Tchos' HD Widescreen Menu & Loading Screen Version 1.0
Category: UI mods
A 1920x1080 set of menus and loading screens for NWN2 based on the pre-expansion versions.
Index: 1. Summary
2. Requirements
3. Installation
4. Using the mod
5. Known Issues
6. Use in other mods
7. Revision history
8. Credits
9. Contact info
1. Summary The menus and loading screens for NWN2 were designed for a 4:3 monitor aspect ratio, and on a modern widescreen display will appear either stretched out horizontally or have black bars on the sides.
Additionally, when you patch your game to the latest version, the vanilla menus are changed to a Storm of Zehir theme, which, while well-designed, is a little too specific for my taste -- and was especially inappropriate when I hadn't yet played the OC or Mask of the Betrayer!
This interface mod provides a menu and loading screen background based upon the original vanilla version, but edited to full HD widescreen format. I made them in such a way as to have as little distortion as possible, and none in the focal area. They should scale down to lower widescreen resolutions as well.
Also available here is a background to add a little more life to the character creation and level-up screen and other screens that use the same background. Install this by placing it in the same location as the others. You can replace this with any wallpaper of your choice if you save your chosen wallpaper as a TGA with the same name as this one. It will need to be in a 16:9 aspect ratio or it'll be distorted.
2. Requirements Neverwinter Nights with both expansions.
This mod overrides certain graphics from Expansion 2: Storm of Zehir, and I've only tested it with Neverwinter Nights Platinum, which includes both expansions. It may also work on the vanilla game with the latest patch.
3. Installation The mod is provided in a compressed folder. You can move this folder into your override folder, or if you prefer to keep your override folder empty, it should also work if you move the folder into your UI\custom\ folder.
Both override and UI folders are usually found in Documents\Neverwinter Nights 2\override and Documents\Neverwinter Nights 2\ui respectively. See this wiki page for more information on installation directories.
4. Using the mod You should know if it's working or not as soon as the main menu screen appears.
5. Known Issues None currently known.
6. Use in other mods You are welcome to improve upon my work.
7. Revision history 2012-03-09: Initial release
8. Credits This was a solo effort, but I'm always indebted to the modders/builders who have contributed to the accumulated body of knowledge on the web, to allow me to know where to start in the first place.
Image for optional background from official Neverwinter wallpaper.
I can be contacted on the Nexus Network as Tchos, or the Bioware Social Network also as Tchos, or through my gaming blog. If you would like to leave a comment, please do so on the Nexus comment thread for this file, as it is much easier for me to check for new comments there, where the comments for all my files appear all at once, rather than checking each page individually. You can comment here too, of course, but it will probably take longer for me to see it.
Posted by alupinu at 2012-06-22 17:00:03 Voted 9.75 on 06/22/12
This looks like what I�m looking for, thank you Tchos for your time and effort. _________________________ Murder in Dunlop Fanglewood
My Class is Rogue ... "You look surprised to see me. If you'd been paying attention, you might still be alive."
Posted by kamal at 2012-03-25 18:10:27 Voted 9.00 on 03/25/12
Highly useful. 9.0 Outstanding, a Must Have. _________________________ Shadow Thief: Crimmor and Path of Evil blog Link
Posted by Michelini at 2012-03-19 07:49:53 Voted 9.00 on 03/19/12
Cool
Posted by nicethugbert at 2012-03-19 02:52:08 Voted 10.00 on 03/19/12
10 - A Masterpiece, Genuinely Groundbreaking 9 - Outstanding, a Must Have 8 - Excellent, Recommended to Anyone 7 - Very Good, Deserves a Look 6 - Good, Qualified Recommendation 5 - Fair, Solid yet Unremarkable 4 - Some Merit, Requires Improvements 3 - Poor Execution, Potential Unrealized 2 - Very Little Appeal 1 - Not Recommended to Anyone
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