Darkest Dungeon® II News

1.00.50439 - Face Your Failures - Hotfix


Fixes
🔸Fixed an issue where Contempt could remain on a Hero if Haymaker missed/was Guarded in Confession 5 boss fight
🔸Fixed an issue where Death's Soul Reaver might not consume Combo if intercepted by Guard
🔸Fixed an issue where Death's Combo effect on Soul Reaver was not applying properly
🔸Fixed shader lighting on Occultist
🔸Fixed bug where Runaway Origin poker mesh was doubled up.
🔸Updated Localization and added missing strings

Edit: This update implements the Steam Cloud Save feature. IMPORTANT: If you get a message regarding a Steam Cloud conflict, please be sure to choose the 'Local' save option.

If you have been playing on multiple devices, please take note of the following information.

Unfortunately we do not have control over which version will be uploaded. Essentially, Steam Cloud will grab the save file of the first device used.

If you play on multiple devices, please ensure that you play on the device with the local save you want to keep first. This will ensure the correct save file is pushed to the Cloud.

[h2]GAMEPLAY[/h2]

• Added many quirk interactions to Academic's Studies
  
• Slight increase to candle cost of later character cosmetics
  
• Removed Deathblow RES buff from Impervious Monsters
  
• Reduced stress damage dealt in Jester's chapter 2 story
  
• Chalk Dust: No longer requires target to be in Stealth and can now be Dodged, but will also remove any Dodge tokens
  
• Confession 3 Boss
  
  • Cloistered Eye: Seek skills will now target a random hero when there's no random hero to target
    
  • Bifurcated Eye: Detect skills now targets random heroes
    
  • Cluster of Eyes: Evince skills now targets random heroes

Based on feedback since our 1.0 release we have decided to revisit the 3rd Confession boss. Today's update addresses a few of the most immediate issues, but be advised we are adjusting this fight further.

• Fixed an issue preventing team names from working when they contained the Flagellant
  
• Minimum Deathblow RES for Heroes has been raised from 5% to 33%
  
• Minimum Deathblow RES has been reduced from 5% to 0% for monsters
  
• Monsters that previously had 5% Deathblow RES, such as the Evangelist, now have 0%
  
• Drummer: Order: Defensive Formation no longer grants +50% Deathblow RES for 1 Round
  
• Knight: no longer uses En Garde if on Death's Door
  
• Bishop: fixed an issue causing the Bishop to occasionally pass his turn unnecessarily
  
• Inns can now only be generated once per expedition
  
• The Hateful Pyre and The Stygian Blaze now grant bonus Deathblow RES to all monsters/bosses that have Death's Door
  
• Confession 1: region 2 Oblivion's Rampart will now always be a Deacon fight
  
• Confession 2: region 2 Oblivion's Rampart will now always be a Deacon fight and region 3 will always be a Cardinal fight
  
• Reverberating Redoubt: Added Armor Tag
  
• Fixed an issue with a Flagellant hero goal
  
• Pillager Mongrel no longer gains Dodge when using Watchdog, but instead gains it on Riposte
  
• Increased the appearance rate of Hero Shrines
  
• Monsters can now have IMMUNE resistance levels, reflected in their mouse-over stats and pop text when struck by relevant abilities or combat items
  

KNOWN ISSUE: The new strings associated with this change are not currently localized, and will be patched in asap.

[h2]FIXES[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with the Fisherfolk Docker not receiving the stacking -10% Deathblow RES penalty if he survives a Death's Door check after being hatched via Spawning Grounds
  
• A slew of animation and vfx improvements and polish
  
• Added a new font for Chinese
  
• Added new localization disclaimers by request of the various language loc teams
  
• Fixed a softlock issue with a UI edgecase when you don't have all skills equipped and opening stagecoach menu at the same time
  
• Updated our credits
  
• Fixed an issue with the Fanatic Librarian kill achievement not counting when ignited
  
• Added missing SFX to Bonesaw and Shred of Decency
  
• Updated healing tab background art on the Hospital
  
• Fixed an issue where using a combat item on the final boss would break VFX from correctly looping
  
• Reduced Inn Mastery hold to upgrade timing from 2s to 1s
  
• Fixed an issue where a rough patch would be hidden under the sand in the Shroud<
  
• Fixed various Localization UI issues
  
• Various VFX fixes
  
• Updated Localization
  

We've just pushed an update to our coming_in_hot public beta branch.

• Brought over all changes associated with the last direct to retail hotfix
  
• Fixed an issue with the Fanatic Librarian kill achievement not counting when ignited
  
• Added missing SFX to Bonesaw and Shred of Decency
  
• Reverberating Redoubt: Added Armor Tag
  
• Fixed an issue with a Flagellant hero goal
  
• Pillager Mongrel no longer gains Dodge when using Watchdog, but instead gains it on Riposte
  
• Updated healing tab background art on the Hospital
  
• Fixed an issue where using a combat item on the final boss would break VFX from correctly looping
  
• Reduced Inn Mastery hold to upgrade timing from 2s to 1s
  
• Fixed an issue where a rough patch would be hidden under the sand in the Shroud
  
• Increased the appearance rate of Hero Shrines
  
• Fixed various Localization UI issues
  
• Various VFX fixes
  
• Updated Korean Localization
  

We have done some behind data and code work to change how we handled resistances we want to be presented as IMMUNE (ie. The Dreaming General). However the UI does not correctly reflect these changes and will do so in a future update.

This hotfix has balance adjustments intended to alleviate friction encountered by new players.

Candle Scoring
🔸 Increased "Academic's Honorarium" candle bonus from 5 to 10. This is a bonus given for the first 5 runs on a new profile. It's aimed to help players get enough early candles to purchase some interesting unlocks, while still learning the basics.
🔸 Increased region-completion candle scoring slightly
🔸 Increased candle bonus from facing a Confession Boss

Monster Deathblow Resistance
In general, we are lowering enemy deathblow resists, to reduce some volatility.
🔸 Removed the deathblow resist buff from "Impervious Monsters" enemy battle advantage.
🔸 Just as with heroes, successive deathblows resisted lowers the resistance by 10% each time. This was already in place but the debuff was invisible. Now the debuff is visible as an icon on the monster's status tray in combat.
🔸 Reduced the minimum cap for Deathblow RES on Heroes and Monsters from 5% to 0%

Creature Den
🔸 Mutated Carrion Eater can no longer survive a damaging hit on Death's Door
🔸 Gander's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 50% to 25%

Cultists
🔸 Evangelist can no longer survive a damaging hit on Death's Door
🔸 Deacon's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 33% to 25%
🔸 Cardinal's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 33% to 25%
🔸 Exemplar's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 75% to 50%

Fanatics
🔸 The Librarian's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 33% to 25%
🔸 The Ignited Librarian's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 50% to 25%
🔸 Immolatist no longer has Death's Door
🔸 Pit Fighter's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 33% to 25%

Fisherfolk
🔸 Leviathan's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 50% to 25%
🔸 Docker's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 33% to 25%

Lost Battalion
🔸 Dreaming General's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 50% to 33%
🔸 Drummer: no longer grants a temporary +50% Deathblow RES when using Order: Defensive Formation
🔸 Foot Soldier can no longer survive a damaging hit on Death's Door

Plague Eaters
🔸 Harvest Child's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 33% to 25%
🔸 Lady no longer has Death's Door

Gaunts
🔸 The Ghoul can no longer survive a damaging hit on Death's Door

Other Horrors
🔸 Death's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 75% to 50%
🔸 Shambler's Deathblow RES has been reduced from 50% to 25%