Darkest Dungeon® II update for 14 February 2024

Thank you to everyone who helped test our most recent coming_in_hot build. Those changes, detailed below, have now been pushed live.

Highwayman

• Riposte effects are now represented on the Path seals

Wanderer

• Grapeshot Blast+ now applies a -2 SPD debuff to targets
• Tracking Shot and Tracking Shot+ can now target all ranks
• Double Cross is now the version formerly unique to Yellowhand

Rogue

• Path version of Point Blank Shot has been removed. Rogue now uses the standard version, which won't push targets out of his reach.
• Take Aim and Take Aim+ now grant 1 Speed token

Sharpshot

• Double Tap and Double Tap+ no longer have a cooldown
• Point Blank Shot and Point Blank Shot+ no longer grant Block
• Point Blank Shot and Point Blank Shot+ knockback increased from 1 to 2, providing better disruption and placing the target in position for other ranged attacks
• Point Blank Shot and Point Blank Shot+ now apply Combo

Yellowhand

• Yellowhand has been reworked to focus on Bleed elements
• Path version of Wicked Slice has been removed
• Path version of Double Cross has been removed; all Paths now use the version that Yellowhand previously had
• Riposte no longer applies Combo
• Riposte now applies 2 Bleed
• Open Vein has a new version unique to this Path
• Grapeshot Blast+ Bleed RES debuff no longer increases with Mastery
• Grapeshot Blast+ now also increases Bleed damage taken by targets by +1 for 3 turns
• Highway Robbery and Highway Robbery+ no longer interact with Bleed/Blight/Burn RES
• Highway Robbery now applies a -2 Bleed damage dealt debuff to the target for 3 turns
• Highway Robbery+ now grants the Highwayman a +2 Bleed damage dealt buff for 3 turns; this works regardless of whether the target has Bleed skills or not

Vestal
Wanderer

• Illumination and Illumination+ can now be used from all ranks

FIXES

• Fixed issue preventing The Decimal System's damage buff from applying correctly
• Fix to taunts overriding skill calculation when aoe skill is targeting only stealthed targets
• Potential fix on gamepad for being unable to move forward at the start of a new run
• Fixed a softlock with opening a tutorial during hero replacement
• Fix to combat start shuffles not working
• Fix to double tap issue when using the murder weapon trinket
• Fix to highlighting effects still possibly spoiling skill results
• Localization updated for all languages to account for final hero adjustments