Controls and camera - solved

[hyperion]

I have the original version of this game. I found it unplayable because of bad controls and strange camera. Has that been improved in this remake?

[jimbobslimbob]

Nothing was ever wrong with the controls or camera, even in the "old" version... what exactly do you mean?

[hyperion]

Originally posted by jimbobslimbob:

Nothing was ever wrong with the controls or camera, even in the "old" version... what exactly do you mean?

Well, I really cannot say exactly what I mean because it's been years, but I definitely remember the control and camera being awkward.

So what exactly is ehanced if none of the mechanics changes? Is it just graphics upgrade?

[jimbobslimbob]

Originally posted by hyperion:

Originally posted by jimbobslimbob:

Nothing was ever wrong with the controls or camera, even in the "old" version... what exactly do you mean?

So what exactly is ehanced if none of the mechanics changes? Is it just graphics upgrade?

View Beamdog's sticky thread, here.

You can also view their FAQ here[www.beamdog.com].

A showcase of some of the graphical upgrades can be found here:
http://blog.beamdog.com/2018/03/march-23-livestream-recap.html
http://blog.beamdog.com/2018/03/march-16-livestream-recap.html
http://blog.beamdog.com/2018/03/march-9-livestream-recap.html

Other Links:
Forum For Trello Board[forums.beamdog.com]
Roadmap Trello board[trello.com]
Input Trello board[trello.com]

Lastly, a quote from one of the developers:

Originally posted by Julius Borisov:

We have four guiding principles with regards to NWN:
1. Do not break backwards compatibility
2. Don't change, unhardcode, open up for modding/extension and add new functionality
3. Step forward slowly and try to keep it stable
4. New content is king.

What this means is:
We want the game to be able to work with all the old modules. If it worked in 1.69, it should work in 1.7XX

We won't go in and revise systems just to make changes. We'll open those systems and add new functionality on top of what already exists. Sometimes this may require some iteration to do properly.

Have heavy features developed in a branch, off to the side, allowing the main game experience to be reliable even while major new features are in development. Integrate the new improvements slowly and carefully

New content is where all our work will come together to show the future we anticipate for NWN. We cannot revise the existing content due to the sheer mass of content and the risk of bug introduction. (If we changed pathfinding, it could break all the in-game cinematics) But we could make a new pathfinding mode which works only in new content and offers a better experience.

https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/931359/#Comment_931359

Also, the game is far from finished. There's A LOT down the road.

[hyperion]

Originally posted by jimbobslimbob:

Originally posted by hyperion:

So what exactly is ehanced if none of the mechanics changes? Is it just graphics upgrade?

View Beamdog's sticky thread, here.

OK. Thanks for that, I'll check it out.

[Skip Bittman]

Are you sure you weren't thinking of Neverwinter Nights 2? That was the one with the camera from hell.

[Excogitator]

Originally posted by Skip Bittman:

Are you sure you weren't thinking of Neverwinter Nights 2? That was the one with the camera from hell.

I'm not sure about NWN, but NWN 2 is f u c k i n g horrible. WTF!?

[𝑨𝖕𝖍𝖎𝖔𝖓]

Nice 5+ year old thread necro...

To be clear Neverwinter Nights 2 started off with a camera that was basically the same as NWN for the most part with the Z unlocked.

It was slightly adjusted in Patch 1.03/1.04 and then changed to the strategy multi-cam selection buttons we have now in Patch 1.07 and adjusted from there.

Dont remember why it was changed but it can be adjusted to act like its previous behavior and will remain that way if not adjusted again.


Neverwinter Nights 2 Patches[nwn2.fandom.com]