hi,

will there be another big patch in September with new companions?

Hope the next patch will include some balancing wink

Supposedly ... unless it doesn't.

This weekend, with the added Labor Day holiday, found me with nothing to do since I'm waiting on the new companions and patch, so I started playing DA:O again. I'm completely hooked dang it.

i remember that somebody here in the Larian Forum said that new Companions will be added in a big Patch in Aug/Sept.

Well swen said it's in testing on twittar so it shouldn't be far off

Every few days I start up Steam and see whether a patch tries to download. When the new companions come I'm going to play the heck out of this game; I just hope they come soon, otherwise I'll be caught up in other titles and likely never actually experience this one.

Could you provide a link? Or the text of the tweet?

Conversation link, and the most relevant text:

Swen Vincke @ LarAtLarian Sep 3
"We're working on our next big thing so it's normal we keep a lower profile. It's a welcome change too tbh"


COOL!

Lots of other goodies from Cyberstalking Swen, like, they are going to experiment with VR! And they had some funny business in Canada - are they opening a branch there???

Heh, took me 140+ hours to get through my first run through. We shooting for October?

hopefully not!

but haste makes waste

Still waiting on some actual documentation about the Divinity Engine. Videos can only do so much, especially if it has been ~2 months since the last videos were uploaded (more so since they didn't cover Main Campaign modding at all).

Ah can't wait for the patch, while I'm looking forward to playing the game past experiences has taught me to wait for patches to iron out bugs and other issues. The balance shift especially make me wait as while I can certainly see the need I prefer to plan my character and the balance being upset mid playthrough isn't a fun experience.

i canï½´t wait too - A good thing takes time!

Do you think that they add new companions or do we have to wait until the Patch after the next one...?!

COOL!
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/divinity-original-sin-a-big-success-future-project/1100-6422120/
"Vincke mentions that the studio is working on bringing out a "much better, harder, difficulty level" in which all encounters will be different, as well as fine-tuning the game's inventory management."

Will they copy-paste source-difficulty mod?

what???

opy-paste source-difficulty???

http://www.nexusmods.com/divinityoriginalsin/mods/9/?

Okay, let's call it now -- Monday, the 15th, new companions appear in my game!

I feel the spell about to be broken! (`o _ o)

Honestly, I've gotten so distracted by re-playing DA:O I've forgotten about it. I'm like "fix the game whenever ... I'm good".

Maybe tomorrow? They just said they finished shooting footage for the kickstarter update!

https://twitter.com/LarAtLarian/status/510019579046006784

I finally decided to play Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition. I don't know how I missed playing the BG series in their heyday, but it is brutal. I can't count the number of times I've died and had to reload, and I'm still level 1. I should probably drop the difficulty down, but I'm a glutton for punishment.

*crosses fingers*

All I can say is that would be a heck of a nice way to begin my weekend...

I'm expecting something posted/updated on Friday. They have been releasing content on Friday. I personally think it is a horrible idea as if content is released on a Monday, they got the work week to resolve any major bugs instead of letting them fester over a weekend.

i am still waiting. I quit playing with Patch 1.0.72

I would like to start a new Run with a new Patch and new Companions - HOPEFULLY THIS WEEKEND!


Steam and GOG are still on Patch 1.0.132

When Swen was asked about the Kickstarter update, he replied:

"It's ready, we're just waiting for Steam to do something for us"

https://twitter.com/LarAtLarian/status/510394766459416576

Steam is still on 1.0.132

But i am Happy that it will be available soon

http://www.lar.net/2014/09/12/thoughts-after-releasing-divinityoriginal-sin-and-what-comes-next/

"Our plan is to continue supporting D: OS for quite some time as this is the RPG framework on which we値l build our next games. We池e fooling around with controller support to see if a big screen version with cooperative play would work well, something I知 silently hoping for as I think it値l be a lot of fun, more so perhaps than playing coop in LAN with a friend sitting next to you. We池e also improving the engine itself as well as adding a bunch of extra features that not only make D: OS more fun and more friendly to players, but that will also improve whatever our next offering will be. We池e also adding extra content, like for instance the big companion patch, voiced et al, and I imagine that won稚 be the last of what we値l add."

No mentioning when the update will happen, guess they found some more issues and delayed the update. I was expecting an expansion or something, since they do bring in good money, or no one would do them.

Guess I'm still betting on Monday the 15th...

What do I do now, though? The weekend's here and all I have is this gods-damned temperate summer and a family. >:[

The update was ready; it is just waiting on Steam to do something.

That would be perfect if it was released today!! This is my first weekend off in months and I can sit back and relax finally with a second play through.

I don't think they will release anything on the weekend but I hope I'm wrong.

So blame Steam it is, then. I wonder if this update also comes with a certain something I've been waiting for...

Just let us torrent it.

?? where is it?

I'm sad. Its cold and rainy here... perfect day to sit down and adventure....

Huh? I meant they should just let us torrent it (as I said) instead of waiting for Steam to distribute the patch ... not like we need Steam to start the game.

Ahhhh Ok

Steam is still on 1.0.132

Are Steam Employees working on Sundays?

Probably not. What a bummer

Unfortunately I have the GOG version so I will probably get the patch sometime after Steam does........this year would be nice.

usually GOG releases the Patches only a few hours or one day after STEAM...

Also, there is an auto-updater now for the GOG version, which should be faster than waiting for the patch.

Update Version 1.0.169 on STEAM
(no new companions added ? ? ?)


Code:

Added listening functionality to dialogs. Now you can listen to ongoing dialogs and see the complete history to better follow what is being said.
Fixed issue with logging for cooperative dialogs
A lot of fixes for savegames that refused to load
Sheath/Unsheath fixed timing of attachment of shields.
Rare crash fix in specific script calls
Rare crash fix in extinguish surface action
Fading objects and fog triggers now work for all players instead of just the local player.
Fixed issue where rotation on objects could get corrupted, resulting in huge objects
Bugfix in character movement while mouse is pressed
Fixed some UI's that were always loaded in memory. Now they are loaded when needed.
Fixed issue when swapping character during a rock-paper-scissor minigame.
Fixed some doors that were blocking after they were destroyed
Added text bubble effect above characters in dialog
Dragging action will cancel when going into trade
Fixed rare crash with attachments on objects
Fixed rare issue where the mouse cursor could become corrupted
Weight can no longer become negative
Character should slide less when arriving at their target position
Dragging an item onto a container will put it in the inventory now
Correctly substract money when hiring henchman
Correctly delete item when adding to an inventory fails.
Fixed exclamation mark sometimes being attached wrong.
Fixed rare crashes when going to and coming from the Homestead
Fixed double spaces in combat log
Changed requirement from Crafing to Tenebrium to craft tenebrium weapons
Fixed issue with sheath/unsheat after sitting or sleeping
Fixed issue with wrong resurrecting event
Skillbar items in a container no longer get removed
Fix for surface sound underflow
Skill are reloaded when switching mods
Remove blackrot status when you have tenebrium ability
Added "Additional Content" menu to the main menu
Fixed issue where characters in combat could sometimes take characters out of the combat into account
Fixed issue with disconnected during the rock-paper-scissor minigame
Fixed issue where character sometimes dont follow after a load


Story:

War of the Bloodstones, some mountain men could be neutral during the war
Quest blocker in Nadia quest when you talk to Lawrence
Arhu thinks that everything you drop in his house is his property, is fixed
Issue with killing the Trife with companions without starting the end fight
Imps were not appearing on Mac version
AI mesh fixes at Baron of Bones house, now the player can teleport the chest in the southern room
Items on some graves drop under the ground when dug out
You could start a conversation with Lurrean while he was walking away
You could ask William to teleport you to Wally once the quest was solved, this is removed
Incorrect log entry on mushroom barrier removal
Couldn't select enemies that were inside click through bushes
Zou could talk to Yox while Frederick was approaching and the quest would hang
How to handle Tenebrium quest book had been increased to unlimited uses
Cyseal burning ship got a sound event, so you can hear it burn now
The Lawrence vs miners situation used to get blocked but that is fixed now
Teleport Mirror in Luculla Mines doesn't want to teleport companions

Note: a limited amount of these story fixes require you to start a new game

Effects:

Battering Ram
Crushing Fist
Cure Wounds
Divine Light
Dust Devil/Whirlwind
Encourage
Power Stance
Precision Stance
Power Stance
Precision Stance
Minor Heal
Slow Current
Bitter Cold
Headvice


Audio:

Overall audio balance has been updated.
The burning ship in Cyseal had sound (burning & sinking) which did not work, this has been fixed now.
Player weapons such as Two Handed Sword and Magic Staff got new dedicated sounds when sheathing their weapon.
The Orcs in the game now have extra foley sounds including a huge roar, a sobbing orc and a really gross 礎uttscratch着
For the new area, dedicated ambient sounds have been added, as well as custom sounds for a very loathsome druid and some really disgusting fx for certain pigs


MAC Specific:
This update brings all Mac tweaking options into a single place. In order to use it you have to hold 'Command' key on game startup.
The new launcher has options to:

Don't show any OS X notification popups while in game. They won't even blink.
Disable Touch Support if you feel like it
Quickly click on OS X Path control to discover your saves directory
Temporarily switch game to windowed mode
Precisely track mouse and trackpad gestures and taps
Disable hardware fade and gamma effects
Enable OpenGL performance tweaks and a heap of assorted workarounds


Divinity Engine Editor:

Fixed some problems that existed when loading mods
Fixed some memory leaks
Added info when trying to save terrain that is not editable
Fixed saving new story items
Fixed story editor crash
Fixed crash when entering game mode
Fixed position of camera when switching between cameras

Wait for DLC.

The companions should be released later today. From the steam page:

Whats up with the effects?

COOL!

Larian Studios - I LIKE

Does this means that the companions... will come on Monday the 15th?

Quick, everybody: invest your savings in the F2P bubble - it bursts in 2 years, 33 days! Next time you go to a casino, bet on 27 Black!*

*Not responsible for financial loss due to incorrect predictions.

The UI Scaling is new to this patch, correct?

Also, I think this has been around for a while, but what is Dynamic Combat Camera supposed to do? It doesn't seem to do anything on my end.

Did the patch today solve the OS 32bit saving issue?

Well, the patch is live and good...

...but still no engraving tools for me. Maybe I should give up waiting and just play the game already. Or maybe give it one more patch.

SUCCESS!!!!! This fixed my memory leak framerate issues!!! Thank you RAZE!

What about the balance changes you guys have been talking about? I don't see anything in the patch notes.

It looks like they'll appear later (IIRC he said "in the coming weeks" in the KS update).

Speaking of the KS update, where's David? Has he recovered from his accident?

Lariarn did not add a new difficult level...?!
But they wanted, right?

And what about balancing changes?