Logs
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Chat logs are a great way to preserve RP, study combat, and have logs for peace of mind in case of report-able issues.
Turn on logging in NWN EE
How to turn on logging in NWN EE.
Batch files for Windows
Details for making .bat files.
Using steam install, not running through steam
Has the advantage of automatic log re-naming after quitting, but doesn't use Steam Workshop subscriptions
@setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion @echo off ::Your NWNL:EE docoument directory on the next line, the location of your logs directory and nwnplayer.ini set EEDocDir="C:\Users\<Your Username Here>\Documents\Neverwinter Nights" ::Your EE nwmain.exe install directory on the next line set EEInstallDir="C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Neverwinter Nights\bin\win32" echo Select a Server echo 1. NWN: EE Distant Shores echo 2. NWN: EE Cordor and Planes echo 3. NWN: EE Surface echo 4. NWN: EE Underdark echo 5. NWN: EE Guldorand echo 6. NWN: Main echo 7. NWN: PGCC set /p servervar= Server Number: if %servervar% lss 8 ( set logdir=%EEDocDir% cd /D %EEInstallDir% if %servervar% == 1 start /wait nwmain.exe +connect game.nwnarelith.com:5121 if %servervar% == 2 start /wait nwmain.exe +connect game.nwnarelith.com:5122 if %servervar% == 3 start /wait nwmain.exe +connect game.nwnarelith.com:5123 if %servervar% == 4 start /wait nwmain.exe +connect game.nwnarelith.com:5124 if %servervar% == 5 start /wait nwmain.exe +connect game.nwnarelith.com:5125 if %servervar% == 6 start /wait nwmain.exe if %servervar% == 7 start /wait nwmain.exe +connect arena.arelith.com:5123 ) for /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%a in ('wmic OS Get localdatetime /value') do set "dt=%%a" set "YYYY=%dt:~0,4%" & set "MM=%dt:~4,2%" & set "DD=%dt:~6,2%" set "HH=%dt:~8,2%" & set "Min=%dt:~10,2%" & set "Sec=%dt:~12,2%" set TODAY=%YYYY%-%MM%-%DD% set NOW=%HH%-%Min%-%Sec% move %logdir%\logs\nwclientLog1.txt %logdir%\logs\log-%TODAY%-%NOW%.txt
Using Steam install running through steam
Advantage of using Steam Workshop subscriptions and Steam overlay, but sludgy implementation of automatic chat logging
@echo off
for /f %%i in ('powershell -NoProfile -Command "Get-Date -Format yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss"') do set datetime=%%i
echo *** Starting Neverwinter Nights ***
START /WAIT steam://rungameid/704450
timeout /t 5 /nobreak > nul
:loop
timeout /t 1 /nobreak > nul
tasklist /fi "imagename eq nwmain.exe" |find ":" > nul
if errorlevel 1 goto loop
echo *** Neverwinter Nights Terminated ***
echo *** Processing Logs ***
::BOTH WITHOUT QUOTES
::Your NWNL:EE docoument directory on the next line, the location of your logs directory and nwnplayer.ini
set EEDocDir=NWN DOCUMENTS FOLDER HERE
::Your EE nwmain.exe install directory on the next line
set EEInstallDir=STEAMAPPS NWN WIN32 DIRECTORY HERE
set logdir=%EEDocDir%
cd /D %EEInstallDir%
".\Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition.url"
/wait
set "TODAY=%datetime:~0,10%"
set "NOW=%datetime:~11%"
move "%logdir%\logs\nwclientLog1.txt" "%logdir%\logs\log-%TODAY%-%NOW%.txt"
Explaining the commands
- @echo off
- That turns off the unsightly file path.
- cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Neverwinter Nights\bin\win32
- Make sure you have this, the batch doesn't seem to work right unless you set the path before.
- echo
- This is the text that you see.
- set /p servervar= Server Number:
- This is the multiple choice script.
- server is the variable a variable and has to be set before anything can be done.
- if %servervar% == 1 start nwmain.exe +connect game.arelith.com:5121
- This called on the servervar variable (HAS to have % on either sides I believe)
- And if servervar is set to 1 then it automatically connects to the server.
Shell Scripts for Linux (and possibly macOS)
A functioning log rotator using the shell script (bash) for Linux, possibly can also work on macOS, but this is untested.
Explanation
This is a very rudimentary script that will rotate logs automatically. The way this works is by renaming and filing away ALL files in the /logs folder each time the game runs. This has an advantage of being very lean, as it doesn't wait for a process to complete.
It will sort all the files by year, month, and day. For example: 2025/07-July/11-Friday.
Usage
Put the script wherever you wish. Recommend default is to put in ~/.local/bin.
If using Steam, add this to your launch arguments for Neverwinter Nights:
<path_to_script>/nwnlogrotator.sh && %command%
If you're using Mangohud or need more arguments added, put it after the &&.
If you're not using Steam, you'll need to run the script before you launch the game. You can Make a small shell script to do this for you if you wish.
Script
There are 2 variables that need to be pointed in the right directions:
- SRC_IN_DIR
- Point this to where your log files normally spawn. The default should be correct.
- OUT_DIR
- Point this to where you want the rotated logs to output.
#!/bin/bash
# Config
SRC_IN_DIR="${HOME}/.local/share/Neverwinter Nights/logs"
OUT_DIR="${HOME}/Documents/NWN-Logs"
OUT_EXT="log"
ACTION_LOG="${OUT_DIR}/rotator-actions.log"
# Create the directory if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -d "${OUT_DIR}" ]; then
mkdir -pv "${OUT_DIR}"
fi
# Start log file
echo "--------------------------" > "${ACTION_LOG}"
echo "NWN LOG ROTATOR BY vickydotbat" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
echo "" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
echo "Source Directory: ${SRC_IN_DIR}" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
echo "Output Location: ${OUT_DIR}" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
echo "Output Extension: ${OUT_EXT}" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
echo "--------------------------" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
# Scan src directory
for f in "${SRC_IN_DIR}"/*; do
if [ ! -f "${f}" ]; then exit; fi
echo "Operating on ${f}" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
if [ "$(wc -l < "${f}")" -ge 10 ]; then
srcname="${f##*/}" && srcname="${srcname%.*}"
rB=$(date -r "${f}" +"%B") # Modified Month Name
rA=$(date -r "${f}" +"%A") # Modified Day Name
rY=$(date -r "${f}" +"%Y") # Modified Year Num
rm=$(date -r "${f}" +"%m") # Modified Month Num
rd=$(date -r "${f}" +"%d") # Modified Day Num
rH=$(date -r "${f}" +"%H") # Modified Hour Num
rM=$(date -r "${f}" +"%M") # Modified Minute Num
rS=$(date -r "${f}" +"%S") # Modified Second Num
dest="${OUT_DIR}/${rY}/${rm}-${rB}/${rd}-${rA}"
echo "Destination Directory: ${dest}" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
if [ ! -d "${dest}" ]; then
mkdir -pv "${dest}" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
fi
outname="${rY}-${rm}-${rd}_${rH}${rM}${rS}_${srcname}.${OUT_EXT}"
echo "Translating ${srcname} into ${outname}" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
mv -v "${f}" "${dest}/${outname}" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
notify-send -t 4000 "New logfile generated: ${outname}"
else
echo "Skipping file. Fewer than 10 lines." >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
fi
echo "" >> "${ACTION_LOG}"
done