BioWare Corp. and Infogrames Inc. are pleased to present the limited open Beta test for one of the most anticipated PC games of the year - Neverwinter Nights. Selected PC game fans will have an unprecedented opportunity to dig into the rich world of Neverwinter Nights before anyone else.
To enter the Beta test program, prospective testers must visit http://www.betatests.net/ and click on "Register Now" and complete the sign-up form. BioWare and Infogrames staff will select beta testers every week in a rolling acceptance process. The initial wave of Beta discs will be sent to the lucky first testers in early May.
If you have already signed up on the http://www.betatests.net/ web site, you do NOT need to sign up again.
At this time, we do not have any more information for you with regards to:
- candidate selection criteria - total number of testers - Beta test start date - length of Beta test
Further information will appear in this thread. Read the press release:
This creature is dubbed "The Balor" and has a
lightning sword. Hmmm, wonder whither the inspiration for him
came?
Perhaps from the Celtic-Irish mythology, Balor is the god of death and the king of the Fomorians, a race of demonic giants.
Dunno 'bout the sword tho...
This creature is dubbed "The Balor" and has a
lightning sword. Hmmm, wonder whither the inspiration for him
came?
Ramses II
Using my spectacles of divination +2, and consulting my AD&D Monster Manual ('78 edition) I find that Type VI demons are unique creatures, one of which is named "Balor." The illustration looks to be based on Tolkien's balrog, because it carries a many-headed whip, has wings that appear to be flaming, and a lightning-shaped sword.
I think in the current iteration of the rules, a Balor is a type of demon, rather than a unique creature.
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of the year - Neverwinter Nights. Selected PC game fans will have an unprecedented opportunity to dig into the rich world of
Neverwinter Nights before anyone else.
To enter the Beta test program, prospective testers must visit http://www.betatests.net/ and click on "Register Now" and
complete the sign-up form. BioWare and Infogrames staff will select beta testers every week in a rolling acceptance process.
The initial wave of Beta discs will be sent to the lucky first testers in early May.
If you have already signed up on the http://www.betatests.net/ web site, you do NOT need to sign up again.
At this time, we do not have any more information for you with regards to:
- candidate selection criteria
- total number of testers
- Beta test start date
- length of Beta test
Further information will appear in this thread.
Read the press release:
http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/press_releases/NWNBetaTest/
[url=http://forums.bioware.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1510&forum=2]NWN beta info[/url]
having problems getting in...
And if you do get in, and register, you may not get confirmation. I managed to squeak in yesterday afternoon. Still haven't received any confirmation.
I even cast "Summon Ratbert" on cphl, to no avail.
"We'll run our regristration server on a 386, mabye people will think it's insanely popular when they cant get in, heh heh"
-ax
http://pc.ign.com/articles/357/357878p1.html
Typical pre-release interview hype, with this interesting screenshot:
http://mediaviewer.ign.com/ignMediaPage.jsp?media_id=1495695&object_id=12077&channel_id=59&page_title=Neverwinter+Nights+Hands+On&adtag=network%3Dign%26size%3D468x60%26channel%3Dpc%26site%3Dpc_hub%26channel%3Dpreviews%26type%3Dpartner
(The second one down in the original art since that link is a monster ;-)
This creature is dubbed "The Balor" and has a lightning sword. Hmmm, wonder whither the inspiration for him came?
Ramses II
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/neverwinternights_042302_028.jpg
Perhaps from the Celtic-Irish mythology, Balor is the god of death and the king of the Fomorians, a race of demonic giants.
Dunno 'bout the sword tho...
Using my spectacles of divination +2, and consulting my AD&D Monster Manual ('78 edition) I find that Type VI demons are unique creatures, one of which is named "Balor." The illustration looks to be based on Tolkien's balrog, because it carries a many-headed whip, has wings that appear to be flaming, and a lightning-shaped sword.
I think in the current iteration of the rules, a Balor is a type of demon, rather than a unique creature.