We are excited to bring you the latest update, packed with numerous enhancements, fixes, and content! Below are the detailed changes:

• Weapons Required Skill Points Rebalanced: We have rebalanced the skill points required for various weapons. For a detailed comparison, please visit this spreadsheet.
• Medal Rewards and Requirements Reworked: Medal rewards and the criteria for earning them have been updated to better reflect player achievements. Check out the full changes here.

• Map Bugs: We have fixed most of the bugs that were affecting various maps to enhance your gaming experience.
• Daily login rewards: The items earned from daily logins should no longer disappear after logging in again.

• New Maps Added: Explore the re-added Jungle and Playground maps, and dive into the challenging Evilzone map, now available for play.

• Room Categories Split: The default room categories have been split from level 1-10 to level 1-5 and 6-10, allowing for better matchmaking and a more enjoyable experience for players at initial levels.
• Weapon Prices Visibility: Weapon prices in the shop are now always visible, regardless of skill requirements or level, making it easier to plan your upgrades and purchases.
• Mine Placement Timer: The timer to place mines has been increased to 30 seconds.
• PG2 Requirements: The required level for PG Mark 2 has been set to 41. Additionally, the sell button for PG Mark 2 is now hidden, preventing accidental sales.
• Spectator Mode Delay: A spectator mode delay of 5 seconds has been added to improve game fairness.

• Clan Map Rewards: Clan map rewards are now included, offering more incentives for clan activities and cooperation.
• Leaderboard Login Bonus: The issue with the leaderboard login bonus has been fixed, ensuring consistent rewards for your daily logins.

Thank you for your continuous support and feedback. We hope these changes enhance your gameplay experience. Keep the feedback coming, and see you in the game!

Attention Players!

We are thrilled to announce a major update to the gun shop, featuring comprehensive adjustments to weapon parameters and prices. These changes aim to balance gameplay and enhance your overall experience.

Read all of the changes here: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Kincior/02679ff13618c7b3ab05fe0ad539614d/raw/cf4c4e27f935e8af185e9d930c0ba3b043491e59/gistfile1.txt

We also aim to adjust the amounts of needed skills to buy weapons soon.

We have some exciting updates for you this week. Here’s what’s new:

We’ve added more payment options through Xsolla, our payment provider. Most countries should now be able to use more regional payment methods. Here’s how to update your payment options:

1. Select your country in your game profile and save it.
2. Log out and log back in again.
3. Click on your desired purchase amount and proceed with the payment.

If you encounter any issues or your payment method is still unavailable, please reach out on our Discord server.

We’re thrilled to announce that our game is now available on https://javelinou.itch.io/tdp4! There’s a donation button below the game that supports PayPal.
After donating, please get in touch via our Discord server. Ensure you transfer the exact amount according to the currency you’d like to receive. We also accept donations through Patreon and Boosty if other payment methods aren’t available.

We are actively working on the following updates and you can expect them soon:

• Steam integration (with regionalized pricing)
• Promocodes for Patreon/Boosty subscribers (Thank you for your support!)
• Advanced weapon hotkeys and delays when switching weapons
• Weapon and Character skins
• Lag reduction improvements
• Max cash bet based on player level category

Here’s a summary of what we’ve recently added and fixed:

• Added Space Lab and Military Camp maps (thanks to our donors who voted! These were the winners).
• Frags in CTF mode now count as team frags.
• Added customizable keys for the scoreboard (default: TAB) and quick messages (default: CTRL).
• Added a 3-second timer before leaving to prevent rejoin abuse.
• Fixed room name bugs.
• Further changes to player rating calculation.
• Weapons statistics revamp and price reduction.
• Bounty artifact price significantly reduced.
• Added nickname invalid alert.
• Scoreboard now sorts from high to low kills.

Here’s a new promo code to help you progress through the ranks: "WEEKLYUPDATE" (minimum level required to activate is 5). For more promo codes, check out our Discord server.

Oh, and there’s a small leak in the attached image. 😉

Stay tuned for more updates and happy gaming!

Listen up, gamers! We are launching a contest for the coolest gameplay or trailer video about our game where you'll have a chance to showcase your creative skills and win awesome prizes! Perhaps even some upcoming exclusives!

Your task is as follows.
Step 1: Record and then post a gameplay or trailer video (edited) of our game on YouTube (Shorts), Instagram (Reels), Facebook (Reels) or TikTok.
Step 2: Try to attract as many views as possible to your video. Your goal is to get the most views. Note that these platforms don't allow view-botting.
You can publish an unlimited number of videos, but only the video with the most views will be eligible for winning a prize.

Requirements:
1. The video must be published no earlier than the start date of the contest and no later than the end date.
2. The video must be exclusively dedicated to our game, do not show other games.
3. The channel and the video must belong to you: the post/description should contain your in-game ID.
4. In the description or comment of the video on any of the mentioned platforms, you must include the game name "TDP4: Team Battle" and a link to the official website to play: https://darkness-project.com/.
5. Videos showing any kind of hacks/farms will be ignored for rewards and will get you banned.
If possible, include your game ID within the video. After publishing, fill in the Google form for each video you submit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScw2hyWNatP08Nt2OIaHrUtMh39FoyrlVfRDDZi3VN5QBmImw/viewform

Winners:
There will be three winners for the most watched videos on each platform. Everyone who submitted, but didn't win, will also receive a small reward (1 reward, regardless of how many videos posted/views gained).
The contest begins on June 7th and ends on June 30th. Winners will be announced July 14th.

We hope you have fun with the competition and wish you the best of luck, let your creativity run wild! We are looking forward to your submissions.

We are writing to inform you of an important change in our game rules that will take effect starting June 10, 2024.

In our continuous effort to maintain fairness and integrity in our gaming community, we have decided to revise our stance on combos. After careful consideration and extensive discussions, we have concluded that combos will now be classified as farm.

This decision was not made lightly. We understand that many of you enjoy creating combos and have incorporated them into your gameplay loop. However, we believe that this change is necessary to ensure a balanced and fair gaming environment for all players.

Therefore, starting from June 10, 2024, making combos will be banned. Any participation in combos after this date will be considered a violation of our game rules and may result in penalties such as temporary or permanent bans.

We understand that this change may be disappointing to some, but we assure you that this decision was made with the best interests of our gaming community in mind. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this change, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

• Bounty skill has now been reworked and will provide better chances to get coin multipliers. Here is a table that summarizes the probability distribution for each level:

• GR Calculation algorithm revised again

M-29 IncisoR

• Required level lowered from 25 to 23

10MM SOP

• Reload time reduced from 1.8 seconds to 1.5 seconds
  
• Minimum and maximum damage raised by 10

Gameplay Changes

• Level-up experience requirements have been adjusted to allow for faster progression through the game. More details can be found in the exp requirements document.
• We are also considering adjustments to store prices in accordance with the changes to experience requirements.

Weapons

Crossbow

• Required level changed from 15 to 14.

Pop Gun

• Required level changed from 15 to 10.
• Needed accuracy skill points reduced from 6 to 3.
• Price dropped from 6000 coins & 10 cash to 4000 coins & 8 cash.

Laser LGH

• Increased magazine size from 14 to 15.

RPD

• Required level increased from 15 to 17.
• Required strength skill increased from 2 to 3.
• Price:
  • Coins: Increased from 11,000 to 12,000.
  • Cash: Increased from 12 to 15.

Negev

• Price:
  • Coins: Decreased from 15,000 to 12,500.

M249 SAW

• Price:
  • Coins: Increased from 13,500 to 15,000.
  • Cash: Increased from 20 to 28.

FN SCAR

• Required level decreased from 15 to 13.

HK PSG1

• Price:
  • Coins: Dropped from 12,500 to 10,000.
• Required accuracy skill lowered from 8 to 7.
• Required explosions skill lowered from 2 to 1.

AA-12

• Price:
  • Cash: Increased from 20 to 22.

Thank you for playing! Your feedback is crucial to us as we continue to improve the game experience.The Game Team

Q: When and will the game come to Steam and other platforms?
A: We don't yet know when but yes, it will come to other platforms.

Right now you can play TDP4 at https://darkness-project.com/

Q: How are we going to get our accounts back or do we create new ones?
A: The old accounts won't be transferred to the new version due to rebalancing and the decrease of the pay to win aspect, meaning everyone will have to create a new account and start from scratch.

Q: Will there be sales for weapons and artifacts in shop?
A: Yes, however we don't know the dates for sales.

Q: Where are promo codes given?
A: Yes, promo codes will be given occasionally. Just like now: PLAYTDP4OB

Q: When the game is officially released, will the accounts be reset and clans deleted?
A: No, all your progress will carry on.

Q: When will the rest of the maps be available?
A: We do not know yet. Maps will be added gradually and our Patreon/Boosty supporters will get to choose which one is next.

Q: When will the beta stop being beta?
A: There is no exact date.

Also a small changelog from recent changes:

- Changed the global rating calculation algorithm.
- Changed the required level to obtain 9A91 from 4 to 6.
- Changed the shot interval of Laser LGH from 0.18s to 0.14s in order to match Laser LGM's DPS.

Listen up, soldiers! Duty is calling. Get ready to return to the battlefield of TDP4: Team Battle. Are you excited? We are!
Monday, May 20, we are entering OPEN BETA. Hit up your friends, share the news on your socials and prepare for battle!
We thank all of our donators for contributing to making this possible and playtesting the game for the past months. They will receive exclusive promo codes (at a later time) as well as the possibility to register early!
We'd like to remind you there will be bugs and will need to adjust the physics speed at a later time. Several of them are already known, but please do report bugs you encounter with screenshots/videos and descriptions in https://discord.com/.../4196339482644.../1215713786238083153. The game will return to other social platforms at a later time.
Would you like to see new updates, such as weapon and character skins, or entirely new weapons? Please, consider leaving a donation on our Patreon/Boosty page and/or buying an in-game offer!

Hi there, soldiers!

Recently we’ve started testing the higher level categories. Reviews are ongoing to make sure everything is well balanced and feedback is being gathered from donators. We’ve also fixed the Railgun Flamethrower, Toxic Gun, mouse scrolling speed, weapon accuracy, skill points and started addressing DDoS attempts. We’re currently working on Single Player and will be rebalancing medal rewards, weapon prices as we transition slowly towards open beta phase. You can also confirm weapon, artifacts purchase by pressing Enter.

Donation update: 1100 euros (these will no longer be weekly). Thank you to all who are contributing, we need your support! Want to play closed beta testing? Subscribe on Patreon/Boosty.

Team TDP4 shares gratitude for closed beta support, with 120 subscribers currently testing levels 21-30. Weekly level raises aid testing, to test all categories.

Changes, such a the 'pay to win' nerf are generally well-received. EXP and coin multipliers after the first godlike are decreased, as we'd like to encourage players to play in regular rooms and tournaments instead.

Six maps (Hangar, Corridor 1 & 2, Canyon, Arena and Slaughterhouse) are available but still buggy. Additionally, chat/kill feed issue were raised and are being addressed.

A new volunteer should reduce account creation waiting time going forward.

Support us on Patreon/Boosty, your help is much appreciated!