Exciting New Updates Unveiled for Dark and Darker - You Won't Believe What's in Store!

Highlights

Ironmace has released two updates for Dark and Darker, despite the game being delisted from Steam due to copyright issues.

The updates encompass balance tweaks, bug resolutions, as well as the addition of new content such as artifacts and mining items.

The game provides a distinctive blend of roguelike elements and PvP battles, placing emphasis on strategic planning and the formation of diverse classes within teams.

Ironmace recently released two updates for Dark and Darker, which include balance adjustments, bug fixes, and new content such as artifacts and mining items. Although Dark and Darker was removed from Steam due to copyright issues, Ironmace has not let that hinder their progress in improving the game. Since its initial release in early access, Dark and Darker has consistently received updates, including hotfixes and balance changes, to enhance the overall gameplay.

Following allegations from Nexon accusing Dark and Darker of using stolen assets, Ironmace received a cease and desist and the game was subsequently delisted from Steam. As of now, Dark and Darker cannot be downloaded from Steam. However, players can still purchase the dungeon crawler game from its official website or through a subscription-based storefront called Chaf Games. It is unlikely that Dark and Darker will make a return to Steam in the near future.

Dark and Darker has undergone two updates, featuring essential balance adjustments, bug fixes, and a plethora of captivating new content. The updates introduce an array of exciting attributes, engaging perks, and awe-inspiring spells. To further enhance the gaming experience, the first update not only resolves certain issues but also introduces seven captivating emotes, four intriguing artifacts, and an assortment of alluring Royal Coffins in the dungeons. The Bard class has been meticulously reworked to prioritize gear, ensuring an even more immersive gameplay. For avid miners, a collection of new mining items has been thoughtfully incorporated, amplifying their exploration endeavors. Furthermore, all weapon damages have been meticulously adjusted to guarantee a heightened combat experience. Adding to the excitement, a delightful assortment of perks and spells have been exclusively bestowed upon Warlocks, potentially elevating their dominance above other classes in the realm of Dark and Darker.

The most recent update has made changes to the appearance of the Barbarian and Fighter characters, as well as introduced new designs for the Goblin Caves map pool. Additionally, the update has provided buffs to the Rogue class in the Dark and Darker game, reducing the cooldowns for Hide, PenetratingShot, and Cutthroat abilities. On September 28th, a hotfix update was implemented which focused on a few balance adjustments to enhance the overall gameplay experience.

Dark and Darker is a first-person RPG that utilizes a traditional class system, allowing players to opt for either melee or ranged characters. The core gameplay revolves around strategic thinking and survival within treacherous dungeons and catacombs inhabited by formidable creatures. The game emphasizes versatility, encouraging players to form teams comprised of various classes in order to unleash their full potential. Combining elements of rogue-like gameplay with PvP combat, Dark and Darker offers a unique and captivating gaming experience.

Dark and Darker Early Access Hotfix #14 Patch Notes

Damage for all daggers has been slightly increased.

Lantern/Torch additional movement speed has been adjusted to 0.

Lanterns can now appear with random modifiers at the higher rarities.

Jack-O-Lantern has returned.

Regular merchants no longer sell Epic items.

The properties of the random modifier on colored rarity items have been reverted to provide a significantly wider range of values and greater variety, including the reinstatement of the +all attributes feature from the previous patch. As a result, assessing the rolls for your items is now equally, if not more, important than solely considering the item's color grade.

From now on, sub-bosses and Special Chests such as the Lion's Head, Golden Chests, Marvelous, and Royal Coffins will consistently yield loot of colored grade.

Soulreaper name changed to Soulscraper.

Rogue's Trap Detection range has been increased from 400 → 450.

Rogue's Jokester range has been increased from 350 → 450.

Rogue's Ambush physical damage bonus changed from 30% → 50%.

Rogue's Weak Point attack armor rating reduction has been changed from 25% → 30%, and the duration has been changed from 3s → 4s.

Ranger's Chase range has been increased from 400 → 450.

Bard's Warsong range has been increased from 350 → 450.

Bard's Story Teller range has been increased from 350 → 450.

Fixed a rollback issue where players would revert to a previous state when exiting a dungeon.

Fixed Occultist Boots movement speed.

- Resolved an issue where Curse Mastery prevented Curse of Pain from inflicting instant damage.

- Resolved an issue where Curse Mastery hindered the damage dealing capabilities of Power of Sacrifice.

Dark and Darker Early Access Patch 1

Chests now also rolls for extra trinkets

Warlock Curse of Pain, Curse of Weakness, and Power of Sacrifice now cost 5 HP.

Warlock Torture Mastery now no longer heals from all magical damage when Curse of Pain is active on the target.

Warlock and Bard are now limited by Spell Memory.

High Roller Goblin Caves entry fee 100g --> 75g

High Roller Crypts entry fee 150g --> 100g

Goblin Caves lobby capacity 8 --> 7

Howling Crypts lobby capacity 18 --> 15

Ruins lobby capacity 18 --> 16

Sounds have been added to UI, Items, Perks, Skills, Spells, etc.

Water sounds now play when you step on water.

7 new emotes have been added.

A feature has been added to receive server maintenance notices in-game.

Additional protection added against possible security vulnerabilities.

Barbarian and Fighter's face shapes have been modified.

Added new attributes: Manual Dexterity, Persuasion.

Rarity-specific skins have been added for the Drum and Lyre.

Cloak's cloth simulation has been slightly optimized.

Item skins are now displayed properly on the paper-doll.

Several other changes not listed were included.

All weapon damage has been rebalanced.

Most armors have been updated and give additional bonuses in addition to just armor rating.

The value range of most random modifiers have been rebalanced.

Battle Axe now has a slightly longer range.

Torches and Lanterns give a slight movement speed advantage rather than a penalty.

4 new artifacts have been added: Echo of Screams, Soulreaper, Deathbloom, Stinky Stick.

Lockpick drop rate has been increased.

Greater Luck Potion has been added to the Fortune Teller.

New craft and mining items added.

Additional attack patterns added to the Nightmare version of the monsters in the Goblin Cave.

Skeleton Champion animations have been updated.

Royal Guard animation has been updated.

Ruins Golem subboss has been added.

The names of level modules are now displayed on the minimap.

Additional layouts added to the Normal Goblin Caves map pool.

High-Roller Crypt maps increased from a 4x4 to a 5x5 size.

The Normal and High Roller Crypt now share the same map pool.

Added an extra Dark Swarm's phase so players don’t need to traverse as much distance at once.

Updated environments for approximately 40 level modules.

Level object density for Ruins and Crypts has been increased.

A portal has been added to the outskirts of Ruins.

The Rusty Iron Door has been re-added to the High-Roller pool.

New Royal Coffins have been added to the dungeons.

Previous Gold Chests have returned to the dungeons as Marvelous Chests.

Coin Bag that holds up to 500 gold coins has been added. Must be crafted at the Leathersmith.

Coin Chest that holds up to 3000 gold coins has been added. Must be found from the Treasure Hoards.

Merchants updated to sell a much larger amount and variety of items.

Equipment Slot filter has been added to Trading Post.

Trading Post now displays a Timestamp.

Bard reworked to make the class more gear and attribute dependent.

Warlock's Curse of Pain now has a slightly more generous aim.

Warlocks now have two new perks: Curse Mastery and Vampirism. Additionally, eight new spells have been introduced for Warlocks: Bolt of Darkness, Evil Eye, Bloodstained Blade, Flame Walker, Life Drain, Ray of Darkness, Eldritch Shield, and Summon Hydra.

Rogue will no longer break stealth when bumped if the Pickpocket perk is equipped.

Rogue's Hide cooldown changed from 45s -> 40s.

Rogue's CutThroat cooldown changed from 60s -> 28s.

Ranger's Quickshot now fires a different amount of arrows based on the Bow type.

Ranger's Quickshot cooldown changed from 18s -> 28s.

Ranger's Multishot cooldown changed from 35s -> 28s.

Ranger's PenetratingShot cooldown changed from 28s -> 24s.

Hunting Trap only deals 1 damage per second at all rarities.

Wizard's Fireball damage changed 30/15 -> 25/10.

Attributes on light and heavy gear and 1handed shield and weapon 3 --> 1

Attributes on 2handed weapons and shields 3 --> 2

2hander weapons and heavy gear buff and debuff duration 1.5-4% --> 2-5%

2handed shield buff and debuff duration 1-1.5% --> 2-5%

1handed shield buff and debuff duration 0.5-1% --> 1-3%

Additional magical damage on heavy gear 1-3 --> 1

Additional magical damage on 2handed weapons 1-3 --> 1-2

Additional magical damage on light gear and 1handed weapons 1-2 --> 1

Magical damage bonus on heavy gear 2-5% --> 1-2%

Magical damage bonus on light gear 1-3% --> 0.5-1.5%

Magical damage bonus on 1handed weapons 1-3% --> 1-2.5%

True magical damage on heavy gear 1-2 --> 1

Magical healing on heavy gear 1-3 --> 1

Magical healing on light gear 1-2 --> 1

Magical healing on 2handed magical weapons 1-3 --> 0

Magical interaction speed on 2handerd weapons and heavy gear 1.5-4% --> 2-5%

Magical power on heavy gear 1-3 --> 1

Magical power on 1hander and light gear 1-2 --> 1

Magical power on 2handed magical weapons 1-3 --> 1-2

Additional physical damage on 2handed physical and hybrid weapons 1-3 --> 1-2

Additional physical damage on 1handed weapons 1-2 --> 1

Additional physical damage on heavy and light gear --> 0

Physical damage bonus on heavy gear 2-5% --> 1-2%

Physical damage bonus on light gear 1-3% --> 0.5-1.5%

Physical damage bonus on 1handed weapons 1-3% --> 1-2.5%

Physical damage reduction on heavy gear and 2handed shields 0.5-2% --> 0.1-1%

Physical damage reduction on light gear and 1handed shields 0.5-1.2% --> 0.1-1%

True physical damage on heavy and light gear --> 0

Physical healing on heavy gear 1-3 --> 1

Physical healing on light gear 1-2 --> 1

Physical power on heavy gear 1-3 --> 1

Physical power on 1handed weapons and light gear 1-2 --> 1

Physical power on 2handed weapons 1-3 --> 1-2

Weapon damage on light and heavy gear --> 0

Weapon damage on 2handed weapons 1-3 --> 1-2

Weapon damage on 1handed weapons 1-2 --> 1

All attributes/primitive on weapons and shields --> 0

Regular interaction speed on 2handers and heavy gear 1.5-4% --> 2-5%

Fixed an issue where the player character's hair could appear strangely depending on the head armor.

Fixed an issue where the player character's inner face could be exposed.

Fixed an issue where T pose could be exposed when consuming a potion.

Fixed an issue where the ankles could appear turned when sitting down after wearing the Battle Axe.

Fixed an issue where Reactive Shield and Dark Reflection could not be activated.

Fixed an issue where sometimes item options were not created properly.

Fixed an issue where the Torch skin was missing animations.

Resolved a problem whereby the lantern would occasionally fail to illuminate.

Addressed an issue regarding the unnecessary playing of hit sounds upon the death of goblins.

Rectified a problem whereby Dark Swarm's subsequent zone could erroneously be identified as the outskirts of the map.

The issue of Stealth not being broken even if damage was taken after drinking a potion and using it outside of Dark Swarm has been resolved.

The rarity filter of the Trading Post has been fixed to sort items by rarity instead of by name.

Fixed an issue in Trading Post where text that was too long would disappear instead of being printed to the next line.

Fixed an incorrectly installed portal.

Fixed an issue where Warlocks could not be granted Karma.

Fixed background objects with incorrect collision.

Fixed several issues that were causing crashes.

Dark and Darker is out now in early access on PC.

Source: Spells & Guns