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Darkest Dungeon®
Darkest Dungeon®
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Red Hook Studios · Red Hook Studios·-85%$3.74
Dec 21, 2015 · 129mo ago

Holiday Cheer Update - Build #12331 (PC and Mac)

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Holiday Cheer Update brings gameplay options, QoL/interface improvements, and numerous balance tweaks across afflictions, accuracy, and monster adjustments.

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  • Darkest Dungeon Config & New Game Options
    • New master Darkest Dungeon Config toggle controls multiple gameplay options; individual options require this to be OFF to change.OFF
    • Darkest Dungeon Mode is the default configuration as designed.default
    • If you previously had Corpses turned OFF, you must toggle Darkest Dungeon Config OFF and then turn Corpses OFF again.OFF
    • Removed the option to disable Heart Attacks; they were redesigned and no longer kill instantly.Removed
    • New Game Option to Disable Combat Delay Penalties.Added
    • New Game Option to Reduce strength of enemy crits.Reduced
    • New Game Option: Make Combat Retreats always succeed (except when blocked by Affliction).Always succeed except when blocked by Affliction
  • Afflictions - heal/act behaviorGeneric:If you try to heal, move, or buff an afflicted hero and they resist, the originating hero does not lose their turn; you can perform another action.No longer consumes originating hero's turn when resisted
  • Hero AccuracyIncreased accuracy across many hero skills, especially status skills, shifting burden to resist rolls.Increased across many hero skills
  • HighwaymanTracking Shot:Tracking Shot now applies its buff even if the shot misses.Buff procs even on a miss
  • Monsters
    • Veteran and champion monsters receive HP increases to offset higher hero accuracy.Increased at veteran and champion
    • Resistances across several effects reviewed and mostly reduced to reflect new balance.Adjusted/reduced resistances (bleed, blight, stun, move, debuff)
    • Monsters receive speed tweaks to emphasize roles.Tweaked
    • Dodge tweaks across monsters to align with increased hero accuracy.Tweaked
  • Fungal Bloat
    • Fungal Bloat's damage and marked target damage reduced to curb over-damaging output.Reduced
    • Critical hit chance lowered to reduce spike damage.Reduced
  • SanitariumSanitarium increases the chance of curing all diseases at once during disease treatment.Increased
  • AbominationAbomination stance fixes and reset behavior in battles that have no loot.Fixed/resets to idle
  • Abomination swap restrictionPrevents certain hero swapping in quest selection under applicable conditions.Restricted swapping with others in quest select when no other restrictions apply
  • Stress & affliction timingStress is clamped when pending affliction to prevent heart attacks before affliction is applied.Clamp to avoid heart attack before affliction applied
  • Item usage during non-idle screensRemoved ability to use items while the screen is not idle to prevent accidental actions.Disabled when screen is not idle
  • Skill buffs during transformationFixes issue where instant skill buffs carried over incorrectly during transformation when affected by affliction.Fixed carryover when transforming due to affliction and selected skill
  • Tooltip and UI polishNumerous interface improvements and tooltip reliability enhancements.Added various tooltip improvements
  • New Game Option: Disable Combat Delay PenaltiesPlayers can disable combat delay penalties entirely.Disabled

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