<s>
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
led	O
to	O
it	B-General_Concept
being	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
,	O
who	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
their	O
Atari	O
range	O
of	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
later	O
released	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
client	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
purchased	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacSoft	O
released	O
a	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
port	O
in	O
August	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
campaign	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
mechanics	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
3rd	O
edition	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
was	O
designed	O
around	O
an	O
Internet-based	O
model	O
for	O
running	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
MMOG	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
end	O
users	O
to	O
host	O
game	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
intent	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
potentially	O
infinite	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
game	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
online	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
graphical	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
which	O
operated	O
from	O
1991	O
to	O
1997	O
on	O
AOL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
campaign	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
as	O
single	O
player	O
or	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Windows	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
Aurora	O
toolset	O
used	O
for	O
creating	O
custom	O
content	O
that	O
would	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
expansion	O
packs	O
were	O
subsequently	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Undrentide	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2003	O
;	O
Hordes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Underdark	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2003	O
;	O
and	O
Kingmaker	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
intended	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
system	O
which	O
emulated	O
the	O
interactions	O
in	O
a	O
pen-and-paper	O
version	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
including	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
posting	O
at	O
the	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
Vault	O
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
contained	O
information	O
from	O
what	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
original	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
BioWare	O
forums	O
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
lead	O
designer	O
Rob	O
Bartel	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
series	O
of	O
excerpts	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
doc	O
"	O
were	O
not	O
a	O
hoax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
scenario	O
supplied	O
with	O
the	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
is	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
comprises	O
approximately	O
sixty	O
hours	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
defeating	O
a	O
powerful	O
cult	O
,	O
collecting	O
four	O
reagents	O
required	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
plague	O
,	O
and	O
thwarting	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
,	O
located	O
along	O
the	O
Sword	O
Coast	O
of	O
Faerûn	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
campaign	O
setting	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
and	O
final	O
chapters	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
itself	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
lengthy	O
mid-story	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
venture	O
into	O
the	O
surrounding	O
countryside	O
and	O
travel	O
northward	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Luskan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
3rd	O
edition	O
rule	O
set	O
;	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
most	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
combat	O
and	O
skills	O
usage	O
,	O
are	O
randomly	O
determined	O
by	O
dice	B-Language
rolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
another	O
die	O
is	O
rolled	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
damage	O
dealt	O
,	O
with	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
assigned	O
to	O
dice	B-Language
with	O
a	O
greater	O
number	O
of	O
sides	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
do	O
more	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
nearly	O
all	O
actions	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
dice	B-Language
rolls	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
see	O
them	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
results	O
calculated	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
robust	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
separates	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
from	O
previous	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
many	O
different	O
servers	O
hosting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
hardware	O
and	O
bandwidth	O
,	O
each	O
server	O
can	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
ninety-six	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
server	O
application	O
,	O
plus	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Masters	I-Device
(	O
DM	O
)	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
if	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
game	O
modules	O
are	O
run	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
genres	O
and	O
themes	O
,	O
including	O
persistent	B-Protocol
worlds	I-Protocol
(	O
which	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
MUD	B-Application
)	O
,	O
combat	O
arenas	O
(	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
modules	O
)	O
,	O
whole	O
servers	O
dedicated	O
to	O
sexually	O
oriented	O
roleplay	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
requires	O
that	O
these	O
persistent	B-Protocol
worlds	I-Protocol
be	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
,	O
primarily	O
for	O
reasons	O
of	O
copyright	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
lacks	O
a	O
global	O
chat	O
function	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
supported	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
players	O
typically	O
join	O
pickup	O
games	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
interface	O
,	O
or	O
schedule	O
games	O
in	O
advance	O
with	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persistent	B-Protocol
worlds	I-Protocol
do	O
this	O
work	O
for	O
them	O
by	O
inviting	O
players	O
to	O
visit	O
their	O
website	O
and	O
continue	O
to	O
roleplay	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
important	O
feature	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
Client	O
:	O
a	O
tool	O
that	O
allows	O
an	O
individual	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
,	O
who	O
guides	O
the	O
players	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
has	O
complete	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
printed	O
gamebooks	O
by	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Publishing	O
,	O
utilized	O
this	O
feature	O
to	O
a	O
limited	O
extent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	B-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
was	O
viewed	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
successful	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DM	O
Client	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
regular	O
campaigns	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
allowing	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
servers	O
to	O
flourish	O
by	O
permitting	O
the	O
DMs	O
of	O
those	O
servers	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
in	O
mid-game	O
for	O
added	O
realism	O
and	O
flexibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
Client	O
also	O
permits	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
spawn	O
and	O
control	O
masses	O
of	O
monsters	O
and	O
NPCs	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
units	O
would	O
be	O
controlled	O
in	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
the	O
Aurora	O
toolset	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
modules	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
content	O
creators	O
are	O
known	O
as	O
builders	O
in	O
the	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Builders	O
can	O
overlay	O
placeable	O
objects	O
onto	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
built-in	O
scripting	O
language	O
NWScript	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
C	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
,	O
to	O
run	O
cut	O
scenes	O
,	O
quests	O
,	O
mini-games	O
and	O
conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Aurora	O
toolset	O
has	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ongoing	O
persistent	B-Protocol
worlds	I-Protocol
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
age	O
,	O
the	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
custom	O
content	O
community	O
remains	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
community	O
,	O
mostly	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
Vault	O
,	O
has	O
created	O
over	O
4,000	O
modules	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
,	O
many	O
award-winning	O
adventures	O
and	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Dreamcatcher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aurora	O
toolset	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	O
versions	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
project	O
neveredit	O
aims	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
toolset	O
features	O
to	O
these	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
module-making	O
legacy	O
was	O
continued	O
by	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Waterdhavian	O
creatures	O
are	O
needed	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
cure	O
for	O
the	O
Wailing	O
Death	O
,	O
a	O
plague	O
that	O
is	O
sweeping	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
and	O
forcing	O
a	O
quarantine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
cure	O
is	O
being	O
made	O
,	O
Castle	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
minions	O
of	O
Desther	O
,	O
who	O
betrays	O
the	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
Aribeth	O
and	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
's	O
spymaster	O
,	O
Aarin	O
Gend	O
,	O
to	O
begin	O
searching	O
for	O
the	O
cult	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
plague	O
and	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Morag	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
escapes	O
the	O
Stone	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
inside	O
it	B-General_Concept
implodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
publisher	O
Infogrames	O
shipped	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
to	O
stores	O
,	O
with	O
half	O
allocated	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
to	O
international	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	B-Architecture
Money	O
columnist	O
Chris	O
Morris	O
reported	O
that	O
"	O
gamers	O
complained	O
loudly	O
about	O
"	O
this	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
debuted	O
at	O
#1	O
on	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
's	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
during	O
the	O
June	O
16	O
–	O
22	O
period	O
,	O
and	O
held	O
the	O
position	O
for	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
displaced	O
by	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
chart	O
's	O
top	O
10	O
consistently	O
for	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
was	O
ultimately	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
11th-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Zeschuk	O
remarked	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
that	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
above	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Edge	O
declared	O
it	B-General_Concept
the	O
country	O
's	O
26th-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
released	O
since	O
January	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
also	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
,	O
which	O
indicates	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
packs	O
surpassed	O
2.6	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
early	O
2005	O
;	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
totaled	O
1.3	O
million	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discounting	O
its	O
expansions	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
ultimately	O
sold	O
2.2	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
referred	O
to	O
it	B-General_Concept
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
exceedingly	O
rare	O
games	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
offer	O
virtually	O
everyone	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
n't	O
already	O
into	O
RPGs	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
it	B-General_Concept
for	O
its	O
campaign	O
,	O
its	O
Aurora	O
toolset	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
later	O
named	O
it	B-General_Concept
the	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
June	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
called	O
it	B-General_Concept
"	O
a	O
total	O
package	O
—	O
a	O
PC	O
gaming	O
classic	O
for	O
the	O
ages	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
storyline	O
 [ is ] 	O
as	O
persuasive	O
as	O
any	O
I	O
’ve	O
encountered	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
roleplaying	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Chan	O
of	O
New	O
Straits	O
Times	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
is	O
every	O
role-playing	O
gamer	O
's	O
dream	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
praised	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
DM	O
tools	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
level	O
creation	O
options	O
"	O
impressive	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
thought	O
that	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
is	O
the	O
closest	O
that	O
any	O
video	O
game	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
accurately	O
representing	O
the	O
full	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
rules	O
,	O
a	O
statement	O
further	O
reinforced	O
by	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
who	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
the	O
first	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
pen-and-paper	O
game	O
's	O
3rd	O
Edition	O
rules	O
,	O
but	O
it	B-General_Concept
's	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
implement	O
them	O
so	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Suciu	O
of	O
Newsweek	O
magazine	O
called	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
richest	O
fantasy	O
PC	O
experience	O
ever	O
created.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
"	O
Neverwinter'''s	O
contribution	O
to	O
D&D	O
gaming	O
is	O
always	O
a	O
hot	O
topic	O
and	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
argument.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	O
Vault	O
declared	O
it	B-General_Concept
"	O
Product	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
ranked	O
it	B-General_Concept
the	O
year	O
's	O
second-best	O
computer	O
game	O
across	O
all	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
publication	O
's	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
single-player	O
game	O
is	O
merely	O
passable	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
highly	O
praised	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
content-creation	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
what	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
games	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
all	O
along	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
received	O
further	O
nominations	O
in	O
the	O
AIAS	O
's	O
special	O
categories	O
for	O
"	O
Innovation	O
in	O
PC	O
Gaming	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
RPG	O
Vault	O
's	O
categories	O
for	O
music	O
and	O
writing	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
these	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
did	O
win	O
RPG	O
Vault	O
's	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Community	O
Building	O
"	O
prize.Neverwinter	O
Nights	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
RPG	O
Vault	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Morrowind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
wrote	O
that	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
"	O
gave	O
gamers	O
a	O
fabulous	O
toolset	O
for	O
creating	O
their	O
own	O
adventures	O
—	O
too	O
bad	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
prompted	O
a	O
staffwide	O
shrugging	O
of	O
shoulders.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
as	O
the	O
overall	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2002	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
and	O
the	O
AIAS	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
by	O
the	O
GDCA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
prizes	O
went	O
variously	O
to	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1942	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
several	O
in-game	O
portraits	O
have	O
been	O
modified	O
in	O
patches	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
having	O
been	O
copied	O
from	O
outside	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
Red	O
Cross	O
symbol	O
being	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Healer	O
's	O
Kit	O
through	O
patches.Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
BioWare	O
using	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Aurora	O
engine	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
called	O
the	O
Odyssey	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
,	O
also	O
used	O
it	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
modders	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
modify	O
these	O
games	O
using	O
some	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
modding	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Aurora	O
engine	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
used	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
its	O
toolset	O
to	O
develop	O
prototypes	O
and	O
mock-ups	O
of	O
various	O
areas	O
and	O
scenarios	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expansion	O
packs	O
and	O
modulesNeverwinter	O
Nights	O
received	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Undrentide	I-Application
,	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
expansion	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hordes	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Underdark	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
continued	O
where	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Undrentide	I-Application
ended	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
character	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
15th	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
into	O
the	O
vast	O
subterranean	O
world	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Underdark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kingmaker	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
three	O
premium	O
modules	O
:	O
the	O
award-winning	O
Kingmaker	B-Application
,	O
Shadowguard	O
,	O
and	O
Witch	O
's	O
Wake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
also	O
adds	O
dozens	O
of	O
epic	O
spells	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
normal	O
spells	O
that	O
make	O
better	O
use	O
of	O
BioWare	O
's	O
Aurora	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Community	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
(	O
CEP	O
)	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
(	O
last	O
updated	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
community	O
's	O
fan-made	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
combines	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
previously	O
released	O
custom	O
content	O
into	O
one	O
group	O
of	O
hakpaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2004	O
,	O
BioWare	O
launched	O
its	O
online	O
store	O
and	O
started	O
selling	O
what	O
it	B-General_Concept
called	O
"	O
premium	O
modules	O
"	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
digital	O
distribution	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modules	O
in	O
the	O
Kingmaker	B-Application
expansion	O
were	O
stripped	O
of	O
this	O
requirement	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modules	O
included	O
with	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
Diamond	O
Edition	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
Internet	O
access	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
authentication	O
server	O
was	O
temporarily	O
taken	O
down	O
as	O
a	O
reaction	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
to	O
the	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
store	O
being	O
hacked	O
and	O
customer	O
data	O
stolen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modules	O
Kingmaker	B-Application
,	O
Shadowguard	O
,	O
and	O
Witch	O
's	O
Wake	O
were	O
sold	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Diamond	O
Edition	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
include	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kingmaker	I-Application
,	O
BioWare	O
's	O
flagship	O
premium	O
module	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
received	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
'	O
PC	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
 '	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
include	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	I-Application
ShadowGuard	I-Application
,	O
created	O
by	O
community	O
member	O
Ben	O
McJunkin	O
;	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	O
Witch	O
's	O
Wake	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
module	O
by	O
Rob	O
Bartel	O
;	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
Coast	I-Application
;	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	O
Infinite	O
Dungeons	O
,	O
a	O
BioWare	O
module	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Undermountain	O
area	O
below	O
Waterdeep	O
;	O
and	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	O
Wyvern	O
Crown	O
of	O
Cormyr	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
fully	O
ridable	O
horses	O
,	O
flowing	O
cloaks	O
,	O
tabards	O
and	O
long	O
coats	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
prestige	O
class	O
(	O
the	O
Purple	O
Dragon	O
Knight	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
extensive	O
new	O
art	O
,	O
creatures	O
,	O
and	O
tilesets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hex	O
Coda	O
by	O
Stefan	O
Gagne	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
cancelled	O
premium	O
module	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
Vault	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
Ossian	O
Studios	O
Inc.	O
,	O
headed	O
up	O
by	O
Alan	O
Miranda	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
producer	O
at	O
BioWare	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
second	O
canceled	O
premium	O
module	O
to	O
the	O
Vault	O
:	O
Darkness	B-Application
over	I-Application
Daggerford	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
Daggerford	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
favorably	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkness	B-Application
over	I-Application
Daggerford	I-Application
's	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
quasi-official	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
next	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
a	O
fully	O
official	O
one	O
:	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
Westgate	I-Application
for	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
incomplete	O
module	O
by	O
Luke	O
Scull	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
his	O
help	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
modders	O
and	O
designers	O
from	O
the	O
website	O
Arelith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
with	O
a	O
long	O
history	O
with	O
BioWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
BioWare	O
,	O
the	O
change	O
of	O
developer	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
BioWare	O
's	O
business	O
with	O
other	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
shipped	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Atari	O
announced	O
Cryptic	O
Studios	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
,	O
an	O
online	O
role-playing	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
book	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
by	O
R.A.	O
Salvatore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	O
based	O
on	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
's	O
global	O
property	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
rules	O
and	O
feature	O
the	O
titular	O
city	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
an	O
early	O
2013	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
used	O
at	O
West	O
Nottinghamshire	O
College	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
delivering	O
key	O
skills	O
and	O
of	O
showing	O
IT	B-General_Concept
designers	O
how	O
to	O
understand	O
the	O
coding	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Synthetic	O
Worlds	O
Initiative	O
at	O
Indiana	O
University	O
has	O
used	O
it	B-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Arden	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
The	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Shakespeare	I-Protocol
,	O
where	O
Shakespeare	O
's	O
dramatic	O
history	O
of	O
Richard	O
III	O
and	O
The	O
War	O
of	O
the	O
Roses	O
can	O
be	O
interactively	O
explored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
of	O
Alberta	O
has	O
offered	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
design	O
course	O
which	O
uses	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Aurora	O
Toolset	O
as	O
the	O
platform	O
for	O
teaching	O
and	O
course	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
interface	O
for	O
some	O
Moodle	B-Application
activity	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
also	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
both	O
expansion	O
packs	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
collections:Atari	O
Collection	O
:	O
Rollenspiele	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Lawful	O
Good	O
Edition	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Chaotic	O
Evil	O
Edition	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
Ultimate	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
;	O
Rollenspiele	O
:	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
3-Pack	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Collection	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
contains	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
expansions	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beamdog	O
announced	O
the	O
upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
:	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skybound	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Skybound	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
released	O
Beamdog	O
's	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
