Crimson Court: Virulent Overhaul

Current Version: Version 1.71

-> Changes to Gargoyles, Sycophants, Supplicants, Manservants, Baron and Garden Guardian
-> Changes (and additions) to curio interactions
-> Small bug fixes
-> Other miscellaneous changes

Check Change Notes for details!

Crimson Court: Virulent Overhaul is a major rework of the Courtyard. The mod aims to convert the existing Courtyard into a traditional region and revamp existing content to provide a new experience.

1. Regional Dungeon – Replaces the static, Epic-length dungeons of the Courtyard with traditional, randomly-generated dungeon maps. You will also be able to fight ALL of the Crimson Court bosses (and mini-bosses!) on all three difficulty tiers: Apprentice, Veteran and Champion.
2. Old Foes; New Challenges – Reworks many of the Crimson Court enemies (bosses included) by altering their stats, skill effects, AI or outright giving them new moves.
3. Curio Mini-Expansion – Some Courtyard curios have been altered to provide better effects (or loot), and new interactions. The variety of curios in the Courtyard has also been expanded on.
4. Virulent Quirks – Upgrade the Crimson Curse by obtaining the new Virulent quirks! These quirks are extremely powerful, but that power can only be harnessed for a brief period of time.
5. New Trinkets – Expand your collection of trinkets by finding over 5 new trinkets scattered across the Estate!
6. No Infestation – The Bloodsuckers will remain in the Courtyard and won’t wander off into other regions.
7. Fanatic, where he should be – The Fanatic will no longer roam the Estate’s many regions. Instead, he will dedicate himself to roaming the Courtyard to wipe out the infestation…and anyone that might get infected.
8. The Cure is no longer limited to being Fanatic loot – You can now find The Cure as very rare loot when exploring anywhere in the Estate! Of course, the Fanatic is still a reliable means of getting it.
9. Post-Countess Content – The journey is not over once you vanquish the Countess. Powerful, Elite enemies will rise to avenge their fallen queen!
10. And more…?

Due to the extensive changes this mod makes, any mod that affects the Courtyard may be incompatible. The exceptions are mods that exclusively affect the following:

• Crimson Court Trinkets – This mod does not make any alterations to the Crimson Court trinkets. It is also compatible with mods that add new Crimson Court trinkets to the game (e.g. class mods)

Level 2 and 4 Quests: Compatible

Scarlet Ruins: Place this mod above Scarlet Ruins in your load order to prevent it from unnecessarily overwriting files from this mod. Indirectly causes a slight change for the Champion Countess fight.

Unhooded Shrew Mini-boss: Both mods make changes to the Hooded Shrew curio. Place Unhooded Shrew Mini-Boss above this mod in your load order to overwrite the changes made by this mod.

The Color of Blood: Requires the initial Crimson Court plot quest to be completed before Bloodsuckers are allowed to show up in endless (this mod hides that quest). If you install this mod before completing the "Burn the Hives" quest, you will need a compatability patch.

It is recommended to install on a fresh save for the best experience. If you want to install this mod mid-playthrough or uninstall this mod, follow the steps:

1. Enter any of the 4 vanilla dungeons in the game
2. Complete the quest, but DO NOT return to the Hamlet
3. Exit to Main Menu and install (or uninstall) this mod
4. Re-enter your game and immediately return to the Hamlet

When installing Add-Ons, make sure you place them above this mod in your load order or they may not work properly

1. Roaming Fanatic: Restores Fanatic encounters in the Ruins, Cove, Weald and Warrens
2. Infestation: Restores Infestation encounters in the Ruins, Cove, Weald and Warrens
3. Low Infestation: Restores Infestation encounters in the Ruins, Cove, Weald and Warrens. Spawn rate is the same as "Low" infestation
4. Normal Baron: Restores the original Baron encounter.
5. Normal Viscount: Restores the original Viscount encounter.
6. Normal Guardian: Restores the original Garden Guardian encounter.
7. Normal Crocodilian: Restores the original Crocodilian encounter
8. Normal Fanatic: Restores the original Fanatic encounter
9. Roaming Thing: Allows the Thing From The Stars from the Color of Madness DLC to roam the Courtyard

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This mod 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 content in the game is Copyright Red Hook Studios Inc. All rights reserved.