Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous gets first big patch
The first, and probably not the last.
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Hefty big boy of the retro CRPG genre,Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteoushas just hit version 1.1 following several smaller patches since its release in September. Highlights of this update include improved mounted combat in turn-based mode, better performance and visuals in several locations, fixes for reactivity to choices “such as some NPCs appearing where they should not be”, and better visuals for some NPCs. There are also changes to crusade management, including an option to control armies from the throne room instead of having to walk out of the city every time like a chump.
The update is a 14.2GB download on Steam and players on other platforms are reporting it’s even bigger for them, so obviously a fair bit is included. Hopping in for a quick look, I noticed units in my crusade look quite different, making them easier to tell apart at a glance, and there’s a quill icon marking scrolls in my inventory that have spells I can learn, which is a blessing. Thefull patch notesare a long read, but here are a few of the more amusing ones.
If you were holding off until this patch to drop 100 hours or so on this old school RPG, here are somethings you should know before you play Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
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