14 DAY TRIAL // A new Kickstarter update is out for Larian Studios' upcoming role-playing game Divinity: Original Sin, detailing the newest additions to the game's alpha.
The game is created as a spiritual successor to the Divinity series and promises a never before seen level of interaction and an enthralling classical RPG experience. If you're interested to see it live, feel free to check out our quick look at the Divinity: Original Sin alpha.
The latest Divinity: Original Sin Kickstarter update informs that the coming of spring is marked mostly by impatient emails over at Larian Studios. As such, the team is happy to announce a new update to the early access alpha of their game, implementing a wide variety of features along with a better-looking interface.
The team has squashed a lot of bugs underfoot and has added a ton of content, starting with more depth and style to the most explored region of the game, with a new tunnel leading out from the graveyard, and a revamped region with better scenery beyond the skeleton-riddled cave.
Additionally, the city's ballistas are now controllable and do their job of shooting down zombies.
A number of improvements have been made to the combat system, with enemies now benefiting from smarter target selection during encounters, making engagements much more challenging than before.
Combat will also offer less experience points, players now having to struggle a bit more in order to get their level-ups, a change introduced in order to better balance the game's difficulty level.
A very welcome feature has been added to spell casting, as there will now be visual indicators representing the trajectory of missiles and the exact range of area of effect spells, which will allow for better planning and more accurate spell use.
Status effects have been introduced, characters now being able to become Chilled, Burning, Wet, Bleeding, Blind, Cursed, Slowed, Lucky, Diseased, and much more, and each of the statuses will affect gameplay in some way, offering both buffs and penalties.
NPC reactions have also been improved, and now acts like theft and vandalism will have more consistent consequences.
The new areas also come with some new flavorful music tracks to add to the experience while exploring.
Divinity: Original Sin is currently available on Steam Early Access, with the game's first 15 hours of content available for now, and the full game when it's released. The experience is of course intended for fans, allowing them to support the development of the game and see it before the polished final version comes out.