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Early Access Hotfix #66Oct 4, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi Adventurers, This hotfix commences the start of the new Adventure Rank leaderboard. This season places more emphasis on high value targets such as capturing special chests, sub-bosses, bosses, and going down into the deeper levels. We have also fixed the leaver logic for the Arena, so the penalty only applies to players that preemptively leave an Arena match. We are collecting good data from the Arenas and hope to have the new Arena leaderboards ready soon. Thank you and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue where changing forms as Druid causes dropped frames. Fixed an issue where the material inside the Ale did not render properly. Fixed an issue where the door opening animation could play every time you step on the platform in Ruins. Fixed an issue where monsters could recognize you and attack you during spawn in the Goblin Caves. Fixed an issue where some escape ropes in the Goblin Caves could intermittently come down earlier than the designated time. Fixed an issue where the screen could remain frozen when entering the waiting room through the Down Aurora in Ice Cavern with 10 seconds left before the end of the session. Fixed an issue where the leave penalty could not work properly in Arena. Fixed an issue where religion could not be initialized. Fixed an issue where the default value could be displayed as 1 in the Merchant's Crafting Widget. Fixed an issue where the Fortuneteller quest reward could be given twice. Fighter's Weapon Mastery now has a 5% physical power bonus Penalty. Removed treasure score from adventurer points. Changed adventurer points of Chocolate Chip Muffin from 2 -> 300. Changed adventurer points of Honeybliss Pear from 2 -> 200. Changed Infected Flesh, Lifeleaf, Phantom Flower, and Wardweed to be sold only to Collectors. Changed the price of Lifeleaf, Phantom Flower common grade to 5 Gold. Added Spectral Coin Bag. For testing purposes, Dungeon Recovery will restore 100% of items that have not been looted by other players. For testing purposes, Dungeon Recovery prices have been significantly reduced. Early Access Hotfix #65Sep 24, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi, Adventurers! This update introduces some long-awaited class balance changes and updates to some of the less popular equipment items. The Arena has been improved with bug fixes and slight modifications to the Arena maps including the addition of extra modules. We have also made some balance changes to the loot that drops from the 3-layer dungeons to give more incentive to delve deeper. Finally, we have decided to restart the Religion system based on the feedback and data from the community. We hope this second go at the Religion system is better balanced for the longevity of this season. We thank you for your support and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue where the entire map and quick slot 3 changes were assigned to the right side of the gamepad's D-Pad. Fixed an issue where the Fighter's Shield Slam could not deal damage when hitting the area around the head. Fixed an issue where the Ranger's Multi-shot could have different bullet collection rates depending on the angle. Fixed an issue where Wizard's Chain Lightning was transferred to 5 targets instead of 4 targets. Fixed an issue where the Earthquake effect could sometimes remain even after the Cleric stopped channeling. Fixed an issue where Spellplunder Rod would restore spell memory even if it hit an object. Fixed an issue where the Ruins Golem would sometimes stop moving after blocking its attack. Fixed an issue where the material of gold ore could not be displayed properly. Fixed an issue where reward items may not be dropped in the Vault of Ice Abyss. Fixed an issue where the last dungeon selection remained as Arena even when the Arena ended. Fixed an issue where Arena win/loss/draw records may not be displayed accurately. Fixed an issue where all items, including name-engraved equipment, could be lost when disconnected from the Arena. Fixed an issue where it was not possible to immediately win in the Arena when all opposing players gave up the match. Fixed an issue where the aim movement could become fixed while resting at the end of the Arena. Fixed an issue where killing a resurrected character in the Arena could result in looting their corpse. Fixed an issue where mission conditions for certain exploration quests could not be completed. Fixed an issue where adventurer ranks from previous seasons may not be displayed properly. Fixed an issue where the number of kills against non-religious targets was not recorded properly. Fixed an issue where the donation leaderboard list sometimes did not display properly. Fighter's sprint cooldown changed from 34s → 28s. Rogue's Hide Mastery additionally reduces Hide's cooldown by 30%. Rogue's Cut Throat duration changed from 3s → 2s. Ranger's Forceful Shot can no longer push targets back when blocked by shields etc. Ranger's base Strength changed from 10 → 12, and Resourcefulness changed from 25 → 23. Wizard's Slow duration changed from 2.5s → 2s, and the number of spells changed from 5 → 3. Wizard's Magic Lock the number ...Early Access Hotfix #64Sep 12, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello, Adventurer! We are proud to introduce several key features for Early Access Season #4! This update introduces the Religion system. Adventurers can pledge their allegiance to one of several demigods and receive their special blessings. The update also gives players a sneak peek into the highly anticipated ‘Arena’ system. Please note that this first implementation of the Arena is an experimental version and meant only as a taste of what is to come. Many upcoming features, including an MMR system, an Arena Season, and an Arena Leaderboard will be released later this season. Currently we will be utilizing gear score to matchmake the Arenas. Please also note that the Arena will only be open during limited periods and access is limited to Legendary status accounts. During this experimental preview period, the settings and structure for the Arena may change drastically. The original platform link feature was removed due to complications and loopholes with the various storefront policies. We are currently working on an updated platform-link feature to allow the migration of legacy Blacksmith accounts to a mainstream platform of their choice. This feature will be a one-way platform link allowing specific Blacksmith accounts (created on Blacksmith before June 6, 2024) to migrate to either a Steam or Epic Games Store account. We ask for your patience as we roll out this feature in the very near future. Finally, we are proud to announce our first Twitch Drops campaign! The campaign starts on September 13th at 12:00 am PST and runs until September 20th at 11:30 pm PST. Please be sure to link your Twitch account through the Options Menu and hang out with Dark and Darker streamers to earn some cool new rewards. As always, thank you for playing - we'll see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where the secret levers would not properly activate the door animation. Fixed an issue where players could be immediately attacked by monsters upon spawning. Fixed several locations where players could get stuck between obstacles. Fixed an issue where players would not take damage in the Swamp of Decay under the Drawbridge. Fixed an issue where interacting with the Drawbridge could cause the bridge to shake violently. Fixed an issue where the Spectral Knight could die from damage before being summoned. Fixed an issue where the Spectral Knight would leave and re-enter the room. Fixed an issue where it was possible to escape by turning into a rat and running through a crevice. Fixed an issue where it was possible to escape by passing through the iron bars. Fixed an issue where the log spike trap would activate but become invisible. Fixed an issue where Frost Giant Shielder would improperly track a player. Fixed several sound issues including sounds becoming muffled unintentionally. Fixed an issue where the Frost Wyvern's head could become invincible. Fixed an issue where the bone prison created by the Skeleton Warlord could not be broken. Fixed an iss...New Dark and Darker season makes getting your loot home much easierSep 6, 2024 - PCGamesNThere's nothing worse than getting deep into a dungeon, defeating foe after foe, finding a big bag of loot and then dying, losing it all and making you feel like you've wasted hours of time. Of course that's hyperbole as there's plenty of worse things than that, but it does definitely suck. In Dark and Darker Season 4, however, the addition of a new feature means while it's still risky out there, there's a good chance you can save your loot - but only if you're fast enough. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dark and Darker patch targets the RPG's janky new matchmaking system Dark and Darker is still doing well on Steam one month after launch Is Dark and Darker on Steam? Early Access Hotfix #63Sep 6, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi, Adventurers. Unfortunately, due to other things going on, we haven't been able to develop class and item details at this time. Starting next week with Hotfix #64, we'll be turning our attention to balance patches along with Experimental Arena. IRONMACE Changes: Fixed several fatal client crashes that could occur in various situations. Fixed an issue where some spells with a range of effects would not work correctly. Fixed an issue where the Ice Abyss vault door would not open even after defeating the Frost Wyvern. Spell ranges have been adjusted to match class characteristics. Wizard 800, Warlock 750, Cleric 700, Druid 700. Wizard's Magic Lock duration changed from 8s → 10s. (Missing) Warlock's Curse of Pain does not deal instant damage while the same curse is active. Warlock's Curse of Pain instant damage changed from 7 → 15 and the total dot damage has been changed from 13/15 → 15/20. Early Access Season #4Sep 5, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi, Adventurers! All characters have been reset for the start of this season. We have also reset the Triumph levels for all accounts. Accounts are now limited to a maximum of 5 Triumph Levels per season. Legendary accounts now receive a Triumph exp boost upon each successful extraction. This season marks the return of The Ruins. Explore the reworked Ruins map to discover new secrets and horrors. The Ruins functions as the gateway to the Crypts and the Inferno. Experience the full delve with the introduction of the Expressman, allowing you to hoard your valuable loot as you venture deeper into the dungeons. This season will also see the introduction of Religions and the Arena features in the coming weeks. Align yourself with one of four divine ones and prepare to seek glory in their name. Be wary of those whose beliefs and goals do not align with yours. The Arena showcases the PvP skills of brave adventurers, tracking their triumphs and feats on a competitive leaderboard. We will continue to bring new content and improve balance throughout the season. We thank you for your support and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: All character levels, items, quest progress, reward tokens, and affinity have been reset for this new season. The return of a reworked ‘Ruins’ map and the return of the 3-layer dungeons. New ‘Spectral Knight’ boss. New ‘Dungeon Express’ system allowing adventurers to safely extract their loot between layers of the dungeons. New ‘Item Origin’ system that marks the identity of the adventurer who originally extracts an item from the dungeons. New unique random spawn monsters. New ‘Minor Artifact’ items. ‘Tome of Knowledge’ available in the options sidebar to help with basic game information. Many reworked Quests. Affinity gained from the Quest system is now tracked on an account basis instead of on a character basis. Triumph Levels have been reset to 0. Triumph Level is maxed out at level 5 and requires slightly more experience points to max out. Legendary accounts now receive a 1.5x Triumph EXP boost per extraction. The Adventure Leaderboard rewards for the previous season, EA Season 3, are now released and available for redemption. Addition of many cosmetic skins and emotes. Improved 3D models for several weapons and utility items. Balanced damage based on attack distance changes for some weapons. Ability to bulk purchase items from the Merchants. Quick access button for the Squire on the Main Menu. Improved Starting Gear for all classes. In-game dungeon map. ‘Low Violence’ option to change the blood effects. Improved Shop presentation to more easily view prices of cosmetic items. The ‘Platform-Link’ system has now been removed. This was necessary to streamline the backend to better support store platform features such as upcoming DLC packages. Early Access Hotfix #62Aug 29, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi Adventurers, We have temporarily brought back the multi-class system as an end of season event. We have unlocked the Class Master for every class and you will receive all 13 learning points upon reaching level 20 with a character. We have also greatly enhanced the mindwipe service from the Fortune Teller so you can reset your learning tokens frequently and at a fair price. Finally, we have greatly reduced the price and availability of the Luck potions from the Fortune Teller to make the hunt for high grade items, including artifacts, much easier for the final days of this wipe. We want to thank you for staying with us to the end of this season and look forward to bringing you an exciting new season very soon! Thank you and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue where Druid’s natural healing perk did not work properly. Fixed an issue where the projectiles could hit the characters that are in the Phantomize or the Dreamwalk state. Fixed an issue where the Halberd’s third combo attack did now connect to very close targets. Fixed an issue where the Ranger’s Backstep skill could activated while in the Silence state. Fixed areas on certain maps where the druid rat form could fall off. Fixed an issue with the Moonlight cloak skin not properly applying to the tattered cloak. Fixed an issue where a player’s melee damage may not apply when attacking through a window. Wizard's Spell Overlord's knowledge penalty changed from -30% → -20%. Wizard's Fireball damage has been changed from 25/15 → 25/12. Wizard's Explosion damage has been changed from 25 → 28. Warlocks can no longer use the Kris Dagger. Druid’s Panther form health penalty changed from -20% → -25%. Druid's Panther form primary attack attribute bonus ration changed from 135% → 130%. Druid's Rat form movement speed bonus changed from 10% → 0%. Survival Instinct duration changed from 6s → 4s. Early Access Hotfix #61Aug 22, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi Adventurers, This new update brings a few tweaks to the matchmaking system. The random matchmaking system will always fill empty team slots for High Roller adventures. The option to not fill empty slots will still be available for Normal dungeon adventures. We have also added a new inventory restriction when entering the dungeons. Adventurers will now only be able to fill their inventory bag space with utility and consumable items when starting a match. Weapons, armors, accessories, and instruments placed in the inventory bag are not allowed when entering the dungeons. A special exception is made for lanterns. We hope to prevent players trying to exploit the gearscore requirements for High Roller adventures and to also prevent adventurers accidentally bringing in their quest rewards. Thank you and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue where defense did not work if you were still blocking after using Shield Slam. Fixed an issue where Rogue could be more visible when hiding in the dark. Fixed an issue where the description of Bard's playing time was incorrectly displayed. Fixed an issue where Sallet's movement speed was different depending on its rarity. Fixed an issue where the connection status of dead party members was not confirmed. Fixed an issue where restoring friend items would sometimes not work properly. Fixed an issue where matching could not occur even after a very long time had passed. Wizard's Quickchant casting speed bonus changed from 20% → 15%. Wizard's Spell Overload now reduces knowledge by -30% instead of Memory Capacity. Cleric’s Lesser Heal spell count changed from 3 → 4. Cleric’s Holy Strike blind duration changed from 2s → 4s. Bard’s Rousing Rhythms duration changed from 30/60/90 → 30/60/120. Warlock's Curse of Pain dot damage changed from 10 → 13. Druid's Bear form movement speed bonus penalty changed from -30% → -20%. Druid's Bear form primary attack attribute bonus ration changed from 100% → 125%. Druid’s Panther form health penalty changed from -30% → -20%. Druid's Panther form primary attack attribute bonus ration changed from 100% → 110%. Druid's Panther form primary attack attribute bonus ration changed from 125% → 135%. Druid's Nature's Touch attribute bonus ratio changed from 0% → 50% and spell count changed from 5 → 4. Druid's Barkskin Armor additional armor rating changed from 20 → 25 and duration changed 8s → 10s. Druid's Restore attribute bonus ratio changed from 0% → 50%. Druid's Tree of Life duration changed from 8s → 10s. Now, when entering a dungeon, you cannot enter with equipment items in your inventory. High Roller games must now use random matchmaking if the number of players entering the dungeon differs from the dungeon requirements. Dark and Darker patch targets the RPG's janky new matchmaking systemAug 16, 2024 - PCGamesNWith extraction shooters threatening to take over the world, it's great to see that there are some twists on the formula, with both Dark and Darker and Dungeonborne providing fantasy, dungeon-crawling versions. While the former has been out for a year, it's still very much a work-in-progress and recently developer Ironmace has made some big changes to how matchmaking works. Those changes have had a rocky start to life so far, but a new patch promises to fix problems with the system. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dark and Darker is still doing well on Steam one month after launch Is Dark and Darker on Steam? Dark and Darker has plenty of players despite struggling Steam reviews Early Access Hotfix #60Aug 16, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi Adventurers, This update fixes the new matchmaking system and allows us to toggle off the base camp. Adventurers will now be placed directly into the dungeons at the start of an adventure instead of congregateing in the base camp. We have also adjusted several setting that we feel should lead to better quality matches, albiet at slightly longer queue times for adventurers with a gearscore of 25 or higher. We have also updated the random matchmaking system so that solo queue players will now have their matchmaking canceled when there are no remaining players or teams to match up with, instead of automatically placing them in a session at a disadvantage. This circumstance usually occurs to the lowest gearscore solo player remaining after the all other solo/duo players have been placed into a team. If you receive this message, we suggest re-queuing after increasing your gearscore. There are also situations where duo teams that use the random matchmaking system to play a trio match may still end up as a duo due to lack of remaining solo players to combine with. In this situation, we will attempt to create a session with all the remaining duo teams. We may adjust this logic in real-time in the future. We have been collecting good data with the new matchmaking system and will continue to add more tweaks to improve the overall experience. Thanks and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue that could cause frame drops when hitting. Fixed an issue where the chat UI might not pop up properly when the other party entered a chat message. Fixed an issue where the matching status might not be restored properly when matchmaking fails. Fixed an issue where the entry AP reduction was not applied properly when there was no basecamp. Fixed an issue where the Golden Felling Axe's movement speed penalty was -35 instead of -30. For testing purposes, we've made it so that matchmaking fails if no suitable teammates are found during random matchmaking. Early Access Hotfix #59Aug 14, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi, Adventurers. This update introduces the new matchmaking system. Please understand that this is still a work in progress, and we will continue to tweak and polish it to enable the best match quality without compromising wait times. When you click on the matchmaking button, you will no longer be placed into the pre-lobby base camp. Instead, you will remain in the main menu while we utilize the new matchmaking system to find you the best suitable match. We will do our best to create sessions with similar gear scores based on the highest member on the team. Please note that during off-peak time the range of the matches may vary substantially. We will be collecting data during this time to improve our matchmaking logic for the future. Please note that we will continue matching players with less than 25 gear score (Normal dungeons) in their own matching pool to help onboard newer players. Finally, we have added a quick match system that allows a non-full squad the ability match together with random teammates. We have added some protective measures to disincentivize intentional killing random teammates. The dungeon recovery system automatically returns any equipped items taken out of the dungeon by a teammate so intentional team killers cannot reap ill gotten gains. Players that are reported for ‘team-killing’ will lose karma and will not be able to enter the matching pool for a limited time. This time will exponentially increase each time they are reported for intentional team killing. We will be keeping a close eye on these new systems as we continue to improve the game and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue where weapons could not be hidden when using some skills. Fixed an issue where the sound from Curse of Pain's hit would not output correctly. Fixed an issue where the required class for the Wizard Hat was different depending on the rarity. Fixed an issue where Magic Staff could have random properties added that were identical to static properties. Fixed an issue where the effect of Life After Death might not activate. Fixed an issue where the Burn VFX could be activated multiple times. Fixed an issue where the Lich's purple orb projectile could not be properly blocked by shields. Fixed an issue where the Skeleton Warlord's Bone Prison was sometimes not removed. Fixed an issue where the destruction animation could not be displayed when the Frost Wyvern's ice pillar broke. Fixed performance issues that could occur during combat with the Frost Wyvern. Fixed an issue where the Marvelous Chest could spawn in the Sanctum module. Fixed an issue where the item information of the spectator target would not be accurately synchronized when spectating. Fixed an issue where the interaction time could be incorrectly applied when interacting with a corpse killed by a teammate. Fixed an issue where enemies could sometimes be spectated. Fixed an issue where purchasing items from merchants could result in severely slow responses. Fixed an...Early Access Hotfix #58Aug 2, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi Adventurers, The new update brings several improvements including optimization to game performance. We have also upgraded the inventory to make it feel snappier. The in-game quest log has been improved to dynamically update your status within the game. We have also added several new emotes and cosmetic rewards. We have added some restrictions to the High-Roller dungeons to address the current High-Roller meta of solo “rat/crow” play. We will be experimenting with a minimum gear score for the High-Roller dungeons. We have also added a restriction to the HR dungeons requiring the size of the entering party to match the selected party queue size. With the addition of these restrictions, the ante has been removed for the HR dungeons. We plan to adjust these settings based on data and feedback. In addition, we have made it so looting a corpse killed by an ally no longer takes an extended time to loot. We thank you for your patience as we continue to improve the game. See you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue where characters existing on page 2 would not be displayed at the top of page 1 even if they were recently logged in. Fixed an issue where casting a spell could sometimes cancel as if hitting a wall. Fixed an issue where magic protection potions would not drop in dungeons. Fixed an issue where Frost Wyvern could repeat certain patterns. Fixed an issue where Frost Wyvern's tail slash pattern would sometimes not hit the player. Fixed numerous holes in the environment through which rats could fall. Fixed an issue where chest lids could become embedded in walls. Fixed an issue where various bookshelf levers would not appear. Fixed an issue where party members' gear scores could become unsynchronized. Many other minor fixes. Fighter's Perfect Block cooldown time changed from 10s → 7s. Fighter's Shield Slam cooldown time changed from 10s → 7s. Fighter's Shield Slam can now be used while blocking. Rogue's Ambush Physical Damage Bonus changed from 50% → 25%. Rogue's Double Jump movement speed penalty has been changed from -18 → -10. Rogue's Hide Mastery multiplier changed from 3 → 2.5. Rogue's Jokester range changed from 450 → 600. Rogue's Stealth no longer reveals its silhouette when moving. Ranger's Chase range changed from 450 → 550. Ranger's Backstep now has 2 charges. Wizard's Quick Chant spell casting speed bonus changed from 10% → 20%. Wizard's Chain Lightning damage changed from 35/30/25/20 → 35/30/25/25. Wizard's Fireball damage changed from 25/10 → 25/15. Wizard's Magic Missile damage changed from 10 → 11. Cleric's Holy Aura range changed from 450 → 600. Bard’s Story Teller range changed from 450 → 600. Bard’s War Song range changed from 450 → 600. Warlock's Blow of Corruption damage changed from 10 → 12. Warlock's Life Drain duration increased from 6 → 7 seconds, base damage increased from 3 → 5, and Attribute Bonus Ratio changed from 75% → 25%. Druid’s Natural Healing range changed from 450 → 600. Druid’s Spirit Bond range c...Early Access Hotfix #57Jul 18, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello Adventurers, We thank our community for banding together to assist the St.Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in their quest to find a cure for cancer. Contributors to the GCX Charity Marathon can now obtain their GCX Charity Torch by entering their code in the in-game SHOP. You make us proud to be part of such a passionate and wonderful community. Thank you and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE **Changes:** Fixed an issue where Warlock's Bolt of Darkness were not treated as projectiles. Fixed an issue where items could not be obtained when interacting with the Hoard even though there was space in the inventory. Fixed an issue where Adventure Rank indicator was not displayed properly in the lobby UI and nameplate. Physical Healing and Magical Healing tooltip is now displayed in the detailed information panel. Fighter's Swift movement speed penalty reduction improved from 20% → 30%. Fighter's Weapon Mastery no longer has a penalty. Barbarian's Rage physical damage reduction penalty changed from -15% → -10% and movement speed bonus changed from 9% → 10%. Wizard's Arcane Shield total shield changed from 20 → 15. Wizard's Meditation tick interval has been changed from 1.5s → 0.75s. Cleric's Perseverance damage absorption changed from 3 → 2. Cleric's Protection from Evil bonus effect changed from 50% → 30%. Cleric’s Holy Strike casting time changed from 2.25s → 1.75s. Cleric's Sanctuary casting time changed from 2.75 → 2.25. Cleric's Earchquake casting time changed from 2.75 → 2.5. Cleric's Locust Swarm casting time changed from 2.75 → 2.5. Cleric's Locust Swarm reduces the amount of physical/magical healing the target receives by 50%. Cleric's Locust Swarm damage per second changed from 2 → 13 and no longer scales. Warlock's Torture Mastery attribute bonus ratio changed from 0.1 → 0.05. Warlock's Curse of Pain instant damage changed from 10 → 7. Druid's Herbal Sensing range increased from 450 → 600. Druid's Thorn Barrier height changed from 150 → 120. Druid's Treant spell tier changed from 3 → 5 and count changed from 3 → 2. Crystal Sword’s movement penalty changed from -30 → -25. Crystal Sword's base magic weapon damage increased to parity with physical weapon damage. Weapon damage increased for Bardiche, Halberd, Battle Axe, Double Axe, War Maul, and Quarterstaff. Cobalt crafted items now give 3.5% armor penetration as a primary attribute. New craft items have been added. GCX Torch has been added. Season final quests and cosmetic rewards have been added. Price for Throwing knives and Francisca Axes lowered to match the individual price from the previous season. Quests can no longer be completed when in the ‘Ready’ status. Now you and your party members' gear scores are updated in real time. Gearscore is now displayed for dead players. Early Access Hotfix #56Jul 11, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi Adventurers, This hotfix continues to address minor bugs and adds quality of life improvements such as accessing a (non-dynamic) quest log from within the dungeon and the display of gear score for all party members in the lobby when readying up. We’ve updated the Frost Wyvern initiation process so it no longer requires the assistance of other teams. Finally, we’ve added a new shop item that allows customers to change their account name. Thanks and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue that could cause crashes. Fixed a cause of minor client performance degradation. Fixed an issue where sound was not played when the raft spawns in the Ice Cavern Fixed an issue where the Cleric's Locust Swarm could not damage monsters. Fixed an issue where hitboxes left by the corpses of summoned monsters could block projectiles. Fixed an issue where a second attack from a swapped weapon could be activated after throwing a torch. Fixed an issue where the Froststone Torch's glow effect was stronger than intended. Fixed issue where unique grade hatchet had incorrect movement speed. Fixed an issue that Druids were incorrectly able to equip the Rubysilver Cuirass. Fixed an issue that Druids were incorrectly able to use silver crafted Short Swords. Fixed an issue where Druids were unable to use silver crafted Daggers. Fixed an issue where Druids were unable to use Light Bringer. Fixed an issue where flickering occurred in the lobby when a character's equipment or ready status was updated. Cleric's Faithfulness now has a 3 second cooldown after activation. Cleric’s Smite attribute bonus ratio changed from 100% → 75%. Druid attacks that are triggered beforehand will no longer register a hit after Dreamwalk is triggered. When a Druid attacks in Rat form, the hit slow duration has been changed from 1s → 0.1s, and the movement speed reduction has been changed from -20% → -1% for the target. When a Druid attacks in Panther form, the hit slow duration has been changed from 1s → 0.25s, and the movement speed reduction has been changed from -20% → -3% for the target. When a Druid attacks in Chicken form, the hit slow duration has been changed from 1s → 0.25s, and the movement speed reduction has been changed from -20% → -3% for the target. Druid's movement speed reduction when attacking in Panther form has been changed from -20% → -25%. Druid Panther form's neckbite attribute ratio bonus has been changed from 150% → 125%. Druid Panther form's neckbite silence duration changed from 0.5s → 0.1s. Stinky Stick's poison cloud damage changed from 6 → 15. Stinky Stick's poison cloud lasts for 12 seconds and can generate up to 3 clouds. Stinky Stick's poison cloud creation chance increased from 15% → 25%. Stinky Stick's poison cloud no longer scales. Changed so that it takes less time to interact with the corpse of an enemy player that has already been previously interacted with. Item holders now collide more accurately. The statue oppressing the Frost Wyvern has b...Dark and Darker is still doing well on Steam one month after launchJul 8, 2024 - PCGamesNDark and Darker has had a tough time heading into its Steam Early Access launch. A throwback dungeon crawler that owes as much to classics like Wizardry, King's Field, Ultima Underworld, Eye of the Beholder, and Arx Fatalis, as it does modern takes on the genre like Darkest Dungeon or the Legend of Grimrock games, Dark and Darker vanished from Steam and spent much of last year embroiled in legal issues before finally returning to the platform last month. Since then, it's faced criticism from players upset with the difference between its paid and F2P versions, leading to mixed reviews. Still, despite these troubles, it's managed to maintain a healthy player base, continuing to foster an active community a month since its relaunch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Is Dark and Darker on Steam? Dark and Darker has plenty of players despite struggling Steam reviews Dark and Darker Steam reviews sink as Ironmace issues new statement Early Access Hotfix #55-1Jul 5, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi. Adventurers, Unfortunately, due to some serious issues, including the inability to make payments on the Steam platform, we are moving forward with Hotfix #55-1. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. See you in the dungeon! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue where payments could not be made on the Steam platform. (Reverted) Fixed an issue where certain item holders that could float in the air, such as arrows, had a blocking effect. Druid's Dreamwalk duration changed from 4s → 3s, cooldown changed from 12s → 15s. To prevent abuse, characters created on Legend status accounts can now be deleted 1 day after creation. Early Access Hotfix #55Jul 5, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi Adventurers, This week’s hotfix introduces minor balance changes and the reintroduction of the ‘Unique’ grade items to the item pool to make looting a little more enticing for High-Rollers. We’ve also introduced an interaction time when looting an opposing player’s corpse to make scavenging during a battle a riskier endeavor. We are nearing completion of the new matchmaking system that will assist in creating better sessions for everyone. In the meantime, we will continue to experiment with various gear-based matching pools as a stopgap measure. We thank you for your support and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue where a crash could occur when completing a quest using the quest log. Fixed an issue where platform-specific payments could not be completed properly. Fixed an issue where the cooldown was not activated if the Warlock jumped while channeling Dark Offering. Fixed the inventory so it cannot be interacted with when the Druid is in an animal form. Fixed an issue where certain item holders that could float in the air, such as arrows, had a blocking effect. Fixed an issue where some boss monsters could not break down the Pavise. Fixed an issue where Yeti could attack 4 times instantly. Fixed an issue where one of the ladders in the Cave Tomb was buried in the wall and was not visible. Fixed an issue where the visual effect was not displayed when escaping through a portal. Continuing to fix areas that the Druid rat form should not be able to access. Increased the interaction time required when interacting with an enemy player’s corpse. Interacting with an ally’s corpse remains the same as before. Cleric's Blunt Weapon Mastery physical attack bonus has been changed from 15% → 10%. Warlock's Demon Form health cost per second changed from 3% → 1.5%. Druid's Rat form now squeaks at random intervals. Lycan's Vigor bonus has been increased from 3 → 4, and headshot damage reduction has been added by 10%. Armor penetration of Rondel Dagger and Stiletto Dagger changed from 10% → 5%. Spellbook, Crystal Ball, and Wizard Staff now have 5%, 10%, 15% magic penetration respectively. Increased the damage of Longbows by 1. Slightly lowered the amount of Magic Resistance earned per Will within the sweet spot of the curve (WILL 21 to 29.) Slightly lowered the amount of Physical Damage Resistance earned per Armor Rating within the upper sweet spot of the curve (~200 Armor Rating.) Unique/Artifact grade weapons now have better primary attributes than their Legendary counterparts. Unique/Artifact items give an additional random modifier. Non Artifact unique items now drop again in the game. Volumetric fog in the Ice Cavern has been temporarily removed for improvements. The Goblin Merchant now gives a 25% discount at 75 Affinity and a 50% discount at 150 Affinity when selling back items through the dungeon recovery system. Improved visibility of the Search button in Marketplace. Early Access Hotfix #54-1Jun 24, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi Adventurers, This week’s hotfix comes a little early due to issues with the Adventurer Rank system. At the start of this season, we had decided we wanted to try and make the Leaderboards more “skill-based” and remove some of the more random aspects of the system, such as the management of your inventory with trinkets and found gear. We wanted to have adventurers focus more on actions within the dungeons such as killing monsters and interacting with dungeon elements. When we launched the leaderboards earlier this month, we accidentally launched with the system half implemented, only removing the found gear score. We saw that players were advancing more quickly than we intended and scrambled to remove the AP for treasure with the last hotfix. Based on player feedback, we quickly realized that forcing players to min-max every second and grind nonstop “perfect” runs diminished the thrill of the game. In light of this, we have decided to revert to the original system from the previous season where both found gear and treasure give AP. We believe the original system gives more control back to the adventurer on how they can accrue their AP. We have not given up on building a more skill centered leaderboard for the future. We plan on focusing our attention on developing such a leaderboard with the upcoming Arena system. We thank you for your patience and understanding with our recent changes to such an important system. Thank you and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed several issues that caused server crashes. Fixed an issue where the stats of equipment that became unrestricted by certain Perks were not applied properly. Fixed an issue of not being able to jump when casting Shafeshift. Fixed an issue where the remaining time was not displayed properly on the UI icon when a buff/debuff stack was deducted. Fixed an issue where the primary attributes of several Druid items were set incorrectly. Fixed an issue where Druids could not equip the Cyclops Vision, Troll's Bane, and Silver Crafted Flanged Mace weapons. Fixed an issue where some silver crafted daggers would not give the proper armor penetration attributes. Fixed an issue where Frost Wyverns could accidentally drop artifacts that should only be available from other bosses. Fighter’s Sprint skill has been changed to receive 3 stacks of Momentum upon initiation, granting 15 additional move speed per stack. Loses 1 stack every 2 seconds. Barbarian’s Rage physical damage reduction penalty reduced from -20% → -15%. Wizard's Staff Mastery magic weapon damage improved from 1 → 2. Wizard's Magic Missile damage per projectile improved from 9 → 10. Warlock's Dark Reflection attribute bonus ratio changed from 50% → 75% Warlock’s Soul Collector can only collect a maximum of 10 → 5 Darkness Shards. Warlock's Soul Collector can no longer obtain Darkness Shards from targets that do not give experience. Warlock's Darkness Shard dark magic bonus changed from 10% → 20% per stack. Warlock's Torture Mas...Early Access Hotfix #54Jun 21, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello Adventurers, The recent hotfix addresses minor bugs and improvements to stability. We fixed issues with several spells not scaling properly with the attributes. We have made some minor balance changes to slightly improve the Ranger and Rogue’s effectiveness using certain builds against full plate without making a big impact against the squishier classes. We’ve also addressed some oversights with the AP system where the treasure score was not removed as previously promised, and a bug where PvP adventure points were not properly calculated. We are still working on the improved matchmaking system which we hope to roll out soon. In the meantime, we have decided to open up VoIP in the basecamp as a test for it’s upcoming removal and conversion to a more social area. Thanks and see you in the dungeons! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue that could cause a server crash when a druid escapes the game while transforming into an animal. Fixed an issue where the damage of Lightning Strike, Holy Strike, and Dream Fire did not scale properly. Fixed an issue where the Thorn Barrier rendering was not displayed properly. Fixed a performance issue with the Ceremonial Staff’s cloth simulation. Fixed an issue where new Druid equipment items were not dropped from monsters. Fixed an issue where the Ant Nest module's Shirine of Health could be used twice. Fixed an issue where the rope sound in the Goblin Cave was muffled. Fixed an issue where 'Loyal Court Wizard' quest mission 'Dark Ritual Room A' could not be cleared because it did not exist. Fixed an issue where player kills and AP were not being calculated properly. Fixed an issue where the selected dungeon on the world map was not highlighted in yellow. Fixed an issue where the recipes for Protection Potion and Magic Protection Potion were set incorrectly. Barbarian's Rage movement speed bonus has been changed from 12% → 9%. Barbarian's Savage Roar's physical damage penalty has been changed from -40% → -30%. Warlocks can now use weapons when transformed into demons due to the Bloodpact. Warlock's Blood Pact loss of health per second has been changed from -1% → -1.5% per second. Warlock's Dark Offering cooldown time has been changed from 60s → 28s. Warlock's Life Drain attribute ratio bonus has been changed from 50% → 100%. Druid takes a -100% penalty to PDR and MDR while transforms into Rat form. Druid's Thorn Barrier duration has been changed from 10s → 8s. Improved the Armor Penetration for Bows, Crossbows, and Piercing Daggers. - Windlass Crossbow 25% → 40% - Crossbow 20% → 30% - Longbow 5% → 20% - Recurve 0% → 10% - Survival 0% → 5% - Rondel Dagger 0% → 10% - Stiletto Dagger 0% → 10% Campfire has been added to the Squire's supply items. Healing items have been added as starting items for most classes. Clarity Potions can now be crafted. New clarity potions increase the memory recovery rate when resting. Treasures no longer give Adventure Points. ‘The Secrets Of Gold’ quest now requires 2 Gold Ingots instead...Early Access Hotfix #53Jun 14, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello, adventurers! We are happy to announce the introduction of the platform link system. This system allows players to transfer their progression from a previous platform to a new platform. This means that if you had previously purchased the game, you are no longer bound to a single platform and can play on the platform of your choice without the need to repurchase the game. Existing players can access the platform link by going to the 'Options' menu and selecting the ‘Platform’ option from the top menu. Please note that the new platform account must have no characters associated with it. If you already created a character you will need to delete all characters on the new platform and restart the client to initiate the platform link transfer process. Most importantly, the new platform account you are linking to must have no purchases associated with it. The platform link feature cannot combine accounts if you made separate purchases on both accounts. In this case, we recommend creating a brand-new “clean” account on the new platform to link your previous account. We have also considered concerns about possible pay to win advantages due to the discrepancy in access to the marketplace between Squire and Legendary status accounts. In response to these concerns, we have decided to experiment with giving Squire accounts very limited access to the marketplace. Squire accounts can become an ‘apprentice trader’ with the ability to only BUY items from the marketplace. Only Legendary status accounts retain the right to become full fledged traders with unrestricted access to the marketplace and the Trading Post. We have also decided to upgrade the exclusive ‘Shared Stash’ to a full-sized stash as a thank you to all our Legendary status accounts. We will continue to work on giving more value for all our Legendary adventurers in the future. Thank you once again for all your support! IRONMACE Changes: Fixed an issue where the user's name could sometimes not be entered when creating a new character. Fixed an issue where the Druid's Herbal Sensing perk could not properly detect herbs. Fixed an issue where Dreamwalk would not activate when a Warlock attacks a Druid while in demon form. Fixed an issue where Druid’s Dreamfire damage did not scale properly. Fixed an issue where standing on the Druid's Entangling Vines would not cause the player to be bound again even if the immune status was removed. Fixed an issue where lockpicks were not consumed when lockpicking an iron door. Fixed an issue where the Ghost King would become invisible. Fixed an issue where the updraft escape was not working properly after killing a Frost Wyvern. Fixed an issue where Druids could not be given Karma. Warlock’s Curse of Weakness no longer stacks. Frost Wyvern's physical attacks are now 100% physical attacks. Previously it was 50% physical and 50% magical damage. Frost Wyvern damage increased by 10%. Frost Wyvern now applies a debuff that reduces action speed to the target. Frost Wy...
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