Dark and Darker
Alpha Playtest #4 Hotfix #2
The hotfix update #2 will take about an hour and a half to complete.
When the update commences you will not be able to enter the matchmaking pool.
Players already in a dungeon at this time will be able to complete your adventure.
# Changes
- Fixed an issue where VoIP settings would change.
- Fixed an issue where trade chat would not pause when the chat line cap was reached when using the filters.
- Fixed an issue where the ability to shoot arrows farther the longer the bow was drawn was not working properly.
- Increased movement speed when reloading arrows into quivers. Each bow has a different movement speed when reloading.
- Trap Detection and Tracking range increased by 1m.
- Sanctuary healing slightly reduced.
- Cave trolls now drop ‘Troll’s Blood’.
- Added the option to select DX11 when launching the game. Thank you for enjoying Dark and Darker.
Alpha Playtest #4 Hotfix #1
This update will take about an hour and a half where the matchmaking is no will no longer be available. We suggest everyone to log off from the game after their current match ends. We recommend players to restart their Steam client in 90 minutes to receive the update.
# Changes
- Fixed an issue where the game could not be played in a virtual machine environment.
- Fixed an issue where audio volume channels were mixed up.
- Fixed an issue where the volume could change when turning on/off the VoIP feature.
- Fixed an issue that could cause several crashes.
- Fixed an inability to attack issue that could occur during ranged attacks.
- Fixed an issue preventing some perks and skills from working properly.
- Fixed an issue where the applied state was not displayed correctly when equipping an item.
- Fixed an issue where the Death Beetle's hitbox was not aligned with the model.
- Fixed an issue where Goblin corpses could end up falling through the floor.
- Fixed an issue where dungeons would not end normally.
- Fixed a place where you could fall off the High Roller Dungeon into the void.
- Fixed an Inferno module that had two overlapping doors.
- Merchants now sell Potion of Protection in limited quantities.
- The Goblin Merchant now sell mystery items for 75 gold instead of 100 gold.
- Goblin health reduced by 10%.
- Goblin Warrior/Archer’s poison damage has been slightly reduced.
- Goblin Archer's slow effect has been removed.
- Goblin Archer's damage has been slightly reduced.
- Goblin Mage's projectile speed has been slightly reduced but it now gives a slow debuff when hit.
- Cave Troll’s damage reduced by 10%.
- Cave Troll now slowly regenerates health.
- One more escape portal has been added to the Goblin Cave.
- Improved the accessibility of the Goblin Town module in the Goblin Caves.
- Ore deposits have been added to more locales in the Crypt dungeons.
- Added and corrected translations.- Reduced the wait time for the tavern to fill up for both Normal and High-Roller dungeons.
Thank you for playing Dark and Darker.
Dark and Darker Alpha Playtest #4 is a go!
Welcome to Dark and Darker’s Alpha Playtest #4!
This playtest will run from February 6-13.
We have worked hard to improve the quality of the
playtest and have added many new features and changes including:
Alpha Playtest #4 Changelog
# New Features and Updates
- New Gathering Hall System - Hang out at the Gathering Hall and build the perfect dungeon party.
- New Karma System - Rate your fellow allies after your adventure. Beware! Scoundrels and deviants are unable to participate.
- New VoIP - In-game voice chat to interact with other adventurers.
- New experimental Goblin Caves for a solo adventurer experience!
- New Trading Channel QoL features.
- New Report system to help us round up and punish the wicked.
- New Cosmetics
- New Weapons - Short Sword and Quarterstaff,
- Some Unique Weapons have been greatly improved.
- Attack animation improved for the War Maul, Double Axe & Battle Axe.
- Weapon attack animations now do more varying amounts of damage.
- New Armors for the 'head' slot.
- New 'Sanctuary' spell for the Cleric.
- New Ore and Craft Items.
- New 'Valentine' NPC.
- The secretive 'Goblin Merchant' now sells mysterious wares.
- An improved party invite system.
- Added bundled items to the merchants.
- Added Flavor texts for more immersive game mood.
- Added a new Tokyo Region + preliminary Japanese localization - first draft.
# Balancing
- Moved the starting spawns from the edge of the map to the interior and added more variations to test.
- 2-handed weapon attack movement penalty has been reduced.
- Added +1 base stat point to 'agility' to the Cleric to normalize the class with all other classes.
- Rebalanced the Wizard's starting stats.
- Added a projectile damage falloff system where damage slightly decreases based on distance. Currently the effect is very small.
- Plate armor improved to give more bonuses,
- Lightfoot Boots, Regal Gambeson and Templar Armor are a little slower.
- Rapier damage slightly buffed.
- An installed Pavise can now be knocked down by an attack.
- Buffs for many of the less frequently used Perks and Skills.
- Wizard's 'Light' spell now removes the 'Hide' status. Does not remove the 'invisibility' status.
- Increased the duration of an installed campfire but the recovery effects per tick has been reduced. You will need to sit at a campfire for a longer period compared to the last playtest for the same recovery effects.
Steam Next Fest Playtest!
Dark and Darker plans to participate by releasing a limited time demo that will be playable during the duration of the festival.
We plan to open the demo a little early to ensure we get any issues resolved before the official start of the Next Fest.
The Dark and Darker Next Fest start times:
US West (Oregon) - February 6, 2023 4:00 AM
US East (Virginia) - February 6, 2023 7:00 AM
SA Brazil (Sao Paulo) - February 6, 2023 9:00 AM
EU Central (Frankfurt) - February 6, 2023 1:00PM
SEA (Singapore) - February 6, 2023 8:00 PM
East Asia (Seoul) - February 6, 2023 9:00 PM
Oceania (Sydney) - February 6, 2023 11:00 PM
At the start of the playtest a ‘demo’ button will appear on our Steam storepage. You will need to download and launch the demo version of Dark and Darker in order to participate in the Next Fest playtest. We will announce the exact ending times for the playtest later. Thanks again for all your support!
Alpha Playtest #3 has ended!
We collected a ton of data over this period that we will putting to good use to help improve the game for the next playtest.
Speaking of the next test, we plan to run the next test in February during Steam's Nextfest.
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest
As always, we'll be sure to share some data and keep you up to date with the latest news in our discord.
https://discord.gg/darkanddarker
Thanks again for an amazing test and have a happy holidays!
Alpha Playtest 3 Hotfix #6
Alpha #3 playtest Hotfix #6
Thank you for enjoying Dark and Darker.
We do a patch to apply some bug fixes and fixes and reset the leaderboard.
This patch will start at December 23, 2022 6:00 PM and last for up to two hours.
Please note that problems caused by using the game during patching cannot be recovered.
# Changes
- Fixed the Alchemist not selling Uncommon quality items.
- Fixed an issue where Smite's effect was being calculated twice.
- Fixed an issue where input could continue after an interaction.
- Fixed an issue where Video Settings could accidentally be forced to 'Epic' quality.
- Fixed an issue with magic damage displaying under the training dummy's feet.
- Smaller 4x4 maps added to the High-Roller map pool including the return of ‘The Wheel’ map in a slightly modified form. We now like to refer to that module as ‘The Colosseum’.
- Longbow weapon damage slightly reduced.
- Item's Physical/Magical True Damage property values have been reduced.
- Frost Amulet and Phoenix Choker's Physical/Magical True Damage options have been reduced.
- Monsters now behave a little more aggressively against nearby targets.
- The ‘Wraith, Skeleton Champion, and Centaur can no longer be 'feared.
Alpha Playtest 3 Hotfix #5
We will be doing a hotfix patch to fix some known issues and apply some changes.
This patching process will start at December 22, 2022 1:45 PM UTC and will take about 90 minutes.
Matchmaking will be suspended after the patch maintenance period begins,
and in-progress games may be rolled back.
Also, please note that all actions that occur in the lobby during maintenance time may be rolled back or deleted.
We suggest exiting the game to desktop as soon as you can once the matchmaking server goes down to prevent any loss of items.
# Changes
- Fixed an issue where a successful escape could result in a rollback or death.
- Fixed an issue with abnormal behavior of the inventory after purchasing silver coins.
- Fixed several issues that could cause crashes.
- Fixed a bug where Lich, Ghost King, and High-Roller Inferno monsters were not giving the correct amount of EXP and Adventure points.
- Fixed an issue whereby monsters could not pass through narrow entrances unintentionally.
- Fixed an issue with Magic Missiles drifting around dead people's spirits.
- Fixed an issue where the Savage Roar's fear effect would not disappear.
- Fixed an issue where excessive input could occur when using the Judgment skill.
- Fixed an issue where the Item Property of Lightfoot Boots was constantly changing. It will change one time after your first match to show the correct stats.
- Fixed an issue where Candy Cane's description was displayed incorrectly.
- There are minor changes to the levels of Normal B3 and High Roller B3.
- Monster AI has been made a little bit smarter.
- Centaur now has a slightly longer delay after attacking.
- Significantly improved the drop rate of the Lich and Ghost King. ‘Normal’ bosses will always drop at least ‘Epic’ grade items. ‘High-Roller’ bosses will always drop at least ‘Legendary’ grade items.
- The number of Death Skulls summoned by the Ghost King has been changed from 4 to 3.
- Added some leeway to the timing of Ghost King's dive attack.
- Ghost King's debuff stacking time has been slightly slower.
Thank you!
Alpha Playtest #3 Extended!
The playtest has been extended until:
New Ending Times
US West (Oregon) - December 26, 2022 2:00 AM
US East (Virginia) - December 26, 2022 5:00 AM
SA Brazil (Sao Paulo) - December 26, 2022 7:00 AM
EU Central (Frankfurt) - December 26, 2022 11:00AM
SEA (Singapore) - December 26, 2022 6:00 PM
East Asia (Seoul) - December 26, 2022 7:00 PM
Oceania (Sydney) - December 26, 2022 9:00 PM
One of our goals for every playtest is to have a stable enough playtest where the dev team can sit back and enjoy playing the game with our community. During the extension time, we will be running a skeleton crew and will simply be leaving the servers running while we spend time with our families and do some occasional dungeon diving.
We thank you for your understanding and patience. Happy holidays everyone!
Alpha Playtest 3 Hotfix #4
# Changes
- Fixed an issue where accepting a trade request did not respond under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where items could be lost while spectating after successfully escaping.
- Fixed an issue where Ignite could malfunction.
- Fixed an issue where Lightfoot Boots could have more properties than intended.
- Fixed an issue where Weakpoint Attack could deal less damage depending on the opponent.
- Fixed an issue where pre-input could be repeated when looting an item.
- Fixed an issue where hitboxes spawned from deadbody could block projectiles.
- Fixed several issues that could cause server crashes.
- 1 party down portal has been deleted from B2.
- 1 single escape portal has been deleted from High-Roller B3.
- High-Roller no longer displays Dark Swarm's remain time.
- Decreased health for each grade of Wraith, Skeleton Champion, Centaur.
- Increased health for each grade of Demon Dog.
- Increased magic resistance and projectile damage reduction of Wraith, Skeleton Champion, Centaur.
- Updated the curve data for action speed so low end is a little faster and the high end sweet spot rate is slightly lower.
- Crossbow Mastery now gives an 5% physical damage bonus too when using a crossbow.
- Lesser Heal's spell tier from 4 to 2.
- Values of options that can be added to items have been adjusted. This value is applied from newly created items.
Thank you
Alpha Playtest 3 Hotfix #3
Thank you for playing Dark and Darker despite the various issues.
We are going through a patch to fix some server issues and get some test data.
This patch is scheduled to start at December 19, 2022 9:00 AM and will take about an hour.
# Changes
- Fixed an issue that could cause some server crashes.
- Fixed an issue where the boss kill leaderboard was not working properly.
- Added a very small amount of single escape portals to the normal and High-Roller dungeons.
- Slightly increased Dark Swarm time for Normal and High-Roller B3.
- Increased the drop rate of higher rarity items for elite monsters and nightmare monsters.
- Increased the drop rate of higher rarity items for chests and objects in High-Roller dungeons.
- Elite grade monsters no longer drop Poor rarity items.
- Nightmare grade monsters no longer drop Common or lower rarity items.
- The number of spiders spawned by all spider pots has been changed to 3.
- The cooldown of Barbarian's Savage Roar skill has been changed from 24 to 28 seconds.
- Hunting Trap disarming no longer requires a skill check.
- Goblin vendors now have a limited stock of items.
- Ghost King's max health has been reduced.
Have a pleasant adventure!