[box86] Neverwinter Nights 1 (platinum, linux)

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Description

Neverwinter Nights 1 (platinum, linux): WORKS

Tested on

Khadas Vim3 Pro mali g52 Panfrost Nov 2021 Directx 9.0c installed with winetricks Kernel 5.15

Box86 with Dynarec v0.2.9 fe570034 built on Dec 20 2022 09:04:50 wine-5.13

Status

Super playable even up to 1080p, without completely maxxed out shadows. This is the platinum version with the Shadows of the Udrentide and Hordes of the Underdark

Screenshots

OpenGL

Pretty sure NWN1 used OpenGL

Additional Information

The win32 also works but fps is significantly lower, into un-fun speed, with hiccups. Installation with the SoU + HotU windows version, then installed linux client with updates on top of that

462208 english_linuxclient169_orig.tar_.gz           
466236 NWN-SoU-english_linuxclient169_xp1.tar_.gz
494172 NWN-HotU-english_linuxclient169_xp1.tar_.gz   
494172 NWN-SoU-english_linuxclient169_xp2.tar_.gz

IMPORTANT to prevent it from resizing your xorg and moving all your windows you need to manually add to nwn.ini AllowWindowedMode=1 and set FullScreen=0

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In case it helps anyone, here's the patch catalog https://neverwintervault.org/patches And the settings I'm using nwn.ini.txt

This is a game I completely skipped until box86, and the fun of running on ARM was most of the justification for trying it. It ran really well. Thanks ptitSeb!

I'll add some notes for readers considering trying it:

• Be sure to run fully patched linux client.
• The ogirinal NWN1 campaign is... not good. The sequel SoU avoids the major annoyances of the OC.
• The NWN1 game engine does not give you full control over more than one character; The player is not given the opportunity to craft together a party with complementary skill sets. You've got one companion with limited user interaction and control.
• The environments are reminiscent of what you'd see modeled on a tabletop. They are not wondrous or engaging, they're cookie-cutter, lego-block style. It's just 'serviceable' graphics.
• What makes NWN worthwhile is the modules created by the community. And now with box86, it's one of the few x86 crpgs that will run well on a little ARM SBC. That's cool! Nonetheless for a D&D evening i think GemRB running one of the 2D Bioware games like Baldurs Gate 2 gives you a better experience.