# Darksiders Warmastered Edition changelog > Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, War – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse –… - Vendor: KAIKO - Category: Games - Official site: https://store.steampowered.com/app/462780 - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/darksiders-warmastered-edition) - Harvested from: Steam (app 462780) - Entries below: 7 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### Warmastered Patch 2026-06-05 - Date: 2026-06-09 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/462780/view/671745047272621558 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/darksiders-warmastered-edition/releases/steam-671745047272621558 - **fixed** — fixed a cause of VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST that was appearing often, especially on Linux - **fixed** — fixed a problem where Camera Control was too fast or slow when using mouse or Steam Controller at high or rather low fps - **added** — made it so a Dialog is shown when very fundamental graphics API initialization failed and the game can not be run - **fixed** — revised BFA Achievement code to more reliably trigger - **fixed** — fixed graphics issue where the mini map was visible inside of other UI elements - **fixed** — fixed Video playback problem when running below 60 fps - **fixed** — fixed a potential corruption of graphics objects, like discoloroization - **fixed** — removed various stability issues - **removed** — removed some log file spilling - **fixed** — removed some causes of hangs or crashes when closing the game In-game version number: v1.1 cs:4334 - fixed a cause of VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST that was appearing often, especially on Linux - fixed a problem where Camera Control was too fast or slow when using mouse or Steam Controller at high or rather low fps - made it so a Dialog is shown when very fundamental graphics API initialization failed and the game can not be run - revised BFA Achievement code to more reliably trigger - fixed graphics issue where the mini map was visible inside of other UI elements. - fixed Video playback problem when running below 60 fps (e.g. fixed framerate throttle) - fixed a potential corruption of graphics objects, like discoloroization - various stability issues removed - removed some log file spilling - removed some causes of hangs or crashes when closing the game In case you wanna switch back to the old version there is a public beta branch called warmastered2016 with the last state from 2016. ### Warmastered Patch 2026-05-22 - Date: 2026-05-26 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/462780/view/654855280287286584 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/darksiders-warmastered-edition/releases/steam-654855280287286584 - **added** — Fallback for driver related GPU memory issues that caused black screen or startup crashes - **fixed** — Steam Input not working properly, preventing game menu control and causing button prompts to show (?) - **added** — Hotfix for Photomode when Steam Overlay is not enabled with a message indicating Steam Overlay is required to take photos - **removed** — Driver features requirements that the game doesn't actually need - **changed** — Attempt to disable VK_LAYER_NV_present (NVidia Smooth Motion) - **added** — Player notification for fatal graphics driver conditions - **added** — Native support for Dual Sense and Dual Sense Edge controllers - **added** — Native support for Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller - **fixed** — Unspecific crashes - Added fallback for driver related GPU memory issues, resulting in black screen or startup crashes - Fixed problem where Steam Input doesn't properly work, game menus can not be controlled and button prompts show (?) - Added hotfix for Photomode when Steam Overlay is not enabled - message is displayed that currently Steam Overlay is required to take photos. - Removed driver features requirements that the game doesn't actually need - Attempt to disable VK_LAYER_NV_present (NVidia Smooth Motion) - Added player notification for fatal graphics driver conditions - Added native support for Dual Sense and Dual Sense Edge controllers - Added native support for Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller - Fixed unspecific crashes ### Hotfix released for Darksiders Warmastered on PC - Date: 2026-05-21 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/462780/view/654855280287285558 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/darksiders-warmastered-edition/releases/steam-654855280287285558 - **fixed** — Fixed a crash when toggling secondary weapons - **fixed** — Fixed window size issue on Steam Deck - **fixed** — Fixed inadvertently removed Soundtrack and Comic A hotfix has been released today to fix the following issues: - Fixed a crash when toggling secondary weapons. - Fixed window size issue on Steam Deck. - Fixed inadvertently removed Soundtrack and Comic. The version number in-game should now be v1.1 vs 4278. ### War Rides Again: New Darksiders Warmastered Update Released - Date: 2026-05-20 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/462780/view/654855280287285361 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/darksiders-warmastered-edition/releases/steam-654855280287285361 - **changed** — Rendering powered by Vulkan graphics API requiring Vulkan 1.3 - **added** — Photo mode accessible from the pause menu - **changed** — Improved Steam Input support - **added** — Support for motion-aiming with controllers that have motion support - **fixed** — Reticule on low texture resolution settings - **fixed** — Controller glyphs for different controllers - **changed** — Now requires 64bit CPU With the release of Warmastered on PS5 and Xbox Series we now also updated the PC version. - Requires 64bit CPU - Rendering powered by Vulkan. Vulkan graphics API requiring Vulkan 1.3 - Photo mode (access this by entering the pause menu while in-game, then take your screenshot via Steam's screenshot function or Windows' screenshot function) - Improved Steam Input support - Support for motion-aiming (requires enabling Steam Input and using a controller with motion support) - Fixed reticule on low texture resolution settings - Various fixes to controller glyphs of different controllers - Various bug fixes If this version has issues please report a bug via our bugreporting form: https://bugreporting.thqnordic.com/#/projects/194/darksiders-warmastered-edition-community/add-issue Please make sure to include the following information in your bug reports: - Summary of the issue - Detailed description including what were the last few steps you took before the issue occurred - Version number (can be found in the top left corner of the main menu) - screenshot/video, if possible (note the max. file size of 50 MB) - save file (this can be found under C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata[your user ID]\462780\remote\autocloud\save) - your dxdiag (press Windows key + R key and enter "dxdiag", let it compile, then click "Save all information" - your crash dump logs (the game will ask you if you wish to upload diagnostic data when it crashes--do so, then right-click game in Steam > Properties > Browse and attach the crashdump.log file that is next to your game's .exe file to the bug report) In case you want to switch back to the old version, there is a public beta branch called warmastered2016 with the last state from 2016. You can access this by closing the game, then right-clicking the game in Steam > Properties > Game Versions & Betas. Enjoy! ### Patch #6: Chinese, Native Steam controller support and better handling of D3D errors - Date: 2017-03-08 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/462780/view/5262975441862804467 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/darksiders-warmastered-edition/releases/steam-5262975441862804467 ##### Patch #6 ##### **Changelog** 8th March 2017 - Added Simplified Chinese localization - Added Native Steam controller support - D3D errors don't crash the game but show a message box with the proper error code Please note : When you use Steam Controller, only button prompts for the actual Steam Controller will be shown, never prompts for Dual Shock 4 or other controllers supported by Steam Big Picture. You might end up not seeing button prompts at all if using Dual Shock 4 or other controller via Steam Big Picture. ### PATCH #5: New Video Player, better controller support, Freeze/Crash fixes, Comic & Soundtrack added - Date: 2017-01-06 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/462780/view/5262975441862804581 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/darksiders-warmastered-edition/releases/steam-5262975441862804581 ##### Patch #5 ##### **Changelog** 6th January 2017 - Videoplayer rewrite: Takes less CPU (up to three times), more stable synchronization - Fix for freeze when skipping videos right away - Fixed application crash on startup due to virtual memory problems - Better DualShock 4 controller detectopm (newer models are working now) - Xbox One controller users see Xbox One button prompts (doesn't work in some setups with multiple controllers connected) - Added better diagnostic code to get rid of the remaining crash problems - Added Comic & Soundtrack Happy new year! ### Patch #2: Memory Leak fixed, BFA Achievement Fix, Russian voices added, Save data import fixes - Date: 2016-12-07 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/462780/view/5262975441862804916 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/darksiders-warmastered-edition/releases/steam-5262975441862804916 We know that we need to iron out a few issues asap and are working hard to deliver the best possible Darksiders experience. ##### Patch #2 ##### **Changelog** 7th December 2016 -VRAM / Memory leak issue fixed that made the game use up all RAM, then crashing. -Russian voiceovers added -Settings should now save correctly if Windows user name contains non-ANSI characters -Crash when corrupt Key mapping was read fixed. We don't know yet how corrupt Key mapping files are written. -BFA Achievement should now unlock correctly (should unlock on game start if you have already earned it) -The tutorial text explaining how to throw objects was showing the wrong button for keyboard / mouse users. New Feature : Force saved data import This allows more control over importing saved data from the original game into Darksiders Warmastered Edition saved data. Instructions for Force saved data import 1. Open the file %appdata%\kaiko\darksiders1\config.ini 2. Add the line 'force_save_data_import=true' to the section. When starting the game it should now always ask you whether or not to import saved data, given it finds original saved data. Please note that all slots that your original save contains will get overwritten in the WME savedata. You can remove unwanted slots from the original saved data before importing, these are files either in %userprofile%\Documents\My Games\Darksiders or %userprofile%\Documents\My Games\Darksiders\. Please backup your darksiders1 WME saved data before force importing, but make sure you store your backup outside of the steam cloud folder, otherwise the game can't save any more. We are looking forward for your feedback!