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Spell Categories (Alpha Playtest #3)

Wizard Spells
Light Light
Magic Missile Arcane
Ice Bolt Water
Zap Light
Slow Light
Fireball Fire
Invisibility Arcane
Lightning Strike Lightning
Haste Light
Ignite Fire
Chain lightning Lightning

Cleric Spells
Bless Divine
Lesser Heal Divine
Protection Divine
Divine Strike Divine
Cleanse Divine
Holy Light Divine
Bind Divine
Resurrection Divine

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
The following is a repository of frequently asked questions and their answers, organized by category.

What platforms will be supported?

• In addition to the PC platforms such as Steam and Epic Games, we hope to eventually support console platforms such as the Xbox and Playstation.

What are the requirements to run the game?

• We are still building the game, so this is subject to change, but as of right now the minimum requirements are:
  --- Operating System: 64-bit Windows 10, 11
  --- Processor: 3.0 GHz Quad Core CPU
  --- Memory: 8 GB RAM
  --- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 with 3GB of video RAM or Radeon RX 580 with 4GB of video RAM
  --- DirectX: Version 11
  --- Network: Broadband Internet connection
  --- Storage: 12 GB available space

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GAME MECHANICS
Questions related to how the game works. 
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL FEATURES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND MAY CHANGE IN THE FUTURE!!!

What do all the skill attributes do?

• At the time of this post, the skills are as follows:
  -- Strength (STR): +Base Health, +Physical Damage Bonus
  -- Agility (AGI): +Base Move Speed, +Action/Attack Speed, +Equip/Interaction Speed
  -- Willpower (WILL): +Spell Power, +Buff/Curse Duration, +Base Magic Resist
  -- Resourcefulness (RESC): +Item Install Speed (not yet implemented), +WPN/Item/Backpack Slots (not yet implemented)
  -- Knowledge (KNOW): +Spell Casting Speed, +Spells/Spell Count (not yet implemented), +Item Identification Speed (not yet implemented)

How do I extract? Where are the portals?
    - Extracts randomly spawn as portals once the death swarm ring starts closing in. Portals appear in single and 3-person configurations. Single portals can only be used by a single player. The final ring will always spawn a 3-person escape and a 3-person down portal. 
    - The Blue Portal = An escape portal, extract safely with all your loot.
    - The Red Portal = Go down a level to more dangerous floors.

How many Dungeon Levels are there, and how do I get to them?

• There are currently three levels planned. The current playtests start you off on the middle level which as a 'hard' difficulty rating. The top level with a 'normal' difficulty rating has not been created yet and will be added in the future. You can reach the next level by taking the red "Down" portals.

How many characters can I have?

• We plan to have limits in the futures but we have not made a decision yet.

What is the maximum Party size?

• The current party size is between one and three. Parties of four are being considered, but have not yet been decided on.

Can you form a party with members of the same class?

• Yes, you may form a party of any combination of classes, like three Wizards, for example! Play whichever class you prefer!

Is a Solo Queue going to be implemented in the future?

• We will need to test it first. We may make these tests public in future playtests to help us collect data. We will make our decision after these tests. Please note that the original game was balanced and designed around mostly party play so any solo-queue mode may be heavily imbalanced.

What are the quick moving items keybinds?

• Shift + Rclick = Drop items all at once (even if stacked)
• Alt + Rclick = Drop items one by one
• Alt + Ldrag = Split items

What do each of special modifiers on armor/weapons do?

• Action Speed - Increases how fast you interact with stuff, chest, portals, corpses, etc.
• All Attributes - Increases all stats of your character by number listed.
• Agility - Increases how fast your character is.
• Additional Magic Damage - Increases how much bonus magic damage your spells will do.
• Buff Duration - Increases buff duration (Would change how long you're invisible by % listed as a wizard for example).
• Item Equip Speed - Increase how long it takes you equip items you put on your character.
• Knowledge - Increases spell casting speed + Spells/Spell Count + Item Identification Speed.
• Magical Damage Reduction - Reduces the amount of magical damage you recieve by another player by the % listed (meaning take less damage from spells).
• Magical Power - Increase your overall spell power.
• Magical Healing - Increase the magical healing amount you receive from a healing spell.
• Magic Resistance - Basically your magical armor rating. Reduces the amount of magical damage you recieve by another player (meaning you take less damage from spells)
• Max Health - Increases your character's maxmium health.
• Resourcefulness - Increases how fast you interact with stuff, and significanly increases how quickly you install items such as traps and campfires.
• Physical Power - Increases your damage with physical weapons.
• Physical Damage Reduction - Reduces the amount of physical damage you recieve by another player by the % listed (meaning take less damage from weapons).
• Strength - Increases HP and Physical Power.
• Spell Capacity Bonus - Not implemented in the game yet. Will determine how many or the level of the spelss you can memorize and take into the game.
• True Damage - Damage that bypasses all armor and physical damage reductions.
• Weapon Damage - Increases Weapon damage.
• Will - Increases Spell Power, improves Buff/Curse Duration and improves your Magic Resistance.

IRONMACE
Questions related to IRONMACE and development.

How many developers are in IRONMACE?

• There are currently around 25 developers working at IRONMACE. We are all excited to be working on Dark and Darker!

What is IRONMACE all about?

• Our philosophy is 'Dream, Justice, Love'. We have big dreams for this game, and the response from our community was absolutely incredible! We intend to pour our hearts and souls into doing this game justice, and we love doing it!

Does IRONMACE have any other games?

• This is our first title.

What Game Engine does Dark and Darker run on?

• We are using Unreal 5.

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EARLY ACCESS FAQ
1. When is VOIP going to be added back to the game?
We are working with all necessary parties to get this reinstated as quickly as possible. We are hopeful that this can be resolved within a couple weeks although with anything that has to go through the legal team, it may take a bit longer.

2. Are wipes planned?
Yes, there will be wipes at the start of each season and preseason. There will not be a wipe when the leaderboard opens on August 13/14. We implemented the countdown because we foresaw bumps during the first week of the launch and wanted to get most of the game-breaking bugs fixed before everyone started to compete for the rankings. There WILL be a wipe at the start of Season 1.

3.How long will seasons last?
We have not finalized this decision yet. Our current thinking is to have 3-month seasons, but this may change as we collect more data.

4.If the game is added back to Steam, will I need to purchase it again? Will I still be able to play with Steam players?
We do not know. We do hope to get back on Steam in the future and we will be better prepared to answer this question at that time. However, we will do everything possible to have the player pool shared between the PC platforms, like they are currently between Chafgames and Blacksmith users.

5. Is account sharing bannable?
Your account should only be played by yourself. Do not share your account and account information with anyone else.

6. Is regional pricing planned?
Unfortunately, this is not something that is easily supported with our current platform and payment partners. We will investigate into how to make the game accessible to our fans around the globe. Please understand that there are other factors that we consider when it comes to pricing such as a barrier to hackers when they get banned.

7. Will there be patch notes for the Early Access update, and future updates?
Once we get most of the big launching issues cleared away we'll be able to focus on clearer communication for the updates. Our intention is to have better information as the updates become more manageable.

8. Is it possible to upgrade?
Yes, if you purchased the Standard Edition you should be able to simply upgrade to the Founder's edition. We are working on updating our website so the Founder's edition will display as $15 if you already own the Standard Edition. However even now the Founder's edition will correctly show up at $15 once you get to the actual payment page where you enter in your payment info.

9. Is it possible to transfer my license from Chafgames to the official Dark and Darker site?
No, unfortunately, the license cannot be transferred from Chafgames to the official Dark and Darker site at this time.

**10.Will there be other payment methods such as PayPal? **
We are indeed working on adding more payment methods in the very near future.

**11.How do I request a refund? **
You can request a refund through the Support link in the upper right menu of the Dark and Darker site. Please note that due to the issues at launch we do have a backlog of users with payment issues. It may take longer than usual to get the payment issue resolved, but we are doing everything we can do have the fixed properly. We are extremely sorry for this inconvenience.

12. Is the game available on other platforms (Linux, Mac)?
Not officially. We'll investigate how much extra support is required once things calm down.

**13. Why is the launcher not starting? **
We are discovering new issues and automatically updating the launcher with fixes. We recently had an issue where the launcher was flagged as a dangerous file by some anti-virus programs due to the overwhelming number of downloads. We believe we have resolved most of these issues now. If still encounter an issue with the launcher, please send us a ticket through our Support system with details on where and how you encountered the issue and hopefully an error code if it appears.

14. What is the Early Access trailblazer with Founders Edition?
We plan to add a test server where players can help us test new potential content during limited periods before it is released to the live server.

15. Do Bluestone Shards wipe between seasons?
Any bluestone shards you earn is yours to keep and will carry over between seasons. Only the triump level will reset at the start of the season.