<s>
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
White	I-Application
March	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-part	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
2015	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	O
White	O
March	O
is	O
mostly	O
unchanged	O
from	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
new	O
features	O
are	O
added	O
with	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
accompanying	O
patches	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
for	O
party	O
members	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
choose	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
aggressive	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
defensive	O
"	O
during	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
use	O
abilities	O
which	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
per	O
resting	O
automatically	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Story	O
Time	O
difficulty	O
mode	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
advance	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
White	O
March	O
mostly	O
takes	O
place	O
north	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
of	O
Dyrwood	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
Eora	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
snowy	O
region	O
called	O
the	O
White	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
for	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
were	O
already	O
announced	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
week	O
before	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
with	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
area	O
size	O
as	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
Coast	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
mentioned	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
expansion	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gates	I-Application
and	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dales	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
the	O
expansion	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
meaty	O
"	O
and	O
have	O
"	O
hours	O
and	O
hours	O
of	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
snow-covered	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
take	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
at	O
Obsidian	O
saying	O
they	O
wanted	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
setting	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
increase	O
in	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
player	O
feedback	O
,	O
Obsidian	O
also	O
added	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
for	O
party	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
tweaks	O
to	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
I	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
's	O
graphics	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
who	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
snowy	O
environments	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
provided	O
the	O
expansion	O
with	O
a	O
distinct	O
art	O
style	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
green	O
forests	O
of	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
compared	O
The	O
White	O
March	O
to	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
similar	O
cold	O
,	O
mountainous	O
environments	O
and	O
a	O
heavy	O
focus	O
on	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
for	O
party	O
members	O
and	O
enemies	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
GameStar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
IGN	O
positively	O
noted	O
the	O
new	O
AI	O
system	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
satisfy	O
players	O
who	O
were	O
unhappy	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
combat	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
,	O
has	O
a	O
greater	O
prominence	O
in	O
The	O
White	O
March	O
–	O
Part	O
I	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
while	O
they	O
are	O
of	O
high	O
quality	O
,	O
they	O
lack	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
inspiration	O
present	O
in	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
World	O
considered	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
climax	O
satisfying	O
and	O
"	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
anything	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
storyline	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
,	O
The	O
Escapist	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
persists	O
as	O
a	O
weak	O
element	O
of	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
said	O
that	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
players	O
finish	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
they	O
"	O
will	O
probably	O
be	O
ready	O
to	O
say	O
farewell	O
to	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
