Balance · 5
Necromancer's Skeletons now have an additional 10% Life Leech Resist.
life leech resistThe effects of Celestial Essence on The Dread's spawn rate have been increased.
spawn rate effectThe burst potential of some early game bosses at lower levels, including Queen Ravna, Zarthuzellan, Bonehunter, Yurra, and Blackheart, has been reduced.
burst potentialThe base chance for The Dread to appear in Ascendant Mode has been slightly reduced, and the minimum kills before it can spawn again has been increased.
spawn rateBoss health at levels 1-35 has been reduced.
boss health
Content · 1
The missing Fangs of Asterkarn load screen has been enabled.
load screen
Controls · 2
WASD controls have been improved with hotslots on cooldown.
wasd controlSupport for Lenovo controller glyphs, such as those on the Legion Go S, has been added.
controller glyph support
System · 2
A hotfix was released to address critical issues and recent feedback.
hotfixAll remaining localization has now been added in all languages.
localization
UI · 3
The name display position at the top of the HUD has been adjusted for Chinese fonts.
name display positionThe search box string length requirement has been reduced to improve language support.
search box string length requirementSome UI blurriness at default UI scale has been addressed.
ui blurriness
Fix · 13
An issue where + Summon Limit modifiers would sometimes not work in Multiplayer has been fixed.
+ summon limit modifierAn issue where an entire stack of items could be consumed by the Ascension Altar in Multiplayer has been fixed.
item consumptionA crash with the on-screen keyboard after UI scaling unloads font styles has been fixed.
crash on screen keyboardAn issue where Occultist Hellhounds turned into Wendigos would only deal damage with Infernal Breath once per cast, instead of twice, has been fixed.
infernal breath damageVarious issues with Localization, such as missing symbols, have been fixed.
localization issueAn issue where one-handed melee Avalanche attacks would deal off-hand % Weapon damage instead of main-hand has been fixed.
damage calculationAn issue where the granted skill on the Awakened Black Grimoire of Og'Napesh would not summon a pet has been fixed.
granted skill pet summonAn issue where Winds of Asterkarn would leave visual FX behind in Multiplayer has been fixed.
visual fxAn issue where the Source of the Corruption Kurn Channelers would not all respawn if they were not all killed in one session has been fixed.
respawn behaviorAn issue where players who reset their faction with Barrowholm could not interact with a certain NPC in Asterkarn to complete the associated quest has been fixed.
npc interactionAn issue with terrain shaders appearing as black boxes or blown out textures on Medium or lower settings has been fixed.
terrain shaderAn issue where Werewolf and Wereraven forms could result in crashes in Multiplayer has been fixed.
crashAn issue with inconsistent behavior in Werewolf and Wereraven animations, regarding whether they hit with the main hand or both hands, has been fixed.
animation
General · 1
The game set a new all-time concurrent player record, excluding free trial weekends.; The quality has been raised in every aspect of Grim Dawn, including custom art, animations, and a soundtrack.
general
Also in this patch10
There are significant damage increases from the buffs applied to purple mobs.
damage increaseAdjustments will be made to monster damage if it is perceived as unfair or too high.
monster damageFixed an issue with the controller hot slot toggle to ensure it only includes one wereform bar per wereform.
controller hot slot toggleA new BIG Cursor toggle will be introduced for large screens.
big cursor toggleAn optional method will be added to disable The Dread from spawning in Ascendant mode unless its spawn rate is boosted at the altar.
spawn mechanicAn Evade Targeting toggle will be added for WASD controls, allowing selection between mouse cursor or player-facing targeting for the Evade ability.
evade targeting toggleMany older boss encounters have been tuned to increase their damage to modern standards.
damage tuningBoss health scaling with level has been increased by approximately 32% at level 100, and approximately 15% for superbosses. Some bosses with lower health pools received larger increases, but these changes do not apply to the Crucible.
health scalingEssentially all purple mobs received buffs, with significant variations in their impact, especially in the early game.
buffThings now take longer to kill due to the buffs applied to purple mobs.
time to kill
New super bosses and additional Nemesis bosses for old factions have been added, along with five new hero monster archetypes.
new foeGrim Dawn's v1.3.0 quality of life update is releasing on all platforms, including Xbox, on July 23rd.
quality of life updateA free quality of life update, patch v1.3.0, has been released for Grim Dawn.
free qol updateA new Berserker mastery has been added, which allows shapeshifting into beastlike forms and brings the total mastery combinations to 45.
new masteryA new Ascendant Game Mode has been added, which modifies the campaign world into a challenge and allows for equipment ascension.
new game modeFangs of Asterkarn is Grim Dawn's largest expansion ever, expanding the world by over 30%.
contentThe Awaken Items system has been introduced, allowing Epic items to be ascended into powerful Legendary implements.
awaken itemGrim Dawn: Fangs of Asterkarn is releasing on July 23rd at 10 AM EDT on Steam and GOG.; Fangs of Asterkarn will release on Xbox after a delay, likely in August.
release dateThirty additional waves have been added to the Crucible challenges.
additional waveNew regions and boss arenas have been added to the Shattered Realm.
new regions and boss arenaTwo new roguelike dungeons will be introduced via free content updates.
two new dungeonAffix Transmutation has been added, allowing players to reroll rare and magic items.
affix transmutationThree new factions have been added, including the Kurn tribes and a new ally.
three new factionGrim Dawn: Fangs of Asterkarn is priced at $18.99 USD.
pricePotions can now be customized to suit playstyles, offering buffs or vitality restoration.
customizationHundreds of new items, including Monster Infrequents, Epic items, and Legendary items, have been added.
hundreds of new itemA new region in Asterkarn has been added, expanding the game world by 32% and featuring snowy peaks, frozen caverns, forests, and hot springs.
new regionThe Fangs of Asterkarn expansion has been released, described as the largest expansion for Grim Dawn.
expansionA new chapter of the story unfolds in Asterkarn, involving the Kurn people and their history.
new chapter