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“ | “Buy the ticket, take the ride.” | „ |
~ Hunter S. Thompson |
The Butcher's Circus is the fourth DLC for Darkest Dungeon. It was released for PC on May 28 2020[1]. Among other features, it will add a Player vs Player (PvP) mode to Darkest Dungeon.
The Hamlet may have fallen on hard times, but the creak of wagons and blare of abused trumpets signals a change in fortune for the bold and meek alike: the Circus is in town!
A weathered and bloodstained pavilion tent beckons, the Twins flank the flap, and a rheumy-eyed Barker announces:
"The Butcher demands a show!"
Features[ | ]
The list of features that were announced include:
- New Hamlet Location: Butcher's Circus
- Engage in no-holds-barred PvP combat with teams of 4 heroes (without risking your Campaign heroes)
- Climb the ranks to show off your command of heroes and ability to weather misfortune and violence
- Unlock banner components and use your creativity to assemble your own duelist heraldry
- Strategize with new gladiatorial trinkets that can mean all the difference in pitched battles against other heroes
- A gleefully warped musical theme by Stuart Chatwood, Narrator quips by the esteemed Wayne June, and all new gripping sound FX by Power Up Audio
- This DLC will be free, as sourced by the creative director of Red Hook Studios[2]
Introducing The Butcher's Circus![ | ]
The following is a summary of an official blog post[3] regarding the DLC
- The Butcher's Circus will have separate skills, class balances and mechanical changes that are separate from the main campaign
- There will be no in-game purchases
- The DLC will be made available on Steam and Windows, with Mac and Linux support after. Other platforms TBD. The reception of the DLC will also determine platform support
- No modded characters can be used
- The DLC will require the base game, and the Musketeer and Shieldbreaker can only be used by players with their respective DLC
- Anti-cheat will be implemented, and the EULA agreement for the game will be updated
- An internet connection will be required
- Bots will be available to be played against, but will still require an internet connection
- Hero corpses will not be implemented into the main campaign
- The Butcher's Circus DLC did not delay the development of the sequel, as a separate team was hired for development
Heroes in The Butcher's Circus[ | ]
Parties will be limited to one of each hero class. The following heroes will be available in The Circus's party selection screen:
- Abomination (Butcher's Circus)
- Antiquarian (Butcher's Circus)
- Arbalest (Butcher's Circus)
- Bounty Hunter (Butcher's Circus)
- Crusader (Butcher's Circus)
- Grave Robber (Butcher's Circus)
- Hellion (Butcher's Circus)
- Highwayman (Butcher's Circus)
- Houndmaster (Butcher's Circus)
- Jester (Butcher's Circus)
- Leper (Butcher's Circus)
- Man-at-Arms (Butcher's Circus)
- Occultist (Butcher's Circus)
- Plague Doctor (Butcher's Circus)
- Vestal (Butcher's Circus)
Heroes that will require DLC to unlock them:
Trivia[ | ]
- On April 1 2020 Red Hook shared a post hinting this DLC, but was instead framed as an April fool's day gag[4]. It was officially announced the next day[5].
view DLC for Darkest Dungeon
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Expansions | The Crimson Court The Color of Madness The Butcher's Circus |
Heroes | Shieldbreaker Musketeer |
view The Butcher's Circus
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Info | Butcher's Circus |
Heroes | Abomination Antiquarian Arbalest Bounty Hunter Crusader Flagellant Grave Robber Hellion Highwayman Houndmaster Jester Leper Man-at-Arms Musketeer Occultist Plague Doctor Shieldbreaker Vestal |
- ↑ https://www.darkestdungeon.com/the-butchers-circus-dlc-releases-on-may-28th/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/BourassaArt/status/1245764886426050567
- ↑ https://www.darkestdungeon.com/introducing-the-butchers-circus/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DarkestDungeon/status/1245380403784867840?s=20
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DarkestDungeon/status/1245745454005944328?s=20