Darkest Dungeon base game patch introduces new town event, new dungeon rules, trinket triggers, buff and skill rules, new stats, and quality fixes to stress, deathblow logic, and localization formats.
▼Nerfs2
- Bloodmoon Radiant LightLowered Bloodmoon Radiant Light dodge bonus to match Stygian (2.5%) instead of Radiant (7.5%).7.5%→2.5% %
- AbominationAbomination can no longer ignore allies’ move-block actouts (fixes interaction with ally movement blocking).
✚Bug fixes2
- Plow Horse - Color of MadnessColor of Madness enemy will no longer cause stall-related crashes when modded into non-wave combats.→Fixed
- Darkest Dungeon locationFixed enemy reinforcements crash in the Darkest Dungeon location.→Fixed
◆Other changes20
- NEW TOWN EVENTTwo new town events were added that relieve stress for the entire hamlet roster if at least one circus match is played before the next week begins.→Added
- Stress and combat interactionsStress modifiers against specific enemy types (Fear/Hatred/Phobia quirks) are now active while that enemy type is present in combat.→Active
- Data collection opt-outAdded option for players to opt out of data collection.
- Localization formatsSupports both new and old localization formats.
- NEW DUNGEON RULES
- Added ability for bleed and blight to not cause death’s door checks when deathblow is disabled.
- Added rule that reduces deathblow resistance each time a hero survives a death’s door check.
- NEW TRINKET EFFECT TRIGGERS
- Added melee_attack_skill trigger for trinkets.
- Added ranged_attack_skill trigger for trinkets.
- Added riposte_attack_skill trigger for trinkets.
- Added attack_crit effect trigger for trinkets.
- NEW BUFF RULES
- Buffs can now be conditional on actorStatus 'virtued' and 'afflicted'.
- Buffs can now be conditional on rule_type 'activated_first' and 'activated_last'.
- Buffs can now decrement at end of rounds via .buff_duration_type 'after_turn' and 'after_round'.
- NEW SKILL RULESCombat skills with .ignore_deathsdoor true will deathblow instantly if they deal lethal damage, ignoring deathblow resistance.
- NEW STATS
- Added deathblow_chance increasing chance of deathblow, applied against deathblow resistance.
- Added heartattack_stress_heal_percent modifying stress healed after a heart attack.
- Added buff_duration_percent increasing the duration of buffs applied by the hero.
- Added ignore_guard causing skills to bypass guard.
- KNOWN ISSUESSome localization strings are missing for some languages; will be corrected with the DLC release.
- NEW TOWN EVENT TECHNICALSNew town event provides stress relief to the Hamlet roster if the circuses are played prior to next week.
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- NEW TOWN EVENT1
- Stress and combat interactions1
- Bloodmoon Radiant Light1
- Plow Horse - Color of Madness1
- Darkest Dungeon location1
- Abomination1
- Data collection opt-out1
- Localization formats1
- NEW DUNGEON RULES2
- NEW TRINKET EFFECT TRIGGERS4
- NEW BUFF RULES3
- NEW SKILL RULES1
- NEW STATS4
- KNOWN ISSUES1
- NEW TOWN EVENT TECHNICALS1
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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.
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