Small Details From The Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Trailer

Highlights

Set for a 2024 release, the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 trailer reveals exciting features fans may have overlooked.
Real-life Trosky Castle, the half-swording combat technique, and Mutt the dog are due to appear in the sequel.
Immersive alchemy, crafting, Sir Radzig's sword, and the return of familiar faces will add depth to the upcoming game.

Quite a lot was revealed in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's trailer, including most notably that the game will release in 2024. While many features of the highly anticipated sequel were stated outright by the developers, there are many smaller details from the trailer and other instances of footage that fans may have missed.

KCD NPCs Working In The Fields & On Horses With A Town In The Distance

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From the return of old faces and the continuation of beloved mechanics to hints about locations and snippets of gameplay that show just how far the combat has evolved, there are many small details from the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 trailer for fans to get excited about.

7 Trosky Castle

This Is A Real-Life Bohemian Castle

Trosky Castle and Countryside in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

While many will have spotted a highly distinct castle in the KCD 2 trailer, not everyone will know that this is the real-life location of Trosky Castle, the ruins of which tourists can still visit. In fact, this castle is the center of one of the game's two maps with the fantasy-like Bohemian Paradise surrounding it.

Impressively built on steep volcanic rock, the castle has two iconic towers known in Czech as Panna and Baba, which translate to the Virgin and the Hag. Players can expect to spend plenty of time here as it was seen from multiple angles in the footage, and there are many legends and mysteries surrounding the castle to set the mind spinning.

6 Half-Swording & The Mordhau Technique

This Historically Accurate Technique Will Be Present In The Sequel

Half Swording against a Cuman warrior in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

While it might appear dangerous, the practice of holding the middle of the blade is a documented technique from the Middle Ages. After only being included in the first game very briefly as part of a combo, it appears there is more half-swording functionality in the sequel.

Furthermore, in the section where the developers are talking about the immersion of the game's first-person melee combat, attentive fans have spotted Henry using the technique known as a mordhau or murder-strike. This is when a swordsman uses both of their hands to grip the blade and strikes their opponent with the pommel or cross guard in the hope of inflicting blunt trauma damage.

5 Mutt The Dog

The Beloved Companion From The Original Game

Patting Mutt the Dog in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Mutt was the dog of the Butcher in Skalitz before the settlement was attacked, and if players have the A Woman's Lot DLC for the first game, they are able to adopt him. Mutt must be fed and praised regularly; otherwise, he will run off and not come back for a while. In return, he helps Henry hunt small game and can even get involved in combat.

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Fans of the original with keen eyes will have seen Mutt more than once in the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 footage, including a moment when Henry pets his loyal dog. Furthermore, a developer has confirmed that players will also be able to pet their trusty steeds, and this is seen later in the footage, too.

4 Pavise Shields

These Long & Beautiful Decorated Shields Were Used As Cover By Crossbowmen & Archers

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Pavise Shields

One small detail from the KCD 2 reveal trailer that fans may have missed was a selection of beautifully painted pavise shields that could be seen in the background during a siege. Although the concept of using tall shields as cover while reloading ranged weapons was not a new idea unique to the late Middle Ages, these particular shields are highly distinct.

With a prominent central ridge that provides more stability, as well as usually coming with a spike attached to the bottom, a pavise could be planted in the ground, acting as a temporary wall. They were particularly useful in siege warfare and were mostly used by crossbowmen as well as archers. While it is not known if players will be able to use a pavise in KCD 2, their addition will add even more flavor to a title that promises to be one of the most historically accurate games ever.

3 Sir Radzig's Sword

Henry Appears To Recover Sir Radzig's Sword At Last

Sir Radzig's Sword in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

In the opening stages of the first game, players help their father, the local blacksmith, forge a sword for their lord, Sir Radzig Kobyla, and Henry is tasked with delivering the sword. However, the attack on Skalitz interrupts everything, and Henry is unable to carry out the last wish of his father and is particularly furious when the sword is stolen from him.

Henry vows to return the sword to Sir Radzig, and the mission becomes understandably symbolic for him, given the deaths of his parents and a certain detail he finds out later. While Henry is unable to acquire the sword in the first game, even though he finds out whose possession it is in, players get a glimpse of it in the trailer for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

2 The Return Of Immersive Alchemy & New Forms Of Crafting

Players Will Be Able To Craft Many Things In First Person

Mortar and Pestle in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

One of Kingdom Come: Deliverance's most underrated features that make it a must-play to this day is the ability to craft potions in first person by following step-by-step instructions from a book. This highly immersive alchemy feature requires players to pay attention and even boil the potion for a set amount of time, lest it turns out badly. Thankfully, there is a small snippet in the reveal trailer that shows Henry reading about Belladona and Thistle before going about work with a mortar and pestle, confirming this is a returning feature.

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In the same section, players can see the return of other mini-games and features, such as the Farkle dice game and the ability to sit at a wheel to sharpen one's sword. Additionally, any players who noticed a sword being forged will be glad to know that this is a confirmed feature for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which makes sense with Henry being the son of a blacksmith. It appears to be a hands-on feature with lots of steps, just like alchemy.

1 It Appears That Father Godwin Will Fight Alongside Henry

This Odd But Lovable Priest Appears To Be Making A Return

Father Godwin in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

One familiar face who fans have spotted in the KCD 2 trailer is the former warrior-priest, Father Godwin, who appears to have returned to the life of the sword to fight alongside Henry. While it isn't confirmed that the character seen is everyone's favorite priest from the original game, it does look a lot like him, and the character in question can even be heard saying a prayer while making the sign of the cross.

Without spoiling too much, one of the most memorable quests from Kingdom Come: Deliverance involves some pretty wild antics with the priest, and his return would be warmly welcomed by all fans.