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Neverwinter Nights For Linux

Updated: July 4 2003. Current Version: 1.30

Linux Client Now Available For Shadows of Undrentide! Currently the NWN Linux Client supports English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. Discuss NWN Linux in our NWN Linux Version forum. Important Notes Before You Begin Installation Instructions - Using Linux Resource Files Installation Instructions - Using Existing Windows Install Installing Shadows of Undrentide expansion pack Updating to the Latest Version Bug Reporting Linux Client Screenshots Archived Linux Client News

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Important Notes Before You Begin

There are 2 things you will need in order to use Neverwinter Nights Linux Client, aside from downloading the Linux Client binaries:

1. The game resources
2. A CD-Key

1. Game Resources: You will need to get the Neverwinter Nights game resouces from one of two locations:

• from an existing Windows installation of the 1.29 build of Neverwinter Nights (instructions below)
  
  OR
  
  
• from a mirror site hosting the Neverwinter Nights v1.29 Linux Client resources (instructions below)

2. CD-Key: You will have to purchase a copy of the game to get a valid Neverwinter Nights CD-Key. Of course, with this purchase you also get a lovely Neverwinter Nights mapkin, a spiral-bound game manual, and three plastic-coated aluminum-reinforced W1nd0z3 brand coasters.

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Installing Using Downloaded Linux Client Resources

1. Download and extract the contents of the Linux Client Resources (nwresources129.tar.gz, 1.12 GB). This file is available for download from these mirror site(s):

• Linux Client Resources v1.29 - Fileshack
• Linux Client Resources v1.29 - Jeux Linux
• Linux Client Resources v1.29 - Fileplanet

2. For a non-english install, you will also need the appropriate language file. Download and extract the contents of the language file into the 'nwn' directory created by extracting the files in Step 1. These files are available for download from these mirror site(s):

• French Language Files v1.29 (.zip, 341 MB) - Jeux Linux
• Spanish Language Files v1.29 (.zip, 4 MB) - BioWare
• Italian Language Files v1.29 (.zip, 4 MB) - BioWare

3. Log in to download the Linux Client binaries. If you do not have an account, sign up for an account now! It's free and allows you greater access to all the BioWare sites.

4. Extract the contents of Linux Client binaries (nwclient129.tar.gz) into the 'nwn' directory created by extracting the files in Step 1.

5. Update to latest version (instructions below).

6. Play the Game. To run Neverwinter Nights, run ./nwn or ./dmclient from your install directory to run the player client or DM client respectively.

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Installing From An Existing Windows Install

1. Log in to download the Linux Client binaries. If you do not have an account, sign up for an account now! It's free and allows you greater access to all the BioWare sites.

2. Copy the following files from a Windows installation of Neverwinter Nights (updated to at least 1.29) into a directory called, for example, 'nwn':

ambient/*
data/*
dmvault/*
hak/*
localvault/*
modules/*
music/*
nwm/*
override/*
portraits/*
saves/*
servervault/*
texturepacks/*
chitin.key
patch.key
dialog.tlk
dialogF.tlk (French, German, Italian, and Spanish)

If you are using ftp to transfer the files, be sure to transfer them in binary mode.

3. Install Linux binaries by extrating the archive into your 'nwn' directory.

4. Update to latest version (instructions below).

5. Run ./fixinstall from your 'nwn' directory.

To run Neverwinter Nights, run ./nwn or ./dmclient from your 'nwn' directory to run the player client or DM client respectively.

Note: If your Windows installation was a partial install, add the following lines to your nwn.ini file (substituting your CD mount point if it is not /mnt/cdrom) and mount your Play Disc.

[Alias]
CD0=/mnt/cdrom
AMBIENT=/mnt/cdrom/ambient
MUSIC=/mnt/cdrom/music

For information on updating to a full install, see http://nwn.bioware.com/support/techfaq.html#05

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Installing Shadows of Undrentide Expansion Pack

Note - the Linux install scripts included on the Shadows of Undrentide CD (English) are broken.

To install the expansion pack:

1. Install the Linux Client as described above.
2. Unzip the four zip files off the root of the Shadows of Undrentide CD into your existing nwn directory (replacing files if prompted).
3. Remove obsolete patch files.
4. Run fixinstall.

For example (assuming nwn is installed to your home directory and the CD is mounted at /mnt/cdrom):

cd ~/nwn
unzip /mnt/cdrom/Data_Shared.zip
unzip /mnt/cdrom/Language_data.zip
unzip /mnt/cdrom/Language_update.zip
unzip /mnt/cdrom/Data_Linux.zip
rm data/patch.bif
rm patch.key
./fixinstall

Then run ./nwn normally to play the game.

Installation requires 620 MB of disk space. Note that the Linux client does not play the campaign movies. To save space (100 MB), you may remove your movies directory or add -x "*.bik" to your unzip commands.

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Updating to the Latest Version

Note - you don't need to apply the 1.30 update if you have already installed Shadows of Undrentide.

To update from 1.29 (final release) to 1.30:

1. Download the English Linux Client Update 1.29 to 1.30 (39 MB) and put the file in your Linux Neverwinter Nights directory (the directory containing nwmain).
2. Unpack the file using the command
   tar -xzf linuxclientdate129to130.tar.gz

Contains improvements listed in NWN Patch Details.

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Bug Reporting

Detailed bug descriptions should be sent to nwlinux@bioware.com

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SDL Libraries

The Neverwinter Nights client uses the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) library, see readme-SDL.txt for more details. You can download the SDL files for the Neverwinter Nights Linux Client below:

• SDL Binaries (rpm , 176 KB)
• SDL Source (tar.gz, 1.76 MB)

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