This new DLC is coming out in GoG?

hope so, but i wonder how the internet thing will work... hope it includes crossplay

From the Darkest Dungeon website:

"Q. What platforms/stores will this DLC be available on?

At launch we will only be on Steam, and only on Windows. We will be adding Mac and Linux support soon after. Other platforms and storefronts are TBD. Honestly, it depends a bit on the reception of the DLC!"


So it doesn't look like it will launch on GOG.

That is seriously pathetic, locking people in to a single store-front for online. Like they couldn't be arsed to code their own online modules.

It does suck. I was thinking of buying it so I gathered some info to make sure it was well supported on GOG. When I saw that the DLC wasn't coming I just decided to drop it. I'm hoping Monster Train gets here soon and Legend of Keeper comes out of Early Access so I can scratch that itch.

Apparently they just pushed a new update for the base game on Steam in preparation for the DLC. I think the Butcher's Circus is too much to hope for, but whether or not we GOG owners will get this particular patch remains to be seen.

big problem: the butcher circus update says it needs to activate "data collection".

Hm. Yeah, that would be a deal breaker. No one is collecting my data.

Maybe on Steam or GOG Galaxy. I don't use either and my gaming PC is air gapped, so they're certainly not collecting any data from me.

The free DLC requires to have data collection on in order to work. If you don't do it you can't play it.

Confusing. It would take less work in the long run to make the DLC compatible with different platforms and stores from the beginning, than releasing it only on Steam and then having to put the work in to make it compatible afterwards for what's a free update. They've put in the work in already, so even if its reception on Steam is lukewarm why would that stop them from releasing it elsewhere?

I'm guessing that's for whatever anti-cheat they've got implemented? Seems like a redundant measure at this point in the game's life cycle.

Having network play requires online servers to hold the player data and perform matchmaking. As Red Hook cannot technically afford their own dedicated server for DD exclusively, they had to utilize Steamworks (Steam's own game-independent infrastructure for said services). Currently Steamworks has no API available (and very likely won't ever be) for any platform outside Steam itself.

Thus, in contrary, trying to make online DLC compatible with other platforms and stores would require much more work and resources in the long run.

It taking much more work and resources is a bit too much, but yes it would take relatively more work overall to make it compatible with different stores/platforms, even if just to have get outside their comfort zone and use the tools that would make this possible. That's the point though, as this is a known factor ahead of time and not new information they'd get from releasing it on Steam first.

In order for them to be sincere in considering to release it elsewhere later this added work would need to already be accounted for. in which case it is more efficient to do the necessary work to implement the DLC right away. Especially on PC, where you can use the crossplay of Galaxy to add to your overall player numbers. It's also an investment into their reputation, as only releasing the update on Steam won't sit well with their other customers, when you want purely positive press going into the build up to Darkest Dungeons 2.

I swear that if I could refund the game and every dlc I would do it.

Poor, pretty poor move from Red Hook's side.