Torchlight II
Torchlight II cover art by concept artist Kyle Cornelius
Developer	Runic Games
Platforms	Windows Mac OS
Release date	Summer 2012
Genre	Action RPG

Torchlight II is an action role-playing game developed by Runic Games, due for release in Summer 2012. It is the sequel to Runic's 2009 RPG, Torchlight, and features peer-to-peer multiplayer support and extended modding capabilities.

Contents 1 Story and setting 2 Classes 2.1 Character stats, skills and abilities 3 Items 4 Monsters and NPCs 5 Gameplay mechanics 6 Differences from Torchlight I 7 Modding 8 See also 9 References

Story and settingEdit

Years after the events of the first game, a villain has stolen the "essence of power" of Ordrak, the evil being who had been the source of the corruption under the town of Torchlight. The player character is called on by the Estherians to stop this villain, who is using Ordrak's power to disturb the balance between the world's six elements.

Torchlight II is divided into three major acts, each featuring a hub town and large overland areas as well as dungeons.

• Act I: The Estherian Steppes, a mountainous region inhabited by the Estherians. The area's town is the Estherian Enclave.
• Act II: The Mana Wastes, a desert which is home to the Zeraphi, their city Zeryphesh, and their enemies the Ezrohir.
• Act III: A "haunted forest" area that contains the ruins of an ancient dwarven civilization. The location's name has not yet been revealed.
• An epilogue or fourth act that serves as the game's finale.^[1]

ClassesEdit

The game features four playable character classes. The three classes from the original Torchlight (Alchemist, Vanquisher, and Destroyer) are not playable, but will appear as non-player characters in the game.

• The Engineer is a heavy melee fighter who can construct bots and has ember-powered armor that collects and releases energy charges in combat.
• The Outlander is an agile character who specializes in ranged weapons and "low magic."
• The Berserker is a savage melee fighter who uses fist weapons and can summon spirit animals.
• The Embermage is a powerful elemental spellcaster.

Character stats, skills and abilitiesEdit

• Skills — See individual class articles for skill tree information.
• Stats — Basic character attributes.
• Charge — Characters can build up and use charges during combat.
• Spells — Spell scrolls teach magical abilities that can be used by any character, regardless of class.

ItemsEdit

• Items
  • Armor
  • Weapons
  • Gems — Gems are placed into sockets to improve items.
  • Fish — Fish can transform your pet.
• Sets — Equipment sets give bonuses when multiple pieces are worn at once.
• Uniques — Unique items have special names and powers.
• Enchanting — Enchanters can enhance items with stats and powers.

Monsters and NPCsEdit

• Pets — Pets are permanent companions that fight alongside the player and carry loot back to town.
• Monsters
• Champions — Champions are stronger than normal monsters and have special powers.

Gameplay mechanicsEdit

• New Game Plus — After finishing the game, players will be able to restart with the same character, and monsters will scale to match (or surpass) your level.
• Co-op multiplayer is supported over internet and LAN. Multiplayer is peer-to-peer and allows the use of mods, if all players have the same mods installed.
• Achievements — The game is expected to have Steam achievements.

Differences from Torchlight IEdit

• Torchlight II features a wider variety of environments to explore. There are two kinds of outdoor areas: passes and overworld areas, both of which are also randomized. The game also includes both main story dungeons and side dungeons.
• T2 is much larger than T1, with a more involved main questline, and several times as much content as the original game.
• Players can customize character appearance with choice of gender, face, skin color, hair color and style.
• Outdoor areas feature weather effects and day/night cycles.
• Retirement was originally announced as a returning feature, but was replaced by New Game Plus. Also, instead of an infinite dungeon, T2 offers randomized maps that the player could delve into infinitely, if they choose to.
• The user interface has been redesigned to better support multiplayer.

ModdingEdit

Main article: TorchEd

Runic Games will be releasing a new version of their game editor TorchEd for Torchlight II.

See alsoEdit

• Torchlight II walkthrough - A walkthrough for this game.

ReferencesEdit