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Adding Neverwinter Chess to a Module
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By Jonathan Epp and Robin Mayne
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The Neverwinter Chess module is a great way to play a game of Chess using Neverwinter Nights, but what if you want to have a game of Chess in your own adventure?
This tutorial shows you how to easily add one or more games of Neverwinter Chess to your own module.
Anyone up for an outdoor Chess tournament in the forest?
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Instructions
1. Using the Toolset, open the area you wish to place the Chessboard in, or create a new area if you wish.
2. Download the Chess game file. NOTE: you need to be logged in to download this file. If you do not have an account, sign up for an account now! It's free and allows you
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3. Unzip the 'NWN_Chess_Import.erf' file to a
temporary location (using a tool like WinZip).
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4. Under your module's File menu,
select "Import" and browse to the
location of your unzipped 'NWN_Chess_Import.erf'. Select it to import, and click 'Open'. You can read the comments if you wish, and then click 'OK'.
5. For a normal chess game place down a 2x2 area of the Chessboard tile (you will find it under 'Paint Terrain' -> 'Features' -> 'Chessboard'). You want a final game board that is 8x8 squares in dimension. Note that you do not need a chessboard, as the game pieces will just appear on the current terrain without one (which makes playing the game very interesting).
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6. Set the center of the playing area by placing the custom waypoint "centerpoint" (you will find it under 'Paint Waypoints' -> 'Custom' -> 'Special' -> 'Custom 1') where you wish the center of the board to be. If you are using the Chessboard, place the "centerpoint" at the very center of the 4 Chessboard tiles.
It is this waypoint that controls where the game pieces line up, and not the chessboard tile. The waypoint can be rotated to orient the board in any direction - it points towards the black side.
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7. Then place the custom creature blueprint "gamemaster" (under 'Paint Creatures' -> 'Custom' -> 'Special' -> 'Custom 1') near the board.
Adding Several Chess Games
8. Multiple boards can be placed in the same module, or even in the same area. Simply place a centerpoint and a gamemaster for each board. One word of warning though - since the pieces use GetNearestObjectByTag to find their gamemaster, do not place two boards too close together, otherwise some pieces may start interacting with the wrong gamemaster.
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