Item Sets: turn DLC content off

Item Sets, added free in update 1.2, let you switch the content of each DLC and free update on or off. Open the Item Set menu from the character selection screen; the change applies to the runs you start afterwards. Turning a set off removes its characters, weapons and items from your runs, so you can play with only the original content or, for example, keep Primal Dread while removing Paws & Claws pets.

What a set contains

A set is a block of content released together: a DLC or a content update. The developers’ own example is disabling Paws & Claws to remove pets while keeping everything else.

Wanted change	Possible?
Play the original game only	Yes: turn every set off
Remove pets but keep the DLCs	Yes: turn Paws & Claws off
Keep Primal Dread characters but remove the Evolution stat	No. A stat and the characters, weapons and items that depend on it form one set
Turn off Nightmare or its enemies	No. A developer reply in the Steam discussions says difficulties are not sets; All Pain No Gain is not toggled

Effects on other menus

• Random zone. The 12 November patch fixed random zone selection when some DLCs are disabled.
• Codex. The Codex counts 100% completion per DLC; the same patch fixed that count.
• Starting weapons. Character pages on this site list every starting weapon in the game files, including DLC weapons. A weapon from a disabled set cannot be offered.

When to use it

• To practise a character without the Evolution system, turn Primal Dread off. You lose its ten characters for those runs.
• To reduce the item pool so specific items appear more often, turning off sets removes their items from shops and crates. For individual items, the ban system is more precise.