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Patch download site
 

I think this may be the best place to get current patches:

http://nwn2.obsidian.net/support/patch.html

Well i've waited for a no-cd crack and got tired of waiting. I used the setup that Zorranco is using and it works like a charm even running the latest patch (1.03.840). I'm using YASO 1.2b and DT 4.08.

My System:
AMD X2 3800
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe
2GB CL2 Corsair TwinX
Nvidia 7800GT PCI-E
120GB SATA OS Drive
2x 320GB SATA Raid 0 Game Drive
NEC 3550A DVD-R
Windows XP SP2

Works for me either, but ONLY with Posedon maxi image (when I tryed other it returned me error "emulator detected").

I'm using DT 4.08 and YASU 1.02b, my NWN2 version is 1.03840 (newest).

So... I see no reason why it could not work for You guys (at least until next patch is released;) ).

Good Luck.

Finally! 1.03.840 (latest to date) Working!
 

I have tried everything posted on MANY forums in getting this to work.

The following is what finally worked:

Poseiden Image (Image #1 on GCW)
DT 4.08HT Emu-Opts ON
DT Still running

What made this work for me? Two things..

I moved my virtual drive from S: to G: (apparently it doesn't like high letter drives.. it gave a 'orig CD not found' type error with drive as S:) and also ran the game immediately after mounting the maxi-image in DT.

So.. the steps:

1: Install DT 4.08
2: DL + unpack Poseiden image
3: Set EMU options to on (ALL of them) in DT
4: Set EMU drives to 1 (prob not mandatory, but what I did)
5: Rename the EMU drive properties to something normal (I named mine SUNY DVD-RW 2.1a .. also prob not mandatory, but what I did)
6: Mount the image in DT
7: Immediately click on the nwn2main_amdxp.exe (might work with the launcher, but did not try it)
8: Play!

Hope this helps someone else, as this thread helped me a ton.

Got it working too!!!
 

All,
I got the latest patch working. I had 1.00 installed.
I updated to latest version with NWK2 updater

• DT (Latest Ver) Installed everything
• Got YASU 1.03 installed and enabled
• Mounted poseden_MAXI_NWN2 image(GCW)
• Turned all options on in DT
• Exited DT and said that I want all options still enabled
• Double Clicked NWN2 desktop shortcut
• Clicked Play
• It took about 5 mins while the game built it's caching
• Boom Bam Flippity Floop!
• NWN2 is working!!!!

Ok i've read this post all over but i haven't found exactly what i'm looking so i'll just post it here....

I have the DVD Multi 5 version of the game (Spanish-French-Deutch-English-Italian), and i've made a two dvd copy backup of the game, it installs ok and if i use the crack it works fine, but then i want to update it to v 1.03 so it gets fixed up and all that stuff, but then i tried this:

Installed DT 4.08 latest, downloaded poseidon image, mounted on dvd drive and put the original files again in the nwn2 folder (i'm using the crack) and proceeded to run it via the image but then i got nothing, i mean apparently it passes the copy protection because it doesn't send a message back but after the splash screen fades nothing happens, and i'm wondering if it's because i'm using the DVD Multi 5 version, because i don't know which version of the game is the poseidon image file.

Sorry for the long post but i need help guys....

I have the game running currently with the steps described above by lowkee and two2deep. Very much appreciated.

So, I got the game running using two2deep's method; however, the merchant's windows don't pop up after the tutorial is over. Bioware forum says it's a bad crack, anyone else with this problem?

There is no crack in two2deep method.
He is just using virtual image, so exe is 100% official.

Thanks for all the usefull imformation in this post.

Ive been playing alot of NWN2 with the cracked exe file til now.
Id like to try online play so I have downloaded the Bender image file, poseiden image and tested with DT 4.08, YASU 1.03 etc. I have restored the original nwnmain.exe
I can mount the poseiden image with DT and hide it with YASU. However the game crashes before it can start by whatever combination I do. Anyone know what the reason is?

Playing on an Athlon64 3200+ with 1Gb RAM and Geforce 6800GS 256mb.
Windows XP Pro SP2 and new Forceware drivers.

NWN2 Patch 1.02
 

Hi!

I also had lots of trouble with patch 1.02 and mounting my image.
Finally, I got it working:

1. I use my own image (direct dvd-image created with alcohol 120%, DPM Speed: max)
BUT: I guess it's not important which image you use. You just should not use any crap stuff like with Nero created images!!

2. I use Daemon Tools 4.08 HE / 1.38 SPTD

3. I can start the game via "nwn2main_amdxp.exe"

BUT: Now i come to my solution:

It can happen that this error message appeares:

Original Disc not found! Please insert Original Disc! (just sense-translated -.-)

4. Now start Starforce Nightmare and disable CD / CH1 / CH2. Close it and start NWN2.
-> Now you will get an error message, that says that Neverwinter Nights 2 caused an error and has to be closed.

5. Now start Starforce Nightmare and enable CD / CH1 / CH2. Close it and start NWN2 via "nwn2main_amdxp.exe"!

Now the game should start every time, if not just repeat step 4&5!

I don't know why it works. I just know that it works. Yeah dudes, that's a fool's luck. ;O Perhaps someone knows why my method works for me

Now it should work! - It almost works for me so perhaps this post can help someone.

greeds, azual

Hello guys.

I've been running My NWN 2 game on latest 1.03 patch with the following:

DT 4.08 + EMU all + Poseden image ON
no yasu

I simply put Windows 2000 compatibility on nw2main.exe
And the securom pain is OVER! Got ya there!!!

Tell me if it works for you guys.

Cheers.
@tomX

I got it running also. By activating the CD-Rom again, oddly enough.
Then I mounted the poseden image and exiting DT with emulation enabled.
And hiding with YASU. After that the game started without a crash.

I have NWN2 updated to 1.03
DT 4.08HE and YASU 1.4

is there a cliff notes on how to do this? a simple explanation so i dont have to go through 9 pages? thanks lol

tnx for help @all , but. Nothing works. Is there a differece of US and EU version? Dunno but i tryed everything and nothing works and really im not a noob. I can play only 1.1

@T5e5s5t12345: Dunno what nine pages you're talking about but if you read through them you will also find answers to a lot of questions you haven't asked yet!

ok i have a couple questions...

do i have to uninstall alcohol 120% for it to work?

and should i enable "inuse check" in daemon tools?

after reading some of the comments here especialy the one by "Ahile"

i decided to register to the site to share the way to fix the "neverwinter nights 2 has encountered a problem and needs to close...blah blah blah"

what i did is to mount the "poseden_MAXI_NWN2.mdf" with DT 4.06
then run YASU 1.04
then go to nwn2 directory open the file nwn.ini and change the "CD0=X"
where "X" is u have to put the cd letter which DT image uses.

after i done this i could run the "nwn2main_amdxp.exe" which previously allways crashed.

nwn2main.exe still crashes but perhaps thats because i have AMD and XP :D

by the way i have the latest patch applied 1.0.3.840!

Hope this helps at least some of you guys ;)

PPL, my nwn (latest patch) crashes... :(
Tryed YASO 1.02b, 1.04, DT 4.06, 4.08 ...
with YASO 1.02b nwn says emulator detected, with YASO 1.04 it crashes...
any suggestions how to fix it? please help.

I don't why this thread is so long. I'm a nub but have had no problems at all with this method (soz if already posted by others)

Install NWN2 Full.
Auto-update to 1.03
Install Daemon Tools 4.08HE
Mount Poseidon Image .......NO i mean NO emualtion enabled. (All OFF for nubs like me)
Run YASU. latest (will tell you ur image drive letter is hidden)
And play from normal Launcher icon.

Works fine. Never had problems.

All the DL links for mentioned programs can be found on GameCopyWorld website.

NB I was playing Evanescance The Open Door in my physical DVD drive while doing all this. So don't know why others had to physically unhook their drives.

what do you mean "NO i mean NO emualtion enabled." all those security options turned off?

yup thats what i'd guess he means

I just lost my last hope to run this awesome game on my pc... :(
did clear install, patch, mounted poseden img, yasu 1.04 and it still says "Emulator detected" ... :eek: donno what to do now and how to launch it :(
AMD Sempron 3000+, nForce 4x, 1GB ram, nVidia 6600GT.

Try it again, slovix. With Yasu 1.5.

did you guys even try to play with just the poseden image mounted in dt and no yasu or other tools? because it works fine here like that for me.

I can verify that Black Shadow's solution worked fine with me.

For me too.
Just poseidon and latest DT.
No YASU, no anything...

I registered just to let you guys in on how I play NWN2 with an image.

I use the latest version of Alcohol (1.9.6 Build 4629) to mount the poseden image.

The version of NWN2 I'm playing is 1.02

THAT's ALL. Good luck, fellas

Jesus... I don't get it. YASO doesnt hide my emulated cd-rom (wieved from My Computer) , thats why nwn still detects it !!! How can I fix it?
Lucky you all who can play...:(

P.S. tryed with latest (1.05) YASO. Same shit.

its not designed to hide it from 'my computer'

then how I know does it hide it or not? :O

well you know if the game works or not
it hides registry keys/data used by securom, NOT by the system

blue screen of death
 

ok nwn 2 isnt workin for me and i will let you guys know what i have done so far, hopefully who had this problem knows how to fix it, i use DT 4.08 and yasu (newest) also curerom (old one)

start!
i mounted the nwn 2 iso (reloaded) on dt to install the game
cracked the game with reloaded crack
no update jus v1.0 and ran the game
IT WORKED OMG.... i created my hardcore dude and started the game, in the tute after i get the fur and talk to the other dude i exit the room, BLUE SCRREN!!! some kind of memory dumb, computer restarts.
ok i skip the tute, BLUE SCREEN, computer restarts

second
i read somewhere that the crack will work for v1.01
reinstalled the game update v1.01 and crack it
same problem

gave up for a few days waiting for a solution

third
found this forums and tired the stuff posted here

reinstalled, update to v1.03, dl the maxi/mini image
disable my cdrom drive from device manager, mounted the maxi/mini image and turned on yasu, hhmm... it just said it encountered an error and needed to exit

forth
reinstalled, updated to v1.03, mount the maxi/mini image, created a profile of nwnlauncher.exe, turned off yasu, it actually worked, but again when i click on that door or exit the tute, blue screen.

i think my problem is different then urs, i can start the game fine but then the blue screen comes up and resrtart right away,

any ideas, do u think the installation is corrupt, should i hide dt during the installation?

man im ganna get the original cd in bout a month but really wanna play this NOW.... thx in advance

No original around => no support here! (Forum rule #1)

You missed a bit Joe :P

sry about that, well this off topic but i need to update my geforce go6600 but nvidia doesnt have drivers for the go 6 series, i also search online and it seems its different with different brands of laptops, well mine is a build to order or custom laptop, doesnt have a brand, any ideas where i might be able to dl the driver??

www.nvidia.com

One file to rule em all basically :P

Agreed, it's not easy to find the drivers for the non-mainstream nVidia GPU's. This page: http://www.nvidia.com/page/forceware_geforce_go.html suggests that the usual nVidia ForceWare drivers are supposed to work with these notebook chipsets, too.