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Follower Leveling System and Follower Limit (Now With Added FAQ) Official News and Announcements
Dear exiles,
As you know, we’re working on adding mounts to Conan Exiles. You may also know that we’re adding mounted combat, so you can crush your enemies and drive them before you using weapons from horseback.
What you may not know is that we’re also adding a leveling system for Pets and Thralls (collectively called Followers going forward). Please note, this is only for Thralls and Pets you can place out in the world and have follow you, not crafting thralls.
The upcoming leveling system …
As we have also communicated, this limit is currently disabled to let players prepare for it. It will be announced before it is activated so players can be aware of it.