Pillars of Eternity Patch 2.0 New Features

Obsidian Entertainment has released a trailer talking about the improvements to Pillars of Eternity base game with the that will be released with Pillars of Eternity: The White March Part 1 expansion.

Along with the regular bug fixes and balance changes, there will be a few new features such as party A.I., and you can choose which type of A.I. you want for different character classes and spells. The party will select targets and spells automatically but you can override with your own instructions anytime.

There will also be individual stealth; when one member is spotted, the whole party won't be revealed and you  can sneak characters around at the start of the combat to surprise the enemy.

There are also other improvements to the combat mechanics, such as spell range indicators and accuracy indicators when selecting an enemy for an attack, and the probability of hitting teammates in an AoE attack.

These look to be pretty good combat enhancements to the core gameplay, and will be made available to players even without the expansion, so if you're a fan of the series looking to get another playthrough, do look out for Patch 2.0! If you haven't checked out Pillars of Eternity: The White March Part 1 trailer from E3 2015, we've got it covered here.