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Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 22 Dec 2004 01:55 PM |
All you do is create a shortcut to your nwmain.exe on your desktop.
Then right click on it, select properties and in the target field put this:
C:\NeverwinterNights\NWN\nwmain.exe +connect vives.dyndns.org:5121
Then hit apply and you're good to go! :)
No more annoying starting film etc, just straight through to the server ;)
- Ara
EDIT: This is especially useful as it avoids any issues you might have with any IP changes the server undergoes (for example the one that just occurred when we installed some new hardware about an hour ago :P)........ I recommend ALWAYS using vives.dyndns.org:5121 to connect via this method or otherwise (including the gamespy direct connect)........ this one will always connect you ;)
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 22 Dec 2004 01:57 PM |
If you want the full groovy version with automatic logs then use Eyes' version ;)
- Ara |
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 22 Dec 2004 02:03 PM |
My version is not public domain. It includes several command line parameters that auto-kills PCs based on configurable criteria set in an .ini file (such as "KillAllPCsNamedAthroughZ = 1). I find it's a real time-saver.
However, Dens has previously posted a javascript that would work well for players. *searches for the links* I'll link to it here, when I find it.
[UPDATED: Cleverly hidden under "Essential Information" we have found Dens' script..
http://vives.dyndns.org/vives/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=7664#15779 |
Eyes In The Skies
Looking at you, I can read your mind. |
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 22 Dec 2004 03:32 PM |
| If you have problems with logging in to servers in the server list, as I do for some reason, using the shortcut is a way around this. In fact, this is the only way I can connect to servers without constantly reinstalling NWN... |
"Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky
Like a patient etherized upon a table;"
T.S. Eliot |
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 22 Dec 2004 03:42 PM |
it just tells me 'could not translate'
help? |
Its easy clinging to your moral high ground when you have everything, try it when you have nothing left.
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 22 Dec 2004 03:52 PM |
| You could always use a direct connect utility such as XNWNConnect. It is VERY easy to use and helps cut down on lag from all of my experiences. Look for it on the Vault, it's there, and it is a good tool. |
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 22 Dec 2004 03:53 PM |
| im sorry that you seem to think i have any sort of clue as to what your telling me lol ;D |
Its easy clinging to your moral high ground when you have everything, try it when you have nothing left.
Cain Angus |
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 22 Dec 2004 04:15 PM |
http://nwvault.ign.com/Files/other/data/1050394415800.shtml
Go to that address, it has the program that will let you conect directly to a server without having to create a batch file and the corresponding shortcuts. |
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 22 Dec 2004 10:51 PM |
Are you still having problems Carlton?
If so, catch me in IRC
- Paul |
Purpose in life: finding better ways of allowing players to kill themselves. Repeatedly.
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"...Cause he mixes it with love
And makes the world taste good."
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<@James42> Lawful good isn't in your vocabulary, it's on your menu.
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 23 Dec 2004 09:15 AM |
For anyone else who is having a similar problem to Carlton, I would guess that the issue is that you don't have Java installed. You can find Java here:
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
edit: Vives should consider putting an XNWN link on the home page. |
"Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky
Like a patient etherized upon a table;"
T.S. Eliot |
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 23 Dec 2004 10:13 AM |
FWIW, XNWN gave me the same error yesterday that Carlton was getting (could not translate address).
Command line switch options Ara posted, the .js script from Dens, and the normal run of the mill defailt NWN shortcut through gamespy worked fine for me. |
-æsir
"The man that finds himself at a crossroads, and unsure of direction, is not lost. For in truth, all roads will carry him to the same destination - his fate. But it is the determined man that takes the next step." -Aren
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Re: Useful Desktop Shortcuts!
Posted: 23 Dec 2004 11:29 AM |
Cleverly hidden under "Essential Information" we have found Dens' script..
Sarcasm is a fun sport for the entire family... .
Just to say, I'm finally using this script. Love the dated logs. |
"Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky
Like a patient etherized upon a table;"
T.S. Eliot |
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