Hallo everyone. I used to be quite involved with NWN, but have had a hiatus in the last few years, and I’m looking to get back into it. I’m wondering, where can I find/download NWN modules to play nowadays? Also, does anyone have any recommendations for some modules that would be fun to check out? I’m looking for something with an exciting story/adventure, and a creative world with attention to detail–a good balance of action and plot/character/storyline.
Thanks very much.
Lola
The new vault is at neverwintervault.org
As for recommendations:
Heart of Winter
Trials of the Luremaster
Crimson Tides of Tethyr
Darkness Over Daggerford
The Aielund Saga
Tyrants of the Moonsea
Cormyrean Nights
The War for Cania
The Penumbra
The Pawns of Darkness
Shadowlords
Dreamcatcher
Demon
Prophet
Bear in mind some of these are campaigns, rather than single modules. You should also check out the Enhanced Edition of the game, as it brings some cool stuff.
Here are some module rankings.
None of these measures are perfect, but it gives you an idea.
Thanks for your response; I’ll take a look at those. Nice to have some up-to-date recommendations, and a campaign or two would be fun anyway.
I’ll take a gander at this list, too. Thanks for the tip about checking the nwn.ini paths.
Hi Lola,
You might want to take a look at Sanctum of the Archmage (full disclosure: I’m the author). I think it’s a solid adventure on the particular mix that you described: story, characterization, and detailed world-building balanced with action. I have some video clips from the mods online here if that might help give you an idea of whether it’s the sort of thing you’re looking for.
And welcome to the new Vault!
Andarian
Not to forget to mention the Enigma-Island series and Dark Energy.
Or my own Module: Bloodfeud. Maybe it doesn't match all criteria, but I'm still learning. And I've put a lot of attention to details and to a (probably a bit unusual) storyline into it.Hallo Andarian.
It’s taken most of the year, but I finally got around to downloading your suggestion of Sanctum of the Archmage and am thoroughly enjoying it! Yes, just what I was looking for!
I’ve just finished chapter 1; however, I’ve run into a problem starting chapter 2. I keep getting a message saying I don’t have the required HAK files, but I double-checked and I’ve got all the ones I can find on the module’s page here: Sanctum of the Archmage - The Sight and The Quest | The Neverwinter Vault
I didn’t have trouble with chapter 1, but this is proving an issue. Wondering, have there been any updates to the module or the required HAK files that would render my version(s) obsolete?
Thanks again for the recommendation. Would love to get started on the second chapter; can’t wait to see how everything unfolds.
Lola
And, Mmat, I’ve downloaded Bloodfeud, too, and it’s next on my list!
Hi Lola,
Thanks for the kind words and interest! No, there haven’t been any recent updates to the modules, so the existing install directions should still work. The full list of required files is in the Sanctum download links file, so that would be the master list to check against to see which hak might be missing:
There are only a few extra haks needed for Chapter 2, though, and they’re mostly tilesets, so the list of candidates should be short. In fact, if you’ve played Chapter 1 and are launching Chapter 2 from the transfer area at the end of Chapter 1, it’s almost certainly one of the CTP tilesets that’s the culprit.
The most straightforward way to tell would be to try to launch Chapter 2, and after you get the missing hak message, exit the game and go into your NWN install directory. There’ll be a folder named logs, and in that folder should be a text file named nwclientLog1.txt. In the file there should be an error message that says “Couldn’t load the Hak Pak File,” followed by the name of the file it can’t find. Using that information I should be able to help you figure out out which files are missing, so that you can get chapter 2 up and running. 
Andarian
Hallo Andarian.
Thanks for the quick reply! Checking the log file was a good idea; that worked. I must have accidentally deleted the caves hak file in my download… That was the one that was missing. Anyway, I’ve got chapter 2 up and running now, so am looking forward to continuing the adventure.
Lola