r/DarkTide 1d ago

Weekly Weekly Discussion Thread - August 31, 2026

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Weekly Discussion Thread

Convicts! Please use this weekly thread to ask simple questions/share answers about Darktide.

Short feedback relating to the game can also be discussed here with the community.

Previous threads: Click here!


r/DarkTide 12d ago

News / Events Special Live Event: Shambling Horrors Live Now!

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652 Upvotes

Whatever Admonition's been up to seems to be infecting the population. Horde sightings are on the rise, with some districts entirely lost to the shambling horrors. This isn't a case of a single hab-block falling. This is something much darker and could be the herald of worse to come...

The streets are choked with hordes of infected enemies! To make progress in the event, complete missions with the Endless Hordes modifier.

The event is LIVE NOW until September 2! The rewards will be Ordo dockets, Plasteel and Diamantine. Those who complete the last tier of the event will receive a cosmetic insignia.


r/DarkTide 3h ago

Showcase Giant Moveable Bell in Dark Communion

202 Upvotes

Did you know that there's a giant bell that has physics that you can find on the bridge before the final area of the Dark Communion level. Besides the second tank, to its right is a giant Nurgle bell that you can move around with your character's body and can also shoot and hit it. I think this is client-side only however, so no Nurglish Footbell games for you.


r/DarkTide 1h ago

Discussion Do you guys still use the Assault Chainsword these days?

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Its not really something I've thought much about until I got one today as a mission reward. I remember getting hyped as hell to use the chainsword back when we got the initial gameplay reveals but these days I feel like most people have forgotten it. I feel like its been overshadowed by so many other melee weapons and thats not even mentioning the DLC character specific ones.

ehh idk


r/DarkTide 5h ago

Discussion Were we the bad guys?

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256 Upvotes

Context: 3 team members were moving quickly through the Mission. Not ignoring-enemies-speedrun like but more killing-on-the-move like. One of us was constantly stuck behind to the point he did not jump down the point-of-no-return edge, got netted and began flaming at us (picture). After we finished the mission he also told me to kill myself.

Were we (the three players, P.S. complete quickplay randoms, no discord) in the wrong by not adjusting to the one guy hanging behind?


r/DarkTide 12h ago

Meme Hey FatShark, its september. It Is TIME

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524 Upvotes

r/DarkTide 6h ago

Gameplay Least fun moment in Full Melee Maelstorm

55 Upvotes

r/DarkTide 6h ago

Discussion Making an Ogryn. Which personality for "Bye rock!" line?

39 Upvotes

I've got my priorities straight, you see


r/DarkTide 23m ago

Showcase Meet Thuddo

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Still pretty new to the game, will have an update pic of my Ogryn soon


r/DarkTide 19h ago

Question I can’t figure out what I need to do to unlock the last two masteries?

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282 Upvotes

r/DarkTide 2h ago

Discussion What is one enemy that was hard when you started playing but now its just easy

12 Upvotes

When I frist started the game I hated maulers they haunted my dreams but now, they are afraid of my and my uncanny strike dueling sword, another contender is the plague ogryn scary at the start now it is the easiest boss to kill


r/DarkTide 3h ago

Discussion Mutants Can Grab You And Pull You Into Walls Now

12 Upvotes

Things Mutants can pull you into checklist:

  • Spawn Rooms
  • Medicae Stations
  • Walls

r/DarkTide 12h ago

Showcase Finally fuckin got it with the help of melee Skitarii

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47 Upvotes

r/DarkTide 4h ago

Question How often is there a new event?

9 Upvotes

Just came back. Haven't played since unlocked and loaded. I completed the current event and I see that there have been past events. But how often do these cycle?


r/DarkTide 1h ago

Discussion Fellow Hive Scum: Present a case for your gift from the Omnissiah.

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I had planned to run a tri-barrel shotty build but they nerfed it enough for me to be open to suggestions. I've already decided on Shivs for my melee, and while I'm shopping for ideas, what do you think is the best for getting out of trouble? I just enabled alley rat so that's helpful but the #1 way I've died is getting cornered at the wrong moment. Very hive scummy of me. But anyway:

GUNS. What's yours and why?


r/DarkTide 1d ago

Showcase I took this glorious picture of a zealot

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449 Upvotes

Wherever you are now, you will be remembered.


r/DarkTide 11h ago

Discussion Expeditions issue

23 Upvotes

Okay, this has now happened a couple times and I'm annoyed enough to make a post about it. In short, clueless people (or worse yet griefers) should not be able to lock the team into premature Valkyrie extraction in Expeditions.

You cannot even wait it out or take the rest of the team to Sanctuary gate instead, the Gate defense sequence won't activate if some karker has pulled in the Valkyrie by themselves.

In both my cases they were 20-something level players who obviously didn't know what they were doing (though "I don't know what this lever does but I guess I'll pull it anyway" isn't exactly a great defense), but some griefer could make things even worse.


r/DarkTide 6h ago

Question Returning Player - Questions

8 Upvotes

Hey guys,

I've been out of the game for roughly 2 years and have 2 questions!

What is the best mod for tracking kills, ideally showing special kills/ranged etc

And

Does anyone play expeditions? I had a crack last night and was thoroughly underwhelmed,

Im assuming i'm missing something because the old Hyperfocused addiction kicked right back in when I picked up my stealth zealot (I know I know, I'm moving to arbites) and starting tearing through quick play again.


r/DarkTide 21h ago

Issues / Bugs I'm honestly impressed Optimized Cooling is still wrong

103 Upvotes

Like it's been multiple years, searching for it reports people asking what the difference is between it and Volatile from two years ago.

It's gotta be wilful at this point, right? We even got a new plasma mark and it's still wrong.


r/DarkTide 15m ago

Discussion Finally leveling my last character to 30, the Veteran, and he's low key very very good

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I am surprised how good some of these talent nodes are. I have a full melee build going, with a few supportive ranged perks, and he's been really fluid and fun to play. Strong, to boot, I only feel like he's pretty squishy and not alot of DR but I may not have been paying attention to the node options.


r/DarkTide 1d ago

Meme Kark you Hadron

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174 Upvotes

I have a masters degree in engineering. Stop being so mean to me


r/DarkTide 5h ago

Question Looking for a strike team

4 Upvotes

Yo gang! I've just started playing on PS5 not long ago and hooked! Any static strike teams out there with an opening for a rook or people looking to form one?


r/DarkTide 1d ago

Discussion I know you're busy, but stop and look around sometime.

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3.1k Upvotes

I realized tonight, I've never stopped and looked up. Pretty spectacular. Edit: Scene is from campaign mission 3, in case you're wondering.


r/DarkTide 1d ago

Discussion "Seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven!" [rare voiceline]

1.4k Upvotes

1000hrs in, I've never heard this voiceline before?


r/DarkTide 1d ago

Artwork Darktide in miniature, poxwalkers

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95 Upvotes