nwnx_easy

[Fireboar]

BACK IN ACTION!

After a while out of action, nwnx_easy is back! It's now been updated to the latest version of NWNX2, with a few extra fixes, scripts consolidated into one easy-to-find location and all configuration file settings available without hunting through various development trees.


ORIGINAL POST FOLLOWS HERE:

Hello.

I've been using NWNX for a while, but the one thing that's always hit home is just how difficult it is for the average administrator to set up NWNX on a Linux system with any sort of functionality. Specifically, the latest versions of Chat and ODMBC will not compile without C++ code modifications, and Makefile has to be renamed to Makefile.in in several plugins.

That won't do!

So I've put together all of the Linux NWNX plugins that are out now, in the most recent version that I could convince to compile itself, created an install.sh bash script and packaged it up. Now, it should just be a case of:

- Unpackage
- Run install.sh
- Move everything from the compiled directory into the NWN directory.

Here's the package:
http://www.bfme.uni.cc/globaldomain/nwnx_easy.tar.gz

The idea is not to try and take credit for the work of other people, this is simply my way of making it easier for people to get a server running. The only plugin missing is the Functions plugin, the latest version of which doesn't seem compatible. If someone could point me in the right direction here, that would be appreciated.

[virusman]

Thanks!

[Fireboar]

Update - I've included nwnx_tmi, nwnx_functions and nwnx_structs in the package, and updated nwnx_odmbc as well. Same link.

[Fireboar]

Update!

http://www.bfme.uni.cc/globaldomain/nwnx_easy_0.3.tar.gz

nwnx_easy 0.3
- Updated nwnx_chat to 0.3.5 for compatability with NWN 1.69 beta 10
- Updated nwnx_events to 1.2.2.1 (custom version), featuring three new (two custom) events as well as compatability with NWN 1.69 beta 10
- Updated nwnx_functions to 1.8.8, adding the IntToObject function
- Fixed an issue with the ODMBC plugin not working with SQLite and PostgreSQL
- Included a more powerful function library for ODMBC, and upgraded the APS one to include the new changes. Make sure both fb_inc_database and aps_include are installed into your module if you plan on using the new aps_include. If you do all your SQL transactions manually, then you should probably just use fb_inc_database and leave aps_include out altogether.
- Included a more powerful function library for CHAT. Use fb_inc_chat instead of dmb_chat (not included) for the extended functionality that it offers.
- Updated the nwnx_events documentation to make it clearer; it now shows exactly what functions do what.
- Consolidated all the documentation into the docs folder, and all the demo modules and helper scripts into the nwn folder.


So in a nutshell, this version improves on the documentation and updates the plugins with the recent 1.69 updates by Virusman.

[Fireboar]

Update!

http://www.bfme.uni.cc/globaldomain/nwnx_easy.tar.gz

nwnx_easy 0.4 is the new version: it's fully supported for NWN 1.69 EXCEPT that the events, functions and fixes plugins do not work (they don't work anywhere: when the update for them comes out I will update nwnx_easy accordingly).

I've also included documentation for nwnx_leto this time around - the idea is to clear up any confusion around the most confusing plugin ever. More to come in future updates.

[virusman]

Events 1.2.2 work perfectly with 1.69.

[Fireboar]

That's what I've done.

[william_hunter]

FB: Will this stop the crashes I am experiencing with the event plugin? Its intermittent, but it is annoying, and it seems to be related to SimTools and chat, but maybe thats just my wild conjecture. I just need to stabilize my server. People don't stick around long when things crash too often, you know?
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The Realm of Tharagon NWN PW

[Fireboar]

I have tested the events plugin and have confirmed that, although Events does not work, it does not crash the server either. If you need the functionality of Events then you'll have to wait, otherwise you should probably keep it out of your NWN folder.

Remember, you should not put all the plugins into the NWN folder! Only use the ones you need, otherwise it can cause performance issues.

[william_hunter]

I think there must be a call to it in SimTools 3.0, because even when I remove it from the installed plugins, it still pops the error message up and takes the server down. I will see what Funky has to say about this, I guess. Thanks.
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The Realm of Tharagon NWN PW

[Fireboar]

SIMTools only uses nwnx_chat, as far as I know. The latest version of nwnx_chat is included with nwnx_easy 0.4, and it is tested and confirmed to work perfectly with NWN 1.69.

[virusman]

SIMTools uses NWNX Events for command completion.

[william_hunter]

Ah, so if i disable that for the time being...
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The Realm of Tharagon NWN PW

[virusman]

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