[MOD] Lighter Dungeon - Gameplay Overhaul Mod - DISCONTINUED

[Maester Silvio]

Lighter Dungeon has been discontinued

It is with a heavy heart that I must write this today. Much thought has been given to this decision over the prior months, but I believe it to be the right thing to do after the public release of Radiant mode.

As many of you know, Lighter Dungeon was the first Darkest Dungeon mod ever created, and I have been maintaining the mod for a little over two years now. As my focus turned heavily towards Pitch Black Dungeon, Lighter Dungeon remained a light gameplay rebalance, but one many people still relied upon using. With the advent of my mod collection, most of Lighter Dungeon’s features have been pushed into standalone mods. And with the release of Radiant mode, Lighter Dungeon has become largely obsolete.

I encourage you to check out the mods offered by me as part of the “Maester Silvio Mod Collection”, for they contain much-loved additions like the UI changes, level restrictions removal, or adjusted inventory stack limits.

I would like to thank all of the users and supporters of Lighter Dungeon over the past two years. This was the mod that started it all, and while I may be retiring it today, it will never be forgotten. I love all of you, and I hope you continue to enjoy DD and any of my other mods if you choose to use them!

Sincerely,
Maester Silvio

Lighter Dungeon - Gameplay Overhaul Mod

Lighter Dungeon is a modification to Darkest Dungeon that makes gameplay much easier and helps to balance out some of the tougher aspects of the game. This mod is aimed at players who personally have a tough time with the retail version of the game or for players who wish to have a handhold while they learn the ropes of the game.

Darkest Dungeon is a difficult game, and the Lighter Dungeon mod only eases your suffering a tiny bit. Remaining true to the core of the game and the pace of it was the priority when designing this mod. Do not expect a ‘win’ button by installing Lighter Dungeon.

Newest Update Status

The update for Town Events is out, meaning a new wave of possible issues! Please report any and all bugs.

Lighter Dungeon download:

Self-Extracting Archive: Download[www.dropbox.com]

Manual Install: Download[www.dropbox.com]

Nexus Link: View[www.nexusmods.com]

The Self-Extracting Archive will, by default, ONLY work if you have Darkest Dungeon installed at:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common

You can change the directory if you wish when it prompts you to do so. Choose the folder where the game's main folder is located. It should ask your permission to overwrite a bunch of files if you did it correctly.

If you have Darkest Dungeon installed in another area, please follow the install notes in the manual install archive.

Important:

This mod may or may not break your current save, so it is recommended that you start a new game.

Make sure to compare the revision number in the changelog to the one that you are playing. If you intend to use this mod primarily, it is recommended that you disable updates until I have the mod updated to the newest build.

Legality

Lighter Dungeon is not an official Red Hook Studios product or product modification, and Red Hook Studios Inc. is not responsible in any way for changes or damages that may result from using the mod. Furthermore, "Darkest Dungeon" and the Darkest Dungeon logo are trademarks of Red Hook Studios Inc., all rights reserved.

Help test:

If you encounter any bugs or have any criticism, post it here! I’m dedicated to tweaking the necessary files to deliver the most solid and balanced mod that I can.

Donation Link Available

I’ve had a few people request that I get a donation link set up, and I felt that it might be a nice idea to follow through with that. I certainly won’t ask any of you for money, it’s just not the type of person I am. Downloading my mod and providing feedback is more than enough support for me. That being said, monetary support via donations are always appreciated. Thank you all for every download, donation, and word of feedback you provide; needless to say it’s incredibly motivational and supportive!

PayPal Donation Link[www.paypal.me]

Other mods:

Pitch Black Dungeon: Pitch Black Dungeon is an overhaul mod that adds a variety of different content to Darkest Dungeon. The aim of the mod is to provide a different game in a familiar shell to those seeking a more tactical and challenging experience. Pitch Black Dungeon features hundreds of enemy sub-types, thousands of encounters, additions to most abilities in the game, and much more! Released: 2/9/15

Twisted Dungeon: Twisted Dungeon is a mod that changes the dungeon generation to increase the difficulty of the game as well as draw out the length of dungeons. Backtracking, scouting, and provision management are all guaranteed with this lightweight, but heavy-hitting mod.
Twisted Dungeon is now included in Pitch Black Dungeon
Released: 2/25/15!

[⋆Koinonos⋆]

An exellent mod, my plan is to make combine your Lighter Dungeon as a base to make character progression/party management easier, and then add the Monster buffs from your Pitch black mod to make the fights tougher.

Call it an "Intensity" mix of your mods as I don't want my characters to constantly be in the Sanitarium battling mental issues, but when I am in the Dungeons I had better be loaded for Bear or my party will get waxed..

[Maester Silvio]

Version 1.05 - 2/12/15

-Main
	-Updated files for Revision #7614

[Maester Silvio]

Originally posted by Koinonos:

An exellent mod, my plan is to make combine your Lighter Dungeon as a base to make character progression/party management easier, and then add the Monster buffs from your Pitch black mod to make the fights tougher.

Call it an "Intensity" mix of your mods as I don't want my characters to constantly be in the Sanitarium battling mental issues, but when I am in the Dungeons I had better be loaded for Bear or my party will get waxed..

That is a very interesting idea and should work quite well. My planned "Twisted Dungeon" mod will only effect the dungeon generation, so you could even throw that in as well!

[Maester Silvio]

Information

This is the official thread. The one that says 'OUTDATED' is the old one. Please post only on this one.

[DarkCat]

Originally posted by Maester Silvio:

Information

This is the official thread. The one that says 'OUTDATED' is the old one. Please post only on this one.

You could close your old thread so no one bumps it by accident again.

[Maester Silvio]

Originally posted by TuxedoMarty:

Originally posted by Maester Silvio:

Information

This is the official thread. The one that says 'OUTDATED' is the old one. Please post only on this one.

You could close your old thread so no one bumps it by accident again.

Unfortunately when it was moved it took away my ability to do so

[Satoru]

You can't close your own threads once they reach like 7-8 posts.

This is a troll prevention measure on all the steam forums

You can probably ask one of the devs/moderators to lock your thread instead.

[Maester Silvio]

Version 1.06 - 2/14/15

-Main
	-Updated files for Revision #7635

[Maester Silvio]

Self-Extracting Archive Option

I have added an option to download a self-extracting archive. Everything should work perfectly as long as you have Darkest Dungeon installed to the default directory here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common

Let me know if you encounter any bugs concerning this new installation method.

[Maester Silvio]

Version 1.07 - 2/14/15

-Main
	-Changed splash screen to show that you’re using a modded version

[SecretAsianMan]

I love your mod, and appreciate the effort you're putting into this. However, the new splash screen might be the problem for my game. I have a simple wall of text for the intro; pressing buttons or waiting seems to do nothing. Is there a simple fix I could do myself to return the splash screen to normal? If not, could you please host version 1.6 if you still have the .rar for it?

For the sake of saving time; I am playing on a mac right now, and that could be the problem.

[Maester Silvio]

Originally posted by DrBurpenstein:

I love your mod, and appreciate the effort you're putting into this. However, the new splash screen might be the problem for my game. I have a simple wall of text for the intro; pressing buttons or waiting seems to do nothing. Is there a simple fix I could do myself to return the splash screen to normal? If not, could you please host version 1.6 if you still have the .rar for it?

For the sake of saving time; I am playing on a mac right now, and that could be the problem.

Interesting, are there any error messages when you start the game? What exactly happens?

[Maester Silvio]

Originally posted by DrBurpenstein:

I love your mod, and appreciate the effort you're putting into this. However, the new splash screen might be the problem for my game. I have a simple wall of text for the intro; pressing buttons or waiting seems to do nothing. Is there a simple fix I could do myself to return the splash screen to normal? If not, could you please host version 1.6 if you still have the .rar for it?

For the sake of saving time; I am playing on a mac right now, and that could be the problem.

The splash should not cause a single issue, but the fact you're running on a mac may. Try verifying the cache and reinstalling the mod.

[Maester Silvio]

Version 1.08 - 2/15/15

-Heroes
	-Grave Robber
		-Buffed Toxin Trickery to have a base 100% chance to cure self

[Supermark]

Thank you very much, i thought i was going to drop the game when my full team i worked on got wiped by a series of 10 criticals.