This page will detail how to connect to Sinfar using the NWN Enhanced Edition. Like the standard Diamond Edition, it will list resources needed to play but also problems that may occur which are not present for Diamond Edition. Overall, using EE is not recommend when or where Diamond Edition is available, but EE will work about 95% of the time with a few fixes. First, we recommend you join our Discord server for any questions, concerns and answers.

This page will have some details specifically for using the Enhanced Edition on Windows. For the standard Diamond Edition, see [[Getting Started - Diamond Edition]]. For Diamond Edition on Linux, see [[Getting Started - Diamond Edition on Linux]].

== Connect with us ==
Be ready to ask questions and find friends to play with already, the best place is our [https://https://discord.gg/jVaNBmj Discord server].

You can also use our forum: https://forum.sinfar.net (Ask players in game or discord for the password to sign up)

There is various in-game tools and information available on https://nwn.sinfar.net

== Enter the Persistent World of Sinfar ==
To play on the Sinfar server, you will need copy of Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition as well as the Sinfar custom launcher and hak files. This version is specifically for NWN Enhanced Edition, although Sinfar runs natively on Diamond Edition we have a custom, backwards-compatible launcher. As mentioned, there are a few problems and we'll cover as many of them as possible. EE can be purchased from various outlets but buying it from https://www.gog.com/ also comes with a bonus copy of Diamond Edition for a more stable experience for those who do not own the game already.

When connecting to the server, you will be asked to input an account name with a button to set the chosen name as default. Note that if you click the default button, you will need to edit the game .ini files to change your designated account name - if you use multiple accounts, it's best '''not''' to check the box and input the desired account name every time.[[File:Direct Connect.png|thumb]]
To find the Sinfar servers, use the Direct Connect option and input the server DNS URL, nwn.sinfar.net. You can optionally put in the port for specific servers, but this is not required.

=== Downloads ===

==== Haks ====
To play on Sinfar, you must also download our custom [[Hak Files]]. You can use the full download link [https://sinfar.net/haks/sinfar_all_files_v30.7z here], or visit the hak page for individual downloads. For Enhanced Edition users, haks are installed in your Documents/Neverwinter Nights sub-folder.

==== Client Extender ====
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You will also need the [[Sinfar Client Extender|Sinfar Client Extender (SinfarX)]] ([https://nwn.sinfar.net/files/sinfarx/8181/win32_8181.zip direct download link.]). This is a custom launcher similar to NWNCX that exclusively adds additional functionality for the Sinfar Server. This is only for Sinfar; using it will not work on other EE servers. If you do not have the SinfarX Launcher, you will not be able to connect to the Sinfar servers even with direct connecting. The launcher must be in a separate folder inside the game install folder/bin as in the screenshot.

==== Overrides ====
To avoid many EE incompatibilities, you must also download a list of override files to revert EE changes to a variety of tileset features. You can find those [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iPc5Tds0MgChUq1BtbhUU9Ut6B5upOk_/view?usp=sharing here]. They must be added into the ''ovr'' folder inside the ''win32_8181'' folder where the launcher is included.

== Before Playing Your Character ==

# [[Rules|Read the Rules]]
# [[OOC_vs_IC|Understanding OOC vs IC]]
# [https://forum.sinfar.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5520 A Beginners Guide]
# [https://forum.sinfar.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10911 Frequently Asked Questions]
[[Category:Pages with links to the forums]]

Development Guides

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Alastor: Dev page

''This page will contain methods to work with some systems on Sinfar on a technical level
The first idea for this page to exist was the lack of documentation from the original creators on Sinfar who did not leave any info on some systems so they are going to be written down here as explored and figured out respectively''

'''Body parts'''

Normally in NWN body part files are named in this manner "pfa0_chest241"
[[File:Image2021-10-31 14-35-6.png|thumb|Body Parts]]

But Sinfar uses an extended range of Torso and Pelvis models which have the right in the "type" part an "x" letter that sits between the type name and its underscore so the final model name looks like this "pfd0_xchest261" compared to "pfa0_chest241"

'''Head V2'''

Sinfar also uses new head models which have their own model naming standards
In the game when browsing the head models you can find categories like "Human" --> "Female" and "Female 2" from this we can construct the name of the model used by this category being "hhead_fh2_061" where "hhead" seems to be static and "fh2" indicates most likely '''F'''emale '''H'''ead '''2''' and the number 61 is the same ID as in the game used as normally

File:Image2021-10-31 14-35-6.png

2024-12-25T23:31:17Z

Alastor:

Body parts description