So I just bought Two Worlds II

[pontifex]

Never played Gothic games. Played a demo of Risen but didn't care for it, but it felt unpolished or something.

 

[Skott]

After reading the professional reviews and watching the Youtube reviews and reading some personal player reviews I have decided to wait and try this game after its had a patch or two and comes down in price. No way am I paying full price for it especially in its current condition. I hope it can be modded because I bet the modding community could do a lot with it. Until then I'll wait til a half off sale happens. Probably around the end of the year or sooner if sales don't do well.

 

[simonizor]

Oblivion never really had a good storyline it was so short,did you like Gothic 2/3 or Risen?..if so then you probably like this game,remember its your typical RPG ie exploring,quests and customizing your character with skills etc....crafting is a lot better then what you had in Oblivion.

The story in TWII doesn't seem all that great either.. One of the reviews that I read said it was your typical rescue the lost <insert woman here> storyline.

 

[Mem]

The story in TWII doesn't seem all that great either.. One of the reviews that I read said it was your typical rescue the lost <insert woman here> storyline.

I'm still really exploring and doing side quests rather then following the storyline,however it would not surprise me if its short.

 

[Mem]

After reading the professional reviews and watching the Youtube reviews and reading some personal player reviews I have decided to wait and try this game after its had a patch or two and comes down in price. No way am I paying full price for it especially in its current condition. I hope it can be modded because I bet the modding community could do a lot with it. Until then I'll wait til a half off sale happens. Probably around the end of the year or sooner if sales don't do well.

There are two patches out already,1.1 and 1.1.2 patch.

 

[Qbah]

Bought it, played ~2 hours so far. Well... I like it. Looks like I'll have many many hours of fun with this one!

 

[simonizor]

The only thing stopping me from buying this game is a review that I read that said that the game has different sections to travel through, sort of like Fable, but the sections are much larger. I want a game that's open like Oblivion, not a game where I'm forced down a path.

 

[Mem]

The only thing stopping me from buying this game is a review that I read that said that the game has different sections to travel through, sort of like Fable, but the sections are much larger. I want a game that's open like Oblivion, not a game where I'm forced down a path.

Half true,while certain parts are closed while you need to follow the storyline or do quests so they open up,you do have teleport points around that you find as you travel that allow you go to virtually any area you have been too previously(if it has a teleport point which they do so far) so you can go back and forth.

I will say the areas are pretty big so I would not worry about the sections,infact you don't really feel like you are boxed in because of the gaming area and many teleport points,to give you an idea I must of found 30 plus teleport points in the area I'm in and still only on the 2nd island(you can teleport back to first starter island btw and continue to explore or do quests if you want) not to meantion your own personal teleport stone that allows you to travel to any main teleport point you have found regardless of area..


You can also walk to most of the teleport points too not to meantion horse riding.

 

[ZzZGuy]

Any word on the DRM this game uses? I keep seeing mention of online activation and 3 install limit [before the game was released but since then I can find nothing. The steam page for it also does not list any DRM, though they have been known to delay putting up such notices by a few days.

Looks like a neat game I'd like to try.

 

[Mem]

Any word on the DRM this game uses? I keep seeing mention of online activation and 3 install limit [before the game was released but since then I can find nothing. The steam page for it also does not list any DRM, though they have been known to delay putting up such notices by a few days.

Looks like a neat game I'd like to try.

I did read this,

While Southpeak is busy preparing some juicy new stuff to show PC Games Hardware have been able to get some concise infos on the way DRM for Two Worlds II will be handled (which is obviously most important for PC and Mac version users).

According to what Mariusz Szaflik from RP confirmed and Zuxxez told earlier GamersGlobal.de, the title will rely on similar protection as its predecessor: you activate the game via the internet or telephone up to 3 times (subsequent reinstalls on different systems or rigs will require you to contact the publisher) and play. The game doesn't require DVD in your drive to be played and similarly will not rely on Steam connection (for Steam-distributed copies).

I activated my retail copy online via the key code on the manual,I got a free in game bonus item.

 

[Mem]

Level 20 now and the game still holds my interest,most of the quests are decent and I have not encountered any quest bugs or got stuck like you can do in some RPGs,overall you have plenty of gaming hours in this game and you do get your money's worth.

I read some major quest breaking bugs is when you kill important NPCs for no reason so don't do that unless you have a quest to do so.

 

[Rhezuss]

Level 20 now and the game still holds my interest,most of the quests are decent and I have not encountered any quest bugs or got stuck like you can do in some RPGs,overall you have plenty of gaming hours in this game and you do get your money's worth.

Same here but I feel the interest is slowly getting down mostly due to the 10 hours of playtime in the same environment (first island after "tutorial" where you have to get to Hatmandor).

Game sure is beautiful but I NEED other things than savannah, little huts and villages...

 

[Mem]

Same here but I feel the interest is slowly getting down mostly due to the 10 hours of playtime in the same environment (first island after "tutorial" where you have to get to Hatmandor).

Game sure is beautiful but I NEED other things than savannah, little huts and villages...

Hatmandor is ok do the murder investigation for the commander and the arena fights are good for cash and xp,plus the warriors guild etc..plenty to keep me going for now.

 

[Rhezuss]

Hatmandor is ok do the murder investagation for the commander and the arena fights are good for cash and xp,plus the warriors guild etc..plenty to keep me going for now.

I done the Mage and Warrior guild quests, didn't touched the arena yet. I'm well into the muder investigation from the commander though.

The quests are for the most part varied and fun and I like that. It's just that, for now at least, there's absolutely no new environments and scenery to see, the same ol' savannah and dusty roads and beachs. I'm sure it'll change in the other chapters and it's just a minor thing and nothing gamebreaking, far from it.

I still can't wait to play tonight!

 

[StinkyPinky]

I think a patch was released as Steam just downloaded a 29meg file for Two Worlds 2.

 

[Skott]

I'm wondering if I did buy this game whether to get it off of Steam or buy the retail box? Just wondering which would be better if I wanted to try the mods that are bound to show up eventually. Steam is good at the patching and updates but sometimes it interferes with mods from the community. Anyone got an opinion about steam and mods? I'll assume for the moment that modding is possible with this game and some will come out.

 

[Mem]

Yep new patch out 1.2 version .


http://board.zuxxez.com/showthread.php?t=38567 .

Description: 1.2 patch fixes:
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- Mana Shield potion duration was reduced to match the spell's duration,
- Torch display name bug has been fixed,
- Torch graphic bug when using two weapons has been fixed,
- Several terrain issues were fixed,
- DX10 lights have been improved,
- Hero animations are now preloaded on PC for better performance,
- Quest Log filtering has been added (hides solved and failed quests),
- A bug with David's quest in Ashos has been fixed,
- Summons' level has been capped to hero level (both SP and MP),
- Camera work after performing Finish Off has been improved,
- Environment sound issues have been fixed,
- Velroy's Key now properly opens gate in "What's behind that door?",
- Shopkeeprs won't talk too much anymore,
- The problem with being stuck in Vahkmaar Castle after finishing the main plot has been fixed,
- Several questlog issues have been fixed,
- Village shops now properly generate items,
- "The Lion" membership card bug has been fixed,
- Fixed displaying negative Aura values in "drop Auras to chest" menu,
- Removed possibility of cloning items in village chest,
- Removed possibility of cloning or loosing items in town trading,
- Fixed animation of Counter Strike when using shield,
- Fixed strength of "Super Jump" spell for lower levels,
- Added the possibility to make multiple alchemy potions at the same time,

 

[Mem]

I'm wondering if I did buy this game whether to get it off of Steam or buy the retail box? Just wondering which would be better if I wanted to try the mods that are bound to show up eventually. Steam is good at the patching and updates but sometimes it interferes with mods from the community. Anyone got an opinion about steam and mods? I'll assume for the moment that modding is possible with this game and some will come out.

I would presume Steam version could be modded,however retail version you do get a map with the manual so that's why I went retail.

 

[Mem]

Any word on the DRM this game uses? I keep seeing mention of online activation and 3 install limit [before the game was released but since then I can find nothing. The steam page for it also does not list any DRM, though they have been known to delay putting up such notices by a few days.

Looks like a neat game I'd like to try.

Further update on DRM,I found this post statement(by a MOD) over at their forums,

You can activate the game on 3 different hardware settings or 3 different operating systems)
You can activate the game infinite times on the same hardware settings with same Operating System.

After that, you'll get the message, that you have activated too often and need to contact the support. That's where we volunteers jump in. You can send me your serial and your phone activation code along with your email you used to register the game. And tell me for which game you require an activation reset.

With those infos, I jump into the activation database and reset your activations back to 0 then. So you can do the 3 activation thing again.

 

[thujone]

...then why even have it limited to 3?

 

[Koudelka]

It was far to general to make an actual response to. Without presenting your reasoning for not liking the game, it just seems like you're trying to stir things up.

You're an idiot.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Apparently there's a DX11 update coming soon. This game would look great with some decent tessellation with all the stone paths and walls etc.

 

[Rhezuss]

Apparently there's a DX11 update coming soon. This game would look great with some decent tessellation with all the stone paths and walls etc.

Good news, in DX10 it looks already better than in DX9. Can't wait for a DX11 update!

 

[Mem]

I have been playing in DX10, no issues to meantion.

I will say this game is a lot better then the first Two Worlds so thumbs up from me :thumbsup: to the developers.


Stability is still excellent and still not got stuck in any area of the game,I purchased my in game house which I thought was quite nice .
I have played about 16 hours now of this game,overall this game is better then I expected.

 

[Zargon]

anyone try the coop yet??