Aurora Toolset (Neverwinter Nights 2)

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This article is about the Aurora toolset of Neverwinter Nights 2. For Aurora toolset of Neverwinter Nights, see Aurora Toolset.

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The Aurora toolset of Neverwinter Nights 2 is a piece of software allowing the construction of custom modules by the user.

The NWN2 toolset has been rewritten by developer Obsidian Entertainment from the ground up in C#.

Obsidian has announced the following enhancements:

Camera placement options.
More wizards.
Conversation nodes will be able to pass parameters to scripts.
Tools will be "modeless", e.g., the builder will be able to have a dialogue window open and change things on the map at the same time.
Tabbed interface to easily jump between features.
Trees will be built using SpeedTree.
Objects (including creatures) can be scaled (larger or smaller) along one (or all) of three axis.
Support nearly any TrueType font.
The GUI will be skinnable.
Color palette are not used, because everything can be modified with 32-bits of color precision; up to 3 different tints can be applied to objects.
The toolset will have a plugin ability so module creaters can interface their own components.
Can change and create new palette categories.

[edit] Pre-release Toolset

Neverwinter Nights 2's publisher, Atari, announced that the toolset would be available to pre-orderers for download one month prior to the retail release of the game in its entirety. Initially scheduled to be available on September 18, 2006, the pre-release toolset was delayed until September 23, but on the night of September 22 was again delayed until October 1. The cause and resolution of the last delay remains unknown.