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Jul 25, 2026 · 1d ago

Grim Dawn v1.3.0.1 Hotfix 1 is now live

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Hotfix 1 for v1.3.0 focuses on stability, multiplayer bug fixes, and early-game boss balancing, alongside quality-of-life improvements for the Fangs of Asterkarn expansion.

Buffs9

  • The Dread
    • Base spawn chance in Ascendant Mode reduced and minimum kills between spawns increased to reduce frustration.Reduced
    • Increased the impact of Celestial Essence on spawn rates to compensate for the base spawn reduction.Increased
  • Early Game Bosses
    • Reduced burst potential for bosses like Queen Ravna and Zarthuzellan at lower levels to prevent unfair deaths.Reduced
    • Boss health reduced for levels 1-35 to smooth out early game progression.Reduced
  • NecromancerSkeletons:Skeletons now have an additional 10% Life Leech Resist, increasing their survivability against leeching enemies.10% %
  • AvalancheAvalanche:Fixed one-handed melee attacks dealing off-hand % damage instead of main-hand damage.off-handmain-hand
  • Awakened Black Grimoire of Og'NapeshGranted Skill:Fixed an issue where the granted skill failed to summon a pet.
  • OccultistInfernal Breath:Fixed Hellhounds turned into Wendigos only dealing damage once per cast instead of twice.12
  • GeneralFixed +Summon Limit modifiers not working correctly in multiplayer.

Bug fixes1

  • GeneralFixed crashes related to Werewolf/Wereraven forms and issues with Ascension Altar item consumption in multiplayer.

Other changes4

  • The DreadAdded an optional method to disable The Dread from spawning in Ascendant mode unless manually boosted via the altar.Added
  • General
    • Adding a toggle for WASD controls to choose between mouse cursor or player-facing targeting for Evade.Added
    • Introducing a BIG Cursor toggle for high-resolution screens.Added
    • Addressed UI blurriness at default scale.

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Grim Dawn · Jul 25, 2026

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  1. Build 26: Complete Act 3 and Level Cap Increase is Now Available!Jun 12, 2015 · 135mo

    Build 26 completes Act 3, increases the level cap to 50, and introduces new factions and Epic items.

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