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0.16.7 - Early Access Hotfix 7May 20, 2025 - Community Announcements0.16.7 Early Access Hotfix 7 Fixed an issue where an automatic save backup sometimes failed to load if the primary game file became corrupted. Fixed an issue where a backup save file was sometimes overwritten by a corrupted primary save file.0.16.6 - Early Access Hotfix 6May 14, 2025 - Community Announcements0.16.6 - Early Access Hotfix 6 Fixed a rare issue where opening the Character Sheet could cause the game to encounter an error. Replaced the Quick Strike and Deadly Strikes icons. The original icons were from an asset pack and closely resembled those used in other popular games. Check Out These New Bundle Deals!May 12, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsHail Fated Ones, Today, we'd like to celebrate a few of our fellow genre comrades with some new bundles! Temtem: Swarm mixes the simple, nail-biting fun of survivor games with Temtem’s strategic battles, letting you cook up all kinds of clever strategies with friends or randoms in a world full of familiar creatures and vibrant vibes. It's on sale this week for the Creature Collector Sale, so there's no better time to check it out! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/51834/Conquest_Dark__Temtem_Swarm/ We'd also like to spotlight another one of our favorites, NIMRODS, the popular chaotic bullet heaven with insane guncrafting, weapon persistence, and handcrafted biomes to explore! You can find the bundle below: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/53070/Conquest_Dark__NIMRODS/0.16.5 - Early Access Hotfix 5May 9, 2025 - Community Announcements0.16.5 - Early Access Hotfix 5 Fixed a bug that was sometimes causing an audio error to appear.In the survivorlike ARPG 'Conquest Dark' you start off nude and build up clothing as you go with multi-life mechanicsMay 8, 2025 - GamingOnLinuxJust what the survivorlike bullet heaven genre thingy needed - nudity! Conquest Dark from Eldritch Sword Games actually has quite a number of fun game mechanics worth exploring, the nudity is optional but it has a point. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/in-the-survivorlike-arpg-conquest-dark-you-start-off-nude-and-build-up-clothing-as-you-go-with-multi-life-mechanics/ 0.16.4 - Early Access Hotfix 4May 8, 2025 - Community Announcements0.16.4 Early Access Hotfix 4 Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented the main menu from appearing at startup.Conquest Dark Early Access RoadmapMay 7, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsHail, Fated Ones! It’s been a super exciting launch week for Conquest Dark, and we’ve been closely watching all your feedback. Some of it has already been addressed with hotfixes, while other larger changes will take a bit more time to do properly. A few of the most requested changes will be included in the next bigger update. We’ve also prepared a roadmap to give you a glimpse of what’s coming in future updates including some of the bigger features looming on the horizon, like a new class and translations. Between each major update, there will also be ongoing balance changes, bug fixes, and maybe even a few surprises. The roadmap is subject to change, and your feedback plays a huge role in shaping it! Be sure to join our Discord channel and share your thoughts there. As a final reminder, the game is still being solo-developed, so things will take the time they need. It’s totally fine to take breaks, spend time with your favorite ARPGs and survivor-likes, and return when new updates drop! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45331757/1e103c83b2f2a9265360003199e8677cbdd57ded.png Follow me on Twitter / X: @irmstoi Follow Zordolf (and find him in the game!) on Twitter / X: @Zordolf Join our Discord0.16.3 - Early Access Hotfix 3May 6, 2025 - Community Announcements0.16.3 Early Access Hotfix 3 General / Gameplay: Added a Run In Background setting that allows the game to run while alt-tabbed. Meta-game resources will no longer drop from normal enemies spawned during boss fights. Quick Dash and Teleport movement abilities now each have one base rune slot. Only the Yiln-rune can be imbued to this slot. Players who manage to exit the intended ritual area one way or another are now teleported back inside. (You can still exit it in The Pale Desolation...) User Interface: The Left Mouse Button can no longer be rebound to other game functions. Bug Fixes: Fixed a bug where right-clicking rebind buttons caused an error message. Fixed a bug that would repeatedly start the rebinding operation when a mouse button was held down. Balance: General: Enemy Tier 3 Health scaling reduced from 75x to 60x. Enemy Tier 4 Health scaling reduced from 250x to 200x The Obsidian Bulwark 'Increased Enemy Health per Tier Ritual Modifier' reduced from 125% to 100%. Warlord Belisandra Charge cooldown increased from 3 to 4 seconds. Cosmic Ray Damage increased from 50% to 70%0.16.2 - Early Access Hotfix 2May 4, 2025 - Community Announcements0.16.2 Early Access Hotfix Gameplay: Increased physics accuracy to prevent collision stuttering. Adjusted collisions in the Arena of Ikar to prevent bosses from getting stuck outside the arena. User Interface: Fixed Attack Force display bug on character sheet. Added more detailed error messages. If an error appears (red message on top left corner) take a screenshot of it, post it on Discord or Steam forums and restart your game. Fixed an issue where some players had huge UI size when starting the game first time. Fixed an issue in Pale Desolation where the Corruption level would be displayed even when no obelisks were in use. Fixed Conjured Blade description. Improved Obelisk tutorials to clarify that the difficulty increase does not stack with the ritual's Base Difficulty Modifier, so players can use obelisks without worrying about further increasing ritual difficulty. Visuals: Improved visibility of some enemy area of effect attacks. Bug Fixes: Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented the player from picking up Artifacts during the Akka boss fight preparation phase. Balance: The goal of the following nerfs and buffs it not to 'dumb down' the game, but to smoothen out the difficulty curve slightly. Most of the buffs are for single target Primary Attack Abilities that were undertuned and struggled to kill minions quickly at the start of the ritual. Akka, Primordial of Gore Reduced Leap damage variation from 50% to 25% to make its damage more consistent. Jinn'Ora, The Desert Wind Reduced damage done by tornadoes by 50%. The Last Stand of Zaladon 'Increased Enemy Damage Ritual Modifier' reduced from 20% to 15%. 'Increased Enemy Health per Tier Ritual Modifier' reduced from 100% to 75%. The Obsidian Bulwark 'Increased Enemy Damage Ritual Modifier' reduced from 30% to 20%. 'Increased Enemy Health per Tier Ritual Modifier' reduced from 150% to 125%. Ravager's Axe Damage increased from 70% to 100%. Stray Leg Damage increased from 50% to 80%. Blade of Akka Damage increased from 130% to 150%. Thief's Dagger Damage increased from 50% to 70%. Oathbringer Damage increased from 50% to 80%. Hammer of Sol Damage increased from 25% to 50%. Energy generated per hit reduced from 3 to 2. Conjured Blade Damage increased from 25% to 30%. Death Sweep Damage increased from 400% to 800%.. Seismic Slam Damage increased from 250% to 300%. Spinning Blades Damage increased from 250% to 300%. Solar Spear Damage increased from 250% to 300% Counter Throw Cooldown reduced from 0.5s to 0.25s. Lay Fire Traps Damage increased from 500% to 700%. Lay Frost Traps Damage increased from 500% to 700%.0.16.1 - Early Access Hotfix 1May 1, 2025 - Community Announcements0.16.1 Early Access Hotfix Fixed a typo in the Game Guide. Removed shader pre-warming at the start of the ritual, which should resolve screen-freezing issues experienced by some players after character selection. Increased Corrupted Blood damage by 100% in the Akka, Primordial of Gore boss fight. EXPERIMENTAL: Bleed can no longer reduce the player’s health below 1. EXPERIMENTAL: Added a mouse movement option. This can be enabled in Settings → Hold Mouse to Move. Ensure you rebind "Movement Ability" from Space Bar to Right Click, for best results, Auto Aim is recommended. Post your feedback and join the discussion on our Discord. Conquest Dark is Now Live!Apr 30, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsStep forth, Fated Ones! What a journey it has been... Conquest Dark has been in development for almost three years and I am beyond excited to finally share it with you. What started as a simple hobby project to create something cool over a weekend has grown into a proper sword & sorcery epic. Now, it is ready to take its first steps into the world through Steam Early Access. What to Expect from Early Access Early Access will be an adventure of its own. Expect the usual: bugs, balance issues and the occasional performance spikes. While a roadmap is in place, it is not set in stone. Player feedback will play a significant role in shaping the future of the game, so please keep sharing your thoughts! As a final note, Conquest Dark is still a solo-developed project. Updates will come, but they will take the time they need. Quality over haste will be the guiding principle. The detailed roadmap will be shared in a separate blog post shortly after launch. Final Thanks and Launch Bundles Once again, a big thank you to everyone who has supported the game so far. I hope you enjoy the journey ahead. We’ve also partnered with a few other horde-survivor/ARPG games that you might enjoy, and you can get 10% off by buying the game through these bundles: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/51094/Conquest_Dark__Soulstone_Survivors/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/51940/Conquest_Dark__Jotunnslayer_Hordes_of_Hel/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/52512/Conquest_Dark__Atomic_Picnic/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/52897/Conquest_Dark__Archons/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/53055/Conquest_Dark__Asgards_Fall/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/52003/Conquest_Dark__The_Spell_Brigade/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/53070/Conquest_Dark__NIMRODS/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/52302/Conquest_Dark__Yet_Another_Zombie_Survivors/ Want to learn more about Conquest Dark? Check out IGN's Preview! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO3PuNaHE2Y Follow me on Twitter / X: @irmstoi Follow Zordolf (and find him in the game!) on Twitter / X: @Zordolf Join our Discord Launch Timing, New Trailer, Demo Coming DownApr 29, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWell met, Fated Ones! This is the publishing team at Mad Mushroom checking in to let you know exactly when you’ll be able to play Conquest Dark in Early Access. We’re launching tomorrow, Wednesday April 30th, and we can’t wait for you to sink your teeth (and blades) into the game. Here’s a time-zone breakdown of when the game will be live: USA - PST: 5:00am USA - MST: 6:00am USA - CST: 7:00am USA - EST: 8:00am EU - BST: 1:00pm EU - CEST: 2:00pm EU - EEST / MST: 3:00pm APAC - CST: 8:00pm APAC - JST: 9:00pm APAC - AET: 10:00pm We'd also like to note, THANK YOU for the incredible response to the demo over the last few months. We know that hours and hours have been poured into it, and it means the world to the team. We will be taking the demo down at launch as a lot has changed, and Irmstoi, being a solo dev, no longer has the time to develop both projects. We hope you understand, and we can't wait for you to check out the full game! We've also published our launch trailer a little early. Check it out and share it with your friends! Updated Demo and Early Access Release Date AnnouncementFeb 24, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsHarken, friends! Over the past few months, Conquest Dark has undergone significant iteration and expansion based on community feedback. Among these changes are the addition of collectible, upgradeable runes that can be imbued into abilities, further enhancing customization and greatly increasing build diversity. I've also completed a full balance pass on gear and abilities, including complete reworks of some and refined in-game mechanics—such as ensuring minor enemies can no longer interrupt player attacks. Additionally, numerous quality-of-life improvements have been made, particularly to the UI, and key mechanics are now better explained to reduce confusion. All of this is now available in an updated demo, playable right now, as part of Steam Next Fest! On top of these enhancements, I've also introduced a brand-new Thief class and added a new playable mode / level, The Pale Desolation, allowing players to explore beyond the boundaries of the Ritual Circle. There’s still work to be done before the game is ready for Steam Early Access, but we are now confident enough to announce that the Early Access release date is April 30th! Check out the new trailer below, and remember to Wishlist the game and leave a demo review if you haven't already! Follow me on Twitter / X: @Irmstoi Follow Zordolf (best barbarian!) on Twitter / X: @Zordolf Join our Discord: Mad Mushroom Discord serverIntroducing Conquest DarkDec 4, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHail, Fated Ones! I’m Irmstoi, the solo-developer behind Conquest Dark - a passion project of mine that I’ve been working on for the past few years. I’m super excited to finally be able to reveal it to the world, and I hope you enjoy the trailer, try out the demo, Wishlist the game here on Steam, and join our community to share your feedback and ideas for the game. Follow me on Twitter / X: @irmstoi Follow Zordolf(?) on Twitter / X: @Zordolf Join our Discord: Mad Mushroom Discord server

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