The Black Death

The Black Death

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[SIG] Emily 15 Mar, 2018 @ 6:47am
Social, Community, News, Technical Help & Official Guide Links!
Hello Mercians,

Here you can find links to our social pages, news sites, technical help links and Guides!

Social Links

The Black Death on Twitter
The Black Death on Facebook [www.facebook.com]
The Black Death on YouTube
The Black Death on Instagram [www.instagram.com]
The Black Death on Twitch [www.twitch.tv]

The Black Death Official Discord [discord.gg]
The Black Death Community Ran Discord [discord.gg]
The Black Death Community Reddit

Community Links

Request A Feature For The Black Death

The Black Death Official Wiki [the-black-death.wikia.com]

Stories Of Mercia: Write A Story For A Book In The Black Death!

The Black Death Steam Community Hub

Official Links & Features

Official Website Of The Black Death - Homepage [www.small-impact.com]

The Black Death Dev Blog Collection [www.small-impact.com]

The Black Death Community Showcase Collection [www.small-impact.com]

The Black Death Patch Notes Archive [www.small-impact.com]

Dev Blog Special: The Journey So Far, Part 1…(2016) [www.small-impact.com]

Dev Blog Special: The Journey So Far, Part 2… (2017) [www.small-impact.com]

Common Technical Help Links

If you come across any bugs/issues whilst playing, please send us a bug report through our Google Form at the link here: The Black Death: Google Bug Form [docs.google.com]

How To Fix: Crash On Start Up / Fresh Re-Install Steps

How to re-enable "Show Setup Next Time" on The Black Death Launcher

SIG Official Server List

Switching To/From Beta Builds in Steam

Official Steam Guides

The Black Death Quick Start Guide

The Black Death Advanced Guide

How To Use The Console Command Window Without A UK English Keyboard

Officlal Black Death Dedicated Server Setup Guide

Contact The Team

If any of the links in this sticky post are outdated, or you need assistance or help with The Black Death, please contact us at the email addresses below!

Emily@small-impact.com

dmitri.masinski@small-impact.com
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Cres 14 Apr, 2018 @ 10:49am 
Was wondering is if can host my own server on this? so i can choose who invite or not. just wondering if that gonna be a thing or not.
Last edited by Cres; 14 Apr, 2018 @ 10:50am
Tine 14 Apr, 2018 @ 12:38pm 
Originally posted by Cres:
Was wondering is if can host my own server on this? so i can choose who invite or not. just wondering if that gonna be a thing or not.
Yes you can run a Lan server or Rent a server
SunRunner 14 Apr, 2018 @ 5:40pm 
Hey the discord link isn't working for me!!!! .....lol
ᴙᴇᴆ™ 15 Apr, 2018 @ 12:50pm 
This game isn't even playable lol... I understand EA don't get me wrong I've been a part of many EA titles on Steam... But this one is really bad.... Spawn in... Walk 10 feet, rat auto attacks you, instantly infected, dies 3 minutes later.... 10/10 won't play again!
[SIG] Emily 16 Apr, 2018 @ 6:45am 
Originally posted by Cres:
Was wondering is if can host my own server on this? so i can choose who invite or not. just wondering if that gonna be a thing or not.

Hello there Cres,

Thank you for your interest in The Black Death.

You can indeed rent your own server, from one of our providers, or you can run your own LAN server straight from your own PC.

Here is a link to our server providers who offer the service for The Black Death:

Rent Your Own Server [www.small-impact.com]

Here is our guide for Setting up a Dedicated Server. Please note, this guide is more akin to setting up a LAN server rather than the above "rented" server from a provider. This guide is going to be updated soon, as the "Experimental Server Settings" at the bottom of this guide currently do not function.

Dedicated Server Setup [www.small-impact.com]

If you would like any more information let us know!
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[SIG] Emily 16 Apr, 2018 @ 6:48am 
Originally posted by ReDSoloCup:
This game isn't even playable lol... I understand EA don't get me wrong I've been a part of many EA titles on Steam... But this one is really bad.... Spawn in... Walk 10 feet, rat auto attacks you, instantly infected, dies 3 minutes later.... 10/10 won't play again!

Hello there ReDSoloCup,

We do have a couple of official guides that [SIG] Dmitri and myself wrote for The Black Death, if you would like to check them out. The Quick Start Guide in particular has some tips on survival and initial gameplay. We are in the process of getting these updated to match our new V0.28 update that released on Saturday.

The Black Death Quick Start Guide

The Black Death Advanced Guide
I have a question to the tutorial quest. I think I've completed it because I received the painting, but I can't talk to anyone about it.
I really want to buy some peasant contract for my property.
GamerbugUK 8 Aug, 2018 @ 7:20am 
Originally posted by Temeria:
I have a question to the tutorial quest. I think I've completed it because I received the painting, but I can't talk to anyone about it.
I really want to buy some peasant contract for my property.

Whatever you are doing it is based on the tutorial from about 3-4 months ago, it's been a different tutorial for some time. Peasant contracts are found by rescuing prisoners now, and before that you just simply bought them.
Last edited by GamerbugUK; 8 Aug, 2018 @ 7:21am
[SIG] Emily 8 Aug, 2018 @ 9:44am 
Originally posted by Temeria:
I have a question to the tutorial quest. I think I've completed it because I received the painting, but I can't talk to anyone about it.
I really want to buy some peasant contract for my property.

Originally posted by GamerbugUK:
Originally posted by Temeria:
I have a question to the tutorial quest. I think I've completed it because I received the painting, but I can't talk to anyone about it.
I really want to buy some peasant contract for my property.

Whatever you are doing it is based on the tutorial from about 3-4 months ago, it's been a different tutorial for some time. Peasant contracts are found by rescuing prisoners now, and before that you just simply bought them.

Hello Temeria & GamerbugUK,

The tutorial quest/mission that you get from the Town Earl when you first speak with him, has been left in from a previous system I believe. We have the new quests that appear in the top right hand corner of the HUD in game. The tutorial with the Town Earl, who directs you to the Rat corpse, the Guard Captain and Carpenter I don't think is completable, depending on where you accept this quest. There is a Town Earl in Freeman's Port near the docks, Raven's Reach in the Market District, Dunstead Fort and I think also Farleigh Citadel.

The NPC Contracts are now found at Bandit encampments, you need to free townsfolk and villagers from cages that are barricaded up. In return for their freedom you will receive an NPC contract. These are used in recipes for the Mining Camp and Lumber Mills too.

Thanks for posting and I hope this cleared things up!
[SIG] Emily 8 Aug, 2018 @ 9:46am 
Originally posted by Ivan Vodka:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Uu04V_v60&t=2s

Hacker in game.

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/profiles/76561198015316800

Hello there Ivan Vodka,

Thank you for your YouTube video and also for all of your Steam chat messages. This is all very much appreciated. I did have a watch of all your videos and I have also read all your messages from what you explained happened in game.

Would you be able to confirm that this happened after our V0.32 update was released? Or did this all happen before V0.32?

Thank you again.
SCAV-613 8 Aug, 2018 @ 1:10pm 
Originally posted by SIG Emily:
Originally posted by Ivan Vodka:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Uu04V_v60&t=2s

Hacker in game.

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/profiles/76561198015316800

Hello there Ivan Vodka,

Thank you for your YouTube video and also for all of your Steam chat messages. This is all very much appreciated. I did have a watch of all your videos and I have also read all your messages from what you explained happened in game.

Would you be able to confirm that this happened after our V0.32 update was released? Or did this all happen before V0.32?

Thank you again.




:happybear::Vodka:This happened after the wipe. This was before the current updates. Since the next wipe did not happen. A lot of copied items are kept by players and hackers. I demand a new wipe!:featherduster::dustpan:
SOLO 14 Aug, 2019 @ 7:26am 
when the next update?
Doc_Reaper 23 Aug, 2019 @ 3:31pm 
Been playing on the beta test branch since it doesnt crash as much, but I noticed there is no official server to connect to. I am hosting a server with no password, but it doesn't show up for people apparently. Also if I invite them it doesn't work unless i am at homestead. I also noticed that there are a lot of written notes to start you on a questline, but no quest tracker for them, and otherwise no idea how someone would write you a note all the way down in burge if you spawned in homestead as your starting place. Any help or information would be much appreciated, but I also noticed you haven't been online in 285 days and haven't been on the game since 2018 so if there is no hope and it is just an abyss sucking our lives away I would appreciate knowing since the game seems like it has a lot of potential and I really like the atmosphere. Anyway happy gaming.
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