Neverwinter Nights 2 Forum

Okay, seeing as how I've never managed to get this working, I'm giving a step-by-step account of my failure. This is with CX8Games on Mac:

• Created an xp bottle, installed NWN2 OC + .NET 2.0 (from the installer)
• .NET 2.0 installer failed
• ran the game, got "No disc inserted" error (expected)
• patched to 1.23.1765
• checked registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, no Direct3D entry found
• attempted to run the game, failed silently after the launch screen (sort of expected)
• attempted to install DirectX 9c, installer claimed to finish after less than a second
• checked registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER again, no Direct3D entry found
• attempted to run the game, failed silently after the launch screen

So, what am I missing?

This is the failure portion of the log:

** Wed Sep 30 12:44:26 2009
Starting '/Applications/CrossOver Games.app/Contents/SharedSupport/CrossOverGames/bin/wineloader' 'winewrapper.exe' '--workdir' '/Users/kevin/Library/Application Support/CrossOver Games/Bottles/NWN2/drive_c/Program Files/Atari/Neverwinter Nights 2' '--run' '--'
'/Users/kevin/Library/Application Support/CrossOver Games/Bottles/NWN2/drive_c/Program Files/Atari/Neverwinter Nights 2/nwn2main.exe'

fixme:actctx:parse_assembly_elem wrong version for assembly manifest: 8.0.50727.762 / 8.0.50608.0
fixme:actctx:parse_manifest_buffer failed to parse manifest L"C:\Program Files\Atari\Neverwinter Nights 2\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest"
fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.762)
fixme:actctx:parse_assembly_elem wrong version for assembly manifest: 8.0.50727.762 / 8.0.50608.0
fixme:actctx:parse_manifest_buffer failed to parse manifest L"C:\Program Files\Atari\Neverwinter Nights 2\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest"
fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.762)
err:module:import_dll Library MSVCP80.dll (which is needed by L"C:\Program Files\Atari\Neverwinter Nights 2\NWN2_MemoryMgr.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library MSVCR80.dll (which is needed by L"C:\Program Files\Atari\Neverwinter Nights 2\NWN2_MemoryMgr.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library NWN2_MemoryMgr.dll (which is needed by L"C:\Program Files\Atari\Neverwinter Nights 2\nwn2main.exe") not found
err:module:import_dll Library MSVCP80.dll (which is needed by L"C:\Program Files\Atari\Neverwinter Nights 2\nwn2main.exe") not found
err:module:import_dll Library MSVCR80.dll (which is needed by L"C:\Program Files\Atari\Neverwinter Nights 2\nwn2main.exe") not found
err:module:LdrInitializeThunk Main exe initialization for L"C:\Program Files\Atari\Neverwinter Nights 2\nwn2main.exe" failed, status c0000135

Okay, next up, I installed the Visual C++ 2005 redistributable. I got the same log errors as before. So then I tried the SP1 redistributable. Finally! . . . almost.

• got a video memory < 128MB error, and a no 3D hardware error, presumably because of the lack of a D3D registry entry
• created a Direct3D key and added the DirectDrawRenderer (opengl), OffScreenRenderingMode (backbuffer), useGLSL (enabled) and VideoMemorySize (256) strings (I'm on an iMac Core 2 Duo, with the ATI Radeon HD2600, hence the backbuffer instead of fbo string)
• still getting the same errors (video memory, no 3D hardware, etc.); note that DirectX 9c did not install when I attempted to install it previously

So, I started over, this time installing D3D and VC++ from the default CX installer. Installed NWN2 OC up to 1.23. Got the same errors on screen when I attempted to run it, and the following information in the log:

fixme:wave:wodDsCreate DirectSound not implemented
fixme:wave:wodDsCreate The (slower) DirectSound HEL mode will be used instead.
fixme:wave:wodDsCreate DirectSound not implemented
fixme:wave:wodDsCreate The (slower) DirectSound HEL mode will be used instead.
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33f540,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:d3d:debug_d3dformat Unrecognized 1094800211 (as fourcc: SSAA) WINED3DFORMAT!
fixme:d3d:getFormatDescEntry Can't find format unrecognized(1094800211) in the format lookup table
fixme:d3d:debug_d3dformat Unrecognized 909198916 (as fourcc: DF16) WINED3DFORMAT!
fixme:d3d:getFormatDescEntry Can't find format unrecognized(909198916) in the format lookup table
fixme:d3d:debug_d3dformat Unrecognized 875710020 (as fourcc: DF24) WINED3DFORMAT!
fixme:d3d:getFormatDescEntry Can't find format unrecognized(875710020) in the format lookup table
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32G32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32G32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32G32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:dplay:DPLAYX_ConstructData : unable to map static data into process memory space (487)
err:dplay:DPLAYX_ConstructData : unable to map static data into process memory space (487)
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33d7e0,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33ccf0,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33cdc0,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:devenum:DEVENUM_ICreateDevEnum_CreateClassEnumerator Category {cc7bfb41-f175-11d1-a392-00e0291f3959} not found
fixme:devenum:DEVENUM_ICreateDevEnum_CreateClassEnumerator Category {cc7bfb46-f175-11d1-a392-00e0291f3959} not found
fixme:dsound:DllCanUnloadNow (void): stub

You might try using winecfg to set overrides for dxdiag.dll & devenum.dll
as mention in the following WineHQ AppDB page for NWN2 ...see;

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=17426&iTestingId=43269

I believe the overrides are already listed in cxgames. You need to copy dxdiag.dll and devenum.dll from a windows installation to the windows/system32 directory of the bottle. The game should run fine after that.

FYI - When I installed in a win2000 bottle along the the cxgames dx9 it ran fine. I believe the dx9 installation for a win2k bottle installs the proper dxdiag and devenum.dll

jeff

Ok, my most recent attempt, from scratch:

1) Installed Visual C++ Redistributable 2005 and 2008 (from CXGames) into a winxp bottle
2) Installed DirectX 9 (from CXGames)
3) checked registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, no Direct3D entry found
4) added the key and the most commonly suggested strings (same as in my previous tests, using backbuffer instead of fbo since I have an iMac with ATI, and set the video memory to 128)
5) checked the system32 directory in the bottle, saw that dxdiagn.dll is already there
6) copied devenum.dll from my Boot Camp WinXP install
7) Installed NWN2 OC up to 1.23, then set Disable Intro Movies=1 in the nwn2.ini file
8) Ran nwn2main.exe from the Run Command console, with logging
9) Received 3 error messages in succession:

• "Your video card has less than 128MB of video memory. Performance may be less than optimal."
• "Unable to detect a video card with hardware 3D acceleration. . ."
• "Hardware 3D acceleration appears to be disabled. If your video card supports hardware 3D acceleration, then please make sure that it's enabled."
  10) The log reports the following, I believe identical to the previous attempt:

fixme:wave:wodDsCreate DirectSound not implemented
fixme:wave:wodDsCreate The (slower) DirectSound HEL mode will be used instead.
fixme:wave:wodDsCreate DirectSound not implemented
fixme:wave:wodDsCreate The (slower) DirectSound HEL mode will be used instead.
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33f540,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:d3d:debug_d3dformat Unrecognized 1094800211 (as fourcc: SSAA) WINED3DFORMAT!
fixme:d3d:getFormatDescEntry Can't find format unrecognized(1094800211) in the format lookup table
fixme:d3d:debug_d3dformat Unrecognized 909198916 (as fourcc: DF16) WINED3DFORMAT!
fixme:d3d:getFormatDescEntry Can't find format unrecognized(909198916) in the format lookup table
fixme:d3d:debug_d3dformat Unrecognized 875710020 (as fourcc: DF24) WINED3DFORMAT!
fixme:d3d:getFormatDescEntry Can't find format unrecognized(875710020) in the format lookup table
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32G32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32G32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32G32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R16_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:getColorBits Unsupported format: WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
[. . .]
err:d3d:IWineD3DImpl_IsPixelFormatCompatibleWithRenderFmt Unable to check compatibility for Format=WINED3DFMT_R32_FLOAT
err:dplay:DPLAYX_ConstructData : unable to map static data into process memory space (487)
err:dplay:DPLAYX_ConstructData : unable to map static data into process memory space (487)
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33d7e0,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33ccf0,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33cdc0,0x00000000), stub!
err:ole:apartment_getclassobject DllGetClassObject returned error 0x80040111
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {da4e3da0-d07d-11d0-bd50-00a0c911ce86} could be created for context 0x1
err:avicap:query_video_device Video 4 Linux support not enabled
[. . .]
err:avicap:query_video_device Video 4 Linux support not enabled
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {cc7bfb41-f175-11d1-a392-00e0291f3959} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {cc7bfb41-f175-11d1-a392-00e0291f3959} could be created for context 0x1
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {cc7bfb46-f175-11d1-a392-00e0291f3959} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {cc7bfb46-f175-11d1-a392-00e0291f3959} could be created for context 0x1
fixme:dsound:DllCanUnloadNow (void): stub

11) Checked the Libraries overrides, saw that dxdiagn.dll wasn't included, so I added it
12) Received identical results: the same 3 error messages and an identical log

Success! The key was using a win2k bottle. (I don't know why I didn't try that earlier.)

Here are the steps I used:

1) Install VC++ Redistributable 2005 and 2008 into a fresh Win2k bottle, using CXGames 8.0 installer.
2) Install DirectX 9 Legacy, using CXGames 8.0 installer (this step may be unnecessary -- see step 3).
3) Install NWN2 OC. This time, unlike previous attempts, both .NET 2.0 and DirectX 9 installed successfully after the main install of NWN2.
4) Patch up to the most recent 1.23.

That's actually all I did. I didn't touch the registry or do any magic with the DLLs. The key was the win2k bottle.

Next up, I'm going to try installing MotB and SoZ...