• New class: The Barbarian
• New D3 Blacksmith in Devil's Crossing*
• New Special Crusader's Melee Weapons*, Legendary Gems and Cosmetics, all crafted by the new blacksmith.
• Added Diablo 3 bosses to the Shattered Realm.*
• New rare affixes to support D3 classes.
• Added over 50 new unique items.
• Added 5 new set items.*
• Several balance changes, bug fixes and a few skill reworks.
*Read more at the post description.
Haedrig: The New Blacksmith
Haedrig is located at Devil's Crossing prison, where you accept the "Seamstress - Fabric Quest". He crafts cosmetic wings, all gems and the new Crusader's Special Melee Weapons.
Hold Your Ground and Crusader's Weapons
Just like almost every skill in the mod, Crusader's Hold Your Ground passive has an ultimate bonus, which is unlocked when you maximize the skill. This ultimate bonus is the Heavenly Strength, famous to allow the Crusader to wield 2 handed weapons with just one hand, and I've imported this technique to Grim Dawn in a different way. You can go to Haedrig and turn any 2h melee weapon from the game into a 1h melee weapon with the same bonuses and damage. However, these 1h versions have a huge physique requirement, impossible to reach with any classes, except the Crusader. Heavenly Strength removes the physique requirement to wield melee weapons, allowing you to use the special 1h weapons. Notice that Hold Your Ground REQUIRES A SHIELD, so you gonna need to use one when trying to wield the crafted weapons.
Diablo 3 Bosses
The Forgotten Gods expansion added the Shattered Realm to Grim Dawn, sort of a random dungeons system. In these dungeons, you can find the Diablo 3's bosses, including the Lord of Terror it self.
Bosses included: Diablo, Tyrael, Adria, Cow King, Malthael, Azmodan, Leoric and Zoltun Kulle.
5 New Sets
- Embodiment of the Marauder: Epic. Focused on fire and physical damage, adds skill points to Elemental Strike and Cluster Arrow. Granted skill: Sentry.
- Pestilence Master's Shroud: Legendary. Focused on poison and vitality damage. adds skill points to Bone Spear, Bone Spirit and Decrepify. Granted skill: Skeletal Poison Mage (Player scaled pets).
- Trag'Oul's Avatar: Legendary. Focused on life steal, vitality and aether damage. Adds skill points to Death Nova, Bone Spear, Grim Scythe and Decrepify. Granted skill: Bloody Spikes (Chain effect skill).
- Aegis of Valor: Epic. Focused on fire and lightning damage (holy theme). Adds skill points to Smite and Heaven's Fury. Granted skill: Heaven's Tempest (Aura the causes damage for a short duration).
- Vyr's Amazing Arcana: Legendary. Focused on elemental damage and survivability. Makes Archon permanent and turns it into a healing skill.