tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post2443689168011886797..comments2024-03-21T02:04:37.473-07:00Comments on Best cRPGs: Sapphire Star, Neverwinter NightsLilura1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00672152692345839654noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-19938459000961426082020-07-26T02:13:31.436-07:002020-07-26T02:13:31.436-07:00Oh and yes, the password for the archive is summer...Oh and yes, the password for the archive is summer 2020Yaballanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-53382918614689738082020-07-26T02:05:52.882-07:002020-07-26T02:05:52.882-07:00Hi Lilura, yeah it probably stuck because of that ...Hi Lilura, yeah it probably stuck because of that tech demo. Should find a better word for describing it. Here are the download links<br /><br />MEGA: https://mega.nz/file/dl0VUKyA#1b27XdqoDDSP4Ily1REsV-HUxh1F1rOTbckViY3zyCE <br /><br />Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/145xjY9bYbCKE6X3V5QyQJN4obDUsROc4/view Yaballanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-20122727154644614712020-07-25T02:27:15.122-07:002020-07-25T02:27:15.122-07:00Hi, Yaballa. Excuse my ignorance, but how do you r...Hi, Yaballa. Excuse my ignorance, but how do you remake a game that never came out?<br /><br />Feel free to post links to download pages.Lilura1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00672152692345839654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-84822614513614107352020-07-25T01:58:50.350-07:002020-07-25T01:58:50.350-07:00Hi Lilura, it's Yaballa! I just wanted to let ...Hi Lilura, it's Yaballa! I just wanted to let you know the first release of my Van Buren remake is out. It uses Fallout 2 engine and currently features parts of Tibbets and the entire world map which is 5 times that of Fallout 1/2. And also maybe some hidden locations too ;) More content will be added in future releases. If you're interested I'll post the link to it here. All the best, YaballaYaballanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-91826679191585277292019-06-10T01:50:10.962-07:002019-06-10T01:50:10.962-07:00I'll be sure to check it out when I have the t...I'll be sure to check it out when I have the time, Yaballa. Thanks for the link. And yeah, feel free to comment anytime. Lots of modders have commented here, and it's always good to hear from such veteran members of the community. Lilura1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00672152692345839654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-65586974822621243192019-06-09T08:40:03.356-07:002019-06-09T08:40:03.356-07:00Lilura, you are welcome! I was shocked and ecstati...Lilura, you are welcome! I was shocked and ecstatic to see Sapphire Star found its way to your blog :) At one point I even made a final "director's cut" version of it that was never released. That version added a melee/magic/unarmed gladiator arena in Hluthvar for testing all sort of character builds and for the thrill of fighting your way to the top! <br />I ultimately decided not to add it to Sapphire Star - I felt it was a bit out of place for a city of Hluthvar's size. However, I did release it separately before that decision in case others find it amusing so you might check it out if you want: https://neverwintervault.org/rolovault/projects/nwn1/modules/5359/ <br /><br />P.S. I hope to talk to you here again soon. And thank you for creating this blog, a place for us older and newer fans of Renaissance-era RPGs to come back to :) Yaballanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-89008904370917014942019-06-09T06:07:15.464-07:002019-06-09T06:07:15.464-07:00It's great to hear from you, Yaballa! Amazing ...It's great to hear from you, Yaballa! Amazing work for someone so young. I thoroughly enjoyed playing Sapphire Star, and I know many others did as well (even recently). <br /><br />Thanks for all of your hard work and good luck with your commercial RPG. Whenever you have the time, let us know how you're progressing with it, and I'll gladly promote it, if you like. Cheers! - and thanks for sharing your story. :)Lilura1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00672152692345839654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-3032392821575971052019-06-09T05:27:10.928-07:002019-06-09T05:27:10.928-07:00Hi Lilura and thank you for the review!
I'm ha...Hi Lilura and thank you for the review!<br />I'm happy to see you enjoyed playing Sapphire Star :)))<br /><br />I was 19 when I made it and didn't even know how to code but learned along the way… <br />from what I recall, it took me 6 months to finish developing it. <br />It was my first attempt at a game development, I knew absolutely nothing about how games were made back then.<br />I just had a crazy determination :)<br /><br />From the start, it was a plan for it to be a trilogy called "The Guardian" my friend Arntuuri was DM-ing for our PnP DnD 3E/3.5E sessions. <br /><br />The work on the sequel "Shadows of the Past" started immediately post-NWN 2 release. <br />But it wasn't meant to be.. I've experienced many, many technical issues with the buggy Electron engine and worst of all, <br />corrupted files. Simultaneously in summer 2006., I founded my own company in a different industry which quickly started requiring my full attention for more and more hours each day. <br />After 3 months of development hell, I realized the sequels weren't happening :-/<br /><br />Among highlights planned for the sequels were a trip to fully explorable Candlekeep, Myth Drannon, Underdark, planewalking to many planes including the Plane of Shadows, <br />epic and challenging fights such as the one with a tarrasque and entire armies, close encounters with a god or two, direct clashes with Shades, the revelation that Xarsus is Karsus of Netheril, etc. <br />I approached the sequel the same way I thought Bioware approached BG2. More content, more fun, more of everything!<br />Although Sapphire Star's sequels never came, expect in their PnP form on our DnD sessions, I still worked on various unreleased RPGs for my amusement and learning purposes.<br />Right now, I've been developing alone my first commercial RPG for the past 3 years.<br />It will hopefully be announced this summer, and you might like it if you enjoyed Sapphire Star.<br /><br />All the best! :)Yaballanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-11472484172967336392017-12-19T15:34:29.699-08:002017-12-19T15:34:29.699-08:00Thanks for the pro-tips. Post updated.Thanks for the pro-tips. Post updated.Lilura1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00672152692345839654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-37871842379925988552017-12-19T15:20:02.330-08:002017-12-19T15:20:02.330-08:00Awesome! Your first two paragraphs made me think o...Awesome! Your first two paragraphs made me think of Morrowind. I'll add this to my playlist as I'm still playing Swordflight and have Aielund on hold. NWN mod content truly is endless ;)Antkibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427184365004200781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345126191270611325.post-39533221645332484342017-12-19T07:43:58.629-08:002017-12-19T07:43:58.629-08:00On the * comments to which I believe I know the an...On the * comments to which I believe I know the answer, (based on what I remember from playing a long time ago, so not guaranteed to be 100% accurate):<br /><br />1) You can hire the beggar found outside the Silbran Inn to be a servant at your house. You need to speak to him after buying the house.<br /><br />2) Ancient Ironwood can be used as a component for brewing special potions at Ander's house.<br /><br />3) Yrta's house is in the Southeast quadrant of Hluthvar, a bit northeast of the gate, just south of the wall dividing the city, and immediately northwest of a cart and barrel in the street. I believe you need to cast a spell from the Dispel Magic series on the door to open it.<br /><br />4) To trigger the romance with Malshan you need to speak with him with a female character while wounded (i.e., with HP below your maximum). Aside from that the romance plots are pretty straighforward, as far as I recall. The romance related dialogues are so badly written I would hardly bother with them, except possibly for a laugh, though if you carry through with a romance you get a brief wedding cutscene at the end of the module.<br /><br />5) To find Sidoc you need to enter the large mansion in the northeast quadrant of Hluthvar, immediately north of the tower with the mage store, through the door in the northeast corner. IIRC, other doors on the same structure go nowhere, and the northeast door is not locked and does not present any other special problems.rogueknight333https://www.blogger.com/profile/13801106684065769738noreply@blogger.com