Neverwinter Nights Online

[Phlebas]

Hey guys, was wondering if any of you have tried this game online yet? I should be getting my new PC in over the weekend and I an basically planning on going online immediately with this.
Basically I just need to know a few things:
1.How easy is it to set up and host a game?
2.Can you send invites to friends that have it or at least provide your ip number for them to join your game?
3.How do the persistent worlds work? Is it basically like a version of the story mode only with loads of players roaming about?
4.Finally, have any of you tried making any modules for the game? How'd you find it.

Thanks very much for any replies. They will be much appreciated!

[Valken]

1. I've never hosted one so I dunno... there's loads of them out there
2. You'd have to tell them your IP in advance of hope they can find you on the server list
3. Not really persistant... a game runs for a finite time and it's not just a pile of players in a game world. It's not an MMPORPG the online mode is just role playing with friends over the internet
4. I took a look at the aurora tool set, it felt restrictive to me as I use a lot of diff 3D modelling tools but I didn't really understand what to do with it so I left it.

[a_c_saunders]

I played a few games of this online, but not with anyone I knew so was a bit hit and miss finding a good server to try. Some of the stories that people have made are great though, they can go on for hours, but again it would be beneficial to strike up friendships or know who you're playing with before trying them as most of the people I met used cheats to make uber characters.

[Phlebas]

Thanks for the info guys, I guess I'll have hands on experience this weekend then.