| Developers | |
|---|---|
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Publishers | |
| Engines | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 31, 2006 |
| macOS (OS X) | February 27, 2008 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 82 |
| IGDB | 85 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | Neverwinter Nights |
| Neverwinter Nights | |
|---|---|
| Neverwinter Nights (1991) | 1991 |
| Neverwinter Nights | 2002 |
| Neverwinter Nights 2 | 2006 |
| Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition | 2018 |
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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- NWN2 Nexus Mod with a collection of mods for the game
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM. Patch 1.23 removes the DRM. StarForce 4 DRM[Note 1] for Russian copies. | |||
| GOG.com | Complete Edition; includes all three expansions. |
- StarForceDRM for this game does not work on some versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Version differences[edit]
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Complete is a complete edition with all three expansions.
- Neverwinter Nights 2 Platinum includes the Mask of the Betrayer and Storm of Zehir expansions.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Mask of the Betrayer | |
| Storm of Zehir | |
| Mysteries of Westgate |
Essential improvements[edit]
Skip intro videos[edit]
| Edit nwn.ini[3] |
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Restore original opening video[edit]
| Edit nwn.ini[4] |
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%DocumentsNeverwinter Nights 2 |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2760/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%DocumentsNeverwinter Nights 2saves |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2760/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
Video[edit]
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | UI does not scale with resolution and is extremely small in 4K. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Only Off, Medium and High settings. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Separately for each mode. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, Voice, SFX | |
| Surround sound | RAD RSX 3D | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | EAX 3. Can be re-enabled with Creative Alchemy. Also supports Miles Fast2D. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Mysteries of Westage is only available in English. | |||
| German | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | No voice acting in DLC campaigns. | |||
| Spanish |
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VR support[edit]
| 3D modes | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. | |
Network[edit]
- Online play requires a CD key.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| LAN play | ||
| Online play | GameSpy master server is offline;[5] use the NWN2 Client Extension for a player-run replacement. | |
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Use Direct Connect button. |
Issues fixed[edit]
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.
Running on a non-primary partition/hard disk[edit]
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In Windows, if you are running Neverwinter Nights 2 off of any drive other than the C: drive, there are special system requirements for the game. In addition to the 5.5 GB of free hard-disk space required to install the game on your selected drive, you will need an additional 2-5 GB of free hard disk space on drive C: during run-time. Not having 2-5 GB free on drive C: while playing Neverwinter Nights 2 can cause the following issues:
- Unable to Left-Click in main campaigns
- Unable to use Actions in main campaigns
- Unable to exit first room in main campaigns
- Able to complete tutorial, but upon completion the game will not load the main campaigns.
Various Bug Fixes / Improvements[edit]
This extension fixes many bugs associated with the game, including choppy camera movement and animation glitches. In addition, it significantly improves multiplayer functionality. Details can be found on the download site.http://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn2/other/nwn2-client-extension
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c | |
| Shader Model support | 2.0, 3.0 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | A universal binary patch was planned for PowerPC processors, but it never materialized. |
Middleware[edit]
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | DirectSound | |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy | GameSpy master server is offline;[5] use the NWN2 Client Extension for a player-run replacement. |
System requirements[edit]
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP2000 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI 9700 Pro or Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support | |
Notes
- ↑This version of StarForceDRMdoes not work on Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.02.1File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2760/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2760) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑Intor Movie disable - see comments
- ↑Intro Movie disable/restorer (Not westgate)
- ↑ 5.05.1GameSpy's New Owners Begin Disabling Multiplayer Without Warning - Slashdot