Dream Game: Baldur's Gate + Neverwinter Nights
GaelicVigil
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Trent Oster has mentioned a few times that at some future point he would consider remaking or (at least) enhancing Neverwinter Nights. Since NWN is primarily a toolset more than a campaign or storyline, I think it would make sense, rather than try to make some superficial enhancements to it, but to remake it from the ground up.
Having said that, a dream game of mine would be a combination of the Baldur's Gate engine with it's awesome party-based gameplay and art style, and the robust multiplayer, DM, and world building tools of Neverwinter Nights. I love the power NWN gave you to build your own worlds so easily, yet I disliked many of the front-end gameplay mechanics themselves as well as the graphical style where every location felt like an empty box.
Baldur's Gate locations felt real, like an oil painting, like they could exist in another reality. I think it would be amazing to play DM in Baldur's Gate, watching your friends run through a town or dungeon, being able to spawn monsters, treasure and furniture on the fly. I'd love to join a persistent server where real players were controlling their own parties or individual heroes, completing quests and trading in town.
Some concessions would need to be made for this to work. For obvious reasons, in persistent worlds, you couldn't have everyone pausing the world whenever they felt like it. And in Client/DM sessions, you'd want things slowed down a little to be able to react quick enough to your players (perhaps movement speed slowed a bit?). The game client should be very lightweight too, like BGEE is, so anyone could play or even DM on their Ipad.
I think this could really work, especially with the 5E system since it promises to be more modular, allowing DMs to include only the pieces of prior editions that they want. I've always wanted a true D&D client on my computer, and this would certainly be it. They could also include a nice campaign (hopefully better than what we got in NWN). Would this be called Baldur's Gate 3, Neverwinter Nights 3, or maybe Baldur's Nights?
I don't really care, either way it would be amazing.
After Overhaul finishes BGEE and BG2EE, this would be my #1 choice of what to work on next: the ultimate culmination of D&D, BG, and NWN on a digital platform.
Having said that, a dream game of mine would be a combination of the Baldur's Gate engine with it's awesome party-based gameplay and art style, and the robust multiplayer, DM, and world building tools of Neverwinter Nights. I love the power NWN gave you to build your own worlds so easily, yet I disliked many of the front-end gameplay mechanics themselves as well as the graphical style where every location felt like an empty box.
Baldur's Gate locations felt real, like an oil painting, like they could exist in another reality. I think it would be amazing to play DM in Baldur's Gate, watching your friends run through a town or dungeon, being able to spawn monsters, treasure and furniture on the fly. I'd love to join a persistent server where real players were controlling their own parties or individual heroes, completing quests and trading in town.
Some concessions would need to be made for this to work. For obvious reasons, in persistent worlds, you couldn't have everyone pausing the world whenever they felt like it. And in Client/DM sessions, you'd want things slowed down a little to be able to react quick enough to your players (perhaps movement speed slowed a bit?). The game client should be very lightweight too, like BGEE is, so anyone could play or even DM on their Ipad.
I think this could really work, especially with the 5E system since it promises to be more modular, allowing DMs to include only the pieces of prior editions that they want. I've always wanted a true D&D client on my computer, and this would certainly be it. They could also include a nice campaign (hopefully better than what we got in NWN). Would this be called Baldur's Gate 3, Neverwinter Nights 3, or maybe Baldur's Nights?
I don't really care, either way it would be amazing. After Overhaul finishes BGEE and BG2EE, this would be my #1 choice of what to work on next: the ultimate culmination of D&D, BG, and NWN on a digital platform.
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Only problem is that this neverwinter "MMO" is to be released soon
But perhaps some modern engine could provide the best of two worlds.
Hopefully Trent Oster creates a NWN:EE; However, I would hope that if they get a contract, it lets them mess with the main storyline. NWN needs more depth in terms of items in chests, more detailed rooms, and more NPCs.
There's also a group doing BG2 on Dragon Age. https://twitter.com/bgredux