NWScript

From NWN2Wiki

NWScript is the scripting language used to control behavior of objects, items, NPCs and other aspects of modules in NWN2. It is a functional programming language specific to the NWN game.

NWScript is based upon the C programming language and contains most of the C language syntax.

[edit] Pre-release notes

• Obsidian has stated that NWN2 will include "a huge number of new functions with which you can do things completely impossible (or at the least extremely unwieldy) in NWN." [1]

• New NWScript functions announced:
  • DisplayInputBox
  • GetEventHandler / SetEventHandler
  • StringCompare
• NWScript functions removed in NWN2:
  • RecomputeStaticLighting

• New NWScript events announced:
  • OnPartyLeaderChange

[edit] External links

• BioWare NWN scripting forum
• NWN Lexicon - A database of scripting functions and tutorials
• Lilac Soul's Script Wizard - A full-featured tool for generating scripts for use with NWN and most likely NWN2.

[edit] See also

• NWNWiki:NWScript
• NWN2 Open Source Rule Set - Open source set of generic scripting rules for NWN2 modules