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2025 News & Updates
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/7445What's PlannedImprovements...
April News
Progress towards completing 1.4.4.9 updatesSurvival 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...
February News
Firstly, thanks to all supporters, especially those that have managed to pledge multiple months.Updates ProgressThe 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 ...
Server Updates
Hi 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.Updating the Latest VersionYou may have already noticed some of our dimensions (PvP, PvE, Zombies, Duels) have already been updated to 1.4.4.9, it&#...
Server Costs and Earnings Update
I 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....
Server Update Expectations
This 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 complicatio...
Patreon <-> Forum Integration
In 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:* https://forum.dark-ga...
January News
Progress towards 1.4.4 on the serverFor those that are not aware, our servers aren't quite running the latest update. Here's a rough guide:Rift / Items / Special Item/ GamemodesAll running on a custom server implementation, for compatibility with other dimensions they target 1.4.1 but can easily be switched to ...
New subscription billing
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.
Server Costs and Risks - July Update
Last post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57503304This 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 GameserverK...
Super Vote
Rather 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 ther...
Focus of the Month
Vote 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
Vote 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 th...
Review - Focus of the Month (Feb)
The 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: Lingering item drops Item-based teleporting out of the duel map Erro...
Focus of the Month
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 th...
Focus of the Month
Vote 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...
Link your Patreon Account
Link your account: https://supporter.dark-gaming.comUpon linking, if you are a supporter, you will get permissions for: Reduced AntiSpam measures (General spam, spam cooldown) Custom/Private lobby permissions (/join zombies -custom and /join zombies -private) Join and Leave announcement messages /joinmessage <announcem...
[Coming Soon] Linking your Patreon Account
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 ...
Focus of the Month
Vote for which Dimension you want to be the focus of JanuaryWhat 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 t...
Focus of the Month
Closes: 10th NovVote 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 tha...
Server Costs
You 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 b...
Focus of the Month
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 ...
Roadmap
For 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.Discord Role - Planned for Tier 1 and aboveThis one is already out. You'll be listed above the usual Online list and you'll get a colour that stands out. We ...
