Avowed celebrates Anniversary with massive update

A year after the initial launch, the Avowed team is capping its post-launch roadmap with a special anniversary update that just went live. This update, for which full details can be read over on the Obsidian site, brings with it a variety of community requested features, a host of quality-of-life fixes, and a few extra additions that the team wanted to get in just for the fans.

New Faces with New Races

To top the list of big new features being added to Avowed is the ability to choose from three new races during character creation. Joining the pre-existing human and elves are the stout and well-traveled Dwarves; the two-toned skin, hairy, and big ear having Orlans; and the large and uniquely strong Aumauan. Players will be able to choose as one of the five when starting off their adventure and bringing their envoy to the Living Lands.

If you are in the middle of your journey and want to try the new races, a new Magic Mirror has been added to the Party Camp that allows you to change your character at any time. With it you will be able to change to a new race, check out the new godlike feature variants, or-if you want a quick change of appearance -use one of the new character presets that have been put in, all without needing to create a new character.

And for those who may have completed the game but want to hop back in and try out one of the different races, you don't have to start entirely from scratch…

Retake the Living Lands Again with New Game+

When you're ready for another journey into the Living Lands, you can now do so with the New Game+ mode that has been added. Once you have completed the game after the anniversary update has gone live, you will get the chance to create a New Game+ save. This feature will allow players to bring over all unlocked abilities (with the exception of godlike abilities), unique weapons and armor, and unlocked enchantments. Everything else for the player goes back to a new game slate; however, that does not mean danger is minimized. Enemies have their stats increased so they will be tougher, but to balance that out, the player gets an increase to their attribute points cap - things like Might, Constitution, Dexterity, etc. - from 15 to 30 so they can bring the hurt to stronger foes.

Offering even more options, you can try out the custom game difficulty modifiers to make enemies hit harder (or softer), have more (or less) health, or even be faster. Modifiers can also be adjusted so that the player can do more damage, have more health, magic, and stamina resources, and even allow them to carry more items. The game can truly be played your way.

But That's Not All!

Rounding out the anniversary update is the addition of a Photo Mode so you can capture all the best angles of your envoy, as well as your companions or just the Living Lands, and share them with your friends. A brand new weapon type - the quarterstaff - lets you fulfill your archmage dreams. Plus, there are a host of quality-of-life updates like improved lighting, the ability to skip previously unskippable conversations with a certain god, and some enemies respawning to keep areas lively.

For those who are making their return to Avowed to check out the anniversary update, welcome back. If this is your first time in the Living Lands, you are about to enter a world of wondrous flora and fauna, exceptional exploration, and satisfying combat. The team has added a ton to the game since its initial launch, from community requested features like more abilities for the fighter and ranger skill trees, arachnophobia mode, enemies being able to use player abilities, and a host of other changes. The fate of an island is up to you; forge it to your will.