Dark and Darker installation guide

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Dark and Darker installation guide

https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAndDarker/comments/12m51hh/how_to_download_dark_and_darker_playtest_5_guide/

Table Content

• magnet
  • base game
  • patch
    • Hotfix #1
    • Hotfix #2
• hash
  • main game
  • patch
    • Hotfix #1
    • Hotfix #2
  • how to check hash
    • Get-FileHash
    • RapidCRC-Unicode
• FQA
  • I still get an error if I try to execute it
  • I get a .pak Error
  • How to create a new ID?

magnet:

base game:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20230415012641/https://twitter.com/IronmaceGames/status/1646900320537288704?cxt=HHwWgIDRobXH-9otAAAA

• https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAndDarker/comments/12m0h27/playtest_5_megathread/

  magnet:?xt=urn:btih:dbef5dea789992fc174f245e1c4df4a1ef34d1f1&dn=Dark%20and%20Darker%20A5%20Installer
  

patch:

Hotfix #1:

• https://twitter.com/IronmaceGames/status/1647334616284516354 (down)

• https://web.archive.org/web/20230415221755/https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1ss9f2c

  magnet:?xt=urn:btih:e0df8a4c45b0d4aea92e6fe6637167a0d691fd12&dn=Dark%20and%20Darker%20A5%20Patch&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337%2Fannounce
  

Hotfix #2:

• https://discord.com/channels/988365908009447485/1045477312600223824/1097592594072096958

  magnet:?xt=urn:btih:7ba4a2fecbb53b474455a393fb918da76759b323&dn=Dark%20and%20Darker%20A5%20Patch%20%232&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337%2Fannounce
  

hash:

main game hash:

• https://twitter.com/IronmaceGames/status/1646942981759569920

  SHA256 [Dark and Darker A5 Installer.exe] - 0CB1F4AC2C534771FBD27956791EF93604974DBB19658FDB176F9E037EE1BA60
  SHA256 [Dark and Darker A5 Installer.nsisbin] - 1BF807BAE191896DE05DD0FBD3BAF475932D999476A89868640685982FFAD26F
  

patch hash:

Hotfix #1:

• https://twitter.com/IronmaceGames/status/1647334616284516354
• https://web.archive.org/web/20230415221755/https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1ss9f2c

  SHA256 [Dark and Darker A5 Patch.exe] - F4739631BBD998610B91BB687213A056CEE0912AF01CCFD00517B2014CC7DA35
  

Hotfix #2:

• https://discord.com/channels/988365908009447485/1045477312600223824/1097592594072096958

  SHA256 [Dark and Darker A5 Patch.exe] - 01B27EA2EE5845C6717F3D9882C1C39DE290ECDD64B0C131BC7C12F91B59399A
  

how to check hash:

Get-FileHash

• Go into the directory where the files are located at and make sure, no file is clicked

• Hold Shift and press then Right Mouse Button

• In the Context Menu you choose "Open Powershell here"

• Enter now:

  Get-FileHash *

RapidCRC-Unicode

FQA:

I still get an error if I try to execute it

Make sure VC++ Redistributions are installed

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170
• https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist

I get a .pak Error

Try to Install the Game on your C:\ Drive

How to create a new ID?

The Account gets created on your first login, so remember your password if you get "wrong password" error, this account is taken