Guide – Game Settings – Game Difficulties
Three Difficulties
Grim Dawn can be tackled on three increasingly challenging difficulties: Normal, Elite and Ultimate. Each subsequent difficulty is unlocked by defeating the Final Boss of the game on the previous difficulty (ex. to unlock Elite Difficulty, you must first complete Normal Difficulty).
Higher difficulties will challenge you with more powerful higher-level enemies, allowing you to continue gaining levels and unlock the full potential of your characters. As you gain levels, you will start to see better equipment, including Legendary Items, which will almost never drop on Normal Difficulty.
Veteran Mode
If you are a veteran of the ARPG genre, you may find that Normal difficulty may not provide you with a sufficient challenge. For such players, we have added an additional game mode aptly named Veteran mode. You can enable Veteran mode at any time prior to loading a character into the world, and can similarly disable it again should it prove too difficult.
Veteran mode increases the challenge on Normal difficulty by making monsters stronger and tougher. You will also encounter an increased number of spawns, with a noticeable increase in the spawn rate of champion and hero monsters. With the increase in monster density, you will also notice an increase in the amount of loot that drops, making Veteran mode a rewarding experience for those that can survive its challenges.
Hardcore Mode
Hardcore mode is for the truly brave and dedicated. It is a test of your prowess unlike any other as you venture out into the world of Cairn with only one life. Death for Hardcore characters is permanent. Any equipment a Hardcore character has at time of death is lost forever.
To emphasize the challenge, characters created in Hardcore mode do not share a stash with Normal mode characters and can only join multiplayer sessions with other Hardcore characters. If you wish to raise the stakes further, you can enable Veteran mode in addition to Hardcore mode.
Hardcore mode must be selected at character creation.
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| Single-Player | Polled | Average |
|---|
| Main Story | 176 | 21h 50m |
| Main + Extras | 303 | 54h 19m |
| Completionist | 24 | 216h 22m |
| All PlayStyles | 503 | 50h 41m |
The chance to critically strike is PTH - 90. If you have 95% PTH, you will have a 5% Critical Chance . If you have 110% PTH, you will have a 20% Critical Chance. Critical Strikes appear in different multipliers, depending on the PTH Threshold.
Can you reset your character Grim Dawn? ›
Tonic of Reshaping is a potion that refunds all character Attribute Points and allows them to be reallocated. These are obtained by special quests, as rare reward in Shattered Realm or as a rare drop from Nemesis enemies, added by the expansion Forgotten Gods.
What does cunning do in Grim Dawn? ›
Every point of Cunning increases health by 1.0, your physical and pierce damage by 0.41%, bleed and internal trauma damage by 0.46% and Offensive Ability by 0.4, which affects your ability to hit and critically hit your enemies.
Is Grim Dawn good in 2024? ›
Despite being released in 2016, there was a massive patch just before the new year that brought numerous QOL changes, and there's even more content coming in 2024. This is an absolute steal and must-play if you're at all interested in the genre. Dual bilds are very interesting. Items are fun (not like in Diablo4).
Does Grim Dawn scale with level? ›
You can now play the entirety of the game up to the level cap on the difficulty that's enjoyable to you. To support this, level scaling has been updated on Normal and Elite difficulty. Many areas on Normal now scale up to level 100. Elite difficulty now scales up to level 100 in all areas.
Do choices matter in Grim Dawn? ›
Choice and Consequence gives you power to shape the world and affect the fate of many. Tough decisions will leave significant impact as strangers on the road, families in need and even entire villages may live or perish based on your actions.
What is the level cap in Grim Dawn? ›
The level cap is 85, increased to 100 with the Ashes of Malmouth expansion. At levels 2 through 50, you earn 3 skill points per level. At levels 51 through 90, you earn 2 skill points per level.
What is the maximum devotion points in Grim Dawn? ›
You can earn up to 50 Devotion Points throughout Grim Dawn's 3 Difficulty Modes. (With the Ashes of Malmouth expansion, the Devotion Point cap is increased to 55.)
Can you multiclass in Grim Dawn? ›
Masteries represent various archetypes from the world of Grim Dawn which you can combine to create your own customized play style. At level 2, you can select your first Mastery. At level 10, you will have the option of selecting a second Mastery to complement your initial choice, creating a Dual-Class character.
Yes in the corner of DC is a npc that refunds ur skill pts. If you have expansions theres ways to reset ur atts & devotions as well. The only thing u cant reset is ur classes.
Can you rechoose class in Grim Dawn? ›
you can't change a class if you already spend one point on it. What you have (Occultist + Inquisitor) is a Deceiver. This is a viable character, if you know what you are doing.
Can weapons break in Grim Dawn? ›
Weapons can't break in this game. They don't break and there is no repair, so you seem to be confused. Congratulations on spelling 'break' incorrectly in two completely different ways. Impressive.
Is Blade Spirit a pet Grim Dawn? ›
It's one type of pet. There's two types: Player scaled, and pet scaled.
What to do with Silas Grim Dawn? ›
You can choose to deal with Silas in one of four ways:
- Give him the Scrap. Talk to Alicia again for the reward. ...
- Bribe Silas to leave New Harbor. Pay him 2500 Iron and he will be only too happy to move on.
- Kill Silas. You will then need to fight him. ...
- Ignore Silas. Kill Cronley, the Act 2 Boss.
Depends on how you play and what's your goal. If you wanna just have some quick fun, rush through the story and DLC, killing some monsters, it's around 30 hours. If you want a deep dive into the story, side missions, exploring, lore and maxing your character, it's 60+ hours.
How long does it take to beat Grim Dawn definitive edition? ›
How long does it take to beat Grim Dawn: Definitive Edition? The estimated time to complete all 100 Grim Dawn: Definitive Edition achievements is 150-200 hours. This estimate is based on the modal completion time from 4 TrueAchievements members that have completed the game.
How long to beat 20 minutes till dawn? ›
When focusing on the main objectives, 20 Minutes Till Dawn is about 3½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 29½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.
How long is the average Grim Fandango playtime? ›
11 Hours - 12 Hours
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