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Grim Dawn passes $400k + New melee combat video!

Update #14 · May 16, 2012 · 72 comments

5 stretch goals unlocked!

I think congratulations are in order for everyone! We now have 5 stretch goals under our figurative belts and now at $400k you get to help us select a new environment type to add to the game!

Now too far away we get 2 new monster types and then a big one just a little beyond that at $25, which provides 3, uniquely themed, end-game dungeons!

Anything is possible in these last two days.  I know people are very eager for two-handed weapons, an additional end-game boss and, the big one, a new survivor town hidden somewhere in the wilderness!  While the latter goals are still distant, other kickstarters have pulled down far more in their final days, so it isn't totally out of the realm of reality.


New melee combat video

As if things weren't exciting enough, we've just broken $400k, the hours are counting down but, the show isn't over yet!  In response to comments requesting to see more melee combat footage, we've created a rather lengthy video to satiate your melee needs.

This video shows a dual-class melee build created by mixing primarily soldier skills with a bit of demolition.  Even without changing any skills, this character could also pick up a crossbow or firearm and be rather effective that way as well as the Grim Dawn skills are designed to be even more flexible, in terms of weapon use, than those in Titan Quest.


Last but not least, new reward tiers

I know, I know, there are far too many tiers but these are the last.  It is very difficult trying to meet all of the different demands for various configurations of rewards with Kickstarters 1 pledge - 1 reward system.  However, to resolve the biggest remaining demand among fans, we've added the following single-copy + expansion tiers:

$45 Early Access Edition + Expansion is everything from the $35 tier, including beta access, plus our first expansion (which will be developed after release).

$58 Digital Collector's + Expansion is everything from the $50 tier, including alpha / beta access, plus our first expansion (which will be developed after release).

Hopefully that should satisfy a lot of people who only wanted a single, early-access copy but also wanted the expansion.  While I'm sure there are still more combinations people might want, we really have to stop here as the rewards are going off the page and people are getting confused.  I think this is as close as we're going to get on Kickstarter to making most everyone happy. ; )

After Kickstarter, probably a couple weeks after, we will work on putting up a revised pre-order system, which may better accommodate some people.  We can't promise that all the same rewards or pricing will be available though as we just haven't had time to put much thought into it yet.

I hope you enjoy the new footage!

- Arthur

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      Creator Crate Entertainment on May 16, 2012

      "There still seems to be that periodic framerate drop that was in Titan quest, but apart from that, this looks incredible, I can't wait :D"

      It is the result of capturing video and playing on highest video settings on a computer that would have been considered mediocre when I bought it over 2 years ago. Video capture is extremely frame-rate intensive and if you're seeing any periodic drop it is likely from the added strain of ragdolling multiple bodies / parts while capturing video. : )

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      Creator Triston Vannucci on May 16, 2012

      OMG! I am listening to this video with my Fatality Headphones, just AWESOME! I am in the dark and I am submersed in the screen feeling all the bass from the thumps and slugs and explosions, body parts everywhere rolling off screen, THIS IS WHAT I WANTED FROM D3!
      I am very happy and thankful you allowed us to back you for this game, I upped my pledge to more than any other game i have paid for. I absolutely feel like I am a part of this.

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      Creator Chris T on May 16, 2012

      Visceral and kickass video! Love the detail on those eyeball mobs when they were looking around.

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      Creator Ciaran Woodward on May 16, 2012

      There still seems to be that periodic framerate drop that was in Titan quest, but apart from that, this looks incredible, I can't wait :D

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      Creator Markus G. on May 16, 2012

      This game is bigger, better and darker than Diablo III !

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      Creator Ned Stark on May 16, 2012

      holy crap, someone mentioned above gun/sword dual wielding !?!? so....I could be the Devil may cry guy in this game? that would be wicked

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      Creator hunter martin on May 16, 2012

      i also started up a new guy on titan quest. really great game all around.

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      Creator Dan Wetzel on May 16, 2012

      This looks great! I've been playing Titan Quest again lately in anticipation.

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      Creator Jeffrey Andres Williams on May 16, 2012

      I bought Diablo 3, but what I really want to play is Grim Dawn.

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      Creator Wodwo on May 16, 2012

      Awesome update! Except that you forgot to have your character run around naked until he died. I'm so not feeling the love. ::pouts::
      It's all good, though. I put a spell on you... 'cause you're mine. Mwaahaha....

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      Creator Cobra Williams on May 16, 2012

      This looks hella fun :D, I can't wait to knock zombies halfway across the screen >:)

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      Creator Greg on May 16, 2012

      The more I see, the more I realize I want to experience this game in Co-Op, now up to $32. :D

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      Creator Cerno B on May 16, 2012

      Also I really like what I'm seeing here. Especially the one-hit kills of weaker bosses that sends them flying across the screen seems very satisfying to me. By the way, if you are designing dual-wielding pistols, will there be an option of a gun/sword dual-wielding hybrid? Might be too much to ask for, but sounds awesome ;)

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      Creator Ivan on May 16, 2012

      Amazing

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      Creator Shaun McCutcheon-Kay on May 16, 2012

      Digital Collector's edition WITH expansion? SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

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      Creator Werner Beytel on May 16, 2012

      I agree, looks great. I can't wait to play it.

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      Creator Hiphopanonymous on May 16, 2012

      I dig it. Seems really epic. I feel like you're constantly outnumbered, which is how it should be.

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      Creator Fredrik Lundgren on May 16, 2012

      Sadly your making It harder and harder for me to resist dropping from 85 to 78 or even 58 with all these great deals... >_<

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      Creator Crate Entertainment on May 16, 2012

      Oops, thank you for the correction, even I'm getting confused!

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      Creator Cerno B on May 16, 2012

      Maybe I need more sleep but is the $48 tier above not the same as the $45 tier on the right?

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      Creator Cenk "Kyon" Aslan on May 16, 2012

      I think you write something wrong :) It's not 48 $ It's 45 $ .

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      Creator Winterkewl Games LLC on May 16, 2012

      This video is BOSS looking really amazing guys! :)

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