Don't Panic: read this guide and get to grips with the basics of the toolset.
The guide assumes no knowledge, and is written for anyone, whether they have experience with the Neverwinter Nights 1 Toolset or not.
The guide currently covers:
The general interface
Creating external and internal areas
Placing trees, buildings and doors
Camera controls
Day/Night lighting
Editing properties
Selecting music for an area
Tinting objects
Rotating objects
Laying down interior tiles
Creating transitions between areas
Installing plugins
The external terrain tools
Baking and walkmeshes
Chests and inventories
Creating custom characters
And more...
There are plenty of screenshots so you can easily follow the tutorial.
I hope this guide helps people to create the adventures they want to share. I encourage you to leave feedback for me so I can keep improving it.
Posted by silentfall at 2011-04-29 19:00:43 Voted 10.00 on 04/29/11
Thanks a bunch! Much better than that .html that came with the toolset. That guide was just annoying...
Posted by brandybean at 2011-03-03 21:38:29 Voted 10.00 on 03/03/11
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!! The first time i used, scratch that, Tried to use the toolset i ended up with like forty apple trees in one square. I gave up and had to break the news to my dad that there would be no more brandybean productions in the house. So a big thanks from my father and myself for this wonderful help. :) _________________________ yes sir captain tight pants
Posted by takezodunmer2005 at 2010-11-28 07:52:00 Voted 10.00 on 11/28/10
Thanks for your hard work compiling this for us! Now only if those *lazy bastards at Bioware/Obsidian/Bethesda would do the same!
*=Said with the same intention you would, for a best friend!
Posted by takezodunmer2005 at 2010-11-28 07:51:55 Voted 10.00 on 11/28/10
Thanks for your hard work compiling this for us! Now only if those *lazy bastards at Bioware/Obsidian/Bethesda would do the same!
*=Said with the same intention you would, for a best friend!
Posted by lordbat at 2010-02-28 09:00:18 Voted 9.00 on 02/28/10
A very good manual for quick handling. Well Done! TNX!
Posted by Irleman at 2010-01-21 08:49:16 Voted 9.00 on 01/21/10
Awesome. Everything a beginner would need. _________________________ Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux.
Posted by Clyordes at 2009-10-22 13:31:08 Voted 9.75 on 10/22/09
Oops, got to so much gushing, forgot to vote. _________________________ "Cor- a Beholder, Just think of the XP!"; Dave the Barbarian in the Demonweb pits, long ago.
'Search for the Temple of the Golden Spire' - An AD&D scenario for beginning characters converted to NWN2, here: Link
'Against the Cult of the Reptile God' - A classic AD&D adventure converted to NWN2: Link
The Lichway - An evening's dungeon delve from White Dwarf: Link
Posted by Clyordes at 2009-10-22 13:30:25 Voted 9.75 on 10/22/09
Many, many, many thanks Gilthonym - this was the first tutorial I downloaded after seeing the score it got from others.
Fast forward a few months & I've just had my first adventure published on the vault - all thanks to the confidence & knowledge instilled by this guide.
If I could buy you a drink - I would!
Cheers, Clyordes. _________________________ "Cor- a Beholder, Just think of the XP!"; Dave the Barbarian in the Demonweb pits, long ago.
'Search for the Temple of the Golden Spire' - An AD&D scenario for beginning characters converted to NWN2, here: Link
'Against the Cult of the Reptile God' - A classic AD&D adventure converted to NWN2: Link
The Lichway - An evening's dungeon delve from White Dwarf: Link
Posted by DancesWithShoggoths at 2009-08-07 20:57:34 Voted 10.00 on 08/07/09
Big ups for working on this extremely useful tutorial. Has started me off in the right direction. Thanks for the great submission! _________________________ "Out here on the perimeter, there are no stars..."
Jim Morrison
Posted by AmmonJero at 2009-07-30 08:32:50 Voted 10.00 on 07/30/09
cool _________________________ Ammon Jero
Posted by aburke at 2009-02-17 18:02:06 Voted 10.00 on 02/17/09
I'm off to try and create my first mod. Thanks for the guide.
Posted by Magonian at 2009-02-14 14:12:35 Voted 10.00 on 02/14/09
Sweet! _________________________ Repent Sinners for the time of your Lord draws NEAR!
Posted by RyanJ at 2009-02-06 08:31:43 Voted 10.00 on 02/06/09
Outstanding. After playing this game for so long and wanting to get started using the toolset, this guide is a perfect introduction!
Posted by olafquimbyII at 2008-12-30 08:48:45 Voted 9.00 on 12/30/08
Hi there,
This is an excellent guide, however, it could probably stand a tweak now that the toolset is gradually improving, for instance some of the links are dead, there is now an undo facility, etc
the only prob i have is creating using tiles, i cannot change the default ground from grass to something else XP
Posted by Newwisdom01 at 2008-10-07 19:29:09 Voted 10.00 on 10/07/08
To be honest, I've always been into modifying games, or making custom content, but I easily get discouraged when I don't know what I'm doing, and then never touch it again. I briefly looked over your tutorial here, and I must say that the content looks like the most in-depth content I have ever seen for any tutorial on anything involving this kind of work. Very impressive. I've viewed this site multiple times, but found that it was necessary to create an account now, because I felt compelled to comment on this. Hopefully this will take me straight home in this, and by looking at more advanced tutorials, I will be able to make rewarding content. Thanks again.
Posted by Berra at 2008-09-18 04:59:12 Voted 10.00 on 09/18/08
Everyone: your VOTES are highly appriciated. A vote is like gold for an author. No kiddin'. ;)
Posted by Leoplurodon at 2008-08-31 02:56:55 Voted 10.00 on 08/31/08
You're a hero mate! Awesome stuff! This makes the whole experience of learning a whole heap less stressful. _________________________ He's more internet than man now, twisted and evil
Posted by Deleverator at 2008-08-09 10:22:56 Voted 10.00 on 08/09/08
i will no longer panic when using the toolset, thanks to you
Posted by I_am_Pugster at 2008-05-23 12:31:41 Voted 9.50 on 05/23/08
I love you... This guide has helped tremendously!
Posted by Siocnarf at 2008-02-22 01:56:22 Voted 9.75 on 02/22/08
At last an idiots guide to the toolset. We all need this just to go through again
Posted by Jockie at 2008-01-30 04:49:27 Voted 10.00 on 01/30/08
Fantastic guide, i had always approached the toolset with a distinct sense of dread, even though i was mostly only using it for creating npcs , creatures and items. But this guide has helped me immeasurably in migrating towards the creation of areas. Thank you for this outstanding piece of work.
Posted by Goudron at 2008-01-20 13:44:29 Voted 9.75 on 01/20/08
Invaluable, especially for starting out.
Posted by Pella at 2007-11-23 14:44:33 Voted 9.75 on 11/23/07
Thanx for making this tutorial without it I would never have been able to make my first module (which is doing pretty good here on the vault). As a thank you I've put in a homage of the church and oak tree - hope you like it.
Posted by daveb42 at 2007-10-22 12:42:35 Voted 9.50 on 10/22/07
Fantastic beginner's guide to the toolset. I've been putting off playing with the toolset since I got NWN1 years ago, now I'm confident to play with the tools & see what I can create. Just a shame it only covers the basics (so far) - creating & filling out an outside area, adding a building & its interior, doors between the two & finally adding an NPC. Call me greedy, but now I'm away, I want more!!! _________________________ Finding creative uses for D&D spells since 1983
Posted by noosfer at 2007-10-08 06:38:01 Voted 10.00 on 10/08/07
Must-have tutorial for a wannabe module designer.
Posted by Sickman at 2007-09-22 11:04:10 Voted 10.00 on 09/22/07
Nice work. Keep it up!
Posted by Carlo at 2007-09-18 19:58:18 Voted 9.50 on 09/18/07
Very helpful start to the NWN2 toolset, good selection of topics, examples, and tasks. Worth noting that some of the menu configurations listed in the docs are out of date - apparently they were from the beta toolset - but the functionality is still there.
Posted by imfagentsamfisher at 2007-07-06 09:14:21 Voted 9.50 on 07/06/07
Really, really good tutorial. Really helped me get started wit this toolset (which is quite powerful, though inaccessible).
Posted by Ryam_BaCo at 2007-06-25 08:34:58 Voted 10.00 on 06/25/07
just found out that i still didn't vote on this. thanks a lot for the tutorial! months ago it saved me a lot of time ;) _________________________ A Bet, A Corpse A Corpse, A Vote
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