Black Reliquary Open Testing

Back Reliquary is a total overhaul for Darkest Dungeon. Here’s few notes before you start playing:
– All of the DLCs are required, even BC.
– Majority of mods won’t be compatible, unless specifically patched for BR (including skins for GR, Anti, Musk and Jester)
– Start playing the mod on a new save on Darkest difficulty
– At the moment, only English, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish are fully supported
– Turn on tutorial tooltips for first two quests to learn about some of the new mechanics and changes



Beyond the Estate, far off to the east, there is a land which contains the cradle of timeless evil and dormant power. Our talents are needed to disrupt a swelling terror deep beneath the crags and sands. In its wake we will struggle and suffer, but there are few others who could face the darkness through its veil of sandstorms, and march on to confront the Black Reliquary.

Black Reliquary is a complete overhaul mod and replaces the entire story campaign, while restructuring the game’s combat and progression. You will be put to the test against more clever and dangerous opponents in a world which is both familiar and fresh. This project utilizes every tool available to bring in an exciting new experience, going beyond what other mods can do because of compatibility limitations. You’ll fight against new enemy factions and in a unique dungeon region (more regions and enemies to come as the mod develops.)

This BETA 0.1 release of the mod features the first portion of the story, fighting within the Catacombs region of the new map.
Major changes include:
–New and reworked combat mechanics
our mod changes many things about how the combat works, crucial one being Preparation Round – In the first round of combat accuracy of most attacks is halved, to encourage use of buffs and debuffs
–Completely new region
We’ve removed all the base dungeons, and added a new one – Catacombs – filled with many new foes, spanning 3 factions: Trained army of the Levantine, Pilgrims of Lost Legion on the crusade, and Ancient Kvarotz, lurking in the darkness
–Stat overhauls
Besides mechanics, we changed many stats – most major ones being doubled HP and DMG values for more accurate scaling, and doubled speed (while also lowering the dice roll when compared to base values)
–Quirk and disease system overhaul
We’ve changed quirks to have a part of them be earned dynamically rather than randomly, and diseases first show up as symptoms, as to not completely debilitate hero after a single failed disease check
–Reworked base game classes
All classes received changes to fit with new mechanics, with Musketeer received complete overhaul, including a dynamic ammo change mechanic
–Fully overhauled trinkets
We’ve redesigned all the trinkets with a new design in mind – Make all trinkets useful, and scale their complexity as rarities go up

And some smaller changes such as:
–New torch mechanics
–Two unique boss fights
–Revamped progression system
–Unique narration
–New town and world map visuals
–Original musical score

Note: This is a compilation of our complete team, not all aspects mentioned here are implemented in this mod (i.e. Soundtrack doesn’t mean this mod has a custom music)

Mod-Work:
Alex_Anitos: Coding, Design
Anonymous Koala: Design, Animation
Baybot: Sound Work/Mastering
Cryptix: Coding, Design
Krekkov: Background Artwork
Kristjan: Soundtrack
Mayatomr: Background Artwork
Metalgy: Concepting, Artwork, Backgrounds
Miraclebutt: Animation
Moonkanin: Concepting, Artwork
NBB: Animation
OuroborousArt: Concepting, Artwork
Rehtaelle: Writing, Sound Work, Design
Sasiji: Coding Consultant, Design
Seal: Coding, Design, Animation
Shay: Sound Work
Skurleton: Sound work
Snorlaxxo: Design
Sporozowen: Artwork
S-Purple: Concepting, Artwork, Design
Zap: Concepting, Artwork

Voice Acting:
Creme Bree Lee: Janissary Voice Acting
LC: Sniper/Firewalker Voice Acting
VADtoys: Rakshasa Voice Acting
GeppyBoBeppy: Pursuer Voice Acting
Queenofbutttoch: Enchantress Voice Acting
Bumbblebee: Appraiser Voice Acting
Tunnelberg: Thaumaturge Voice Acting
Fredrik Knudsen: Terpsichorean Voice Acting
Skurleton: Narration

S. Chinese: NBB
Russian: Сладкий Бубалех with some edits by MetalGy
Spanish: Rhetais

[www.patreon.com]
The Black Reliquary project will press on so long as it is possible, but many of our team members work on donated time, and could use your support. Any donations made to our Patreon will go to keeping our commission-sustained members stable.

For those of you who are interested in following the project, we have a Twitter account where we post regular progress updates! More information about what the project looks to change as a whole can be found there as well:

We have a discord server where you can get information on updates, let us know of issues with the mod, find more specific details on our changes, and interact with the developers:
[discord.gg]

If you’re experiencing a crash while loading into the Flameseeker, or just crashing randomly, we suggest that you try launching the game from the Steam Library if you’re not already. We have no idea why, but this seems to fix at least some of the crashes.

This mod is a teaser to a much larger project, and any compatibility issues will not be resolved. Additionally, since this mod changes so much, expect a degree of volatility.

"Black Reliquary Open Testing" 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.