How to play multiplayer without Steam

Xilanthus

I tried running NWMain ==> Multiplayer and I get the following error:
How do I fix this so I don't have to play on Steam?

JuliusBorisov

You can find your CDkey on your account on beamdog.com (under game keys).

Xilanthus

Yes, I know where to get my CD key, but I was only asked to enter keys in Steam.

Where/How do I enter the CD key so I can play without going through Steam?

Sylvus_Moonbow

Xilanthus said:

Yes, I know where to get my CD key, but I was only asked to enter keys in Steam.

Where/How do I enter the CD key so I can play without going through Steam?

You download the game via the Beamdog client and play multiplayer that way and avoid Steam altogether.

Xilanthus

Sylvus_Moonbow said:

You download the game via the Beamdog client and play multiplayer that way and avoid Steam altogether.

Well, in the Beamdog Client, it just sits there forever and never actually downloads anything.
This is after an hour of waiting... ( I am connected with green dot at bottom of client)

JuliusBorisov

It's because you haven't opted in the Head Start. https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/66994/installing-playing-the-head-start-version-of-nwn-ee/p1

Xilanthus

JuliusBorisov said:

It's because you haven't opted in the Head Start. https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/66994/installing-playing-the-head-start-version-of-nwn-ee/p1

Been there and tried that. This is the message I get:

JuliusBorisov

Make sure you click on the language button in the Beamdog Client on the Drop-down and manually pick Head Start (see English-Head Start on the screenshot below)!

Xilanthus

Oh My God! - That could have been a bit more intuitive. Who would have thought that the Language drop-down (which defaults to English) needed to be changed to select the game version? JUST WOW!

Thanks greatly for your kind assistance everyone. I don't think I would have found this otherwise.

Sylvus_Moonbow

Glad I could help!