Planescape: The Shaper of Dreams

Loved everyone moment of it. Please translate the last two chapters <puppy eyes face >.

I played the first 4 chapters, a shame they didn't translate chapters 5 and 6.

I think files related to part 4 (english version) are missing. Could anyone upload them? Thank you!

Edit: this is a Let's play made by Biglos from chapter 1 to the end of chapter 4:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyDRIMa2BXVTUTe2aVKolap50KWmMAkOc

He was doing a Let's play about the german version (using google translator) in order to finish chapter 5 and 6 too:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyDRIMa2BXVSOzh-bJB5spJDLYQ10HGbG

Any chance of Ch 5 & 6 being translated?

I don't think we'll get any new chapter translated, it has been a couple of years and no news about it. I guess the team was disbanded.

I have been waiting for ages for playing this and at this point I would be happy even with a google translate dialogue version of the dialogues. Which being from German to English I suppose it shouldn't even come out so bad...

Greatest storytelling seen with any NWN2 community campaign, at least equal to MotB in my opinion. Very classic and epic story. Awesome attention to detail.

Shame it's not concluded in english. Something in the pace and the missions of the firsts chapters seems a little bit out of place for a person who is determined to go to Hell, but fun. Some lines not translated, but it's a minor flaw. Bug: you can get 2 swords of your husband''s family with the dwarf forger in chapter 4 (one implemented, the other not). One gets the impression that story could have been greater with such a premise... but I didn't play part 5 nor 6. The author states that all classes are OK, but I'm not comfortable with that... but it's just my op.

Any chance of seeing new packs with the fixes/documents made with 7zip? Perhaps including chapter 4 here.

Seems an interesting module, too bad the forcing to play a specific sex and race.

Hello All

I recently finished translating Chapter 5. It as well as Chapter 4 are available here on the vault:

https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn2/module/shaper-dreams-chapter-4...

Cheers

chuckerIINO

I waited for years to be able to continue the game after chapter 4 and was delighted when I heard about the translated chapter 5. Is there a walkthrough for chaper 5?

I lhave to give up after only playing for a short time. I ran into a problem and without a walkthrough I can't figure out my next move. I'm stuck in the camp, have the oil soaked clothes, but can't find the key even though I pick-pocked everybody with a name, and nothing works in terms of making a distraction to get the guards away from the door.

I would greatly appreciate some help!

Karen
 

I just finally finished chapter 5 and am eagrely awaiting an English version of the last chapter!

I have been doing the "Sick Mare" quest (Chapter 1) but I cannot seem to get Uncle Lauren to give me the recipe. I have chatted with him multiple times but it is the same dialog. Anyone else run across this? Is it a bug?

Great story so far (I've just started chapter 4): the heroine decides by herself why she goes adventuring without her mentor or any higher power convincing her it's her task, that's nice to believe your own free will does exist for a change! Although she can take her time with side quests, the story is well-paced (there are some detours, but they're necessary: basically "nothing's free in this world, help me first and I'll tell you what you need").

No stars yet (but it'll probably be higher than 8 out of 10), I'll update when I've finished.

There are many overpowered items in the merchants' stores, but the prices are so high they can't be bought, so not a big deal.

And for sure, don't start the campaign with Sabra if you're a warlock (I hired her three times, and always got killed when meeting the first wolf. Then I chose Jared: much easier, he storms into the fight without second thoughts, which gives enough time and space to cast Eldritch blasts and Hideous Blow when the enemy gets closer).

@ChuckerIINo, I found some untranslated texts in module 3:

•  the bathing suits
•  the tarot card in Astra's house
•  the transition from the market place to the harbour
•  the transition from the harbour to the market
• an unnamed NPC once said his (or her, I didn't pay attention) only line in German. I think it was in the market place.

Gonna review the chapters individually as I go through them, reserving the final vote for chapter 5 (or chapter 6 if translation comes out by then). 

I will be playing using the Just Playable Warlock (DS) build from NWN2DB, altered to include some training in Open Lock.

Chapter 1: 6.5 / 10

Man, what a rough start to a series, the pacing is all over the place and it makes little sense why getting a training certificate is the PC's priority. On the other hand, the side quests were nice with the PC managing the affairs of the manor. What would make for a better plot in my opinion would be to have the PC start out trying to continue living her life and managing the manor, but then have her be increasingly overwhelmed with guilt and nightmares to the point where she finally snaps and decides that she must save her husband.

Area designs, both interiors and exteriors, look great in general. The author did a great job at making the mine very dark and oppressive despite only using the vanilla tileset for it. Manging funds is a huge factor to get your character geared up property. Custom music tracks are well chosen and sets the tone of the story appropriately. Surprisingly there is some voice acting for the dream sequences.

Word of warning, there are weird item container cleaning scripts. If the player tries to store items in most containers, items within will be destroyed. This is problematic because there are no party members for the entire Chapter 1. Dropping items directly on the floor is fine though

As for difficulty, the balance is all over the place:

1. First combat challenge can be abused to rake in a lot of XP, but at the same time beating it is extremely difficult for characters with low Dex or ranged capabilities. I had to farm it to level 4 for Eldritch Blast 2d6 in order to finally beat it.
2. Overpowered giant spider and bonespider enemies. These enemies effectively kill the PC the moment they a hit, because their poison can reduce up to 6 or 12 Strength respectively. As if that wasn't bad enough, bonespiders have insane spell resistance, meaning casters as screwed against them. My warlock had to resort to bashing with her staff / spear while dodge tanking with her maxed out AC of 25 thanks to Chain Shirts, Leap and Bounds and Combat Expertise. A certain enemy at the end of the chapter also has very high spell resistance.
3. Inconsistency is skill check visibility and values. Skill checks rolls are not always shown so it can be hard to tell how far the PC is from passing the check. In addition, the values for many checks are pretty high, to the point where only Bards, Warlocks and other charisma focused classes can pass them consistently.

Chapter 2: 8 / 10

As mentioned in the description, this module is quite combat heavy, so a good build and right choice of companion is important! I recommend taking Jared over Sabra any day because he is a very capable Fighter compared to Sabra who is a mediocre Bard. Later on you will also get a Moon Elf Warlock. i highly recommend in installing the companion multiclass mod so that you can multiclass your companions.

Now here the main story definitely picks up and gets interesting. There is an element of decision-making in this module which influences how the story plays out to a small degree. I recommend siding with the rebels rather than the guards because the story requires pissing off the guards anyway to progress.  y

At some point in the story, you'll inevitably have to fight a very strong enemy who is also spell-resistant. This is extremely difficult if neither the PC nor the elf companion is good at normal melee and ranged attacks. There's also sections where it offers alternative solutions to combat, but ideally the player should not take them because they don't give any XP while killing the enemies gives a lot of XP and high value loot.  

Area design is great as usual, especially a certain village in the game even though it is rather small. You actually get to return the manor to wrap up some stuff before moving on.

Character ended at Level 6 (Rogue 1, Warlock 5)

Chapter 3: 8 / 10

Moving on from Chapter 2, the player will once again get to revisit the Manor to tie up loose ends. If the horse was allowed to recover fully instead of being sold, you can try to sell it now for a better price. After that the PC and her companions will travel to another city for the entire Chapter 3.

Much less combat than Chapter 2, but the few fights the player will get into are quite tough. Here is mostly trying to talk your way through to your goal so social skills like Diplomacy and Charisma come into play. In addition, there's quite a number of interactions with the townsfolk which is nice.

Area design is consistent yet again but the Temple of Selune is notably heavy on performance, likely due to the large amount of placables everywhere and NPC routine scripts. I really like the concept of the tavern and the reason behind it being so unique.

There is an attempt to introduce a custom alchemy system, but I couldn't get it to work since I could not fill any glass vials with "specific" solution, and there was only ever one glass vial anyway. 

Character ended at Level 8 (Rogue 1, Warlock 6, Shadowdancer 1)

Spoiler free question: I see that a lot of you are playing this series as a Warlock - is there a story reason for that? Going by the description above, it sounds like her husband is the one who made a pact with a demon, not the PC?

Chapter 4: 7.5 / 10

So finally we arrive in Sigil City of Doors. And of course we immediately get into a fight with really strong enemies while having no buffs since it is directly after a module transition. You also have to immediately pause and level up your new henchman or he's going to die immediately. It is also here where we see Diplomacy being very important. If you accept this new henchman, your initial companion (Jared / Sabra) will complain and threatens to leave, which you can only prevent by having enough Diplomacy, otherwise they will leave and you'll have ot replace him/her with a Half-Orc mercernary located in The Hive.

Speaking of the Hive, wow... this is basically a glorified slum except inhabited by a wide variety of races. The city area is better but overall still feels like a normal mortal city aside from the lack of fortifications. The narrative also claims that the PC can choose to join one of several factions in Sigil, but this never comes into play, because there are only two factions, each of them only has 1-2 quest and  they aren't mutually exclusive despite what the NPCs say! I find it disappointing that the author hypes up the Sigil setting but it ends up not being very fleshed out at all.

I must say though I found the main plot line and side quests very interesting, especially the choose-your-door riddle-solving game show, as well as all the unique side activities, well-designed interiors and interacting with creatures from all walks of life.

However, some of these quests will make you temporarily dismiss your companions and that's where I noticed a serious issue in this campaign - companions RESET their build upon being rehired! That means they'll revert to the auto-level scheme, rendering all the planning and feat selection you made for them all pointless! I had to manually re-level them especially the elf warlock because his auto-level scheme is horrendous.

Combat continues to be tough so your companions need to be built right. If like me you do not have a caster that can buff teammates at this point, multiclass your new hench to be a Wizard/Rogue, you really need those buffs.

Character ended at Level 10 (Rogue 1, Warlock 8, Shadowdancer 1)

Hi!

Congrats for the great work! I want to translate slowly this mod to Spanish language. Can anybody send me the original lines to translate?

Thank you!