All persistant worlds for nwn2 share the same problem: at least one file - the *.pwc - has to be transfered to the players' pc before anyone can login and join a multiplayer module. Most pw teams will want to add custom content as well, like clothing and placeables, custom soundsets, ingame music or even movies.
All files have to be stored in the right place and must be updated at all players' pc's whenever the builders change them.
And some of these files are considerably large, especially all erf-types (*.mod, *.pwc, *.hak, *.erf), downloads for an average pw can easily sum up to more than one gb total! This makes it painfull - if not impossible - to update files regularly, and thus stops builders from changing their worlds dynamically, e.g. in reaction to some ingame events.
WorldGate was designed to help pw builders create and maintain a download-system for all files related to their pw, and to help players download and update these files as easily and as fast as possible - typically with one click.
Features
can update resources within erf-files (this includes *.erf, *.mod, *.pwc and *.hak), thus transferring only changed parts - especially worthy for updating pwc!
players client is setup by simply entering your pw's homepage url
uses famous 7-zip compression to minimize download time and traffic.
designed to work with any web- or ftp-server.
designed to store multiple pw's.
UPDATE
now you can chose between ftp and http, so worldgate should be usable in almost any hosting situation. it now is fully nwn1 compatible, even on filelist level.
all files have been updated to patch v1.04 hotfix (870).
UPDATE
i added some video-"tutorials" to explain how worldgate is setup and used. the videos are in windows-media-format wmv, if you can't view them you may need to update your media player.
UPDATE 1.3
i added some nice counters, just have a look at the new picture uploaded as well...
UPDATE 1.4
i added the much asked for "add folder" function. now you can tell worldgate to synchronize folders, it will automatically detect any files you added or removed from this folder whenever you press "check files".
players _can_ safely upgrade to client 1.4, it works flawless with pw-definitions created by older versions of wg-admin. players _need_ to upgrade if admins use wg-admin 1.4 because the fileformat for pw-definitions has changed (wg-client will tell them to do so).
UPDATE 1.5
someone requested to make the filename-extensions editable (because their web-server would not deliver .dat-files). this version has the requested feature, but it's not fully tested by now.
UPDATE 1.7 (beta)
subdirectories, some bugs fixed, and massive improvements in memory management.
UPDATE 1.8
override-management added (see documentation), some fixes
this will show you how easy it is to use worldgate to download all files needed to join a pw. the video is stored in wmv-format (screen-codec), if you can't view it you may need to update your media-player.
this will show you how easy it is to setup worldgate for your pw. the video is stored in wmv-format (screen-codec), if you can't view it you may need to update your media-player.
this will show that both admins and players can keep their files up to date with only a few mouseclicks... the video is stored in wmv-format (screen-codec), if you can't view it you may need to update your media-player.
using vista64 bit, when I attempt to test and exit having correctly received the data from the PWs WG server receive an error message that the PW details cannot be saved in the wordgate subfolder of the worldgate install folder. Note that hte folder is set to readonly, fix that, but vista just restores the readonly attribute, and, of course WG continues to spack. The readonly thing mightnt be the problem, I am in as an administrator. Hellup?
Posted by tani at 2009-03-0306:51:30
i don't see why it wouldn't, but i have not tested. i expect some possible trouble with any vista, due to file access limitations, but not with vista 64 per se. if you encounter errors, let me know! _________________________ TerraCoppa, WaterMill, NWN2Packer Packistani, WorldGate, RRN-Docs, RePlug... PW Weltentor (german)
Posted by DM at on02/26/09
Outstanding work! But I have one question...does it work with Windows Vista 64bit?
Posted by Arvirago at on02/04/09
Can't believe I didn't vote here. A must. Let's hope Obsidian's tool still let us use the override folder, until it really is unnecessary. _________________________ Reino de Aldor
Posted by Beldrana at on02/03/09
Thanks so much for this, fantastic tool. Really takes all the hasle out of updating and downling files for PWs, big time saver. Cheers :) _________________________ The Kingdom of Silversun PW
Posted by tani at 2008-12-2715:37:39
actually, as i know who's programming obsidians tool, i'm rather confident that it will be a real helper once it's out. being integrated into the game itself will ease a lot of trouble worldgate could not adress. have faith! ... and use worldgate until oei _really_ fullfill their promise :-) _________________________ TerraCoppa, WaterMill, NWN2Packer Packistani, WorldGate, RRN-Docs, RePlug... PW Weltentor (german)
Posted by Zamora at on12/23/08
I just hope the obsidians "real" autodownload tool uses 7-zip, like yours does. With limited space on my FTP server, it's a real life saver. Worldgate is an awesome tool, obsidian will have a hard time matching it. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Posted by puket at on12/23/08
I love good and solid software and I love clever and beautiful woman.Merry Christmas dear Tani. Cheers!
Posted by tani at 2008-12-2118:05:36
oh and the videos are now quite outdated... i figured by now there's enough public knowledge about how to setup worldgate, so i won't make new ones ;-) _________________________ TerraCoppa, WaterMill, NWN2Packer Packistani, WorldGate, RRN-Docs, RePlug... PW Weltentor (german)
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