History Trivia / PathfinderKingmaker

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: As a result of the terms of the publishing deal with Deep Silver (now owned by Embracer Group), Creator/OwlcatGames, the developer of ''Kingmaker'', lost the rights to the game proper not long after publication, which also meant that Deep Silver was not contractually obligated to share revenue from the game with Owlcat after 2019 or so. While they continued to help support the game after the DLC came out, part of the reason ''[[VideoGame/PathfinderWrathOfTheRighteous Wrath of the Righteous]]'' came about was to have a ''PF'' title that the studio wholly owned and saw a piece of every sale on perpetually. As a result, Owlcat support for the game has effectively ceased (since any work on the title is literally a money-losing proposition and would have to be approved by hostile external management); the last patch came in 2021, and while some bugs do remain and are known, they will remain unaddressed.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: As a result of the terms of the publishing deal with Deep Silver (now owned by Embracer Group), Creator/OwlcatGames, the developer of ''Kingmaker'', lost the rights to the game proper not long after publication, which also meant that Deep Silver was not contractually obligated to share revenue from the game with Owlcat after 2019 or so. While they continued to help support the game after the DLC came out, part of the reason ''[[VideoGame/PathfinderWrathOfTheRighteous Wrath of the Righteous]]'' came about was to have a ''PF'' title that the studio wholly owned and saw a piece of every sale on perpetually. As a result, Owlcat support for the game has effectively ceased (since any work on the title is literally a money-losing proposition); the last patch came in 2021, and while some bugs do remain and are known, they will remain unaddressed.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: ''Owlcat Games'' no longer hold the license for exploiting the game. The last patch came in 2021 and the remaining bugs are left unresolved.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: ''Owlcat Games'' no longer hold the license for exploiting the game. The last patch came in 2021 and the remaining bugs are left resolved.

** Hellknight was a class considered to be added to the game, but budget constraint and time prevented its inclusion as a ''playable'' class. As many weary players will tell you, Hellknights are still... in the game, to be sure.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The reason the Darven quest ended up being so off compared to pretty much all the other quests in the game is the result of this. The character in question was included because someone donated an insanely large amount of money to the games Kickstarter, allowing them to create a character for the game. Due to this, they didn't want to change the character out of respect for the donation, leaving Draven to end up sticking out the way he did.

** Hellknight was a class considered to be added to the game, but budget constraint and time prevented its inclusion as a ''playable'' class. As many weary players will tell you, Hellknights are still...in the game, to be sure.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The reason the Darven quest ended up being so off compared to pretty much all the other quests in the game is the result of this. The character in question was included because someone donated an insanely large amount of money to the games Kickstarter, allowing them to create a character for the game. Due to this, they didn't change the character, leaving Draven to end up sticking out the way he did.

** A poll was held to see which new race would be added to the game. There were 3 contenders: the Aasimar, the Dhampir and the Elementals (which included the Sylphs, the Undines, the Ifrits and the Oreads). The Aasimar won by a very narrow margin and was added to the game. The Elementals came second while the Dhampir weren't even close to the top. Dhampir and Oreads would make it into ''Wrath of the Righteous'', instead (with Oreads being a met stretch goal and Owlcat invoking a bit of "[[AuthorAppeal creator's prerogative]]" in making Dhampirs part of the base package).

** Hellknight was a class considered to be added to the game, but budget constraint and time prevented its inclusion as a ''playable'' class. As many weary players will tell you, Hellknights are still... in the game, to be sure.

* There's a ShoutOut to Warcraft II in the Back Room of the Kingdom's Tavern. If you click on one of the citizens enough times, he explodes, revealing a non-hostile fae dragon.
* Linzi, the adorable Halfling Bard was inspired in part by Music/LindseyStirling, as well as the heroine of Film/KidnappingCaucasianStyle.

** Hellknight was a class considered to be added to the game, but budget constraint and time prevented its inclusion as a ''playable'' class. As many weary players will tell you, Hellknights are still... in the game, to be sure.

** Originally, there was a monk companion named Sakken planned, but he ended up being cut early on in development.
** A poll was held to see which new race will be added to the game. There were 3 contenders: the Aasimar, the Dhampir and the Elementals (which included the Sylphs, the Undines, the Ifrits and the Oreads). The Aasimar won by a very narrow margin and was added to the game. The Elementals came second while the Dhampir wasn't even close to the top.
** Hellknight was a class considered to be added to the game, but budget constraint and time prevented its inclusion.

* There's a ShoutOut to Warcraft II in the Back Room of the Kingdom's Tavern. If you click on one of the citizens enough times, he explodes.

** A poll was held to see which new race will be added to the game. There were 3 contenders: the Aasimar, the Dhampir and the Elementals (which included the Sylphs, the Undines, the Ifrits and the Oreads). The Assimar won by a narrow margin and was added to the game. The Elementals came second while the Dhampir wasn't even close to the top.

** A poll was held to see which new race will be added to the game. There were 3 contenders: the Aasimar, the Dhampir and the Elementals (which included the Sylphs, the Undines, the Ifrits and the Oreads. The Assimar won by a narrow margin and was added to the game. The Elementals came second while the Dhampir wasn't even close to the top.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a monk companion named Sakken planned, but he ended up being cut early on in development.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally there was a Monk Companion named Sakken planed. But He ended up cut early on in development.

* Linzi, the adorable Halfling Bard was inspired in part by Music/LindseyStirling, as well as the heroine of Film/KidnappingCaucasianStyle.

* Linzi, the adorable Halfling Bard was inspired in part by Music/LindseyStirling, as well as the heroine of KidnappingCaucasianStyle.

* Linzi, the adorable Halfling Bard was inspired in part by LindseyStirling, as well as the heroine of KidnappingCaucasianStyle.

* Linzi, the adorable Halfling Bard was inspired in part by LindseyStirling, as well as the heroine of Kidnapping,CaucasianStyle.

* Linzi, the adorable Halfling Bard was inspired in part by LindseyStirling, as well as the heroine of KidnappingCaucasianStyle.

* There's a ShoutOut to Warcraft II in the Back Room of the Kingdom's Tavern. If you click on one of the citizens enough times, he explodes.

* ShoutOut: There's a Reference to Warcraft II in the Back Room of the Kingdom's Tavern. If you click on one of the citizens enough times, he explodes.