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First post, by robbo007

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Hi guys,
Neverwinter Nights Revival , the 1991 AOL game is back online.

Remember Neverwinter Nights on AOL, the original 1991 Forgotten Realms game, the first graphical MMO, years before anything else like it? The AOL host has been gone a long time, but a small volunteer project has rebuilt it: a working host for the original MS-DOS 2.22 client, with real multiplayer, shared areas, parties, trading, battles together.

On top there's a new Adventurers' Hall: live tavern chat, guild chat that follows you into the game, message boards, a Hall of Fame, and a weekly News of the Realm.

How to play:
- Real retro hardware with a WiFi modem, or DOSBox/DOSBox-X on Windows, macOS or Linux
- Or just play in your browser, no download needed
- Address : nwnrevival.com:5000
- Everything you need: nwnrevival.com

Accounts are by invitation code right now , PM me and I'll send you one. (We are still testing things).

The realm is now open to the public. No invite needed.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project , not affiliated with the original publishers.

Come say hi in the Tavern.

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Reply 1 of 4, by robbo007

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Hi all,
The original NWN AOL v2.2 client can be found on the internet .

This client can be used to connect to NWN Revivial.

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Reply 2 of 4, by robbo007

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We've added one click (no installing necessary) Windows, macOS (Universal binary) and Linux launcher. More info here: https://www.nwnrevival.com/join.php

Reply 3 of 4, by Arminius

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@robbo007, you've made me curious. Always thought of Meridian59 as being the first graphical MMO. So I've downloaded the DOS client from the website (NWNREV) and transferred all to my happy DOS 6.0 VM in 86Box. I've configured all, but when trying to call I get a "NO ANSWER - hanging up". Website status says it's all open. What am I doing wrong? My modem appears to be dialing and working.

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Arminius wrote on Today, 09:45:

@robbo007, you've made me curious. Always thought of Meridian59 as being the first graphical MMO. So I've downloaded the DOS client from the website (NWNREV) and transferred all to my happy DOS 6.0 VM in 86Box. I've configured all, but when trying to call I get a "NO ANSWER - hanging up". Website status says it's all open. What am I doing wrong? My modem appears to be dialing and working.

Hi,

Great to have you giving it a go! Meridian 59 gets the credit a lot, but NWN was on AOL with graphics in 1991, a good few years earlier.

I think I know what's happening. The 86Box modem isn't a real phone modem, it connects over the internet, so it can't dial a phone number. If NWNSETUP is set to Modem Dialup (or the X.25 PAD) it dials a number the modem has no way of calling, gets NO CARRIER back, and NWN shows "NO ANSWER - hanging up".

Try this:

1. Run NWNSETUP and set the connection to WiFi/DOSBox-X (the internet one).
2. For the number put: nwnrevival.com:5000
The :5000 matters, without it the 86Box modem tries port 23.
3. In 86Box's settings for the modem, turn telnet mode off. The game sends binary data and telnet mode will mess it up once you're in.
4. Set the speed to the same in both NWNSETUP and the 86Box modem. 2400 is the safe choice.

Then type NWN and it should connect straight to the server. The first time, it'll probably offer you an update. Say yes, it only takes a few minutes.

If it still won't connect, let me know roughly what time you tried and I'll check the server logs from my end.

Regards,

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