Toolset | Module Creation | Scripting | Custom Content | Tools | Linux

This list contains a variety of resources that may assist you as you create modules and/or scripts for Neverwinter Nights.

If you have suggestions for additional resources, please send them to nwn@stratics.com and we will get them added!

Toolset

• Title: Aurora Neverwinter Toolset FAQ (BioWare)
  Type: Website
  Description: Basic information and terminology for the Aurora Neverwinter Toolset.
  
  
• Title: Introduction to the Aurora Neverwinter Toolset (BioWare)
  Type: Website
  Description: This document was written as a brief overview of some of the possibilities of the Toolset, while introducing some of the core features of this powerful tool.
  
  
• Title: NWN Toolset Discussion Forum (BioWare)
  Type: Forum
  Description: Discussions about creating modules with the Aurora.

Module Creation

• Title: Module Construction Tutorial (BioWare)
  Type: Website
  Description: This tutorial guides you step-by-step on using the BioWare Aurora Neverwinter Nights Toolset to create a basic module. As an added bonus, you can download the sample module that is a finished version of what the tutorial will show you how to make.
  
  Complete with Module Construction Tutorial (Download), the Finished Sample Module (Download) and a place for you to chat about it at Module Construction Tutorial.
  
  
• Title: Neverwinter Nights Official World Builder Guide (Versus Books)
  Type: Book
  Description: The Neverwinter Nights Versus Books World Builder Guide shows you how to make your own NWN playable adventure in only a few hours! You'll learn to design and program epic campaigns, make your own items, monsters, as well as NPC's! Master NWN's scripting language...even if you have no programming experience! Comes loaded with detailed appendices list for all monsters, tiles, objects, items, weapons, and armor!
  
  
• Title: Release Information Data File (Drifter for NWN Stratics)
  Type: Text File
  Description: Include this file in the .zip file with your module or content to provide a list of information, credits, and instructions. Customize as needed.

Scripting

• Title: Arrays in NWScript (Emach for NWN Stratics)
  Type: Web Article
  Description: An article that covers the lack of arrays in NWScript and some of your options for working around that issue.
  
  
• Title: Array API (Emach for NWN Stratics)
  Type: Download
  Description: A set of functions intended to allow the NWScript programmer to simulate array functionality in NWScript, which lacks native C style array support.
  
  
• Title: Programming Fundamentals in NWScript (Emach for NWN Stratics)
  Type: Web Article
  Description: An article that covers the fundamentals of how NWScript evaluates commands.
  
  
• Title: #nwnscript (NWN Stratics)
  Type: IRC Channel
  Description: An IRC channel on the Stratics IRC Network where you can discuss script issues with others in real-time.
  
  
• Title: Script Functions Reference Document (BioWare)
  Type: Word Document
  Description: An 80 page document compiled by Keith Warner, Quality Assurance at BioWare, which lists all of the functions in NWScript straight from the toolset with developers comments.
  
  
• Title: Script University (NWVault)
  Type: Website
  Description: This site features a number of different tutorials and resources for using NWScript as well as covering scripting basics.
  
  The university contains these areas of interest:
  • Articles - Articles to help with scripting.
  • Courses - A complete course on how to script in Neverwinter Nights from the very basics of programming right up to the advanced stages of complex scripts.
  • Commands Database - An database of functions and constants.
  • NWN Script Reference - A PFD file of functions and constants with comments.
  • Script Library - Scripts to be used in Neverwinter Nights.
  • Script Tools - Stuff to help make scripting possible or easier.
  
  
• Title: Scripting Knowledgebase (Lyoness NWN)
  Type: Website Database
  Description: A great list of ready-to-use scripts in a variety of categories as well as tutorials for a number of scripting areas.

Custom Content

• Title: Project: Neverwinter Nights (Hypercubed Games)
  Type: Website
  Description: Good documents on creating and updating tilesests for use in Neverwinter Nights.
  
  
• Title: Project: Drylands Tileset Download (NWN Factory)
  Type: Website
  Description: The Drylands tileset is just that, a tileset that features dry, arid lands. The Drylands HakPak is released in 2 versions : the hi-version (37mb) with 512*512 textures, and the low version (14mb) with 256*256 textures. The download page as a list of alternate download mirrors.
  
  

Linux Server

• Title: NWN Linux Dedicated Server Installation (BioWare)
  Type: Website w/ download
  Description: BioWare has release the Linux Dedicated server which you can now find more information at Linux Dedicated Server.
  
  
• Title: Dedicated NWN Linux Server Tutorial (Abidose.com)
  Type: Website
  Description: Takes you step-by-step through setting up a NWN server on Linux.
  
  
• Title: NWTools (Altrion.org)
  Type: Website
  Description: NWTools is a package to make a few tasks easier for Neverwinter Nights Linux server admins.
  
  
• Title: Secure Linux Install (www.seneam.net)
  Type: Website w/download
  Description: This script creates a chrooted environment for your Neverwinter Nights server to run in. It also runs the server as an unprivileged.