Darkest Dungeon® II News

FIXES

• Updated background for Warlord node
  
• Fixed color tint and rim direction on plague eater maid so those settings match other characters
  
• Fix for missing Chirurgeon dodge pose
  
• Fixed z-fighting in highwayman combat backstory fight 4
  
• Updated localization for all languages to fix missing strings and improvements made during the past week
  

Crusader

• Fixed an issue with Aggressor's Smite unintentionally providing stress recovery when killing a corpse
  
• Fixed an issue with Aggressor's Reap unintentionally providing Strength when killing a corpse
  

Other fixes

• Spearman: Fixed Jab not removing Block tokens when the target has combo
  
• Increased chances to encounter the Warlord at Military Barricades in Region 2 from 10% to 15% when conditions have been met
  
• Fixed issue with Heroes popping out of their animation early when guarding an ally
  
• Battle Hardened and Maître De La Lame now will correctly wait for all 5 memories to be applied before granting the achievement
  
• Updated immune text to light grey
  
• Updated all white poptext to light grey
  
• Updated GAMEPAD support to enable R3 to reveal more character sheet info in hero select if the party can embark
  
• Updated our bad data validation so we will no longer incorrectly show a popup in the very specific case where your DLC is installed but not validated
  
• Updated Korean localization
  

Grave Robber

• Repartee no longer requires Stealth to activate
  
• Repartee now has a cooldown of 2 turns
  
• Repartee+ no longer requires Stealth to activate
  
• Repartee+ now has a cooldown of 2 turns
  
• Repartee+ now grants a buff if used when in Stealth: for 3 turns, the Grave Robber will receive a +4% CRIT bonus each time she is missed. These CRIT bonuses each also last for 3 turns
  
• Repartee and Repartee+ still clear any Stealth tokens you have so that the Taunt can do its job
  

FIXES

• Fixed guard act out not displaying the act out motif consistently
  
• Fixed Worldly Traveler achievement being incompletable for older accounts
  
• Fixed These Boots Are Made For Kickin' achievement to work with upgrade and path variant versions of The Boot
  
• Adjusted lighting for barricade swordsman slash and taunt vfx
  
• Adjusted lighting for barricade spearman throw and stab VFX
  
• Update quest node icon visuals to be more noticeable
  
• Death's Headstone no longer hoverable in combat
  
• Tropaeum no longer consumes Crit tokens, triggers Riposte and can now be dodged
  
• Updated gamepad to allow access to disease information on character sheet
  
• Fixed skill loadout button being selectable when attempting to equip item in the character sheet with gamepad
  
• Updated Main Menu to wording to better reflect common term usage in the game, also updated save warnings to better explain what is being lost and what is preserved
  

1.03.57820 - The Binding Blade - Hotfix

FIXES

• Fixed crusader lighting on sword pop when using 'Reap' ability
  
• Fixed hero ribbon positions not being centered after loading with less than four heroes
  
• Adjusted Relationship modifier text to better fit on the screen
  
• Adjusted gamepad controls to block other inputs while reposition hero ribbons
  
• Fixed z-fighting on Chirurgeon's shadow plane
  
• Fix to max torch changes from biome modifiers not working on load (ie. Heavy Winds region modifier not appropriately capping max flame)
  
• Fixed tutorial archive not hotswapping description when switching between input devices
  
• Fixed character sheet overlapping path UI in 16:10 ratio
  
• Fix to story choice handling of no valid story choices and just continuing run
  
• Story choices now try and generate each tag on each actor to fix issue where there were none or too few story choices in shambler_altar
  
• Fixed death presentation and removed Deathblow stamp for Spiked Barricade and Weapon Rack
  
• Fixed text entry jumping around during pet renaming
  
• Fixed previously completed quests not awarding the profile achievement properly
  
• Fixed overstress presentation from causing character to bloom during zoom-in while fighting death
  
• Fixed missing skill name for Tropaeum combat item
  
• Fixed title spacing in Italian when creating a new profile
  
• Fixed wrong string_id for Warlord Node Exit Barks
  
• Fixed an issue where Blind was not being properly ignored by Exultation during the Cowardice Confession Boss
  
• Adjusted DMG of the Duelist Spectre's Regression skill down slightly
  
• Duelist Spectre's Regression skill now moves the Spectre to rank 1
  
• Target conditions for Illumination have been removed to allow for Taproot tagging and greater use of On Hit effects from trinkets
  
• Fixed some ukrainian characters not showing on hero ribbons
  
• Additional animation and vfx polish
  

The Binding Blade, Darkest Dungeon II’s first DLC, is available now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2598510/Darkest_Dungeon_II_The_Binding_Blade/

This DLC contains 2 new heroes with playable backstories and a special unlock quest, a wandering mini-boss + more.

Take a look at our heroes in action in the Binding Blade launch trailer below.

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The Duelist is a disciplined and deadly combatant capable of tactically switching between Defensive and Aggressive stances. She is able to move between ranks with ease, attacking from both the front and back ranks, dispatching her enemies with brutal efficiency.

The Crusader has returned! This battle hardened knight is fueled by a radiant Holy fire and will Smite his foes where they stand.

To celebrate the launch of the DLC, Darkest Dungeon II is 25% off from now until the end of the Winter Sale.

We’ve also added The Binding Blade to the Oblivion Edition Bundle. This bundle contains Darkest Dungeon II, The Binding Blade DLC and the official game soundtrack!

Pick up The Binding Blade today!