Starting Part II and Patch 3.0

[Kogorn733]

I have a game right before the point of no return, having completed all content in WM Act 1 (character is wizard). From what I hear, Patch 3.0 greatly expands the stronghold experience, and wizard mechanics have been changed.

 

Accordingly, should I continue with my current game and do the WM Act 2 content? will I still be able to experience the new stronghold content in a game this late?

 

Or should I just start a new game with a new wizard for the ideal experience?

[Abalon]

with the stronghold changes i usually recommend a new game and unlock stronghold asap to maximize unique items you can get btw how do i pass turns i assume just by doing quest?

[philares3]

Does anyone remember a thorough walkthrough, I think linked to the initial entry in a thread in this forum?

Not a walkthrough exactly, a list by location of all the encounters I missed.

 

Thanks!

[Enkeli]

IMO there is no need to start from the beginning for the stronghold content. The biggest addition is a quest related to the stronghold. In case it doesn´t begin for you automatically you can trigger it to begin manually using these instructions:
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/84094-update-30-beta-has-been-updated/

The quest is quite short and the battles are not hard, but it´s fun.

In addition, stronghold quests have now been changed to give you unique artifacts; prestigious visitors also have some dialogue which require choices from you. There appears to be quite a lot of these quests, so you won´t be able to experience all of them without starting a new game. But you will be able to experience quite a few of them already while completing WM pt II, and I personally would not think a restart would be worth it just for these. As for the artifacts, the best quests only come after your stronghold already has a lot of prestige, so here too I think there is no need to start the game over.

[philares3]

WM 2 and patch: I find the new presentation/ listing of spells confusing. Every time one is cast the screen is covered with a white flash and I can't see what is happening. And when the battle is over a big earthquake. Why?