Robofish
Member
You can fully respec devotion.
I did it more then once on a character.
You need aether crystals and iron.
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Grim Dawn |OT| It's always grimmest at dawn.
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You can fully respec devotion.
I did it more then once on a character.
You need aether crystals and iron.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
I backed this during the Kickstarter but only began to put a few hours this past Christmas break. Now I'm back for the full release. Well done, Crate. Well done.
I'm only level 17 so far. Is scrap just going to be a rare as hell resource? I've found maybe 15 pieces as loot and I just unlocked the blacksmith.
I'm only level 17 so far. Is scrap just going to be a rare as hell resource? I've found maybe 15 pieces as loot and I just unlocked the blacksmith.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Scrap can be purchased on occasion from vendors. I make sure to check them every time I visit town and buy all if they have some. It's used for some quests, and eventually crafting gear, though I don't use it for for gear until a much higher level.
Herr Starr
Member
Bought this back in January 2010. Guess it's time I gave it a spin.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Hmm, so I shouldn't be upgrading my gear exclusively through the blacksmith?
NoblesseOblige
Banned
That's up to you. I've accumulated every epic up to 40 or so in storage, so it's easy for me to fit characters with those until like 30. I just personally use the blacksmith as an end-game lotto.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
You can't equip a melee and ranged at the same time. Maybe a new class will be added in the future that enables that. Closest you can do now is swap between sword+whatever and pistol+whatever.
There's actually a 'witch hunter' class in game though. It is Occultist + Nightblade. I'm not certain how it compares to Warhammer's.
Thanks, sounds interesting anyway, will try and see.
ShadowgeistX
Member
If i forgot something for the arcanist somebody will correct me
Awesome, thanks for the writeup! I can't wait to dive in more this weekend.
Outdoor Miner
Member
Game has been purchased and downloaded. Definitely looking forward to playing it tonight. I can see myself redoing my chars initially about a dozen times over finding a class combo that suits me.
Going to try Pyromancer first (Demo + Occultist)!
Going to try Pyromancer first (Demo + Occultist)!
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Can you do a files check through steam? Also what GPU do you use.
forgeforsaken
Member
go into the games data folder and run repair.exe
NoblesseOblige
Banned
I plan to post some summaries for builds I've enjoyed, maybe this weekend if I have time. Then I'll dedicate a section in the OP to linking to them, as well as those any other people want to share.
You could give it a couple hours and if you find yourself not enjoying it then ask for a Steam refund. I couldn't really get into PoE either but it's because I was tired of all the currency shenanigans and throwing it at items to try and get what I needed. It felt like I was playing the slots, and I hate slot machines.
There is an "options.txt" file located under C:/User/>Username</My Documents/My Games/Grim Dawn/Settings/
Try changing the "ScreenMode" line. 0 Should be fullscreen, 1 and 2 windowed and borderless windowed mode (not sure which one is which). You can also change the resolution there if necessary.
This happened to me as well, doing a couple of alt enters fixed it up.
Robofish
Member
Just a suggestion but maybe you could link to the build compendium on the forums in the OT.
That way the people that want something to follow have a bunch of builds to choose from.
Just a suggestion ;-)
this worked, thanks!
Great idea. There's a lot of interesting combinations and the official forums can get a little circlejerky.
TharpDaddy
Member
My oh my. I'm going for a pet build on Occultist and they are messing fools up. I can just stand there while my laser bird and fire dog kill everything.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Good suggestion. I've added it in the 'useful links' near the top for now.
Occultist fire dog + Shaman thorn beast carry my pet build. I rushed hellhound, capped its 16 points, unlocked shaman, then rushed to briarthorn and capped its 16. Then I worked on a few debuffs to support them with while making my way to 1 point in Bonds of Bysmial, then 10 into Manipulation. After I pumped into shaman to get Primal Bond.
Stranger In The Alps
Member
I am, and it works wonderfully. The developers have created a brilliant control scheme specifically for the Steam Controller, and the in game UI will display the controller's buttons instead of the number keys for your mapped skills. Moving around with the analog stick is absolutely fine, and I haven't had any targeting issues thus far.
sobaka770
Banned
While I like the inventiveness of the classes and the world in this game, after Diablo 3, the combat just feels clunky, and the overall graphics too brown and boring. Had the same issue with PoE. I know these smaller satisfied cannot really compete with Blizzard on polish and at design, but when killing lots of monsters is pretty much the goal of the game, it's important to get that part right.
I think I'll get through the story and be done, but I do not regret purchasing this either.
I think I'll get through the story and be done, but I do not regret purchasing this either.
Some underleveled fights even in Veteran seem to be just boring, you only need to stay on top of your potion quaffing and you can just chip away at the enemy without many issues. In particular Warden Krieg has a very clear and easily dodgeable pattern.Slay Warden Krieg on Veteran Mode with a character under level 11. DONE!!
What a boring fight and glad it's over. Used like a 100 potions give or take.
With a soldier at level 9. There will be better skills to do it with. I did it with forcewave.
Didn't do it at such a low level (that's hella low, actually, damn), but I was still underleveled and it just took forever.
nextgeneration
Member
Yeah, there is a lot of brown, but keep playing. The environments get a bit better as you progress and graphically, I think it looks quite nice. I honestly much prefer the graphic style of this over Diablo by far, but that's just my opinion. Keep playing and see if your mind changes as you get much later into the game.
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
Well I learned more about the story in 5 minutes thanks to the voice acting and intro than I did in the 100 hours I played it. Both are such great additions to the game. I also tested controller support and it's not bad, traversing the menu is a bit clumsy but apart from that it's fine, the auto targeting works well enough although can be improved (why am I auto targeting a barrel instead of the mob next to it? A priority system needs to be added). Also panning the camera felt clunky and was causing some FPS dips for me, I'm not sure if that's exclusive to controller though.
The first act is by far the most ugly and boring, it really does get better with each act, the mob design also improves massively.
The first act is by far the most ugly and boring, it really does get better with each act, the mob design also improves massively.
texhnolyze
Banned
Wow, no idea that there's a nexus page for Grim Dawn already. Nothing there yet, though.
Is the game supposed to get a mod tool later?
Is the game supposed to get a mod tool later?
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Yes. The devs are going to add it in a future update. Very little information on it right now however:
http://www.grimdawn.com/guide/settings/modding.php
Running fine at 4k/60 with 2 x Titan X in the intro area at least. It needed to be set to Alternate Frame Rendering 2 with AA disabled. Otherwise, everything's maxed out. Will see how things hold up once there are some enemies and effects piled up on screen.
I thought it might have been better to run single card with one dedicated to SLI antialiasing, but it didn't make it past 30fps with that configuration for some reason despite the usage numbers being low.
I thought it might have been better to run single card with one dedicated to SLI antialiasing, but it didn't make it past 30fps with that configuration for some reason despite the usage numbers being low.
Have to second this. I've dumped 350 hours into the game thus far.
First act is the worst. Stick with Veteran difficulty over norm. By the time you reach Elite there will be some crazy mobs over the next acts. It's a great feeling when you pull out all the stops to get past some encounters.
The game can be brown, but hey, IMO it has more color variation than Mad Max.
Matter of taste really. If you're looking for brainless play, then sure, D3 is king. But the shallow mechanics just makes D3 so boring to play in the long term. PoE and GD is made for people who value depth of gameplay, interesting itemization, robust character progression and some permanence to their characters.
Those games are made for completely different demographics and it's okay to like one and not the other
Robofish
Member
Yeah that's actually why i don't play veteran. It's just more kiting(longer fights) and i just want to get the hell out of normal.
I'll not get to this for a while, seeing as I want to play the entire thing in coop, but it's great to see it finally released!
This happened to me as well, for some reason the game tried starting up in 1080 x 2880 (yes, that's horizontal x vertical!) resolution. Simply going to the config text file and manually entering the correct resolution fixed everything up though.
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Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
Can u add to the op that if u got mage u have to spec into physique or ur fucked end game
I've been playing this quite some time with a friend. It's an amazing game. Been running a Shadowblade (Dual-wielding guy) + Demolisher (Gun shooting guy) combination, and it's been working quite well. If anyone is looking for a party, please let me know. We have two more slots open. We're around the level 28-32 range, and we use a voip client to communicate.
HappyPuppy
Member
Good to know. Haven't enjoyed exploring the world in the first act, I do find it ugly.
You spec on Physique for the armor requirements?
Thinking of going Soldier and getting the passive that gives health and physique %, but didn't know if it was good. Want some survivability in my build.
lucebuce12
Member
I've been following this game ever since the kickstarter and I'm glad to see how good the game has turned out to be.
Question, is this game worth getting if I'm going to be playing it purely single player? Is it designed with coop in mind?
Question, is this game worth getting if I'm going to be playing it purely single player? Is it designed with coop in mind?
It's firstly a single-player game that happens to have a well-done co-op included. It's fun with friends but easily possible to play solo if that's your intention.
HappyPuppy
Member
Anyone having performing issues?
Sometimes opening a chest drops it from 60 to 30, random fights it drops up to 24, 30, 44 etc and other random shit.
Running medium settings, wish the framerate was consistent.
i7-4700MQ
GTX 770M
Sometimes opening a chest drops it from 60 to 30, random fights it drops up to 24, 30, 44 etc and other random shit.
Running medium settings, wish the framerate was consistent.
i7-4700MQ
GTX 770M
lucebuce12
Member
That's great to hear. Thanks.
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
Put lighting to low, it has a bigger impact on performance than every setting combined for me, anything above low causes big dips and I'm using a GTX 970.
Strife In a Teacup
Member
Yeah, same thing (360 controller not showing the button prompts to assign them). However, I'm definitely impressed with the steam controller support. It works surprisingly well actually, probably one of the best examples of use of the steam controller I've had so far outside of Civ 5.
Edit: Just wanted to add that I'm definitely happy with the final release build. I was a bit iffy during early access, but with the full release and xinput/controller support, I'm on board. It's pretty solid.