Seizing opportunities where they could, they gradually became pirates, smugglers, mercenaries, and merchants of ill repute. They sailed around the Eastern Reach until they reached Deadfire, where instead of settling the islands, they continued their shipboard life. The Príncipi are largely descended from a group of refugees who fled the decline of Old Vailia (shortly before the Republics declared independence). Please note that some of the below lore is subject to change as we progress further in development. This week, we'll be covering two of those four factions: The Príncipi and Huana. This time, we'll go into detail about the culture, lore, and personalities of each of the four main factions: The Príncipi, Huana, Royal Deadfire Company, and Vailian Trading Company. Pillars of Eternity, a Pillars II developer interview, or a previous crowdfunding update. You've heard about a couple of the following factions before, whether it be from the first In short: When developing a faction quest, the entire team gets involved. Each faction has their own culture and particular style, and this needs to be reflected in the environments. But it's not just design that needs to focus on these aspects of factions the environment art team needs to take factions into consideration before starting on a scene. A lot of time and hard work goes into deciding where a faction quest will start, what choices you are able to make, and how those choices affect how other factions feel towards you. Hunt for energy and fight off opponents in a procedurally generated and highly destructible map! Whoever wins these battles climbs an intergalactic tournament ladder, ultimately becoming gods themselves.Ĭheck out the Fig page for Antegods and consider helping them out!Ī major objective of the narrative and area design teams from now until the end of production is to create and further develop faction quests. Developed by Dutch game studio Codeglue, Antegods is an action-packed arena game in which the remnants of the Mayan civilization have taken to space. The Fig campaign for Antegods ends in just over a day, and they're at 53% of their goal. While the Bear Party DLC was just a joke, the actual bear party formation will be possible in Pillars II! Thanks to our new multi-classing system, if you have a party of druid/rangers, you'll be able to summon a bear and transform into one yourself (The druid bear transformation only lasts for a limited duration, but hey, at least you'll have five bear summons too!) Bear party for everyone, no extra money required. If you saw our April Fool's Day update, you read about the Pillars II Bear Party DLC.
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