[Massachusetts – August 29, 2023] Crate Entertainment has unveiled the newest expansion and details for update v1.2 on their Twitch channel for their ARPG Grim Dawn. This new expansion titled Fangs of Asterkarn, will have you journey West into the hardened wilderness known as Asterkarn. It is here where you will do battle with the mighty Kurn and discover the dark legacy that haunts the people who inhabit these snowy and frozen lands.
In addition to unraveling the mysteries of Asterkarn, players will be able to experience the world of Grim Dawn in a challenging way in the new Ascendant Game Mode. In this mode, you will be taking on tougher challenges that even the ascendant demigods are too scared to tackle. To survive this new mode, the new Berserker mastery will allow you to shapeshift into ferocious beast-like forms. This new mastery brings the number of mastery combinations to a whopping 45!
Do all of this exploring while collecting hundreds of new items and even awakening epic ones to add powerful tactics to your bag of tricks, reroll rare and magic items as you transmute your equipment to fit your needs, customize your potions to provide unique buffs, and take on new enemies that include new super and Nemesis bosses. To test your mettle even further, the new expansion will also include two new rogue-like dungeons for you to loot and adventure through to your heart’s content.
For more detailed information on the Fangs of Asterkarn expansion as well as the game update v1.2 that includes balance changes, updates to the Crucible, loot tables, mutators, and more, you can watch the video on Crate Entertainment’s Twitch channel.
Fangs of Asterkarn Expansion Features:
- Ascendant Game Mode: Turn the campaign into a challenge worthy of the ascendant demigods.
- Journey into Asterkarn: Discover this snowy and frozen landscape while dealing with the mighty Kurn tribes, new enemies including super and Nemesis bosses and new rogue-like dungeons.
- All New Berserker Mastery: Shapeshift into vicious beastlike forms. This new mastery brings the total of possible mastery combinations to 45!
- Crucible Expanded: Thirty additional waves to combat (requires Crucible DLC)
- New Epic items: Come across new items that include Epic ones that can be turned into powerful implements worthy of Legends!Customization and Transmutation: Customize your potions to receive unique buffs and effects and reroll rare and magic items to perfect your equipment.
V 1.2 Update Features:
- Overhauled Loot Tables
- Loot Beams: Double Rare, Epic and Legendary items are now highlighted with new icons and beams.
- Potions: Health and energy potions are now baseline and no longer drop after use.
- Evasion: Characters start with a base Evade ability.
- Toggle Buffs: Buffs are automatically activated and no longer appear on your quickbar.
- Nullification Redesign
- Overhauled Mutators: No longer have negative effects!
- Shattered Realm: Redesigned shrines and a new waystone make endgame feel fresh.
- Crucible: Nullification mechanic is back and reduced penalties for failing.
- Accessibility Features: Disable character aura effects, toggle day/night cycle, disable fog, cooldown counters, larger monster health vars, larger auto pick up radius.
- Level Cap: You can now reach the level cap on any difficulty.
- Balance Changes: More dangerous and lucrative Challenge Areas, updated monster abilities, updated rare affixes, improved player movement skills, rebalanced healing mechanics and much more.
