2DA files, location??

[Dark]

Anyone know where the new 2DA files are? I need to rework my mod, and I need those new files, especially the new ones for the HD packs. Having all kinds of issues with my mod and the models missing parts. anyone know?

[Proleric]

For the base game files you need the NWNExplorer[github.com] tool.

If this does not automatically find your NWN installation, use the big Open button to navigate to the Neverwinter Nights folder and open the .key file. If you purchased from Steam that will be in steam\steamapps\common.

The 2da files are listed in one block under Game Data. Select that heading then r-click to export them all.

The HD Art Pack is a different matter. When you install it, it puts a few 2da files in Neverwinter Nights\ovr. These are text files which you can simply copy. The changes are shown here[forum.neverwintervault.org]

I have not seen an explanation of what these changes are for, so I guess they fix glitches in the base game which only occur when HD Art Pack is installed.

There are some bugs currently in the HD Art Pack, when used with the official game. On top of that, the HD Art Pack may never be compatible with community modules that use custom artwork.

[Crystal Sharrd]

Originally posted by Proleric:

There are some bugs currently in the HD Art Pack, when used with the official game. On top of that, the HD Art Pack may never be compatible with community modules that use custom artwork.

What are these bugs?

[Dark]

Using NW Explorer is kind of a pain in the ass. You have to manually search every 2da file. There used to be a way to get the zipped up 2da files. that's what I need. I have very specific 2da files that I need.

[Proleric]

Originally posted by Dark:

Using NW Explorer is kind of a pain in the ass. You have to manually search every 2da file...

No longer true. Open nwn_base.key if necessary. Expand data\base_2da.bif. Right-click on Game Data. Export. In 4 clicks, that gives you a folder containing all the 2da files, exactly like the zips that used to be around, but up-to-date.

You only need to do this once per release.

[Proleric]

Originally posted by sonic65101:

Originally posted by Proleric:

There are some bugs currently in the HD Art Pack...

What are these bugs?

There's a post on the wiki[nwn.wiki] which illustrates some of the problems, but that's probably not comprehensive.

[ZeornWarlock]

Sorry to necro post, but for some reason I can't get the typical names of the 2da when extracting the base_2d.bif file from NWN data found in steam\steamapps\common with the NWNExplorer tool.

All I'm getting are res0..2da, res1..2da etc... So for E.G: Placeables2da it's the one called res501..2da. So it's really difficult to get the one I'm looking for without having their actual names.

I did manage to find the portraits and placeables 2da that way and renamed them accordingly to work, but anything else is quite a challenge to get.

Does anyone know when I can find the latest base and raw 2da files for NWN EE somewhere?

[Proleric]

Originally posted by Proleric:

... use the big Open button to navigate to the Neverwinter Nights folder and open the .key file. If you purchased from Steam that will be in steam\steamapps\common...

That's the way to overcome the res0..2da problem - open the .key file. Then you will see the 2da files with their correct names.

That is the definitive source of the latest 2da files.

This method will continue to work for future releases.

The lazy way is to grab files that someone else has extracted using the same method, but, as you can see from this example[neverwintervault.org], they quickly become out-of-date. The game is on 88.8193.36-13 now. It might be that changes since 8193.34 are nil or minimal - I can't remember - but you can't rely on that.

[ZeornWarlock]

@ Proleric,

I didn't find the .key file at first reading your post a while back above, I just didn't do a deep search for it, but after your reply I searched by file type and found it. Anyhow it works, so thanks a bunch!