Well, I had a catastrophic network failure la...

June 12, 2007 by Adam in NWN2

Well, I had a catastrophic network failure last night. I think the internal DSL modem in my closet server at home gets overly hot sometimes. Shutting down the PC and letting it sit overnight fixed the problem for awhile. I'm in the process of ordering a new modem, which should hopefully keep the downtime to a minimum.

Life, as always, is insanely busy. I did manage to focus on the High Seas mini-game last night, without any pesky Internet distractions. My favorite new addition is the ability to get a list of the ships on the world map, along with their distance and direction. For privateers and pirates, knowing where your prey is can be crucial. It's no fun wandering about the world map, looking for something to do.

I'm also slowly working on the ship-to-ship combat portion. The GUI is fairly good at this point, though it's pointing out all manner of problems now that I can see some of the numbers. Ship's velocities aren't changing depending on the wind facing. Weapons aren't firing (though the buttons become disabled when you're out of range quite nicely). I can't start a boarding action, though the enemy sure can. Finally, when I do a boarding action, my crew hates me, but I'm friends with the enemy's ship. Crazy.

At the end of the week, I'm heading off for a week-long vacation. Though my wife rolls her eyes, I usually bring along my computer. Hopefully I can get in some long development hours while the grandparents watch the kids. We'll see how it goes.