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New videos

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Posted some new videos of some of the classes in-action, including Engineer, Breeder, Commando and Stalker.

Darkness 1.6 Released

Darkness 1.6 Released

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Darkness 1.6, now with: Destructive Engineers, flesh eating Breeders, better weapon balance and map improvements!

Looking for Engineer Build Interface Ideas

Looking for Engineer Build Interface Ideas

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I've been thinking of ways to improve the build/repair/destroy interfaces in Darkness for the last few days, and I could use some input from other players...

Lessons from the Beta

Lessons from the Beta

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The beta has been very successful so far: I've fixed some bugs that I couldn't have found on my own, and I got some great feedback from players!

Darkness 1.6 Beta Testing

Darkness 1.6 Beta Testing

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Ever wanted to hurl a misbehaving teammate across the room with your very own Engy Destroy Gun? Ever want to know what it's like for a Breeder to give...

Breeder Organs Updated!

Breeder Organs Updated!

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The creation and destruction of base items is a little more personal for the Breeder than it is for the Engineer. With the new Breeder Organ update, players...

What Happens When an Engy Uses the New Destroy Gun on a Player?

What Happens When an Engy Uses the New Destroy Gun on a Player?

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The Engy is a tame class: He just floats around building, repairing and re-building base items all day. But sometimes, just sometimes, he destroys things...

Working on a New Map, New Engine?

Working on a New Map, New Engine?

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I started working on a new map for Darkness a few weeks ago, but for the last two weeks, I've been spending a lot of time studying other game engines...

Darkness 1.5 Released

Darkness 1.5 Released

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This release includes a new small map called Spacewreck, and a few important bug fixes, most notably: spider glow is now working properly and is not visible...

Official Darkness 1.4 East Coast Server Up

Official Darkness 1.4 East Coast Server Up

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There are now 2 official Darkness 1.4 servers in the world: One in Germany and one in Michigan.

Darkness 1.4 Released!

Darkness 1.4 Released!

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Now with breeder nudge, spider glow, teleporter climbing, and several important bug fixes...

Darkness 1.3 Release

Darkness 1.3 Release

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This release addresses some important feature additions and bug fixes that help make Darkness feel a little more like the original Gloom mod...

Darkness Now Supports More Linux Dedicated Server Distributions

Darkness Now Supports More Linux Dedicated Server Distributions

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Darkness 1.2 now includes a modified Source Dedicated Server (SRCDS) that is easy to setup, and works on a wide range of Linux distributions.

Darkness 1.2 Released

Darkness 1.2 Released

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In my haste to release a Linux dedicated server, I forgot to include the default map with Darkness 1.1. For this reason, I'm releasing Darkness 1.2 today...

Darkness 1.1 Released

Darkness 1.1 Released

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Release 1.1 brings Linux Dedicated Server support, new grenade HUD, and new mapping entities to Darkness!

Darkness 1.0 Released

Darkness 1.0 Released

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Tonight I released Darkness 1.0, just in the nick of time for a Christmas delivery. Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you enjoy it!

Beta 1.2 Released

Beta 1.2 Released

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After extensive play-testing last night, about 30 bugs and balance issues were identified. The new 1.2 Beta release addresses about 70% of these bugs.

Beta testers needed!

Beta testers needed!

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With the release of 1.0 just around the corner, beta testers are desperately needed!