Grim Dawn Grim Misadventures #85, Crate Expands

Given the fact that we have an extended holiday weekend approaching, I suspect that Crate Entertainment is working to put the finishing touches on Grim Dawn Build 28 before taking some well-earned time off. But before we get our hands on Build 28, we can first check out Grim Misadventures #85 to check out statistics of some of the game’s Legendary items and read up about the hiring of ex-Irrational art director Scott Duquette. Word is:

We’re pleased to announce Scott Duquette has joined the Crate Entertainment team. Scott had previously been part of the small Irrational team that stayed on with Ken Levine to work on his new project and prior to that served as environmental art director on BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea. However, like strangers offering candy from the door of a windowless van, former 38 colleagues working at Crate lured him in with talk of Grim Dawn devotions and the promise of future projects.

Now shackled together with the other artists in the art pit, Scott has been helping us put the finishing touches on Grim Dawn. His roving commission has him surveying our environments; looking for opportunities to punch things up, improve the lackluster and add in unique details to infuse the world with greater sense of place.

When he’s not cranking out sweet environment art for Grim Dawn, we can see from his Steam account that Scott spends the rest of his time playing Grim Dawn. He’s racked up over 250 hours in the last couple months and probably has more experience with the new devotion system than anyone on the team. His feedback on said system has been valuable and it’s great to have another team member who is not just a talented developer but also a passionate gamer who loves to play the games we make.

Scott actually started a couple months back and has been quietly working away in the shadows, biding his time. Very soon you’ll get to see a lot of his new additions and refinements in the upcoming Build 28, which will feature the first portion of Act 4 and should release sometime this week. He goes by “Sandcaster” on the forum and I’m sure he’d be happy to answer some questions if you guys have any.