Ancordia [PL & ENG] (1.11 update)

Ancordia is a persistent world, but one that I want to share fully with everyone. As such, it's "open-sourced" in that I put the module itself for download and not only its resources needed to connect. While I do intend to host the module (and in fact, I already do!), it's been designed with single-player and LAN parties in mind, too.

The module is "roguelike-like", because it's inspired heavily by roguelikes and their randomized gameplay. It's an action PW with little roleplaying and with gameplay based on random quests each PC can receive in taverns (a single tavern at the moment). These quests range from rescues, to assassinations, to thefts, to interrogations, to escorts... and many more! 

Majority of the world consists of randomly selected areas that players traverse. Each area corresponds to a single mile travelled and the more miles one travels, the more they need to travel in the opposite direction to return to their starting point. It's in this wilderness (as random areas are called) that each quest takes place.

Not only players' journeys are randomized, however. The global event system aims to create a dynamic breathing world, in which events like festivals, jousting tournaments, monster invasions and even town economy changes can take place randomly.

The module utilizes a difficulty system in addition to Neverwinter Nights' native one. This allows players to adjust difficulty of various gameplay aspects individually: one can, for example, make regular enemies weaker, but at the same time make NPC adventurers more powerful. Of course this applies only to single-player and LAN gameplay, since the difficulty of my server is set and can't be changed by players.

Finally, I made effort to balance the module as much as possible in every way. This includes some class/spell/feat changes, but also module design choices. Think roleplaying skills like Persuade, Intimidate and Bluff are useless in an action PW? Think again!

You can find out more about the module and its public server on the website: http://ancordia.esy.es . The site is available in Polish and in English and so is the module itself. Version 1.10 features random dungeons, weapon runes, unique items and many other additions and changes in comparison to earlier releases. The full changelog is available in the readme file attached in the download.

Features that will come in later versions:

-9 regions

-a city that one player can become a ruler of

-an arena offering PvE wave survival gameplay and PvP fights under specific rules

The module requires CEP 2.61 in all cases, in addition to Ancordia's specific hak paks and a custom tlk file.

Community Patch 1.71 and Neverwinter Nights Client Extender (NWNCX) is highly recommended for all players as well.

NWNX is NOT necessary for offline gameplay, but is highly recommended for any multiplayer. Refer to the "related projects" section and the readme file included in the download to find out more.