The game Dark and Darker continues to be plagued by issues due to their legal battle with Nexon. They recently released the Alpha #5 Hotfix 1, which fixes many issues with the recent release. The game was made available via torrent, however, even this was met with trouble as they were forced to remove the details from their Discord, and Twitter removed the tweet containing the information. To once again circumvent these issues, they are using Base64 code to disguise a link to the download.
The following details were published on the official Dark and Darker Discord server.
- Use https://www.base64decode.org/ to obtain the links to download the playtest and the patch.
- Copy only one code at a time then “Decode” to get the official link.
- Please use “AUTO-DETECT” when selecting the source character set
Dark and Darker Playtest 5
bWFnbmV0Oj94dD11cm46YnRpaDpkYmVmNWRlYTc4OTk5MmZjMTc0ZjI0NWUxYzRkZjRhMWVmMzRkMWYxJmRuPURhcmslMjBhbmQlMjBEYXJrZXIlMjBBNSUyMEluc3RhbGxlciZ0cj11ZHAlM0ElMkYlMkZ0cmFja2VyLm9wZW5iaXR0b3JyZW50LmNvbSUzQTgwJTJGYW5ub3VuY2UmdHI9dWRwJTNBJTJGJTJGdHJhY2tlci5vcGVudHJhY2tyLm9yZyUzQTEzMzclMkZhbm5vdW5jZQ==Hotfix #1
bWFnbmV0Oj94dD11cm46YnRpaDplMGRmOGE0YzQ1YjBkNGFlYTkyZTZmZTY2MzcxNjdhMGQ2OTFmZDEyJmRuPURhcmslMjBhbmQlMjBEYXJrZXIlMjBBNSUyMFBhdGNoJnRyPXVkcCUzQSUyRiUyRnRyYWNrZXIub3BlbmJpdHRvcnJlbnQuY29tJTNBODAlMkZhbm5vdW5jZSZ0cj11ZHAlM0ElMkYlMkZ0cmFja2VyLm9wZW50cmFja3Iub3JnJTNBMTMzNyUyRmFubm91bmNlIn the first hotfix, ‘The Ruins’ has been modified to become a single-layer dungeon. The ‘Normal’ and ‘High-Roller’ dungeons within ‘The Ruins of Forgotten Castle’ have been rebranded as ‘The Howling Crypts’ and reverted to their original appearance. This hotfix addresses several issues, including a bug that caused players to become trapped in endless matchmaking when no server list was chosen, and another issue that prevented Bard’s Tranquility from effectively healing players.
Furthermore, the update fixes problems related to Arrows and Bolts not being sellable in the shop, and the unintentional stacking of Jokester, Holy Aura, and Slayer. Another resolved issue involved the lantern remaining illuminated when attached at the waist. Aesthetic changes have been implemented, such as converting the blue light to yellow and removing fog from dungeons.
Gameplay adjustments include altering rest so that it only restores recoverable health, and modifying Achilles Strike’s duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds, with a movement speed reduction of -10% instead of -40%. Additionally, Shield Slam’s movement speed reduction has been increased from -10% to -20%. Hunting Traps now have a longer duration, and skill checks occur more frequently. Lastly, Japanese language support has been re-enabled.
