What changed in Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition in 2018

Resolved an issue causing a crash or black screen when starting or alt-tabbing the game for some Windows 7 users.

Lohse can no longer bypass the Doctor’s possession by wearing an Immune to Charmed item.

Added 5% accuracy and dodging bonuses for players in Story Mode; decreased NPC accuracy by 15%.

Tentacle lash is no longer affected by low ground penalties.

More than 15 items in the barter window are now allowed when using a controller.

Summons no longer teleport together with their masters in Arena Mode.

Moved notifications to allow better visibility during combat.

Dimensional bolt now correctly heals undead when rolling poison damage.

Added new recipes for Static Cloud Arrows and Explosive Arrows.

Fixed the combat log not automatically showing the latest entries.

Sir Lora is now ignored by Shriekers.

The unique gloves Soft Touch now allow the wearer to cast Healing Tears instead of setting the status directly.

Worm tremor no longer entangles undead characters when they have active magic armor.

Party members now run through non-damaging surfaces like oil and ice automatically.

The correct DOS2 edition launches automatically when receiving a multiplayer invite.

The Dark Eye GM campaign for Divinity: Original Sin 2’s Game Master Mode is now available for free.

Adds extra logging information to improve game experience.

Addresses a known crash affecting some users.

Fixed Alexandar, Han and Sergeant Zrilla being hostile towards the player on the Lady Vengeance.

Fixed infinite loading screens for specific savegames.

Fixed issues with automatically unlocking the third Source Point under certain conditions; not retroactive.

Fixed an issue related to saving in multiplayer under certain conditions.

Disabled the overhead interface when taking damage, which was causing general visibility issues to other interface elements.

General stability improvements made to the Divinity Engine 2.

Every level now includes a functioning default dummy in the editor for testing.

Fixed issues related to using waypoints and texture streaming.

Click and drag selection now properly highlights the selection box.

Addressed issues with having four active characters in arena combat.

Adventures without Origin characters are now supported.

Resolved a crash related to launching and immediately joining a game.

Quest properties now correctly import over from classic projects, requiring a new import.

Corrected issues with importing several stat files from classic projects, requiring a new import.

Enhanced interactivity for terrain paint, flatten, and other interaction modes.

Implemented stability improvements for custom models and levels.

Show/Hide gizmo buttons now work as intended.

Introduced a tool to retroactively fix the source paths of imported custom resources and texture atlases.

Resolved offsets between interaction mode previews and the mouse location.

Fixed the double-clicking functionality in game mode.

Icons in the Root Template Browser now match the item type correctly.

The rotate gizmo now functions correctly without clipping behind objects.

Definitive Edition tag added to GM campaigns published in the new version for compatibility clarification.

Addressed a crash issue that occurred when changing status and loading a save.

Resolved a crash that happened when switching characters in character creation.

Meat golems now correctly attack their prison doors again.

Resolved a blocking issue related to saving or opening menus right before a companion initiated a dialog.

Resolved an issue causing crashes for Chinese players using a controller.

The Arena mode has been completely overhauled in the Definitive Edition.

HDR mode will be added in a future update.

Mods created for the Classic version are incompatible with the Definitive Edition.

The user interface has been improved in the Definitive Edition.

The Definitive Edition of Divinity: Original Sin 2 is now available, offering an optimized and revised version of the game.

The journal system has been enhanced for better usability.

Many dialogues have been rewritten for the Definitive Edition.

An editor for the Definitive Edition will be released in a few days.

Chinese translation implemented in the game.

Support for compatible devices implemented.

This previously broke the GM's inventory.

Players can now play in Spanish and Polish.

Addressed issue with Shriekers becoming invisible for some players using mods.

Fixed issue where Shriekers were becoming invisible for some players using mods.

Improved physics on pipes and cogs in imp level in COS.

Fixed a crash related to listening to dialogs started by players that have left the game.

Made puzzle maze portals interactable so that players can click both them and the gargoyle.

Fixed a crash related to casting tentacle lash in certain conditions.

Players can now force formation when entering combat using the formation UI.

Fixed not seeing the second player’s portrait sometimes when joining the game in splitscreen.

Fixed quicksave crashing under certain conditions.

Players can now force formation when entering combat (formation UI).

Support for localization modding has been added, as requested by the community.

Fixed a crash related to casting tentacle lash in certain conditions.

Allows the GM to plan a campaign with notes and descriptions of events, visible only to the GM.

Fixed Action Point bar sometimes disappearing (when using a controller).

Listening in on another player's dialogue now autoscrolls.

Fixed turn being skipped when stopping a moving character (when using a controller).

Added player feedback when trying to start an arena game with only one active team.

Fixed the memorised skills interface not updating immediately upon learning new skills.

Allows the GM to plan a campaign with notes and descriptions of events (visible only to the GM).

Fixed the memorised skills interface not updating immediately upon learning new skills.

Fixed a rare crash loading into the nameless isle (runtime error).

Fixed not being able to equip items from the player’s main character just after recruiting new companions (when using a controller).

Fixed quicksave crashing under certain conditions.

Made puzzle maze portals interactable so that you can click both them and the gargoyle.

Fixed overlapping text in the Runes screen for certain items.

Fixed party members becoming unchained after using certain waypoints or entrances.

Improved physics on pipes and cogs in the imp level in COS.

Fixed savegame names sometimes having the wrong location by default.

Fixed party members becoming unchained after using certain waypoints or entrances.

Invisible shriekers will now be visible in certain locations.

LB/RB functionality has been restored when using a controller.

Shriekers will no longer be invisible in certain locations.

Trade inventory will no longer disappear after the GM kills a trader.

Players can now enter the vault of Braccus Rex in Fort Joy.

Companion items will no longer disappear if the companion was pickpocketed before recruitment.

Players can now enter the vault of Braccus Rex in Fort Joy.

LB/RB functionality has been restored when using a controller.

Resolved issues causing combat to be stuck during the enemy's turn under certain conditions.

Combat will no longer be stuck on the enemy turn under certain conditions.

Trade inventory will no longer disappear after the GM kills a trader.

Companion items will no longer disappear if the companion was pickpocketed before recruitment.

Extra sounds for casting spells have been removed until their frequencies can be adjusted.

Savegames made in patch 6 cannot be fixed, recommend loading earlier savegames.

Resolved an issue where Incarnate spells were not appearing in the hotbar.

Extra sounds removed until their frequencies can be adjusted.

Addressed the issue of losing shroud progress when loading a savegame in patch 6. Note: Savegames from patch 6 cannot be fixed.

Added range value to ranged skill and ranged skill book tooltips.

Fixed Tarquin being hostile while making major story progressions.

Fixed several issues with combat and dialogs at the end of the game.

Demonic Stare damage and restoration increased by 50%.

Added sorting to the trade window.

Added fast waypoint travel via the main map. Clicking waypoints now lets you travel to that location directly.

Rebalanced trader prices in the Nameless Isle and Arx regions.

Updated save and load UI’s for controller.

Break the Shackles can be cast while Silenced-- removes Silence and Plague in addition to other statuses.

Fixed several issues with Lohse’s quest line (relationship, dialogs).

Added a 'Toggle Screenshot Mode' button to hide the UI (default: F10).

Fixed several issues with Withermoore’s quest line.

Added 'Sell all wares' option to the controller trade window.

Maddening Song now targets only enemy characters.

Added map markers for sub-region entrances and exits.

Added highlighting of new recipes to the crafting window.

Resolved an issue where the saving process would get stuck under certain conditions.

Resolved an issue where the saving process would get stuck under certain conditions.