You need to install a HAK file to play Amia. This page shows you where to get the files and how to install them. We have tried to make this as easy (or small) as possible. Please let us know if anything is unclear or inefficient so we can improve the procedure.
NB: you can find (smaller) updates to the hak here.
Downloading
There are 5 download flavours, based on ease of use and download size.
Tthe easiest option available and don't bother about my download speed
Disclaimer: Under Vista this will not be as easy because Vista is a plague upon Humanity in general and NWN in particular. See extra instructions below.
Self installer, 170 MB
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak.exe
I have a Mac and/or I don't want to install a decent archiving program
Single zip archive, 164 MB
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak.zip
I have Unix and/or I don't want to install 7zip
Single rar archive, 102 MB
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak.rar
I have 7zip so give me the smallest file*
Single 7zip archive, 77.5 MB
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~dcslob/hak/amia_hak.7z
My connection isn't that reliable (or fast)
11 part 7zip archive, 75.5 MB
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~dcslob/hak/parts/
Installing
The self-installer does all the work by itself. Download, double-click and press the 'yes' button.
The files in the archives need to be placed in the proper folders: the .hak files go in the /hak/ folder of your NWN installation and the .tlk file goes in the /tlk/ folder. If you can't find a /tlk/ folder in the root of your NWN installation** you will have to make one yourself. I assume that you know how to deal with segmented archives if you download the last option.
The extracted files take up 580 MB of disk space. We aim at no updates, expansions, or other inconvenience in the near future. Download once, play forever. This HAK will not in any way conflict with your overrides and/or other haks you installed for playing other servers.
What in it for me?
At this moment not a lot. We want to see the impact of adding a hak on our player count first. If that hasn't dropped after say 6 weeks (halfway March) we will start using its content in the module. When we see a severe impact we will remove the hak.
Windows Vista and Self-Installer troubleshooting
1. Place your Amia_hak.exe in the NwN folder
2. Right click and left click the tab "Run as administrator"
3. Wait a few moments after the "YEs, I want to install" confirmation
Checking if everything's fine
Let's say your nwn fodler is here: c:\program files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\
The NWN folder is the one that contains nwmain.exe, btw.
Then this is how it should look like
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\tlk\amia_tlk.tlk
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\hak\amia_a.hak
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\hak\amia_b.hak
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\hak\amia_c.hak
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\hak\amia_d.hak
* 7-zip programs can be downloaded at the following locations
Windows: http://www.7-zip.org/
Linux: http://sourceforge.net/projects/p7zip/files/
Mac: http://web.me.com/krmathis/
** The root of your NWN installation is the folder that contains nwmain.exe.