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Dungeons
There are 3 different types of dungeons:
- Regular, can be played with a party of up to 3 players.
- Duo, can be played with a party of up to 2 players.
- Solo, can only be played solo.
Beside party sizes, the dungeons maps and mobs are also different.
Regular dungeons:
- Crypt - Dungeon Basement level 2 (Difficulty Hard): This level is currently the starting level for the regular dungeons.
- Inferno - Dungeon Basement level 3 (Difficulty Hell): This level is only available through surviving the Crypt and entering red portals.
There's also a Basement level 1 (Difficulty Normal) level in development and not available in the game right now.
Duo dungeon:
- Ruins - This dungeon is solo and duo only that has their own ores, bosses, and enemies.
Solo dungeon:
- Goblin Cave - This dungeon is solo only that has their own ores, bosses, and enemies.
High-Roller Dungeons:
These are higher difficulty versions of the other dungeons and will have higher quality loot. Every single enemy will be elite or higher.
You can navigate easier with the use of the wiki's map.
Goblin Cave
Goblin Cave is the only "Solo" dungeon in the game at the moment.
New ores spawn in the Crypt:
It also has Rubysilver Ore.
Many new monsters spawn here, such as:
and one Boss:
To learn more about monsters, check Monsters
Ruins
Ruins is an experimental map that can be played with up to 2 players.
Many new monsters spawn here, such as:
And one new mini-boss:
To learn more about monsters, check Monsters
Crypt
The Crypt is normally going to be the second level of dungeon in the game. However, there is no level 1 at the moment.
Therefore, when you join the game, you start in this dungeon.
New ores spawn in the Crypt:
New mini bosses spawn in the Crypt:
Inferno
Inferno is the most difficult dungeon in the game at the moment, featuring some dangerous monsters, mini-bosses and bosses that can't be found anywhere else. It can be reached by using the down portal from the Crypt Dungeon.
While it is the most difficult dungeon, it is also the smallest dungeon. The center piece room of this dungeon always houses one of the bosses.
Many new monsters spawn here, such as:
Also end game bosses:
Traps
Watch your step, the dungeons are riddled with traps in order to protect it's valuable treasures. You will encounter 3 kinds of traps during your adventures, wall spikes, swinging axe traps and floor spike traps.
- Swinging Axe Traps does 25 HP True Damage
- Wall Spikes Traps does 20 HP True Damage
- Floor Spikes Traps does 20 HP True Damage
Swinging Axe Traps
Wall Spikes Traps
Floor Spikes Traps
As opposed to it's dormant spiky brethren, axe traps are always active. Take your time to navigate through axe traps, if you are not in a hurry, it's better to wait for the right moment to traverse instead of risking to take avoidable damage.
Wall spike traps are difficult to detect, as only a small hole is visible on the wall. Some of them are depicted on the mini-map, but you will take some unavoidable deaths while you learn the locations of the hidden ones. They are positioned at head level and spring into action when something get's too close. Simply crouch down to avoid them. Some sneaky wall spike traps are at knee height, however, these are only found in the maze.
Floor spikes are usually easy to spot, they can sometimes be hidden in dak areas, but generally it's easy to navigate around them. Alternatively, you can throw a torch onto them to activate the mechanism and wait for the moment the spikes go back down. There is a brief recharge time after the spikes have fully retracted before they can spring out again, use this downtime to walk over them for a short distance and leap away to safety before the spikes come out again.
Use these traps to your advantage to eliminate monsters or unsuspecting players.
Portals
Static Escape Portals appear as pedestals with a blue glow on the ground. After some time they will emerge from the ground as a set of 3. Each of the 3 count as a completely separate Prop, so activating more than 1 from a set will grant more AP/Exp.
You can check Escape Portals Locations on the Map.
Escape Portal Icon in game.
Activated Escape Portal in game.
| Name | *Opening PortalMagical Interaction Speed | *AP/XPAdventure Points Page Experience Points Page |
|---|---|---|
| 5 s Magical Interaction Speed | AP: 15 XP: 5 |
In previous iterations of Dark and Darker, red Down Portals existed that allowed players to go down one level deeper. These have been replaced with Static Down Stairs.
Escaping
Escaping is possible when a player activates an Escape Portal. The player then has the option to escape the map. These portals will appear at any level, decreasing in numbers as you dwell deeper. In Goblin Cave, there is Cave Extract which allows 1 person to escape.
When a player escapes they will keep everything in their inventory and additionally they will get Adventure Points for their Rank depending on how many Monsters they have killed, items that were looted, players killed, and other factors. Also, you will keep 100% of the Experience that you have earned.
In case you die, you will only get rewarded 50% of the Experience you have earned and will lose all Adventure Points collected. Furthermore, you will lose all equipment including your tools and inventory. Currently there is no way to secure your loot.
There are currently 5 types of shrines which each give a specific buff.
The following shrines will regenerate over 3 minutes:
| Name | *Use ShrineMagical Interaction Speed | Shrine Effect | *AP/XPAdventure Points Page Experience Points Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 s Magical Interaction Speed | 10 Move Speed Add for 60s | AP: 5 XP: 3 | |
| 5 s Magical Interaction Speed | 100 Magical Base Healing | AP: 5 XP: 3 | |
| 5 s Magical Interaction Speed | 5% Physical Damage Reduction and 5% Magical Damage Reduction for 60s | AP: 5 XP: 3 | |
| 5 s Magical Interaction Speed | 15 Physical Power for 60s | AP: 5 XP: 3 |
The following shrines are one-time use:
| Name | *Use ShrineMagical Interaction Speed | Shrine Effect | *AP/XPAdventure Points Page Experience Points Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 s Magical Interaction Speed | Hold a fallen ally's soul heart to interact with this shrine. When the interaction completes, the shrine resurrects the ally. | AP: 20 XP: 3 |
Death Swarm
The dungeons below are protected by a powerful curse. The Death Swarm will try to consume your soul. Heed the mini-map and avoid its oppressive clutch. The circle will slowly move closer towards the white circle indicated on the mini-map. If you are caught in the red zone you will slowly start taking 1 damage per second, each circle phase increases the damage. However, if you are in the last circle and cannot find a portal in time before the circle fully closes, then you will instantly die.
Death Swarm
Red Zone
Check individual Dungeon page to see their death swarm timings.
Monsters
There is a vast variety of monsters you will encounter depending on the room you enter and map you get into.
The lower level the dungeon, the harder the monsters become and different types of monsters start to appear.
Monsters also have 3 different variants:
- Common
- Elite
- Nightmare
With each variety increase, the enemy gets stronger, tougher and faster, can use new moves.
Nightmare monsters have an extremely low spawn chance on normal difficulty dungeons.
Treasures
During your adventures you will come across a vast variety of treasures of varying sizes and value. These treasures can be sold to The Collector in exchange for gold coins. As of now, larger treasures take up a lot of inventory space, but have poor gold value per inventory slot. Try picking up single slot treasures if possible, since these occupy the least amount of inventory space and therefore have the highest gold value per inventory slot.
Pickaxes can be used for mining.
If you want to check out the individual values, you can check Treasures.
You can get more loot information in Lootables, Containers, and Monsters. Make sure to check their individual pages for their loot tables.
You can also find where an item drops in their own pages. For example, check Golden Key#Drop_Table to see where it drops.
Leaderboards
High Roller Dungeons are the only way to obtain a spot on the leaderboard. The leaderboards have been changed to a single leaderboard system based on Adventure points. Earn adventure points by doing various actions in the dungeon, killing monsters and players alike and extracting with valuable treasure. Be careful however, because failing to extract will cause you to lose all the Adventure Points you accumulated during your run.
For more detailed information, check Ranks.
Karma
The Karma system, located at the bottom-right corner of the main screen, enables players to rate their teammates from past games. This feature serves as a trust indicator, helping players make informed decisions about whom to collaborate with in future games. Upvotes increase player's karma score by 1, downvotes decrease it by 1. Players can vote once every 5 portal usage.
Scores and Colors:
- 20 Karma = Blue
- 4 Karma = Light Blue
- 0 Karma = White
- -4 Karma = Light Red
- -20 Karma = Red