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If well done, this can make the module seem like a MMORPG.Website for the NWN:EE Persistent World, Arvale.

However, the module still is loaded anew upon each reset, and it is then updated based on the database data to reflect the current state. More advanced Persistent Worlds will actually link the module to a database using NWNX, and can have quests, banks, storage lockers, and stories that retrieve their state from this database. However, these worlds allow different players to interact, and even sometimes compete or kill each other ( this is called a PVP Persistent World. Generally, at a bare minimum a character is the only thing persistent in the world, but an Admin can do things such as change the module's areas or quests to reflect actions by the players. Types of Persistent Worlds Playing on Persistent Worlds ĭiscussion about what "Persistent" means Īt the minimum, a Persistant World allow characters made by players (localvault), as well as restricts characters to only ones leveled up inside of its games (servervault).

There is often confusion between these terms, in that they are considered to mean the same thing, but those who play the OC and modules online tend to use the term "multiplayer", while those who play custom worlds prefer the term "persistent world". Persistent worlds are part of Multiplayer by virtue of there being more than one person playing at once, but are much more involved than a typical multiplayer game, with dedicated forums, scripters, developers, artists, modelers, and DM's all participating to make the world live and function.