Obsidian Entertainment’s crowd-funded RPG Pillars of Eternity has achieved some pretty good success since releasing in March this year. According to the developer, the game has sold more than 500,000 units worldwide. This includes digital copies purchased by those who backed the project on Kickstarter as well.

CEO of Obsidian Feargus Urquhart stated that, “Every one of these milestones, from the completion of our crowdfunding campaign to the game’s release and beyond, is a surreal moment when you consider where this journey began. Pillars of Eternity has been a life-changing experience for me, and for everyone involved in its creation.

“Knowing that over half a million people have gotten to share in that is both flattering and humbling. I want to deeply thank all of our fans and supporters. We can’t wait to share what we’ve got next for the world of Eora.”

Obsidian is working to further expand on Pillars of Eternity in the near future. The first part of The White March expansion is already out and plans are underway for a sequel. There will also be novels from the lore team and a tabletop game called Lords of the Eastern Reach.

Obsidian Entertainment is busy with Pillars of Eternity, its successful crowd-funded RPG created in the style of classic titles like Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale, and releasing the second part of the expansion The White March. However, it’s also working on a sequel to the game and designer Josh Sawyer told PCGamesN about how it would take place somewhere different.

“I would say in Pillars 2, we would probably take it to some place which is not quite as familiar. Which is exactly what Baldur’s Gate 2 did. Baldur’s Gate 2 took you to Amn, to Athkatla, which is nearby the rest of the Sword Coast territories but it’s different enough that it feels new and interesting.”

Sawyer also talked about The White March being “the other side of the Infinity Engine equation, which is Icewind Dale” which heads to a hostile environment but one which isn’t very different from the main game. What locations are you looking forward to in the sequel? Let us know in the comments.

Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity, the successful crowd-funded RPG that gained some strong critical acclaim, will be receiving a new expansion in the form of The White March part 1 and patch 2.0. Both introduce a number of different features which you can check out in some new videos.

The White March Part 1 will introduce the usual spells, talents, areas, a higher level cap and two new companions – Zahua the monk and a rogue named Devil of Caroc. The story will focus on the protagonist finding a white forge within an old fortress and will be similar in size to Tales of the Sword Coast, a Baldur’s Gate expansion.

As for the patch 2.0, it will let you choose different party AI, solo stealth options, indicators for accuracy and spell range and much more. The patch will be available to all players for free with the release date of The White March indicated as “soon”. Stay tuned for more details on the same in the coming weeks.