Combat is fun, the fights just become a bit too easy. It's been like 10 levels since I even upgraded most of my characters' gear
That sounds quite bad actually, getting awesome new loot and skills is a big part of an RPG What difficulty are you playing on?
Normal difficulty. Loot isn't very interesting in this game, I think...
I disagree, the loot is so much better in the sequel. There are quite a few soul bound weapons with their own progression. There are also plenty of special items with unique stats/abilities which play into classes' strength and even some setbacks which force you to use them carefully. I wanted to categorize all the special items and maybe make a guide about them. But they are so many that I gave up.
Wow, I guess I missed all of that
The inventory is a bit of a mess, with not a lot of sorting options, so I didn't really go to big lengths optimising stats and gear anyway.
Just being able to group weapons or armor by their type would have been something at least.
There must have been a door there in the wall, when I came in.
Truly gone fishing.
Wow, I guess I missed all of that
The inventory is a bit of a mess, with not a lot of sorting options, so I didn't really go to big lengths optimising stats and gear anyway.
Just being able to group weapons or armor by their type would have been something at least.
You have a few sorting options on the left side of the inventory interface. But the inventory is messy or more like rudimentary because it's using the UI design of infinity games and we are used with better standards by now.
On the topic of items, there are even unique spells which can be accessed through special grimoires. For example, there is a tough fight with a powerful mage at the top of an astronomy tower. The mage drops his grimoire which has his signature spell, a hammer falling from the skies doing quite some damage.
Yeah, but those sorting options are limited to general things like weight and value. Just being able to group by weapon/armor type, with the best sorted first, would have solved many issues.
At the end, I had like 30 grimoires and never looked at them. I only switched grimoires once in the entire game, I think
It's clear there's a lots of hidden content and lore, that I wish they made a bit more visible somehow. Maybe more categories, or more color schemes and icons to indicate different/unique items.
Yeah, but those sorting options are limited to general things like weight and value. Just being able to group by weapon/armor type, with the best sorted first, would have solved many issues.
I guess there aren't many items for each type to add such options and they only added general filters (weapons, armors, usable items, etc.)
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It's clear there's a lots of hidden content and lore, that I wish they made a bit more visible somehow. Maybe more categories, or more color schemes and icons to indicate different/unique items.
There is color coding for item's quality. The icons are a bit too small and makes this less visible.
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I would like to share what's in store for you in Pillars II over the next several months, including free content and new features!
The first large update for Deadfire will be launching in early June - Patch 1.1. This update contains hundreds of fixes and refinements based upon our internal testing and all the great feedback we have been getting.
Included in Patch 1.1 is a complete overhaul of Veteran and Path of the Damned difficulties. You'll find more enemies per encounter and with new level scaling adjustments the game should be much more challenging. Let us know what you think on the forums - this will be an ongoing process based on community feedback. Secondly, for players who want to play the game for a second (or third!) time, we are adding an option to skip the introduction and jump straight into the second scene. This option will be available on the new game screen and will not require any Berath's Blessings points to activate. Lastly, the team is also adding new cosmetic options for player customization with the ability to change character appearance at any time.
While our programmers get Patch 1.1 ready, some of our artists and designers have had some time on their hands. They've put together the first of several free DLCs for Deadfire, "Rum Runner's Pack" which is coming out today. This pack features Mirke, a new Sidekick, along with a drunken personality idle animation and new alcoholic drinks. We will be releasing even more free DLC over the next few months that will add more items, ship upgrades, crew members, and appearance options. Look for the next free DLC to be available two weeks from now.
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Another feature that the team is really excited about is what we are calling "Magran's Fires". Similar to Berath's Blessings, these modes can be enabled from the main menu and will add gameplay modifiers for challenges above and beyond Path of the Damned. In addition to the returning Triple Crown and Triple Crown Solo challenges, we will be rolling out challenges themed to Eora's gods, beginning with Berath, Galawain, and, of course, Magran. As always, we are listening to feedback on what you would like to see in future updates.
Version 1.1.0 is almost ready for release. The Devs have been working on this patch for quite a while, and our QA team has been doing the best they can, but we would love to get your help again in seeing if anything has snuck by them.
You can find instructions on how to opt in to the beta branch on this thread.
Due to the quantity of fixes in this patch, we won't be exhaustively listing them all out. Below are all of the features and a small subset of the fixes in this patch. We'll continue adding to this list as we near the patch release.
Build 1.1.0.0023 Updates
New Features & Updates
Intro Skip Added
There is now a Start & Skip Intro button that brings the player directly to the scene with Berath before character creation
Veteran & PotD Balance Improvements (Still in Progress!!)
Many encounters have had enemies added to the encounter to make them more interesting & challenging
Additional Custome AI support and updates:
All Conditionals have now been categorized in the Custom AI menu
The AI Toggle button now supports cycling through: Attacking while using Abilities, Attacking while not using Abilities, and Not using AI
AI now supports Switching Weapons and Attack Target Priorities
The following actions can now be conditionalized in Custom AI: Using Consumable quick slot items, Activating/Deactivating Modals, Switching Weapon Sets, and Basic Weapon Attacking
Ship Resupply
A new "Refill Ship Supplies" button can now be used to conveniently purchase ship supplies from any storefront that sells Medical Supplies, Cannon Shot, and Repair Supplies
Map Legend Added
A new Map Legend has been added that allows all icons on the World Map to be filtered by category
Character Appearance Improvements
Character Appearance can now be changed in-game via the Appearance button on the Inventory screen
Character Hairstyles are now rendered naturally with some Hats
Eye Color customization has been added
Graphics options expanded
New Toggles have been added to the Graphics menu to enable/disable certain visual features.
News Feed Updated
The News Feed on the Main Menu has been revamped to include links to the latest articles, DLC, and social media
Major Issues
Leveling up characters with bonus weapon sets no longer causes a black screen
Resolved issue where a freeze could occur when starting a New Game on Mac
Resolved an issue that blocked users with certain permissions from loading saves.
Creating a multiclass character with spells and non-spell abilities no longer blocks character creation.
Many edge case crashes (reported by users) have also been resolved.
General Issues
Ships on the world map no longer move while time is stopped (If the player's vessel is not moving)
Watcher's can no longer purchase more supplies than their ship can hold
Eder & Xoti no longer repeat the same banter over and over.
Quest Issues (Potential Spoilers!)
Sealed Fate now fails if Degnos dies before the quest is completed.
I encountered several quest bugs, nothing showstopping but it bothers me and there's obviously room for rebalancing and expanding the content with DLCs. I'll wait until autumn and meanwhile play PoE 1 (Whitemarch is probably interesting).
The refinement of the combat system made the first game so easy to like? He is right about the writing, it does lack the brilliance of their older games, especially when it comes to main story and companions.
Not sure if it's because i currently have not much time for playing, but my enthuasiasm for this wore off pretty quickly and it's more of a bore now to start up the game.
I'm currently at the part where i have to decide for an alliance for that island.
Even stopped doing many of the sidequests, which i normally must complete in those kind of games to satisfy my ODC.
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Not sure if it's because i currently have not much time for playing, but my enthuasiasm for this wore off pretty quickly and it's more of a bore now to start up the game.
I'm currently at the part where i have to decide for an alliance for that island.
Even stopped doing many of the sidequests, which i normally must complete in those kind of games to satisfy my ODC.
Same. I stopped because combat was so easy that I just had no challenge whatsoever and it was really boring. I think I'll start over and hopefully after all these updates will get a fair challenge.
I started playing for about 10 hours, but stopped and now I'm waiting for them to integrate all the DLCs and future rebalancing. I played PoE 1 back when it was 1.0x, and now I'm replaying it in the latest version 3.07 and it's way more enjoyable (that said, I could have waited and buy the game in autumn when it will probably be cheaper, but it cost me less than 50 euro for game + season pass so it's not terrible).
Speaking of PoE 1, what a game! Some things are majestic (e.g. most of the characters and quests), some things are borderline amateurish (all dungeon level graphics for example), Endless Paths of Od Nua is a stupid distraction with only purpuse to fund the castle upgrades with its fat loot, but overally (and after a lot of lore reading), I'm not sorry for the money I spent on it (unlike 90% of my Steam library).
Scalawags Pack Free DLC
In conjunction with this patch, we are also releasing the Scalawag's Pack Free DLC! This DLC includes:
Three New Crew Members added to the taverns of the Deadfire Archipelago for you to recruit.
Five New Ship Upgrades, including sails, cannon, anchors, and more added to shipwrights throughout the game.
New Savage personality setting.
Fixes and Updates
Major Issues
Client no longer crashes when choosing "Quit to Desktop".
Mac builds will no longer allow you to toggle the Fullscreen setting via the OSX Menu Dock Bar or via Command+F. This was done to prevent a crash that occurs when doing this action.
Companions/Crew
Crew members now heal properly in the Resting Crew slot when there are adequate Medicine supplies.
User Interface
News feed no longer clips with Title Screen menu after quitting to Title Screen.
Store and Ship results now handle Scaling Text size better and layering of UI has been fixed in a few places.
Fixed the Appearance Customization window not scaling down on smaller resolutions.
Audio
Strange whiny sound effect no longer plays when opening the main menu.
Quests
Spoiler
Onekaza will now properly start Taking Out the Traders quest if you've completed all prior quests in the Huana faction.
Castol will now offer you A Glimpse Beyond if players have completed Storms of Poko Kohara and He Waits in Fire and haven't talked to Flaune Elette before ever talking to Castol.
It's now possible to return Terms of Trade and Storms of Poko Kohara to Director Castol in the event of Alvari having been banished by the VTC council.
Miscellaneous
Fixed skinning issues on Naked Dwarf bodies.
Fixed lighting issue in Fort Deadlight that exposed some flip tiles.
Various fixes to Partial Hair when head slot item is equipped.
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What difficulty are you playing on?
