4.1GB of HD models and textures added to Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition
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Beamdog’s remastered version ofNeverwinter Nightswas released in 2018, bringing graphical improvements like pixel shaders and post-processing effects to BioWare’sotherDungeons & Dragons RPG. (The enhanced edition also restored its multiplayer server list.) Characters still had the same blocky, polygonal heads they had in the 2002 original, however. That’s changed with theHD Models & Textures Pack, which unpacks to 4.1GB of better-looking characters, as well as weapons, armor, and shields.
Beamdog notes that “using remade models on lower-end machines can lead to potential problems with the game performance” and so the upgraded models and textures are optional. You candownload them directly from Beamdog, and one enterprising player has already uploaded them to theSteam Workshop, where you can also find content like theplayer-made modulesthat Neverwinter Nights was famous for.
The enduring popularity of Neverwinter Nights is another reminder of howDungeons & Dragons shaped every corner of PC gaming. If a shinier, newer D&D RPG is what you’re interested in, development ofBaldur’s Gate 3continues apace, with the latest update adding the sorcerer as a playable class and a new region called Grymforge.
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