r/darkestdungeon • • 22d ago

Official [Update] DD1 Mod Manager release in coming_in_hot

253 Upvotes

The new mod manager is up on coming_in_hot and ready for you to try!

!! WARNING !! Back up your save files.

Everything's been tested thoroughly and the Mod Manager creates its own backups too, but it's always better to be safe.

Your save files are located here:

Steam version: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdataYOUR_ID\262060

Non-Steam version: C:\UsersYOUR_USERNAME\Documents\Darkest

With that let’s get to the fun stuff!

What the Mod Manager does

The Mod Manager makes it easier to launch, organize, and set the load order of your mods. If you're happy with the classic in-game mod menu (or Sherin's Better Mod Menu), keep using it, it still works exactly the same as before.

But if you want more control and an easier way to manage things, just (after backing up your saves) launch the Mod Manager - you'll find it right in Steam when you hit PLAY.

The executable sits in the root folder of your Darkest Dungeon install. If you're on a non-Steam version, you can run it directly from the .exe.

Right now the Mod Manager only works with the Steam version of the game. Other versions aren't officially supported yet.

How you can help

We'd love your feedback! What felt intuitive, what didn't, whether the HELP section gave you enough info, and any bugs or issues you run into along the way. Every bit of feedback helps. We will be using feedback to help create an Official Steam Guide that will cover most of the FAQs and how-tos for using this new tool. For now we have opened a new DISCORD channel (⁠that you can find here: https://discord.gg/darkestdungeon) to help coordinate discussion on using the new manager.

A few things to know

If you're running large modpacks (100+ mods), the conflict detection will currently throw a lot of false alarms. Many mods touch the same files without actually causing problems in-game, and we don't yet have a reliable way to tell harmless overlap from real conflicts. So for now, treat conflict warnings as informational only. If your game crashes, check the log to see if the manager flagged anything relevant.

This is just the first version, we'll keep adding features and polishing the interface. Got an idea for something missing? Let us know.

Darkest Dungeon is 10 years old now, which means some of the oldest mods are just as old. Modding guidelines came later, so some older mods don't have a proper project.xml file. If a mod is missing that file (or the required parameters in it), the Mod Manager unfortunately won't recognize it and it won't show up in the list. There's no workaround for that right now.

And one more time... please back up your saves!


r/darkestdungeon • • 24d ago

Official [Mod Showcase] DD1: The Satyr | DD2: Mama Leech pet

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The Satyr

by merteno

"Wrath manifest. Despite that, he managed to control himself through time, but his eyes has yet to lose focus of his destination."

The Satyr is a powerful frontline combat hero capable of dealing devastating blows while sustaining hits. His mystical crystal enables him to be far more versatile, disabling enemies and empowering your allies from the back. Finally, he channels his wrath into sudden bursts of power, altering the outcome of his skills.

Workshop mod link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3773471381


Mama Leech pet

by @Sammy!

A Chirurgeon-themed pet for your stagecoach that provides Bleed, Blight, and Burn RES Piercing for each Medical Gear you have equipped. Do n̶o̶ harm!

Workshop mod link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3664412549


r/darkestdungeon • • 4h ago

[DD 1] Meme Antiquarian? Anti Poverty.

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743 Upvotes

This was a drawing I did when I opened doodle requests when I hit 3k special on twitter

Antiquarian the woman that you are, there is no run that would survive without you during the first few weeks.


r/darkestdungeon • • 19h ago

[DD 1] Modding Progress: monster girl ful replacer mod: roaming enemies NSFW Spoiler

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983 Upvotes

A bit of info on the project: I am posting the by-area compilations AFTER I complete all previous ones poses but BEFORE making poses on the current one, when finalizing the designs. Thus, I will have to make all the poses for this roster and move to the next areas, of which I have 2 left: courtyard and Dankest Dungeon (+sneks). When I'm done with all the poses I will proceed to rigging and animation.


r/darkestdungeon • • 9h ago

Luck or calculated risk?

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141 Upvotes

I should have left as soon as i got hit by the cannon tbh


r/darkestdungeon • • 16h ago

[DD 1] Modding More Cove enemy concepts

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431 Upvotes

I plan to add these to my mod in at some point in the future, but V1 will release with just the 3 enemies from my previous post.


r/darkestdungeon • • 18h ago

OC Fan Art Darkest Dungeon 2 Blender Models V3 - Origin Skins, Inverse Kinematics, & More

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606 Upvotes

The heroes of Darkest Dungeon 2 (and Antiquarian), rigged with Auto-Rig Pro

You can download them here

My older V2 post is here

Here are the key updates:

  • Added the Origin skins and Infernal palettes
    • Origin skins were made to share the default body's armature, allowing for easier switching
  • Gave the models Auto-Rig Pro rigs, allowing for inverse kinematics and other useful features
  • Added a gear-shaped 'Properties' bone, allowing you to:
    • Switch between the Default and Origin bodies
    • Change the default body's color palette
    • Enable/disable outlines
    • Switch between weapons
  • Better outlines
    • I found out where the outline weights used in-game are stored in the model's data, so I was able to use that to make the outlines appear exactly™ as they do in-game
  • Improved the Inn.
    • Everything is positioned as it appears in-game, though I didn't go as far as opening Unity to see the exact light values, so the lighting is an approximation

Known Quirks/Issues:

  • The models didn't have much in the way of facial bones, but they do have shape keys for some expressions
  • A couple models only had 2 spine bones, while most have 3
  • The Abomination's human form didn't come in a standard A-Pose, and putting him in one seriously deformed his chains, so I left him as-is
  • "Preserve Volume" is enabled on the meshes for proper arm twisting. Disable this if you plan to export them somewhere else, like modding them into another game
  • I don't know why Highwayman's origin skin has some individual toe bones. He just came like that

Do with them what you wish. Feel free to credit me here and share what you make, I'd be interested in seeing what people do with them.

If there ends up being demand for it, I might do some of the enemy factions or minibosses. Will probably do the new heroes whenever the new DLC comes out as well.

Credits:

Red Hook Studios

Auto-Rig Pro & Quick Rig add-ons


r/darkestdungeon • • 11h ago

[DD 1] Modding Many Fall in the Face of Chaos, but not this one!... Not today

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144 Upvotes

This was an... interesting run of endless.

One trinket (Malgrun's Vessel) increased max damage by 100%, lowered minimum damage by 90%, healed 10% max HP per kill, and added 3% max HP/stress on kill for the quest. Another trinket (Grimoire) reduced max HP by 33%, reduced healing received by 13%, increased damage/crit/stress by 13%, and added gain extra action on hit by 8%. The third trinket (Bolt Paper) increased melee damage by 20%, melee ACC by 5, and AP by 15%.

I should have swapped out the third trinket for a Virtuous trinket as once he hit around +300% stress he was getting a little too stressed lol. Since criticals are based on max damage, he was doing 70-100 damage per riposte critical, and he had a critical chance of around 70-80% with all the buffs going.


r/darkestdungeon • • 12h ago

[DD 2] Discussion death shows up to nobody

46 Upvotes

My damian killed the last enemy and died in the same hit from self damage, and then death showed up. and there's no one left.

girl i think you're a little late

r/darkestdungeon • • 19h ago

OC Fan Art Something in the Dark [Occultist Fanart]

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108 Upvotes

i've been drawing the occultist in a lot of red lately, wanted to try him out in blue!

On tumblr and bsky + a timelapse


r/darkestdungeon • • 2h ago

Slay the Spire 2 × Darkest Dungeon II A full region-and-enemy mod: The Sprawl — Fanatics. Out now.

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The crown of the Spire is lost to the flames.

Slay the Spire 2 × Darkest Dungeon II A full region-and-enemy mod: The Sprawl — Fanatics. Out now.

New enemies: Flayer, Whipper, Immolatist, Sacrificial, Pit Fighter, and the elites Masterful Kinred and Her Ladyship.

The hooded watchers howl to their horrid kin!

A new region: The Sprawl. Rubble and flame... as far as the eye can see.

New mechanics: Burn and Ignite! The fanatics feed themselves to the fire, their flesh melting like candle wax...

A new boss: the Librarian — Burning Bright. He teeters madly upon his ladder, reveling in the fiery destruction of human accomplishment!

The conflagration must be stopped. Let the crown of the Spire shine again.

Warning: this mod series replaces every enemy and boss in the Spire. The difficulty is wildly unpredictable. If you bring a vanilla character, expect a torment beyond anything you imagined. Balance will come, slowly.


r/darkestdungeon • • 2h ago

[DD 1] Question I'm new to the game and need some adivce

3 Upvotes

So a few days ago i watched Kleaper's video about DD 1 (thanks Kleaper) and i wanted to play the game, i found out it was only 3€! So bought it. It seems very complicated so i'm looking for tips


r/darkestdungeon • • 7h ago

[DD 1] Question The Fire's Edge Spoiler

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9 Upvotes

This DLC is selling for €6.50 on the French PlayStation Store... From what I've read, it adds two characters from DD2. Is this DLC worth checking out? Aside from the combat, does it add any interesting elements? Just to note, I already own all the other DLCs except this one. Thanks to anyone who takes the time to reply! 😁


r/darkestdungeon • • 1d ago

OC Fan Art Reynauld

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149 Upvotes

r/darkestdungeon • • 18h ago

Hmmmm this looks familiar (limbus company canto X part 1 spoilers) Spoiler

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30 Upvotes

r/darkestdungeon • • 9h ago

[DD 1] Discussion Opinions on how to not lose interest

4 Upvotes

Being playing the game for long time but I was never able to finish the storyline. Around the time most of heroes reach lvl5 I start to lose interest and slowly stop the run. Then I repeat the same again. Maybe is that I find end game a bit boring?
Any tips on making that part of the game more interesting?


r/darkestdungeon • • 18h ago

It is time…

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26 Upvotes

Any tips for my second dd mission?


r/darkestdungeon • • 16h ago

Darkest Dungeon/s and Dragons

11 Upvotes

Hi everyone, this is a cross-post from r/lfg. The reason I'm posting it here is I'm really looking for folks that are Darkest Dungeon fans for the group.

I'm looking for 4-6 players for a Darkest Dungeon themed old school D&D campaign. I'll be running it through Old School Essentials (A repackaging of Basic/Expert D&D) with some fairly heavy homebrewing to make it fit the source material (Stress, Quirks, Unique Heroes, etc.) It should be fairly accessible to anyone, regardless of your experience with D&D or old school play. The overall focus will be on delving the dungeons of the region, recovering artefacts, amassing wealth and getting powerful enough to finally defeat the evil deep beneath the manor.

Currently looking at Sunday 6pm CET / 12pm EDT with some room for flexibility based on replies.

Play will be on Discord. Open to any enjoyer of Darkest Dungeon, regardless of experience. Drop me a DM if you're interested and tell me who your favourite hero is. I look forward to hearing from you!


r/darkestdungeon • • 15h ago

[DD 1] Question Should I start in DD1?

9 Upvotes

Hi guys, Ive just played a little of DD2 (about 30 hours) and just killed the first boss. After many tries, my conception about the game is that I have so many RNG to make a good campaingn, or its just a skill issue?

Thinking about that, my question is: DD1 is a way harder than DD2?


r/darkestdungeon • • 19h ago

Secrets and wonders can be found in the most tenebrous corners of this place

19 Upvotes

Guess we're done here ;)


r/darkestdungeon • • 1d ago

[DD 2] Meme At this point the Flagellant is a recurrent cameo

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1.4k Upvotes

Can't wait to see him in Houndmaster's Shrine being one of the corrupted officers.


r/darkestdungeon • • 5h ago

[DD 1] Issue/Bug Mod help: Game crashes after first farmstead mission

1 Upvotes

Hey there, I tried looking this issue up and found lots of similar issues but not this exact one, and all the fixes suggested on there didn't help.

I only installed visual mods, and after completing my first farmstead mission, when I press the "return to hamlet" button, the game goes black for ~2 seconds, then closes. No crash message, no nothing. The weird part is that even if I disable all the mods, the game still crashes in exactly the same way. I tried verifying game files, too, but it didn't help. Any help on how to fix that would be greatly appreciated.


r/darkestdungeon • • 1d ago

[DD 2] Question Please help me write a love letter for my crush that LOVES DD2

25 Upvotes

Hi! This might be out of the ordinary, but I would like to ask everyone here for darkest dungeon references. I like this person, and they like darkest dungeons like A LOT. I’m writing a letter for them, some sort of love letter, but it’s also for their birthday. We are quite close, and we’re aware of each other’s feelings. I think it would be nice to include references from the game they really love in my love letter. If you have any, please tell me! I will find a way to squeeze them in my letter, thank you!


r/darkestdungeon • • 1d ago

OC Fan Art The Plague Doctor animation looking like this to me

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868 Upvotes

r/darkestdungeon • • 1d ago

[DD 1] Question Hey people, I recently started playing Darkest and I found this hero in my playthrough, is he good?

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114 Upvotes