The Harvest Moon Consortium

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NWCon 4: Dates: Friday-Saturday-Sunday Sep 26, 27, 28

What is it?: NWCon4 is the fourth online convention for Neverwinter Nights players, now including Neverwinter Nights 2. The con includes in-game and chat-based seminars where experts will share their NWN knowledge on DMing, gaming, building, and more. And, of course, there are games. Lots of Games! New players and experts alike are welcome to join in and share the fun.

IRC Seminars: Join an IRC (chat-based) seminar to learn about NWN and NWC. All IRC panels will be scheduled using the NWC scheduling system. Check the right side of this screen for IRC panels. Important: You do not have to sign up for IRC panels to attend. irc.nwn2source.net or chat.neverwinterconnections.com

In-Game Seminars: Join an in-game classroom to learn about numerous aspects of Neverwinter Nights 1&2 from expert panels. In-game seminars are great, because you actually get to try stuff on the fly and see how it works in-game. Check the right side of this screen for scheduled seminars. Important: You do have to sign-up for the in-game seminars and demonstrations due to the limitations of the engine.

NWCon Encourages Open Gaming: Although we have arranged for the excellent seminars and panels, we do not dictate the gaming schedule for NWCon4. As a DM or host, we encourage you to schedule as many games as you want during NWCon4. Check the right side of this screen for games that have already been scheduled. Remember, sleep is for the dead!

NWCon Game Scheduling Rules:

1. All NWCon4 games must be scheduled thru the Neverwinter Connections games scheduler.
2. All NWCon4 games must be Open or Application. Invite-only games are not not compatible with the purpose of NWCon.
3. Please use the following format for the name of your event: NWCon 4 - (version) - (type) - (event title). So a sample entry: NWCon 4 - NWN1 - Contest - The Pillaging of Waycrest. This naming convention allows us to show all NWCon4 games here on our web site. We also feed it to NWVault and other places.
4. All NWCon games should be 'rated PG' unless they are clearly labeled as 'mature subject matter'.

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Q: Is there a central meeting place to talk about NWCon or NWN in general?[INDENT]A: Many NWC regulars chat via Internet Relay Chat (IRC). You can get into NWC’s main IRC channel by going use the Java client on this page. A NWC member, Steck, has even created a custom IRC client that logs you right into Neverwinter Connections’s main chat channel. If you’re going to chat at all, we highly recommend you download it here. The #nwcon channel will be the main channel for discussions on NWCon, and #nwconnections is the main Neverwinter Connections channel.
[/INDENT]Q: I want to get involved and play some cool games, but I am totally confused about all of this. What do I do?[INDENT]A: The New Players Forum has lots of good Q&A already posted, and helpful site members reply very quickly to new posts. Try the NWC FAQ for basic information about Neverwinter Connections in general. If you know how to get onto NWC’s IRC channel (see above), hop on and start asking questions!
[/INDENT]Q: Great! So how do I sign up for something during NWCon?[INDENT]A: All registrations for panels, games, and in-game seminars will be conducted through Neverwinter Connections (NWC). The full list of these is on the right-hand side of this screen. If you are not a member of the NWC site, you will need to become a member (free) in order to register for games.
[/INDENT]Q: What is the difference between an Open game, an Application game, and a Invite-only game?[INDENT]A: 'Open' games are first-come, first-served. 'Application' games require you to respond to a question from the game host, typically about what type of PC you plan to play. The host then chooses which applications to accept. (Please be sure to read the game information to ensure that your application fits the game.) Invite-only games require the host to send invites to select players. This is often used in pre-existing campaigns here at NWC. In the spirit of open gaming, NWCon will only use Open and Application games.
[/INDENT]Q: Do you still need DMs?[INDENT]A: Yes, we need DMs for many game types. There is detailed information above about or scheduling requirements, as well as our Featured (or suggested) modules to run. If you have questions, please post here.
[/INDENT]Q: How do I schedule a game?[INDENT]A: First, you must have a NWC account. Next, make sure that your time zone is set correctly in your NWC profile. Since NWCon will happen right after the clocks 'spring forward' for Summertime, please be sure to check this! Then go to this page and follow the directions. Be sure to begin the name of your game with 'NWCon' or your game will not display on the NWCon schedule! All NWCon games must be Application or Open.
[/INDENT]Q: I want to join the Panel Discussions, but I don’t know what IRC is?[INDENT]A: IRC stands for 'Internet Relay Chat,' an internet chat service. To use IRC, get an IRC client software ( mirc, xchat, ircle for Mac) and follow the log-on instructions included in the panel sign-up. A NWC member has even created a custom client that logs you right into Neverwinter Connections’s main chat channel. Download it here.
[/INDENT]Q: Is this only DMed events?[INDENT]A: no , builders , scripters are welcome to showcase their talents and works also. so as a player you get the chance to experience many new awesome things to the NWN1&2 game.[/INDENT]

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A special thank you to Skunkeen from NWNPodcast for providing the opportunity to put on this contest.

Now, what is it all about? A chance to win a copy of The Witcher.

How you ask?

By joining onto our CTP Test server and helping us spot bugs. Pretty simple to do, all the tools are provided once you successfully log into the server.

The Tileset in test will be the CTP_Forest set, and the files are available on the vault Here

This is a beta version of our Forest set, one that is actually more up to date than what was posted on the vault. Nearly complete, but not quite there yet. (We have some new content coming for this set shortly but that content is NOT in this test version).

We will run 3 different scheduled sessions to allow folks from around the world to obtain a chance to win.

Contest Rules:

1. No duplicated bugs will be counted. Our bug tracking/posting system warns you if there is a bug already placed for a specific tile, so we can easily find dupes.
2. Top 3 bug finders (valid bugs only) will win a copy of The Witcher, care of Atari.
3. You must register on our forums and our Mantis page with the same account name as your gamespy login.
   • Nothing sinister, but we will need to contact the winners. See below
4. You must be willing to give us your address via PM
   • If you won't that's fine. Next in line get's tapped

Warnings regarding beta stage of these tiles:

1. These tiles are not to be copied/used for ANY OTHER tileset until after we release our version.
   • This is just general manners folks.
2. This is all CTP Content only, not for general public usage until after we release the Forest as a final set.
   • Again, It's not done, and several folks are working real hard to correct that, but please don't take advantage of our trust.
3. Anything built with testing grade release.. will be broken by alterations made for our Final Release.
   • Sorry, but its not nearly finished, we don't plan to actively make it break.. but the .set file will need to be resorted.

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And we have our Winners:

1. Olias came in first, with 48
2. eat2surf came in 2nd with 46
3. Axemurderer 3rd with 11

And for staff:

1. Este had 33
2. Tybae had 18