Set the minimum character level required by the server Set the maximum number of connections to the game server Saved games are located in the saves directory of your installation The module name is the name without the extension of a module file from your 'nwm' or 'modules' directory "C: \NeverwinterNights \NWN \nwserver.exe" -servername DragonWorld -port 5200 -maxclients 5 -minlevel 3 -maxlevel 8īy running this shortcut, my server now starts with these options already set. Let's say I want to set my shortcut with the following options: "C: \NeverwinterNights \NWN \nwserver.exe" With the default install, it should read: The 'Target' field of the shortcut will have the path to 'nwserver.exe', depending on where you installed Neverwinter Nights on your computer. Right-click on this shortcut and select 'Properties' This will create a 'Shortcut to nwserver.exe' file Right-click on 'nwserver.exe' and select 'Create Shortcut' Using Command-Line Options with a Shortcut: Once NWServer is running, you may change most of these options in the dedicated server application. There are a number of command-line options available when running NWServer if you start it from a command prompt or by creating a shortcut. Double click nwserver.exe to start the dedicated server. The dedicated server application is nwserver.exe located in the directory where you have installed Neverwinter Nights. For more details on running a server, read below.Ģ.
Download and extract the NWNDedicatedServer zip.ģ.
You may need to right-click on the links and select "Save As." or "Save Link As." (or similar option, depending on your browser software).ġ. You can run one or more dedicated servers and still run one copy of either your game client or the DM client. The dedicated server does not 'use up' your CD key. Please note that you can also start a server from within the game client or the DM client. You may want to use the dedicated server if you want to host a game but you don't intend to play in that game for the entire duration.Īnother reason to use the dedicated server would be that you have two computers and want to share the processing load between them (one computer can run the dedicated server and the other one connects to it from the normal Neverwinter Nights game client). The Neverwinter Nights dedicated server is an application that hosts a Neverwinter Nights game but does not run the game client interface.
Under Windows, it is possible to switch between full screen and windowed mode while the game is running (if windowed mode is allowed), by using the key combination.Neverwinter Nights Stand Alone (Dedicated) Server
Otherwise, Neverwinter Nights will ignore its resolution setting and run at 800圆00 instead.įurthermore, when running under Windows 7 or Vista, it might be necessary to run the program in compatibility mode for Windows XP. The desktop resolution should be greater than the game's resolution (for example, desktop at 1024x768 and NWN at 800圆00). The third line controls whether or not window mode is available, potentially overriding the second line. The second line controls the mode when the game starts (a zero indicates window mode, while a 1 indicates full screen mode). The first of these lines is the section of the file the latter two lines must appear before another file section is started. Neverwinter Nights will start in window mode if certain lines from the file nwn.ini (found in the NWN directory) are edited as follows. Window mode refers to running an application (such as Neverwinter Nights) in a window so that other applications can be seen, rather than giving the application the entire screen to use (full screen mode).