
New perks, skills, monsters, weapons, and items.
This was intitially released as Floor 0 of the standard map where players would spawn upon entering, but has since been changed to a single layer dungeon for the purposes of playtesting.
New 'The Ruins of Forgotten Castle' Dungeon, an outdoor area with new mobs. The playtest will officially end at the following time:Īlthough comprehensive patch notes have not been released, there are several key changes introduced in Dark and Darker Playtest 5: During previous playtests, the developers extended the playtest window for a few additional days past the originally planned end time, but Ironmace has confirmed this playtest will not be extended. The developer is desperately trying to bring things back under control, and you've got to imagine these direct messages to the Dark and Darker community are the first stage in that process.Ĭheck out our Dark and Darker class guide to familiarize yourself with the main classes before the playtest eventually arrives.The April 2023 Dark and Darker playtest will run from 14 April, 2023 until 19 April, 2023 according to plans shared in the official Dark and Darker Discord server. It's been an extremely volatile time for Ironmace of late, even facing a police raid of their offices over claims of stolen code (which the developer said there was nothing to worry about).
There's a lot of speculation here right now, but it does shoot down one common theory that the Ironmace developer who initiated the GoFundMe campaign was the victim of a hack. This person, who goes by the Discord moniker "Luci," previously set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for a copyright dispute, but the campaign was deleted very swiftly, with Ironmace stating that it was "prematurely" revealed by an employee.ĭark and Darker players speculated that this Luci had had their responsibilities revoked in the Discord, and perhaps even their responsibilities in the wider game removed entirely. It had been noted that one former developer at Ironmace had been stripped of their roles in the developer Discord. Finally, the developer has shot down a theory that the employee who put up a recent GoFundMe had been sacked.