The Mad Engineer

Well done on the hard work and thank you for the response. I speak for myself when I say I'm stoked for the update!

Hi there! Honestly, I don't think there is a way for us to know when the patch will leave its beta phase. If I had to make an educated guess, I would say that Obsidian would release the patch on GOG and Steam at around the same time. Given the patch notes/patch history for previous versions of the game on both platforms, the timeframe seems congruent for a multi-platform launch.

Another thought crossed my mind the other day. During the Siege of Crägholdt side quest in The White March - Part 1 expansion, if the player's party manages to sneak completely undetected through Crägholdt Bluffs, we'll meet Commander Baelorin. He's the leader of the Torn Bannermen. If we sneak through the camp undetected, and without killing a single one of his men, Baelorin and his dialogue act like we killed our way through the camp when we didn't. Is this something that can be addressed? Just more food for thought.

I would imagine that the the patch is taking such a long time due to how many people may be working on it. Given that Obsidian does have other projects going on at the moment, which would have most of their staff allocated to said projects, it could feasibly be this month or perhaps in March. Either way, I'm certainly excited for it!

A fantastic piece of work! I'll give it a go when I have a bit of spare time. I'm looking forward to seeing this mod in action.

With the recent news that one of Obsidian's IP's is getting a patch to iron out some bugs, that got me thinking about The Outer Worlds. If The Outer Worlds 2 is definitely a thing, is there a possibility of putting out a patch for The Outer Worlds and The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition? I know that "The Electric Fling" is unable to be completed in either version of the game; the "Bursty" weapon; and a number of the Unreliable's ship decorations are buggy and don't appear after being collected and then returning to the ship. An example of this would be one of the "Tossball" for Felix's cabin.

I will also absolutely vouch for both of these bugs. The ESC key is the only known solution to fixing the problem so far.

I would also like to make two more suggestions. First, either vastly increasing the chance of Azzuro appearing within the Caed Nua stronghold (without depending on prestige or security), or making him a regular merchant that can be purchased from there. Second, in the Sacrificial Bloodlines quest in Twin Elms, if we poison Simoc and then keep the baby orlan; I see no reason why we can't talk Simoc's son, Lliras, out of attacking us. It seems counterproductive to poison Simoc first, and then have his son attack us after we rescue the baby. Food for thought, perhaps.

I have a question about this patch. Will this patch and Unity Engine update also address the saving/loading and screen transition times in the game, or is that something else altogether different?

Yes, I also second this question. Especially regarding the "Legacy Creation" feature, or perhaps the importation of "complete" game saves from PoE into PoE II: Deadfire. That could iron out a ton of bugs and make matters much smoother.

Good points, Kvellen! I looked into those and they're certainly valid enough should I go that route. I figured I would see if Obsidian would be amazing enough to add the Pre-order/Fig Backer and/or Kickstarter backer DLC (for Pillars of Eternity) to GOG/Steam. Its been so many years since each game's release date that it shouldn't hurt, and could bring new players into the fold/genre. Still, thank you for the reply!

Also, a fix to the "Wael's Boon" talent would be amazing. If players do the right tasks/quests, and refuse boons from others, getting the "Wael's Boon" should be available to players. Food for thought.

*Please feel free to relocate this, moderators, if this doesn't belong here.* I don't know if this is the place for such a thing, but with the news of a new patch for Pillars of Eternity; I'm wondering if its possible for "The Captain's Footlocker" DLC to be made available for purchase, or free, on GOG/Steam. Its been 5-6 years since POE II: Deadfire was released, and I figured its been long enough that someone could ask.

Hi, longtime fan here. If I may make a solid recommendation to the patch: A restoration for the content that allows one to drive off the Sky Dragon in "The Nest Above the Clouds" would be pretty cool. Perhaps some of the other quests like "Missing Sentries" and the like could be updated to have end states and quest options fixed.