History VideoGame / DarkestDungeonII

** The Taunt token forces enemies to attack the affected character if able. It is technically considered a negative token, as enemies can apply it to focus-fire vulnerable characters, but you can also use it to help your tanks draw attacks. This is particularly effective on heroes who can CounterAttack.

** Strategic Withdrawal, when upgraded, gives the Man-at-Arms a large heal if he's on death's door. It normally moves him back 1 rank, but if you're in a situation where you can ignore that (such as if he's the only hero remaining), you can use it every round, making him nigh-immortal. This exploit actually remained for quite a while, but the Altar of Hope update finally addressed it by giving the skill a cooldown.

** In contrast to [[AdvancingBossOfDoom the Harvest Child and Librarian]], the Dreaming General is a size 3 enemy literally rooted to the spot, and cannot move. Your only option is to hit him until he dies.

* TurnBasedCombat: The combat system is turn-based as in the previous game. Speed is still the main factor of turn initiative, but this time you are shown the turn order of the next four characters.

* BelatedHappyEnding: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}}: the ending of the game doesn't exactly supersede the AmbiguousEnding of the [[VideoGame/DarkestDungeon first game]], but at least it does turn the DownerEnding into more of a BittersweetEnding in hindsight, confirming that while the Heroes may not have put a end to the Heart of Darkness, they did buy humanity at least some time to get ready to face him again]].

In April 2024 as part of the [[https://iii-initiative.com/ Triple-i initiative]] showcase, Red Hook unveiled "Kingdoms", an alternate campaign to the main "Confessions" campaign which reconfigures the entire structure of the gameplay and adds multiple new enemy factions, some of which are returning enemies from ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon''.

** Leprosy is one of the random diseases a hero can contract from enemies; like any other disease, it is curable at field hospitals for a modest fee. There is also the Leper hero returning from the first game, whose leprosy is incurable (and not listed on his character sheet). You can even combine these two facts and have your Leper ''contract leprosy''.

** The game is somewhat forgiving regarding its autosaves. If you were to accidentally go down the wrong path on the map but realize it quickly enough, or alternatively have terrible luck with relationship-boosting gear at the inn, you can safely exit the game and reload to spit you right back out at the fork in the road or the start of your stay in the inn, minimizing the instances wherein a bad misclick can cost you everything.