Larian Studios announces the
Kickstarter for
Divinity: Original Sin 2 has drawn to a successful
conclusion, as the RPG sequel attracted over $2 million in crowd sourced
funding. Here's word on how the campaign played out, and all the goals this
funding level triggered, including the change to help design a character thanks
to GOG.com:
Thanks to the support of backers around the world, the
Divinity: Original Sin II Kickstarter campaign has been a resounding success,
quadrupling its initial funding goal and reaching over $2 million to unlock the
final stretch goal; Game Master mode.
Larian Studios has been been humbled and awed by the enthusiasm of its backers
who have given Divinity: Original Sin II the ability to reach far beyond its
original scope.
Some of the highlights the community made possible include:
- Chris Avellone joins as a writer after the
community connects him and Larian Studios.
- Strategist Mode, to put the tactical abilities of
even the most seasoned veterans to the test.
- The Undead as a playable race. Why should the
living have all the fun?
- The Hall of Echoes, a new playable area in the
land of the dead.
- Love & Hate relationships, for even deeper
roleplaying experiences.
- Racial abilities, new skill trees, and dedicated
mod support.
With the latest addition of Game Master mode, you’ll be able to craft your
own dungeons and then control them as your friends play, placing enemies on the
fly, manipulating the environment, and doing everything you can to utterly
annihilate them…or, we suppose you could give them a "fun" experience.
Even with the campaign over, don't forget that GOG.com has invited everyone to
have a say in creating a character for Divinity: Original Sin II. With their
$10,000 pledge GOG.com gets to design a character, but they have
welcomed everyone in the community to participate.