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Dark Deception

Dark Deception Enhanced + Chapter 4 Coming September 28th!
It's finally almost time! Dark Deception Enhanced is finished (you can watch it on YouTube) and Chapter 4 is almost done! Dark Deception CH4 will release on September 28th. The enhanced versions of CH 1-3 will release at the same time.

Thank you to all of our supportive fans for your positivity & patience! You all are the reason that we make games!

1.6.0 | Language and Difficulty Update.
Hey everyone!

We have just pushed a patch that includes new languages and difficulty adjustments.

School will now be quite a bit harder! Malak's Phantom Form has also been buffed globally.

The languages (and their respective contributors) included in this update are:

German - Max Gehre
Russian - Anna Funtime
Chinese Traditional - Pen Livings
Chinese Simplified - Pen Livings
French - Louis Bresson
Spanish - Juan Ribera
Portuguese - Joao Victor Trajano Soledade
Polish - Kacper Korbut
Italian - Enrico Marazzotta
Japanese - Miyuki Ogawa
Korean - Heeyoung "Kelly" Kim

The translations are still in progress, they will be adjusted and expanded further in future chapter releases. Thanks to all contributors! :)

1.5.2 | Update
Hey everyone!

The past few days Vince and I have been working on fixing the most important bugs still left from the launch of Chapter 3.

Thank you all for the feedback and bug hunting!


Here are the most important fixes/changes:





  • Teleport Exploits

    There has been many people using the teleport power to try and get out of bounds in both the Sewer and Circus. I have tried fixing the most important and game-breaking teleport exploits, but because of the unpredictable nature of DD players as well as the teleport ability, you never know!

  • Crazy Carnevil Zone 2 Fixes, Changes and Improvements



    • The Zone 2 skip bug was pretty hard to track, but I believe I found the main cause of it, it should be fixed!
    • Zone 2 received some visual improvements.
    • Zone 2 now has a new rollercoaster hazard!



  • Other Changes/Improvements


    • Difficulty for Deadly Decadence has been drastically decreased on Easy Mode.
    • The Nurse in the preview screen doesn't quack anymore!
    • The Title Screen has a new music track.
    • General bug fixes.





As always, we really appreciate the feedback you give us. Let us know if any of these issues still persist down in the reactions below!

Chapter 3 Launch Day
The wait is finally over! Chapter 3 will be out on June 24th at 8PM PST (midnight EST). Get ready to run for your life from dread duckies & clown gremlins! As usual, we will continue to improve the chapter even after release based on feedback we receive from our community. In addition, we will also be expanding our available languages after launch - adding simplified & traditional Chinese. Japanese & Korean are next after that. Once again, thanks for supporting our spoopy little horror game and I hope you enjoy the new chapter!

Chapter 3 Release Date & New Merch Store
Chapter 3 is nearing completion and I plan to announce a release date over the next 2 weeks as well as launch the coming soon page for Chapter 3. It won't be much longer now! We also have some other DD related big news that we may or may not announce with the Chapter 3 release date.

On a side note, Dark Deception's merch store for apparel & home items just launched on Theespring. You can find it here:

https://teespring.com/stores/darkdeception

1.4.1 | Startup Crash Fix.
Hey everybody,

There's been many reports of the game crashing on startup after the 1.4 update.

We've tracked down the issue to the launcher that starts up before the game, it has now been removed.

I'd appreciate to hear if this issue has been resolved (for the people who had the game crash)

Other than that, update also has a few minor bug-fixes.


1.4 Update
Hey everyone,

We've been hard at work on Dark Deception the past few days.

This is a pretty big update, full of bug fixes and quality of life changes and features!

The additions:



Tablet Map Zoom


You can now zoom out the map by pressing M to make finding shards or escape points easier.



Launcher


We have brought back the launcher from Chapter 1, here you can change your keybinds and stuff like resolution as well as which screen you want to run the game on (for you multiple monitor guys).



Ring Altar Overhaul


We have made two big changes to the Ring Altar:


  • Details on every power upgrade are now way clearer and easier to read


  • We added a resume button, you can now get all your skill points back to reallocate them to other powers whenever you want. Play around and find the combination you like the most!





Visual Feedback for Powers


When you use your powers you will now be able to tell how long they will last as well as when you will be able to use them again.



Death Tips


Every level will now include useful death tips to hopefully make you die less!




Bug fixes/adjustments:



  • Due to many complaints about Agatha being too easy, school has now received a big buff, can you still beat it? ;)
  • The Clear Screen in the School now properly recognizes whether you've collected both Special Shards.
  • Your maximum Streak will now be saved when you transition through both zones in the Manor.
  • Time spent in the first Zone of the Manor will carry over to Zone 2, no more easy S rank there now :)
  • Replay Mode will now successfully launch Manor when selected.
  • Teleport collision issues in the Ballroom are now fixed.
  • The cursor in the Ring Altar won't disappear anymore after you pause.

Chapter 2 Patch 1.3.4
Hey everyone!

We've been working very hard to find and fix as many bugs as we can.

Fixes



  • Opening the ring altar after beating the Hotel erases save file.
  • Secrets not unlocking in the Extras Menu.
  • Watchers moving while being in camera view.
  • Replay mode not unlocking properly.
  • Other minor fixes.


Some of the bugs that are harder to catch are the ones we can't reproduce ourselves, so we're very thankful to all of you who report them and let us know by showing footage. Keep em coming! :)

Thank you all for the support and apologies for the inconveniences caused.

Chapter 2 Patch 1.3.2 | Resume Button
Hey everyone,

I'm trying to address the black screen issue after school, as well as the resume button disappearing after beating school and hotel not showing up in the replayable levels list.

I pushed a patch that tries to fix all of these.

Apologies once again for the inconvenience, and thank you for your support!

EDIT:

Patch 1.3.3 is now out, this should fully fix the black screen after school. I tested it with the Steam build myself.

Chapter 2 Patch 1.3.1 | Major bug fixes!
Hey everyone,

We would like to apologize for any inconveniences caused by the bugs that came with the new Chapter 2 release.

Save Corruption


I have tracked down the save corruption bug, it was present in the Hotel level and is now patched. I advise everyone to start a new game to make sure that your save won't get corrupted.

School End Cutscene


A bug was also present at the end of the school level where a cutscene didn't play right, this has also been fixed now.

Level Up Bug


The player received incorrect amounts of XP after clearing the school level, this has now been fixed.

Ring Altar


The ring altar sometimes would not close correctly. This bug should also be fixed, however, if it still persists I'd really appreciate it if you could notify us in the replies below, this also applies to any other bugs you find.

We want to deliver a polished and bug-free experience, so we're trying to track down as many bugs and issues as we can. Your help is very much appreciated!

Thank you for supporting Dark Deception!
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