Supporter newsletter 28

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This is a copy of Eternal and Diamond Supporter Newsletter #28, published by Grinding Gear Games.

Hey Diamond, Eternal and Unique Item Creator Supporters,

Season 4 of races started on the weekend, including the Endless Ledge. We were pleased that the Endless Ledge went well, but we want to spend more time on the special race for Season 5. The Endless Ledge took roughly one tenth the effort Descent did, largely because of its very heavy reuse of existing game elements, and heavy reliance on randomness. The longest part of the process was making sure all the monster packs could scale down to level 4.

We have been working on getting the 0.11.5 patch out the door. Following that, it’s time to get 0.11.6 sorted. If you like traps will be an interesting patch for you.

0.11.5

0.11.5 will have five unique items, four of which are from Diamond Supporters.

One of these is a unique map. The designer of this item wanted this map to be a very challenging map. From testing, I can assure you it meets its goal, even for very heavily geared characters.

Insider Info

This week I thought I’d show two pieces of concept art.

The first is one of the pieces used for the Season Four alternative unique set: http://i.imgur.com/hsCFAGm.jpg

The second piece is for something yet to be seen in the game: http://i.imgur.com/itKrPur.jpg