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Darkest Dungeon II
Darkest Dungeon II
2.04.80209|Oct 14, 2025
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2.04.80209 - Steadfast Steward's Update 2- coming_in_hot

2/5 Minor

Extended Act 1 boss receives a massive 50% HP buff while the Leper and Hellion receive critical bug fixes for their Monarch and Ravager paths.

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Key Changes

  • 1Extended Act 1 boss Max HP increased by 50%
  • 2Fixed combat initiative order skipping ahead and back during skill use
  • 3Cherubs now spawn with an extra Dodge+ token in Kingdoms
  • 4Fixed Leper's Ruin Has Come+ token incorrectly dealing damage instead of stress
  • 5Fixed Hellion's Toe to Toe failing to convert Winded into Taunt
  • 6Resolved Cultist Altar Worship bugs across various Confessions
  • 7Updated Rotten Tomato and War Paint descriptions for better clarity

All Changes

⚔️Heroes(4)

  • fixHellion: Fixed an issue where Toe to Toe did not correctly convert Winded into Taunt.
  • fixLeper: Fixed extraneous information appearing in the Purge+ tooltip.
  • fixLeper: Fixed Ruin Has Come+ token incorrectly inflicting DMG instead of stress.
  • fixLeper: Fixed missing Mastery icon on the Ruin Has Come+ token.

💀Monsters(3)

  • fixCultists: Fixed Cultist Altar not correctly granting Worship in certain Confessions when using 'Altar of X' skills.
  • fixCultists: Fixed Altar of Denial and Altar of Resentment skills not revealing in Academic View during Extended Confessions.
  • buffCherubs: Cherubs now spawn with an additional Dodge+ token in Kingdoms mode.

🎲Gameplay(2)

  • fixInitiative: Fixed an issue where the Initiative order would skip ahead and then back after using a skill.
  • buffExtended Act 1 boss: Extended Act 1 boss received a buff that adds +50% Max HP.

📜UI & Items(3)

  • fixUI: Fixed several strings that were not using the new regeneration icon.
  • changeRotten Tomato: Added additional clarity to the item description for Rotten Tomato.
  • changeWar Paint: Added additional clarity to the item description for War Paint.

Summary

Hero & Monster Adjustments

This update focuses on refining Hero paths, specifically addressing mechanical errors for the Leper's Monarch path and the Hellion's Ravager path. Monsters in the Kingdoms mode have been strengthened, with Cherubs gaining additional defensive tokens.

Gameplay & Systems

A significant difficulty adjustment has been applied to the Extended Act 1 boss, increasing its health pool by half. Additionally, a disruptive bug affecting the initiative order during combat has been resolved. Note that this patch requires a large download due to a Unity engine version upgrade necessitated by security concerns.

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