Eternity Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Pre-Release Thread [BETA RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Alienman]

Well, the Kickstarter will be over - that is the only reason

 

[AwesomeButton]

https://www.fig.co/campaigns/deadfire?update=281#updates

Update #19 - PayPal is Live, Fishing, Monsters, and some fun!
POSTED: 02/25/2017
We have a few special things to share with you as our campaign comes to an end. First we have a special message in video format made by Adam Brennecke, the executive producer of Deadfire - with some fun behind the scenes footage of the game. We also have a new stretch goal for $4.75 million - Sea Monsters and Fishing! We blew by the last stretch goal of $4.25 million and we will now add a Talking Intelligent Weapon to the game, and are on our way to the $4.5 million stretch goal which will add the Ship Crew feature! Amazing! Thank you and party with the developers in the final hours of the campaign on the Twitch stream which is live right now!

PayPal and the Backer Portal

For those waiting to pay by PayPal, our Backer Portal just went live! eternity.obsidian.net/backer If you aren't able to back through Fig and still want to become a backer of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, you now have the option to pledge via Paypal! Head on over and create an account, or log in using your existing forum credentials. Please note that if you have already pledged on Fig your pledge has not been moved over to our portal yet.

A Personal Thank You and Behind the Scenes Video






Thanks Adam! Now to the stretch goal!

Sea Monsters and Fishing - $4.75 Million

As they say, there are a million fish in the sea. And with your new boat, why not drop a hook and see what comes up at the end of the line? In Deadfire, fish will provide you with different rest bonuses and give you more recipes to cook up to help you on your adventures. Fishing will trigger scripted interactions on your boat where you can choose various baits you have collected and see what fish you can catch. Different areas on the world map will have different fish below the surface. You can be an occasional line-dropper or an expert fisherman. And who knows, maybe you'll hook some rare gear or run into sea monsters who have only been spoken of in tales...

• Kraken - Once believed to be a legend spread through the Eastern Reach by Aedyran explorers in the Deadfire, krakens have been proven all too real by the numerous ships they have lain to waste at the western edge of Ondra's Mortar. Like enormous, aggressive octopuses, kraken prey on the largest creatures of the sea, including great whales, and are known to smash ships to pieces and devour the entire crew in the span of minutes. Legends abound of an ancient sickly-yellow kraken that has lived since, in the words of the Huana, "Magran's Teeth last roared". According to Captain Verenti of the galleon Brascera, he was pursued by the creature and managed to put a 9 pound cannonball in its right eye, breaking the chase. Other captains have confirmed that the beast now lacks an eye, but its hatred of kith has apparently increased threefold.
• Polpovir - The folk-sized polpovir appear to be some sort of squid-like monstrosity that haunts dark coastlines across the Deadfire. Naturalists believe they operate purely on animal instinct, but sailors who have encountered them swear they are driven by some malevolent collective intelligence. The polpovir have barbed tentacles that can propel them on land with frightening speed, massive mouths capable of swallowing an orlan whole, and eerie illuminated antennae that can hypnotize even a well-trained sailor. Huana tribes share information of polpovir sightings and avoid them both of out of fear and reverence. They believe the creatures, whom they call wahēra, are servants of the goddess Ngati (Ondra, to those from the Eastern Reach).
• Helwater Crabs - So-named for their habitat, helwater crabs have adapted to life in the searing waters surrounding undersea volcanicvents. The helwater crabs vary in size based on sex, with females being about the size of folk, males the size of aumaua. The males are feared for their incredibly tough shells and powerful claws, capable of causing shocking wounds in even well-armored foes. The females possess a dangerous defensive weapon they can unleash against careless kith who assume their smaller size means they are less dangerous. While not tending to their nests, females store boiling-hot water from thermal vents in a large internal sac, where it can remain insulated for hours. They can release the water with great force, propelling them backward and fatally-scalding the poor souls caught in the blast. Though naturalists believe helwater crabs do not attack kith to eat them, they are extraordinarily defensive of their nests, which sailors and explorers unwittingly pass by.
• Maiden of the Depths - Sailors throughout the Deadfire fear the cry of the Maiden of the Depths and her "court" of handmaidens. With the rough appearance of winged women, handmaidens can be mistaken for some kind of flying kith at a distance. Proximity reveals their true, horrid form: leathery bodies, monstrous heads, talons instead of fingers, and flippers instead of feet. Unfortunately for sailors, most of them are lulled to sleep during the handmaidens' approach by their wordless songs of indescribable beauty. Entire crews have been gently carried to a watery grave by a flock of singing handmaidens. There are dozens of legends and rumors about why handmaidens prey on ships. Most of them revolve around an enigmatic figure known as the Maiden of the Depths, a being of massive power that supposedly commands the entire host.

With this stretch goal we will add fishing and new sea monsters that you may encounter while sailing on the seas around Deadfire!

Fulvano's Voyage Comes to an End

Fulvano's next discovery is the Splintered Reef:

"A thousand broken salutes hailed me from the rocky shoal"

The Splintered Reef is a mass of abandoned ships that doggedly cling to each other, forever trapped in the aftermath of a naval battle. None could tell from the wretched monument who fought or for what purpose, as only silence and the dead seem to have won.

After 10 discoveries of new islands, including a pirate hideout, a three level dungeon, an island of slavers, and a ship graveyard, Fulvano's journey sadly has come to an end! He encountered one of the deadly creatures of the Deadfire and is now headed to a new adventure. Thank you to everyone who participated in making Fulvano's voyage possible! And special thanks to Matt Hansen, our wonderful concept artist, who brought Fulvano's Voyage to life over the past few weeks.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Irenaeus]

 

[TT1]

I'm pretty sure Obsidian will implement all the strech goals, even if the money is not enough. No one will verify Paypal, so in the end, it's impossible to check whether it was enough or not. Daddy Feargus will give the backers this gift.

 

[Irenaeus]

Carrie Patel: Well the important thing is that we're not writing dead baby world so we can add some more humor ingame.

She's so classless.

 

[Alienman]

The Tyranny pledge 50% coupon is that for Steam?

Edit:

The reason I'm wondering is that Tyranny is 20% off on Steam right now. It would take the price even lower (if it works that way).

 

[Grotesque]

that floating body...!

 

[Starwars]

Fuuuuck... the game is gonna be gorgeous if nothing else.

 

[oldmanpaco]

Once again a stretch goal that would be so much better than an idiot sword.

 

[Fry]

The Tyranny pledge 50% coupon is that for Steam?

Edit:

The reason I'm wondering is that Tyranny is 20% off on Steam right now. It would take the price even lower (if it works that way).

It's Steam only. No idea if it stacks with existing discounts.

 

[Ivan]

the shore looks amazing.

 

[Abu Antar]

The Tyranny pledge 50% coupon is that for Steam?

Edit:

The reason I'm wondering is that Tyranny is 20% off on Steam right now. It would take the price even lower (if it works that way).

It's Steam only. No idea if it stacks with existing discounts.

It doesn't.

 

[Urthor]

Anthony Davis on stream atm

 

[oldmanpaco]

Who's keychain dude?

 

[Rivmusique]

Getting messy now.

 

[Sizzle]

Wow, that floating body at 3:15 looked seriously well made!

Hope they make it to 4.5mil (and that the 4.75mil goal will also be reached with PayPal).

 

[AN4RCHID]

Carrie Patel: Well the important thing is that we're not writing dead baby world so we can add some more humor ingame.

I'm cringing in anticipation of the zanyness.

 

[Urthor]

I mean she was laying the sarcasm on pretty thick on the stream. They did say that generally the tone is "more serious than Baldur's Gate" iirc

 

[Once more unto the Codex]

Randal called the shipwreck graveyard...is he an alt for JES?

 

[Sizzle]

Carrie Patel: Well the important thing is that we're not writing dead baby world so we can add some more humor ingame.

I'm cringing in anticipation of the zanyness.

PoE1 could have used a bit more humor.

Also, Patel wrote all the companion banters, which were fun enough (and injected some much-needed gags) without going overboard on the zany.

 

[Sherry]

I would like to see Fulvano find a graveyard of shipwrecks by the tip of an island sunk on coral that we can board and maybe the hull is flooded during high tide but the water goes down enough during low tide to explore. Maybe one of the shipwrecks could be fixed up and becomes one of the new ship types for the 4.0 million stretch goal or one of the shipwrecks is haunted by pirate ghosts or you can find a treasure map to follow. Also would like the 3.75 stretch goal of more islands to explore be separate from Fluvano's Voyage of finding more places to explore so there is even more places to sail.

In White March there was a diving helmet you could find I think it was from a stronghold quest item but it would be really neato if we could get 5 of them and explore the sea bottom or even explore flooded sea caves.

Nice idea.

Diving here and there fits the mood. Also at the skull entrance -- you may either risk waiting for a tide window or (at more favorable time) dive in with party members who have the helmet or will manage on their own. PoE1 checks if one has high enough constitution. But I hope it wouldn't be easy to pass. Maybe the aumaua godlike Tekehu is able to breathe under water.

Given the times the Vailians can experiment with devices like diving bells or early rebreathers, but yeah magic whatever. They can send an expedition to dive around the coasts looking for something there (ok luminous adra, but I hope that's not all everybody is after) or trying salvage precious cargo. Or a pirate group with stolen Vailian technology (or without) operating like scavengers, going after harder to get to shipwrecks, and at the great risks recovering sunken treasures...

Hi!

How are you? It is good to see you out and about. Did you happen to see the last update of Fulvano's Voyage? :D I AM SUPER excited that it is a graveyard of shipwrecks how awesome is that being the LAST ADDITION? It is like I am there in the office building the area and making suggestions. This is the true joy of role playing games with exploration and letting the player out into the world after introduction the story arc. I like how you have followed the lore of the game where it did not play much of a part in my own adventure in Pillars but from what I have seen in the videos lore will be playing a big role in Deadfire.

Are you watching the live stream for the countdown? Dini is hammered she has had 9 shots because Aarik keeps dying in his Pillars game and since he can't have booze she offered to take the shots for him so it is pretty crazy in the office with everyone drinking right now and I kind of feel part of the team because I am drinking with them while watching the stream. Feargus is there now so going to get back but GRAVEYARD OF SHIPS! <3 See you soon.

Randal called the shipwreck graveyard...is he an alt for JES?

no. okay? I just know what /I WANT/ in sailing game.

Thanks,
Randal

 

[Jenkem]

"When you look in the mirror do you ever confuse yourself with Sid Meier?"

 

[BlackGoat]

Carrie Patel: Well the important thing is that we're not writing dead baby world so we can add some more humor ingame.

She's so classless.

Sawyer prefers classless

 

[Infinitron]

lmao Feargus bantz are pretty tight