An exciting Two Worlds update just popped into my inbox this evening. For starters, SouthPeak Games has confirmed that a demo for the Xbox 360 version is set to hit Xbox Live tomorrow, Thursday, November 8th. The demo will include a sizable chunk of the single-player game world to explore, hunt and quest in.
Of even greater importance, SouthPeak has also revealed a complete overview of the fixes that will be featured in the upcoming free patch that’s been in the works since the game debuted. Many of the issues users have complained about, such as the horrid horse controls, laggy online play and shaky framerate, are key focuses of the update, which I’m personally glad to hear. I’ve really enjoyed my many long hours with Two Worlds thus far, but there can be no denying that it’s buggy as hell, so the patch can’t come soon enough.
Still no specific date of when to expect the patch to come out at this point, just that it’s “coming soon.” Read on for the full list of promised game improvements.
Both platforms (PC and Xbox 360):
– Horse steering has been improved
– Character development curve not as steep over level 25
– HP regeneration slower for max values above 2000
– Death strike skill – executable by strike button while in sneak mode
– Critical hit skill fixed
– Damage is now allowed over 32000
– There is a cap on damage and armor at 99999
– Necromancer spells have been balanced
– Magical boosters – effect restricted to 5 boosters
– Stacking potions with different statistics – fixed
– Objects stacking – objects can’t be stacked up if result has higher level requirements than current player level
– Equipment Class cap on 50
– When killing in towns – after you leave the town and go back guards will ask you to pay instead of immediately attacking you
– NPC’s in towns don’t resurrect
– Tweaked hi- level monster balance
– Wing Membrane ingredient added to Helllord
– Dragons strike not breakable by player hit
– Bomb traps attached to some chests and wardrobes
– Balanced number of lock picks in chests and wardrobes
– Walking under water and not dying has been fixed
– Inaccessible Cave north of Ashos has been fixed
– Multiplayer Lag issues have been improved
– Multiplayer too many skill points generated due to combat stats has been fixed
– Friendly fire disabled in RPG mode (players cannot damage each other)
– Resurrect spell on players has been disabled
– Experience points for killing players has been removed
– Disarming skill disabled against other players
– Freezing/stopping spells disabled against other players
– Multiplayer RPG quests given to all, reward splitter between players
– Team assault – main monuments 50 times stronger
– Barbarian – berserk skill in PvP reduced to 5
– Chest and wardrobe lock levels improved in multiplayer
PC specific:
– Issue of moving money between servers has been fixed
– Maps D2,E4,F4, Multiplayer Tharbakin – missing triangles or flying objects have been fixed
– Enter opens console in single player
– Horse steering – stopping horse by back key changed
– Cloning character when logging on new WarNet server is fixed
– Boosters disappearing in Arena modes
– Atmosoheric fog for multiplayer towns added
– Chat over open dialogs possible (by F11 chat dialog)
– All PVP arenas unlocked from beginning
Xbox 360 specific:
– Improved single player framerate
– Interface – repeat changes selection left stick hold added
– Game HDD cache cleaning possibility – RB + A + B during game launch
– Achievements for 5 elements is fixed
– Map interface improvements – only one open quest at the time, quests selection box better visibility, hero location on map better visibility, quest name on tooltip
– Hit info fonts larger
– “BACK – Show Instruction” text disappears
– Double saving multiplayer characters to protect character lost from power-off or hard-locks
– Interface – no controls after “server refused connection” is fixed
– Doubling gold in multiplayer is fixed
– Doubling objects in multiplayer is fixed
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Its about time they fixed most of this stuff. The horse thing was the worst. I also found it interesting that when i explored a city that probably was past my level, got a certian elemental shard (or something like that) I came back out and orcs overran the town and killed everyone… It was quite sad, and I had failed many quests because of it.
Thanks for the posts man and keep up the good work 😀
Thanks cliff, glad you are enjoying the site! Keep the comments coming 😉
I’ve mainly been bugged by the choppy framerate and clunky horse controls. A lot of the other fixes they’re working on will be nice though, like the improved map interface. I only wish they’d improve the AI, it’s so easy to take advantage of.
This game bugged me a ton. Obviously, EVERYONE can complain about the horse controls…my GOD, they are HORRIBLE! The framerate is a joke, especially for a game out of SouthPeak. Even with the fixes…I don’t know if this game will be salvagable or not.
And to think everyone hyped it up so much as an Oblivion-killer. God, I’ll never listen to the media again. LOL Except Matt…sometimes (still don’t get the Lair thing, man).