Expedition release date.

[Qiox]

It is a new area that only becomes available around the mid game.  Generally you would not go there before level 15 on Easy or Normal difficulty.   If playing on Hard or Dominating you likely would wait until even later.

When the DLC comes out you can jump into it on your current save.

[`louse`]

This has already been said by Styg

[Faeren]

I'd also seen mention that the DLC will flesh out various non-DLC areas of the game with new quests/characters/etc, is this true? The post before last gives the impression it's more self contained.

[boi]

When the DLC comes out you can jump into it on your current save.

Is there an official confirmation somewhere that the expansion will not require starting a new save? If so then that's great!

[`louse`]

When the DLC comes out you can jump into it on your current save.

Is there an official confirmation somewhere that the expansion will not require starting a new save? If so then that's great!

I can not find you a link to this, but the fact that you don`t need to start a new game is for sure.

[`louse`]

It is a new area that only becomes available around the mid game.  Generally you would not go there before level 15 on Easy or Normal difficulty.   If playing on Hard or Dominating you likely would wait until even later.

When the DLC comes out you can jump into it on your current save.

Since the topic is called the "Expedition release date" can clarify how the testing is going and how much is left to wait?

[TheAverageGortsby]

Styg has made a few DevLog posts about that.  To sum up what has been posted here already: testing is going well, the testers have been helpful in identifying problems, the problems have been or are being fixed, and Styg will not guarantee a release date for the expansion.

That said, it looks like (from the outside, as a tester with no special privileges or information) it's getting fairly close.  There's a page for it on Steam now; that's a good sign.

[`louse`]

Styg has made a few DevLog posts about that.  To sum up what has been posted here already: testing is going well, the testers have been helpful in identifying problems, the problems have been or are being fixed, and Styg will not guarantee a release date for the expansion.

That said, it looks like (from the outside, as a tester with no special privileges or information) it's getting fairly close.  There's a page for it on Steam now; that's a good sign.

Well, since there is no exact information, we hope that the matter is coming to an end.

[Styg]

What I can say is that essentially there are no new assets being developed for the expansion (in terms of new character, areas, quests, etc) and we are only polishing up the existing stuff, wrapping up the quest-lines and testing and tweaking the game mechanically. It will take a while longer, but the end is clearly in sight.

[`louse`]

What I can say is that essentially there are no new assets being developed for the expansion (in terms of new character, areas, quests, etc) and we are only polishing up the existing stuff, wrapping up the quest-lines and testing and tweaking the game mechanically. It will take a while longer, but the end is clearly in sight.

Is it possible to somehow explain the completion of testing as a percentage? Approximately...

[Styg]

Well, the content that is currently available to alpha testers have been decently tested. What still remains to be thoroughly tested is the end dungeon and the various ending variations.

[`louse`]

Well, the content that is currently available to alpha testers have been decently tested. What still remains to be thoroughly tested is the end dungeon and the various ending variations.

I understand that both the developers and testers gave a non-disclosure subscription)). Well, probably 70-80% has already been done. This makes me happy.

[boi]

When the DLC comes out you can jump into it on your current save.

Is there an official confirmation somewhere that the expansion will not require starting a new save? If so then that's great!

Does it count if I confirm it? Base game saves will be compatible with the expansion. But Qiox, as well others with purple forum "stars", are currently alpha testing the expansion, so you can take their word as semi-official confirmation.

That works for me. Only question I have left is when you say "compatible" does that mean you can you access all expansion areas and content with an excisting save from base game or is it like a Civ thing where the game works but the "ruleset" is different depending on whether you started the save before or after the installation of the expansion?

[TheAverageGortsby]

Only question I have left is when you say "compatible" does that mean you can you access all expansion areas and content with an excisting save from base game or is it like a Civ thing where the game works but the "ruleset" is different depending on whether you started the save before or after the installation of the expansion?

You should go read the Devlogs.  Styg answers that in Devlog 47:

b. You will be able to use the new mechanics while doing the old content, yes. The DLC will be a seamless part of the existing world. You can also do the new DLC content after finishing the original campaign, as long as you don't trigger the actual end-game sequence.

[boi]

Only question I have left is when you say "compatible" does that mean you can you access all expansion areas and content with an excisting save from base game or is it like a Civ thing where the game works but the "ruleset" is different depending on whether you started the save before or after the installation of the expansion?

You should go read the Devlogs.  Styg answers that in Devlog 47:

b. You will be able to use the new mechanics while doing the old content, yes. The DLC will be a seamless part of the existing world. You can also do the new DLC content after finishing the original campaign, as long as you don't trigger the actual end-game sequence.

I think it's pretty unreasonable to expect new players to read 50 pages of devlog in hopes that their question might be answered somewhere along the way but thank you for providing the conclusive answer to my question.

Great game by the way.