10/13/99 - Latest News

Arda Nights
Berendir @ 3:54 pm EST

I mentioned a guild called Arda Online not too long ago. That House is actually called Arda Nights. The plan is to create a Middle Earth within Neverwinter Nights, as an alternative to MEO. Check out Arda Nights at the playervault Here

Heres some info on Neverwinter Nights, and why it might be possible to create a Middle Earth community within it.

Using Neverwinter Nights' powerful and user-friendly Solstice Toolset, you can create and populate entire new modular worlds and stories for others to adventure in. As an all-powerful Dungeon Master (DM), Neverwinter Nights even allows you to alter the plot, possess characters, and manage combat from behind the scenes, all in real-time.

So theres the main part of the plan right there. Once the game is out its possible that with enough help, a Middle Earth could be built, and molded into what many Tolkien fans want.

The host of the game will be able to choose from a wide variety of possible death scenarios ranging from an unpenalized, immediate respawn to having that character permanently removed from the server.

For those that were big on permanant death in Middle Earth, it looks like it will be possible after all.

We are dedicated to making our Solstice Toolset as intuitive and easy to use as possible. You can draw from our extensive libraries of pre-existing content or feel free to create your own. All buildings, terrain, and dungeon spaces, for instance, can be painted down using intuitive and context-sensitive tiles. At the same time, our powerful, in-house scripting language allows you to weave your stories and create characters that behave in an intelligent fashion (this includes engaging in fully customizable conversations and dialog chains that you create). You will even be able to create new creatures and items based on templates provided for your convenience!

Looks great, some real possibility for this game and the Arda Nights.

I'll keep track of the games progress since theres hope in part of it ending up as a virtual Middle Earth.

I got the information you see above from the Neverwinter Nights FAQ. Go check that out to learn more the game and its possibilities.

Here are a few Screenshots from Neverwinter Nights to give you an Idea of what the possibilities of what a created Middle Earth World would look like.