Thanks to all the patrons who have supported us over the past year! In February, Dark Gaming will celebrate its 13th anniversary, officially becoming a teenager.
Here's our history topic with videos from throughout our history: https://forum.dark-gaming.com/t/history-of-dark-gaming/7445
Improvements Behind the Scenes
We have been working...
2025-01-21 11:50:40 +0000 UTC View PostSurvival is now officially on 1.4.4.9, with only the weekly world generation that supplies it with worlds needing to be updated to 1.4.4.9.
Our remaining dimensions to be updated to this version are now: Build and Gamemodes (but not Zombies/Duel)
I believe both of these are well on track to being finalised soon. Once this happens the US server will have its entrypoint updated, marking the end of our use of a compatibility layer u...
2024-04-03 21:34:55 +0000 UTC View PostFirstly, thanks to all supporters, especially those that have managed to pledge multiple months.
The Europe server is running all our latest updates which are expected to be deployed on the US server at some point. Right now we are working on fixing any new issues before doing this but these updates are made in preparation for the next Terraria update which will require patches on our server to provide compatibility. These patches will be built on top of the lat...
2024-02-21 18:18:46 +0000 UTC View PostHi Patrons!
Ahead of any announcements in the usual places, because nothing has changed quite yet, I wanted to give a quick update on what's happening behind the scenes.
You may have already noticed some of our dimensions (PvP, PvE, Zombies, Duels) have already been updated to 1.4.4.9, it's our plan that the entire server is updated before the next game update releases, this will put us in a better place to support the newer game clients joining...
2023-09-09 13:28:13 +0000 UTC View PostI attempt to be transparent about our costs as much as possible so supporters can see directly what the money is being used for and what services we actually use, and how much they cost.
Unlike the last cost update I will make this as short and clear as possible. Costs are in £ since that is what currency I use to pay.
Service | Provider ...
2023-06-28 09:53:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a small update post on 1.4.4 progress. As you may or may not know, at this time, each Dimension on Dark Gaming is undergoing updates to the latest version of Terraria.
It is my hope that this can be fully completed before the next Terraria update, as the next Terraria update will undoubtedly add more complications.
It is my expectation that once our server has completely moved to 1.4.4 we will remove access to any clients not using this version.
PvE is already on the...
2023-06-21 21:13:48 +0000 UTC View PostIn order to better integrate with our services we've enabled Discourse (Forum) integration. By default this will automatically add users to the patron group who have the same email address on their forum account as their patreon account.
Being a part of the patron group entitles you to access:
For those that are not aware, our servers aren't quite running the latest update. Here's a rough guide:
Rift / Items / Special Item/ Gamemodes
All running on a custom server implementation, for compatibility with other dimensions they target 1.4.1 but can easily be switched to 1.4.4 later
PvP / Build / Zombies / Survival / Duel
Running versions compatible with up to 1.4.1
This means newer co...
2023-01-24 14:07:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon has supposedly added this new feature allowing users to pledge any time in the month and still get a full month instead of being charged again at the start of the next.
For current patreons, the billing cycle is still the same.
2022-09-26 19:10:24 +0000 UTC View PostLast post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57503304
This is a fairly lengthy post. If you just want to know the cost, it's currently $54.23. Otherwise, this post will detail exactly where the costs are coming from and what the current risks are to the server shutting down.
Our primary machine is provided by GameserverKings through the Terraria subreddit (the machine is actually lent...
2022-07-20 15:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostRather than the usual dimension of the month, this month I will open up the opportunity for any patrons to link a suggestion they want to be focused on. You can consider this a "Super Vote", in that a best effort will be made to properly consider the suggestion, and depending on the scope, implement it. If there's something that isn't currently suggested that you would rather super vote, you can create the suggestion first, then link it.
Simply post the link as a comment belo...
2022-05-03 07:36:45 +0000 UTC View PostVote for which Dimension you want to be the focus of May.
What does it mean for a dimension to be the focus of the month?
The dimension voted as the focus of the month will be the priority for feature updates, bug fixes, suggestion reviews and community engagement.
What will happen to dimensions that are not voted as the focus of the month?
They will still receive work towards feature updates and bug fixes, and periodi...
2022-04-02 18:06:15 +0000 UTC View PostVote for which Dimension you want to be the focus of April.
What does it mean for a dimension to be the focus of the month?
The dimension voted as the focus of the month will be the priority for feature updates, bug fixes, suggestion reviews and community engagement.
What will happen to dimensions that are not voted as the focus of the month?
They will still receive work towards feature updates and bug fixes, and perio...
2022-03-01 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Duel Mode in GameModes has been replaced by a newer version, which brings it up to speed with the updates we've made to the underlying framework for Zombies. This newer version had some issues that had to be addressed at the end of this month:
These are fixed. The next update for Duels will be based on 2022-02-28 13:09:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Vote for which Dimension you want to be the focus of March.
What does it mean for a dimension to be the focus of the month?
The dimension voted as the focus of the month will be the priority for feature updates, bug fixes, suggestion reviews and community engagement.
What will happen to dimensions that are not voted as the focus of the month?
They will still receive work towards feature updates and bug fixes, and perio...
2022-02-01 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostVote for which Dimension you want to be the focus of February.
What does it mean for a dimension to be the focus of the month?
The dimension voted as the focus of the month will be the priority for feature updates, bug fixes, suggestion reviews and community engagement.
What will happen to dimensions that are not voted as the focus of the month?
They will still receive work towards feature updates and bug fixes, and pe...
2022-01-01 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLink your account: https://supporter.dark-gaming.com
Upon linking, if you are a supporter, you will get permissions for:
Pretty soon we will be releasing a supporter dashboard that will allow you to link your Patreon account. Once linked, you will then be entitled to any supporter rewards as they roll out, and you should get them automatically. The dashboard is only expected to be used to link your account and to check on your supporter status / rewards.
When this dashboard is released it will also come with:
Vote for which Dimension you want to be the focus of January
What does it mean for a dimension to be the focus of the month?
The dimension voted as the focus of the month will be the priority for feature updates, bug fixes, suggestion reviews and community engagement.
What will happen to dimensions that are not voted as the focus of the month?
They will still receive work towards feature updates and bug fixes, and peri...
2021-12-03 16:26:11 +0000 UTC View PostCloses: 10th Nov
Vote for which Dimension you want to be the focus of this month.
What does it mean for a dimension to be the focus of the month?
The dimension voted as the focus of the month will be the priority for feature updates, bug fixes, suggestion reviews and community engagement.
What will happen to dimensions that are not voted as the focus of the month?
They will still receive work towards feature upda...
2021-11-02 09:19:24 +0000 UTC View PostYou may be wondering what the costs of the server are and how they are laid out amongst our services.
Our primary machine is provided by GameserverKings through the Terraria subreddit (the machine is actually lent to the Terraria subreddit but we were given access as part of integrating the Survival server into DG and being listed as the official subreddit server).
$0 for Ryzen 5 3600, 476 GB SSD, 32 GB RAM. It is not certain how long we will have this machine. If we...
Vote for which Dimension you want to be the focus of this month.
What does it mean for a dimension to be the focus of the month?
The dimension voted as the focus of the month will be the priority for feature updates, bug fixes, suggestion reviews and community engagement.
What will happen to dimensions that are not voted as the focus of the month?
They will still receive work towards feature updates and bug fixes,...
2021-10-03 11:29:12 +0000 UTC View PostFor patrons who support us while supporter features are not fully rolled out, here is an overview of what features are coming and what to expect from them.
This one is already out. You'll be listed above the usual Online list and you'll get a colour that stands out. We don't yet have a channel for patreons but this will likely be something that will be added once there are a few.