what are some tools/organization tips for a new player?

are there any ‘legal’ stash mods like what was it called…atma? from d2?

what blues are worth keeping? i pretty much saved everything from my past 5 characters but stash is full now lol.

what about components? how should i organize them so i can find what i need easily? i was thinking to have the top of one tab be unfinished, bottom half finished, and order them by adds dmg/offense abilities and then adds resists

Try GD Stash. This is a must have for any Grim Dawn player, even the casual ones.

“legal” is entirely up to you. It’s a single player game with tons of modding.

Blues to keep: go to the trade threads and see what blues people are asking for (most people worth trading with color code their haves and wants). I know that the Magelord rings and (normal/empowered/mythical) Legplates of Valor are popular for some builds. I happen to like the Pendant/Seal/Jewel of the Royal Crown set for leveling just because it gives some very good general stat buffs that nearly any character can use, and there’s not a lot at 50 anyone really keeps anyways.

Components: I keep a shared stash tab with all my components in it. Completed ones on top, partials on the bottom. Hovering over an item will highlight all the components that can be put on that item, so I don’t try to organize them past that.

It’s a single-player game with full modding support. Nothing is “illegal” - you can do anything you want.

Use GDStash for item management.

Put components in the first page of the shared stash. Use the auto-complete and auto-sort buttons. Auto-sort puts them in alphabetical order, which is good enough and is fast. If you don’t know which ones you need, it’s easier to search the item database at grimtools than to fiddle around with organizing the components in a certain way.

Ctrl + mouse removes the tooltip making choosing components even more easy.

As said GDStash or GDIA (Grim Dawn Item Assistant) are both good storage systems and can be used while playing the game.

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35240

Both have infinite storage. Just be aware that neither utility likes Cloud Saving much so if you play on more than one machine you may need to do some manual management of your saves to keep both up to date.