Obsidian Entertainment is working on a new expansion pack for Neverwinter Nights 2, tentatively titled Storm of the Zehir.
According to the Neverwinter Nights Vault, the game will be set after the defeat of the King of Shadows in the original campaign.
It's promised that the game will be non-linear in a way never before seen in the NWN series. Players can form their own party of adventurers instead of being grouped with NPCs who they wish would drop down and die.
There doesn't seem to be an epic quest per se, but instead you're simply dropped into the world and told to get on with it.
So if you want to raid and pillage caravans like pirates, or ally to create a blossoming trade empire, you can. We're told the economy of the world will react to whatever you do.
It sounds a bit like the original Fallout, to be honest, and includes an overland map just like it too.
There's no word on a release date yet, but based on the last expansion pack we expect this some time around Christmas.
It does sound grand so far, especially based on the quality of the last ex. pack. Josh Sawyer mentioning Darklands in reference to the overland map didn't hurt too muich either.
It's sounding kind of like Temple of Elemental Evil, but with a better setting and story (yay) and NWN 2's combat (boo). What they've said about the companions seems pretty interesting too - a configurable party (a la IWD and TOEE) but with some recruitable NPCs designed by the developers as well. Hopefully this'll mean than they can add party member death, without worrying too much about mucking up the story line.
With this, Purgatorio, Mysteries of Westgate and Mask of the Betratyer, NWN2 is definately turning into the best s**tty game I ever bought.
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