{"id":156,"date":"2009-09-26T08:34:10","date_gmt":"2009-09-26T16:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ame-gda.net\/ame-home\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2012-01-15T07:23:18","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T15:23:18","slug":"2008-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ame-gda.andarian.net\/home\/goldendragon\/nwn2-golden-dragon-awards\/2008-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\"GD<\/a><\/p>\n

These are the Golden Dragon Award winners for the NWN2 2009 AME cycle (awards for 2008).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Community<\/a>
\nCommunity Contribution Award:<\/strong>
\nThe Neverwinter Nights Podcast<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Neverwinter Nights Podcast has had a long tradition of providing an opportunity\u00a0for module authors and builders\u00a0to receive recognition and attention for their work, as well as a very entertaining forum\u00a0for news and information\u00a0about the NWN community.<\/p>\n

\"Veteran<\/a>
\nVeteran Author Award:<\/strong>
\nWyrin D’njargo<\/a><\/strong>
\nWyrin wins the\u00a0Veteran Author Award this year for\u00a0his\u00a0impressive portfolio of NWN2 module building.\u00a0His 2008 submission,\u00a0“Dark Avenger 2,” was\u00a0a very strong work overall that\u00a0demonstrated modding excellence across several different categories.<\/p>\n

\"Debut<\/a>
\nDebut Author Award:<\/strong>
\nAzenn<\/a><\/strong>
\nAzenn takes this year’s Debut Author award with Asphyxia<\/a>.\u00a0Very interesting in its conception and well executed, his work was hailed by the AME panel as “brilliant,” “a masterpiece,” and “more polished than from most veteran authors.”<\/p>\n

\"Best<\/a>
\nBest 3D Custom Content:<\/strong>
\nBounce – Beholder<\/a> by BouncyRock<\/strong>
\nThis extraordinary work by BouncyRock’s Jonny Rhee combines excellent 3D modeling and animation to provide a very effective rendering of an iconic D&D monster.<\/p>\n

\"Best<\/a>
\nBest Sound\/Music:<\/strong>
\nTroy Sterling Nies<\/a> – Composer Award<\/strong>
\nTroy Sterling Nies is recognized for\u00a0his 2008 contributions to\u00a0an already impressive body\u00a0of top-notch musical work. Described by one\u00a0AME\u00a0member as\u00a0powerful and\u00a0“immensive,” his music provides an atmosphere\u00a0well-suited for NWN modding.<\/p>\n

\"Best<\/a>
\nBest Other Custom Content: <\/strong>
\nJaesun’s All-In-One<\/a> by Jaesun999<\/strong>
\nProviding\u00a0more than 100 new textures\u00a0that can be used to\u00a0design an NWN2 building, this\u00a02008 submission combines\u00a0Jaesun’s\u00a0retexuring\u00a0works for\u00a0rugs, tapestries,\u00a0and various\u00a0floor and wall interiors into\u00a0a single and very useful\u00a0package.<\/p>\n

\"RP<\/a>
\nBest Roleplaying Module: <\/strong>
\nDark Avenger Chapter 2<\/a> by Wyrin D’njargo<\/strong>
\nDark Avenger 2\u00a0combines the best of both kinds of role-playing —\u00a0presenting the player with a rich set of choices with consequences, as well as a\u00a0stylized and\u00a0plot-centered\u00a0role<\/em> for the player — with a\u00a0fascinating story and well implemented influence system.<\/p>\n

\"Action<\/a>
\nBest Action Module:<\/strong>
\nDark Avenger Chapter 2<\/a> by Wyrin D’njargo<\/strong>
\nThe winner of this year’s\u00a0Best Roleplay Module,\u00a0Dark Avenger 2 also provided an excellent and challenging experience as an Action module.\u00a0It included\u00a0an interesting variety of well-designed — and in some cases, truly epic — battles\u00a0that encouraged tactical thinking.<\/p>\n

\"Dramatic<\/a>
\nBest Dramatic Module:<\/strong>
\nSubtlety of Thay Chapter 2<\/a> by Dirtywick<\/strong>
\nA\u00a0large and\u00a0detailed adventure\u00a0that\u00a0“kept me captivated all the way through” and that “gets better and\u00a0more professionally done the closer you examine it,”\u00a0this\u00a0sequel to one of last year’s finalists for Best Roleplaying\u00a0wins the 2008\u00a0award for Best Dramatic Module.<\/p>\n

\"Replayable<\/a>
\nMost Re-playable Module: <\/strong>
\nFate of a City<\/a> by AmstradHero<\/strong>
\nA strong debut module with some good roleplay elements, Fate of a City offered a large array of\u00a0highly replayable player choices and quests that emphasized the\u00a0varying consequences of\u00a0different\u00a0actions\u00a0on the storyline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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