Never Winter Nights I6 Castle Ravenloft Conversion - Downloaded from the Wizards Community, all coding removed by Solauren

Never Winter Nights I6 Castle Ravenloft Conversion

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#1
ivid
Jan 05, 2005 6:27:13 Aaaah, that's so nice... :D

Just wanted to tell everyone here that for the great PC - RPG Neverwinter Nights (which is set in FR, which IMHO, is not so great... ;) )
a MOD exists where you can play a video game conversion of the old I6 module.

I played it these days and I think it's amazing!!!

I know that is difficult to get your hands on the old module, so if you've a PC and like video games, just check it out.

You may get it at a place called Never Winter Vault (google ).
#2
zombiegleemax
Jan 05, 2005 8:13:21 "The Spires of Ravenloft" has been out for some time now (since summer 2002). I've played it through a few times, it was easiest to beat with a cleric or paladin. I did learn the hard way to save the game before entering Strahd's tomb. It was actually hardest to beat the very first encounter (with a wolf) if you start out the game at 1st level instead of the recommended start level of 7th for single play.

http://nwvault.ign.com/Files/modules/data/1026503389040.shtml
#3
endugu
Jan 06, 2005 8:16:33 While I liked the module itself, it didnt fell very..."Ravenloftian" to me.
However, I dont think this is the fault of the builder, but more of the Neverwiner Nights engine.
All the "flashy" effects (spells, glowing monk fists etc), the archictecture of the buildings and the graphics style in general dont exactly scream "dark gothic atmosphere" at me.
Besides that, I liked the "spires".
#4
zombiegleemax
Jan 06, 2005 9:57:18 Agreed, it was a good job of adaptation, within the confines of the Aurora toolset. The biggest surprise to me was the dire tiger where I expected to see a nightmare. Oh well, they had to use the closest available option. ;)
#5
ivid
Jan 06, 2005 11:12:15 I will try to play it with my Darkon - The Shrouded Years group *never done kind of LAN party before...* to give them a flavour how Ravenloft people and adventures are...

It may not be the best way to do, but it is certainly the easiest one...

;)
#6
bluebomber4evr
Jan 07, 2005 21:53:44 I've played it as well, and it's okay considering when it came out and that it uses no custom content, but it's missing *a lot* of stuff that could have been implemented. Much of the map is "abbreviated," many of the puzzles are "dumbed down," and a lot of the tilesets really aren't used properly--or to be more precise, a lot of maps use inappropriate tilesets. There's also a pretty bad bug with the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind (I can't remember what it was--one of the other people I was playing with had a problem with it...he couldn't drop it or something).

I've made a much more accurate conversion that will be a part of the upcoming NWN persistent world "Ravenloft: Prisoners of the Mists" Once the PW server is open to the public, I'll probably release a conversion of I6 as a way to promote our server.
#7
ivid
Jan 10, 2005 2:21:13
I've made a much more accurate conversion that will be a part of the upcoming NWN persistent world "Ravenloft: Prisoners of the Mists" Once the PW server is open to the public, I'll probably release a conversion of I6 as a way to promote our server.

You're right. For sure *Spires of Ravenloft* had its weaknesses - but for a fan module, I still considered it outstanding. (I found that i. e. *Restenford*, a Greyhawk conversion, was far weaker...)

Please keep me informed about your project. I am very interested.
#8
bluebomber4evr
Jan 11, 2005 0:32:01 Sure thing. We don't have a website up yet (it's under construction) but if you're registered in the Bioware forums I can post a link to our guild site. It's more for the builders of the project than players at the moment, but we have posted some screenshots....and I posted a few of Castle Ravenloft's interior.
#9
ivid
Jan 11, 2005 4:45:56

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 ivid Jan 05, 2005 6:27:13	Aaaah, that's so nice... :D Just wanted to tell everyone here that for the great PC - RPG Neverwinter Nights (which is set in FR, which IMHO, is not so great... ;) ) a MOD exists where you can play a video game conversion of the old I6 module. I played it these days and I think it's amazing!!! I know that is difficult to get your hands on the old module, so if you've a PC and like video games, just check it out. You may get it at a place called Never Winter Vault (google ).
#2 zombiegleemax Jan 05, 2005 8:13:21	"The Spires of Ravenloft" has been out for some time now (since summer 2002). I've played it through a few times, it was easiest to beat with a cleric or paladin. I did learn the hard way to save the game before entering Strahd's tomb. It was actually hardest to beat the very first encounter (with a wolf) if you start out the game at 1st level instead of the recommended start level of 7th for single play. http://nwvault.ign.com/Files/modules/data/1026503389040.shtml
#3 endugu Jan 06, 2005 8:16:33	While I liked the module itself, it didnt fell very..."Ravenloftian" to me. However, I dont think this is the fault of the builder, but more of the Neverwiner Nights engine. All the "flashy" effects (spells, glowing monk fists etc), the archictecture of the buildings and the graphics style in general dont exactly scream "dark gothic atmosphere" at me. Besides that, I liked the "spires".
#4 zombiegleemax Jan 06, 2005 9:57:18	Agreed, it was a good job of adaptation, within the confines of the Aurora toolset. The biggest surprise to me was the dire tiger where I expected to see a nightmare. Oh well, they had to use the closest available option. ;)
#5 ivid Jan 06, 2005 11:12:15	I will try to play it with my Darkon - The Shrouded Years group never done kind of LAN party before... to give them a flavour how Ravenloft people and adventures are... It may not be the best way to do, but it is certainly the easiest one... ;)
#6 bluebomber4evr Jan 07, 2005 21:53:44	I've played it as well, and it's okay considering when it came out and that it uses no custom content, but it's missing a lot of stuff that could have been implemented. Much of the map is "abbreviated," many of the puzzles are "dumbed down," and a lot of the tilesets really aren't used properly--or to be more precise, a lot of maps use inappropriate tilesets. There's also a pretty bad bug with the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind (I can't remember what it was--one of the other people I was playing with had a problem with it...he couldn't drop it or something). I've made a much more accurate conversion that will be a part of the upcoming NWN persistent world "Ravenloft: Prisoners of the Mists" Once the PW server is open to the public, I'll probably release a conversion of I6 as a way to promote our server.
#7 ivid Jan 10, 2005 2:21:13	I've made a much more accurate conversion that will be a part of the upcoming NWN persistent world "Ravenloft: Prisoners of the Mists" Once the PW server is open to the public, I'll probably release a conversion of I6 as a way to promote our server. You're right. For sure Spires of Ravenloft had its weaknesses - but for a fan module, I still considered it outstanding. (I found that i. e. Restenford, a Greyhawk conversion, was far weaker...) Please keep me informed about your project. I am very interested.
#8 bluebomber4evr Jan 11, 2005 0:32:01	Sure thing. We don't have a website up yet (it's under construction) but if you're registered in the Bioware forums I can post a link to our guild site. It's more for the builders of the project than players at the moment, but we have posted some screenshots....and I posted a few of Castle Ravenloft's interior.
#9 ivid Jan 11, 2005 4:45:56