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| 203s | me |
| 212s | other |
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| 419s | CL |
| 420s | oh hey hey how's it going |
| 424s | everybody it has been a uh entirely too |
| 428s | long since we uh got to be uh face Toof |
| 431s | face live with all of y'all so thanks |
| 433s | for tuning in my name's Andy my name is |
| 436s | Dennis this is Dennis we got Nicole on |
| 438s | the dicks hello hello uh and we have uh |
| 441s | we have one new person to talk about uh |
| 444s | uh they won't be joining us on video but |
| 446s | uh uh they're they're they're joining us |
| 448s | uh uh uh with we have a new community |
| 450s | manager uh for con and Exiles that's |
| 452s | that'll be joining us officially uh |
| 454s | their name is Carol so please give them |
| 456s | an excellent welcome in chat thank you |
| 458s | um and yeah today is going to be a very |
| 461s | exciting day uh we hope and are certain |
| 464s | that you'll be excited about at least |
| 466s | one thing that we'll be talking about |
| 469s | today okay so um lots to talk about |
| 473s | today lots talk about today where do we |
| 475s | start where do we start okay so to set |
| 477s | some expectations for today so this will |
| 479s | be a um like live preview of a couple of |
| 484s | the new features that'll be coming all |
| 485s | y'all's way uh in the next age which as |
| 489s | you may know by now is Age of Heroes so |
| 493s | we'll be going over new uh both of those |
| 496s | features that'll be introduced with the |
| 497s | first chapter of The Siege uh and then |
| 500s | showcase some new uh building pieces and |
| 503s | cosmetics um and then answer any |
| 505s | questions that you might have and then |
| 506s | maybe we'll talk a little bit more about |
| 508s | just uh couple other things that are uh |
| 511s | Hot Topics uh within the community and |
| 514s | everything we talk about here will be |
| 515s | what's coming in chapter one of the Age |
| 517s | of Heroes yeah and so like as always |
| 519s | like we're getting a little bit ahead of |
| 521s | ourselves I don't want to get too far |
| 522s | ahead but like of course like you know |
| 524s | yeah this is just like the first |
| 525s | installment of the new age and so like |
| 526s | there will be continuous like expansions |
| 528s | upon these new |
| 529s | features okay so do we have anything |
| 533s | else that we wanted to go over before we |
| 535s | start so oh yeah so this will be a live |
| 537s | preview of the new features excuse me um |
| 540s | so we'll be we'll be going through the |
| 541s | new features allowing for some questions |
| 543s | from chat um but uh we can't get too |
| 546s | much into the Weeds about like uh lots |
| 549s | of uh lots of specific details uh Al |
| 551s | also cuz like some of the new content is |
| 553s | like potentially spoilery cuz it's like |
| 556s | it's |
| 557s | like yeah you see see you'll see we'll |
| 560s | get there okay so sorry I'm a little uh |
| 563s | getting my nerve shaked out cuz it's |
| 565s | like oh yeah this is this is fun this is |
| 566s | good okay so um let's swap over two in |
| 571s | game whoop |
| 574s | okay all right so oh thank you thank you |
| 579s | thank you fixing the stream deck all |
| 580s | right so is this coming through all |
| 582s | right I'm going to move |
| 584s | my microphone a little bit so it's not |
| 586s | sticking out hopefully y'all can hear me |
| 588s | okay still oh sorry about that all |
| 591s | right |
| 593s | so where are we right now so this is uh |
| 597s | of course our our illustrious friend uh |
| 599s | Oslo uh tole uh constructed a massive |
| 603s | sprawling base using uh tons of uh |
| 605s | building |
| 606s | pieces uh of course no also disclaimer |
| 609s | this is still pre-release uh footage so |
| 612s | there are some things that may not |
| 613s | necessarily uh be working quite as |
| 615s | intended uh but we're just going to |
| 617s | we're just going to walk by here as if |
| 618s | uh you know they're just going about |
| 619s | their business right so astute viewers |
| 624s | May |
| 626s | notice ooh |
| 630s | is this a cook a cook that's dressed up |
| 634s | H what's going on here |
| 637s | so one of the the first main feature |
| 640s | that we are introducing with Age of |
| 642s | Heroes uh we are calling living |
| 645s | settlements and so this new feature uh |
| 648s | is intended to Breathe new life into uh |
| 651s | your settlements and your |
| 653s | bases uh the feature is comprised of uh |
| 658s | a major rework of all like worker type |
| 661s | THS as you may know there's like two |
| 663s | main archetypes of THS um one being like |
| 665s | combatants and the other being workers |
| 667s | workers were just kind of like this sort |
| 669s | of like socket piece that you put into |
| 671s | like a like a bench and they just like |
| 673s | stay there in perpetuity and they just |
| 675s | kind of are always there toil into |
| 677s | eternity yeah toil into eternity and |
| 679s | only ever having Co coarsed threads |
| 682s | right like you never get to dress them |
| 684s | up so uh starting with this update all |
| 686s | worker type thrs have been converted |
| 688s | into proper individual placeable |
| 690s | characters that can be placed within the |
| 692s | world uh can be customized can be |
| 695s | ordered to follow you around or be |
| 696s | assigned to a work working |
| 700s | station come on come on over here come |
| 702s | on over here yeah there's basically no |
| 703s | difference between a fighter and a black |
| 705s | Smith now you know you place them in the |
| 707s | world the same way convert them use the |
| 709s | item to put them on the ground and once |
| 711s | you put them down um you know we we |
| 713s | introduced this ghost system with the |
| 714s | tavern where you can kind of see where |
| 716s | you place a thrw to do its work so the |
| 719s | barkeeper does does that and we took |
| 720s | that and applied it across all of the |
| 722s | workstations in the game so if you want |
| 724s | to assign someone to a specific action |
| 726s | or workstation now you just move them |
| 728s | right to the one you want them to go |
| 731s | into um so yeah the the uh so that's |
| 735s | just one part of this uh the other part |
| 737s | is you may notice that there's some |
| 738s | characters just kind of like Milling |
| 740s | about and so all these characters all |
| 742s | these worker type uh characters now also |
| 744s | have their own individual specific needs |
| 748s | that they will work to attend to uh |
| 750s | automatically uh including things like |
| 753s | like which include things like drinking |
| 755s | and eating sleeping working uh and can |
| 758s | also uh include fighting and fleeing you |
| 761s | know like what Dennis said um you know |
| 763s | there's essentially not a big difference |
| 765s | between like a blacksmith and a fighter |
| 767s | but like statistically there is statist |
| 770s | yeah yeah but like and also like a cook |
| 772s | is going to be way less likely to like |
| 774s | want to you know engage in direct Combat |
| 778s | versus like a regular fighter so they |
| 779s | might just then away if your settlement |
| 781s | comes under attack there's a chance that |
| 782s | they'll just flee or cower um instead of |
| 785s | actually getting into a fight um so when |
| 788s | it comes to I I know that there going to |
| 789s | be some questions that come up really |
| 790s | soon with this so I'll kind of get ahead |
| 792s | of them but when it comes to um Fighters |
| 795s | archers and dancers when you place them |
| 797s | out in the world they'll act just the |
| 799s | way they did before they um you know |
| 801s | they the guards will stand wherever you |
| 803s | position them to guard The Archers will |
| 805s | stand posted wherever you stand them so |
| 806s | like so they'll still defend normally |
| 808s | dancers won't move around so you don't |
| 810s | have to worry about seeking corruption |
| 812s | uh cleansing so we didn't really change |
| 815s | them but crafting THS they'll go about |
| 818s | their lives you know they they will look |
| 820s | for places that they can pretend to eat |
| 823s | or sleep um and an important distinction |
| 826s | with this system is that we didn't want |
| 827s | to add a new layer on top of the game |
| 830s | that was like okay well now you're |
| 832s | playing a life simulator or city Builder |
| 835s | on top of playing Conan Exiles so you're |
| 838s | really logging in and playing same game |
| 840s | and life is just happening around you if |
| 842s | a th needs to eat and they're basically |
| 845s | just looking for a building that says |
| 846s | this is somewhere you can eat and they |
| 848s | go there and they eat uh out of a little |
| 851s | bowl with their spoon until they're |
| 853s | happy that they're they're full again |
| 854s | and then they go off and do something |
| 855s | else and when they eat it doesn't cost |
| 858s | you items it's just the illusion that |
| 860s | they are living so as you're coming in |
| 862s | it's kind of like someone phrase that |
| 864s | the other day is like th RP like the THS |
| 866s | are rping now and that's really what it |
| 868s | is |
| 870s | yeah and like uh and and for those of |
| 872s | you're wondering the the um like the |
| 874s | needs and all that are also uh something |
| 877s | that can be modded and so yeah our |
| 879s | intent is that we want you to be able to |
| 881s | play Conan Exiles and we don't want this |
| 882s | feature to like block your like moment |
| 884s | to Moment Like The Core gameplay of con |
| 886s | and Exiles but like if you wanted to try |
| 889s | something on your own go go Hog Wild |
| 892s | that's totally fine yeah we are totally |
| 894s | fine with that you know the the THS in |
| 896s | behind the scenes are using things to uh |
| 899s | determine what needs they need to meet U |
| 901s | and then they look for objects in the |
| 903s | world that will meet those needs for |
| 905s | them and that's completely modable you |
| 907s | can change the behavior of a thrw |
| 909s | whenever they're seeking or or |
| 910s | performing a certain need you can change |
| 912s | the needs that they have and the rate at |
| 914s | which they Decay or uh refill so |
| 918s | everything is is mod friendly here you |
| 920s | can add new needs that don't |
| 924s | exist so yeah uh so yeah uh getting into |
| 928s | sorry sorry yeah getting into um uh to |
| 931s | to touch back on also uh making sure |
| 933s | that everyone understands that like this |
| 935s | this is not intended to like get in the |
| 937s | way of like regular gameplay I also |
| 939s | changed the time of day to uh see if I |
| 942s | can coax some of our uh THS to to engage |
| 944s | in EP time uh but yeah so uh you know |
| 948s | the your your workers will work to uh |
| 951s | also meet their own needs automatically |
| 953s | and so you may you may be wondering like |
| 955s | he what happens if my guy just like |
| 956s | walks off and like |
| 960s | he's not at the workbench like he's not |
| 961s | at the workbench anymore like I I I yeah |
| 963s | I have this tier four guy with like with |
| 965s | like good bonuses like where's my guy |
| 966s | like I can't build anything or what do I |
| 968s | do um so we we we kept that in mind um |
| 971s | let's see |
| 972s | here uh where was the armor bench that |
| 974s | we put oh that's it right there perfect |
| 976s | I was like wait is that the Tinker bench |
| 977s | no okay so um so a uh a worker does not |
| 982s | have to be actively at the bench in |
| 983s | order to be able to like have the |
| 984s | crafting and then also uh We've added |
| 987s | some functionality uh a new you my |
| 989s | element on the crafting thing above my |
| 991s | head up here sorry um where if you have |
| 996s | multiple different uh followers in your |
| 998s | roster that I I believe it's what you |
| 1000s | say within 50 m of the um bench itself |
| 1003s | yeah it's currently 50 MERS it's |
| 1005s | something we can adjust so if people |
| 1007s | find that hey 50 m is obnoxious it's not |
| 1009s | it's not enough space you know we can |
| 1011s | try to increase that and make it more |
| 1012s | convenient yeah yeah yeah I guess oh |
| 1014s | yeah yeah let's um I guess in in a |
| 1016s | second also like what I'd like to show |
| 1019s | like what 50 m is I guess like in game |
| 1021s | if that's possible so okay yeah before |
| 1022s | we get too ahead of ourselves so this |
| 1024s | new UI element here uh allows you to |
| 1026s | choose between sorry if you have |
| 1029s | multiple followers in your roster that |
| 1031s | can apply their bonuses to a bench uh |
| 1035s | you'll have the option of choosing which |
| 1037s | one of which one you want to apply to |
| 1040s | the bench and then you'll actually be |
| 1042s | able to see exactly what bonuses they |
| 1044s | confer and if you really want to get |
| 1045s | into like the exact like crunchy numbers |
| 1048s | you can press this button to expand this |
| 1051s | and you'll see the the the actual like |
| 1053s | the full range of like numerical bonuses |
| 1057s | that they provide for you uh for |
| 1059s | crafting uh this will apply to every |
| 1061s | single crafting station every single |
| 1062s | crafter uh of course you know the ones |
| 1064s | with like unique bonuses um and so like |
| 1067s | and they have to they have to be able to |
| 1068s | apply those bonuses to that specific |
| 1070s | bench so like it may be that like one |
| 1073s | bench only has like one option but like |
| 1075s | this for example has three yeah we |
| 1077s | looked at crafting benches and THS and |
| 1079s | and the the currently whenever we well |
| 1082s | at least when we started working on it |
| 1083s | and now the most types of effects we |
| 1086s | could find on a single bench was three |
| 1088s | so we literally just added three slots |
| 1090s | to show you know which which th types |
| 1093s | you could choose from and it'll |
| 1094s | automatically pick the um the highest |
| 1098s | bonuses like the highest quality bonuses |
| 1100s | that you can get so if a tier two you |
| 1102s | have a tier one and a tier two uh like |
| 1106s | Alchemist uh it'll show only the bonuses |
| 1108s | for the tier two and then if you add a |
| 1110s | tier three to your settlement and it's |
| 1111s | in range you won't see the tier 2 bonus |
| 1113s | anymore because the tier three is |
| 1114s | objectively better it's only when you |
| 1116s | get to the tier four range where you |
| 1117s | have options between how you um modify |
| 1121s | the output that you need to be able to |
| 1124s | make a choice I'd like this to we less |
| 1125s | or you know I'd like this to have higher |
| 1127s | armor for |
| 1131s | example thank it |
| 1133s | Denis um so yeah uh so again you know we |
| 1138s | we we want this to not like obstruct |
| 1142s | like your momentto moment gameplay so |
| 1144s | like uh this will breathe like uh |
| 1147s | something I forgot to mention also is |
| 1148s | that we've added a bunch of new idle |
| 1149s | working animations to to your workers as |
| 1151s | well so whether while they're working at |
| 1153s | benches I guess I guess we get a little |
| 1154s | bit unlucky right now but yeah there's |
| 1155s | that right there the the fire pit M so |
| 1159s | uh but yeah uh workers will just like at |
| 1162s | they will at random ah yes very good new |
| 1165s | animations new |
| 1166s | audio Yeah like this guy okay yeah I |
| 1169s | think you you you briefly touched on it |
| 1171s | too but you know like you know Andy said |
| 1173s | in the beginning now you can change the |
| 1175s | outfits of all your thrs because they're |
| 1176s | wearing normal armor like any other thrw |
| 1179s | uh so you get a lot more visual |
| 1180s | diversity MH yep it's just he's he's |
| 1183s | just a regular guy he's just a guy and I |
| 1186s | can dress them up it's perfect |
| 1188s | everyone's just their own person now |
| 1190s | it's excellent even this |
| 1194s | guy he's just a guy he's our guy he's |
| 1197s | our favorite person he's just like me |
| 1198s | for for |
| 1202s | Real uh and like uh so any like valid |
| 1204s | points that you have within your base uh |
| 1206s | you're your follows will automatically |
| 1208s | seek out to try to meet their needs so |
| 1210s | for example in this case uh uh is your |
| 1213s | name Gordon nice yeah so so uh uh Gordon |
| 1217s | here uh is is is an EP gal uh and is |
| 1221s | taken a taken a sleep and so like any |
| 1223s | any any bed that I lay out or anything |
| 1225s | that's flagged as a bed that I lay out |
| 1227s | within my base is a valid point for for |
| 1228s | a character want to sleep for example we |
| 1230s | have this bench in a quiet corner of our |
| 1232s | base this Taskmaster here is is just |
| 1235s | having a just having a bite by a Serene |
| 1239s | Brookside uh two questions I saw come up |
| 1242s | that I want to talk about um the first |
| 1244s | was will this have an effect on um your |
| 1248s | thr count and it does now so all of the |
| 1250s | crafter thrs that you have in game now |
| 1252s | whenever we uh patch this out they'll |
| 1255s | remain items in the inventory um they |
| 1257s | should be ejected into the inventory |
| 1259s | and then you can pick them up and place |
| 1261s | them out into the world like you would a |
| 1263s | fighter or whatever um so that will |
| 1265s | count as plus one more thr so now that |
| 1268s | that does count against the total number |
| 1269s | of thrs you can to have and the other |
| 1271s | question that I saw was um how will this |
| 1274s | affect uh the thr cap uh particularly on |
| 1277s | on official servers right so we limit |
| 1279s | the number of thrs players or Clans can |
| 1281s | have uh we're currently running |
| 1284s | performance tests with our QA Department |
| 1286s | to see how much or if we need to to |
| 1289s | adjust that value um so we are testing |
| 1291s | it we're running tests on it and we want |
| 1293s | to find a good point that feels like you |
| 1295s | have a healthy number of followers but |
| 1298s | not an unhealthy server so it's a thing |
| 1300s | that we're working on right now we will |
| 1302s | likely announce um it it may either |
| 1305s | appear in the patch notes or ahead of |
| 1306s | time if the we decide to turn down the |
| 1309s | uh the follower |
| 1311s | count I'm also Gathering a bunch of |
| 1315s | hello does this work it does oh |
| 1316s | excellent um uh we're also Gathering a |
| 1318s | bunch of question questions in chat and |
| 1320s | um whenever you guys want questions let |
| 1322s | me know I don't want to interrup you |
| 1323s | guys whatever whatever um but just |
| 1325s | letting chat know that I am collecting |
| 1327s | questions as well um so if we don't |
| 1329s | immediately answer them like uh we can |
| 1332s | later on or yeah yeah yeah we we'll out |
| 1334s | for some like some pauses for like |
| 1335s | questions from like overall questions |
| 1337s | from check because like yeah I know I'm |
| 1338s | just like yapping right now I'm just |
| 1341s | blowing through some stuff right now |
| 1342s | trying to trying to get my ducks in a |
| 1343s | row so yeah we we'll be more than happy |
| 1344s | to answer some questions in just a bit |
| 1346s | yeah there was one person that was |
| 1348s | asking our still active while eating or |
| 1350s | sleeping I don't know if that yeah yeah |
| 1352s | yeah yeah so yeah we we we sorry for any |
| 1354s | repeats no no no it's it's totally fine |
| 1356s | yeah yeah so um yeah so we did touch on |
| 1358s | that so yeah um a crafter does not have |
| 1360s | to actively be at a station anymore in |
| 1362s | order to be able to have that station |
| 1365s | craft uh and that also applies to any |
| 1366s | bonuses if they're like a special |
| 1367s | crafter or like have special bonuses |
| 1369s | applied to them um so yeah like if |
| 1371s | they're off like eating drinking or like |
| 1372s | sleeping uh that that won't affect your |
| 1375s | ability to craft again like the the the |
| 1377s | big focus of this feature is that it |
| 1379s | does not interfere with your like |
| 1382s | momentto Moment Like The Core gameplay |
| 1384s | of Conan Exiles you're still playing |
| 1386s | Conan Exiles this is not a yeah it's not |
| 1388s | a life management Sim yeah also as much |
| 1390s | as I love those yeah yeah right exactly |
| 1391s | we love those but like that's not what |
| 1393s | conent Exiles is people love your shirt |
| 1395s | I think it's conens shop.com is it Conan |
| 1397s | shop uh yeah uh there should be a link |
| 1399s | on the heroic signatures website if |
| 1401s | that's not the address uh but yeah we we |
| 1404s | do have a shop with a bunch of conand |
| 1405s | stuff in it um that you can get to from |
| 1407s | the heroic signatures website I believe |
| 1409s | I'm just going to make a quick |
| 1410s | adjustment live actually con shop.com is |
| 1413s | not it |
| 1414s | oh I think that used to be it goes Conan |
| 1417s | the detective |
| 1420s | like sorry we're taking up a lot of |
| 1423s | space chat yeah I'll find it she finds |
| 1426s | the shop yeah I've seen a lot of |
| 1428s | questions about your shirt it's actually |
| 1430s | it's it's sick it's really nice I like |
| 1432s | it okay um let's see sorry my train of |
| 1435s | thought derailed for a second um let's |
| 1438s | take questions from chat |
| 1441s | if we have and surely you have some uh |
| 1444s | what were some other things that I |
| 1445s | wanted to try to go that sorry did you |
| 1447s | want me to um so someone was asking |
| 1450s | about if it's possible to get a like an |
| 1452s | orb of Nal type station or Barber for |
| 1454s | the THS not that they're |
| 1456s | permanent oh be able to like customize |
| 1458s | the appearance of that followers that |
| 1461s | sounds difficult so in the short term no |
| 1465s | in the long term possibly um but you |
| 1467s | could also recruit more |
| 1472s | THS more forhead yeah I'm sorry I'm |
| 1474s | being cheeky but yeah in the short term |
| 1476s | definitely not um that's that's a really |
| 1479s | complex interaction for just the player |
| 1480s | to be able to change the way they work |
| 1482s | so Imagining the ux for how you do it |
| 1484s | with a throw is a whole other set of |
| 1486s | hurdles oh yeah like yeah you would have |
| 1489s | to probably like put it in the station |
| 1490s | like we do with one of these |
| 1491s | workstations yeah yeah yeah I mean you |
| 1493s | change it when you interact with them |
| 1494s | yeah I mean yeah well yeah get not to |
| 1496s | get too far off top it's a great |
| 1498s | suggestion and we we've I mean it could |
| 1500s | be a good mod to the orb of nurgle |
| 1501s | itself right like since the orb of |
| 1503s | nurgle will have could have one of those |
| 1505s | slots for a follower to interact with |
| 1507s | you know you just manually put them in |
| 1509s | there and then yeah yeah it's it's it's |
| 1510s | an excellent suggestion but yeah in the |
| 1512s | in the immediate term there's yeah that |
| 1514s | that won't be just suddenly manifesting |
| 1516s | itself suddenly so but yeah thank you |
| 1518s | for the question appreciate |
| 1519s | it uh did you finally add a questing |
| 1522s | system funny you ask that oh we'll get |
| 1524s | to that in a second sort |
| 1527s | of uh let's see |
| 1531s | uh can worker thrs be killed during raid |
| 1533s | time well yeah so like yeah they're |
| 1534s | they're so yeah the the thing is like |
| 1536s | every every player's base now like all |
| 1538s | your bases now suddenly going to you |
| 1540s | okay sorry yeah uh so like suddenly like |
| 1543s | all of your bases are are going to have |
| 1545s | like a sudden influx of a bunch of |
| 1546s | characters that are walking around and |
| 1548s | so yes like they are they are now valid |
| 1549s | targets if your base gets attacked uh |
| 1551s | and so they're they're um yeah I I |
| 1554s | suppose there is that consumate risk uh |
| 1556s | if you play on a server where the your |
| 1558s | characters can and they are a bit more |
| 1559s | vulnerable too because they're not |
| 1560s | guaranteed to fight back the way a |
| 1562s | fighter would so you'll have you'll |
| 1563s | definitely need to balance you know |
| 1565s | having the best crafters and fighters to |
| 1567s | defend them as |
| 1569s | well can you show me the dog that's a |
| 1572s | good question oh yeah I can show you the |
| 1574s | dog I'm a big dog fan that's a big dog |
| 1577s | um can you assign the THS to |
| 1581s | beds uh not so you could pick them up |
| 1584s | and make them lay in it um like you |
| 1586s | would be able to put them somewhere else |
| 1588s | but you can't assign it the way like you |
| 1590s | assign a spawn point for yourself um you |
| 1592s | can't force them to go to a specific one |
| 1595s | they just use whichever one's available |
| 1596s | and |
| 1604s | closest oh I guess one other thing |
| 1606s | that's important to talk about too it's |
| 1608s | a small thing but um we did actually go |
| 1611s | through both maps and add through rescue |
| 1612s | cages across uh oh yeah so you can find |
| 1618s | those through rescue cages like sypa has |
| 1620s | all over the exiled lands now too and |
| 1622s | you can rescue the barkeeper from those |
| 1624s | so you don't have to do the purge The |
| 1625s | Purge to get a Tavern anymore uh and The |
| 1628s | Purge has crafter throlls and the |
| 1630s | rewards at the end as well too like it |
| 1633s | just like it used to be MH yeah yeah we |
| 1636s | um we really wanted to expand more upon |
| 1639s | uh just like be able to get and recruit |
| 1641s | more followers uh and and and actually |
| 1644s | recruit them and and and um have them |
| 1647s | you know willingly join your cause as |
| 1648s | opposed to the the the the way you |
| 1650s | obtain followers from the launch so uh |
| 1653s | and that's actually a really great uh |
| 1655s | sort of bullet point to to move into uh |
| 1658s | what are what the next major feature for |
| 1660s | Age of Heroes is um and then we'll we'll |
| 1664s | come back to this also CU like I know |
| 1665s | there might be some questions about uh |
| 1667s | like some of the new building pieces |
| 1668s | that are being uh shown off in the |
| 1669s | background here but uh we'll we'll we'll |
| 1671s | Circle back and show off uh like new |
| 1673s | building pieces and new new uh all that |
| 1675s | new new stuff people purple smoke |
| 1679s | yeah yeah yeah yeah but the the oh yeah |
| 1681s | you mean the the my my my friend my |
| 1684s | purple friend that might be a reward for |
| 1686s | something else oo you mean this this |
| 1689s | stinky |
| 1690s | boy ooh that doesn't even come from the |
| 1696s | shop anyway yeah yeah it's so the the |
| 1700s | corruption is so stank it it's making |
| 1702s | Dennis cough yeah through through the |
| 1704s | internet I Cann even smell in here |
| 1706s | terrible plug my now |
| 1710s | okay yeah and then um to uh I did see |
| 1713s | something in chat just really quick also |
| 1714s | uh and something I meant to uh bring up |
| 1717s | at the very start so like you know in |
| 1718s | Age of Heroes uh where we're continuing |
| 1720s | our commitment to releasing uh these new |
| 1723s | uh major gameplay features for free for |
| 1725s | everyone to enjoy as part of the base |
| 1726s | game and so both living settlements and |
| 1728s | companions or the new companions uh will |
| 1731s | be part of the base game at launch and |
| 1733s | will not require like any kind of like |
| 1734s | pay Walling or like any additional |
| 1736s | whatever it's just it's just a part of |
| 1738s | thing that there's some like steps that |
| 1739s | you might have to do for like your |
| 1740s | companions for example but like there |
| 1742s | there's no like yeah you don't have to |
| 1744s | get anything else and then like your |
| 1746s | your your followers will have this logic |
| 1748s | as soon as they awaken the the the |
| 1750s | moment the age of Heroes update goes |
| 1752s | live uh so this is for everyone um so |
| 1757s | yeah let's move |
| 1758s | into companions yeah feature number two |
| 1762s | feature number two yeah so what are |
| 1764s | companions so there's a there's a little |
| 1765s | little terminology uh uh like |
| 1768s | clarification I just want to to to bring |
| 1770s | up here up front so what uh these |
| 1773s | companions are uh new uh fully voice |
| 1776s | acted characters with their own special |
| 1778s | Quest like unique quest lines to be able |
| 1780s | to recruit them uh with their own uh |
| 1783s | unique passives and perks that uh you |
| 1787s | that can actually change depending on |
| 1788s | your choices uh throughout the quest |
| 1790s | line uh so these companions are |
| 1792s | followers so uh you know it's kind of |
| 1794s | like a squares oop sorry uh squares |
| 1796s | versus rectangles kind of thing like you |
| 1798s | know no companions are followers but not |
| 1799s | all followers are companions it it came |
| 1801s | up as a question in some of our preview |
| 1803s | that we made so just wanted to make that |
| 1805s | clear so yeah uh Age of Heroes will |
| 1807s | launch with two of the such companions |
| 1810s | I'm going to take just one second here |
| 1812s | and teleport as I hit this |
| 1815s | button um uh we're going to go visit the |
| 1819s | first one of which uh is a an an |
| 1824s | interesting |
| 1825s | character uh cuz I know some of you all |
| 1827s | wondering what the heck was that that |
| 1828s | that pink smoke coming from well we're |
| 1830s | going to we're going to find out perhaps |
| 1834s | something about |
| 1836s | that all |
| 1845s | right let me make sure the audio is up |
| 1847s | actually because you want to hear this |
| 1850s | so like and I won't be going too far |
| 1852s | into this in in the interest of both |
| 1854s | time and spoilers but |
| 1859s | what was that did you hear that did you |
| 1861s | hear |
| 1863s | that Nicole's face right now doesn't |
| 1866s | have headphones I guess I do so I heard |
| 1869s | it I have subtitles oh |
| 1872s | the no what hold on Save |
| 1876s | doggo |
| 1880s | there all right cool excellent |
| 1889s | H sound effect volume is low all right |
| 1891s | let's see here what can we |
| 1893s | do you don't hear |
| 1896s | [Music] |
| 1899s | anything let's |
| 1902s | see do You Hear Voices you hear it okay |
| 1905s | do you hear the voices you don't to hear |
| 1906s | the voices Oh people hear it |
| 1908s | [Music] |
| 1912s | okay sorry I forgot chat was delayed a |
| 1915s | little bit it is a space octopus yeah me |
| 1917s | too m |
| 1919s | I always hear your voice in my |
| 1933s | head Exile we have little time holding |
| 1937s | this form requires much |
| 1942s | energy as you have no doubt |
| 1945s | surmised my true form is trapped within |
| 1950s | the yka |
| 1953s | plant I am |
| 1955s | L sorcerer to the celestial emperor of |
| 1959s | Kai Master of the five storms and sacred |
| 1964s | defender of the many petal |
| 1970s | Throne complex Arcane |
| 1973s | calculations led me to This Strange Land |
| 1980s | I think uh my dog is fighting something |
| 1982s | right |
| 1984s | now my circle has watched the skies |
| 1989s | staying ever vigilant for an |
| 1991s | astrological conjunction that would |
| 1993s | signal the return of a |
| 1996s | demon a demon of such incalculable |
| 2002s | appetite it is destined to swallow the |
| 2007s | world okay chat says I got to save the |
| 2009s | dog we're saving the dog this is |
| 2011s | important all right yeah shift deleted |
| 2012s | get out of here so companions um like |
| 2015s | Annie just showed uh this this guy's a |
| 2017s | little bit long-winded in the in the |
| 2018s | intro here but uh buddy he's got a story |
| 2021s | to tell he's got a whole reason for |
| 2023s | being in the exiled lands and talking to |
| 2027s | him and doing what he wants you to do |
| 2029s | will give you a little bit of a journey |
| 2030s | to go on and you know based on U what |
| 2034s | you do during the journey you'll wind up |
| 2035s | with a follower in the end if you |
| 2037s | complete it uh that'll have unique and |
| 2040s | different perks uh based on your |
| 2042s | interactions during the the quest that |
| 2044s | you go on um after they're converted you |
| 2048s | know they'll be like a normal follower |
| 2049s | that follows you around and we actually |
| 2051s | also have a ton of like uh continued |
| 2055s | immersive voice lines for them to play |
| 2057s | whenever they follow you around the |
| 2059s | world so uh they'll have things to |
| 2060s | comment on uh talking about the |
| 2062s | different biomes and races and pois and |
| 2066s | uh just like all sorts of of stuff uh |
| 2069s | that they have a chance to talk about |
| 2070s | while you cart them around the exiled |
| 2072s | lands and |
| 2074s | um yeah they've got the unique perk sets |
| 2077s | um whenever they convert and you inspect |
| 2079s | them you'll be able to see the perks |
| 2080s | that they earned and each perk will have |
| 2082s | a description that tells you what you |
| 2084s | did to get that specific perk during the |
| 2086s | conversion so if you want to go through |
| 2088s | again and see the alternative version |
| 2090s | what the other side of the perks are and |
| 2092s | if you want to try to mix and Max those |
| 2093s | things you know you've got you've got uh |
| 2096s | good reasons to go through and try to do |
| 2097s | all the different things and some you |
| 2099s | know little fun activities for to set |
| 2101s | for yourself for at least part of your |
| 2103s | gameplay for the day um converting them |
| 2105s | they actually |
| 2106s | have uh several hours worth of game play |
| 2109s | for each companion and uh there are |
| 2112s | points where they'll take little breaks |
| 2113s | and and you know there will be logical |
| 2115s | points in the story where they need a |
| 2117s | rest and U we did that to make it |
| 2120s | so you come back the next day and |
| 2122s | continue on the next step it meshes with |
| 2124s | the story really well and it gives you a |
| 2127s | little bit of a break so you don't just |
| 2129s | if you log in you're like I'm playing |
| 2130s | for one two or 3 hours today you don't |
| 2133s | have to spend the whole time just |
| 2134s | grinding that character out you can do |
| 2135s | the other stuff that you normally like |
| 2137s | to do when you're playing the game um |
| 2139s | yeah and here we have Andy showing the |
| 2141s | start of the second one um for this one |
| 2144s | we took a character that already existed |
| 2146s | in the world that had a little bit of um |
| 2149s | environmental storytelling going on and |
| 2152s | turned it into a deeper story for you to |
| 2155s | follow so yeah just just showing that |
| 2157s | this is this this is uh you know maybe |
| 2159s | you want to look at this but I I don't |
| 2160s | want to go too far into that cuz I see |
| 2162s | some folks in chat being spoil it yeah |
| 2164s | don't want to get too far into the name |
| 2166s | or anything but this will be the second |
| 2168s | hidden face on the the teaser image that |
| 2170s | that Andy posted where well it's on the |
| 2173s | I mean it's the keyarts out already it's |
| 2174s | all the banners got changed on social |
| 2176s | media so yeah you see Co yeah you see uh |
| 2179s | Conan with the the luff and uh uh uh AR |
| 2183s | gal Freya um uh I guess like I guess |
| 2187s | there's some mechanical question that |
| 2188s | are like probably important to clarify |
| 2190s | uh just just so uh just I guess like set |
| 2192s | expectations so no one's like like |
| 2193s | unpleasantly surprised or anything but |
| 2195s | so yeah uh Freya will be the second |
| 2197s | companion that will launch with a with |
| 2198s | Age of Heroes uh now as Freya is an |
| 2201s | existing character that can already be a |
| 2203s | follower uh some of you may be wondering |
| 2205s | like what happens if I already have |
| 2206s | Freya so anyone that has Freya like the |
| 2208s | the that has Freya fre yeah yeah just |
| 2211s | like the the the old Freya it will just |
| 2213s | will continue to have that NPC and it'll |
| 2214s | still be like the NPC named Freya with |
| 2217s | like nothing will change about character |
| 2219s | but after the age of Heroes |
| 2221s | launch um the Freya that spawns in the |
| 2224s | world will no longer be accessible and |
| 2226s | will be replaced permanently by the new |
| 2228s | special companion version of Freya so |
| 2231s | those of you with the old Freya still be |
| 2232s | able to to um like use her as a as a |
| 2235s | combat uh follower uh but she will not |
| 2238s | have the the the bespoke story line and |
| 2240s | the special perks that are available to |
| 2242s | uh the the the new Freya and |
| 2245s | balance-wise they're not tuned to be |
| 2247s | turbo thrall like they will have you |
| 2249s | know standard high high tier thrw kind |
| 2252s | of power gains but the perks that they |
| 2255s | get are another source of power so |
| 2257s | ultimately they probably will be a bit |
| 2259s | stronger than normal THS but it's due to |
| 2261s | the additional little bonuses they give |
| 2264s | um through the perks that they get yeah |
| 2266s | yeah the int which are not statistical |
| 2267s | they are they are mechanical perks yeah |
| 2270s | um it's not like Freya gets five 5% |
| 2274s | penetration because whatever reason it's |
| 2277s | something |
| 2278s | the them of the story that you |
| 2281s | do I also I also saw a couple people ask |
| 2283s | already abouta these characters are |
| 2286s | bespoke made for exiled lands and like |
| 2288s | exiled lands is our our really core |
| 2290s | experience to the game so they're only |
| 2292s | on exiled lands and they take a very |
| 2295s | long time to make and they're very cool |
| 2297s | and I would encourage you to give it a |
| 2299s | swing even if you don't plan on exiled |
| 2300s | lands regularly which the vast majority |
| 2302s | of people |
| 2304s | do but yeah long story sure yeah it'll |
| 2306s | be it'll be available on exile lands and |
| 2307s | uh |
| 2308s | only the Outside Lands |
| 2311s | yeah okay uh so yeah so uh and so I I |
| 2314s | did see some people also ask uh like are |
| 2316s | these are these quests repeatable and so |
| 2319s | like yeah you you um like for example a |
| 2321s | like if you uh if you lose one of them |
| 2324s | like if they die permanently even |
| 2325s | through even with down but not out uh in |
| 2328s | the game now uh you know you're not so |
| 2330s | like you can go back and you know you |
| 2332s | still have to do the quest again but you |
| 2333s | can you can get another uh LOF or |
| 2335s | another Frey or you know but down the |
| 2337s | line also like in future chapters we |
| 2338s | have plan on adding additional |
| 2340s | companions in this similar vein uh so |
| 2342s | you can always go back and do the quest |
| 2344s | line again and then go through the |
| 2345s | process and then recruit them officially |
| 2347s | and you know maybe you'll maybe you'll |
| 2348s | do different things this time to be able |
| 2349s | to see like what different perks you can |
| 2351s | get because as Dennis said like you get |
| 2352s | the hints on like what you know what |
| 2354s | actions you took that led you to getting |
| 2356s | that perk or you know them getting that |
| 2358s | perk this is one of the big reasons we |
| 2360s | um framed this as Age of Heroes because |
| 2362s | these characters are heroes themselves |
| 2363s | The Companions that you got and rescue |
| 2365s | you as a player wind up doing heroic |
| 2367s | things to Aid them in their journey and |
| 2369s | you know they they have the Journey of a |
| 2371s | hero where they face adversity and |
| 2372s | struggle and and strife and and you help |
| 2375s | them through it freya's quest line |
| 2377s | particularly is is uh pretty gripping in |
| 2379s | that regard I would say uh where she's |
| 2382s | got some she's got some personal stuff |
| 2383s | going on and you're going to help her |
| 2384s | through it hey yeah pretty cool we're |
| 2387s | we're all fighting battles that people |
| 2388s | can't see right and so like yeah some of |
| 2391s | us fight literal demons yeah so yeah |
| 2393s | literal demons and the demon within |
| 2395s | which is also a literal thing the guy |
| 2396s | talks about anyway yeah |
| 2398s | uh I did want to mention something real |
| 2400s | quick sorry hey yeah um a lot of people |
| 2402s | are asking about like bug fixes and |
| 2404s | stuff and I mean this goes with every |
| 2406s | update that we have things coming out |
| 2408s | but we also have fixes as well for sure |
| 2411s | yeah there there there's a couple |
| 2412s | specific ones that I just wanted to like |
| 2413s | make sure we acknowledge here on stream |
| 2415s | just so like folks know that we're aware |
| 2416s | of them at the very least we'll get to |
| 2417s | that in a little bit um yeah I just I |
| 2419s | want to talk about the content stuff |
| 2421s | first um but yeah we do want to |
| 2424s | acknowledge a couple there's a lot of |
| 2425s | people asking about bug fixes so I just |
| 2426s | want to make sure people understand that |
| 2427s | that we do both no of course yeah yeah |
| 2429s | like as with every as with every single |
| 2431s | update and Patch we make with Conan |
| 2433s | Exiles like even all all content updates |
| 2435s | will still include various uh bug fixes |
| 2437s | or quality of life fixes um and |
| 2440s | obviously you know not all bugs are |
| 2441s | created equal and so some things take a |
| 2443s | little bit longer to to to address than |
| 2445s | others and we know you know what we're |
| 2447s | already getting into it I'm just going |
| 2448s | to talk about it real quick so yeah |
| 2450s | whatever yeah so uh couple of things |
| 2452s | that we just wanted to touch on just |
| 2453s | really quick just to make sure you guys |
| 2454s | know that we know uh two things that |
| 2456s | we're aware of very high priority things |
| 2458s | still working on it one we know folks |
| 2460s | are still falling through stuff like |
| 2462s | foundations we know we know and we know |
| 2465s | it sucks we are working on it as soon as |
| 2468s | we have more information we will blast |
| 2471s | it to everyone because believe me we |
| 2472s | want it fixed too we want it fix stap |
| 2474s | too like we're not here like reving in |
| 2475s | this like haha you know it sucks so |
| 2478s | we're aware we're working on it um and I |
| 2481s | actually um under meshing under mesh |
| 2483s | okay yeah yeah yeah it's the same deal |
| 2485s | for under meshing um you know there were |
| 2487s | adjustments made to the system a release |
| 2489s | ago and it's letting more people spend |
| 2492s | time under mesh which is you know |
| 2495s | hurting some ecosystems uh but the |
| 2498s | alternative in the short term would be |
| 2500s | that people die when they're just |
| 2501s | walking around the normal ground so uh |
| 2503s | to me it's more important that people |
| 2504s | playing the game normally don't just die |
| 2506s | for no reason when they're walking |
| 2507s | across a desert uh and we're working on |
| 2510s | a fix for that undermesh system to |
| 2511s | prevent people from being able to bury |
| 2513s | themselves under the |
| 2516s | ground um um yes so yeah those are the |
| 2519s | those are the two like major or like you |
| 2521s | know hot hot button issue things that I |
| 2523s | just wanted to acknowledge during the |
| 2524s | stream as well because like you know |
| 2525s | especially um uh you know because I I I |
| 2529s | I stare into the the the depths that is |
| 2531s | the Facebook comments and then and |
| 2533s | sometimes uh we know we know uh that |
| 2537s | there's some uh we know the discourse |
| 2538s | about uh uh a couple of these things so |
| 2541s | we just wanted to give you all a shout |
| 2542s | out uh and we we appreciate all your |
| 2543s | feedback and and and keep us keeping us |
| 2546s | honest so okay uh moving forward uh let |
| 2551s | me just collect myself just really quick |
| 2553s | so yeah let's talk about um let's talk |
| 2556s | about shiny things and pretty things |
| 2557s | that are coming to the game as well uh |
| 2560s | so some some of you may have spied some |
| 2564s | uh beautiful new building pieces that |
| 2565s | are coming y'all's way uh so similar to |
| 2569s | what we did recently |
| 2571s | oh that's very Majestic excellent |
| 2575s | yes that's |
| 2579s | I'm screenshotting that |
| 2581s | um uh similar to what we did with the |
| 2583s | yamai sets where we we went back and |
| 2585s | expanded upon an exist you know we we |
| 2587s | we're going back and expanding upon |
| 2588s | existing culture sets uh most recently |
| 2590s | we did the yatai and we're going back |
| 2592s | and adding more our goian uh building |
| 2595s | pieces this time uh the new pieces that |
| 2597s | you're seeing are titled under the um |
| 2601s | it's called The aroian |
| 2603s | Observatory uh theme um you know |
| 2606s | recently we had like a like a uh an |
| 2608s | astrologer and Stargazer bundle and |
| 2610s | we're continuing uh pushing that theme |
| 2612s | uh with aroian and the Corinthian themed |
| 2614s | um uh items as well uh so here here are |
| 2618s | some samples of uh some of the new |
| 2621s | placeables as well as the new |
| 2624s | outfits uh this one on the left here is |
| 2627s | the uh Corinthian academic scent uh |
| 2630s | including this uh extremely Good Hat uh |
| 2634s | and the uh the Stargazer set the |
| 2636s | Corinthian stargazer set also with an |
| 2638s | extremely Good Hat also with an |
| 2640s | extremely I I like the wide brim I'm a |
| 2643s | big fan of the wide brim I like that big |
| 2645s | hat fans stand up hey hey man I got a |
| 2647s | big I got a big noggin I got like big |
| 2649s | hats what can I say what can I say uh we |
| 2653s | have a new horse comparison with Clan |
| 2655s | Emblem support coming yall's way so of |
| 2658s | course uh yeah this this will update |
| 2660s | dynamically based on whatever your Clans |
| 2661s | logo is um new curved uh ceiling pieces |
| 2667s | um um and some new actually I'm going to |
| 2670s | stairs did you show the stairs already |
| 2671s | did I show the stairs oh we have a |
| 2673s | couple other buildings that I wanted to |
| 2675s | just show off really quick I hope I'm |
| 2677s | going are you going to come back to that |
| 2679s | the what are you going to come back to |
| 2680s | that the the the that what's that the |
| 2682s | base yeah yeah okay there was another |
| 2685s | thing you didn't show |
| 2686s | oh oh well yeah there's I always get |
| 2690s | mixed up here hold on one second yeah |
| 2692s | yeah yeah the the really cool ceiling |
| 2693s | thingy yeah yeah wait oh God I'm so lost |
| 2696s | now it's underneath you I'm so wait but |
| 2697s | there we had the little like structure |
| 2698s | thingies hold on one second sorry I'm |
| 2700s | the I'm uh I'm getting so turned around |
| 2702s | here I'm so sorry um oh lost in the I am |
| 2706s | I'm I'm lost in the sauce I am so sorry |
| 2709s | yeah I really should just turn it on |
| 2711s | Jesus what am I doing here one of the |
| 2713s | hardest things about showing stuff for |
| 2715s | us is the glare on the screen can you |
| 2717s | put it on daytime yeah it's too dark |
| 2721s | sorry yeah whenever it's dark and we |
| 2723s | have these we have so many lights around |
| 2725s | us that just wash the screen out you |
| 2727s | know and I I I like rehearsed this whole |
| 2729s | thing like I've done I've been we've |
| 2730s | been doing like previews and like um |
| 2732s | like press previews and stuff like that |
| 2733s | too and I've done this whole walk |
| 2734s | through like eight or nine times now I'm |
| 2736s | still losing myself in the sauce it's ah |
| 2739s | man what are brains chat what are brains |
| 2742s | what are brains okay where's that really |
| 2743s | cool um right underneath the telescope |
| 2746s | oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah |
| 2751s | yeah ah yes because I will never take a |
| 2754s | moment to not hype up our incredible art |
| 2757s | team I'd like to |
| 2761s | highlight this bit right here so because |
| 2764s | of the lighting and the glare it's a |
| 2766s | might be obstructing the view a little |
| 2767s | bit but I like you all to take a very |
| 2769s | close look at this just gorgeous |
| 2771s | Parallax and layering of this material |
| 2773s | and the and the way the the reflection |
| 2776s | uh the way that light hits oh it's just |
| 2778s | it's it's it's yummy it's good pretty |
| 2780s | it's so good right I love the texture |
| 2782s | and the surface like that exterior |
| 2784s | surface oh it's so good I love it I love |
| 2786s | it and then like tell someone all these |
| 2788s | little details sand it wiped it m yeah |
| 2791s | each each one of these Corners has a |
| 2792s | different like moon phase uh and I think |
| 2795s | what uh what was the trivia you're |
| 2796s | saying about these various like Signs |
| 2797s | here yeah there's an RPG book that has |
| 2799s | the uh aquilonian uh astrological |
| 2802s | calendar and we pulled that out and made |
| 2805s | little symbols for each of those so they |
| 2807s | actually kind of tie up with the lore as |
| 2809s | well |
| 2810s | yeah research is important and it's |
| 2813s | really cool that that reference was |
| 2814s | already there and it's just cool to like |
| 2815s | yeah throw that in there as a touch so |
| 2817s | yeah uh if if if any of our art team is |
| 2820s | is watching |
| 2822s | uh you're you're amazing we love you |
| 2825s | thank |
| 2826s | you uh let's see what were other things |
| 2828s | that I glossed over or missed this the |
| 2831s | pineapple yeah uh step two where was the |
| 2834s | pineapple again um I'm trying I I I got |
| 2837s | like super turned around and now I now |
| 2838s | I'm like floundering a little bit and I |
| 2840s | apologize uh I thought it |
| 2843s | was uh let's see here so uh in the |
| 2845s | meantime while I flounder around a |
| 2847s | little bit I'm happy to take a couple |
| 2849s | more questions from chat yeah um oh yeah |
| 2852s | let's just take a look at the build |
| 2853s | while I'm like floundering around and |
| 2854s | flying I can ask anything while okay um |
| 2857s | so yeah we got some uh collection of |
| 2859s | questions going on here um can we level |
| 2864s | workers to get better bonuses there go |
| 2867s | uh no that was a thing that we wanted to |
| 2870s | do originally it still might become a |
| 2872s | thing in the future um but in this |
| 2875s | update |
| 2876s | no okay |
| 2878s | and then this question is going to |
| 2879s | probably be a no but people are |
| 2881s | wondering if they could romance |
| 2883s | companions so you cannot romance |
| 2886s | Companions and that's actually where the |
| 2888s | conversation |
| 2891s | started that's great that was one of the |
| 2894s | very first things we talked about with |
| 2895s | Companions and the reason I chose not to |
| 2898s | go that route is because I think that |
| 2900s | when games do that even when it's done |
| 2902s | at its very best it is still very cringe |
| 2906s | oh I disagree I respectfully disagree |
| 2909s | with you Dennis |
| 2910s | but it's very hard to do well and with |
| 2913s | the type of interactions that we have in |
| 2915s | Exiles and the amount of time that you |
| 2917s | spend with a companion it's not quite |
| 2920s | the same as it is in some other games so |
| 2923s | I think it would be hard to make it um |
| 2925s | it it would be it would take a immense |
| 2927s | amount of voice acting and options where |
| 2930s | we already have a lot more voice acting |
| 2931s | than we've done in in this chapter and |
| 2934s | it would take significantly more to make |
| 2936s | it convincing |
| 2937s | um and additionally I think that at that |
| 2939s | level you need animation support as well |
| 2941s | like a lot of animation and in our |
| 2943s | companion quests they'll emote and stuff |
| 2945s | during the things but it's it's kind of |
| 2947s | very typical almost MMO looking kind of |
| 2950s | interaction with the player when you're |
| 2952s | talking to them but whenever you're |
| 2953s | doing a romanceable character you want |
| 2955s | them to have like real intimate |
| 2957s | interactions with the player |
| 2960s | right uh so you know yeah a lot of |
| 2964s | people agree with you which is like I'm |
| 2965s | pretty surprised but yeah someone was |
| 2966s | just like yeah someone said that's okay |
| 2968s | we have mods that's that's also true |
| 2970s | yeah I I think in in in uh long long |
| 2973s | story short is uh that's just not the |
| 2976s | that's just not the vision that I think |
| 2978s | we have for Conan Exiles uh and it would |
| 2981s | be awesome it yeah as much as I support |
| 2983s | that yeah it really would be cool but |
| 2984s | it's it's a very big task for a very |
| 2987s | small group of |
| 2988s | people uh so |
| 2991s | yeah uh um getting my uh brain back on |
| 2995s | track here so yeah this is the pineapple |
| 2996s | that we're just talking about and as |
| 2997s | some people noted uh some of the new |
| 3000s | building pieces are these |
| 3002s | wait why is it not oh is |
| 3005s | it is it because of that no I thought I |
| 3009s | had it |
| 3009s | on H I can't copy the middle piece oh |
| 3013s | it's just a little suppose it's just a |
| 3014s | little bug but yeah so you can uh you |
| 3016s | should be able to stack these up uh |
| 3017s | pretty much let me see here open the |
| 3019s | hammer yeah should yeah and sorry these |
| 3021s | are all sorry R team I know these are |
| 3022s | all for for placeholder icons please |
| 3024s | don't please don't kill me I'm sorry uh |
| 3027s | uh oh yeah uh let's see middle there we |
| 3030s | go cool cool cool so yeah these are |
| 3032s | these are just like yeah oops if you if |
| 3034s | you want |
| 3035s | your windows to just get really really |
| 3038s | really tall like you can just go yeah |
| 3040s | really like long long Windows big long |
| 3042s | Windows as high as your eye can see |
| 3045s | blotting out the sun uh yeah you can |
| 3048s | just go as high as you want the biggest |
| 3049s | of Windows uh the height limit is just |
| 3051s | like whatever you know whatever building |
| 3053s | limit is hardcoded into the game I |
| 3056s | imagine whatever whatever how however |
| 3058s | High you could go with regular building |
| 3060s | pieces let's just say that oh yeah and I |
| 3062s | want to do 50 m so yeah um and this is |
| 3065s | the other thing that I was looking for |
| 3066s | but it features all the same things that |
| 3068s | we've already shown um just previously |
| 3070s | so the uh horse |
| 3071s | comparisons uh another look at the |
| 3074s | ceiling with a little bit less glare and |
| 3077s | lighting I'm just going to take another |
| 3079s | moment to to show this part |
| 3081s | off |
| 3082s | um oh yeah new Ivy that's right so |
| 3086s | there's new |
| 3088s | uh yeah new wall decorations like that |
| 3092s | uh coming else way so these are all |
| 3093s | going to be uh available through the |
| 3095s | bizaar um and it's important to note as |
| 3097s | and also as a reminder for folks |
| 3099s | starting with the age of Heroes there |
| 3101s | will no longer be a battle pass so the |
| 3104s | the the system is completely retired and |
| 3106s | so all the resources that went into |
| 3108s | creating the battle pass if you would |
| 3109s | like to right yeah we divert it back |
| 3111s | into gameplay so uh one thing I forgot |
| 3113s | to mention is whenever you do convert a |
| 3115s | follower a companion into a |
| 3117s | you get some rewards that come with that |
| 3119s | so you learn to be able to make some new |
| 3120s | like armor pieces placeables um things |
| 3123s | like that that are kind of tied into the |
| 3125s | theme of that character uh which yeah if |
| 3128s | if if we recall a certain uh stinky |
| 3130s | friend in our base uh that's that's |
| 3133s | maybe maybe maybe something related to |
| 3135s | that yeah |
| 3137s | yeah um yeah so and uh yeah the the |
| 3141s | resources that would have gone into the |
| 3142s | creating the battle pass it just went |
| 3143s | into creating |
| 3145s | new uh either gameplay features or new |
| 3148s | rewards from uh like new content that |
| 3151s | we're working on uh we're still cooking |
| 3153s | up things for for Beyond this as well of |
| 3154s | course and so there'll be there'll be |
| 3155s | new bespoke bespoke rewards for both |
| 3157s | Companions and the new features that |
| 3159s | we're working on Beyond this as |
| 3161s | well okay um unless my train thought |
| 3164s | yeah uh that is those are the main two |
| 3168s | feature thingies and then the fun shiny |
| 3171s | bit Stu y we show the bizarre stuff |
| 3173s | let's see let's see I'm trying to go |
| 3175s | think about whatever else we want to the |
| 3178s | touch on um let's see let's see let's |
| 3182s | see oh |
| 3183s | um what are some other like fun new |
| 3185s | buildables that we're also adding with |
| 3187s | the update I think I we're talking |
| 3192s | about yeah there's a lot of new ambient |
| 3194s | life interactions uh for for living |
| 3198s | settlements um you know we we went |
| 3200s | through the list of stuff and found all |
| 3202s | kinds of things we could make animations |
| 3204s | for |
| 3208s | so Andy's SP an hour |
| 3211s | now just the the William defo |
| 3217s | dogf lighthouse.jpg |
| 3227s | oops sorry oh |
| 3230s | god well we'll we'll oh yeah and you can |
| 3234s | if you if you if you need to clean it |
| 3236s | out it's got an inventory he got an |
| 3238s | inventory you connect the |
| 3242s | dots uh let's see there's uh let's |
| 3246s | see uh what were what was another thing |
| 3249s | oh yeah uh other new placeables include |
| 3251s | what is it let's see uh I think it was |
| 3252s | under food |
| 3255s | yeah uh this oops I think we had some of |
| 3259s | these placed out throughout the world |
| 3260s | but yeah new uh various new placeables |
| 3263s | we there's there's a set of ventner |
| 3265s | themed items on I think the Great yeah |
| 3267s | tub is in that same that's right yeah |
| 3269s | yeah yeah didn't we place one over here |
| 3272s | or wasn't there one over here oh I do oh |
| 3274s | no no that's right yeah we we wiped |
| 3275s | right yeah yeah yeah we replaced that |
| 3277s | that's right there we go yeah so this is |
| 3280s | this is an interactable grape stomping |
| 3282s | tub you can just like |
| 3283s | get hell yeah oh my God uh very good you |
| 3289s | fall over too no unfortunately not yeah |
| 3292s | yeah |
| 3297s | okay um so yeah and then that I think |
| 3302s | that does actually cover both the yeah |
| 3305s | the living settlements and companions |
| 3307s | coming all way and then yeah we'll of |
| 3308s | course have that's just for the first |
| 3310s | chapter of Age of Heroes and there will |
| 3311s | be future chapters of course and we'll |
| 3314s | be adding new features as well which uh |
| 3317s | we're not ready to talk about today but |
| 3320s | stay tuned and we'll have more |
| 3321s | information coming your way very soon um |
| 3325s | in fact yeah we' had a little plate test |
| 3327s | of one of them last night and apparently |
| 3328s | they seem to really like it so oh yeah |
| 3331s | it's f um so yeah any any any closing |
| 3335s | remarks or anything like that do are |
| 3336s | there any other questions that um from |
| 3338s | chat that that anything PL just depends |
| 3340s | on how many you want to answer well I |
| 3341s | mean we got we've got some time if folks |
| 3343s | want to want to ask some questions |
| 3345s | that's totally fine yeah uh and feel |
| 3347s | free to pick from the chat as well yeah |
| 3348s | yeah yeah um oh that's right sorry sorry |
| 3351s | I don't mean to interrupt you I don't |
| 3352s | mean to talk of you one last thing |
| 3353s | before before that yeah so uh some |
| 3354s | people are asking uh when is uh so right |
| 3357s | now we're aiming at a public beta for |
| 3359s | August |
| 3360s | 22nd uh that may shift around um so |
| 3364s | please be aware of that and so we're |
| 3366s | we're doing like the crafter THS won't |
| 3368s | be automatically converted to THS that |
| 3370s | get dumped into the world so your thra |
| 3372s | limit should technically stay the same |
| 3374s | whenever you log in |
| 3377s | um because you know right now it's just |
| 3379s | like Fighters dancers bearers whatever |
| 3381s | they'll all still be the same um oh wait |
| 3385s | is dream down |
| 3388s | what F the stream crashed |
| 3392s | what there's zero drop |
| 3395s | frames huh uh oh uh oh uh oh did her |
| 3401s | internet go down what happened YouTu |
| 3404s | well we're still getting chat it's just |
| 3405s | twitch |
| 3408s | apparently huh yeah I guess |
| 3412s | refresh oh we're back cool weird w yeah |
| 3416s | it was just |
| 3417s | twitch oh we had a little bit of a |
| 3420s | hiccup uh yeah yeah no it was yeah |
| 3422s | YouTube's fine it was just twitch cool a |
| 3425s | series of tubes cool yep yep back to |
| 3427s | business then uh going back to the |
| 3429s | question of you know what happens to |
| 3430s | your thr cap um nothing whenever you log |
| 3433s | in like you shouldn't lose anything |
| 3434s | because the thrs will be converted into |
| 3436s | an item that you still have to place out |
| 3438s | unplaced thrs don't count so they won't |
| 3440s | count until you put them |
| 3443s | down |
| 3445s | end next question |
| 3448s | please oh yeah fluffy cat um wait I |
| 3452s | think I already asked this if companions |
| 3453s | needed to eat and sleep oops right yeah |
| 3456s | if if companions e eat and sleep I'm |
| 3458s | sorry I don't know if Nicole's mic was |
| 3459s | on but um it's just cosmetic it's it's |
| 3462s | they they they uh basically portray life |
| 3465s | they don't actually uh need to sleep |
| 3468s | there's no penalty if they don't sleep |
| 3469s | or if they don't eat it's just a |
| 3470s | behavior they want to uh execute yeah |
| 3475s | yeah there's no like constant upkeep |
| 3476s | with uh relating to this system cost |
| 3478s | items to feed them yeah yeah yeah so |
| 3480s | like uh you know like followers will |
| 3482s | still like eat food uh as a part of like |
| 3485s | the base follower system like you know |
| 3487s | like I fed that dog earlier like |
| 3489s | characters will still eat that if the |
| 3490s | health is low they still need to eat to |
| 3492s | but like if if like uh through through |
| 3494s | the living settlement system like if |
| 3495s | they if like a character's internal |
| 3497s | parameter is like I need to eat like |
| 3499s | it's not going to physically deplete |
| 3500s | your like any any consumables or |
| 3502s | reserves or anything like that like |
| 3504s | again we don't want the possibility of |
| 3505s | these random inter actions or random |
| 3507s | events uh potentially uh blocking |
| 3510s | momentto moment gameplay cuz it would |
| 3511s | suck if like yeah if if if a thr took |
| 3513s | some nice like high level crafting like |
| 3515s | food material that you were hoping to |
| 3517s | save up or something like that or |
| 3518s | something like that yeah it it would be |
| 3520s | unfortunate so and release date for |
| 3523s | twitch oh did we get cut out during the |
| 3525s | release date oh that's so funny oh my |
| 3528s | goodness yeah so uh to you Bo jeez uh |
| 3531s | yeah so uh right now the the um the |
| 3533s | target date for the uh public beta is |
| 3536s | August 22nd which I believe is next |
| 3538s | Thursday uh that date May shift so |
| 3541s | please keep an eye out but we are doing |
| 3542s | our best to deliver on that date uh with |
| 3544s | a full release in |
| 3546s | October I hope I yeah what we get cut |
| 3549s | out again as I'm as I'm saying that |
| 3551s | again yeah |
| 3553s | yeah what is this |
| 3555s | dos oh yeah well yeah how how do |
| 3557s | companions interact with the admin panel |
| 3559s | that is actually a really good question |
| 3560s | oh |
| 3562s | yeah do you know oh well they're they |
| 3565s | respond like a normal th would be um I |
| 3568s | think the only caveat is they won't |
| 3569s | receive their perks normally so if you |
| 3571s | spawn one there's actually a second set |
| 3573s | of commands you have to use to actually |
| 3575s | give them a perk from the ab choice so |
| 3577s | if you want to spawn one manually you |
| 3579s | can but you also have to have that |
| 3580s | second set of commands which got we'll |
| 3583s | probably publish with the um the mod |
| 3586s | information about them uh which if it's |
| 3590s | available it should be available gotcha |
| 3592s | gotcha um let's see I know there was |
| 3595s | another oop sorry there was another |
| 3596s | question about about |
| 3599s | um uh there's a yeah there's a bunch of |
| 3601s | stuff here um what about thrs that are |
| 3603s | stuck are already in boxes I imagine |
| 3604s | that they will be unaffected like what I |
| 3606s | mean if they're in storage they're just |
| 3608s | in storage yeah yeah uh so remind me |
| 3611s | again how many um how many units is a |
| 3614s | foundation in the game I I can't |
| 3615s | remember off the top of my head is it is |
| 3617s | it 256 units or 512 units or around that |
| 3620s | I don't |
| 3622s | know I don't know the size I'm sorry if |
| 3624s | if anyone if anyone on the team is |
| 3625s | watching can someone message Nicole and |
| 3627s | and pass the info along cuz i' I'd like |
| 3628s | to show like what 50 m actually like |
| 3630s | looks like uh in game cuz yeah it |
| 3633s | doesn't there's not really like a real |
| 3635s | world it can't be 512 that would be huge |
| 3638s | so I would imagine okay half height of a |
| 3639s | character is around 88 so oh so I guess |
| 3643s | yeah 200 something is probably more uh |
| 3645s | more in |
| 3648s | line is there a range no there's no rang |
| 3650s | finder or anything like that yeah |
| 3652s | oops let's see here um |
| 3656s | let's see let's see let's see any other |
| 3658s | questions from chat while I'm meing |
| 3659s | about here any answer from um I mean so |
| 3662s | there were some concerns about the |
| 3663s | living settlement systems affecting |
| 3665s | performance is that something that we |
| 3666s | are looking into yeah yeah we we |
| 3668s | mentioned it a bit earlier but oh sorry |
| 3670s | yeah it's okay we're having the the our |
| 3672s | our QA team is running uh performance |
| 3674s | passes on that now to you know report |
| 3676s | back to us and then we'll we'll adjust |
| 3678s | and |
| 3679s | uh keep an eye on that if there are |
| 3681s | adjustments they'll come to just the the |
| 3683s | official server caps um anyone a private |
| 3686s | server would still have to change |
| 3688s | whatever they want their their caps to |
| 3689s | be and um single player is going to be |
| 3693s | largely unaffected because living |
| 3694s | settlement stuff doesn't run when you're |
| 3695s | not there um so there's no real |
| 3698s | performance impact when you're not |
| 3699s | actually observing thrs yeah yeah that's |
| 3702s | right yeah they just go idle so they say |
| 3703s | there's no there's no like calculations |
| 3704s | being done if there's no one to to |
| 3707s | witness it it's like you know does a |
| 3708s | tree fall in the forest if no one's |
| 3710s | around etc etc kind of stuff but yeah |
| 3712s | and one Foundation is 256 so you um 10 |
| 3716s | of them sorry five of them makes 1,000 |
| 3719s | five times that is 5,000 roughly it's a |
| 3721s | little more |
| 3724s | but okay great um so let's see I think I |
| 3729s | think that about will do it if we have |
| 3730s | no further questions and then yeah we'll |
| 3731s | have a followup uh to this as well like |
| 3733s | we'll have um like we'll have blog posts |
| 3735s | explaining uh like specific things and |
| 3738s | uh feature showcases and then um you |
| 3741s | know we can do another uh round of like |
| 3743s | Q&A or or or uh you know we're all |
| 3746s | reading comments and your questions and |
| 3747s | so like yeah if if any other like major |
| 3749s | hot button topics come up or if or a lot |
| 3751s | of other questions pop up we're we're |
| 3753s | more than happy to follow up and and and |
| 3755s | either put out a blog or a video like we |
| 3757s | did earlier I hope some of you got |
| 3758s | something out of that so uh we'll do |
| 3760s | that again |
| 3762s | um uh we'll do Forum posts as well of |
| 3765s | course indeed uh can and worker thrs can |
| 3767s | be picked up after placement so there |
| 3769s | they're just uh yeah they're just |
| 3770s | regular like not return to your |
| 3771s | inventory picked up but they can be |
| 3773s | moved picked oh right right yeah so once |
| 3774s | once placed into the world they're a |
| 3776s | character character permanently so yeah |
| 3777s | yeah but uh you would have to break Bond |
| 3780s | get rid of it if you didn't want it any |
| 3781s | to actually delete it I'm going to go |
| 3783s | rescue this uh our friend up |
| 3786s | here yeah so as as soon as I place them |
| 3788s | yeah they just go back to kind of doing |
| 3790s | what they were doing but yeah otherwise |
| 3791s | they can be yeah just like moved around |
| 3793s | as just as any this is an alchemist that |
| 3795s | you previously couldn't and now you can |
| 3798s | just like Place him around it's |
| 3801s | great okay uh well thank you very much |
| 3804s | for joining us I hope you enjoyed uh uh |
| 3806s | uh this first look at age of Heroes uh |
| 3809s | again if you have any questions ask away |
| 3812s | um and keep an eye out for for specific |
| 3815s | details on uh when public goes live uh |
| 3819s | again aiming for next Thursday we'll |
| 3820s | keep you posted uh that's it from me |
| 3824s | anything from you nope okay great thank |
| 3827s | you thank you for taking time out of |
| 3828s | your day Dennis much appreciated thank |
| 3830s | you Nicole thanks everyone for coming to |
| 3832s | watch yeah thanks for watching uh thank |
| 3834s | you Carol and please once again uh let's |
| 3836s | welcome uh Carol to the Conan Exiles |
| 3838s | Community team thank you |
| 3840s | Carol |
| 3842s | um and thank you uh we will we will see |
| 3846s | you |
| 3847s | soon bye-bye bye now now for the awkward |
| 3851s | exit where I fumble around and try to |
| 3853s | figure out how to get out of here oh God |
| 3855s | uh Al at four Al at 4 but then I'll show |
| 3858s | the desktop I can't do that hold on one |
| 3860s | sec okay have a great one guys bye |
| 3865s | bye for |