Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 New Mode Revealed
Warhorse Studios has revealed Hardcore mode in a new livestream for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 New Mode
After fans waited seven years for a sequel, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was finally released earlier this month. The highly anticipated sequel has already got off to a great start in its first few weeks, with a “very positive” review rating on Steam, an impressive 88 Metacritic score, and peaking at well over 250,000 concurrent users on Steam alone. Developer Warhorse Studios also revealed that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has surpassed 2 million copies sold in its first two weeks.
Before the game had even launched, Warhorse Studios revealed the complete post-launch roadmap for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, confirming that three DLC expansions and free content updates were already in the works. Now, as part of a new developer live stream on February 27, the studio has given fans an in-depth look at the upcoming Hardcore mode, which will be released for free as part of the game’s Spring update. As for when that update will be released, Warhorse Studios said during the live stream that it is aiming for a March release date. The developers then revealed further details on the mode, as well as all of the negative perks that will be available.
The key difference between the game’s Standard and Hardcore mode is that the UI will be minimal, with no player marker on the map and no cardinal directions on the compass. To further increase the difficulty, players won’t have the ability to fast travel, which means traversing around the map comes down to the individual’s sense of direction. But that’s not all, as players will also be forced to pick three negative perks that will drastically alter the overall gameplay experience.
Bad Luck
You can generally carry less, and whenever you bend to pick up a herb or mushroom, there’s a small chance you’ll strain your back and be left hobbling for a while.
Heavy-Footed
Your shoes wear down faster, and you generally make more noise.
Numbskull
All your experience gain is 20% slower.
Somnambulant
You lose Energy faster and every time you sleep, there’s a chance your sleepwalking legs will take you somewhere else.
Hangry Henry
In addition to the usual effects of hunger, starving also reduces your Speech, Charisma, and Intimidation. Moreover, all food will fill you 20% less, and your digestion rate increases by 50%
Sweaty
You get dirty faster, meaning you start to smell faster. And when you do, you can be smelled from twice as far away, making you easier to detect. Plus, perfume doesn’t give you any positive effects. You just can’t hide this stench.
Picky Eater
Your pickiness causes all food in your inventory to spoil 25% faster. When gutting animals, you’re also pickier and get only half the meat and other items from animals.
Bashful
You can’t ask people for directions, so it’s more difficult to find your way around. Besides that, you’re too shy to speak to the girls at the bathhouse, so you can’t request all of their services. Since you’re not much of a talker, gaining Speech skill is also slower.
Punchable Face
Coming across travellers on the road is more dangerous, as is getting into a fight. Besides that, enemies never surrender and are more confident, making fights more difficult.
Menace
Once you’re branded for a crime, the effect is permanent, and getting caught for any other serious crime will lead to your execution. What’s more, guards will punish you more severely and the consequences of these punishments will be more intense.
During the live stream, Warhorse Studios also gave fans their very first look at some of the new customization options coming to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 with one of the game’s free updates. Players will soon be able to give Henry a brand-new look with various hairstyles and beard options, as well as a new buff known as “Freshly Trimmed.” After Henry is given a new style, players will receive the buff, which temporarily increases Charisma by 2.
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