* Procedurally generated items, landscapes and quests -- endless lands and items allow for great replayability
* Dynamic skill and character development -- you improve upon what you do
* Open "sandbox"-style gameplay includes activities like building, fighting, lockpicking and stealing
* Detailed and real-time game statistics keep track of how you play
* New special abilities like personal teleportation and invisibility
* Improved story that integrates with the game
* 360 degree movement
* Ranged weapons actually fire projectiles you can dodge (more interactive fighting than traditional roguelikes)
* Easier user interface
* Fully 3D rendered graphics, including special effects, particles and lighting
* Supports importing your own graphics and sound effects
* State-machine based artificial intelligence
* Developed in .NET