So, which modules can I play without CEP?

helmo1977

I have downloaded the game again but I have a hard time finding modules that doesnt need CEP or doesnt give problems with EE edition. Is there a list of modules that are compatible without having to download CEP? I tought the whole point of EE edition (or at least one of the major points) was making a better version of NWN, not one that forces you to get other programs to play modules

Thank you

themazingness

Are you downloading modules from Steam Workshop or Neverwinter Vault? Either way, I've downloaded many that work just fine with Enhanced Edition and didn't require CEP. Lots of modules required extra .hak files, but that's always been part of Neverwinter Nights. CEP is just a large collection of them, and the only reason a module would require CEP is if the creator built their module using those files, not because Beamdog did anything. CEP also existed before Enhanced Edition.

helmo1977

Yes, but the problem is the best modules use CEP. That is why I asked if there is any list with non CEP modules. It is frustrating that after looking for them and finding one you like it requires CEP.

I download them from the vault

themazingness

helmo1977 wrote: »

Yes, but the problem is the best modules use CEP. That is why I asked if there is any list with non CEP modules. It is frustrating that after looking for them and finding one you like it requires CEP.

I download them from the vault

Ah okay. I'm not aware of a list, and I'm not seeing a way to sort them by not having CEP. However, if I go to Projects and filter everything down to Modules then sort them by Voted, you can find lots of good modules without CEP. Some of them will, but if you want to save time reading all the details when you look at each module, just press ctrl +f and search for CEP on the module's detail page.

I can see wanting modules that don't require it since there are so many iterations of CEP, and it is a lot of files. But every way I could think of using the vault's filter system is a little too complicated and would require lots of tagging retroactively.

I wonder if @niv has any ideas how you could find them easier.

Zwerkules

I don't agree that the best modules use CEP. Quite the opposite. Most of the best modules I played didn't need the CEP. All of them need their own haks though.

https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/ee1-elegia-eternum-full-version
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/ee2-excrucio-eternum-full-version
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/almraiven
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/shadewood
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/paladin-twilight-and-midnight
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/tales-arterra-awakening
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/tales-arterra-lost

and many more.

Proleric

On the other hand, many excellent modules do use CEP.

I would always advise players to use CEP because it opens up the game to its full potential, reflecting years of effort by fans to add great visual content, just as the fan-made modules make NWN so worth playing. You only need to down load it once (the latest versions of both CEP1 and CEP2).

For legal reasons, Beamdog probably can't bundle fan-made work with the game, but downloading it is a gift, not a chore.

helmo1977

Zwerkules wrote: »

I don't agree that the best modules use CEP. Quite the opposite. Most of the best modules I played didn't need the CEP. All of them need their own haks though.

https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/ee1-elegia-eternum-full-version
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/ee2-excrucio-eternum-full-version
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/almraiven
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/shadewood
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/paladin-twilight-and-midnight
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/tales-arterra-awakening
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/tales-arterra-lost

and many more.

Thank you

themazingness

If you haven't played them already, I highly recommend Darkness over Daggerford and Tyrants of the Moonsea. They are paid modules, but you could always play the free versions of them too. They'll just be less polished. They are very well done and do not require CEP.