Pillars Of Eternity 2: Deadfire didn’t set the charts ablaze the best way I’d hoped, however that hasn’t stopped Obsidian from giving the piratical RPG some top-notch help. Released yesterday, Patch 5.zero is about to be the ultimate main replace for the game, marking the tip of beta testing for its turn-based fight mode, overhauling the ship interplay UI and including some new story stuff. They’ve even gone so far as roping within the unique voice actors to offer new dialogue to assist flesh out the primary plot arc. Below, a video overview of the modifications, plus a problem for under the maddest of gamers.
After loads of tweaking and tuning (it was a complete alternate rule-set, in any case), Pillars 2’s turn-based combat mode is formally full, so anybody pushing aside making an attempt that may relaxation simple that it’s comparatively nicely examined. They’ve additionally fleshed out the primary story a bit (particularly the endgame) with extra dialogues involving Woedica and Eothas. New traces, new voicework – all the time good to see. Free-wheeling gamers could also be comfortable to listen to that they’ve prolonged the Anarchist path by means of the story by shuffling some story-critical objects elsewhere on the earth. It’s a giant replace, and you’ll see the official abridged notes here.
For gamers who’ve already overwhelmed the game to inside an inch of its numerically-driven life, Obsidian have thrown down the gauntlet. The first twelve gamers that beat The Ultimate Challenge may have their names immortalised on a plaque within the Obsidian places of work, and the primary fifty will obtain a badge for nerd bragging rights. In this problem mode, it’s essential to full every little thing on the very best issue, in Solo mode with upward-only degree scaling enabled, all eleven God Challenges on and all bosses (together with DLC) overwhelmed in Iron Man mode. It’s a suicide mission, arguably unimaginable, and I count on these fifty badges to be claimed inside a month.
Lastly, Obsidian have up to date the free Pillars Of Eternity pen-and-paper RPG rulebook after some playtesting. You can snag that in PDF format from the official page here.
You can see the total Patch 5.zero notes here on Obsidian’s forums. The now-properly-finished Obsidian version of Pillars Of Eternity 2: Deadfire is 34% off on GOG, decreasing it to £38.29/€46.19/$49.49. It’s printed by Versus Evil.
