Grim Dawn v1.0.2.1

Grim Dawn Patch Notes
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v1.0.2.1

To prevent quest progress issues which have been occuring for some users with out of date translation files, this patch resets the in-game language for all users to English. As soon as updated language files are posted by the community translators they will once again be available for download via the in game menu.

[Tech]

  • Stash user interface has been modified to be more clear.
  • Fixed Skeleton spawn number tracking for clients in multiplayer games.
  • Reap Spirit will now correctly spawn one pet at all ranks with the tooltip adjusted accordingly.
  • Fixed Drain Essence not having a line of sight check on main target.
  • Fixed a bug where the conversation window created graphical artifacts when color blind modes are enabled.
  • Fixed a bug where some in game text was missing, which in some instances could cause a crash.
  • Fixed an occasional crash when loading game resources.
  • Fixed a bug where target outlines would be rendered incorrectly for some objects.
  • Fixed a bug where fullscreen gamma had no effect in the DirectX11 renderer.
  • Fixed an issue where grass lighting was incorrect on “High” lighting setting.
  • Fixed a bug where community translations of expansion files would fail to override base game text.
  • Fixed a crash which could prevent DirectX 11 mode from starting.
  • Melee skill functionality changed for controllers to allow movement and combat to be more responsive. All movement is now handled via the analog stick rather than skills forcing character movement.

[Art]

  • Many low and mid-level common torso meshes and/or textures have been updated to add more interest to early game leveling.

[Mod Tools]

  • Asset Manager will now add additional build and source directories to Import Record, allowing modders to import expansion files. If using default paths, Additional Source Directories should be set to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Grim Dawn\mods\gdx1\ and Additional Browse Directories to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Grim Dawn\gdx1\

[Game]

  • Adjusted spawns for the Steelcap District Riftgate encounter
  • Fixed broken icon for the Revenge for the Fallen achievement
  • Increased drop rate of Order of Death’s Vigil and Kymon’s Chosen Monster Infrequent accessories to match drop rates of similar items from other enemies
  • Fixed the People of Malmouth bounty Bounty: Sanctuary being impossible to turn in
  • Fixed Embrace New Foes achievement being unobtainable. Unfortunately this fix is not retroactive.
  • Fixed an issue with Bounty: Chillpincer and Bounty: Vagarroth not spawning their respective targets. Both of these bounties should reset for any players currently on them.

[Itemization]

  • Magic-quality Suffixes with % Damage bonuses now boost both the flat damage and the dot equivalent (ex. a Suffix that previously increased % Fire damage now also increases % Burn damage). Magic Suffixes that boost only % dot damage can no longer drop.
  • Fixed base damage on the Ascendant Source (MI) to match its base % Damage bonuses
  • Fixed unusually low damage on Warden’s Bulwark and Warden’s Fortress at levels 82+
  • Fixed 3-Piece Set Bonus on The Runebinder Set to be 6% Offensive Ability instead of 6 Defensive Ability
  • Fixed Mythical Aetherreach granting -6% Energy Cost to Aether Ray instead of a flat -6
  • Fixed an issue with several Mythical Epic items not having more powerful skill procs/granted skills than their Default/Empowered versions
  • Epic - Luminari Regalia Set: swapped 8% Attack Speed and +2 to Inquisitor Skills set bonuses
  • Epic - Dreadwalker Set: swapped 8% Health and +2 to Necromancer Skills set bonuses
  • Legendary - Anderos’ Amplifier: replaced +1 to Demolitionist Skills with +1 to Inquisitor Skills, reduced bonus to Artifact Handling to +2, increased bonus to Mortar Trap to +3
  • Legendary - Arcanum Sigillis: added +1 to Inquisitor Skills
  • Legendary - Deathbound Amethyst: corrected proc type to match the base game, it was accidentally reverted in Ashes of Malmouth
  • Legendary - Mythical Anderos’ Amplifier: replaced +1 to Demolitionist Skills with +1 to Inquisitor Skills, reduced bonus to Artifact Handling to +2, reduced bonus to Rune of Kalastor to +1, increased bonus to Mortar Trap to +3, removed 4% Cooldown Reduction
  • Legendary - Mythical Arcanum Sigillis: added +1 to Inquisitor Skills
  • Legendary - Mythical Havoc: added +1 to Inquisitor Skills, reduced bonus to Deadly Aim to +2
  • Legendary - Mythical Valdun’s Hat: increased Pierce damage on Granted Skill to 34-40
  • Legendary - Mythical Valdun’s Jacket: added flat Pierce damage to Granted Skill, removed flat Pierce damage bonus from item
  • Legendary - Mythical Valdun’s Rifle: increased Pierce damage
  • Legendary - Runebinder’s Spellthrower: updated granted skill to function similarly to Savagery
  • Legendary - Valdun’s Hat: increased Pierce damage on Granted Skill to 28-33
  • Legendary - Valdun’s Jacket: added flat Pierce damage to Granted Skill, removed flat Pierce damage bonus from item
  • Legendary - Valdun’s Rifle: increased Pierce damage
  • Legendary - Valdun’s Betrayal Set: reduced Pierce bonus to 14-48
  • Legendary - Valdun’s Treachery Set: reduced Pierce bonus to 14-36
  • Relic - Gluttony: added 20% Vitality Decay damage
  • Relic - Mortality: added 40% Vitality Decay damage
  • Relic - Torment: added 43% Vitality Decay damage
  • Component - Bladed Plating: reduced Offensive Ability to 22
  • Component - Living Armor: reduced Offensive Ability to 35
  • Component - Seal of Blades: increased Pierce damage and reduced Bleed damage on Granted Skill
  • Component - Seal of Corruption: increased damage on Granted Skill
  • Component - Seal of Might: replaced % Health with 160 Health
  • Component - Seal of Resonance: replaced % Health with 160 Health
  • Component - Ugdenbog Leather: reduced Defensve Ability to 22
  • Component - Unholy Inscription: added 15% Vitality Decay damage

[Class & Skills]
Devotion

  • Drain Essence can now be assigned to Tainted Eruption and Rumor
  • Reap Spirit can now be assigned to Hand of Ultos and Rumor
  • On Block Celestial Powers can now be assigned to the Arcanist Mastery’s Arcane Will, Soldier Mastery’s Fighting Spirit and Menhir’s Will, and Inquisitor’s Deadly Aim. Any assigned powers will have a chance to trigger while the respective buff is active.

Shaman

  • Fixed an issue with the Thorned Horror not casting its Emboldening Presence

Inquisitor

  • Ranged Expertise: reduced Pierce damage scaling with rank to 28 by rank 10, 75 by max ultimate rank

Necromancer

  • Siphon Souls: increased % Attack Damage Converted to Health to 24%
  • Sear Souls: increased % Damage Modifier penalty to -15%, added -10% Attack Damage Converted to Health penalty
  • Raise Skeleton: updated the way skeletons scale with their equipped weapons. Previously, their weapons represented a sizeable portion of their damage, which made the skill tooltip misleading for their actual damage and made their damage (particularly for archers) scale a bit too well in the early levels. We adjusted them so that the weapons now represent a negligible bonus and their damage is more predictable, their base damage has been scaled up with rank to compensate. In addition, Skeletons will no longer sometimes do partial Pierce damage due to having Pierce ratio sometimes appearing on their weapons. This has no impact on Skeletons benefiting from flat damage bonuses such as an auras. As this is a pretty dramatic change to the way their damage scales, we will continue to playtest and monitor this skill and may make further changes in the future to make sure their tuning is appropriate.
  • Updated aggression of ranged Skeleton summons to behave more like their melee counterparts
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Yes! Being able to run the game in DX11 is exactly what I wanted. Thank you!

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I certainly appreciate the buff to Arcanum Sigilis, but I still think the proc makes more sense, Inquisitors being about runes and seals and all. Still, thank you.

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I am very sadden by necro’s pet nerf even though they die like flies in Ultimate, just because some whiners in normal difficulties. Last thing we need in this game is some hamfisted balancing.

Nevertheless, welcome the improved AI change and hope this will shake things up abit.

Bravo on bug fixing though, those are excellent.

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hotfix came sooner than i expected, awesome crate, awesome.

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Component - Seal of Blades: increased Pierce damage and reduced Bleed damage on Granted Skill

I´m not happy. :frowning:

How much is it nerfed?

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I am also saddened that the Skeletons are getting nerfed a bit, however I am happy that the ranged ones will no longer just stand around while the melee ones are fighting a boss.

It was weird having hem just group around me and not attack.

Loving the Game :slight_smile:

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Man these ranged spooky bois driven me into madness, thanks for the fix.

That’s not what you wanted, you (and every other player) wanted was a better performance of the old outdated Titan Quest engine, to be specific.

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THANK YOU!

for the new, cleaner stash interface. The 1.0.2.0 version was a minor but significant irritation.

Edit: “Adjusted spawns for the Steelcap District Riftgate encounter” dangit, I JUST finished that and it was a real pain in the brass! 8^)

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thanxs for quickly patch

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The UI change to the stash is much better :smiley:

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Raise Skeleton: updated the way skeletons scale with their equipped weapons. Previously, their weapons represented a sizeable portion of their damage, which made the skill tooltip misleading for their actual damage and made their damage (particularly for archers) scale a bit too well in the early levels. We adjusted them so that the weapons now represent a negligible bonus and their damage is more predictable, their base damage has been scaled up with rank to compensate. In addition, Skeletons will no longer sometimes do partial Pierce damage due to having Pierce ratio sometimes appearing on their weapons. This has no impact on Skeletons benefiting from flat damage bonuses such as an auras. As this is a pretty dramatic change to the way their damage scales, we will continue to playtest and monitor this skill and may make further changes in the future to make sure their tuning is appropriate.

prepares the Salve of Butthurt [Kymon’s Chosen]

:frowning:

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Magic-quality Suffixes with % Damage bonuses now boost both the flat damage and the dot equivalent (ex. a Suffix that previously increased % Fire damage now also increases % Burn damage). Magic Suffixes that boost only % dot damage can no longer drop.

This is a very elegant but massive change! As someone who loves builds with DoTs: thank you! One of the best subtle itemization changes that I have seen.

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Had most of my unlocked torso armor models (lvl 1-25 range) become different, mostly much sexier models with that patch! Neeeeat! :smiley:

EDIT: Oh, oh, and it’s Rhis! Hey man, thanks A TON, for DX11 engine version! It’s an eye-candy, and runs better! bows

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Yay!! :D:D:D:D

Thank you

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Siphon Souls: increased % Attack Damage Converted to Health to 24%
Sear Souls: increased % Damage Modifier penalty to -15%, added -10% Attack Damage Converted to Health penalty

So poor aether user are again penaltized twice >_>

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Pardon my french, but wtf were you thinking when you’ve decided to do that? And more than that, introducing this change right before the weekend?

You do realize that you might’ve angered a big portion of non english speaking community? Maybe you’ve pleased chinese ppl, but don’t you think that others who now can’t play with translation can tank the rating on steam just as bad? Imagine a french/german/russian/japanese person who wakes up on a saturday morning hoping to play the expansion, then sees that weird popup that localization doesn’t match game version (why is it shown multiple times?) and that language was changed back to english, and is unable to change the languge in game options? Yeah, I’d say I would be really pissed.

Why can’t you just use existing translation and fallback to english text in case a tag isn’t translated? Who decides that translation is complete? What if the person/team in charge of community translation isn’t available right after a patch/hotfix release and you add just one more tag, does this mean that translation is incomplete and those who use it need to just wait until it’s translated and pushed to your server?

Personally I don’t need translation to play the game, but I’m really worried about other people’s experience.

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I completely agree with you, I have just bought the game and I’m Italian. I had a bad surprise this morning when I realized I can not play the game in my language. It’s a really bad choice for programmers.:(:(:frowning:

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Why are the crabs not fixed? They are literally stronger than the last boss of the expansion.

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Out of curiosity, why is it important for people to play in their own language if you also understand English?