I believe there's been mention of freeing slaves to then recruit them as domestic servants, but will the domestic servant system also include job titles/roles. Furthermore, will there be a way to bond these domestic servants to our faction? With tier2+ you can create your own house. While its absent in the public version you yourself are still a notable enough figure by late game where you represent your own force in Ikaanos. Was just wondering if there was a way to cement the relationship with these servants/mercs with this coming update?
Also, will public build get more context about our character's family? We know about our brother, with some of the information being expanded with tier2+. I'd always assumed our parents would just be a tidbit in our history, however I've seen mentions of a sister from dialogs on dinner dates and am wondering if our family history will be expanded further, and whether it will be in the public build, which I guess leads into another question of what type of content will be locked specifically to tier2+?
Yeah, I've coded the new DSE framework to encompass all possible situations of transferring slaves and other NPCs into the MC's household (including your offspring). That also means playing around with various titles in later versions.
The servants will add to your Great House's power value, which in return gives you certain benefits and discounts at various places (if the value is high enough and as long as they're currently assigned to your household). That means you can temporarily buff your status by hiring them for a limited time - say, if you should advance toward an enemy or make your point in a standoff where the mc's power value is a factor.
Their affection, equipment and even aging progress remain intact - so any advances/affection raising activities you've made with a servant will be remembered by him/her if you rehire that person later.
Note that the DSE framework currently only has four civilians available for hire. The current mercenary system will eventually merge with DSE in 0.8.3 - making things more streamlined and less confusing.
The Tier2+ quest is about your brother and his strive for your family's house. That will be tier exclusive, including possible references to your parents. There might be other quests that mention your brother, however, showing up at various places/journal entrys in the public build.