2 hours ago2 hr Greetings Watchers!We've updated the Public Beta branch for the Pillars of Eternity Turn-based Mode! It is now live on all available platforms. Thank you for your continued support and feedback! Combat and MechanicsInitiative has been reworked so that the first turn initiative will now always correctly match the displayed initiative value on the character sheet.The new formula for Initiative is:Base RTwP Recovery * 2 + 1All modifiers to initiative happen after the above calculation.First turn initiative values will now more closely resemble initiative values seen on subsequent turns.The minimum initiative a character may achieve can never be below 1.Initiative now displays positive and negative values of contributing modifiers in its tooltip.Adragan can no longer take multiple turns with 0 initiative between them.Patients in the Sanitarium should now correctly take actions in TBM combat.Changing active modal within a modal group should now update immediately in TBM instead of on the following turn.Second chance should now work correctly in TBM.Guardian Spirit ability on Ancestor Pendant now works correctly in TBM.Pŵgras now properly move into position when casting Autumn's Decay in TBM.Chanter's Chants now go on cooldown as a group when a chant is switched.Resolved an issue where drakes summoned by chanter invocations could sometimes freeze the client when the drake despawned.Summons created by a chanter will now properly despawn any prior summons in TBM.Fixed an issue where repeatedly re-summoning summons in TBM combat could cause them to become unable to move.Master's Call will now correctly break engagement in TBM.Visage of Concelhaut now works correctly in TBM.Cleansing Flame will now jump to a new target it its current target is killed in TBM.Many spells and abilities that deal unscaling damage indirectly (through status effects and other means) now properly receive increased lethality while in TBM.Fixed an issue with Kalakoth's Minor Blights incorrectly granting immediate subsequent turns after attacking in TBM.Fixed an issue that caused enemies with ranged weapons to sometimes become stuck when needing to move closer to their targets in TBM combat.Characters now properly consider their reach distance when moving into range in TBM.Fixed an issue where patrolling characters could sometimes become stuck instead of properly engaging in TBM combat.Using quick items or disarming traps while spiritshifted in TBM will no longer cause the turn to become stuck.Initiative is now accounted for on attacks made from outside of combat.Overlapping Unconscious and Prone effects no longer allow a character to move freely.The Firebrand spell is now a free action.Push/pull spells outside of TBM combats will no longer prevent characters from being responsive.Fixed a case where teleporting creatures could become invisible and untargetable in TBM.Cancelling a cast action and re-initiating it no longer calculates incorrect initiative values.Cast actions can no longer be cancelled outside of a character's turn.Being interrupted while pending a cast action will now properly remove the target icon from the world.Fixed a case where characters knocked out by DoT damage at the start of their turn could cause combat to be stuck waiting.Grimoire swap cooldowns are now respected in TBM.Fixed a case where ranged attacks in TBM would sometimes fail after execution.Many creatures that were not using spells and abilities in TBM should now make greater use of their arsenal.Potion of Major Recovery no longer adds duration to hostile effects instead of reducing it.Delaying a turn no longer triggers pulsing (and similar) effects when starting the delayed turn.Abilities that require a certain amount of time in combat before being available/unavailable now track TBM turns properly.Heart of Fury will now properly consume action points in TBM.Enemies that trigger second chance mechanics in TBM combat will now properly stand back up.Several ticking or bouncing effects no longer focus the camera when triggering.The Fighter's Charge ability now animates and repositions properly in TBM.Engagement now properly breaks when using the charge ability.Delayed Fireball now resolves properly if combat ends before it detonates.Ray spells should now behave more correctly in TBM.Visual and AudioGround targeted pulsing FX will now display a persistent effect in-between active pulses in TBM combat.Cipher focus HUD FX are once again visible.User Interface and InteractionAdded a keybinding and HUD button to toggle TBM freely while outside of combat.Spacebar is now the default key to end turn while in a TBM combat.Added keybindings for Delay turn, End turn, and the Combat Speed slider.Smart camera may now be optionally disabled.Accuracy tooltips can once again be viewed in the inventory screen.Instant speed spells and abilities now correctly display as Free Actions in TBM.Camera will now properly center on the start of a characters turn when pulsing effects are present on the character.Many remaining bugs where spells and abilities mention durations in seconds instead of rounds (in TBM) have been squashed.End turn and delay turn HUD buttons now have proper tooltips.Select All and Scouting UI buttons should no longer be partially unclickable.Burial Isle cutscenes no longer prevent future actions from being cancelled or other strange behaviors.Initiative value in character sheet will no longer overlap DR values in cases where many unique DR values exist.Several enchantment descriptions now display correctly in TBM.Fixed an issue where the combat log would display erratically on certain resolutions.Duration of summoned creatures is now displayed in rounds.Targeting indicators for bouncing spells should behave better in TBM.Added breakpoint markers to combat speed slider in TBM.Displayed endurance pips will now match across different UI.LocalizationResolved translation errors with Wizard's Wall of Draining spell on Polish language.
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