FIENDS & FRENZY Update NOW LIVE - New Heroes, New Bosses, New Loot, and MORE!
DD: Fiends & Frenzy Update adds new classes, bosses, loot, UI/quality improvements, and extensive balancing and bug fixes across Heroes, Items, and gameplay systems.
▲Buffs1
- Plague DoctorPlague Doctor:Plague Doctor gains more resistance to Blight, improving survivability against blight-heavy encounters.→Increased %
✚Bug fixes1
- General Bug FixesStability and quality improvements across menus, quests, loading, and gameplay.
◆Other changes15
- Man-At-ArmsMan-At-Arms:introduced as a new playable class alongside Arbalest.→Added
- ArbalestArbalest:Introduced as a new ranged/frontline class alongside Man-At-Arms.→Added
- Gibbering ProphetNew boss encounter in the Ruins, presenting a fresh challenge.
- Formless FleshNew Warens boss encounter added for the Weald zone.
- Brigand CannonNew Brigand Cannon boss fight introduced in the Weald.
- Ancestor's Trinket setUltra-rare trinkets introduced, with some restricted to pitch dark areas.
- Ancestor's StatueA new interactable building unlocking cutscenes and boss backstories.
- DarknessLow-light conditions are harsher and more punishing to both players and enemies, affecting rewards and encounters.
- Trinket balancingTrinkets receive broad rebalancing to adjust drop rates and rarity distribution.
- Bounty HunterHook and Slice:Bounty Hunter's Hook and Slice reworked to target bleed at higher ranks, altering how it applies pressure.→rank3/4
- Leper
- Revenge:Revenge no longer reduces accuracy; critical bonuses toned down to balance output.
- Intimidate:Intimidate redesigned to provide a stronger debuff with added damage and rank-scope.
- SwinetaurSwinetaur gains earlier access to running attacks, improving mobility and threat at mid-ranks.
- Ancillary Monster AI / BrainsMonster AI and behavior become more deadly with level progression and varied brain logic.
- CroneCrone becomes more dangerous with higher evasion and expanded debuff targeting.
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Patch history
- →Darkest Dungeon Update - Build 26186Jul 29, 2025 · 12mo
No gameplay balance changes detected; patch focuses on bug fixes and modding/ Localization tweaks.
- →Darkest Dungeon - Coming_in_Hot BuildJun 25, 2025 · 14mo
Patch focuses on fixes and localization adjustments, with no gameplay balance changes.
- →Darkest Dungeon - Coming_in_hot Build 25807Mar 4, 2025 · 17mo
Small build update focusing on FMOD rollback and two gameplay/nuisance fixes in Butcher Circus and UI.
- →Darkest Dungeon - Coming_in_hot Build 25807Feb 19, 2025 · 18mo
No gameplay balance changes detected; patch focuses on stability, 64-bit client release, and miscellaneous fixes.
- →Darkest Dungeon - Steam coming_in_hot Build #25869Dec 12, 2024 · 20mo
Darkest Dungeon Steam hotfix branch update focusing on unifying binaries; includes known Ubuntu SNAP issue with Steam and two fixes.
- →Darkest Dungeon - Steam Build #25632Aug 31, 2020 · 72mo
This patch for Darkest Dungeon addresses multiple stability fixes and quality-of-life issues in The Butcher's Circus mode, including crash fixes, bot behavior improvements, and string fixes.
- →Steam Build # 25563 - Butcher’s Circus HotfixJun 18, 2020 · 75mo
Hotfix addressing stability, desyncs in Butcher’s Circus, and several crash-related issues, with ongoing investigation into post-DLC stuttering.
- →Steam Build # 25559 - Butcher’s Circus HotfixJun 10, 2020 · 75mo
A hotfix patch for Butcher’s Circus and modding improvements, plus a Steam beta branch for network stability and several Known Issues notes.
Recently Updated
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Patch Notes v1.0.4
Bug fixes for Stillwell's Quests and UI text/placeholders, plus portrait display issues in Mines cutscene.
Beta Patch Notes - WS v1.3.0 / BL v1.5.0
Bannerlord War Sails beta patch introduces naval content access and variety, new mooring and ferry systems, expanded starting options, and numerous balance/quality updates across naval battles, map, UI, and quests.
Hotfix build #538
Hotfix patch that auto-recovers from PlayerSettings.json load failures by backing up the corrupt file and restoring defaults.
Patch Note #5
A variety of UI/gamepad controls, audio, and stability fixes plus new audio/voice content for Cat Mail Co. patch focused on improved input handling and player feedback.
Hotfix 1.0.26261
Hotfix 1.0.26261 mainly fixes jumpable object rotation issues and multiplayer vehicle trick-jumps; adds a variety of decorative inventory items for Trader Bubblegum and Trader Sprouts.
Patch Notes v0.3.23424
Patch Notes v0.3.23424 focuses on bug fixes, quadrant transfer enablement, and a Known Issues hub.
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