It took us WAY longer than we anticipated, but the 1.4 update is finally here. It consists of a huge number of bug fixes, plus many QoL improvements.
This update is compatible with your existing save games, but if you want the best experience, we advise to start a new game (some bugs will still persist on save games from 1.3).
Changes and improvements
- Updated Unity version from 5.5.3 to 2021.3.30. This means less software and hardware conflicts, better performance and less crashes. - Fixed the vast majority of known bugs. We couldn't fix them all though (but believe me, we tried!). - Fixed many issues with newer Mac systems. - Fixed many issues on Linux. - Added Steam DRM on Windows. This DRM is added to pretty much every game on Steam and is nothing like the shitty Denuvo stuff that made DRM a trigger word. We need to add this to have no issues with Steam integration, please read up on it if you're concerned. - Fixed achievements not unlocking for many players. - Added better 4k support. - Updated the UI in some places. - Added the Automagical Save File Corruption Recovery System. If your saves get corrupted / deleted, the system will try to use the back ups without any input from your part. - Added Steam Cloud support. - Many performance improvements. - If you have a key to open a door, the default action for this door will be to use the key, so you don't need to open up the context menu anymore. - Some minor changes to the Prologue. - Some general rebalancing, mostly in the second chapter. - Added French localization. - The gamepad control scheme and UI has received many improvements.
Reworked control bindings
Here are the Xbox One Controller bindings: - Primary Action : A - Aiming : LT - Secondary attack: RB - Run : B - Vault : B - Dodge: Right Stick Button - Reload: Left Stick Button - Inventory : Y - Skill Menu: LB - Player Menu: View Button - Far look: RT - Cycle: D-Pad Left - Effects Cycle: D-Pad Right - Open context menu: X
Changes for gamepad mode
- Player character auto jumps over objects while running. - Objects selection has been reworked. - Context menu has been reworked. - Inventory: Objects selection has been reworked. - Throwing objects mechanics have been reworked. - Autorun has been removed. - Inventory, Workshop, Saw : UI has been reworked. - Added optional aim assist.
Thank you to everyone who helped out during the testing! You are all truly wonderful.
Ask us anything on Reddit!
We are live with a Ask Us Anything session or Reddit! Over the next 24 hours (or more, if need be), the whole dev will be answering your questions. LET'S GO!
The story of Acid Wizard Studio from the past few years
Go check it out and if you have any questions, visit our AMA session on Reddit tomorrow (29/06/2023) at 12:00 CEST.
New game from the creators of Darkwood - Soccer Kids!
Surprise! We've just released a free early version of our next game - Soccer Kids! Play it now for free and let us know what you think. We're looking for your feedback!
This game is way different from what we've done before and I'm sure you will have many questions. We'll be doing a Ask Us Anything session on Reddit later this week to answer them so stay tuned!
New update coming soon, biggest discount ever!
During the Halloween sale, Darkwood is -70% off for the first time!
Furthermore, we're finishing work on the 1.4 update. If you want to get a sneak peak of it or help test it out (as it contains many under the hood changes), you can do so really easily switching to the publictesting branch on the Steam client. Here's how to do it!.
There is no known release date for the update yet.
Darkwood 1.3 - new languages!
嗨! Ciao! Szia! Merhaba!
This update brings four new languages to Darkwood: Simplified Chinese, Italian, Turkish and Hungarian. There are also improvements to the German localization.
Fixes
- Fixed Musician not appearing in Chapter 2. Sorry about that! This fix will not be available if you've already started Chapter 2.
- Fixed "white screen" issue for Portuguese players.
- Fixed rare save game corruption in regards to interacting with the crazy Doctor in Chapter 2.
- Fixed incorrect outcome for Musician in the Epilogue when he was killed by the player.
- Fixed max stackable items exploit from traders.
- Fixed Dog and Mutated Dog being unlootable after being killed by a beartrap while having the Shadow Armor.
- Fixed Piotrek appearing in chapter 2 even though he died in the rocket explosion in chapter 1. This fix will not be available if you've already started Chapter 2.
- Fixed player invincibility exploit when entering gamepad menu.
- Many typos fixed.
- Fixed weak regeneration perk not appearing in journal and incorrect icon.
- Fixed dream about the Underground not spawning the Forest Spirit.
- Fixed credits ending too soon.
- Fixed incorrect number of items displayed in the journal.
- Updated handwritten fonts.
- Fixed instances where text would not fit on a note or in the journal for some translations.
- Memory optimizations.
This update was made possible thanks to the hard work of the awesome localization teams:
Italian translation
Marcello Colombo
scionae
Italian proofreading
Marcello Brancaccio
Chinese translation
Riddle
Amazingkobe
Peter Leong
Chinese proofreading
Peter Leong
Turkish translation
Ahmet H. Ayık
Akın Ergin
Turkish proofreading
Phoenixier
Akın Ergin
Hungarian translation
lostprophet.hu
Fonts & sprites
Ivan Babich
If you notice any issues with the update, please report them so we can fix them :)
French localization is almost done and should be ready pretty soon, although we don't have a estimate on when that could be.
xoxo,
The Acid Wizards
Darkwood is available on consoles!
Darkwood releases on all consoles this week! Check out our launch trailer produced in-house by the same people that made Darkwood look and sound as you love it!
In other news, we have been working on a update for the Steam version that you might expect in the nearest future.
xoxo,
The Acid Wizard
Happy birthday Darkwood!
Exactly one year ago Darkwood was released! This feeling melts our acid hearts! To celebrate, you can grab Darkwood for -40% off right now!
We hope to have some cool announcements to share with you this year so stay with us!
The Acid Wizards
Darkwood 1.2 - localization update, -30% off!
¡Hola! Hallo! Olá!
This update brings three new languages to Darkwood: Spanish, German and Brazilian Portugese.
Fixes
- Fixed issue with the gamma slider.
- Fixed many typos.
This update was made possible thanks to the hard work of the awesome localization teams:
Spanish translation
Miguel Ávila
Spanish proofreaders
Miguel Ávila
Joaquín Soro Castelló
Adrián Martínez Esteve
Spanish testers
Miguel Ávila
Daniel "Juez" Lastra
Mefiston
German translation
Dominik Raab
Brazilian Portugese translation
Diego Tatsuo de Oliveira Onishi
Franklin Magno
Bruno de A. L. Magalhães
Lui Laskowski
Yuri Nikolai
Fonts & sprites
Ivan Babich
More languages are coming in the future! Also, be on the lookout for more Darkwood related news this year!
xoxo,
The Acid Wizards
Darkwood reaction video
Many people can't believe a 2d/top down game can be truly scary. This gave us the idea for this video. Enjoy!
