Titan Quest II - What We Know So Far

[Bumbleguppy]

There's one thing I want most of all that I don't see listed...that it's got mod tools lol

I already know I'm gonna suck at this game just like I still do with TQ base game, I need more summons dammit

[sauruz]

I read on steam it wont be online required to play, so maybe theres mod tool

TQ 2 without mods workshop wont be the same (imo)

[Cygi]

Did I understand that correctly? That it'll be Greece only?

[Medea Fleecestealer]

Only Greece was mentioned, but I guess we'll see when we get nearer to release of the game. 

[soa]

Only Greece (including a few "Hades-type" areas here and there like where the Moirai are) as mentioned in the Steam page.
However this link mentions Egyptian and Persians mythologies :
https://www.reddit.com/r/TitanQuestAE/comments/pa558b/potential_info_about_new_game_project/

My guess is that TQ2 will launch without Egyptian/Persian parts, and those will be DLCs. Or maybe we'll get a few hints or a few places for those myths but not a full act.
That may be more interesting than wrapping all 3 myths in one game but with less content for each.

[Medea Fleecestealer]

Modding - maybe, maybe not. 

"We need to say what we can offer here. It definitely will not work out of the box but maybe we can offer some mod possibilities at some point. At THQ Nordic there is a big encouragement for a good mod support and we at Grimlore did offer a quite good set of possibilities for Modding with SpellForce 3. Unreal is its own beast in terms of modding though."

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1154030/discussions/0/6760518612029634435/

Also confirmed it's not an always online game. 

"To rule out any confusions: The game will not require you to be always on and will be fully playable both in single and multiplayer."

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1154030/discussions/0/6760518612026910571/?ctp=2

[Medea Fleecestealer]

Bit more info taken from the official TQ discord.

Grimlore Games develops the game

Project Minerva is and always was Titan Quest 2 (Source: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1154030/discussions/0/6760518612029529732/#c6760518612030529568)

It is on Unreal Engine 5

It will be on PC, PS5, XBOX Series X|S

[Eudaimon]

This is kind of a wise list from my ideas about Titan quest 2 from years ago. I hope I could be of help for one of the greatest ARPGs ever.
1. Player Customization : First by choosing a faction. Hellenic - Egyptian - Orient - Norse. Then when choosing a faction you'll start at different locations. For example if you choose Hellenic you'll start somewhere in Hellas (aka Greece) if Egypt somewhere in Egypt , and so on.
After that when you have chosen a faction you get to choose race. Example :
Faction : Hellenic - Race : Human or Monster : Hoplite - Satyr - Centaur - Minotaur.
Female Race : Human  / Monster : Amazon - Maenad - Gorgon - Harpy (wings on her back).
Faction : Egypt - Race : Human/Monster : Medjay - Jackalman - Reptilian - Scorpos.
Female Race : Human - Dune Raider - Sandwraith - Desert Hag (wings on her back).
Faction Norse - Race: Human Berserker - Light Elf - Dark Elf- Dwarf - Troll.
Faction Orient - Race: Human - TigerMan- Dragon.
And so on.
Then a little facial look facial hair color and general characteristics would be a nice touch as well.

2. Skill list could be different for every faction .
Example. : For the Hellenic it could be like the Star system on the Milky Way.
For Egypt hieroglyphics on a pyramid.
For Orient it could be the sky on clouds or something to do with the element's.
For Norse branches spreading out on Yggdrasil.
And each faction can have different kind of skill sets (some will be similar) and They could have some kind of connection with each factions culture.

3. A good idea would be like maybe finding temples of the Gods and giving favor to those who will benefit you depending on what kind of built the player is making. And they could reward you with something special for every shrine or temple you find.
And maybe help you in battle like we see in the Epic Poems of the Trojan war.

4. Epic - Legendary Items. It would be nice instead of just depending on luck to find them  to be able to craft them as well.

[I_should_try_TQ_again]

I would love to try it, but I know my laptop can't handle it.

[Medea Fleecestealer]

Translation from the German:

Writingbull + Game Dev (Technical Art Director) stream information on Titan Quest 2:

Early Access starting in winter this year (didn't clarify if it'll be December but he said with the start of winter we'll be able to play, otherwise December - March)

Full English and German language support, no information on other languages yet

The beach is the official starting area after the TQ 2 intro cinematic

Independent story from TQ 1, but it's playing in the same universe

Base attack icon changes depending on equipped weapon type

Game speed slower than average ARPG-type game to complement challenging fights which require you to think before you act

Adjustable difficulty settings

It's planned to give at least 6x the amount of skills to masteries on Early Access, compared to the demo version

Every skill has modifiers, which you can pick up to 5 from per skill

The horse will be with us through the whole story and continue talking to us

Respecing skill points possible, masteries are set in stone once you picked them

World is completely handcrafted
Story events throughout the world (in stream you can see an NPC telling you there's a hidden chest in the area or straight up destroying passage to an area you came from) added to the game, more exploring = more interactions you can find

They are brainstorming on how to further improve the inventory for us, hinting at a reduced chance of overloading your inventory in the future
Target farming enemies will be a thing again (no further info on that)

12 hours campaign planned for Early Access (not completely clear if it's the whole story or just part of it)

No info on how big the fully released game will be, dev says it depends on how the Early Access goes but also that the update will bring a lot of new content

Multiplayer is planned, not on Early Access though - only full release

Message to players from dev: The amount of additional content after the Early Access will partly depend on your feedback and wishes, so talk to us and we'll do our best to listen

After the Early Access there will be additional masteries to increase replayability (no info on amount of masteries during Early Access)

[Medea Fleecestealer]

Another translation from the German:
GameStar + Game Devs stream information on Titan Quest 2:
Confirmation on Nemesis hunting the hero we play, that's why we fled and are on our way to the Moirae (seen in the intro cinematic) to find out why
Keep an eye out for inconspicuous secrets (in the stream we can see the dev clicking on a regular looking statue or collecting Ichthian coins to place them at a shrine - both granted an item)
Implicit effects on all armor/weapon types (e.g. +% crit chance on daggers)
Item rarity colors aren't final, could be changed depending on feedback during Early Access
You can remove your auto attack/dodge later on if you want to have 10 instead of 8 slots for active skills
Visual effects/impact for abilities will change with stacks through modifiers (Stomp with 0 vs 3 Overwhelm stacks as an example)
50% and 100% progress on Passive Abilities unlocks Feats (their version of modifiers, seems like they're capped at 2 instead of 5)
Game might appear a bit more complex early on but you don't have to go in-depth to be able to beat the game, they just wanted theorycrafters to have enough content (referring to masteries)
Titan Ichor is now used to fill your mastery bar (bound to story progress, no further info)
There will be no always-online or microtransactions
Dawn-Day-Dusk-Night cycle, which during Early Access will only be visuals, later on it will include gameplay features (e.g. spots having quest giver/enemy depending on time of day)
Upcoming updates on Steam dev blog in the near future
Potions have levels and affixes
Recharging potions through dealt damage (more options might be added after Early Access, depending on ideas players and devs come up with)
Controls for Early Access will be mouse + keyboard, later on controller support will be added (they did test WASD movement out of interest, no further info)
There will be pet masteries
For now they are focusing on classic masteries we know from TQ1, Early Access will have more than two and additional masteries will follow DURING Early Access period
Enemy density complaints are known, further adjustments might happen before Early Access and afterwards depending on feedback
They will look into modding support later on
Crafting is in an too early stage at this point to talk about it
Pre-made selection of heroes at start of Early Access, later on we'll get actual character creation
3 weapon types within each weapon category, all with different stats and looks (examples were light, medium, heavy two-handed axes or curved/straight swords)
Non-unique weapons consist of at least 2 weapon parts which have multiple different variants (those change throughout your early to late game journey)
Visual effects on your weapons will appear depending on conversions to certain damage types or stats on your weapon, e.g. lightning damage
No seasons gameplay
You can teleport back to the spot you died at through waypoints, but enemies will be back to full strength
Hardcore Mode will most likely be a thing (according to dev)
The mount won't be part of Early Access as of now
Transmog will be a feature
No loot filter at the start of Early Access
They're planning to implement a search function in masteries
Artifacts will be back in some shape or form
Ritual system as a feature to increase enemy level in certain areas (some form of level scaling)
Dev hinted at a possible system to make low level uniques still usable later on