As promised in their previous Fig update, Obsidian have released the first major patch for Pillars of Eternity II, which addresses the problem of the game's lack of difficulty on higher difficulty settings. In addition to buffing up many of its combat encounters, the patch introduces a boatload of nerfs to abilities and items. That's right, Pillars II is now officially Sawyerized - and patch testers have confirmed that the increase in difficulty is significant. Indeed, the patch is a big enough deal that Josh decided to make a video about it, which also includes details about some of the other new features it introduces, such as improved custom AI and character appearance options. And if you're upset about the nerfs, you might be interested to know that he's still planning to tune a few things back up in future patches. Here's the video and a list of highlights from the new Fig update:


The full patch notes are available here. Alongside the patch, Obsidian have released another piece of free DLC, the Beard and Hair Pack which (surprise surprise) adds a few new hairstyles and beards for your character. You can grab that on Steam or GOG. Pretty silly, but it sounds like the next one, which will introduce new crew members and upgrades for ships, might be more substantial.