But a significant chunk of that essence is exploration and the shrinking/expanding flora might hurt the immersion part of it because it infuses the environments with an element of inconsistency.Yeah, properly moving tree leaves have always been the true essence of PB-s games.
Personally I had no problems with the warp (which seemed to occur less often after the first island), but since the mod does make the environments look and feel more believable (to which graphical fidelity is quite irrelevant), I´d certainly used it if I haven´t finished the game already.
It´s not just a quest gimmick, it´s useful in combat as well - the problem is more in the vein of lackïng variety/complexity resulting in it being boring.I was initially excited about Risen 2 but haven't gotten it yet, after getting scared off by reading voodoo was really just a quest.gimick used at predetermind points in certain quests.
I´ve no idea what prompted them to fuck up the combat either, it´s a genuine wtf-were-they-thinking case .