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Darkest Dungeon®
Darkest Dungeon®
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Red Hook Studios · Red Hook Studios·-85%$3.74
Apr 14, 2015 · 138mo ago

Build Update #8116 (PC and Mac) - Hero Color Variants, Roster Sorting, and Party Combos!

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The patch adds visual customization options, party roster improvements, and general bug fixes and tuning across items, trinkets, and gameplay interactions.

Buffs9

  • Trinkets
    • Most Trinket ACC values increased to make them more effective in hit chance.older valueshigher
    • Most Trinket DODGE values increased to improve survivability from traps and ambushes.older valueshigher
    • Stun effectiveness of Trinkets increased to improve crowd control potential.older valueshigher
    • Blight resistance/effectiveness of Trinkets increased to enhance disease management.older valueshigher
    • Bleed-related effects from Trinkets increased to improve stacking and damage over time.older valueshigher
    • Move-related Trinket buffs increased to enhance repositioning and exploration.older valueshigher
    • Disease-related Trinket effects strengthened for wider utility against foes.older valueshigher
    • General Debuff effects from Trinkets strengthened to bolster utility.older valueshigher
    • All HP healing buffs are now functioning correctly, ensuring reliable healing effects.working correctly

Bug fixes1

Other changes10

  • Color Variants
    • All heroes now have 4 different color palettes available to customize their appearance.Added
    • UI control added to switch hero color palettes from the bottom left of the hero panel.Button on hero panel bottom left
  • Roster SortingRoster can now be sorted by stress, resolve level, hero class, and town activity to make party management easier.stress, resolve level, hero class, town activity
  • Party CombosCertain party combinations will display named combos to help players discover synergistic groupings.Combo names displayed for certain party setups
  • General Bug Fixes
    • Fixed bug allowing changing the selected hero during a curio interaction act out.
    • Stage Coach random hero barks now play only when no other hero is barking to reduce audio clutter.
    • Loot box interactions improved: single-click object pickup bug fixed and drag-and-drop items added; items can now be used directly from the loot box.
    • Heal target indicator now shows the hero using the skill as the heal target when self-healing or buffing.
    • Cannot select heroes in town activities for parties anymore to prevent accidental party changes.
    • Added ability to use items directly from the loot box for faster looting and usage.

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