I've been playing the final release version pretty much daily, great fun, especially the extended thieving and new fights.
Also got the Chosen One ending for the first time, very nice addition!
I did however discover some persistent bugs and oddities and it would be remiss of me not to point them out:
When I played an Imperial Guard kingslayer who woke up Galath-Athazor after finishing Caer-Tor (but before going to Ganezzar), I ended up getting locked out of the questline and railroaded unto helping Meru with the ritual. I could travel back to Caer-Tor but there was no way to report to Paullus about Maadoran's destruction and get new orders (logically, shouldn't he just conquer Ganezzar when Daratan and Aurelian are out of the way?). Carrinas similarly wouldn't see me since I was no longer an IG legionary (still kept the title of Legatus though).
I kept playing anyway and there was an associated bug when I accepted Meru's offer to take him to Al-Akia. The scene played like the IG mission, but all troops were Crassus dudes and when the combat started with the Aurelian remnants the Crassus bros didn't join the fight. Even stranger, I could hit space and exit the combat manually, leaving all guys from both side standing there as the scene with the officer exiting the ruins triggered. In the end I killed Meru during the ritual and finished the game which triggered the Paullus becomes dictator ending, but it felt a bit odd that I couldn't get it as a guard.
There were also some very minor issues:
- The southernmost booth in Maadoran's merchant plaza (right next to the gate to the Arena district) seems to have bugged stealing. You get SP but can't take anything.
- The traps in the Ganezzar TG mission are very hard to click, I had to aim at the very edge of the red zones to get the disarming to work.
- After tricking Hector into attacking the Temple district, he still shows up in the slums afterwards and offer his standard "blessing of the gods" line. Shouldn't he have died in the fight or offer some comment on the betrayal?
- While playing as a Daratan Praetor I discouraged Serenas from attacking the Slums, then talked Antidas into swearing fealty and help the Aurelians break the siege. After the Aurelians had conquered Ganezzar I talked my way into the hangar and returned the airship to the skyport. I was met by Brother Marcus and got a boost to Crassus reputation, which by then was quite useless since Meru was dead. Wouldn't it make more sense to boost Aurelian reputation, which is still useful as it can grant access to Meru's library?
- In the dialogue with the keeper of tales in the Ordu camp, you can use a line that goes something like "Toghrul mentioned..." even if you haven't talked to him yet.
And that's pretty much it. These issues are bottom of the barrel stuff, the game is near perfect now and if anyone is still holding out on playing it, now would be a great time to finally give it a go. I can't believe I've gotten so much mileage out of it, and there are still things left for me to see and do.
All in all, amazing work guys! I really can't thank you enough for the fun you've provided.