NWN1 Server Updater

The NWN Server Updater is a convenient method for players to obtain and update the custom files required for their favorite servers.  Once configured by the server admin, this tool can automatically download any missing files required to play the server and place them in the appropriate directory.  The only thing required is a link to the server’s file list, provided by the server admin.

This tool was originally created in 2009 to facilitate downloads for two very heavily custom content based servers, Solar Odyssey Online and Revenge of the Dead. Though these servers have since been taken down, the project lead, Zunath, and myself are still passionate about the NWN Community and happy to see it still thriving after all these years. As a result of our recent collaboration over the past few weeks, we have redesigned the tool and are once again releasing it in hopes that it will provide some benefit to the community that has provided us with so much fun and so many fond memories.

We would like to say thank you to everyone who has taken time out of their lives to share their skill and creativity with this community. We hope this tool will make using and sharing your work a little bit easier.

Requirements:

-Windows XP+

-Java 7 (oracle, it won't work with openjdk)

Link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1...

Technical: This tool was created in java and is therefore encapsulated by the JVM. This was done to minimize security concerns. If you are worried, the entire source code is available on github and may be referenced below. If you are familiar with maven then you should be able to build it with minimal difficulty.

Source Code: https://github.com/skipperwarlock/nwn_updater

Players: Double-click nwn_updater.jar to launch the application.

For additional information on how to use the application, please refer to the attached user guide.

Admins: The only thing required to make your server compatible with the updater is to create a server file list. Details are provided in the attached admin guide.

Please let me know if you have additional questions or if you run into any bugs.