With the new update for the final release of the game, Red Hook Studios added in an interesting mechanic to characters in that most of them now give your party a free item depending on their class. Note that the Grave Robber and Hound Master has similar characters, if the string does not contain a However you can use this handy guide to search for the type of class you are looking to bring on (It's reccomended you copy and paste the below symbol and ctrl-f the notepad to find the string): In between the strings hero_class and backer_name are a few random letters and symbols that actually denote the hero's class - unfortunately they aren't in english. Of course, knowing which hero or even class for that matter is another hurdle - but there is a way to narrow the search. The name you want to enter into the stage coach search is the one that appears before hero_name. Each individual hero will start with the string (hero name) hero_name followed by their class and the name of the actual backer. Scroll through the random strings of text until you start seeing fragments like 'hero_class' 'hero_name' and 'backer_name'. The file itself can't be read normally, so open it with a notepad or text file to be greeted by a large jumble of symbols and nonsense. json file (the highlighted part indicates one hero) As it happens, there is a file in your Darkest Dungeon game folder called Backer_Heroes.json (The directory should be Steam/SteamApps/common/DarkestDungeon/shared/hero)Īn excerpt of the. The hardest part of this trick is of course, knowing the names to summon. However, if the hero is dismissed or dies, they cannot be re-recruited through more searching. By entering a correct hero name, it will pull up a corresponding class to recruit for you to use. Ignore any of the random classes that await you, and instead press the enter button to bring up a kickstarter search. To unlock these heroes into your party, visit the Stage Coach.

As of the game's release, there are 300 such heroes just waiting to be summoned. During the intial kickstarter campaign for the game, the stuido set a backer reward that would let backers create their own hero, with a custom name, outfit, skills, and 2 locked in positive quirk and 1 locked in negative quirk.

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