Darkest Dungeon II (Switch): all the updates (latest: Secrets of the Coven)

29 May 2025 Lite_Agent Darkest Dungeon II, Red Hook Studios

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Darkest Dungeon II on Nintendo Switch.

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Darkest Dungeon II – Ver. ??? (Secrets of the Coven)

Release date: May 29th/30th 2025
Patch notes:

This update brings the following to the game:

adds second Kingdoms module, Secrets of the Coven

brings a number of community requested additions

Kingdoms Inn Storage: Ability to store items at Inns. Currently all Inns have a default of 3 storage slots, and this can be upgraded. Stash trinkets and consumables for your traveling heroes!

Kingdoms Sell Items at Hoarder: You can now sell items at Hoarders. Only recovers a small amount of the original value, but it’s still something!

Kingdoms Start Option for Paths: New difficulty option (on game setup) for hero path starting options at the crossroads; wanderer, random, or full selection.

Path Comparisons: When looking at a path on the crossroads or elsewhere you will see more information to differentiate it from the current active path

Kingdoms Party Selection helper: After you select your party you can use Shift+Right Click on other heroes to add or remove them from the Kingdom Map Roster for placement on start.

GENERAL

We moved the Cosmetic buttons from the Crossroads to a new tab on the Character sheet. Players can now change cosmetics whenever they are at an Inn or at the Crossroads via the character sheet. Note: You must have unlocked cosmetics first for this tab to be accessible.

Escalation 3 Flame drain has been reduced from 33% to 25%

Greatly reduced the appearance chance of Gaunt road battles in Escalation 3

Cage mounts Inn upgrade moved from advanced to basic wainwright inn upgrades

Horns of War Kingdom Event: Removed effect that reduced day count by 1. Increased number of spawned sieges from 1 to 3.

Beleaguered Kingdom Event: Updated description to reference all factions not just beastmen

All buffs from Hero Upgrades will now appear in the Conditions tab on the Character Sheet

Removed Taunt from most random negative token effects. Taunt will still be applied from specific effects such as those from True Entropy.

Updated Creature Den story choice that exchanges food for a Blight related debuff to match choice description. The debuff has been changed from enemy reduced blight RES to enemies gain blight 3 on combat start.

Added gamepad function so you can now change the Heroes position at Inn Overlay

DIFFICULTY

Pure random skill assignment (even the Abomination so you can get all human/beast skills if you are super unlucky)

Added Starting Paths option allowing players to start with wanderer paths, random paths, or full selection for their starting hero roster

ITEMS

Infernal Flames: Added +15% Candles of Hope bonus

Fragile Flame: Now applies 2 random positive buffs in addition to the 3 random negative debuffs. It’s possible to receive a buff and a debuff affecting the same stat that are combined into a single modifier.

Orbitoclast: Max Health debuff now only lasts 1 region in confessions and 3 regions in kingdoms

MONSTERS

Creature Den

Webber: HP reduced from 12 to 10

Webber: Starting Dodge reduced from 2 to 1-2 (50%)

Webber: Web Vulnerable reduced from 2 to 1

Spitter: HP reduced from 14 to 12

Spitter: Starting Dodge+ reduced from 2 to 1-2 (50%)

Cultists

Altar: no longer displays “Altar of X” skills in Academic View in Kingdoms mode

Altar: fixed an issue with Academic View tool tip for Boneweaving showing an additional empty Target section

Cardinal: Hollow Vessel stress damage reduced from 3 to 2

Cardinal: Entropic Star DMG increased from 4-7 to 6-8

Cardinal: Yawning Void stress damage increased from 1 to 1-2 (25%)

Confession Bosses

Lock tokens used by Shackles of Denial are now colored orange instead of blue to properly reflect that they do not interact with skills and effects that can interact with negative tokens, such as Holy Water

QUIRKS

Fixed an issue where Fisherfolk Hater effects were not properly applying

Fixed an issue where the damage reduction component of Hater quirks was not properly applying

FIXES

Highwayman: Fixed an issue where Sharpshot’s Double Tap could trigger Act Outs on the first hit rather than the second, leading to unintended behaviors

Additional notes: none
Source: Red Hook Studios

Darkest Dungeon II – Ver. 1.04 (Kingdoms)

Release date: May 1st/2nd 2025
Patch notes:

Kingdoms

“This squalid Kingdom, these corrupted lands.

They are yours now, and you are bound to them.”

Kingdoms is the culmination of a year-long effort to bring an entirely new, stand-alone game mode to Darkest Dungeon II. Additionally, we’re excited to also launch the Inhuman Bondage DLC simultaneously!

A full description of Kingdoms is beyond the scope of these notes, but a few key points are important to note:

Kingdoms is an all new game mode that is played independently of the standard Confessions mode. Be aware that item unlocks, Hero skill access/upgrades, Inn functionality, are all reset in a Kingdoms campaign, and are accessed in new ways as you play. Your Confession progress is entirely unaffected.

Kingdoms and Confessions progress are largely independent, with only a few exceptions:

Stagecoach skins must be unlocked in Confessions mode before using them in Kingdoms.

Hero palettes and weapon kits must be unlocked in Confessions/Altar of Hope before using them in Kingdoms.

Thank you to our testers!

As with previous large releases, we relied heavily on multiple groups of volunteers who made themselves available to test this update. Your dedication to Darkest Dungeon is humbling to us, and your voluminous feedback and willingness to endure hardships have directly aided us in shaping Kingdoms.

GENERAL NOTES (Confessions and/or Confessions + Kingdoms)

Although the headline feature of this update is the new Kingdoms mode, we have also made a number of balance adjustments, bug fixes, and general improvements to the game as whole, many of which apply to Confessions mode.

General Changes:

Current hero affinity is now displayed at the inn when using items that effect relationships (i.e. whiskey)

Added a new feature to Hero Story Combat encounters. Now when failed players will have the opportunity to retry it once more before having to continue on

Updated Pip Highlighting Logic on Character Sheets and Crossroads UI to more accurately display enemy targeting and hero position preference based on skill selection

Added New Trophies

General tutorial edits

Loot tables have been refactored to support Confessions and Kingdoms

Battle configuration tables have been refactored to support Confessions and Kingdoms

Increased Field Hospital shop variety

Road debris loot tables have been updated

Removed torch cost from Shambler interaction choice so it will still show up even if player has low torch already

Ordainment

Removed enemy speed buff from ordainment

Reduced Act 2 ordainment DMG and Max HP from +40% to +30%

Dev Note: further feedback on Ordainment is welcome, as it’s an area we are keeping an eye on

HEROES

BOUNTY HUNTER

Bounty Hunter is usable as a non-hirable hero in Kingdoms mode.

Wanderer

Wanderer path available exclusively in Kingdoms mode.

Professional

Professional path available exclusively in Confessions mode.

SPD increased from 3 to 5

Bodyguard Guard tokens increased from 2 to 3

Bodyguard Block tokens increased from 2 to 3

Caltrops is now a back ranks AoE

Caltrops DMG increased from 1-3 to 2-3

Come Hither DMG increased from 2-4 to 3-5

No Escape now ignores Guard

No Escape now removes all Guard

Uppercut CRIT increased from 5% to 10%

FLAGELLANT

Wanderer

Missing with Fester now correctly clears the missed corpse, keeping it consistent with other, similar skills such as Dead of Night

LEPER

Wanderer

Break now ignores Blind vs. Combo

Poet

Break now ignores Blind vs. Combo

PLAGUE DOCTOR

Wanderer

Disorienting Blast no longer has a chance to apply a Weak token

Disorienting Blast+ chance of Weak token increased from 25% to 100%

Plague Grenade and Plague Grenade+ now have a cooldown of 1

Plague Grenade+ CRIT increased from 5% to 10%

Alchemist

Plague Grenade and Plague Grenade+ now have a cooldown of 1

ENEMIES

CULTISTS

Exemplar

SPD increased from 4 to 6 to account for the loss of Ordainment SPD buff

LOST BATTALION

Dreaming General

Tap Root will no longer use The Growth Recedes on corpses

SWINE

[COMM] Dev Note: Swine have received a number of adjustments to improve their threat level in a way that better reflects the optional risk-reward nature of the Sluice

Skulker

Skulkers have been adjusted to provide a clear expectation of their combat role in each rank

HP increased from 15 to 18

SPD increased from 4 to 5

Now has a low chance to spawn with 1-2 Stealth tokens

Innate buff to Blight dealt while Stealthed increased from +2 to +3

Fouled Shank Blight increased from 2 to 3

Fouled Shank stress increased from 1 to 1-2

Fouled Shank launch ranks changed from 3 4 to 4

Fouled Shank no longer has a cooldown

Fouled Shank chance of disease increased from 15% to 25%

Pigsticker DMG increased from 6-9 to 6-10

Ragged Hook DMG increased from 3-5 to 4-8

Ragged Hook launch ranks changed from 3 4 to 3

Ragged Hook now has a 15% chance to inflict disease

Skitter can no longer be used while unable to gain Stealth

Skiver

HP increased from 20 to 22

SPD increased from 3 to 4

Brute

HP increased from 40 to 50

Stun RES increased from 40% to 60%

Now spawns with a buff granting +50% DMG vs. Dazed or Stunned targets

Block granted on spawn increased from 1-2 to 2

Smash DMG increased from 6-10 to 8-12

Smash stress chance increased from 50% to 75%

Squeal launch ranks changed from 1 2 to 1

Squeal target ranks changed from 1 2 to 1 2 3 4

Squeal now hits 2 random targets instead of 1

Squeal DMG increased from 4-7 to 6-10

Squeal stress damage reduced from 2 to 1-2

Squeal now applies Daze

Wilbur

HP increased from 48 to 56

Stun RES increased from 50% to 75%

Obliterate Body now shows the +100% CRIT vs. Combo property in Academic View

Obliterate Body DMG increased from 10-14 to 10-16

Obliterate Body now has a cooldown of 1, similar to Fulgore’s Combo-targeting skill

Obliterate Masses DMG increased from 8-11 to 8-12

Obliterate Masses stress chance increased from 50% to 75%

Shattering Squeal launch ranks changed from 1 2 to 1

Shattering Squeal target ranks changed from 1 2 to 1 2 3 4

Shattering Squeal now hits 2 random targets instead of 1

Shattering Squeal DMG increased from 6-8 to 8-11

Fulgore

Skewer now shows the +100% CRIT vs. Combo property in Academic View

MILITARY BARRICADES

Added additional Military Barricade mashes

Warlord no longer has mashes with Spiked Barricade

Spiked Barricade and Weapon Rack

Ranged Skills DMG Taken buff reduced from -50% to -25%

Removed permanent Immobilize token

Move RES reduced from immune to 75%

Spearman and Swordsman

Debuff RES reduced from 50% to 30%

Fixed combo skills applying combo effects to guarding heroes without combo

CHIRURGEON’S TABLE

Chirurgeon

HP reduced from 75 to 50

Leucotomy now applies Death Armor to Ghouls

Now has a second action while alone

Patient

HP reduced from 26 to 21

(SPOILERS) CONFESSIONS END BOSSES

CONFESSION 1 BOSS

Dev Note: We have slightly adjusted this fight to allow players to engage with some previously blocked tactical options

Latch of Regret Move RES reduced from IMMUNE to 30%

Bolt of Lamentation Move RES reduced from IMMUNE to 40%

Padlock of Wasting Move RES reduced from IMMUNE to 30%

Shackle of Despair Move RES reduced from IMMUNE to 10%

CONFESSION 2 BOSS

Dev Note: Numerous adjustments have been made to this fight to help smooth the difficulty transition across Confessions. These changes are intended to allow a wider variety of effective parties and improve available counterplay while also clarifying some of the fight’s mechanics.

Body HP reduced from 280 to 250

Body Stun RES reduced from 60% to 30%

Body Bleed RES reduced from 40% to 30%

Body Blight RES reduced from 40% to 30%

Body Burn RES reduced from 40% to 30%

Body Debuff RES reduced from 30% to 20%

Front Lung Debuff RES reduced from 10% to 0%

Back Lung Debuff RES reduced from 10% to 0%

Death Armor reduced from 3 to 2

Threshold for initial access to Deep Breath lowered from 70% HP to 50% HP

Threshold for continuous Deep Breath use lowered from 30% to 20%

Sundering Exhalation with 1 Breath token DMG reduced from 10-20 to 8-16

Sundering Exhalation with 2 Breath tokens DMG reduced from 20-30 to 12-20

Sundering Exhalation with 1 Breath token Stress reduced from 2 to 1

Sundering Exhalation with 2 Breath tokens Stress reduced from 3 to 2

Sundering Exhalation CRIT chance reduced from 5% to 0%; it can still CRIT via outside influences such as CRIT tokens

Sundering Exhalation with 2 Breath tokens no longer grants a permanent increase in Burn dealt

Sundering Exhalation Academic View description updated for clarity

When destroying one of the Lungs, a visible buff is now added to the main body to make it clear that the targeting capabilities of certain skills have been improved

Wrath and Rancor CRIT reduced from 20% to 10%

Wrath and Rancor Stress reduced from 2 to a range of 1-2

Hysteria no longer has a low chance of applying Shuffle

Blind Rage Blind tokens reduced from 2 to 1

Blind Rage no longer grants Block+

Blind Rage no longer primes Combo

Blind Rage no longer gains +50% DMG below 50% HP for clarity

Blind Rage DMG increased from 4-7 to 6-8

Threshold for use of Dying Light raised from 50% HP to 70% HP

Dying Light has been redesigned to focus on Horror and Knockback, and no longer interacts with Combo or damages the Torch

Dying Light target ranks changed from 1 2 3 4 to 1 2

Dying Light cooldown has been increased from 1 to 2

CONFESSION 5 BOSS

Fixed an issue with Strange Axis having a very slim chance of not inverting all tokens on the target

ITEMS

Reduced cost of Vague trinkets from 10 to 5 Baubles

Healing Salve: No longer considered a common item in loot tables

Thrilling Tablet: Effects now check for Missing Ally rather than Missing Hero

Chalk Dust: Added -10% Debuff RES (3 Turns)

Shred of Decency: Added -33% Debuff RES (3 Turns) and no longer requires target to have Worship.

Grim Mask: Flame threshold for above and below updated from 40 to 50

Bone Mallet: Added If target has Daze: +25% DMG. Flame threshold updated from 40 to 50

Rousing Ringer: Replaced If any Enemy Team has Daze: +25% Debuff Res with If target has Daze: +33% Debuff RES Piercing. Flame threshold updated from 40 to 50

Covert Cloak: Flame threshold updated from 40 to 50

Goading Gargoyle: Flame threshold updated from 40 to 50

Pig Sticker: Flame threshold updated from 40 to 50

Staggering Striker: Flame threshold updated from 40 to 50

Searing Scripture: Steal Negative token and Combo on Endure Skills changed to Target Hero

His Prison: Replaced +10% Negative Banter with -20% Blight RES

Inert Indicia: Removed Gain when Hit with Stun/Daze buff. Added +100% Stun RES. On Stun/Daze resist now provides an additional positive token and regen 2

Charred Litany: Replaced +3 Burn Dealt and -2 Burn Duration Dealt with Apply to Attacker when Hit: Burn 1 and If target has Burn: +20% Stun RES Piercing.

Dark Impulse (Stress RES): Replaced stress damage effect 25% chance to deal 1 DMG with 10% chance to apply Horror 1

Holy Hymnal: Replaced If has Consecration: +25% Max HP (1 Region) with Turn Start: If has Consecration: -1 Stress (1 Region)

Impermeable Poultice: Now appears correctly in certain loot tables

QUIRKS

New quirk: Last Stand (bonus tokens if last ally alive)

Converted quirk Sluice Scrounger to Chthonic Scrounger so it will now function in the Sluice and the Catacombs

Converted quirk Sluice Tactician to Chthonic Tactician so it will now function in the Sluice and the Catacombs

Converted quirk Swine Slayer to Chthonian Slayer so it will now function in the Sluice and the Catacombs

Converted quirk Swine Hater to Chthonian Hater so it will now function in the Sluice and the Catacombs

Converted quirk Swine Fearing to Chthonian Fearing so it will now function in the Sluice and the Catacombs

Breacher story choices: changed from a STR benefit to a CRIT benefit because breacher already conferred str bonuses

GAMEPLAY UPDATES AND FIXES

Numerous bug fixes

The temporary Stun RES buff received after being stunned has been increased from +40% to +50%. This applies to Heroes and monsters alike.

Fixed Newborn Mutation tooltip description to clarify 33% chance to gain a Block token when hit, not on hit

BINDING BLADE DLC

DUELIST

Intrepide

Fixed an issue with Disengage+ unintentionally granting Guard to corpses

Fixes and Updates

Fix attempt for missing Warlord mini-map icon

Fieldstone: Turn End Stress reduced from +2 to +1

Additional notes: none
Source: Red Hook Studios

Darkest Dungeon II – Ver. 1.04 (Darkside of the Mountain)

Release date: October 15th 2024 (North America, Europe) / October 16th 2024 (Japan)
Patch notes:

General:

Added Gamma Slider to adjust darkness

Added Traditional Chinese localization

Man-at-Arms

Wanderer

The Wanderer Path has been adjusted to provide a more balanced arrangement of tanking, support, and offensive options

Bellow SPD debuff reduced from -3 to -2

Bellow+ SPD debuff reduced from -5 to -3

Courageous Abandon has been reworked to improve access to the DMG cap, flexibility, and thematic tone

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ target ranks increased from 1 to 1 2

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ cooldown removed

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ now require at least 1 Block or Block+ token to use

Courageous Abandon DMG increased from 3-6 to 6-8

Courageous Abandon passive buff DMG range adjusted from 9-18 to 12-16

Courageous Abandon+ DMG increased from 5-7 to 8-10

Courageous Abandon+ passive buff DMG range adjusted from 15-21 to 16-20

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon no longer gain discrete DMG bonuses from different types of Block tokens

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ now gains +100% DMG if you have 2 or more Block or Block+ tokens in any combination

Courageous Abandon+ now grants Execution 2 when used with 3 or more Block or Block+ tokens in any combination

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ now prevent Block gain for 2 turns after use

Command+ cooldown increased from 0 to 1

Command+ Strength tokens increased from 1 to 2

Defender and Defender+ now have a cooldown of 1

Hold The Line+ Immobilize tokens increased from 1 to 2

Stand Fast and Stand Fast+ now grant 2 Taunt tokens

Stand Fast+ no longer clears Combo

Stand Fast cooldown increased from 2 to 3 to better match Leper’s Withstand

Stand Fast+ cooldown increased from 1 to 3 to better match Leper’s Withstand

Fixed an issue with Strategic Withdrawal not correctly providing Death’s Door effects if the skill missed

Sergeant

The Sergeant Path has been reworked to provide more direct access to support options and improve viability for back rank placement

Sergeant no longer has a chance to grant +50% Bleed/Blight/Burn RES to an ally on turn start

Sergeant no longer grants +100% innate Move RES

Crush, Rampart, Hold the Line, Courageous Abandon, and Strategic Withdrawal no longer have reduced DMG on this Path

Bolster is no longer affected by this Path

Bellow and Bellow+ now target all Heroes that are ahead of the Man-at-Arms in the lineup instead of all enemies

Bellow and Bellow+ launch ranks changed from 1 2 3 4 to 2 3 4 accordingly

Bellow and Bellow+ are no longer considered Ranged skills

Bellow and Bellow+ can no longer CRIT

Bellow and Bellow+ no longer debuff SPD or remove CRIT and Riposte tokens

Bellow and Bellow+ cooldown increased from 1 to 2

Bellow and Bellow+ now provide a +3 SPD buff to all targets

Bellow+ now removes 1 Negative token from all targets

Command+ cooldown increased from 0 to 1

Command and Command+ can now self-target

Command and Command+ no longer clear Blind

Command and Command+ no longer grant Strength

Command and Command+ now grant a buff to target Hero that causes their next successful hit to apply Combo to all struck targets; this buff remains until a successful hit is registered or the battle ends

Command+ now grants a Speed token

Crush and Crush+ launch ranks adjusted from 1 2 to 2 3 4

Crush and Crush+ target ranks reduced from 1 2 3 to 1 2

Crush and Crush+ no longer heal the MAA when hitting a target with Combo

Crush and Crush+ now provide an unconditional 2 point heal to all Heroes ahead of the MAA when hitting a target with Combo

Crush+ now grants 1 Immobilize to the Man-at-Arms when used

Retribution+ cooldown increased from 1 to 2

Retribution and Retribution+ now target all Heroes ahead of the Man-at-Arms in the lineup

Retribution now grants a Strength token to any target under 75% health

Retribution+ now grants a Strength token to any target under 100% health

Retribution+ now grants a CRIT token to any target under 25% health

Stand Fast and Stand Fast+ launch ranks changed from 1 2 to 1 2 3 4

Stand Fast and Stand Fast+ can now target any ally, including the Man-at-Arms

Stand Fast and Stand Fast+ no longer grant Block tokens or a recurring Block buff

Stand Fast+ cooldown increased from 1 to 2

Stand Fast now grants +30% Bleed/Blight/Burn RES for 3 turns

Stand Fast now grants +35% Move RES for 3 turns

Stand Fast+ now grants +50% Bleed/Blight/Burn RES for 3 turns

Stand Fast+ now grants +70% Move RES for 3 turns

Bulwark

The Bulwark Path has been reworked to better define its identity as a control tank rather than a soak tank

Bulwark no longer penalizes Crush DMG

Bellow and Bellow+ no longer debuff target SPD

Bellow and Bellow+ CRIT values have been removed accordingly

Bellow and Bellow+ now remove all Strength tokens from targets

Bellow+ cooldown has been removed

Hold the Line and Hold the Line+ no longer apply Immobilize to the Man-at-Arms to make him more performant in dance comps

Hold the Line and Hold the Line+ no longer innately pierce 10% Stun RES

Hold the Line+ no longer inflicts Stun vs. Combo

Hold the Line+ CRIT increased from 10% to 15%

Hold the Line and Hold the Line+ now inflict Stun if the MAA has 2+ Block or Block+ tokens in any combination

Hold the Line and Hold the Line+ now consume 2 Block or Block+ tokens (prioritizing Block) if the Stun threshold is met

Hold the Line+ now grants +30% Stun RES piercing if the MAA has 3+ Block or Block+ tokens in any combination

Hold the Line+ consumes an additional Block or Block+ tokens (prioritizing Block) if the Stun RES piercing threshold is met

Hold the Line+ now grants 1 Block+ instead of 2 Block

Hold the Line DMG has been reset to its normal base of 3-6 to counterbalance the improved stun capabilities

Hold the Line+ DMG has been reset to its normal base of 4-7 to counterbalance the improved stun capabilities

Rampart+ no longer inflicts Stun vs. Combo

Rampart and Rampart+ no longer inflict Daze

Rampart and Rampart+ no longer innately pierce 10% Stun RES

Rampart and Rampart+ now inflict 2 Immobilize if the MAA has 2+ Block or Block+ tokens in any combination

Rampart and Rampart+ now consume 2 Block or Block+ tokens (prioritizing Block) if the Immobilize threshold is met

Rampart+ now grants +30% Move and Debuff RES piercing if the MAA has 3+ Block or Block+ tokens in any combination

Rampart+ consumes an additional Block or Block+ tokens (prioritizing Block) if the Move and Debuff RES piercing threshold is met

Rampart+ knockback increased from 1 to 2

Rampart DMG has been reset to its normal base of 3-5 to counterbalance the improved control capabilities

Rampart+ DMG has been reset to its normal base of 4-6 to counterbalance the improved control capabilities

Rampart+ CRIT increased from 5% to 10%

Riposte now has a 33% chance to inflict Daze on the target

Stand Fast and Stand Fast+ launch ranks increased from 1 2 to 1 2 3 4

Stand Fast and Stand Fast+ no longer apply Taunt on this Path, making it easier to generate needed Block tokens to fuel Rampart / Hold the Line without drawing attention

Stand Fast+ still clears Combo like the old Wanderer version, helping to avoid drawing attention

Stand Fast+ cooldown increased from 1 to 2

Vanguard

The Vanguard Path has been reworked to expand its combat options in ways better suited to the Path’s theme of sacrificing defense for offense

Vanguard no longer grants +20% HP

Vanguard no longer penalizes Bleed/Blight/Burn RES by 20%

This Path no longer affects Crush

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ launch ranks changed from 1 to 1 2

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ target ranks increased from 1 to 1 2

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ no longer pierce Block

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ do not gain +DMG bonuses from Block tokens on this Path

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ do not remove or prevent the MAA from acquiring Block tokens on this Path

Courageous Abandon and Courageous Abandon+ base DMG adjusted to 4-6

Courageous Abandon CRIT chance reduced from 10% to 5%

Courageous Abandon+ CRIT chance reduced from 20% to 15%

Each use of Courageous Abandon increases the DMG of the skill by 2 for the remainder of the battle; this stacks up to 3 times

Each use of Courageous Abandon decreases the Vanguard’s max HP by 6 for the remainder of the battle; this stacks up to 3 times

Each use of Courageous Abandon+ increases the DMG of the skill by 2 for the remainder of the battle; this stacks up to 5 times

Each use of Courageous Abandon+ decreases the Vanguard’s max HP by 4 for the remainder of the battle; this stacks up to 5 times

Riposte DMG on this Path has been reset from 4-7 to its base value of 3-5

Each use of Riposte increases the DMG of the skill by 1 for the remainder of the battle; this stacks up to 5 times

Each use of Riposte reduces the Vanguard’s Bleed/Blight/Burn RES by 8% for the remainder of the battle; this stacks up to 5 times

Bellow and Bellow+ are now self-target skills; all previous effects have been removed

Bellow and Bellow+ are no longer considered Ranged skills accordingly

Bellow and Bellow+ no longer have CRIT values

Bellow and Bellow+ apply 2 stack of the Courageous Abandon buff and debuff when used

Bellow and Bellow+ apply 2 stack of the Riposte buff and debuff when used

Bellow deals 2 point of Stress damage to the Man-at-Arms

Bellow+ deals 1 points of Stress damage to the Man-at-Arms

[Comm] Bellow+ will suppress Courageous Abandon or Riposte debuffs for 4 turns if activated when the relevant debuff stack is at its limit

Buff/debuff stacks granted by Bellow will not exceed the stack limits determined by the individual skills (i.e. 3 stacks for Courageous Abandon, 5 stacks for Courageous Abandon+, 5 stacks for Riposte)

Bellow and Bellow+ will not grant any buff/debuff stacks for Courageous Abandon if the skill is not equipped. Riposte is always considered to be equipped.

Stand Fast and Stand Fast+ launch ranks increased from 1 2 to 1 2 3

Stand Fast cooldown increased from 2 to 3

Stand Fast+ cooldown increased from 1 to 3

Stand Fast and Stand Fast+ no longer generate Block or Taunt tokens

Stand Fast and Stand Fast+ now remove all Vanguard (Courageous Abandon, Riposte) buffs and debuffs when used

Stand Fast and Stand Fast+ now heal 10% for every 2 Vanguard buffs removed, to a maximum of 50% at 10 stacks (5x Courageous Abandon, 5x Riposte)

Stand Fast+ now heals 1 Stress for every 2 Vanguard debuffs removed, to a maximum of 5 (5x Courageous Abandon, 5x Riposte)

Trinkets

Price of Pride: Replaced Bellow Skill: Stun Token (10%) with Self: Rampart Skill: Riposte Token

Standard of the Ninth: Removed Gain On Miss: If Rank = 1 Weak Token and Courageous Abandon Skill: +50% CRIT. Added Apply to Attacker When Hit: Remove 1 Positive Token and Gain when Crit: Weak Token

Undeserved Commendation: Reworked to Target: Heroes: Crit Token (10%), Command Skill: Block Token & Taunt Token, Apply On Miss: All Allies Behind: +1 Stress

Jester

Finale and Finale+ are now considered Ranged skills on all Paths

Wanderer

The Wanderer retains his previous identity as a flexible unit with some improved support and increased rank manipulation options

Battle Ballad and Battle Ballad+ target ranks increased from 2 3 4 to 1 2 3 4

Battle Ballad and Battle Ballad+ now have a cooldown of 1

Battle Ballad+ no longer clears Combo

Battle Ballad+ now provides an additional Strength token in the event that it doesn’t land the 15% chance of a CRIT token, so it will always provide 2 tokens instead of only a chance of 2

Battle Ballad+ forward movement increased from 1 to 2 ranks

Encore and Encore+ now apply 2 Bleed to the target (formerly the Intermezzo version of this skill, now the default version)

Finale and Finale+ DMG bonus vs. Combo reduced from +100% to +50%

Finale and Finale+ cooldown increased from 2 to 3

Finale now heals 1 Stress if it kills the target

Finale+ now heals 2 Stress if it kills the target

Finale+ now has an Execution value of 1

Harvest+ CRIT chance increased from 5% to 10%

Play Out and Play Out+ target ranks increased from 1 2 3 to 1 2 3 4

Play Out+ movement increased from Back 1 to Back 2

Virtuoso

The Virtuoso Path has been reworked as a stress management specialist with a variety of team-supporting Encore effects

This Path no longer gains additional HP or SPD

This Path no longer penalizes Bleed, Blight, or Burn RES

This Path no longer randomly applies a +100% Stress RES buff to allies

Encore has been reworked into a unique version for this Path

Encore and Encore+ launch ranks increased from 3 4 to 1 2 3 4

Encore and Encore+ move the Jester back 2 ranks when used

Encore and Encore+ no longer have a cooldown

Encore and Encore+ no longer provide an Extra Action

Encore and Encore+ now target all allies, excluding the Jester

Encore now has a Use Limit of 2x per battle

Encore+ now has a Use Limit of 4x per battle

Encore and Encore+ receive unique bonuses from Battle Ballad, Echoing March, Inspiring Tune, Play Out, and Solo

Encore and Encore+ clear all “Next Encore” buffs when used

“Next Encore” buffs provided by the above skills will only be applied if Encore is equipped

Battle Ballad and Battle Ballad+ on this Path match the Wanderer version with the following exceptions:

Battle Ballad+ does not increase the number of ranks it moves the target

Battle Ballad causes the next Encore to grant Strength to all targets

Battle Ballad+ causes the next Encore to grant Strength (85%) or CRIT (15%) to all targets

Echoing March and Echoing March+ have been reworked as knockback skills

Echoing March and Echoing March+ target ranks adjusted from 2 3 4 to 1 2 3

Echoing March pull 1 changed to knockback 1

Echoing March debuff of Turn Start: pull 1 changed to Turn Start: knockback 1

Echoing March+ pull 2 changed to knockback 2

Echoing March+ debuff of Turn Start: pull 2 changed to Turn Start: knockback 1

Echoing March causes the next Encore to grant +2 SPD for 3 turns

Echoing March+ causes the next Encore to grant +3 SPD for 3 turns

Finale and Finale+ DMG bonus vs. Combo reduced from +100% to +50%

Finale and Finale+ cooldown increased from 2 to 3

Finale has a 50% chance per ally to heal 1 Stress if it kills the target

Finale+ has a 67% chance per ally to heal 1 Stress if it kills the target

Inspiring Tune+ no longer removes Horror

Inspiring Tune+ grants +100% Stress RES for 2 turns if the target has 7 or more Stress

Inspiring Tune causes the next Encore to grant +25% Stress RES to all targets for 2 turns

Inspiring Tune+ causes the next Encore to grant +33% Stress RES to all targets for 2 turns

Play Out and Play Out+ on this Path match the Wanderer version with the following exceptions:

Play Out+ does not increase the number of ranks it moves the target

Play Out and Play Out+ cause the next Encore to grant Block to all targets

Play Out+ causes the next Encore to clear Combo from all targets

Solo and Solo+ launch ranks increased from 3 4 to 2 3 4

Solo and Solo+ now target all enemies who have Combo

Solo and Solo+ no longer have a cooldown

Solo and Solo+ forward movement reduced from 3 to 2

Solo no longer applies Combo

Solo applies a random (weighted) Negative token to all enemies with Combo and consumes the Combo

Solo+ re-applies the Combo to all targets

Solo+ 2x Dodge+ tokens have been reduced to 2x Dodge

Solo now has a native CRIT chance of 5% and benefits from CRIT tokens

Solo+ now has a native CRIT chance of 10% and benefits from CRIT tokens

Solo causes the next Encore remove 1 Negative token (67% chance) from all targets

Solo+ causes the next Encore to remove 1 Negative token from all targets

Soloist

The Soloist Path has been reworked to focus on direct damage and self-sustainability via craftable Finale effects

This Path no longer penalizes HP

This Path no longer penalizes SPD

This Path increases the DMG of the next Finale by +2 whenever the Jester is missed by an attack, to a maximum of 3 stacks

This Path increases the DMG of melee skills by +1 until the end of combat whenever the Jester is missed an attack, to a maximum of 3 stacks

This Path no longer affects Razor’s Wit, Fade to Black, or Slice Off

Finale and Finale+ DMG returned to Wanderer values

Finale and Finale+ DMG bonus vs. Combo reduced from +100% to +50%

Finale and Finale+ no longer have a cooldown

Finale and Finale+ backwards movement reduced from 3 to 2

Finale and Finale+ now have a Use Limit of 3x per battle

Finale and Finale+ receive unique bonuses from Battle Ballad, Harvest, and Play Out

“Next Finale” buffs provided by the above skills will only be applied if Finale is equipped

Finale and Finale+ consume all “Next Finale” and “Melee DMG” buffs when used

Finale and Finale+ store all consumed buffs as “Last Finale” buffs if Encore is equipped; these buffs are inactive and provide no benefit on their own

Encore has been reworked into a unique version for this Path

Encore and Encore+ no longer provide an Extra Action

Encore and Encore+ launch ranks increased from 3 4 to 1 2 3 4

Encore has a cooldown of 4

Encore+ has a cooldown of 2

Encore and Encore+ are now self-target skills

Encore and Encore+ restore all inactive “Last Finale” buffs to their active “Next Finale” state; this includes any stored “Melee DMG” stacks

“Last Finale” bonuses for Finale DMG and Melee DMG will be added to any active stacks (up to the 3 stack cap) rather than replacing them during restoration

Encore and Encore+ now move the Jester forward 1

Encore+ now grants a Speed token

Battle Ballad and Battle Ballad+ on this Path match the Wanderer version with the following exceptions:

Battle Ballad+ does not increase the number of ranks it moves the target

Battle Ballad causes the next Finale to ignore Blind tokens

Battle Ballad+ causes the next Finale to Ignore Dodge and Blind tokens

Harvest DMG increased from 3-4 to 3-5

Harvest CRIT reduced from 15% to 5%

Harvest+ DMG increased from 3-5 to 4-6

Harvest+ CRIT reduced from 15% to 10%

Harvest and Harvest+ launch ranks increased from 2 3 to 1 2 3

Harvest and Harvest+ no longer innately pierce Bleed RES

Harvest and Harvest+ no longer inflict Bleed

Harvest heals the Jester for 10% per Bleeding target hit

Harvest+ heals the Jester for 15% per Bleeding target hit

Harvest causes the next Finale to grant the Jester a 20% heal

Harvest+ causes the next Finale to grant the Jester a 30% heal

Play Out and Play Out+ on this Path match the Wanderer version with the following exceptions:

Play Out+ does not increase the number of ranks it moves the target

Play Out causes the next Finale to ignore Guard tokens

Play Out+ causes the next Finale to ignore Block and Guard tokens

Solo has been reworked as a risk/reward tanking skill

Solo and Solo+ launch ranks increased from 3 4 to 2 3 4

Solo and Solo+ are now self-target skills

Solo and Solo+ no longer apply Combo

Solo and Solo+ no longer grant Speed

Solo and Solo+ cooldown increased from 1 to 2

Solo and Solo+ now grant 2x Taunt tokens

Intermezzo

The Intermezzo Path has been refined to further emphasize its focus on Bleed and unpredictable support

Battle Ballad and Battle Ballad+ retain the former Wanderer target ranks of 2 3 4

Battle Ballad+ no longer clears Combo

Battle Ballad and Battle Ballad+ can no longer apply Dodge+ or Block tokens

Battle Ballad’s (weighted) random bonus token list has been adjusted to select from Strength, CRIT, or Speed tokens

Battle Ballad+ adds a 5% jackpot chance of Extra Action to that list and increases the weighting of CRIT

Echoing March no longer applies the “On Move: Bleed” debuff when unmastered

Echoing March+ pull reduced from 2 to 1 to maximize value from the “On Move: Bleed” debuff

Echoing March+ continuous pull debuff reduced from 2 to 1 for the same reason

Echoing March+ now only rolls a single Debuff RES check when applying both debuffs; either both will apply or both will be resisted

Encore and Encore+ are no longer affected by this Path as the former Intermezzo version is the new default

Finale and Finale+ cooldown increased from 2 to 3

Finale and Finale+ DMG bonus vs. Combo reduced from +100% to +50%

Finale+ now deal an additional +50% DMG vs. a Bleeding target

Inspiring Tune and Inspiring Tune+ target ranks increased to full party AoE

Inspiring Tune and Inspiring Tune+ cooldown increased from 1 to 2

Inspiring Tune stress heal reduced from 2 to 1

Inspiring Tune+ stress heal reduced from 3 to 1

Inspiring Tune+ no longer grants a +20% Stress RES buff

Inspiring Tune+ no longer removes Horror

Inspiring Tune targets all Heroes with 5+ Stress

Inspiring Tune heals 1 Stress on all targets, plus an additional 1 Stress if the target has Bleed

Inspiring Tune+ expands targeting to any Hero with 5+ Stress or Bleed

Inspiring Tune+ separately heals 1 Stress if the target is Bleeding and 1 Stress if the target has 5+ Stress, allowing minor Stress healing of targets who are under the normal Stress threshold

Inspiring Tune and Inspiring Tune+ Bleed decreased from 2 (3 Turns) to 1 (3 Turns) to account for its AoE nature

Play Out and Play Out+ retain the former Wanderer target ranks of 1 2 3

Play Out+ retains the former Wanderer backward move value of 1

Play Out+ no longer clears Combo

Play Out and Play Out+ can no longer apply Strength or CRIT tokens

Play Out’s (weighted) random bonus token list has been adjusted to select from Block, Dodge, or Speed tokens

Play Out+ improves those to Block+, Dodge+, Speed, or a jackpot 100% heal; this heal has no threshold

Solo and Solo+ no longer grant Speed

Solo and Solo+ now have an innate 5% CRIT chance to support Bleed application

Trinkets

Busker’s Haul: Overhauled to have Target: Hero: Dodge (20%), Target: Play Out Skills: Remove1 Negative Token, Target: Battle Ballad Skills: Turn Start: Forward 1 (1 Turns), and Turn End: If Relics in inventory < 25: +1 Stress (25%)

Royal Summons: Removed Target: Play Out Skills: Remove 1 Negative Token and Turn End: If Rank = 4: Add 1 Taunt Token. Added Gain On Crit:All Allies Behind: Add 1 Positive Token and Gain When Hit: Forward 1

Severed Finger: Replaced Slice Off Skills: +2 Bleed Dealt with Round Start: If Bleed: Add 1 Positive Token. Changed +1 Bleed Received to +1 Bleed Duration Received.

Vestal

Adjustments have been made to improve some skill synergies and make certain effects more accessible

Wanderer

Divine Grace HP threshold increased from 25% to 33%

Divine Grace base healing value reduced from 25% to 20%

Divine Grace+ now gains +10% chance to CRIT heal at 3x Conviction in addition to the +10% Healed

Hand of Light launch ranks increased from 1 2 to 1 2 3

Illumination and Illumination+ now inflict Daze

Illumination and Illumination+ now have an innate 5% CRIT chance and can consume CRIT tokens

Mantra and Mantra+ can now be used from all ranks

Mantra now benefits from Conviction

Mantra now gains +10% healed, for a total of 20%, at 2x Conviction

Mantra now gains an additional +10% healed, for a total of 30%, at 3x Conviction

Mantra+ heal bonus at 2x Conviction has been increased from +10% to +20%

Mantra+ tooltip format corrected to be consistent with Divine Grace’s Conviction presentation

Chaplain

Path Seal description has been updated

Now has a 60% chance to receive an additional Conviction token when being CRIT

Hand of Light DMG increased from 1-2 to 2-3 to match Wanderer

Hand of Light+ DMG increased from 1-2 to 3-4 to match Wanderer

Ministrations is now a Path skill

Ministrations launch ranks changed from 3 4 to 1 2

Mantra and Mantra+ cooldown increased from 1 to 2

Mantra and Mantra+ no longer require that a target has Guard

Mantra is now a self-target skill

Mantra now benefits from Conviction

Mantra now gains +10% healed, for a total of 20%, at 2x Conviction

Mantra now heals 2 Stress at 3x Conviction

Mantra+ base heal reduced from 15% to 10%

Mantra+ heal bonus at 2x Conviction increased from +10% to +20%

Mantra+ will additionally target any Heroes with Guard, applying Mantra effects at half strength to them

Mantra+ tooltip format corrected to be consistent with Divine Grace’s Conviction presentation

Confessor

Updated Confessor Conviction token description to use “RES Piercing” language instead of “Chance”

Updated Confessor Path Seal text to use “RES Piercing” language instead of “Chance”

Hand of Light launch ranks changed from 1 2 to 2 3

Hand of Light+ DMG increased from 1-2 to 2-3

Judgement DMG slightly increased from 3-5 to 4-6

Judgement+ DMG slightly increased from 4-7 to 5-8

Judgement+ CRIT increased from 5% to 10%

Judgement Weak tokens at 2x Conviction increased from 1 to 2

Judgement now also inflicts Daze at 3x Conviction

Judgement+ now also inflicts Stun at 3x Conviction

Mantra and Mantra+ can now be used from all ranks

Mantra and Mantra+ cooldown increased from 0 to 3

Mantra and Mantra+ no longer interact with Consecrations

Mantra and Mantra+ now target any Heroes with a Negative token

Mantra now benefits from Conviction

Mantra now removes 2 Negative tokens at 2x Conviction

Mantra now gains +10% healed, for a total of 20%, at 3x Conviction

Mantra+ now removes 3 Negative tokens at 2x Conviction

Mantra+ now gains +15% healed, for a total of 25%, at 3x Conviction

Mantra+ tooltip format corrected to be consistent with Divine Grace’s Conviction presentation

Trinkets

Icon of the Light: Changed +2 Regen Dealt while in Rank 4 to +1 Regen Dealt or +2 Regen Dealt when Flame is 100. Changed Melee Skills: -50% DMG to Gain When Crit: Flame -5 (66%).

Profane Scroll: Reworked to +1-2 DMG, If Flame < 50: +30% Stun RES Piercing, Self: Ally Behind: Hand of Light Skill: Guard x2, Gain On Miss: +1 Stress (25%)

HEROES

Flagellant

Fixed an issue preventing Fester and Fester+ from being affected by Blight amount/duration/RES Piercing buffs and debuffs

Runaway

Firefly and Firefly+ Combo effect now correctly applies to an adjacent monster even if the target dies

Ransack and Ransack+ Combo effect now correctly applies to an adjacent monster even if the target dies

Fixed an issue preventing Firefly and Firefly+ Combo Burn from being affected by Burn amount/duration/RES Piercing buffs and debuffs

Fixed an issue preventing Ransack and Ransack+ Combo Burn from being affected by Burn amount/duration/RES Piercing buffs and debuffs

THE BINDING BLADE

Crusader

[Comm] Wanderer Rallying Cry has been reworked

Rallying Cry now removes all Blind, Weak, and Vulnerable tokens from a target

Rallying Cry+ now also removes all Blind, Weak, and Vulnerable tokens from the Crusader

Duelist

Fixed an issue with the Intrepide Path’s buffs incorrectly stacking beyond 5

ENEMIES

Cultists

Altar: will no longer attempt to use the Altar of Cowardice or Altar of Obsession skill if there are no valid targets

Cardinal: Entropic Star launch ranks adjusted from 4 to 3 4; this increases its availability and, in most battlefield positions, reduces the frequency of Hollow Vessel as a result

Cardinal: Entropic Star now has a cooldown of 1

Cardinal: Entropic Star now inflicts a weighted selection of either Blind, Weak, or Daze instead of a Vulnerable token

Evangelist: Nocturne Commune now grants 1 Death Armor if the Evangelist is on Death’s Door

Gaunts

Ghoul: Skull Toss cooldown increased from 0 to 1

Ghoul: Rend launch ranks increased from 1 2 to 1 2 3 4 to prevent a back rank Ghoul from having no attack options if both Skull Toss and Howl are on cooldown

Ghoul: Adjusted skill weighting to slightly favor Rend

Lost Battalion

Foot Soldier: Atrophic Cut no longer reduces Bleed/Blight/Burn RES in order to improve clarity of skill’s debuff results

Pillagers

Hatchetman: Finishing Blow has been adjusted to provide value to the act of Guarding the skill’s target

Hatchetman: Finishing Blow DMG reduced from 6-7 to 3-5

Hatchetman: Finishing Blow DMG increases by +100% if the target has Combo

Implication: MISFIRE! now properly counts as a missed attack and will no longer trigger On Hit effects from Ordainment, trinkets, etc.

The Sluice

Increased spawn rate of Hard Swine mashes during Resist encounters

Slightly increased the chances of the Shambler appearing at Road Encounters in Shadowy or lesser light

MINIBOSSES

Collector

No longer spawns when Trophies are in the inventory, a Trophy must now be equipped.

Improved Academic View skill descriptions for Collected Heads.

LAIR BOSSES

Leviathan

Breath of the Sea no longer removes a Dodge token from targets alongside its guaranteed hit

Eyes of the Deep and Eye of the Deep no longer remove a Dodge token from targets alongside their guaranteed hit

CONFESSION 4 Boss

SPOILER BELOW

Teardown now ignores Stealth when target has You’re Next token

GAMEPLAY

Stew Pot: Chance to produce items increased from 14% to 20%

Explosives Magazine: Chance to produce items increased from 11% to 20%

Tinker’s Bench: Chance to produce items increased from 11% to 20%

Cruel Intent: Reworked to Combat Start: Blind x2, Gain on Crit: Blind x1, and Gain on Miss: +10% CRIT (1 Battle).

Snap Judgment: Replaced If Last in Turn Order: Add 1 Negative Token with If Last in Turn Order: -6 SPD.

Duration for DOTs now appear in more tooltips

Combat Items now use dynamic strings for tooltips resulting in minor description differences with no functional changes

Loot tables have been refactored to accommodate modding and future initiatives that should result in no functional changes

Character Sheet Path Seals are now limited to the same width as their Crossroads counterparts, giving them a consistent look

Fixed issue where The Shroud and The Foetor Almanacs were appearing at specific inns while on Denial

Additional notes: none
Source: Red Hook Studios

Darkest Dungeon II – Ver. 1.03

Release date: August 29th 2024 (North America, Europe, Japan)
Patch notes:

Fix for an infinite loading issue

Improved stability (updated FMOD that fixes some of the crashes)

Fix for trinkets that got unequipped

Fix for duplicated skills

Fixed case that prevented player from changing the hero path

Placeholder text for Bounty Hunter bark corrected

Fix for cases when user could move trinket to another category in menu

Fixed navigation in Inn after closing hero sheet

Fixed mastery trainer reset

Sort button in inventory that was unreachable by controller is fixed

Fixed infinite candles exploit

Fixed placeholder on MaA skill names for other languages than english

Fixed case that prevented player from changing the hero path in Polish localisation

Removed sort button in inventory that was unreachable by controller

Improved readability for Mastery trainer reset

Minor visual fixes

Various UI fixes

Additional notes: none
Source: Red Hook Studios

Darkest Dungeon II – Ver. 1.02

Release date: August 6th 2024 (North America, Europe, Japan)
Patch notes:

General

General Fixes

Fix to prevent progress loss (this was mainly reported on Xbox, but the fix we implemented will go to all platforms)

Fix for the black screen on obtaining relationship at Embark screen

Fixed the missing input for back button after character selection Encounters

Fixed the bug where players couldn’t continue after return to the main menu

Resolved the issue where Resistance Encounters didn’t reduce Loathing

Reverted changes to Man-at-Arms that were an early WIP version for our upcoming PC patch

Fixed shaking that occurred while driving in a long game session

Resolved an issue where placeholder text would appear in Bounty Hunter barks

Fixed an issue where controller input would be lost during driving

General Improvements

Improved Stability (specifically fmod related crashes)

Fixes in Localisation

Various visual fixes

Various UI fixes

Nintendo Switch Specific Issues

Fixed the pink placeholder that would appear under the Crusader when he is on Death’s Door and gets maximum stress

Resolved an issue where party loadouts were not saving

Known Issues

Known issues

Missing strings for Man-at-Arms ability descriptions (this has been fixed and will be in the next patch)

FMOD related crash (this has been fixed and will be in the next patch)

Path change at Mastery Trainer doesn’t refresh skill button, leading to the same skill to appear twice (this has been fixed and will be in the next patch)

Inn – Opening hero sheet doesn’t hide Inn’s tooltip, obscuring other tooltips in hero sheet (this has been fixed and will be in the next patch)

Inaccessible Quirks (will be fixed in the next patch)

Duelists Corpse Showed a Bark (will be fixed in the next patch)

Audio Hiccup on Transition From Combat

Shrine of Reflection Narrator Dialogues Play Twice

Additional notes: none
Source: Red Hook Studios

How to download updates for Darkest Dungeon II for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Darkest Dungeon II, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.