ROS:A full world setting with 1319 areas, in an age of undead terror.
Gameplay Length
1000 hours+ ROS
Number Players
1 - 45 ROS
Language
English
Level Range
1 - 40
Races
ROS v2:All races plus DARII. ROS v3&v4: All races plus Shayan. ROS v5: All races & Custom
Tricks & Traps
Light
Roleplay
Light
Hack & Slash
Heavy
Classes
ROS:All classes are viable, although clerics and paladins have certain advantages.
Scope
Epic
DMNeeded
No DM Required
Single or Multiplayer
Single Player or Multiplayer
Max Character Level
40
Max # Players
25
Min # Players
Any
Min Character Level
01
Content Rating
Everyone
Alignments
ROS:All alignments are playable
Gameplay Hours
60+
Description
This world is really big. As a DM 8 hours + are needed to run-check every map! Only 45 spots are open on this server.We have 1319 areas, 1 major 30 part "seeker plot", and 5 PC administered guilds - Role play and some very heavy fighting.
I've added all the working versions of ROS to this post. So, downlaod, have fun and please VOTE!
ROS: The plot of this world revolves around the return from undeath of Brin Savros the destroyer. In his escape from his tomb he shattered the Zethnite Golems that were empowered to keep him in the grave. The Shards of these Gollems (each with a magical property) were scattered throughout Shargast. The task of the PC is to collect clues, speak to npc's and so find the way to these elusive shards. Once the shards are recovered the PC can build the ultimate weapon with which a victory is possible against the now reanimated Brin Savros.
Otherwise one can play non-linear in this world. It has enough depth to allow for +1000 hours of play time (no lies).
PC run guilds are in place tailering to classic good (White Rose) vs. evil (Black Knights) and not to forget good that thinks all others are evil (red Dragon templars) and lastly assassins (Black Claw). Plus 2 NPC run guilds.
Improved cleric and paladin turning abilities. Turn dead with the proper domain knocks'em down and really gets them running.
See the readme file for full instructions.
Cheers - Thanks for all the support over the past 7 years!!!
ROS 3.0 with CEP 2.4 is now online in action titeled as "Death and Dishonour"
Sai and Papa Lenin are DM's
This is per 2011 the last and most stable version of the Shargast project. It is in one file (as the splitting 5a & 5b requires quite a lot of scripting and database knowledge). I've enjoyed the NWvault over the years and hope that this last contribution will do the Shargast series proud! Have fun and mail me at [email protected] if you have questions.
Best
Shargast aka Sai Hipockets
Updated with cep 2.2. This is the newest version of Shargast V5.1 - Split into 2 parts for faster loading. NWNX2 is a must for SR's. Check the guide for the IP Portal locations (they have to be adjusted with either your static or Internal IP address). If you run this module online you must either have a static IP or a simulated static IP. Also, the Sha files have to be updated with your IP address.
Have fun and don't forget to VOTE!
Is the latest download available in one package? _________________________ Steve's Characters - please don't forget to vote on them if you play them.
Thanks,
Steve
Posted by Shargast at 2013-01-06 08:44:50 Voted 10.00
Hello VarosTyr
Make sure that you have the leto files installed in the NWN directory. I've also noticed that the machine has to be left alone while the mod is loading (no surfing, clicking or whatever). The v3 mod takes about 10 minutes to load on my rig.
Best Shargast _________________________ Realms of Shargast V1-V5ab, LOTR V15, The Undeath Clave & Faithful of Aerth
Saw that other people had this issue, trying to load the old single-file v3 CEP2.4 module, but it freezes on the end of the loading bar. Does ANYONE have any idea what causes this? I'd love to play this, been dying to check it out, even looked at it inside the toolset. But I can't seem to load it otherwise. Anyone care to help?
Posted by Skyraider at 2012-11-01 11:12:04 Voted 9.75 on 11/01/12
Sent you an email. _________________________ Blood and Glory....
Posted by Skyraider at 2012-11-01 11:09:30 Voted 9.75 on 11/01/12
It seems that I have the honor of casting the last vote that will put this pw into the HOF. I've been playing shargast on and off for at least 5 years. The immense amount of detail and the thousand or so areas is mindboggeling! Great job Shargast - r u gnna update to prc? _________________________ Blood and Glory....
Posted by Shargast at 2012-06-30 03:48:45 Voted 10.00
Going on vacation for 10 days and the MOD will be offline from tomorrow till the 15th
Best
Shargast _________________________ Realms of Shargast V1-V5ab, LOTR V15, The Undeath Clave & Faithful of Aerth
Posted by Elthair at 2012-05-19 11:57:51 Voted 10.00 on 05/19/12
So great you've put back online the v3 :)
Still having a amazing pleasure to play on your module. Stay in touch Mate.
Posted by Shargast at 2012-04-07 14:50:49 Voted 10.00
Put the mod v3 2.4 up in Action. Will bo online for the next couple of months
Best Sai _________________________ Realms of Shargast V1-V5ab, LOTR V15, The Undeath Clave & Faithful of Aerth
Posted by Shargast at 2012-03-26 04:01:33 Voted 10.00
Hi natx17
You might want to check you hak files and make sure that you have the right ones installed (more than likely you do, as ROS is standard CEP stuff). Otherwise on a quadCore 2.7 the mod takes 11 minutes to load. I can't think of anything else to help. Try loading the mod with nwserver.exe, you'll be bale to see right away if the baby is loading or not (oh, no nervous clicking while it's loading - go have a smoke and a coffee and when you come back it'll be up and running)
Best
Shargast _________________________ Realms of Shargast V1-V5ab, LOTR V15, The Undeath Clave & Faithful of Aerth
Hi! I downloaded Shargast (last version) to play it single player, but somehow, after 10 minutes of loading screen when selecting "new character"...nothing happens. Is it normal?
I have not played it yet so I obviously wouldn't vote.
I generally don't play mods until they hit the Hall of Fame. _________________________ Steve's Characters - please don't forget to vote on them if you play them.
Thanks,
Steve
Posted by Shargast at 2012-02-11 15:26:18 Voted 10.00
Hi Steve
There's no reason to group all the files together, as they are a progression of the Shargast works. The last and most advanced (hardest Boo!)is Shargast_v3_cep_24.7z.
DL this one and take 2 weeks off of work. The avg. size of a compressed Shargast file is 10 MEG - the max. uplaod size from ign is 25 MEG.
Such a huge file would not be allowed and only confuse all those that DL it. Thanks for the comment and think about voting, eh!!
Best Shargast _________________________ Realms of Shargast V1-V5ab, LOTR V15, The Undeath Clave & Faithful of Aerth
Is there a way all files can be zipped into one complete package please? _________________________ Steve's Characters - please don't forget to vote on them if you play them.
Thanks,
Steve
Posted by rawn_phoenix at 2011-12-24 03:12:53 Voted 10.00 on 12/24/11
This gets my vote! I love such worlds being offered to the public!
Posted by Shargast at 2011-11-13 04:42:46 Voted 10.00
Salut Merctime
Thanks for the vote of confidence! There are quite a LAN communities out there that are quite dedicated to the Shargast series. I put a lot of work into this series with untold and told help from many people.
Thanks to all that made this PW happen! Have fun and drop me a line if you have questions
Best
Shargast aka Sai Hipockets _________________________ Realms of Shargast V1-V5ab, LOTR V15, The Undeath Clave & Faithful of Aerth
Posted by Merctime at 2011-11-12 19:09:03 Voted 10.00 on 11/12/11
Edit for above post: got it running just fine, in single player mode, not multi, and not running nwnx2. As an aside, i *did* install the leto and nwnx2 files... But I don't know and can't tell if it did anything. Runs great!
Posted by Merctime at 2011-11-12 08:46:18 Voted 10.00 on 11/12/11
You know, I'm just going to vote. I see that you have done amazing work here, and you have faithfully updated for years, and have worked with the community and provided player interest for no other reason than to give others a very fun and HUGE place to play, without asking anything in return. For your selfless act to this community, and the amazing work done here, and the faithful updating and bugfixing etc, you EASILY deserve a TEN vote. I can't wait to try this. I think I will try v3 without the Leto/NWNx2 files and see if it works. Personally I'm not concerned at all with Sub-races, and the socketed items thing isn't for me either, so I think v3 is the one I'd really like to try. Hope this works! Otherwise, I may have to post again later and ask for help on how to get this running as a single player module. Until then, here is your ten. Hey, I rhymed! *chuckles*
Posted by Merctime at 2011-11-12 08:28:26 Voted 10.00 on 11/12/11
Hi there, just posting a comment at this time, as I have yet to try this. I admit to being 'scared' by the need to do stuff with NWNX and leto, as I am a player and not a builder, and have not messed with these things yet. But, I do have a question for you: can Shargast v3 be played as a single player game? Or is it only downloadable for those who wish to play online? I have read the documentation, and have downloaded the required files including NWNx2_Leto.7z, THE_REALMS_OF_SHARGAST.doc, 5AB.7z, and Shargast_v3_cep_24.7z. I am hoping to try the v3, but if it can't be run single then I'll go with the previous A and B versions. Do I need any other files from NWNX2 or Leto, or only the files in your zip here? Also, I have downloaded the PDF "ROS_2.0_CEP_Handbook" in which you very courteously explain how to get this going. As I read this PDF, it seems that the files in your zip are all that are required? I am just concerned if I actually need to download and install Leto and some other NWNX2 packages ALSO along with what is in your 7zip file. Sorry to be a bother, but I'd love to try this as a single player!
Posted by Shargast at 2011-07-24 14:25:52 Voted 10.00
Hey Killer
Don't follow. There is music or sound effects on every map! (I think :)
Now, get this, the world (depending on the version) has over 1200 areas! Can you honestly expect that EVERY area has a dungeon, or for that matter a NPC?
Think BIG, some areas are runthroughs for effect and if you want a dungeon on avery area - then go to it (but keep in mind that you have only 40 lvls to play with).
If you want to add encounters, great - but try to stay with the overall vision of a world that you can level to 40 and still only explore 40% of the areas.
Thank you very much for your vote and if you have any serious questions please mail me and I'll be happy to help if I can.
Best
Shargast aka Sai _________________________ Realms of Shargast V1-V5ab, LOTR V15, The Undeath Clave & Faithful of Aerth
Posted by Styxx42 at 2011-07-18 08:42:17 Voted 10.00 on 07/18/11
Wow, downloaded, launched with out Leto and NWNX first time. Had the same issues with the 2.2.TLK as other posters, but just renamed the 2.2b and it loads fine.
Starting to fiddle with the Leto and the NWNX, even with out he SR, WOW. I LOVE your beginning. Lots of information, some quick help and go or lots of reading and begin. You have thought of everything in this entrance. Thanks for posting such an expansive work. I have only scratched the surface and flittled about as the DM to check out eh different TILES. Some REALLY nice work on them.
Cheers and HEY, I am VOTE 25
Thanks Sar... AWESOME release
Posted by Shargast at 2011-07-16 08:23:18 Voted 10.00
Opps,
I meant to say that the crafting system is only installed in 5a and not in 5b. The socketed item system is a part of commchees treasure system and is installed in both 5a and 5b
Best
Shargast _________________________ Realms of Shargast V1-V5ab, LOTR V15, The Undeath Clave & Faithful of Aerth
Posted by Shargast at 2011-07-16 08:21:05 Voted 10.00
Hi Entropy
Was on Vacation w/o any internet (can you beleive that). Sorry bout the late reply.
The treasure area can be removed (It was part of an old system). If you want to have a player driven magic system you'll have to remove Commchees treasure system.
Check the nw_default_c7 file and the OnModLoad and the OnPlayerEnter. The custom tresure system allows socketed weapons (makes players after a week of playing very, very powerful).
In my rerun of Shargast 3.0 we've removed all socketed items. We might add them, but with limitations.
The socketed item system is installed in 5a and not in 5b. The recepts are in a store in Egaullu Plujore City Center (the wizard buliding). There are building centers in every main racial area and there are some ingredients scattered throughout Shargast.
The interest in this system died out a few months after it's integration and as such I stopped concentrating on it.
Your best bet is to remove it and never add such a system. Build scripted plots whre characters gain items after doing what you want them to do.
Try to keep control of the magic items or the mod will run away from you.
Have fun and good luck
Best
Shargast _________________________ Realms of Shargast V1-V5ab, LOTR V15, The Undeath Clave & Faithful of Aerth
Posted by entropy67 at 2011-07-15 11:42:42 Voted 10.00 on 06/24/11
OK, didn't get the Item Level Restriction script working, but we did create items to simulate the Vampire abilities, so we got what we were after in the end :)
Now, my next problem...We've started looking at the crafting system, but I'm scratching my head so far. Is it implemented "out of the box" on the 5a/5b together module, or is there something else we need to do? I read the CNR documentation, but I don't really see any harvestable resources in the mod, or any directions on how to turn them into useable items.
While I'm at it, will emptying the chests in the "Treasure Area" eliminate magic drops by monsters? I'm trying to create a world where the magic comes only from the players. Yeah, I know, it's a crazy idea likely to end in frustration...
Entropy67
Posted by Shargast at 2011-06-24 14:30:08 Voted 10.00
Yo entropy67
First off thanks for your vote of confidence. As far as I understand Shayans SR you have to have item lvl restrictions turned off. Maybe there's a fix out there, but I don't think so as the abilities on certain SR's skins are rated and as such become unavailable when item lvl restrictions is turned on.
The only way that I can fathom is to give uniquely scripted items to a vampire to simulate it's abilities. The Leto scripting for permanent ability changes works regardless, but the other supernatural skills get stopped cold. The skills are on the skins and the skins get rated and the system doesn't work anymore.
I've reworked with help from Papa Lenin Shargast v3.0 and we've put it up in action, but without SR's. Item lvl restrictions is turned on in this version. Believe me without it your characters will get too strong to deal with "impossibly strong". Some scripting has been altered to allow characters beyond a certain lvl to use über weapons, but this can't solve the problems associated with skills on skins.
Your best bet is to build quests that give items that transform your characters into strange beasts. Script the items and then everyone is happy.
Good luck and drop by when you get a chance.
Best Sai aka Shargast _________________________ Realms of Shargast V1-V5ab, LOTR V15, The Undeath Clave & Faithful of Aerth
Posted by entropy67 at 2011-06-24 10:27:42 Voted 10.00 on 06/24/11
Great mod. Thanks for releasing it to the community. I'm having trouble with one thing, however. I have set "item level restrictions" on after watching my first few players run roughshod over the starting area when I didn't have it set.
One of my players is a vampire, however, and his vampire abilities don't work, citing item level restriction conflicts. Any thoughts on how to resolve that? (I thought about leveling him so that he would be high enough level, but that is only a temporary solution since he gets new vampire abilities every five levels.)
Posted by Battlemech at 2011-06-21 12:58:01 Voted 9.00 on 06/21/11
Hey Sai I think that you should get a job and stop playing vids!!! Just kidding :) I like what you did with the starting area. Just like in the good ol'days with the Rose's (what ever happeded to them). Dude, good solid work! Glad I dusted off my NWN. Seriously though...aghhh Have a good one.
I would of given you a 10 if you'd of left the SR's in. _________________________ There are some that wonder, some that dream and some that act. Who are you? Know yourself and you will prosper.
I think the troll problem has been taken care of. _________________________ Steve's Characters - please don't forget to vote on them if you play them.
Thanks,
Steve
Posted by Jens Buchert at 2011-06-19 13:58:09 Voted 10.00 on 06/19/11
dont worry about the forum trolls. your mod is great we really like it _________________________ Did you know that you can submit content to the site? Here are all the sections where you can add content.
Posted by Shargast at 2011-06-19 13:26:35 Voted 10.00
Some wierd stuff going on here! Wonder why people are making fake ID's and bashing me with 1 Scores???
There is no Bubba or ever was on my server - a whole lot of nonsence!
Oh well, I guess a vote is a vote
Somewhat annoyed
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