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The original version was released 2 years ago (with many bugs at start)
A lot of patch was then released
The "enhanced version" fixing many/most bugs" was released last year (basically a way to say : ok, now we are good)
The "enhanced plus" version (called "definitive" at start on GOG), including a "turn mode game" option (instead of only Real Time with pause), was then released with the console release.
There were some annoying bugs on the original game with this 'definitive edition", so they released new patch and I assume the name went from '"definitive" to "enhanced plus", to indicate it was the enhanced version, plus some additional functionnalities (turn based mode)
The "Enhanced" Edition of the game came out in May 2019. It had some patches and also added the slayer class. It was a free upgrade to the base game.
The "Enhanced Plus" Edition of the game came out in August 2020 and includes feature updates, including turn-based mode and controller support, that correspond with the "Definitive Edition" feature updates available on consoles, but since the Definitive Edition comes with all the DLCs included, and the PC version doesn't, the PC version is "Enhanced Plus." Enhanced Plus Edition is a free upgrade to the base game, but the DLC is still sold separately.
(Note that some of the DLC is free, so even if you don't buy any DLC, you can at least get the freebies. One adds blood visuals on wounded characters, another adds some additional spells, mostly pit spells.)
Edit: And I just saw this has replies. I didn't see any replies before I posted.
I know this was intended to make things as clear as possible, but I still ended up confused. Basically, if I get the Enhanced Plus edition, I still have to buy all the DLCs (those that aren't free or included)? If so, is there a way to get all the content (base game + dlcs + updates) in a single package. something like an Ultimate or Gold Edition?
That CONTROLLER SUPPORT THOUGH, that's what I love. But seems like I won't be getting the dlcs if I go Enhanced Plus... Jesus Christ why are things worded like that. I want an Enhanced Plus Ultimate Collectors Edition I suppose....
PS - I didn't read the old comments again too. So does the Imperial Edition contain the Enhanced Plus additions? Thank you.
Short and sweet, thanks!
I wanna thank you again too, for clarifying these important details.
The PAID stuff is:
1.) The Base Game: Pathfinder Kingmaker Enhanced Plus Edition
2.) The Season Pass (Wildcards, Varnhold's Lot, Beneath the Stolen Lands)
3.) The Royal Ascension DLC, which is an upgrade to the extras that people got if they were backers before the game release.
There are two FREE DLCs that are not included in the Season Pass or the Imperial Edition.
These are:
1.) Bloody Mess DLC (adds bloody graphic when your health is low)
2.) Arcane Unleashed DLC (adds a few additional spells to the game, mostly pit spells).
====YOU CAN IGNORE EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE IF IT IS CONFUSING====
(I'm in a weird place because the bundle of Kingmaker I bought on Steam is not longer sold on Steam. I purchased the "Royal Edition" and the Season Pass. The Royal Edition was the same as the Imperial Edition (including the Royal Ascension extras), but without the Season Pass. I bought them separately rather than just buying the Imperial Edition because at the time (during a particular sale) it was roughly $1 cheaper not to buy them in the Imperial bundle. So I have all the stuff from the Royal Ascension DLC, but Steam still indicates I haven't purchased the Royal Ascension DLC, because I haven't. It wasn't listed as its own stand-alone thing at the time.)
One last thing if you'd be so kind: in short, what does each of the paid DLCs add to the game? Is it a campaign, a mechanic, or an arena or something? Thank you a lot.
Varnhold's Lot adds a short adventure that's related to the main campaign but played with a new character you make for VL.
Beneath the Stolen Lands adds a new 16-level dungeon to the base game as well as a standalone "random dungeon creator" you can experience with new characters.
Would you say the DLCs are worth it, in the sense of what they add to the game? For example, if I get the base version, would I be missing a lot if I don't have the DLCs? From the looks of it, I guess no... But then again I'm not sure, maybe the additions are quite meaningful (although small?).
I restarted the main game to play as a slayer class (the class added in the "Enhanced" update) so I'm just recently up to the part in the main campaign (Chapter 3, The Varnhold Vanishing) where the decisions I made in Varnhold's Lot come up, so I haven't seen what, if any, impact it has on my main campaign.
I like the Wildcards DLC. It adds the tiefling playable race, the kineticist class, and a tiefling kineticist companion NPC, as well as a loyalty quest-line for that NPC. It's not necessary, but it is a nice addition. Some people really like tieflings, so if you really like tieflings, it's good for that. The integration with the main game is very seamless, as I didn't realize the NPC companion was a DLC companion until I looked at what DLC I had with the game.
Beneath the Stolen Lands is the one I have the least experience with. It adds a mega-dungeon to the main campaign, and I went into that a little bit, a couple levels deep, to try to get some more gear for my PC, but I haven't tried the randomized stand-alone experience of it with a new PC. The stand-alone campaign aspect is sort of an infinite randomized dungeon-crawl add-on, so if you're into that, it's got you covered.
I think it's hard to know whether you'll like the add-ons if you don't know if you like the main game. For me, they're worth it, but for you, they may not be.
The Royal Ascension DLC adds the least to the actual game. it adds a couple portrait options at character creation and a pet red panda item that summons a red panda that gives a slight buff when active. It also includes the game soundtrack as audio files, which is nice, and I do like having the soundtrack. The main reason to get it, in my opinion, is that it includes a PDF Pathfinder RPG adventure module for Pathfinder 1e tabletop RPG, which is downloaded to one of the game's Extras folders in the game directory. AS a player and GM of Pathfinder RPG (First Edition), I really wanted the adventure module PDF. (As it's listed in the Royal Ascension DLC description, a "board game module.") Oh, it also includes a "hi-rez map" and a digital art book PDF. Anyway, it's the kind of extras you might get in a packaged game if you bought a pre-order edition.
Thanks a lot, this was super informative. Have you tried the controller support by the way? How well does it work?
When the game loads, you're prompted to "Press Any Key/The A Button." If you press a keyboard key, the game loads the keyboard/mouse interface. If you press the A Button on the controller, the game loads the controller interface. There's also an option in the Game Options to switch the interface by reloading the game, so it's not like most games where both methods of input work simultaneously.
I played only a little bit (probably less than an hour) with the controller. It seemed fine, but going into the character sheet or the inventory involved a couple more button presses than keyboard/mouse. (Where I have 'C' bound to Character Sheet, 'I' bound to Inventory, etc.) I didn't spend more time with it because I was really interested in trying out the turn-based mode (which was added at the same time) with my keyboard/mouse.
I did find that a controller didn't work when I tried to use Steam remote play to stream from my PC to an Android tablet because Kingmaker still wasn't listed as having controller support in the remote play launcher. (This was a couple patches ago. I haven't tried recently, but I don't expect it has changed. As a turn-based game, I hoped it would be a good fit for Remote Play.)