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    1. 1.02.54580 Darkest Dungeon II - September Update - Retail Release
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    3. Our latest quality of life update has completed its public beta period and is now available for all game owners on Steam and the Epic Games Store. We want to thank everyone who submitted feedback during the beta. Overall, the changes received an overwhelmingly positive response, and we were able to take the feedback we received and use it to tweak and refine these new features.
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    5. Darkest Dungeon II remains our studio's whole focus, and we look forward to sharing more updates and expansions with you!
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    7. Monster Death Armor: We have introduced an entirely new mechanic for how monsters deal with Death’s Door. Previously, some monsters had Deathblow Resistance just like heroes. This sometimes led to incredibly frustrating moments where a lucky monster would defy all odds and survive endless blows.
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    9. We listened to the feedback and decided to rework the system. Now, death protection for monsters is token based rather than resistance percentage based. Monsters who previously had Death Resistance will now have one or more Death Armor tokens. When such a monster is reduced to 0 hp, the first Death Armor token is consumed. Further damaging blows consume one Death Armor token each. When the monster has no further Death Armor, damage will kill them outright.
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    11. We hope that this change will reduce the worst of the maddening RNG elements present in battle, and allow for more concrete tactical play. We have made adjustments to all skills, quirks, and items that have previously interacted with Death’s Door Resist to now engage meaningfully with the new token based system. Specifically, some skills and effects have the execution keyword, which allows for bypassing a set amount of Death Armor entirely.
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    13. Swap Hero Paths at The Inn: A much requested feature, now a reality! The goal of this change is to allow players to better strategize for the region ahead, and create a more dynamic party state across the entire expedition. Changing paths costs a nominal sum and will refund any mastery points spent on that character, allowing you to respec your hero.
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    15. Choosing Hero replacement at the Inn: Another community request brought to life! Now, when you arrive at The Inn after losing a hero, you are able to pick which replacement hero (from the available pool) to bring into the party. The intent of this change is to allow for more strategy when trying to save an expedition after losing party members.
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    17. Factions are back in Road Battles! Factions have been reintroduced to road battles to add greater variability to routes, and an additional challenge for those tired of the regular mix of Pillagers and Gaunts.
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    19. COMBAT
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    21. General
    22. Fixed an issue in which extra actions were incorrectly being granted when a Hero was already on a turn granted by an extra action
    23. Stygian Flame no longer increases Deathblow RES on monsters
    24. Stygian Flame now provides an additional 1 Death Armor to relevant monsters on combat start
    25. After equipping a torch or pet, other pets and torches will be removed from the store
    26. Choose your skill order: The order in which you select your hero's active skills will be the order they appear on the bar.
    27. New VFX added to the Bounty Hunter poster to improve visibility in the Inn
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    29. Combat Items
    30. Death Cap Spores no longer reduce Deathblow RES
    31. Death Cap Spores now remove 1 Death Armor from the target
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    33. Trinkets
    34. Covert Cloak no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    35. Covert Cloak now has “Execution 1” property for Ranged skills
    36. Staggering Striker no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    37. Staggering Striker now has “Execution 1” property for Melee skills
    38. Dismas’ Head no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    39. Dismas’s Head now has “Execution 1” property for Ranged skills
    40. Vengeful Kill List no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    41. Vengeful Kill List now has “Execution 1” property for all Bounty Hunter skills
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    43. Deliverables
    44. Hero Remains: Now provide +2 Mastery upon delivery. Mastery bonus not available for Hero Remains found in the Valley.
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    46. Quirks
    47. Slayer of (Faction) quirks no longer pierce Deathblow RES for their relevant faction
    48. Slayer of (Faction) quirks now have “Execution 2” property for their relevant faction
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    51. HEROES
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    53. Bounty Hunter
    54. Mark for Death now removes all Dodge/Dodge+ from the target
    55. Finish Him no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    56. Finish Him now has "Execution 2" property
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    58. Grave Robber
    59. Glint in the Dark now removes all Stealth from target instead of 1
    60. Glint in the Dark+ now removes all Stealth from target instead of 1
    61. Glint in the Dark no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    62. Glint in the Dark now has "Execution 1" property
    63. Glint in the Dark+ no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    64. Glint in the Dark+ now has "Execution 1" property
    65. Glint in the Dark+ now has "Execution 3" if Grave Robber has Stealth
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    67. Hellion
    68. Bloodlust DMG bonus increased from +20% to +30%
    69. Bloodlust now has a cooldown of 2
    70. Bloodlust+ now has a cooldown of 2
    71. Bloodlust+ now provides Execution 1 vs. Bleeding targets for 5 rounds
    72. Bloodlust+ no longer provides +20% Bleed RES
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    74. Highwayman
    75. Wicked Slice no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    76. Wicked Slice now has "Execution 1" property
    77. Wicked Slice+ no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    78. Wicked Slice+ now has "Execution 1" property
    79. Double Tap no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    80. Double Tap+ no longer pierces Deathblow RES
    81. Double Tap+ now has "Execution 1" property
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    83. Leper
    84. Fixed an issue in which the self-inflicted Vulnerable on Revenge & Revenge+ could sometimes be resisted
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    86. Occultist
    87. Sacrificial Stab+ now has "Execution 1" property
    88. Binding Shadows no longer generates Unchecked Power vs. Combo targets
    89. Binding Shadows+ no longer generates Unchecked Power vs. Combo targets
    90. Binding Shadows launch ranks changed from 1 2 3 to 2 3 4
    91. Binding Shadows+ launch ranks changed from 1 2 3 to 2 3 4
    92. Binding Shadows now inflicts a -10% Debuff RES debuff vs. Combo targets for 3 rounds, non-resistable
    93. Binding Shadows+ now inflicts a -15% Debuff RES debuff penalty vs. Combo targets for 3 rounds, non-resistable
    94. Binding Shadows now has a 50% chance of generating Unchecked Power
    95. Binding Shadows+ chance of generating Unchecked Power increased from 50% to 66%
    96. Binding Shadows no longer moves the Occultist
    97. Binding Shadows+ no longer moves the Occultist
    98. Malediction now lasts for 3 Rounds instead of 3 Turns
    99. Malediction+ now lasts for 3 Rounds instead of 3 Turns
    100. Weakening Curse now applies 2 Weak tokens instead of 1
    101. Weakening Curse+ now removes all Strength from the target before applying Weak tokens
    102. Vulnerability Hex now applies 2 Vulnerable tokens instead of 1
    103. Vulnerability Hex+ now removes Block/Block+ before applying Vulnerability tokens
    104. Wyrd Reconstruction minimum HP threshold has been raised from 33% to 50%
    105. Wyrd Reconstruction+ minimum HP threshold has been raised from 33% to 50%
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    108. MONSTERS
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    110. Beasts
    111. Carrion Eater Mutated: Deathblow RES changed from 15% to 1 Death Armor
    112. Gander: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
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    114. Cave Swine
    115. Brute: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
    116. Wilbur: Deathblow RES changed from 33% to 3 Death Armor
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    118. Cultists
    119. Evangelist: Deathblow RES changed from 0% to 1 Death Armor
    120. Deacon: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
    121. Deacon: Exultation now grants 1 Death Armor
    122. Cardinal: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
    123. Cardinal: Exultation now grants 1 Death Armor
    124. Exemplar: Deathblow RES changed from 50% to 2 Death Armor
    125. Exemplar: Pillar of Sacrifice now grants 1 Death Armor
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    127. Fanatics
    128. Masterful Kinred: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
    129. Her Ladyship: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
    130. Pit Fighter: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
    131. Pit Fighter: Accelerant is now a regular initiative action
    132. Pit Fighter: Accelerant is now a high priority skill to use in round 1, rather than being delayed to round 2+
    133. Pit Fighter: Accelerant now grants 1 Strength and 1 Dodge token on use
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    135. Fisherfolk
    136. The Hullkeeper: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
    137. Docker: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
    138. Leviathan: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
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    140. Gaunts
    141. Woodsman: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
    142. Ghoul: Deathblow RES changed from 0% to 1 Death Armor
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    144. Lost Battalion
    145. Bullseye Barrett: Deathblow RES changed from 15% to 1 Death Armor
    146. Fallen Templar: Deathblow RES changed from 60% to 3 Death Armor
    147. Fallen Templar: now gains +30% DMG / +2 SPD for every hit survived at Death's Door
    148. Fallen Templar: En Garde now grants 1 Death Armor
    149. Fallen Templar: En Garde can now be used on Death’s Door
    150. Foot Soldier: Deathblow RES changed from 0% to 1 Death Armor
    151. Knight: Deathblow RES changed from 60% to 3 Death Armor
    152. Knight: En Garde now grants 1 Death Armor
    153. Knight: En Garde can now be used on Death’s Door
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    155. Pillagers
    156. Antiquarian: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
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    158. Plague Eaters
    159. Lord: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
    160. Lord & Lady: Feeding Time regen increased from 3 to 4
    161. Lord & Lady: Feeding Time SPD buff increased from 1 to 2
    162. Lord & Lady: Feeding Time no longer grants an immediate bonus action; instead, it grants an additional regular initiative action on the following round. This action is subject to DOTs, Daze, Stun, and all of the usual combat effects.
    163. Lord & Lady: Feeding Time now grants 1 Death Armor
    164. Dinner Cart: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
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    167. MINIBOSSES
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    169. Chirurgeon
    170. Deathblow RES changed from 0% to 1 Death Armor
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    172. Collector
    173. Reduced chance to use Collect Call when 1 and 2 heads remain
    174. Deathblow RES changed from 5% to 1 Death Armor
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    176. Death
    177. Deathblow RES changed from 50% to 3 Death Armor
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    179. Shambler
    180. Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
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    183. LAIR BOSSES
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    185. Dreaming General
    186. Deathblow RES changed from 33% to 3 Death Armor
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    188. Harvest Child
    189. Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
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    191. Leviathan
    192. Breath of the Sea now occurs as a regular initiative action instead of as a Start Round skill
    193. Leviathan now receives an additional initiative action during rounds in which he would use Breath of the Sea
    194. Undertow now occurs as a regular initiative action instead of as a Start Round skill
    195. Leviathan's Hand now receives an additional initiative action during rounds in which it would use Undertow
    196. Blight and Burn RES increased from 30% to 40%
    197. Bleed RES increased from 50% to 60%
    198. Debuff RES decreased from 40% to 30%
    199. Fixed an issue where Eyes of the Storm could target corpses
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    201. Librarian
    202. Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
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    205. SPOILERS BELOW
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    207. Confession 1 Boss
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    209. Confession 2 Boss
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    211. Confession 3 Boss Changes
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    213. Fixes
    214. Fixed Chirurgeon’s Unique Leucotomy buff for Ghoul that wouldn’t properly converts all Block tokens
    215. Fixed Grave Robber hero story issue where the husband wouldn't riposte against non-damaging skills
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