I have no idea where to go from here I've tried everything that i've seen yet and nothing seems to work I downloaded atioglxx.dll which is the only way i could even get the game to load up but now its choppy and and is pretty much unplayable Any ideas?

the Bioware social forum has the most complete troubleshooting thread in the Self-help/technical section for NWN

Could you provide more information about your computer? What OS are you running?

Did you try running from nwnmain.exe?

Did you check out the Sticky - Ultimate Link list? It has detailed installation instructions, Windows 7 can be particularly problematic.

This link is also helpful. http://www.gog.com/forum/neverwinter_nights_diamond/campaign_videos_cutscenes_not_playing_right/page1

I have looked at most of everything on the Gog site that i know of .
And im running windows Vista

System
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Manufacturer Gateway
Model FX7020
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 32-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 4
64-bit capable Yes

Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 466 GB
Disk partition (C:) 255 GB Free (466 GB Total)
Media drive (D:) CD/DVD
Media drive (I:) CD/DVDCD/DVD

Graphics
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Display adapter type ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Total available graphics memory 2431 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 1024 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1407 MB
Display adapter driver version 9.2.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 1280x800
DirectX version DirectX 10

Might be the Direct X version. This is the link in the Sticky. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35

Did you try turning off shiny water?

Or this? ATI users: Stuttering/ low FPS

1. Go to catalyst control centre and experiment with settings on the AI.
(Turning it off sometimes helps FPS but may make your character disappear. You can re-enable your character visuals ingame by turning "show environmental effects on character" off.

Good luck.

This is going to sound really stupid, but I had this problem once, and what I needed to do to stop the lag was actually change the sound settings from whatever that 3D setting is to Miles Positional 2D audio. I the game was having trouble with the 3D sounds and it was slowing down everything.

Thanks for trying im still trying to get it working but the stuttering is still here ... i've tried the sound didnt help .. i tried the Dx link it says i have a better version alrdy installed .. and for some reason i dont know if it is any difference but i dont have cata control center i have AMD vision control center ... im not very good with all this so im not really sure what i should be trying to change or mess with at all :/

Thats the nwnplayer.ini ... i mean idk what else to do but maybe take it all step by step and maybe one of you can catch something wrong:/

[Game Options]
Memory Level=1
Memory Access=1
TooltipDelay uSec=100000
Enable FloatyTextFeedback=1
Hide SecondStoryTiles=0
Single Player ItemLevelRestrictions=0
Single Player Enforce Legal Characters=0
Client CPU Affinity=-2
ClientEntireChatWindowLogging=0
LogMyEmoteUsage=0
In-game Text Swear Filter=0
Visible Cloaks=1
Heartbeat Logging=0
Difficulty Level=2
Log Model Errors=0
Death Logging=0
MouseoverFeedback=1
TextBubbleMode=1

[Control Options]
Zoom Speed=3.000000
CameraTurnSpeed=1.000000
Enable ScreenEdgeCameraTurn=1
CameraMode=1

[Profile]
ShowMessageOfTheDay=1
Client Port=5120
ShowDDMessage=0
ShowPregenChars=1
JournalPage=1
[Server Options]
One Party Only=1
Game Port=5121
Max Players=6
Server Name=Server
GameSpy Enabled=1
Game Type=0
Disable AutoSave=0
CD Banned Behavior=0
Suppress Base Servervault=0
Disallow Shouting=0
ShowDMJoinedMessage=1
Saving Throw Automatic Failure On 1=1
BackupSavedChars=0
Validate Spells=1
Examine CR On Creatures=1
Examine Effects On Creatures=1
Max Hit Points=0
Hide Hit Points Gained=0
Restore Spell Uses On Login=0
Always Reset Encounter Spawns=0
Master Server Authentication Required For Player Login=0
Account validation required during Master Server down times=0
2DA Cache Size=10
MaxCharLevel=40
[Trap Colors]
FriendlyColor=0,255,0
HostileColor=255,0,0
[Script Options]
Enable Profiling=0
Enable Logging=0
[Banned Ips]
0=
[Banned Players]
0=
[Banned CD Keys]
0=

as of now there is nothing else i know to do ive read every post tried everything i know to do even rolling back drivers nothing ... i cant even get the game to load without putting atioglxx.dll in the folder idk if thats making the game choppy or what but unless you guys know anything im not doing im not sure where to go from here

from your .ini

Client CPU Affinity=-2


NWN runs best on one Core. Running it an all four just confuses it. change that -2 into the range of 0 - 3, On my 4 core system I have it set to 3 to use the last core.

i've tried -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4 none seemed to make any difference

Can't see what's up. But I guess something is just funky and can't say what.
Might run just fine with uninstall-reinstall, or might not.

It should work! I have a similar setup and no problems.
AMD Phenom X4, Vista (64bit though), AMD 7770 GPU, used to have ATI 4870 and that also ran. Mine setup is so:

[Game Options]
Single Player ItemLevelRestrictions=0
Single Player Enforce Legal Characters=0
Client CPU Affinity=0
Memory Level=1
Memory Access=1
TooltipDelay uSec=100000
Enable FloatyTextFeedback=1
Hide SecondStoryTiles=0
ClientEntireChatWindowLogging=0
LogMyEmoteUsage=0
In-game Text Swear Filter=0
Visible Cloaks=1
Heartbeat Logging=0
Difficulty Level=2
Log Model Errors=0
Death Logging=0
MouseoverFeedback=1
TextBubbleMode=1
[Server Options]
One Party Only=1
MaxCharLevel=40
Game Port=5121
Max Players=6
Server Name=Server
GameSpy Enabled=1
Game Type=0
Disable AutoSave=0
CD Banned Behavior=0
Suppress Base Servervault=0
Disallow Shouting=0
ShowDMJoinedMessage=1
Saving Throw Automatic Failure On 1=1
BackupSavedChars=0
Validate Spells=1
Examine CR On Creatures=1
Examine Effects On Creatures=1
Max Hit Points=0
Hide Hit Points Gained=0
Restore Spell Uses On Login=0
Always Reset Encounter Spawns=0
Master Server Authentication Required For Player Login=0
Account validation required during Master Server down times=0
2DA Cache Size=10
Reload Module When Empty=0
PVP Setting=1
PauseAndPlay=0
Auto Save Interval=0
AllowLocalChars=1
Game Region=0
ServerDownTimer=180
Enforce Legal Characters=1
ItemLevelRestrictions=0
[Control Options]
Zoom Speed=3.000000
CameraTurnSpeed=1.000000
Enable ScreenEdgeCameraTurn=1
CameraMode=1
EnableDialogZoom=1
[Profile]
ShowMessageOfTheDay=1
ShowPregenChars=1
JournalPage=0
Client Port=5120
ShowDDMessage=0
[Trap Colors]
FriendlyColor=0,255,0
HostileColor=255,0,0
[Script Options]
Enable Profiling=0
Enable Logging=0
[Banned Ips]
0=
[Banned Players]
0=
[Banned CD Keys]
0=


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Edit. Actually I'm pretty sure the DX9 is the culprit.
You can't install DX9 on top of DX10, but the runtime installer should still work.

is there anyway you can give me a link to what i need to download from Dx9
cause i google "directx 9 runtime download" and i install but it just kinda skips to the end and says its done ...

This is the link is the GoG support article. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

It is different from the one I posted yesterday. I had to do this with my Win 7 computer.

This is the support article.

http://www.gog.com/support/neverwinter_nights_diamond_edition/ibread_first_pc_windowsb_common_troubleshooting_stepsi