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 (and small) as possible. Please let us know if anything is unclear or inefficient so we can improve the procedure.
Downloading
There are 4 download flavours, based on ease of use and download size.
I have Windows XP and I don't bother about my download speed
Self installer, 386 MB
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_v3b_hak.exe
I have a Mac and/or I don't want to install a decent archiving program
Single zip archive, 362 MB
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.zip
I have 7zip so give me the smallest file*
Single 7zip archive, 199 MB
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z
My connection isn't that reliable (or fast)
10 part 7zip archive, 194 MB
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z.001
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z.002
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z.003
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z.004
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z.005
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z.006
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z.007
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z.008
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z.009
http://www.amiaworld.net/hak/amia_hak_3b.7z.010
We also have a few mirror locations with various download options.
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 1.1 Gb of disk space. We aim at one update every 6 months. Download once, play nearly forever. This HAK will not in any way conflict with your overrides and/or other haks you installed for playing other servers.
You can expand this hak with another 280 MB worth of additional skies and music. Players may also offer different versions of the override hak, so you can change the look of the game by downloading just one file. These files are all optional, and you can playe the game without them.
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 directory is here: c:\program files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\
The NWN directory 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_v3b_a.hak
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\hak\amia_v3b_b.hak
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\hak\amia_v3b_c.hak
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\hak\amia_v3b_d.hak
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\hak\amia_v3_music.hak
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\hak\amia_v3_override.hak
c:\Program Files\Neverwinter Nights\NWN\hak\amia_v3_skyboxes.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.
What's in the hak?
Check this page. It's not 100% complete, but you get the picture.