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

[ushas]

Looks cool on the map

I don't understand why they didn't post the city map in bigger resolution. We can see the better picture in the video:

Neketaka

Notice the right top corner - perhaps that info will fill up gradually as we explore Neketaka. Also, is it possible, that the population, it's composition, import / export lists, and the type of government will change during the playthrough? (narrative reasons, power playing of factions, etc...)

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Neketaka looks amazing, not sure what's the point of sidekicks though. Seems like it will just create confusion.

 

[TT1]

That right top info on the map gave me impression that the city will be our stronghold and the city will change as the player build or change something.

 

[Zed]

this game is taking a huge massive dump all over Numenera

Neketaka is gonna kick ass!

 

[Zed]

Sidekicks are good. I wish they'd remove adventurers though.

 

[Zed]

looks like I found the IcewindDale-loving Fargo-slurper r00fles

 

[aeonsim]

JS on Somethingaweful: Adventurer portraits and voice sets cover a broad spectrum of basic appearances and broad archetypes. Sidekicks are specific characters with unique portraits, voice sets, and incorporation into the story that are intended to be more colorful than the general characters you can make as adventurers.

He also gives Minsc in BG2 as an example of a sidekick, so while they probably won't manage to create Minsc v2 (for personality and fun), that gives you more of an idea as to what they're aiming for with the sidekicks. No major quest (aside from recruiting them) but dialog, unique voice and art and occasional comments and interactions...

Sounds excellent to me!

 

[Mazisky]

Lol, this is Manarola, i've been there last summer!

Altough the vacation was ruined because i had a sort of heart attack while having sex just after a 100 € fish dinner.

 

[Merlkir]

Why does Serpent's Crown sound familiar? Wasn't it a game?

 

[aeonsim]

To give a few examples of actual cliff cities facing the ocean:

You see how no one builds at the lowest levels of the cliff, while the construction in the painting extends literally into the water.

What makes it worse is that the painting shows a sheer, vertical cliff, with no visible surf area, water deep enough to be a port, and wind strong enough to power sails. In such a situation, the walls of the cliff would receive the full force of a breaking wave, which would flood the lower sections of the city. But likely, over time it'd destroy the architecture itself through a combination of erosion and physical force. Of course, in fantasy you can always say it's magic, but in that case you could also ask, why would anyone bother using magic when they could've just built the city a little better, to begin with.

Amalfi is another example, though they don't go as high up the cliffs.

 

[Sentinel]

Why does Serpent's Crown sound familiar? Wasn't it a game?

Serpent of the Staglands was a game
Serpent's Crown is some marvel shit.

 

[pomenitul]

Perhaps they should look to the Mont Saint-Michel as a source of inspiration:

 

[Lacrymas]

Actual research in muh fantasy? Blasphemy!

 

[TT1]

Or Vidigal, in Rio

 

[Turjan]

You see how no one builds at the lowest levels of the cliff, while the construction in the painting extends literally into the water.

What makes it worse is that the painting shows a sheer, vertical cliff, with no visible surf area, water deep enough to be a port, and wind strong enough to power sails. In such a situation, the walls of the cliff would receive the full force of a breaking wave, which would flood the lower sections of the city. But likely, over time it'd destroy the architecture itself through a combination of erosion and physical force. Of course, in fantasy you can always say it's magic, but in that case you could also ask, why would anyone bother using magic when they could've just built the city a little better, to begin with.

Over time? Most fantasy cities with harbors wouldn't survive the first storm.

 

[Quillon]

You guys are talking like there wasn't a full tide mechanic in Ondra's Gift.

 

[Bonerbill]

Sidekicks are dumb, it's a stupid ass move from obsidian to waste resources on them.

No one asked for them...

A lot of people asked for BG2 style companion variety. Sidekicks are certainly one way of filling that niche.

 

[Projas]

Have they even mentioned custom adventurers yet? Are they still in? I'd really hate if they got rid of that.

 

[Infinitron]

Have they even mentioned custom adventurers yet? Are they still in? I'd really hate if they got rid of that.

Mentioned in this very update.

 

[Abu Antar]

I'm not thrilled about side kicks, to be honest.

Feargus
DEVELOPER

@Shadout - The sidekicks will have a certain amount of dialog and VO. They will respond to some things going on in the world, and they will probably have some banter with the other companions. It will just be more limited as compared to the full companions.

idekicks sound fun. As I see it:
-Companions (BG2 party members)
-Sidekicks (BG1 party members)
So it let's you determine for yourself how in depth your companion content is.
Feb 17, 2017 | 10:44 PM

Feargus
DEVELOPER

That was the thought!

 

[Projas]

Have they even mentioned custom adventurers yet? Are they still in? I'd really hate if they got rid of that.

Mentioned in this very update.

Right you are, somehow missed it.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Irenaeus]

I'm liking this sidekick thing.

If I don't like them ingame, more bodies, l00t and XP.

 

[Lacrymas]

Yeah, weirdly liking this idea. They should add even more of those.

 

[Infinitron]

How long will the Tyranny coupon be good for? Does it have an expiration date?

Feargus
DEVELOPER

It is going to be good for 90 days.

Feargus
DEVELOPER

@Schwarz - My apologies, but the coupon is only going to be for Steam.

Feargus
DEVELOPER

You will be able to redeem the coupon on Paradox's site (Paradox Plaza) and that will get you a Steam code.

FWIW I really REALLY dislike time-of-day features. They don't add anything to the game except an annoyance mechanism. It just means I rest until the person is there.

brennecke
DEVELOPER

There are quests that can change depending on the time of day that you do them. We are trying to avoid the wait/rest until the person arrives types of game play, because we agree, it's just an annoyance.