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Pillars of Eternity |OT| You must gather your party before venturing forth.
- Thread starter EviLore
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Fingers crossed for that Lovecraftian horror crpg that's been a long time coming.
Irobot82
Member
At the PAX panel they said making PoE has changed the way they thought about what kinds of games can be made. So I'm excited for the future and I'm looking forward to a PoE2 kickstarter.
Edit:
Also about the expansion, meeting Zahua was a fucking masterpiece.
Not having seen the panel, "PoE has changed the way they thought about what kinds of games can be made" kind of sounds like they'd want to try something new.
Irobot82
Member
Yes but they were also talking about how they wanted things like Multi-Class etc (in the sequel) but yes they also say they're not afraid to try new games now.
RandomSeed
Member
Are there any known issues with performance? I have an i5-3570k @4.2ghz and a GTX 970, yet the framerate is 45-50 while in town with pretty much nothing going on. I tried running as admin, raising the priority in task manager, setting maximum performance in the nvidia power options, turning down the in game graphics (AA) option, changing the resolution, and nothing changes. Win10 issue?
The CPU and GPU usage is low.
The CPU and GPU usage is low.
Weird. I can downsample it with an i7 2700k (stock) and a GTX 970 and get more than 60 FPS all the time. Windows 10 too.
RandomSeed
Member
It is. I guess I can try completely reinstalling drivers. Witcher 3 and the rest of the games I have installed currently still run 60+ fps.
Felix Lighter
Member
I was getting dips into the 50s when in town and I have an i7 5820K @4.3Ghz and SLI GTX 980tis. I was surprised.
Mister_Bubbles
Member
Hold the phone... Obsidian have said they want to make a Lovecraftian horror crpg? Really? Don't play with my heart! Or do you mean that it's about time that someone did?
Chance Hale
Member
Yeah, I get similar drops with only one. In more hectic combat scenarios it can go to the low 40s. Does the new version of Unity let games not run like garbage?
RandomSeed
Member
Heh, guess I'm not going to worry about it then. I did a little more testing, and Copperlane seemed to hit the framerate, while other areas in the city performed better.
boybrushdRED
Member
They haven't said anything, but I keep throwing the idea out there. The setting is in the public domain and you can probably throw a few bucks at Chaosium to use their tabletop RPG mechanics. The rest is sweet sweet 20s-30s globetrotting campaign full of horror and mystery with the only conclusion being that you should haven never left in the first place.
Just don't bother with them is my advice.
Basileus777
Member
I wouldn't go that far. Setting to use only per encounter abilities and managing everything beyond that is pretty convenient.
Irobot82
Member
OMG I didn't realize you could bind weapon swapping to a key. Combine that with the fact that non Monk classes don't move to unarmed in the weapon cycle and I'm a happy boy again!
My main is Rogue and I use the jolting touch dagger and rottting whatever dagger. Once those two proc I switch to two weapon that do plus crit damage and extra damage to prone, stunned, etc. I'm a wrecking machine.
My main is Rogue and I use the jolting touch dagger and rottting whatever dagger. Once those two proc I switch to two weapon that do plus crit damage and extra damage to prone, stunned, etc. I'm a wrecking machine.
I've got an SSD and also a rather swift computer, yet I still feel it takes too long to quick save and change areas. of course, the only reason I've put it on hold is because I know there will be a patch attempting to fix the issue.heh, it's so sloooow on my machine. I can't complain, though. It's a 2010 PC, no SSD. It's bound to be slow.
The first loading screen (from the main menu to the game itself) takes forever, at least the other ones inside the game are a bit shorter
man, pillars of eternity is great.
indeed it is, my friend.
Irobot82
Member
Yeah and now my graphics are blurry again
Edit: I think Radeon Pro had some kind of default profile applied. AA really does blur the heck out of this game.
boybrushdRED
Member
Did not expect 2.01 to be a 1.7GB download.
Irobot82
Member
I think it's more to do with pulling the data out of Unity itself like they were talking about in an interview. Part of the process to make it more efficient and eventually modable.
RandomSeed
Member
Performance seems worse to me. Kinda stinks. Still a great game.
RandomSeed
Member
Can anyone explain these stats for me? I'm not understanding why the accuracy is the way it is. Could be an item name spoiler in the picture.
This is the weapon I've been using a while. It's exceptional quality, and my accuracy is 72 with it equiped. I took the adventurer ability for +6 accuracy with the Estoc.
I've really been looking forward to this superb quest item, but accuracy is 58? Any idea what is going on? Bug?
I also notice Drake's Bell has the same issue. Same accuracy as if I was using a weapon I didn't have proficiency in.
This is the weapon I've been using a while. It's exceptional quality, and my accuracy is 72 with it equiped. I took the adventurer ability for +6 accuracy with the Estoc.
I've really been looking forward to this superb quest item, but accuracy is 58? Any idea what is going on? Bug?
I also notice Drake's Bell has the same issue. Same accuracy as if I was using a weapon I didn't have proficiency in.
RandomSeed
Member
I wonder if the IE mod screwed up my saves? I was only using it to have faster scouting speed, but uninstalling it now, weapon type doesn't seem to make any difference on accuracy. Man, just started act 3 on my first playthrough and I think this save is messed up. :/
*I checked out the support forums and it looks like 2.01 does have some UI bugs going on. They say accuracy doesn't show up correctly in the UI, but it works as it is supposed to in combat, and then displays the accurate number. I'll have to test it a little.*
*Also think resting bonuses are bugged. They are supposed to last through 3 rests, but they disappear after the first time I camp.*
*I checked out the support forums and it looks like 2.01 does have some UI bugs going on. They say accuracy doesn't show up correctly in the UI, but it works as it is supposed to in combat, and then displays the accurate number. I'll have to test it a little.*
*Also think resting bonuses are bugged. They are supposed to last through 3 rests, but they disappear after the first time I camp.*
Madrugador
Member
I finally started the game and I'm 8 hours in. Loving it so far.
All my team is like level 3 now and I made it to Raedric. I have no chance against these guys, hopefully I can quit the fortress and come back later D:
All my team is like level 3 now and I made it to Raedric. I have no chance against these guys, hopefully I can quit the fortress and come back later D:
You can come back later, but you should also be able to beat the fight now.
What difficulty, how many people in your party, and what classes are they? Non-story related tip for the fight:
Try and use a hunter pet to engage and then fight them through a bottleneck. The two doors that lead into the throne room are perfect, and wiill allow you to fight just 2 or so at a time.
RandomSeed
Member
The Old Queen and the New King quest question.
I took the fighter dialog option and it sounded like Oernos will now go into the lions lair for battle, but then he just attacks my party. Heh...is that supposed to happen? I expected an epic lion vs bear battle. I even tried putting on some speed boots and dragging the bear to the lions den. The lion NPCs kill the smaller bears, but won't attack Oernos. :/
RandomSeed
Member
Beat the end boss of The Master Below. Man. Must have taken 7 or 8 tries to beat him.
This fight actually highlights some of my critiques of the game, but overall I love PoE. 55 hours in and I'm not finished yet. What a great adventure.
Breath attack right at the start kills, or nearly kills everyone, then the fight is lost. I tried some different positioning, got him to "badly" hurt status, but then the adds charmed my party and it was over. Finally just sent in my tank to eat the breath attack, run to the other side of the map to draw adds away before dying, then went ham on him with my remaining 5 characters. I didn't think I'd win when he got to nearly dead status, as only my main guy (2h fighter) and a cleric were standing, but he dropped before we did. The sweet reward of 16k experience when you're already at the cap.
This fight actually highlights some of my critiques of the game, but overall I love PoE. 55 hours in and I'm not finished yet. What a great adventure.
RandomSeed
Member
Finished it at 58 hours on my save. Good stuff, good stuff.
RandomSeed
Member
I was worried I was going to be disappointed with PoE after not being able to get past the 25 hour mark in both Divinity: OS and Wasteland 2, but PoE definitely appealed to my Baldur's Gate love, and was the more complete package IMO. There are a few things I'd like to see improved in a future game of course, but it was still great.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
I got rekt last night by a big kobold pack in the first level of Endless Paths and I don't remember them being that difficult. I blame everything but my own ability.
Also I somehow bugged and got one of the bonus watcher abilities on my main char twice. I never remember to use them anyway so it doesn't really matter I suppose.
Also I somehow bugged and got one of the bonus watcher abilities on my main char twice. I never remember to use them anyway so it doesn't really matter I suppose.