Dark and Darker Hotfix #54-1 is coming out this week

Ironmace has revealed that a new Hotfix for Dark and Darker is coming out this week. Titled Hotfix #54-1, it is planned to address some issues with the Adventurer Rank system and more. As always, the developer has revealed the full list of patch notes which can be found below:

Dark and Darker Hotfix #54-1 Changelog

Changes:

• Fixed several issues that caused server crashes.
• Fixed an issue where the stats of equipment that became unrestricted by certain Perks were not applied properly.
• Fixed an issue of not being able to jump when casting Shafeshift.
• Fixed an issue where the remaining time was not displayed properly on the UI icon when a buff/debuff stack was deducted.
• Fixed an issue where the primary attributes of several Druid items were set incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue where Druids could not equip the Cyclops Vision, Troll’s Bane, and Silver Crafted Flanged Mace weapons.
• Fixed an issue where some silver crafted daggers would not give the proper armor penetration attributes.
• Fixed an issue where Frost Wyverns could accidentally drop artifacts that should only be available from other bosses.
• Fighter’s Sprint skill has been changed to receive 3 stacks of Momentum upon initiation, granting 15 additional move speed per stack. Loses 1 stack every 2 seconds.
• Barbarian’s Rage physical damage reduction penalty reduced from -20% → -15%.
• Wizard’s Staff Mastery magic weapon damage improved from 1 → 2.
• Wizard’s Magic Missile damage per projectile improved from 9 → 10.
• Warlock’s Dark Reflection attribute bonus ratio changed from 50% → 75%
• Warlock’s Soul Collector can only collect a maximum of 10 → 5 Darkness Shards.
• Warlock’s Soul Collector can no longer obtain Darkness Shards from targets that do not give experience.
• Warlock’s Darkness Shard dark magic bonus changed from 10% → 20% per stack.
• Warlock’s Torture Mastery spell cost multiplier changed from 2 → 3.
• Warlock’s Demon Form +5 weapon damage bonus has been removed.
• Warlock’s Demon Form health cost per second changed from 1.5% → 3%
• Warlock’s Demon Form bonus changed from 50 armor rating, 50 magic resistance to 30 armor rating, 30 magic resistance.
• Warlock’s Life Drain attribute bonus ratio changed from 100% → 75%.
• The goal of the Treasurer’s ‘Golden Entry’ quest has been changed from interacting with the golden door to collecting 2 Golden Keys(Handled).
• Treasure and equipment items again award AP points. We tested this out for a while, but realized that dealing with all the map’s monsters and clearing out chests was less fun than managing inventory resources and decided to revert to the older system. We will work on offering a more skill-based leaderboard system in the future with the upcoming Arena system.