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Neverwinter Nights For Linux

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 NWN Gold Installing Shadows of Undrentide expansion pack Installing Hordes of the Underdark 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 these locations:

• from an existing Windows installation of the 1.29 build of Neverwinter Nights (instructions below)
  
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• from an installation of the Neverwinter Nights Gold Edition (instructions below)
  
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• 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 - BioWare

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):

• German Language Files v1.29 (.tar.gz, 364 MB) - BioWare
• French Language Files v1.29 (.tar.gz, 341 MB) - BioWare
• Spanish Language Files v1.29 (.tar.gz, 4 MB) - BioWare
• Italian Language Files v1.29 (.tar.gz, 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.

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.

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 NWN Gold

Note: These instructions are only valid for North American English versions of the Gold Edition.
To install the expansion pack:

1. Create a directory where you wish to install Neverwinter Nights (the destination directory). Neverwinter Nights Gold requires 2.6 GB of free hard disk space.
2. Unzip disk2.zip from Disc Two into the destination directory.
3. Unzip disk3.zip from Disc Three into the destination directory.
4. Unzip disk4.zip from Disc Four into the destination directory.
5. Unzip Data_Shared.zip from Disc One into the destination directory (overwriting all).
6. Unzip Language_data.zip from Disc One into the destination directory (overwriting all).
7. Unzip Language_update.zip from Disc One into the destination directory (overwriting all).
8. 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.
9. Run ./fixinstall from the destination directory.
10. To run Neverwinter Nights, run ./nwn or ./dmclient from the destination directory to run the player client or DM client respectively.

For example (assuming CDs automatically mount at /mnt/cdrom):

mkdir nwn
cd nwn
(insert Disc Two)
unzip /mnt/cdrom/disk2.zip
eject
(insert Disc Three)
unzip /mnt/cdrom/disk3.zip
eject
(insert Disc Four)
unzip /mnt/cdrom/disk4.zip
eject
(insert Disc One)
unzip -o /mnt/cdrom/Data_Shared.zip
unzip -o /mnt/cdrom/Language_data.zip
unzip -o /mnt/cdrom/Language_update.zip
(download nwclientgold.tar.gz)
tar -xzf ~/nwclientgold.tar.gz
./fixinstall
./nwn

Note that the Linux client does not play the campaign movies. To save space (250 MB), you may remove your movies directory or add -x "*.bik" to your unzip commands if you do not plan to view the movies in an external player.

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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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Installing Hordes of the Underdark Expansion Pack

To install the expansion pack (English Only):

Note - the Linux version of Hordes of the Underdark installs at version 1.61, so no 1.61 update is required.

1. Install the Linux Client as described above.
2. If present, remove patch.key, data/patch.bif, xp1patch.key, data/xp1patch.bif, and any BioWare supplied files in override.
3. Unzip Data_Shared.zip from the Hordes of the Underdark Disc into your Neverwinter Nights (nwn) directory.
4. Unzip Language_data.zip from the Hordes of the Underdark Disc into your nwn directory, overwriting all.
5. Unzip Language_update.zip from the Hordes of the Underdark Disc into your nwn directory, overwriting all.
6. Log in to download the Linux HotU 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.
7. Run ./fixinstall from your nwn directory.
8. Run ./nwn normally to play the game.

To install the expansion pack (German, French, Spanish, or Italian):

Note - the Linux version of Hordes of the Underdark installs at version 1.62, so no 1.62 update is required.

1. Install the Linux Client as described above.
2. If present, remove patch.key, data/patch.bif, xp1patch.key, data/xp1patch.bif, and any BioWare supplied files in override.
3. Unzip Data_Shared.zip from the Hordes of the Underdark Disc into your Neverwinter Nights (nwn) directory.
4. Unzip Language_data.zip from the Hordes of the Underdark Disc into your nwn directory, overwriting all.
5. Unzip Language_update.zip from the Hordes of the Underdark Disc into your nwn directory, overwriting all.
6. Log in to download the Linux HotU 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.
7. Run ./fixinstall from your nwn directory.
8. Run ./nwn normally to play the game.

 

To run Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, run ./nwn or ./dmclient from your nwn directory to run the player or DM client respectively.

Installation requires an additional 940 MB of disk space. Note that the Linux client does not play the campaign movies. To save space (40 MB), you may remove your movies directory or add -x "*.bik" to your unzip commands.

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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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