tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post853439394383791034..comments2024-03-08T10:30:52.696-05:00Comments on Berliad's Blog: Akkei working on NWN2 moduleBerliadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133790794703172710noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post-27736429694045162222007-06-25T08:44:00.000-04:002007-06-25T08:44:00.000-04:00Well, Berliad, according to Alazander's latest pos...Well, Berliad, according to Alazander's latest post, he's still confirmed for NWN1. I might have to e-mail him about it to try to persuade him otherwise. I don't know what creatures he needs, but with Mask of the Betrayer adding several new ones and Granny promising a lot of extra CC, I would think that creature availability will soon not be an issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post-16145963658942685282007-06-24T12:48:00.000-04:002007-06-24T12:48:00.000-04:00The last I heard Alazander say on the matter was i...The last I heard Alazander say on the matter was in March:<BR/>http://alazander.blogspot.com/2007/03/why-nwn1.html<BR/><BR/>Things can change, but the issues he cited (particularly the availability of creatures) don't seem to have changed much. Maybe when Granny comes it, things will be better...<BR/><BR/>It's great to hear that you've been able to work on your mod, Tiberius!<BR/>-BBerliadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133790794703172710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post-52504601336199890872007-06-24T07:42:00.000-04:002007-06-24T07:42:00.000-04:00You forgot that Hugie's working on Moonshadows for...You forgot that Hugie's working on Moonshadows for NWN2.<BR/><BR/>As for Alazander, my feeling is he's still debating which game to mod AL4 in. Everyone knows NWN2 is the future, but there are issues with porting series and characters over right now. I could be wrong though, as I've not directly asked him. Regardless, he's at a point where he's being slammed by Ossian work, so he's not doing anything for either game right now.<BR/><BR/>Challseus was burned out by RoE2. I don't know that he's too eager to jump into independent projects. His main goal is to get a job in the industry, so my guess is that he'll gladly continue projects for studios like Ossian but other stuff may develop very slowly. Again, I've not directly asked him; I'm just reporting my impressions based on a few different snippets I've heard.<BR/><BR/>My work for Ossian has slacked a bit for the immediate future. Therefore, I've been able to make great progress on "The Maimed God's Saga," which I'll update on my own blog later today. Unfortunately, I'm still much nearer to the beginning of that project than the end.<BR/><BR/>So some good and some bad I suppose...Tiberius209https://www.blogger.com/profile/06479022857581915075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post-23832887131670098952007-06-24T02:26:00.000-04:002007-06-24T02:26:00.000-04:00Yeah - actually I meant that Alazander is finishin...Yeah - actually I meant that Alazander is finishing his series in NWN, but my guess would be he'll move on to NWN2 after that (if he keeps on modding).<BR/><BR/>I think it is quite encouraging that not many builders have rejected NWN2. So, true, more could have moved on to NWN2, but in many cases the explanation for the builder not having done that seems to be that they're finishing what they've started in NWN, first. Let's hope that after some more custom content with the Granny tools released, and with Obsidian keeping on patching the game, they'll be with us soon. :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post-84890112885822378342007-06-24T00:59:00.000-04:002007-06-24T00:59:00.000-04:00Lariam,Thanks for that post. Very interesting. U...Lariam,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that post. Very interesting. Unfortunately, while it shows some promise, we only have confirmed projects from a few of those authors.<BR/><BR/>Still, it's nice to hear that folks are open to working on NWN2. Whether any products are ultimately released...who knows?<BR/><BR/>One minor correction--while Alazander is indeed working for Ossian, he is working on a mod of his own...but it's for NWN1, not NWN2. -BBerliadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133790794703172710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post-25578768655885881892007-06-23T07:46:00.000-04:002007-06-23T07:46:00.000-04:00Yeah, I thought Phoenixus is so obvious I didn't e...Yeah, I thought Phoenixus is so obvious I didn't even bother mentioning him... ;)<BR/><BR/>As for EoB II, I was slightly exaggerating. They're *preparing* to build it - I'm not sure if that counts as working on it. They may wait for the expansion, and Rick has taken some time off modding. But he's saying it'll be done. Check out the recent HoF interview:<BR/><BR/>http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Interviews.Detail&id=300<BR/><BR/>Cheers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post-80903210020206534702007-06-23T07:11:00.000-04:002007-06-23T07:11:00.000-04:00I'm not sure you can get much "older" guard than P...I'm not sure you can get much "older" guard than Phoenixus. ;)<BR/><BR/><I>"Rick Francis and his team are working on EoB II"</I><BR/><BR/>Really? That's excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post-63440646207592704142007-06-23T04:19:00.000-04:002007-06-23T04:19:00.000-04:00Heh - ENoa4 definitely is one of the NWN "old guar...Heh - ENoa4 definitely is one of the NWN "old guard". :)<BR/><BR/>I know how you feel about NWN mods that you've missed, Berliad! There are plenty that I really should've played, but I find it impossible to go back (for now, at least)...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I actually think that quite many of the old stars are joining the NWN2 community. Looking at the NWN mods top list authors (English mods), we find out the following:<BR/><BR/>* SubBassman, who at some point, at least, said that he's working on an NWN2 project (while also still working on TH II).<BR/>* Challseus, I believe, has been considering working with NWN2, and has been working with the Ossian Studios, anyway.<BR/>* Stefan Gagne, Rick Burton, and Kevin Chan aren't active anymore, anyway. Firestarter, Dallo, Gestalt, MadWombat, and Valine I don't know about.<BR/>* Savant is finishing his series for NWN and considering continuing with NWN2.<BR/>* Poecile has been around in the NWN2 forums, at least.<BR/>* Adam Miller is working with NWN2.<BR/>* Baldecaran has been thinking about modding for NWN2, at least; I believe he may have some NWN projects still in progress.<BR/>* Tiberius209 is with NWN2.<BR/>* Daniel Muth seems to be planning to finish his series in NWN.<BR/>* Alazander, too - but he's with Ossian, and I'd imagine he'll be with NWN2, at some point, in any case.<BR/>* Fester Pot doesn't know if he'll have time for modding after Shadewood.<BR/>* Andarian will be modding for NWN2, but still has NWN commitments.<BR/>* Milena is working on an NWN2 mod, I believe.<BR/>* Steve B had some NWN2 plans at some point (but I haven't seen him around for a while).<BR/>* Bruce Nielson is working on an NWN2 mod.<BR/><BR/>That was the first page. Well, those guys aren't all of the "old guard", but, anyway... And, then, there are others, too: Seryn is back, for instance; Guard Dog was working on an NWN2 mod at some point; Abaddon had some plans, at least; John McA has been working on something for NWN2, as has Roy Boscowan; Rick Francis and his team are working on EoB II; El Dano will be around, I think, if and when he upgrades his machine, etc.<BR/><BR/>Many uncertain cases, there, but it seems that many old NWN builders are still around, in one way or another, and perhaps we'll be pleasantly surprised - who knows... And of course it may be worth noting in this context, that there are many "new faces", too, building awesome things for NWN2. :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>LariamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post-51256819856075405402007-06-22T19:50:00.000-04:002007-06-22T19:50:00.000-04:00Well, clearly you deserve to be there, given all o...Well, clearly you deserve to be there, given all of your contributions.<BR/><BR/>The unfortunate thing is that I never got a chance to play any of your nwn1 mods. Hythum was on my list for a long time, and probably still is. ... But I'm just enjoying nwn2 too much to go back and play nwn1 mods right now. :( -BBerliadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133790794703172710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111894865422044554.post-67928108401611737872007-06-22T16:58:00.000-04:002007-06-22T16:58:00.000-04:00Wow. I'm a member of the 'old guard'. My wife al...Wow. I'm a member of the 'old guard'. My wife always yells at me when I tell her I'm getting old, I'll have to make her read this.<BR/><BR/>Seriously thank you for including my name in a group of such accomplished authors. I appreciate it and am deeply flattered.Ernie Noahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03262402256357820565noreply@blogger.com