Aielund starts at level 1, though).

If it's Hunt for a Necromancer I have no idea.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Cloven_Hoof]

               Aielund. I managed to work through the initial save/load problem, but it's still shaky. Crashes often when I save or load.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_MagicalMaster]

               Where are you in the module?

I never had that issue and I've played through every part of it at least a dozen times.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Cloven_Hoof]

               I'm in the first town and haven't done any quest yet. I made two save files that I switched between. I got to the screen when I get to choose a game to load, and on both my Aielund save games the mini images were distorted and whiteish with horizontal lines, and it crashed when I chose them. I deleted both and started again. I could save 4-5 times but it eventually crashed. Usually that doesn't happen every 200-300 saves. I have the newest "stuff" when it comes to NWN version, CEP, etc but I also have some hakpaks active like Kaedrin's CRP, improved henchman stuff (I don't remember if that's the same hakpak that makes creatures make use of all their abilities such as casting darkness etc, anyway, I have that as well). Maybe some other hakpaks too that I don't remember the names of. As you can tell, I'm not a very organized user, I just hope that I can get by on wits :´)
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_MagicalMaster]

               What error messages were you getting when it crashed?

And by "hakpacks active" you mean overrides, I assume?  Modules only use hakpacks specified in the module but all overrides affect them.

The AI is already improved, just so you know, so disabling Tony K's AI (or whatever it's called) might help, but I doubt that's crashing you.  I don't know what Kaedrin's CRP is and a quick Google search isn't helping.

I can tell you that with no overrides it works just fine.  Never had a crash in the starting town.

Could it possibly be the shiny water bug?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Cloven_Hoof]

               Problem Event Name:   APPCRASH
 Application Name:   nwmain.exe
 Application Version:   1.6.9.0
 Application Timestamp:   486cfadc
 Fault Module Name:   ntdll.dll
 Fault Module Version:   6.1.7601.17725
 Fault Module Timestamp:   4ec49b8f
 Exception Code:   c0000005
 Exception Offset:   0003331f
 OS Version:   6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
 Locale ID:   1053
 Additional Information 1:   f239
 Additional Information 2:   f239b800942226fe03157817d515cf1d
 Additional Information 3:   e2fd
 Additional Information 4:   e2fdb7073e4eba50d88db756a8748660

I'm pretty sure I've used override for some of my extra stuff.
Okey, I'll see if I can disable Tony K's AI (that's the one I got). Sorry, I meant Kaedrin's PRC, not CRP, it's a package with like a hundred extra base and prestige classes and it also adds a lot of other things to gameplay. I have no idea why I can't find it on the vault now, but this is some kind of homepage for it: http://www.nwnprc.com/
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Empyre65]

               It is known that the Aielund saga has a problem with the PRC.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_MagicalMaster]

               Yeah, if the PRC is active in any way it'll likely cause problems with Aielund.