While it’s currently busy developing Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios is finding the time to bring even more Gift Bags to Divinity: Original Sin 2. These are essentially features that can be enabled from the in-game menu and change the way the game plays. Keep in mind that enabling them will overwrite your current save so make a back-up.
The latest Gift Bag is “Order and Magic” and includes Pet Power for making the Summoning class and its spells stronger. This means casting Infusion spells on all summons instead of just the Incarnate. Then there’s the Combat Randomiser which grants special statuses to one or more enemies, changing the flow of the battle entirely.
Check out the full list of features below. If there’s an equivalent mod for each, it’s best to disable it since the Gift Bags function as “official” versions of the mods. Divinity: Original Sin 2 players on the Nintendo Switch should also take note – you can now invite friends to your current game with the friend invite feature.
- Pet Power: Pet Power greatly enhances the summoning class and its infusion spells. With this feature, you can cast infusion spells on all available summons, not just your own Incarnate. Each summons receives different skills depending on the base elemental infusion type.
- Combat Randomizer: When entering combat, one or more random enemies will receive one of the new special statuses created specially for this feature. Think you know how a particular fight is going to go down? Not any more! This will change everything you thought you knew about combat, with each battle presenting a fresh new challenge.
- Nine Lives (Black Cat+): Transforms the Black Cat into a follower. Once rescued, a whistle will appear in your inventory. You can use this if your cat gets lost or if you want to change who it follows.
- Improved Organisation: Find a collection of special bags that allow you to better (and automatically) organise your inventory.
- Sourcerous Sundries: In each major hub, you can now find a mysterious vendor selling exotic and potent artifacts. These artifacts can upgrade a character’s gear with immense power, bringing them up to the players’ current level.
- Hagglers: Tired of forgetting to switch to your ‘haggling’ character when talking to traders? Now the reputation and skill of your whole party can help you wrangle the best prices!