Dark and Darker Hotfix #112-1 Patch Notes (April 2026)

Early Access Hotfix #112-1 went live today for Dark and Darker, and the headliner is a fix for the Sorcerer's Glaciate bypassing its Tier 1 cooldown. That was a real problem in practice; an ability that ignores its own cooldown restriction isn't a perk, it's a bug that warps every lobby it touches.

The Squires to Riches mode gets the most attention here. Ironmace has increased team counts per floor, extended session time, cut zone damage, reworked Red Portal spawns to push more players deeper faster, and significantly bumped floor reward tiers. Boss rooms stay, but the bosses themselves are gone. That last change is worth watching closely; it either smooths out a frustrating bottleneck or removes a meaningful risk-reward moment depending on how you play the mode.

On the balance side, Cleric healing takes a noticeable hit with Lesser Heal and Holy Light scaling dropping from 1.0 to 0.8. Bard's Shriek of Weakness and Harmonic Shield have both been reworked to trade Armor Rating for flat Physical Damage Reduction values instead. And credit where it's due: adding Unique-grade accessory crafting through the Goldsmith is a genuine quality-of-life addition. Full patch notes below.

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Greetings, Adventurers.

We’d like to inform you of the latest changes applied in this update.

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Bugfixes:

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Fixed an issue where the Sorcerer’s Glaciate could bypass the Tier 1 cooldown.
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Game Updates:

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The number of teams allowed per floor in Squires to Riches mode has been increased by one, overall session time has been extended, and zone damage has been reduced. The number and spawn timing of Red Portals have been adjusted, allowing more players to descend to lower floors more quickly, and the reward tiers for each floor have been significantly increased. Boss rooms remain, but the bosses have been removed.
The ability to craft Unique-grade accessories has been added and is available through the Goldsmith. kg-card-end: html

Balance Updates:

General

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The second hit animation of the Longsword riposte has been slightly sped up.
A second hit has been added to the Icefang riposte. kg-card-end: html

Classes

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Fighter

Impact Resistance has been removed from Weapon Guard, and Action Speed of 5% has been added.

Bard

Armor Rating has been removed from Shriek of Weakness, and Physical Damage Reduction of -3/-6/-9% has been added.
Armor Rating and Magic Resistance have been removed from Harmonic Shield, and Physical Damage Reduction and Magical Damage Reduction of 3/4/5% have been added respectively.

Cleric

The scaling of Lesser Heal and Holy Light has been reduced from 1.0 to 0.8. kg-card-end: html

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