The Companions Update

COMPANIONS

A new NPC, Vangela, has come to Town! She will help you create and manage Companions, new AI-controlled allies with all the same customization options as you. Create your perfect combat partner, or the perfect full squad!

[h2]Companion Customization[/h2]

Can equip any gear they meet level requirements for
All Talents
Full Utility Flask Customization

[h2]Companion AI[/h2]
Companions are versatile allies capable of using:

Any skill, including Supers and defensive abilities like Block, Guard, Crimson Rush, Riposte, and Blinks
Health Flasks
Utility Flasks, with dynamic decision making based on current flask effects and combat situations (conservative during normal encounters, all-out during boss fights)
Dodge Rolls

[h2]Misc. Companion Info[/h2]

You can use (Shift + 1/2/3/4) to quickly control new tabbed menus (Equipment, Talents, Flasks)
Companions in your party will scale up enemy health just as in normal multiplayer (about +80% additional health per ally)
Companions do not generate any additional loot, but they will pick up their own Health Flask, Utility Flask, and Super Orb drops
Magic Find on Companions has no effect, but it is effective to run Magic Find yourself and have your Companions do the killing
Companions will teleport to you on meditation or if they are far away when combat starts
Companions can be resurrected on death
Companions will attempt to resurrect you at the end of combat if necessary
You can toggle a Companion's aggression in Town by right-clicking on their party portrait. This only works while in Town.
All companions created by Hardcore characters will also be Hardcore. Hardcore characters can only recruit Hardcore Companions.

ENEMIES

The original spider enemy has been replaced with a new model

FIXED

Fixed enemies becoming faster than normal after becoming frozen
Spire of Teurok will now spawn with a usable projectile skill that can benefit from its effect
Fixed skills sometimes becoming unusable in Town after talking to a merchant