What happened? Is the trainer dead? Did the game update break it forever? And more importantly—is there a way to fix it?

For almost a decade, the name has been synonymous with high-quality, reliable game trainers. For fans of Gunfire Games’ challenging Darksiders III , Fling’s trainer was the great equalizer—a tool to turn the unforgiving souls-like combat into a power fantasy worthy of a Horseman of the Apocalypse.

So why is it suddenly “patched”? The core issue traces back to December 2019 . THQ Nordic and Gunfire Games released a controversial update— Patch 1.11 (or the “Keepers of the Void” DLC integration patch on consoles, but a significant backend overhaul on PC).

In this deep-dive, we will explore the lifecycle of the Fling trainer for Darksiders III , why it keeps showing up as “patched,” the specific game updates responsible, and the current status of workarounds in 2024-2025. Before diagnosing the “patched” problem, we need to understand the source. Fling (often associated with the community forum FLiNG Trainers and the larger Wemod platform) is not your average cheat engine table.