Per the discussion in this thread and Dev Disco's request I have started a blog. I will be writing about my time in Amia and my processes and learning curve as I explore the world and all it has to offer.
It is a Blogger blog and I have opted to put Google Ads on it. Yes, I know they're terrible things. And if you have an ad blocker you're not going to see them anyway. But any revenue made from the blog has been promised to be paid to Amia.
Please check it out and offer any feedback you care to share - good or bad. It's in the beginning stages now and I'll add more as and when I can.
Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Location: [st]Ultrinnan[/st] [st]Edonil[/st] Nec'perya
my advice, dont tell people who your characters are. Some people might go out of their way to get involved just because you are blogging about it. stay low-key, and get the real experience.
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my advice, dont tell people who your characters are. Some people might go out of their way to get involved just because you are blogging about it. stay low-key, and get the real experience.
Good suggestion. The small group I know, who are the ones that invited me here, already know about this, obviously, and know my character(s). But that's fine. They would be the ones showing me around and (hopefully) teaching me some stuff anyway.
But that group only meets up once a week or so and I have plans for some other characters I plan on using to explore the world, try to learn things on my own, and meet other players and characters with.
Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Location: The City of Fallen Angels, Ca
Awesome idea indeed. I agree though, don't tell anyone who your character is.
For any other new player, I would suggest playing and keeping filed blogs and posting them only after about a month or three of being on the server so no one has any idea at all and we get a totally anonymous perspective. I think that would be interesting too.
This looks very promising and should give everyone fresh insights and ideas for improvements. I will be reading it but I probably won't be commenting in it. So if ever there's a lack of response to your articles, don't be discouraged. You've got a dedicated, albeit quiet, reader in me! Much good it may do you.
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Good or bad, a legitimate point or a lack of knowledge because I didn't look in the correct place to find it, I'm going to write about what happens to me as I play Amia and what I learn as I research on the forums and in the game.
My only main advice is that you should try to be as honest as possible. Be blunt and be critical about everything and everyone - DMs, players, the module, and the site/forum.
Joined: 18 May 2005 Location: XC HQ Alpha, Sol System, Sirius Sector.
Awesome initative!!
+1
Regards,
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Hmm. Was going to update tonight. Even have three posts in rough draft form. I just needed to get in the game to look up and check a few things.
Then my buddy PMed me to let me know they were going to be playing a little to help get a new player up in level a bit. So I got on to play when I got home from work.
Then when everyone had to leave before me I took that secondary character and went off exploring a bit. And met someone and played and had a blast.
Luckily (he said sarcastically (to some extent)) my new friend's internet dropped out on him and he disappeared. So I only played a little bit longer before finally doing the research I had wanted to do in the first place.
Yes, that's good news. That means I didn't completely skip out on doing it before going to bed in a few minutes here. Now I have the post kind of ready and just need to write out the bits about the researched part. So there!
Saw a bit of your blog hat I've been following that I meant to comment on earlier.
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We figure that any quest has not been implemented yet or is available somewhere that we missed. Or maybe we’re just too high level? That's a nice thing about quests I've found. If you're too high a level you can go through the motions, but you can't actually finish (or t least get to the end) of the quests.
Every quest on Amia (currently) is completeable by any level, though obviously doing a lowbie quest as a high level, the rewards will probably be fairly "small".
That said Disco had some quest plans... dunno if he hadded them yet.
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Saw a bit of your blog hat I've been following that I meant to comment on earlier.
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We figure that any quest has not been implemented yet or is available somewhere that we missed. Or maybe we’re just too high level? That's a nice thing about quests I've found. If you're too high a level you can go through the motions, but you can't actually finish (or t least get to the end) of the quests.
Every quest on Amia (currently) is completeable by any level, though obviously doing a lowbie quest as a high level, the rewards will probably be fairly "small".
That said Disco had some quest plans... dunno if he hadded them yet.
'except the starter quests on A and B UD
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Well, the way to disable those movies is by editing the nwn.ini file. Add the line
Disable Intro Movies=1
to the [Display Options] section in your nwn.ini file.
and if you leave out the word Intro it disables all movies/cut scenes i.e.
Disable Movies=1
on a side note i thought there was only 5, but it is a long time since i played them. and this just disables the 3 intro movies .you still get the eye(to do with the security) and a screen saying NeverWinter Nights, before the main menu.
I have to agree with everyone, I like the initiative. If there's more new players like you showing up, I may as well start playing again. Haha.
I'd like to make a suggestion;
Why not add a link to the new player page in Rules&Lore on the Intro-page? Perhaps a link to Tah's blog as well.
I realize there's a link to it at the bottom of the new player page, but it's a -little- masked. I only clicked it myself to see what Disco meant by it, which may be his intention.
Every quest on Amia (currently) is completeable by any level, though obviously doing a lowbie quest as a high level, the rewards will probably be fairly "small".
That's interesting. I had a character high enough level to solo the orc cave north of Cordor (but low enough to still have some difficulty with it). But I couldn't get through the door to the final boss. I figured it was locked and unopenable except by the appropriate levels.
lathandier wrote:
Oh mate, you mentioned something in your blog about the starter movies crashing when you try to click through them.
Here's my fix: Press Esc until you hit menu; it bypasses that issue.
I've tried everything. Esc does not work for me to skip the movies. A DM chatted with me briefly one night and said he had the same problem with the splash screens, but then could click through once the movie started. I tried that, too, but it still crashed. So I just sit through them. Or more usually run off and use the bathroom, get a drink, or do something constructive for four minutes or so while I wait.
(Shall try to do the disable in the .ini file thing. I think that's within the limits of my skills.)
Mr Mago wrote:
Patiently awaiting the next entry.
Or did you give up on Amia already?
Nope. Just had some sickness and real life stuff eating up time lately. I've still been playing my regular game sessions with friends the last couple weeks, just haven't had time to write.
But I'll be getting back to it again soon. Promise!
Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Location: ANU, behind the coffee mug (+10 GMT)
Tah wrote:
TormakSaber wrote:
Every quest on Amia (currently) is completeable by any level, though obviously doing a lowbie quest as a high level, the rewards will probably be fairly "small".
That's interesting. I had a character high enough level to solo the orc cave north of Cordor (but low enough to still have some difficulty with it). But I couldn't get through the door to the final boss. I figured it was locked and unopenable except by the appropriate levels.
Nope, there's a way to get through
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After reading through your blog on the first time, I must certainly give you a clap of hands, it was rather enjoyable to read about your journey and how you first reacted to the server, and for that I give you claps. *Applauds*
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