XML An Option?

Gamer asks about implementing XML:

Are the developers considering using an XML format to describe the various entities (PC/NPCs, areas, items, scripts, what have you) that can be produced by the toolset? Using XML, which is a human readable, (platform independent) standard notation will make it easier for
users to construct supporting tools to modify created material or create new material to be input into NWN (e.g. a “town maker” tool set). Most browser/web authoring tools worthy of the name should be able to manipulate
XML directly.

XML isn’t really a possible choice for us. Due to the constraints we have placed on module size and in general bandwidth requirements we have to use our own proprietary highly compressed formats

Trent Oster
Producer – NWN