

"Do not get the torrent from any other sources," it warns, "as we cannot guarantee the integrity of any other links".

More specifically, players wishing to get in on the playtest will need to download the latest Dark and Darker game client using a torrent link provided by the developer. In order for us to keep our promise to our fans we've had to go old school this time." Its legal troubles don't appear to have dissuaded Ironmace from continuing its work, however, and the studio has now released its fifth Dark and Darker playtest - which was previously expected to be one of the final playtests before the game went into Steam Early Access proper - albeit through rather unconventional means.Īs Ironmace announced on its Dark and Darker Discord channel, "Due to the complexities of our situation, especially across international lines, it is taking time to resolve the Steam situation. Please check the channel #announcements of the official Discord of for any questions of how to download the client.Watch on YouTube Dark and Darker alpha playtest teaser trailer. Meanwhile, Nexon continues to file DMCA takedowns against the game, the most recent of which resulted in the removal of a tweet containing a magnet link and a link to the Discord post. They also won’t be able to hold the test in South Korea due to the country’s game rating regulations. The studio warns fans not to download the torrent from any other sources except the upcoming dungeon crawler’s official Discord. In order for us to keep our promise to our fans, we’ve had to go old school this time.” Unfortunately, due to the complexities of our situation, especially across international lines, it is taking time to resolve the Steam situation. “Rest assured that we are working around the clock to safeguard the continuance of Dark and Darker.

“Due to our current situation, we must be careful,” said Ironmace. Following Nexon’s copyright complaint, the studio is going to “Plan Z” and will be releasing Dark and Darker’s fifth alpha playtest via torrent. Ironmace isn’t backing down from its legal fight against Nexon and has found a way around it’s de-listing from Steam.
