I'm not sure exactly the part you're referring to, but here's the general process with an example. Say your enemy has 6HP, and you have a 50% chance to hit. If you hit, you will deal 4-7 damage (each outcome evenly weighted, I believe). Your crit chance is 10% - this is the part that complicates things. All of this information is visible in the fight. As each of the damage outcomes 4, 5, 6 and 7 are equally likely once you hit, you have a 50% chance for a successful hit to kill the 6HP enemy. So you can multiply the hit chance (50%) by the kill chance on hit (also 50%). This gives you a 25% chance to kill. Right? Almost! What if you crit? This complicates things a little (a lot). Because crits and non-crits have different chances to kill the enemy, we have to split up "chance to hit" into two numbers: "chance to non-crit" and "chance to crit". In this case our chance to crit is 5% overall, because our base chance is 10% but we miss half the time. So now we have our 50% chance to miss, our 45% chance to hit, and our 5% chance to crit. If we miss, we never kill the enemy. Obviously. If we hit, we have a 45% * 50% chance to kill the enemy - 45% for the "attack roll", and 50% for the "damage roll". So we have a 22.5% chance to kill the enemy without critting. The 5% crit chance guarantees the kill, so we can now just add that to the 22.5% non-crit kill chance, to get a total kill chance of 27.5%. I've used round numbers here for simplicity, but this can get far too complicated for me to do mentally. Honestly, I usually just eyeball it at this point, but there are still occasions where I have to go through the whole process!
Thanks. I live in America where they don't teach math. The closest thing to it is: _"Suzy had 6 guns and 174 bullets for each one. If someone knocks on Suzy's door at 3am, how many bullets will Suzy need to use to prove she's a patriot?"_
Thanks for the guide! Just got this game and have been having a lot of difficulty even on Radiant mode. I didn't even know that you could use items on curios! No wonder I always found skeleton keys to be so useless, I didn't know you had to place them onto the chest curio in order to get the loot actually worth buying the key for.
yoo fr though.. i have the game open in the background and i thought.. alright just gonna take a few pointers and i'll be on my way. Next thing i know is that the video is over..
the Problem with very detailed guides is that they often get really boring really fast ....however yours does not despite being very detailed and thorough grate job mate
“Sir....I think I received multiple traumas in my last adventure.... can I be admitted to the-“ *Yeah yeah that sucks and all but that costs money and you kinda suck, so uh you’re fired*
@@CARILYNF but I saw what he went through, some dude spilled some juice on him and he freaked out and started insulting and attacking his teammates, then he had a heart attack cus the guy spilled more juice on him.
I am convinced that the RNG in DD is set up in such a way that it builds your confidence before utterly destroying you. (This is coming from a guy who lost 9 heroes to the Viscount then beat him in 3 turns flat with the same party composition)
I still remember the leper i lost in the pigboss fight. Crit from full hp to 0, then Wilbur instantly finishes him off with a squeel of all things, before i get to make a move with any of my guys.
Ya. Dumb mechanic that would not go missed if it was nerfed or flat out scrapped. In my opinion. Maybe I'm just not getting the nuances of the game enough yet and that's why it feels too unfair.
@@2midgetsinanovercoat638 It's part of the design. I started 3 days ago and as far as I'm concerned the goal of this game is to make you clench your cheeks. People going mad is a fundamental part of that. If it didn't have any consequences on gameplay it wouldn't matter and therefore not induce any stress to the player. It's a snowball system. It emphasizes to a) not bringing a hero who is already or close to madness And b) not letting that happen in the first place by c) killing them quick and throughly
I got this game just about a week ago and went in with my waist in the water. Even if this video is 2 years old, it still fits phenomenally with the more recent version of this game. There may be a few differences here and there, but for the most part it's very similar. Thanks for the video, it has helped tremendously.
I wish i had seen this video the first time i've played , got mad called it ,,shitty game'' went my way (about 2 years ago). Yesterday i've decided to give it another shot and it was worth it :D
Hey man, I recently just dove into this game because it’s out on switch, bought it just from good word of mouth. For the first two days I was absolutely getting my ass handed to. After this video I feel I get a lot of what the game is doing so I’m surviving much longer, thanks for making 50 minutes of learning mechanics engaging.
This guide is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. It covers *just* enough to make the game a bit less daunting and let players really enjoy and understand the mechanics, without going over so much that the overwhelming and crushing atmosphere of the game is completely replaced with min/maxing very early on. I've played this game a bit so far (17 hours) but never really got to any real point of progress, despite beating my first boss last time I played it. Lately I've been thinking more on this game though, and have plans for some projects involving it, and this video seriously helped cement my confidence in what I wish to do. So thank you for that, and job well done! I was very fond of the formatting for this guide in general. The order you approached things was good and flowed naturally from one point to another, the visual editing was nice and clean, particularly with showcasing the provisions, and the equations to help viewers keep track during the combat examples was a much appreciated touch. I can tell a lot of work went into this, and I found it inspiring. So, again, nicely done!
One important thing that you left out is formation management. Proper positioning of your party and disturbing the enemies positioning increases the effectiveness of your party by a lot. Enemies have very weak attack when they're in the wrong position
I drink beer while playing this game! I bought this game 2 days ago and I like this game a lot! It is fun and is complicated in detail as well as gameplay which makes it richly exciting to play! I
I bought this game for my birthday last year, but I only started playing it now, and getting my ass handed to me on a platter. After watching your video, I'm gonna give things another go-around.
OMG love how you put time stamps is the description, I knew a lot of things and I love how I can just skip around to the things I need to understand better. LIKED AND SUBBED
Awesome guide! I've already played about 10 hours of this game but just couldn't get my head wrapped around all the different concepts, so i wanted a "back to the basics" tutorial. This video clarified so many questions I had. A few days after watching I'm already completing level 3 dungeons and getting better. Thanks for taking the time to make this clear, concise and informative.
Sir, we don't talk about Rule 3a. Rule 3a is something a Darkest Dungeon player discovers about themselves. When I realized I was a horrible person devaluing adventurers based on cost-benefit analyses was when the game really grabbed me.
I felt the same way, having to get the turnover rate of McDonald's to make $$$ was hard. I will say though some characters have really high stat numbers by nature, so can be worth even the worst locked in quirks.
This guide REALLY helped me out. After several rough RNG's in the start and horrible party-wipes I found your video and have learned a lot. Thank you for this an Keep Up the Good Work!
I very nearly sent the game straight back after I realised how complicated it is. Watching your video really helped and changed my mind! Highly recommended if you're new to Darkest Dungeon!!
You deserve so much more recognition for the work you put into this vid, it takes real talent to make a video 48 min long AND stay enjoyable. Not a lot of people can do what you did in this video, keep it up!! earned another sub c:
@@BlessedCapybara1444 man, it is too late but you can refund games you played less than 2 hours and bought within two weeks. just telling you in case you still don't know.
I just picked up the Crimson Edition and man is this game unforgiving! This helps a lot, thanks. I'd also like to add that I appreciate the many edits you put in to revise or simply inform me further. You should consider doing these more often if you feel that your personality is worth sharing (imo it is) because you certainly have the knowledge.
I did not know you could interact with curios with certain items, I always just interact with it without using a single items, glad to know different things happens when you use items on them :) love your guide!
Watched this after utterly failing my first attempt at this game ending up broke, stressed, alcoholic and hopeless... I now feel confident to start my second try. So... thanks!
I was doing fine. Had a big expedition running for. . . Three boxes later after starting, a guy called the collector arrives to ruin my day. Now I'm seriusly considering restarting.
I watched this as a reminder as I am coming back to Darkest Dungeon after a long break (purchased the Switch version). Great spoiler free guide. Well done on going over mechanics, whilst avoiding specific strategies. A game like this is good to play and experience 'blind'. But obscure stats being explained is always a useful thing. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for the comprehensive guide, it's very insightful. I'm having fun learning it, but I can tell "Rule 16" is what's going to prevent me from really getting into this game. There's a real problem, much more so with western RPGs it seems, where "complexity", "granularity", and "nuance" are too easily confused with each other and not applied correctly to a design. I already find certain systems in DD redundant and unnecessarily complex, but having to whip out a pocket calculator every time you want to complete a single action is just bad design. When I choose an action and a target, just give me the overall chance of a certain result occurring. It could either be: 8 base dmg, 90 base acc, skill: +50% damage, -15% acc, 20% stun. Foe: 15 base def, 15 base dodge, 25% base stun resist. Foe Effect: +5% dodge, +10% stun resist. OR Your swinging strike has a 35% chance of dealing 3 damage and a 10% chance of stunning the enemy. Both of those sets of information functionally communicate the same thing. They clearly put a lot of work into this game, I'd really love to hear an explanation of why they chose to do the former rather than the latter.
I've been playing Darkest for a while now. I feel I have a pretty decent handle on it, though I'm still in the early game, but watching this has helped me a lot. Thanks a bunch mate!
Thanks for the guide! I came here from Christopher Odd's recommendation and it was super helpful! I think as my first rogue-like, some of these concepts were counter intuitive to me!
First time I played this game I gave up after 2h, because there was so much info and no tutorial. Then I came back next day with more patience, I learned all the shit from the internet and fell in love with this game
Wow. The amount of useful tips & context you've provided in a digestible manner within a single 50 minute video makes this the most comprehensive & thoughtful single video guide for a game I've ever seen. Well fucking done.
Man i was looking for a good rpg yesterday. I been getting the rpg fever lately. Honestly always think i dont like turn based combat but i find myself actually loving it. There so much more u can do with turned base its alot deeper system and i realize that now. But i am in love with darkest dungeon right now just hope the grind dont get boring fast but im sure there alot to learn about all the classes,skills etc that will keep me busy
Thank you for this, really helped me get off the ground. Been playing this most of the weekend and still missed a ton of stuff that you just brought to light.
15:55 This is a bad thing to recommend to new players. Bring torches. Your party will get stressed less, the enemies will have a lesser chance to wipe the floor with you outright, just, backtrack to the treasure rooms, snuff out the torch with shift clicking on it and renew it along the way so as to not get surprised in complete darkness. Now, if you were to have quirks that negated the +stress to manageable levels or benefited from low light (night owl, lurker), torchless would be viable but even then you'd like to have the torch at around 1-25, plus some cool trinkets that benefit from low light.
I just got this game a few days ago and was talking to friends while first loading it up and asked what campaign I should pick. They said bloodmoon, (they had never played it either) and I listened to them. FML
@@Abhorrent-Tom hey buddy =) I definitely encourage you to buy it and with all dlc, it's still very cheap for the amount of content and play time, and for its "basic graphics" the game just blows my mind how well done and thought it is by its creators. its mechanics and depth are pretty unique tbh if you are into micro managing, strategy and some rpg elements and also upgrading everything from weapons to armour to buildings. I love this game man. Bought it on my switch over 1 year ago with all dlc and put a couple of hours to it but gave up due to lack of time. Now 1 year later I picked it up again and 30h later I am starting to get a hang of it. Just started a new run and after watching this dudes videos it all made sense and I cant stop playing it!! Word of caution though, it's not for the faint hearted and will definitely put your patience to the test. If you buy it expect to fail the first few runs. Dont get it rage you though its suppose to happend but when you get a hang of it you will quickly notice you can put 100s of hours.. so yhea buy it bro and thank me later hehe
Swedish Latino nice one! I’ve bought it as well as the crimson court, I’ll grab the 2nd dlc as well, I’ll dive in on Friday. Been looking for a tough game again
Really, really informative guide. I've had this game on my wishlist forever and decided to give it a shot since the steam sale was so generous. This got me pumped to try it out!
Tip nr. 1. Mod the original hero models with lewd skins; Nr. 2. Mod the monster models with lewd models; Nr. 3. Change the background to lewd backgrounds; Nr. 4 Change the Hamlet NPC's skins to lewd skins; Nr. 5 Upgrade the stagecoach to 4 heroes per week and a bigger barracks if you can afford it.
Very good guide! I have 97 hours in this game and still enjoyed it. I actually was away from the game for a bit and recently came back. I was curious about your opinion on stuns. I seem to remember guides in the past strongly discouraging stuns and claiming they did not work at all in the late game. I am sure many updates have altered the prescribed strategy multiple times and wanted to ask have stuns been buffed and more viable or is this just a player's choice, topic of debate? I am gearing for my first ever champion lvl dungeon and have no stuns in my party! Should I be worried?
Thanks! Glad the guide was useful to you :) On the subject of stuns: I believe it used to be the case that enemy resistances outscaled your application chance to a much greater extent at high levels, so stuns were much less likely to work in Champion dungeons. This would have been a long time ago - before the Antiquarian update - but stuns are definitely worth using these days, all the way up to the Darkest Dungeon itself. If you're going to bring a stunner, it's worth slapping a stun trinket on them - something I should have mentioned in the guide itself. With Blasphemous Vial (additional 40% stun chance), for example, the Plague Doctor is absolutely unstoppable. Even a Stun Amulet or Dazzling Charm goes a long way toward guaranteeing that stun - and reliability is key, so it's definitely worth doing.
Thanks for the quick response! ... just tried out a stun heavy party and loved it. Still haven't pulled the trigger on champion level, though... I am scared lol.
Ah, you'll be fine :) I personally think that the very first dungeons you do, before you have any upgrades or trinkets, are some of the hardest in the game. If you can make it to Week 8 in good shape, you can make it through champ dungeons! ... don't quote me on that, though.
Mission accomplished but it wasn't pretty lol. Left my first champion level dungeon with no losses, but 3 of 4 hit deaths door about 5 times a piece... then the one guy that never hit death's door hit 100 stress and failed the resolve check.... but I'm still calling it a win!
I bought this game about a year ago and I've played it a few times here and there but I have never been able to keep my group alive so I keep giving up! After watching this I feel like I can go back in and try again! Thank you for the video.
I just started playing this game today and just kept getting wrecked. Thanks so much for this video mate. Really gave some informative tips on and it was easy to follow. Keep up the great work and looking forward to exploring other content on your channel.
a friend of mine insisted so hard for me to play the game that he actually guided me in the tutorial and the 1st dungeon and i must say i'm glad he did it cuz so far i'm enjoying a lot !
I know this is way late, but here are some stats I gathered that hopefully everyone will find interesting/helpful. I did 4 dungeon runs apiece in each of the 4 main areas (Ruins, Warrens, Weald, Cove) and kept track of every attack on my party that had a single target only. I did not factor in any enemy attacks that had multiple targets. All 16 runs were champion level runs. Here are the results by row- Row 4: 29 attacks- 9.96 % Row 3: 56 attacks- 19.24 % Row 2: 89 attacks- 30.58 % Row 1: 117 attacks- 40.20 % I was attacked a total of 291 times, so I took an average of 18 single attacks per run. Also, I used a different party composition in all 16 runs and used every class in the game except the arbalest (I used the musketeer)
Great video. I've played this game for about 30 hours and still feel like I haven't figured it out yet. It's always good to hear someone else's take on things.
@@darckto7247 You gotta love people typing these replies. But I'll indulge you and inform you that firstly, British people are not a race... well, historically I'd argue their behaviour towards other people would indicate that they themselves thought otherwise. My question is why you would jump to such a conclusion on your own and reply with such an inflammatory response? Are you possibly projecting your own biases onto me?
@@samwu1836 You gotta love people typing these replies. But I'll indulge you and inform you that this was most likely bait. You fell for this person's bait hook, line, and sinker.
that video is like... official guide of the darkest dungeon. After watching all of that my gameplay completely changed and i started having much more fun with the game. Before it was pure RNG now i feel like i have much more control over the game with strategy. Thank you
just got this game today and I already feel ready to play it, reason why I watched instead of actually playing it is that I'm at work :D one of the best tips video I've seen, thank you so much
I purchased the game a while back but could never really get into it due to feeling really lost in all the mechanics. This guide however has really made me want to learn it properly and I finally feel like I understand the game. One question though, if anyone can help me. I noticed the corpse mechanic in the game, how much of a problem is this? Or is it something I don't really need to be concerned about?
Awesome man, glad you liked the guide! The corpse mechanic is really just there to make sure you care about positioning. It's not usually worth building your party composition around clearing corpses with skills like Disorienting Blast or Purge - you'll want to hit the back lines first the majority of the time anyway, so they shouldn't be a major problem. Corpse-clearing abilities can be useful, but if you feel like you need to use them constantly it's probably indicative of other problems with your party comp. As long as you're aware that you can't just bring two Lepers and nuke down the opposing team in rank order, the corpse mechanic has done its job.
I really appreciate the tips in this video, I picked up the game for the first time and didn't quite understand a few things but your well laid out video really cleared up some details. Thanks for the helpful info.
It is, I'm afraid! I normally hate micromanagement, but to be honest something about this game just makes it work - maybe the fact that nothing's limited by real time. It's not a "keep these six plates spinning" type of micromanagement, more a "oh, crap, I accidentally took a Cove Phobe to the Cove and now she's real pissed about it" style. But yeah, to answer your question - whole bunch of little stuff to keep track of, I'm, afraid. Most of it's not catastrophic to mess up, but if you're not into micromanagement it can get a little frustrating.
Yewb, thanks for the insight! Another question if you don't mind: what's the save feature ( is there one?) If a player were to have a TPW, can you at least go back to your last save? Wish there was a way to test drive this game, I'm really tempted. Seems like a type of game to play during Halloween season! I guess it's only 5 bucks risk , lol
Thank you, ive just bought this and had about 2 hours worth of gameplay, although im kinda used to these Rogue-lites and strategy, turn based games...this one has fairly unique mechanics and a rather overwhelming set of mechanics so i appreciate the guide and tips...heading back into the Darkest Dungeon now :)
I like cats. Also, my cats decided to go ballistic in the living room while I was recording, and I only noticed my mic had picked it up while I was editing. Cats are nice.
I can sum up the answers to the 3 big questions for those who don't have 48 minutes to spare: 1- Because someone played Dark Souls and said to themselves "You call THIS difficult? Hold my beer." 2- Because this is real life where people die, not some fantasy game where you come back to life by a bird's feather. 3- Because after the creator play-tested his own game he said to himself, while drunk, "You call THIS difficult? Hold my beer!"
Came here for SPD explanation, got the most comprehensive combat mechanics description ever. Thank you, sir, may your torch only go out for better loot.
@@silvergreylion More like a vocal minority of players think it's fun. They bitch about games that have tutorials because "tHaT'S nOT hOw mY NiNTEnDY gAEmeS wERe LiKe 20 YeArS aGO"
Because it's actually better when a game doesn't hold your hand. This ain't Skyrim, giving you everything you need to know on a silver platter, this is Darkest Dungeon, and if that bothers you, be thankful it ain't Dwarf Fortress.
I've had this game for years and I keep coming back to it. Your guide explains everything very clearly and I will consider your tips during my next run!
All those times doing a combat clear quest and thinking I was on 90% room quest. That's been my favorite take away from DD along with gorgetting trinkets, and learning that with turn stalls you can achieve glory.
This is a really great guide! I'm usually an advid enthusiastic exploring gamer, but this game I was really struggling early game, I knew the concepts but still felt very discouraged... This guide really makes me want to stop watching and find out for myself. That's the sign of a great teacher!
Absolutely terrific video! Brilliant. A few other things newbies should know, primarily: -Corpse Management- Most enemies leave corpses that must be dealt with. Sometimes they can be left in place to assist with targeting, but usually they need to be cleared. There's a line in the tooltip for some attacks that wasn't mentioned. The leper we saw had one with Purge, plague doctors also have a good one. A good thing to know for parties without these abilities is that crits, blight, and bleed won't leave a corpse. Scrub back to the example fight against the bandit pair - when the Size 2 bandit dies from blight it vanishes. Blight and Bleed can also be used to passively sap corpses if you lack clear abilities and/or have a better way to spend your other actions. We could also bring up -Stacking- All abilities (correct me if I'm wrong) stack for their stated durations. DoTs become multiplicatively effective when reapplied, and several of them are bundled with their respective Resist Down within the same ability. This combined with the corpse mechanic can become a game-changer when setting up targets. Again, wonderful in-depth look from someone who knows his stuff.
Only 2 classes to recruit are Crusaders and Vestals. Crusaders get Smite, Holy Lance, Battle Heal, Inspiring Cry. Vestals get Judgement, Dazzling Light, Diving Grace, Divine Comfort. Run party "The Holy Flame", 2 Crusaders in front and 2 vestals in back. All 4 characters can Heal. When you get to last enemy have one Vestal use Divine Grace to stun while Crusaders use Inspiring cry to relieve all stress and second Vestal uses Divine Grace, healing all party members back to full health and removing stress on a crit.
so i just started playing darkest dungeon after eyeing it for about a year. this guide has helped so much and is the reason i finally purchased the game. i’m in love with this game now. thank you.
I just started DD last week. I was confused bc of all the information and how "hard" the game, but after this tutorial, everything became so much easier. Thanks for this amazing tutorial!
Quick question, how did you calculate the 40-45 percent chance to kill? haha
I'm not sure exactly the part you're referring to, but here's the general process with an example.
Say your enemy has 6HP, and you have a 50% chance to hit. If you hit, you will deal 4-7 damage (each outcome evenly weighted, I believe). Your crit chance is 10% - this is the part that complicates things. All of this information is visible in the fight.
As each of the damage outcomes 4, 5, 6 and 7 are equally likely once you hit, you have a 50% chance for a successful hit to kill the 6HP enemy. So you can multiply the hit chance (50%) by the kill chance on hit (also 50%). This gives you a 25% chance to kill. Right? Almost!
What if you crit? This complicates things a little (a lot). Because crits and non-crits have different chances to kill the enemy, we have to split up "chance to hit" into two numbers: "chance to non-crit" and "chance to crit". In this case our chance to crit is 5% overall, because our base chance is 10% but we miss half the time.
So now we have our 50% chance to miss, our 45% chance to hit, and our 5% chance to crit.
If we miss, we never kill the enemy. Obviously.
If we hit, we have a 45% * 50% chance to kill the enemy - 45% for the "attack roll", and 50% for the "damage roll". So we have a 22.5% chance to kill the enemy without critting.
The 5% crit chance guarantees the kill, so we can now just add that to the 22.5% non-crit kill chance, to get a total kill chance of 27.5%.
I've used round numbers here for simplicity, but this can get far too complicated for me to do mentally. Honestly, I usually just eyeball it at this point, but there are still occasions where I have to go through the whole process!
@@YewbPlays this guy did maths, and he good at it too!
Thanks. I live in America where they don't teach math. The closest thing to it is:
_"Suzy had 6 guns and 174 bullets for each one. If someone knocks on Suzy's door at 3am, how many bullets will Suzy need to use to prove she's a patriot?"_
@@TrueRandomization this was a joke, and you clearly didnt get the joke
Thanks for the guide! Just got this game and have been having a lot of difficulty even on Radiant mode. I didn't even know that you could use items on curios! No wonder I always found skeleton keys to be so useless, I didn't know you had to place them onto the chest curio in order to get the loot actually worth buying the key for.
omfg tier zoo likes good games too?
no wonder you use l33t speak!
@@madscientistshusta EXACTLY!
Are you ever gonna do tier list for DD?
And a few weeks later you started to edit in Darkest Dungeon stress icon to your videos.
Another mystery solved.
wait, THE ZOO GUY!!
psh, 48 mins no way im gonna sit through it all.
_48 mins later_
wait, it's over?!
yoo fr though.. i have the game open in the background and i thought.. alright just gonna take a few pointers and i'll be on my way. Next thing i know is that the video is over..
That was exactly me just now :D
love how people can sit and watch a movie for three hours but 48 minutes of good content on youtube and it’s suddenly a lifetime
@@tyler-xo3rb there are many filmes i can't watch even for 1 hour, cuz how boring they sometimes are
the Problem with very detailed guides is that they often get really boring really fast ....however yours does not despite being very detailed and thorough grate job mate
I also thought it was gouda
Amir Kafi unrelated note I had a dude who was a gambler and a known cheat needless to say it was annoying
yup i cant believe i sat for the whole 48 mins and still rmbr what he told at the start! Beautiful guide.
As grate as greated cheese
You know it's a hard game when the new players guide is 50 minutes
“Sir....I think I received multiple traumas in my last adventure.... can I be admitted to the-“
*Yeah yeah that sucks and all but that costs money and you kinda suck, so uh you’re fired*
Lots of business are willing to help pay for an employee's healthcare bills, but very few would offer that kindness to a newhire.
Why should I pay for you when I can hire a new guy for free?
@@CARILYNF but I saw what he went through, some dude spilled some juice on him and he freaked out and started insulting and attacking his teammates, then he had a heart attack cus the guy spilled more juice on him.
@@Cloud-bs2kn out of context that’s fucking hilarious
I am convinced that the RNG in DD is set up in such a way that it builds your confidence before utterly destroying you. (This is coming from a guy who lost 9 heroes to the Viscount then beat him in 3 turns flat with the same party composition)
ripp
I still remember the leper i lost in the pigboss fight. Crit from full hp to 0, then Wilbur instantly finishes him off with a squeel of all things, before i get to make a move with any of my guys.
This is why I sometimes hate the RNG in this game. It doesn't feel like true RNG, more like a reaction to what you have just done to punish you.
@@youtubesucks5131 if it was a reaction to what you had done then that wouldnt be RNG would it?
@@TrioFan759 Well, it would still be RNG with min/max preset paramateres
Gotta love when my whole party get killed by stressing each others...
Ya. Dumb mechanic that would not go missed if it was nerfed or flat out scrapped. In my opinion. Maybe I'm just not getting the nuances of the game enough yet and that's why it feels too unfair.
@@2midgetsinanovercoat638 It's part of the design. I started 3 days ago and as far as I'm concerned the goal of this game is to make you clench your cheeks.
People going mad is a fundamental part of that. If it didn't have any consequences on gameplay it wouldn't matter and therefore not induce any stress to the player.
It's a snowball system.
It emphasizes to a) not bringing a hero who is already or close to madness
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b) not letting that happen in the first place by c) killing them quick and throughly
When my heroes die or go mad and I'm escaping dungeons early and I panic I assume the game is working as intended
@@2midgetsinanovercoat638 bruh that mechanic is what makes darkest dungeon darkest dungeon did you hear the intro
Abusive makes me wanna delete the game now.
48mins? Dear god, it felt like five. Have a sub and a like
I'm really impressed actually because he talks so fast and gets to the point without rambling incessantly for five minutes to pad the video.
"i'll just watch a bit to get a feel for the game, but I'm not going to watch the whole 50 mins"
realizes the video is over
I got this game just about a week ago and went in with my waist in the water.
Even if this video is 2 years old, it still fits phenomenally with the more recent version of this game. There may be a few differences here and there, but for the most part it's very similar. Thanks for the video, it has helped tremendously.
I wish i had seen this video the first time i've played , got mad called it ,,shitty game'' went my way (about 2 years ago). Yesterday i've decided to give it another shot and it was worth it :D
Hey man, I recently just dove into this game because it’s out on switch, bought it just from good word of mouth. For the first two days I was absolutely getting my ass handed to. After this video I feel I get a lot of what the game is doing so I’m surviving much longer, thanks for making 50 minutes of learning mechanics engaging.
This guide is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. It covers *just* enough to make the game a bit less daunting and let players really enjoy and understand the mechanics, without going over so much that the overwhelming and crushing atmosphere of the game is completely replaced with min/maxing very early on. I've played this game a bit so far (17 hours) but never really got to any real point of progress, despite beating my first boss last time I played it. Lately I've been thinking more on this game though, and have plans for some projects involving it, and this video seriously helped cement my confidence in what I wish to do. So thank you for that, and job well done!
I was very fond of the formatting for this guide in general. The order you approached things was good and flowed naturally from one point to another, the visual editing was nice and clean, particularly with showcasing the provisions, and the equations to help viewers keep track during the combat examples was a much appreciated touch. I can tell a lot of work went into this, and I found it inspiring. So, again, nicely done!
That's really nice to hear, thank you! :)
I second that to the highest degree. very good work!
I third that! Excellent write-up!
One important thing that you left out is formation management. Proper positioning of your party and disturbing the enemies positioning increases the effectiveness of your party by a lot. Enemies have very weak attack when they're in the wrong position
Amazing tutorial, very detailed, just getting into the game and needed something like this, thanks a lot for it, keep up the great work!
Awesome, glad you liked it and good luck to you! :)
@@YewbPlays the most amazing thing too is that it still holds up, amazing job on an introduction video it really made things simpler
I gotta recommend drunk mode for this video (0.75x speed) - I'm just a fast talker and a little excitable, sorry!
I drink beer while playing this game! I bought this game 2 days ago and I like this game a lot! It is fun and is complicated in detail as well as gameplay which makes it richly exciting to play! I
The art was made for a child. This looks like a shit mobile game
It's already nearly an hour long at regular speed, dude...
thanks for the vid, I feel ya on the fast talking - I get that a lot when I really enjoy a subject
U r Crazy man goodbye job u got yourself One more sub 😉
I bought this game for my birthday last year, but I only started playing it now, and getting my ass handed to me on a platter. After watching your video, I'm gonna give things another go-around.
Marcus Matthews there’s a lot to learn and even with this guide you won’t know what your messing up till u mess up
Yeah. I'm definitely overwhelmed by this game. So much stats. But it's good.
Which map was giving you the most trouble?
“The Really Unfriendly Estate” 😂
OMG love how you put time stamps is the description, I knew a lot of things and I love how I can just skip around to the things I need to understand better. LIKED AND SUBBED
Awesome guide! I've already played about 10 hours of this game but just couldn't get my head wrapped around all the different concepts, so i wanted a "back to the basics" tutorial. This video clarified so many questions I had. A few days after watching I'm already completing level 3 dungeons and getting better. Thanks for taking the time to make this clear, concise and informative.
Thanks, just started the game and this was very helpfull
Sir, we don't talk about Rule 3a. Rule 3a is something a Darkest Dungeon player discovers about themselves. When I realized I was a horrible person devaluing adventurers based on cost-benefit analyses was when the game really grabbed me.
I felt the same way, having to get the turnover rate of McDonald's to make $$$ was hard. I will say though some characters have really high stat numbers by nature, so can be worth even the worst locked in quirks.
Imagine caring and developing feelings for a handful of digits in your computer memory...
@@ae4164 Isn't the human condition just the strangest thing?
@@ae4164 just like you cared enough to reply.
This guide REALLY helped me out. After several rough RNG's in the start and horrible party-wipes I found your video and have learned a lot. Thank you for this an Keep Up the Good Work!
Couple days into 2023 and picking up Darkest Dungeon, still the best new player guide I could find 5 1/2 years on. Great content Yewb!
I've been playing DD for about a week and learning lessons the hard way: this guide is GREAT. Thank you!
I very nearly sent the game straight back after I realised how complicated it is. Watching your video really helped and changed my mind! Highly recommended if you're new to Darkest Dungeon!!
You deserve so much more recognition for the work you put into this vid, it takes real talent to make a video 48 min long AND stay enjoyable. Not a lot of people can do what you did in this video, keep it up!! earned another sub c:
Thank you! Comments like this make it worthwhile, honestly :)
Yewb I hope so, can’t Fathom how you don’t even have 1k yet!
Eh, I don't put out a lot of content these days, so those subs are going to the full-timers, which honestly is as it should be!
Bought the game from Steam Summer Sale! Great video and cant wait to dive right in.
I bought ancestral edition few days ago woth normal proce. Fuck my life
@@BlessedCapybara1444 Think of it as supporting the devs. If it weren't for these purchases, DD2 won't be even made possible.
@@BlessedCapybara1444 man, it is too late but you can refund games you played less than 2 hours and bought within two weeks. just telling you in case you still don't know.
I just picked up the Crimson Edition and man is this game unforgiving! This helps a lot, thanks.
I'd also like to add that I appreciate the many edits you put in to revise or simply inform me further. You should consider doing these more often if you feel that your personality is worth sharing (imo it is) because you certainly have the knowledge.
Thanks, that's great to hear! I'd love to do more guides like this, but I just don't have the time at the moment - maybe in the future, though :)
I did not know you could interact with curios with certain items, I always just interact with it without using a single items, glad to know different things happens when you use items on them :) love your guide!
Watched this after utterly failing my first attempt at this game ending up broke, stressed, alcoholic and hopeless... I now feel confident to start my second try. So... thanks!
lucasbeer remind yourself that Overconfidence is a slow insidious killer
Ismael Rangel EXECUTED WITH IMPUNITY
@@nicholaso.1502 Be wary triumphant pride perticipate a dizzying fall.
R u serious or joking ?
I was doing fine. Had a big expedition running for. . . Three boxes later after starting, a guy called the collector arrives to ruin my day.
Now I'm seriusly considering restarting.
Just picked this up on Switch!
This guide was amazingly well done and super helpful! Thanks a lot mans!
Are there touch screen controls on the switch?
I watched this as a reminder as I am coming back to Darkest Dungeon after a long break (purchased the Switch version).
Great spoiler free guide. Well done on going over mechanics, whilst avoiding specific strategies. A game like this is good to play and experience 'blind'. But obscure stats being explained is always a useful thing.
Thanks a lot.
Started playing a few days ago and found this guide incredibly helpful, thanks for the tips!
Thanks for the comprehensive guide, it's very insightful.
I'm having fun learning it, but I can tell "Rule 16" is what's going to prevent me from really getting into this game.
There's a real problem, much more so with western RPGs it seems, where "complexity", "granularity", and "nuance" are too easily confused with each other and not applied correctly to a design. I already find certain systems in DD redundant and unnecessarily complex, but having to whip out a pocket calculator every time you want to complete a single action is just bad design.
When I choose an action and a target, just give me the overall chance of a certain result occurring. It could either be:
8 base dmg, 90 base acc, skill: +50% damage, -15% acc, 20% stun. Foe: 15 base def, 15 base dodge, 25% base stun resist. Foe Effect: +5% dodge, +10% stun resist.
OR
Your swinging strike has a 35% chance of dealing 3 damage and a 10% chance of stunning the enemy.
Both of those sets of information functionally communicate the same thing. They clearly put a lot of work into this game, I'd really love to hear an explanation of why they chose to do the former rather than the latter.
After fully understand this game and its mechanics, I finally understand why my boss don’t treat me like a human😂
I've been playing Darkest for a while now. I feel I have a pretty decent handle on it, though I'm still in the early game, but watching this has helped me a lot. Thanks a bunch mate!
WOAH! I watched the whole guide and I saw 5min, few secounds later that was the end... Nice job!
Thanks man. I got the game on sale a few days ago. Already figured out most of the basics but there are some really useful tips in this video.
Thanks for the guide! I came here from Christopher Odd's recommendation and it was super helpful! I think as my first rogue-like, some of these concepts were counter intuitive to me!
First time I played this game I gave up after 2h, because there was so much info and no tutorial. Then I came back next day with more patience, I learned all the shit from the internet and fell in love with this game
This game is certainly one of a kind
Geezus, I just watched 50 minutes of intense talking without having played the game once. Really strong guide! Thank you!
Haha, that's good to hear, thanks! Now go play the game :)
Wow. The amount of useful tips & context you've provided in a digestible manner within a single 50 minute video makes this the most comprehensive & thoughtful single video guide for a game I've ever seen. Well fucking done.
This is the ULTIMATE darkest dungeon beginner guide. Even though it is old, I recommend everyone to watch this if they are new to the game.
Man i was looking for a good rpg yesterday. I been getting the rpg fever lately. Honestly always think i dont like turn based combat but i find myself actually loving it. There so much more u can do with turned base its alot deeper system and i realize that now. But i am in love with darkest dungeon right now just hope the grind dont get boring fast but im sure there alot to learn about all the classes,skills etc that will keep me busy
I've found that DD doesn't let you just sit back and grind, which makes sure the game doesn't get boring. I love this game
If it's not turned based, it's not a real RPG. This game is very addicting, stressful but I'm loving it!
I myself don't like turned base games as well, but this i absolutely love it.
Great vid, just picked up the game yesterday, wish me luck :P
Thanks! :) It's a frustrating game sometimes, but well worth it IMHO. Best of luck!
Thank you for this, really helped me get off the ground. Been playing this most of the weekend and still missed a ton of stuff that you just brought to light.
15:55 This is a bad thing to recommend to new players. Bring torches. Your party will get stressed less, the enemies will have a lesser chance to wipe the floor with you outright, just, backtrack to the treasure rooms, snuff out the torch with shift clicking on it and renew it along the way so as to not get surprised in complete darkness. Now, if you were to have quirks that negated the +stress to manageable levels or benefited from low light (night owl, lurker), torchless would be viable but even then you'd like to have the torch at around 1-25, plus some cool trinkets that benefit from low light.
I just got this game a few days ago and was talking to friends while first loading it up and asked what campaign I should pick. They said bloodmoon, (they had never played it either) and I listened to them. FML
Greetings from 2019, great guide.
pathetic.
This is a great guide! I was way undervaluing stun, speed, and scouting.
I also was bankrupting on quirks XD
dude thank you so much for this video - 2 years later
Hey bud, is this game worth getting into? I haven’t bought it yet. There’s also another DLC, have you got that one too?
@@Abhorrent-Tom hey buddy =) I definitely encourage you to buy it and with all dlc, it's still very cheap for the amount of content and play time, and for its "basic graphics" the game just blows my mind how well done and thought it is by its creators. its mechanics and depth are pretty unique tbh if you are into micro managing, strategy and some rpg elements and also upgrading everything from weapons to armour to buildings. I love this game man. Bought it on my switch over 1 year ago with all dlc and put a couple of hours to it but gave up due to lack of time.
Now 1 year later I picked it up again and 30h later I am starting to get a hang of it. Just started a new run and after watching this dudes videos it all made sense and I cant stop playing it!! Word of caution though, it's not for the faint hearted and will definitely put your patience to the test. If you buy it expect to fail the first few runs. Dont get it rage you though its suppose to happend but when you get a hang of it you will quickly notice you can put 100s of hours.. so yhea buy it bro and thank me later hehe
Swedish Latino nice one! I’ve bought it as well as the crimson court, I’ll grab the 2nd dlc as well, I’ll dive in on Friday. Been looking for a tough game again
@@Abhorrent-Tom try to get a refund on that and buy complete edition instead 🙏🏽
Swedish Latino yeah annoyingly there isn’t one on PSN. I’m ok with it, it’s only cost £30. Played a bit last night, I’m enjoying it
Oh my god this guide is so good and helpful, thank you very much!
Really, really informative guide. I've had this game on my wishlist forever and decided to give it a shot since the steam sale was so generous. This got me pumped to try it out!
That's great to hear, thanks :) Good luck!
Tip nr. 1. Mod the original hero models with lewd skins; Nr. 2. Mod the monster models with lewd models; Nr. 3. Change the background to lewd backgrounds; Nr. 4 Change the Hamlet NPC's skins to lewd skins; Nr. 5 Upgrade the stagecoach to 4 heroes per week and a bigger barracks if you can afford it.
had us in the first half
I know I'm late to the party but I'm picking this up on switch today and this is super helpful!
Great job on the review. Subbed. You clearly know your stuff on this game.
Very good guide! I have 97 hours in this game and still enjoyed it.
I actually was away from the game for a bit and recently came back. I was curious about your opinion on stuns. I seem to remember guides in the past strongly discouraging stuns and claiming they did not work at all in the late game. I am sure many updates have altered the prescribed strategy multiple times and wanted to ask have stuns been buffed and more viable or is this just a player's choice, topic of debate?
I am gearing for my first ever champion lvl dungeon and have no stuns in my party! Should I be worried?
Thanks! Glad the guide was useful to you :)
On the subject of stuns: I believe it used to be the case that enemy resistances outscaled your application chance to a much greater extent at high levels, so stuns were much less likely to work in Champion dungeons. This would have been a long time ago - before the Antiquarian update - but stuns are definitely worth using these days, all the way up to the Darkest Dungeon itself.
If you're going to bring a stunner, it's worth slapping a stun trinket on them - something I should have mentioned in the guide itself. With Blasphemous Vial (additional 40% stun chance), for example, the Plague Doctor is absolutely unstoppable. Even a Stun Amulet or Dazzling Charm goes a long way toward guaranteeing that stun - and reliability is key, so it's definitely worth doing.
Thanks for the quick response!
... just tried out a stun heavy party and loved it. Still haven't pulled the trigger on champion level, though... I am scared lol.
Ah, you'll be fine :) I personally think that the very first dungeons you do, before you have any upgrades or trinkets, are some of the hardest in the game. If you can make it to Week 8 in good shape, you can make it through champ dungeons!
... don't quote me on that, though.
Mission accomplished but it wasn't pretty lol. Left my first champion level dungeon with no losses, but 3 of 4 hit deaths door about 5 times a piece... then the one guy that never hit death's door hit 100 stress and failed the resolve check.... but I'm still calling it a win!
Hey man, a win's a win! Congrats!
I bought this game about a year ago and I've played it a few times here and there but I have never been able to keep my group alive so I keep giving up! After watching this I feel like I can go back in and try again! Thank you for the video.
I just started playing this game today and just kept getting wrecked. Thanks so much for this video mate. Really gave some informative tips on and it was easy to follow. Keep up the great work and looking forward to exploring other content on your channel.
who’s here cause of the free game in the epic store ?
Lol I was binging on DD videos for days and then I pull up epic games and see its free 😭 So plug it's such a good game
Epic just released pain and suffering for free
Hiii newbie here✌🏻
a friend of mine insisted so hard for me to play the game that he actually guided me in the tutorial and the 1st dungeon and i must say i'm glad he did it cuz so far i'm enjoying a lot !
haha this was a great gone, i loved the game
the game is free on the epic store WOW!
I know this is way late, but here are some stats I gathered that hopefully everyone will find interesting/helpful. I did 4 dungeon runs apiece in each of the 4 main areas (Ruins, Warrens, Weald, Cove) and kept track of every attack on my party that had a single target only. I did not factor in any enemy attacks that had multiple targets. All 16 runs were champion level runs. Here are the results by row-
Row 4: 29 attacks- 9.96 %
Row 3: 56 attacks- 19.24 %
Row 2: 89 attacks- 30.58 %
Row 1: 117 attacks- 40.20 %
I was attacked a total of 291 times, so I took an average of 18 single attacks per run. Also, I used a different party composition in all 16 runs and used every class in the game except the arbalest (I used the musketeer)
Great video. I've played this game for about 30 hours and still feel like I haven't figured it out yet. It's always good to hear someone else's take on things.
20:40
*Talks about hounds*
*Cat gets triggered*
He sounds like Bear Grylls with that accent...haha, UK.
thats racist man
@@darckto7247 You gotta love people typing these replies. But I'll indulge you and inform you that firstly, British people are not a race... well, historically I'd argue their behaviour towards other people would indicate that they themselves thought otherwise. My question is why you would jump to such a conclusion on your own and reply with such an inflammatory response? Are you possibly projecting your own biases onto me?
@@samwu1836 You gotta love people typing these replies. But I'll indulge you and inform you that this was most likely bait. You fell for this person's bait hook, line, and sinker.
that video is like... official guide of the darkest dungeon. After watching all of that my gameplay completely changed and i started having much more fun with the game. Before it was pure RNG now i feel like i have much more control over the game with strategy. Thank you
just got this game today and I already feel ready to play it, reason why I watched instead of actually playing it is that I'm at work :D one of the best tips video I've seen, thank you so much
I purchased the game a while back but could never really get into it due to feeling really lost in all the mechanics. This guide however has really made me want to learn it properly and I finally feel like I understand the game. One question though, if anyone can help me. I noticed the corpse mechanic in the game, how much of a problem is this? Or is it something I don't really need to be concerned about?
Awesome man, glad you liked the guide! The corpse mechanic is really just there to make sure you care about positioning. It's not usually worth building your party composition around clearing corpses with skills like Disorienting Blast or Purge - you'll want to hit the back lines first the majority of the time anyway, so they shouldn't be a major problem. Corpse-clearing abilities can be useful, but if you feel like you need to use them constantly it's probably indicative of other problems with your party comp.
As long as you're aware that you can't just bring two Lepers and nuke down the opposing team in rank order, the corpse mechanic has done its job.
a dislike for turning down the narrator volume on Wayne June @22:45.
I can't even be mad
Man 3 years later this guide is still helpful. Loved it so much. Thanks..
I really appreciate the tips in this video, I picked up the game for the first time and didn't quite understand a few things but your well laid out video really cleared up some details.
Thanks for the helpful info.
I’m on the fence in checking this game out. Love the aesthetic and atmosphere - just seems like this game could be heavy on the micro management 😬
It is, I'm afraid! I normally hate micromanagement, but to be honest something about this game just makes it work - maybe the fact that nothing's limited by real time. It's not a "keep these six plates spinning" type of micromanagement, more a "oh, crap, I accidentally took a Cove Phobe to the Cove and now she's real pissed about it" style.
But yeah, to answer your question - whole bunch of little stuff to keep track of, I'm, afraid. Most of it's not catastrophic to mess up, but if you're not into micromanagement it can get a little frustrating.
Yewb, thanks for the insight! Another question if you don't mind: what's the save feature ( is there one?) If a player were to have a TPW, can you at least go back to your last save? Wish there was a way to test drive this game, I'm really tempted. Seems like a type of game to play during Halloween season! I guess it's only 5 bucks risk , lol
I'm hard of hearing, so subtitles would be very, very appreciated.
Click the CC button.
Wow! Just . . . Wow . . .
Such an in-depth & easily digestible video.
Superb upload!
Def worth a sub . . .
Thank you, ive just bought this and had about 2 hours worth of gameplay, although im kinda used to these Rogue-lites and strategy, turn based games...this one has fairly unique mechanics and a rather overwhelming set of mechanics so i appreciate the guide and tips...heading back into the Darkest Dungeon now :)
Instructions unclear
Stress stuck in life
What's up w/ all the random cats? lol
I like cats.
Also, my cats decided to go ballistic in the living room while I was recording, and I only noticed my mic had picked it up while I was editing.
Cats are nice.
I just kept seeing cat pictures randomly pop up everywhere haha. Awesome stuff :). Watching your crimson court content thru.
Nice one, thanks man! Glad you're enjoying it :)
I actually never noticed the cats ( and I agree cats are cool )
i love this
i think it made the whole guide better))
As a new player, this guide is still very helpful 3 years later
So happy I found this, my first playthrough could not be going worse right now and I know exactly why now! Thank you!
I can sum up the answers to the 3 big questions for those who don't have 48 minutes to spare:
1- Because someone played Dark Souls and said to themselves "You call THIS difficult? Hold my beer."
2- Because this is real life where people die, not some fantasy game where you come back to life by a bird's feather.
3- Because after the creator play-tested his own game he said to himself, while drunk, "You call THIS difficult? Hold my beer!"
Stop saying dankest dungeon (Excellent guide btw)
Thank you so much for the guide. New to the game and it does very little to show you the ropes. Appreciate the time you took to make this.
Came here for SPD explanation, got the most comprehensive combat mechanics description ever. Thank you, sir, may your torch only go out for better loot.
A few hours in to darkest dungeon and my biggest complaint: Why doesn’t the game tell you all this?
Game developers seem to think the discovery of mechanics is part of the 'fun'.
@@silvergreylion More like a vocal minority of players think it's fun. They bitch about games that have tutorials because "tHaT'S nOT hOw mY NiNTEnDY gAEmeS wERe LiKe 20 YeArS aGO"
Because it's actually better when a game doesn't hold your hand. This ain't Skyrim, giving you everything you need to know on a silver platter, this is Darkest Dungeon, and if that bothers you, be thankful it ain't Dwarf Fortress.
Death Incarnate that’s cool in some games but DD leaves out critical info that could make the game a lot more enjoyable
@@silvergreylion I personally enjoyed discovering the mechanics. Also, the game explains a decent amount if you hover your mouse over it.
Thanks for the guide. You've got a good voice and delivery for this sort of thing.
I've had this game for years and I keep coming back to it. Your guide explains everything very clearly and I will consider your tips during my next run!
All those times doing a combat clear quest and thinking I was on 90% room quest. That's been my favorite take away from DD along with gorgetting trinkets, and learning that with turn stalls you can achieve glory.
Not gonna lie. This is the best video I found on RUclips so far.
This is a really great guide! I'm usually an advid enthusiastic exploring gamer, but this game I was really struggling early game, I knew the concepts but still felt very discouraged... This guide really makes me want to stop watching and find out for myself. That's the sign of a great teacher!
Just bought this game for the Switch and i think this is the best guide i have found online. Thanks mate!
3 years later this is still very handy thankyou
I really enjoyed your guide man. despite of it being a 48 minute guide, in the end my reaction was "wait, its over.." LOL
It's 2023 and I'm planning to return to darkest dungeon, thank you for the video, and I enjoyed the tips!
Absolutely terrific video! Brilliant.
A few other things newbies should know, primarily:
-Corpse Management-
Most enemies leave corpses that must be dealt with. Sometimes they can be left in place to assist with targeting, but usually they need to be cleared. There's a line in the tooltip for some attacks that wasn't mentioned. The leper we saw had one with Purge, plague doctors also have a good one.
A good thing to know for parties without these abilities is that crits, blight, and bleed won't leave a corpse. Scrub back to the example fight against the bandit pair - when the Size 2 bandit dies from blight it vanishes.
Blight and Bleed can also be used to passively sap corpses if you lack clear abilities and/or have a better way to spend your other actions.
We could also bring up
-Stacking-
All abilities (correct me if I'm wrong) stack for their stated durations. DoTs become multiplicatively effective when reapplied, and several of them are bundled with their respective Resist Down within the same ability.
This combined with the corpse mechanic can become a game-changer when setting up targets.
Again, wonderful in-depth look from someone who knows his stuff.
Only 2 classes to recruit are Crusaders and Vestals. Crusaders get Smite, Holy Lance, Battle Heal, Inspiring Cry. Vestals get Judgement, Dazzling Light, Diving Grace, Divine Comfort. Run party "The Holy Flame", 2 Crusaders in front and 2 vestals in back. All 4 characters can Heal. When you get to last enemy have one Vestal use Divine Grace to stun while Crusaders use Inspiring cry to relieve all stress and second Vestal uses Divine Grace, healing all party members back to full health and removing stress on a crit.
This was super helpful, I'm delving into the game right away to test these rules. Thank you so much for making the guide!
so i just started playing darkest dungeon after eyeing it for about a year. this guide has helped so much and is the reason i finally purchased the game. i’m in love with this game now. thank you.
Bro just recently picked this game back up and this guide has helped me so much while trying to get back into the swing of things.
I just started DD last week. I was confused bc of all the information and how "hard" the game, but after this tutorial, everything became so much easier. Thanks for this amazing tutorial!