Cluckyx's Almighty Override Guide **UPDATED 08/06/10**

[Pandip]

Create one.

[Teeth in a Bowl]

Just make a new folder and rename it to 'overrides'.

[SpearAndMagicHelmet]

Hmmmmm.... seems like everything has magically appeared. Looks like I'm good.

[djspectre]

I know this is an old thread, but it should be stickied if it hasn't already.

[el groso]

El groso's EFU override guide

Here's the story: After years of seeking the perfect set of overrides for optimized EFU experience, I had finally achieved it. My overrides folder was something sacred, and I always had the thought that if I messed it up, I would never again be able to restore it to such perfection. Turns out I had a wipe in my computer, and I had to re-install NWN. Since I had to start everything from scratch, I decided to do it documenting all the best overrides and their links. Note that there are tons of cool overrides that simply have to stay out of this for good reasons. So what I have gathered here is the list/guide of the key overrides that should be considered vital for optimized EFU experience.

*Edit: This is assuming EFU Launcher downloads the domains and optional spells overrides. If it doesn't, they should definitely be in this list.

1 - Mort's Sets

All of them. Weapons, shields, tilesets and textures all revamped. NWN will look way better with them, and the tileset changes are custom made for EFU. Seriously, don't play without these.

Links:

Items: http://www.efupw.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=310&d=1322494831

Shields: http://www.efupw.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=309&d=1320702394

Skin, Tattoos, Hair, Leather, Meral, Cloth color texture revamp: http://www.escapefromunderdark.com/downloads/texture_revamp.zip

Tileset/Placeable Revamps: http://www.escapefromunderdark.com/downloads/efua_tileset_reskin.7z



2 - Transparent Gui (Diz-E) + Colored icons

One of the talented artists in our player base took the time to make what I judge the best and most clean Gui out there. Not to mention it's EFU custom, and the HP Bar is actually red, which was the final touch to perfection IMO (it was made for EFU:A, but still look great). They go perfectly with the colored icons.
(The original World of Aenea transparent GUI should however be used as base, because it has the transparent status icons on the top right, then Diz-e's on top of it, replacing the files of the same name)

Links:

Diz-E Gui Thread: http://www.efupw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45584&highlight=Diz-e&page=2

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These cover most: http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Textures.Detail&id=121
Radial Menu: http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Other.Detail&id=46783&id=1230

COLORED ICONS by The Amethyst Dragon


4 years ago The Amethyst Dragon created some amazing coloured icon overrides. There was much rejoicing. Well now. He's back. And He's Made More. More of the same and they're just as awesome. More colours, less borders. This isn't just a few changes and bugfixes, this is a complete overhaul. I can't reccomend these enough.
(If you're wondering what the hell I'm talking about, check out the version 1 description below! [/hide]

[hide=The Links & Coloured Icons from Version 1]
These are some of the most commonly used Overrides around. They are purely functional, and once you get used to them, you'll wonder how you did without them. They colour your spell icons, your feat icons as well as the Class Icons various colours. Not only are they a vibrant and welcome change after years of looking at the dull brass icons all the time. You'll also find yourself being able to locate and find thinks on your quickslots much faster and easier. And when you're fumbling for that invis potion as 50 friggin' gnolls close in on you. You'll thank your lucky stars you downloaded these.
 
Download (345 spell icons!)
Download (Polymorph icons)
Download (Epic Spells)
Download(Class Icons)
Download (Feats and Abilities)

Spells Generation II: http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Other.Detail&id=1450
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3 - NuclearCatastrophe's 2013 EFU:R Music set

This should be considered the ultimate music pack for EFU:R, no more needs to be said.

Links:
This goes in NWN music folder: http://www.efupw.com/downloads/EfUMusic.7z

This goes in NWN overrides folder: http://www.efupw.com/downloads/WAV%20OVERRIDES.7z




4 - The Backpacks through cloak override:

Because it's great to be able to see cloaks AND backpacks/quivers/scabbards.

Link: http://www.efupw.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=94&d=1244482813



Overrides that you SHOULDN'T use, and why:

1 - Animation overrides (Combat specially): They don't go well with things implemented in the latest versions of NWN (such as Trench coats, some robes and other stuff), and will make stuff look dumb, therefore, breaking immersion.


2 - Weapon/Elemental FX overrides: DMs create, customize and name weapons with the limited tools in the tool set. Weapon overrides will remove such characteristics, not to mention many of them are bugged. FX overrides never worked for me. There's always a buggy one, usually the acid ones. Maybe there are modern versions that actually work, if someone know of any please show me, and I might change my mind.


3 - Creature overrides: Creature overrides are great, some monster models in NWN suck, and most of them got old long ago. I personally fell in love with an elemental override I tried recently. However, there is problem with these: When creatures are scaled, to look bigger or smaller, the overrides don't follow them, so they will have absolutely no form, and won't even be targetable. This can be a major setback, specially when these invisible unclickable guys are trying to murder you. Since there's no telling what DMs might scale, I do not recommend any of these.


4 - No glow Override: I've used this one for years, loved the way it made the game look less 'gamey'. However in the last chapter I noticed how much DMs use it to indicate IC factors (levels of withering for instance), not to mention the blur and the colors of paint bomb throwables.

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I might have forgotten  overrides that were part of my 'dream pack', and if you know and want to share some override that you think should be in this list, by all means.

:)

[Valo56]

Mort's Tileset Reskin, hosted on filedropper as the link on the original thread no longer works. If it doesn't work, isn't the right file, filedropper sucks, or something else goes wrong, tell me and I'll fix it.

http://www.filedropper.com/efuatilesetreskin
Or, try this.
http://www.datafilehost.com/d/7491e503

[Knight Of Pentacles]

Apologies if this has been recommended before, but...

Natural Caves Override

It makes the cave tileset look a lot more realistic and gritty.  Though the cave wall textures themselves could use a bit of refinement, it's still better than the ordinary textures IMO.