Concept Art and Fan Art Archive

This article serves as an archive of past The Dark Mod concept art and discussions related to concept art.

It also houses fan art for TDM, made either by individual FM authors or player-only fans of TDM, and discussions about said fan art.

Concept Art

Official concept art for TDM. Most of it was made in the earliest years of the mod (2004-2009), before its initial public release in 2009. A few pieces of concept art are from more recent years, mainly for ideas or characters that have been contemplated, but not yet included in TDM.

Major concept artists for TDM include: Springheel, KFMcCall, god_is_my_goldfish, Darkness_Falls, oDDity, DeepOmega

Characters

Thieves

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  Oldest concept art piece for TDM, by Springheel (August 2004)
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  Further developed initial thief concept, by Springheel (2004)
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  Further developed initial thief concept, by Springheel (2004)
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  Thief study concept, by Springheel (2004)
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  Thief facial disguise concept, by Springheel (2004)
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  Thief on the streets concept, by Springheel (2004)
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  Thief sneaking around concept, by Springheel (2004)
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  Early thief character mockup
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  Early thief character mockup
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  Scene with completed thief character
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  Female thief concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Female thief concept (with facial disguise), by Springheel (2000s)

Guards

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  Oldest City Watch guard concept (original & coloured), by Springheel (October 2004)
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  Oldest City Watch guard concept (only coloured), by Springheel (October 2004)
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  City Watch guard concept, by Springheel (ca 2004/2005)
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  City Watch guard concept (coloured), by Springheel (ca 2004/2005)
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  City Watch guard concept
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  City Watch guard concept, by KFMcCall (ca 2005)
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  City Watch guard mockup, by Oddity (2000s)
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  Comparison of City Watch guard concept and AI model (concept by Springheel, model by Oddity)
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  City Watch guard mockup (upper body close-up)
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  Scene with completed City Watch characters
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  Professional guard concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Domestic guard concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Domestic guard concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Helmet concepts, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Helmet concepts, by KFMcCall (ca 2005)

Noblemen

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  Nobleman concept, by Springheel (October 2004)
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  Noblemen concepts, by KFMcCall (ca 2005)
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  Noblewoman concept, by Springheel (October 2004)
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  Noblewoman mockup, by Oddity (2000s)
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  Noblewoman early model in-game

Builders

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  Second Builder Priest concept, by Springheel (October 2004)
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  Second Builder Priest concept (coloured), by Springheel (October 2004)
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  Builder Priest early mockup, by Oddity
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  Builder Priest early mockup (complete), by Oddity
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  Comparison of Builder Priest concept and AI model (concept by Springheel, model by Oddity)
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  Scene with completed Builder Priest character
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  Builder acolyte concept
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  Builder acolyte or prelate early mockup
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  Inquisitor early model in-game (reworked from acolyte/prelate)
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  Builder guard concept (original & coloured), by Springheel (October 2004)
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  Builder guard concept (only coloured), by Springheel (October 2004)
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  Builder guard early mockup, by Oddity
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  Builder Elite Guards, by Springheel (unused)
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  Builder Elite Guards, by Springheel (unused)
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  Scene with completed Builder characters

Pagans

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  Pagan settler concept, by Springheel (April 2005)
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  Pagan warrior concept
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  Pagan warrior concept (close-up)
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  Pagan lady in finer dress, by Oddity (April 2006)
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  Pagan "faction" poster

Mages

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  Mage concept (coloured), by Darkness_Falls (August 2005)
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  Mage concept (coloured), by Darkness_Falls (August 2005)
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  Mage concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Mage concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Mage concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Mage concept (coloured), by Springheel (2000s)
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  Mage character early mockup (complete)

Inventors' Guild

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  Inventors' Guild scientist concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Inventors' Guild scientist concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Inventors' Guild theoretician concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Inventors' Guild theoretician concept, by Springheel (2000s)
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  Inventors' Guild "faction" poster

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Environments

The City

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  City architecture sketches, by KFMcCall (December 2004)
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  City architecture sketches, by KFMcCall
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  City architecture sketches, by KFMcCall
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  Window and window frame concepts, by KFMcCall
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  Cityscape concept (eve), by KFMcCall
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  Cityscape concept (night)
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  Alley concept, by Darkness_Falls
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  Street lamp concept/mockup
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  Bridgeport ("The City") map concept
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  Map layout concept for the initial Thief's Den demo

Various locations

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  Pagan village concept, by Darkness_Falls
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  Wilderness cave concept, by Darkness_Falls
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  Concept for the outside of a castle or manor house at night, by Darkness_Falls (December 2004)
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  Comparison of real world towerhouse and early in-game mockup, by Komag
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  Map of The Empire concept

Interiors

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  Concept for interiors with vaulted arches, by KFMcCall (December 2004)
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  Concept for interiors, by KFMcCall (December 2004)
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  Door lock concepts
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  Builder forge for sacred hammers
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  Early mockup of a room
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  Early mockup of mansion walls and door
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  Early mockup of a mansion basement hallway
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  Fancy globe mockup
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  Household items untextured mockup

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Equipment

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  Short sword and arrow quiver concept by Springheel (2004)
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  Lockpicks mockup
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  Flashbomb concept
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  Flashbomb concept
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  Flashbomb concept
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  Early arrowheads concept (unused)
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  Water gem for water arrow concept (unused)
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  Water arrow concept (unused)
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  Fire arrow crystal-holder concept (unused)
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  Schematics for the inner workings of a noisemaker (January 2005)
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  Early rope arrow concept (unused)
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  Arrowheads concept
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  Final arrows concept
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  Final arrows mockup
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  Crossbow and bolt concept (unused)
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  Gauntlets and sleeves concept (reworked)
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  "Light crystal" concept (unused, August 2005)
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  Breath potion concept
  (May 2005)
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  Scene with completed gadgets and tools

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Creatures

Belchers

Proposal stage, not developed yet. Test footage of Belcher AI (old and very rough).

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  Early belcher concept art
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  Early belcher mockup (by AScottK)
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  Early belcher mockup
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  Early belcher test AI
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  Newer belcher model mockup
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  Head mockup of newer belcher model

Zombies

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  Early zombie mockup

Revenants

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  Revenant concept
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  Early Revenant mockup

Automatons

Guard robot and other concepts currently unused, only the lantern robot has been completed and included in the core mod.

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  Early guard robot sketch, by god_is_my_goldfish (unused)
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  Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
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  Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
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  Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
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  Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
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  Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
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  Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
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  Early guard robot mockup (unused)
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  Early guard robot mockup, close-up (unused)
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  "Camerabot", by Darkness_Falls (unused)
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  Spider-legged guard robot armed with knockout gas, by KFMcCall (unused)
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  Spider-legged guard robot armed with knockout gas, by KFMcCall (unused)
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  Wheeled-and-limbed guard robot armed with knockout gas, by KFMcCall (unused)
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  Various designs for guard robot heads and faces, by KFMcCall (unused)
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  Quadrupedal sphere-shaped sentry robot, by KFMcCall (unused)
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  Early lantern/alarm quadruped robot mockup

Werebeasts

Proposal stage, not developed yet. Test footage that includes a pursuing Werebeast AI (old and very rough). A newer version is slowly under development. Test footage of newer Werebeast AI.

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  Early werebeast concept in Pagan "faction" poster (lower right corner)
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  Pre-2.0 Werebeast test AI (unused, being reworked)
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  Newer werebeast test AI (preliminary testing in Dark Radiant)

"Mantians"

Proposal by Plutonia, not developed yet.

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  Concept model for a 'Mantian', an insect-like humanoid

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TDM Menus and GUIs

Visual mockups for early menu and GUI concepts.

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  Oldest Main Menu concept (November 2004)
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  Menu background concept
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  Alternate Main Menu concept (December 2004)
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  Options Menu concept (November 2004)
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  Shop menu concept
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  Real-time reading mockup (November 2004)
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  Loader screen concept
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  Loader screen concept
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  Loader screen concept
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  Loader screen background concept
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  Loader screen concept (thievy background)
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  Loader screen concept (thievy background, final version)
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  Failure screen concept (first half)
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  Failure screen concept (second half)

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"Broken Glass Studios" logo

None of these have been officially adopted to date, but they're interesting. Discussed here.

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  Logo concept by Darkness_Falls
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  Logo concept (sequence) by Darkness_Falls
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  Logo concept by Oddity
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  Logo concept by Springheel
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  Logo concept by Springheel

Development videos

• Development footage playlist

Promotional Art

Various official promotional art, including wallpapers.

Wallpapers

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  The Dark Mod wallpaper (1280 x 1024)

Logos

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  The Dark Mod logo (early years)
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  The Dark Mod logo (black background)
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  The Dark Mod logo (white background)

Trailers

• 2004-2013 TDM trailers (pre-standalone) playlist
• 2013-present TDM trailers (post-standalone) playlist
• Major update and release announcements playlist (played from latest to oldest)

Soundtrack

• TDM soundtrack playlist (selected tracks)

Fan Art

Various unofficial fan art, including illustrations and fan-made wallpapers.

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Wallpapers

Fan-made wallpapers with a theme based on The Dark Mod.

Wallpapers by SeriousToni

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  "Castle" (1920 x 1280)
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  "Guards drinking" (1920 x 1080)
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  "Guard" (1280 x 768)
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  "Guard" (1920 x 1050)
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  "Priest" (1280 x 768)
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  "Priest (1920 x 1050)
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  "Pagan" (1280 x 768)
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  "Pagan" (1920 x 1050)
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  "Grave" (1280 x 768)
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  "Grave" (1920 x 1050)
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  "Pagan temple" (1920 x 1080)
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  TDM 2.0 promo (1920 x 1440)
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  Sneak and Destroy FM promo (640 x 360)

Additional download link here.

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Cover art

Fan-made cover art for a game disc case containing The Dark Mod (for players interested in storing TDM on disc).

Cover art by Freyk

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  Front cover art concept by freyk
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  Back cover art concept by freyk

Thread with discussion on the case cover art concept here.

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General fan art

• City Watchman fan art by Jed-Stuart

See also

• Old Concept Art - Discussion where TDM mod members looked back on some old concept art, after the first seven years of development.
• DarkFate.org TDM concept art gallery - Probably the biggest collection of The Dark Mod concept art on the Internet, other than this site itself.
• Fan Art Repository - Fan art discussion.
• Art for The Dark Mod - Dominus' artwork showcase and offer.