Apprentice Posts: 2 Joined: 26 Nov 2008 | "Hail there. You look like you could be of some use. Interested in helping beloved Phlan and earn a bit of coin?" -Phlan's Harbormaster
It's a phrase heard many times in the streets of Phlan. There's no denying it, Phlan is looking for good hands brave enough to carry a sword or weave a potent spell. Phlan needs adventurers to help hold back the tide of this city's undoing and they are willing to pay good coin for it. Are you merit enough to be the city's hero? Do you have what it takes to carve a destiny among the ruined shell of this once great city? From the monster infested remains of Kovel Quarter to the evil presence who's grip on Vahlingen Graveyard holds firm, to the adventurer standing next to you, there are forces out there that are determined to prove you wrong. Win or lose, any path is possible for those with the strength to pursue it in Tales of the Moonsea.
 About Tales of Moonsea
 ales of the Moonsea (ToM) is a role playing based Persistent World (PW) server using the Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) game engine. Firmly set in the Forgotten Realms, Tales of Moonsea is centered around the ruined city of Phlan as it struggles to rebuild in Realm's year of 1373 Dale Reckoning. It is a chaotic and wild city on the frontier of civilization in the Moonsea. Swathes of the city are still controlled by bands of monsters. As city factions battle for a foothold, the great temple to Tyr, the Waiting, tries to guide the city forward spiritually in it's contention with the burgeoning power of the local priests of Bane. Under all this turmoil, Phlan is still governed by a loose council where politics are rife with secret deals and betrayals as various forces of good or sinister vie for control of the future destiny of Phlan. Come celebrate our opening as Tales of Moonsea goes into final status on September 19th.
Requirements
ToM requires an installed copy of Neverwinter Nights 2 with the Mask of the Betrayer expansion pack. Neverwinter Nights 2 must be updated to the 1.13+hotfix patch.
How to Log On
Tales of Moonsea uses the popular a 3rd party program called Worldgate that greatly eases the process of keeping ToM's two necessary files up to date(ToM_Main.pwc and ToM_Custom.hak)1. Follow these simple steps here on how to set up Worldgate, download the hakfile and .pwc file and log in.
Some of the custom content created for the server. Blech!
More Information
Not convinced? Want to see more information? Have a look at our webpage to get a feel of some of the factions and locations in Phlan. See some imagery from our server in our image gallery section. Check out the new additions we've been adding to the game in our ToM Spotlights or look into the design stories we created to help explain the nature of some of our factions and locations in our ToM Teasers. One of our players, Firkraag, has even created a trailer for Tales of Moonsea!
The Community of ToM
The Community of ToM stays in contact in and out of the game. By visiting the forums, you can stay in touch with the events that are going on in the game and correspond with one another. Real time contact with other players and the DMs while in game or out is best done through ToM's IRC channel. ToM's community is friendly and helpful.
Phlan's battered old sign.
One of the custom armor sets for faction members. This one is the Church of Tyr.
Aboard the "Ocean Maiden". An example of our custom made ship interior tileset.
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1 Yes. That's all we added to be able to play the game. We've gone through great lengths to make sure that Tales of Moonsea is as minimal of an impact on you as we can while still giving a great experience. No override files are added nor needed to play ToM. |
Apprentice Posts: 2 Joined: 26 Nov 2008 | SoZ (the newest NWN2 Expansion) Will be added (and required) for the server within the next 2-3 weeks. When this is done the DM Team will be running a low level event geared towards newcomers to the server to give you a taste of what it's like.
Playerbase is low right now, but we're working hard to expand it! I myself have been spending a great deal of time IG recently, and look forward to seeing any newcomers!
More updates on that event to come, and feel more than free to ask questions here, or in our own forums! |
Apprentice Posts: 2 Joined: 24 Sep 2009 | I'm a fan of the Pool of Radiance. Is it like the POR? It looks like you have some custom stuff. Is it a big download? I'm not a fan of big downloads, especially when it doesn't really add to anything. |
Apprentice Posts: 2 Joined: 24 Sep 2009 | Alright. I tried your server out. I'm impressed. Pretty amazing. Here's my pros and cons list:
Pros:
1. Beautifully detailed world! As soon as I stepped into the gameworld, I was struck by the detail. And it didn't lag my machine down either. Pretty cool!
2. Immersive. Every NPC has their own names, birds are in the air. The city is laid out well. Some of the quest givers even whispered to me to come over. I'm still learning your lore but everything seems to fit well. Even the sounds seemed to all fit.
3. The players I did play with were pretty good at roleplaying. So I had no complaints there either.
4. The quests I did do seemed pretty fun. Not too long. Some short. But I'm still early levels.
Cons:
1. The initial download was fairly big. But, in hindsight, I guess I can understand. Luckily, they use the autodownloader. I couldn't imagine dealing with the download before the autodownloader.
2. The module gets updated a lot it seems. A tiny bit annoying in that the autodownloader kicks in to download every time I've logged into the game. But at least I know that the server isn't stagnant. And so far, the update downloads haven't been big.
Overall, I'm pretty impressed and will stick around this server. I'll update this more as I progress. |
"Hail there. You look like you could be of some use. Interested in helping beloved Phlan and earn a bit of coin?" -Phlan's Harbormaster
It's a phrase heard many times in the streets of Phlan. There's no denying it, Phlan is looking for good hands brave enough to carry a sword or weave a potent spell. Phlan needs adventurers to help hold back the tide of this city's undoing and they are willing to pay good coin for it. Are you merit enough to be the city's hero? Do you have what it takes to carve a destiny among the ruined shell of this once great city? From the monster infested remains of Kovel Quarter to the evil presence who's grip on Vahlingen Graveyard holds firm, to the adventurer standing next to you, there are forces out there that are determined to prove you wrong. Win or lose, any path is possible for those with the strength to pursue it in Tales of the Moonsea.
About Tales of Moonsea
ales of the Moonsea (ToM) is a role playing based Persistent World (PW) server using the Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) game engine. Firmly set in the Forgotten Realms, Tales of Moonsea is centered around the ruined city of Phlan as it struggles to rebuild in Realm's year of 1373 Dale Reckoning. It is a chaotic and wild city on the frontier of civilization in the Moonsea. Swathes of the city are still controlled by bands of monsters. As city factions battle for a foothold, the great temple to Tyr, the Waiting, tries to guide the city forward spiritually in it's contention with the burgeoning power of the local priests of Bane. Under all this turmoil, Phlan is still governed by a loose council where politics are rife with secret deals and betrayals as various forces of good or sinister vie for control of the future destiny of Phlan. Come celebrate our opening as Tales of Moonsea goes into final status on September 19th.
Requirements
ToM requires an installed copy of Neverwinter Nights 2 with the Mask of the Betrayer expansion pack. Neverwinter Nights 2 must be updated to the 1.13+hotfix patch.
How to Log On
Tales of Moonsea uses the popular a 3rd party program called Worldgate that greatly eases the process of keeping ToM's two necessary files up to date(ToM_Main.pwc and ToM_Custom.hak)1. Follow these simple steps here on how to set up Worldgate, download the hakfile and .pwc file and log in.
More Information
Not convinced? Want to see more information? Have a look at our webpage to get a feel of some of the factions and locations in Phlan. See some imagery from our server in our image gallery section. Check out the new additions we've been adding to the game in our ToM Spotlights or look into the design stories we created to help explain the nature of some of our factions and locations in our ToM Teasers. One of our players, Firkraag, has even created a trailer for Tales of Moonsea!
The Community of ToM
The Community of ToM stays in contact in and out of the game. By visiting the forums, you can stay in touch with the events that are going on in the game and correspond with one another. Real time contact with other players and the DMs while in game or out is best done through ToM's IRC channel. ToM's community is friendly and helpful.
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1 Yes. That's all we added to be able to play the game. We've gone through great lengths to make sure that Tales of Moonsea is as minimal of an impact on you as we can while still giving a great experience. No override files are added nor needed to play ToM.