Pre-Alpha Bestiary

[ASYLUM101]

OK! I know we already have a thread for "suggested monsters" and crap, but this thread is a bit different - this one is for monsters and beasts we've already seen in game shots and the newly released video!



http://www.grimdawn.com/screenshots/2011-03-16_burrwitchslums02_lrg.jpg
Looks like 2 new guys, a huuuuuge behemoth zombie thingy, probably related to the mutant below, if not the same thing. (most likely a champion/legendary version of those mutants) and a fleshless zombie thingy?


http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=86&d=1297572715
http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1736

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/904/dethclublord.jpg
Bigger, badder deathclubber


NEW monster - shaman? demon? I haven't read the new pic thread thoroughly so anyone feel free to clarify plz.

http://www.grimdawn.com/screenshots/2010-12-15_oldgrove01_lrg.jpg



Dranghoul
http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=81&d=1291099369
http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1499

Dunno if anyone saw this guy in the video - this guy looks something like a golem, and he glows with some green energy (watch the video carefully) Kinda awesome.

I call him, "Tainted Stoneform" (until Crate confirms his true name)

EDIT: Name confirmed as an AETHER HULK, variant of the FLESH HULK.

http://a.yfrog.com/img824/1955/taintedstoneform.jpg

These guys... I forgot what medierra called them. They are mutated demonlings with flesh clubs if I remember correctly. Dubbed "Fleshclubber" for now. (I cannot for the life of me find the post where one of the devs explained what these guys are)


http://a.yfrog.com/img12/8178/fleshclubber.jpg

[ASYLUM101]

This one has no confirmed name or anything, but it's fairly obvious it's a grey zombie. Dubbed "Greys". (see next image to see why)

http://a.yfrog.com/img301/8979/greyzombie.jpg


In some screens we have these guys standing alongside the Greys, no idea if they are unique to the Greys in power (perhaps champions?) or not, for all we know it's just an alternate skin. Here we have the Green zombies, aka, "Greenskinz" (for lolz)

Green zombies are afflicted with a plague, they have an aoe poison aura, as well as a skill to spew out poison from their mouths. BLARGH!

http://a.yfrog.com/img708/5274/greenzombiea.jpg


Blue Skins!
Blue zombies appear to have higher chance of wearing good gear, while slowing on hit. (possibly dealing cold damage.)
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1175/bluezombie.jpg
Confirmed as the "Flesh Hulk", our favorite misproportional zombie champion!

http://a.yfrog.com/img836/9528/fleshhulk.jpg

This one was confirmed as the "Raptor" by medierra.

http://a.yfrog.com/img301/7554/raptord.jpg

Cave Troll
http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1295
http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=60&d=1285658759




POSSIBLE OTHER ENEMIES:

The name of this image is "Overlooking the Enemy". IF the player is overlooking the enemy, the enemy are the humans below. If the humans are enemies they are either cultists (medierra said long ago that there were gonna be cultists feuding with the zombies) or highwaymen (they look more like highwaymen than cultists) Dubbed "Cultists".

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9225/cultists.jpg

This creature was located in the shot introducing environmental demolition. No confirmation of what it is, what it does, it's name or whatnot. Also - it hasn't appeared in any newer screenies. (it's not a Flesh Hulk, whatever it is) Dubbed "Behemoth".

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7897/behemothx.jpg

[ASYLUM101]

This one is called the Gazer (http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showpost.php?p=20134&postcount=12), (lol) According to subshape, it's a mass of eyes, teeth and other misc. body parts attached to some blob shaped thingy(do blobs have shapes?). Dubbed "The Gazer" (Watch the video carefully to see the Gazer, is this the same creature or is it a different one - notice how it flies and has tentacles unlike the other two blobs)

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/8804/beholderthing.jpg

SUPER GAZER

I'm assuming this one is the same as a gazer but:
deals more damage
more durable
his aura is substantially stronger (in the video it has an effect)
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/1340/supergazer.jpg



Chtonian Lord -


http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2050/cthonianlordlayout.jpg

BAMF. Don't mess with him! No info on him yet, but medierra mentioned he died shortly after meeting him in this alley. So either this guy is tough as hell (miniboss?) or his cronies (wraith guys) are tough. Or the synergy of both together makes a deadly combo. *shrug* Either this guy is a cthonian possessed heretic (hence the weird mutations) or just the way these creatures are. I'm going with the former. :)



Rifthounds -
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9480/rifthounds.jpg

Not much known about these, I could only find one screen of them. Probably fast as hell melee guys. Can totally see having ranged variations who can puke on you.


Cthonian Wraith -

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9464/flamegolemslayout.jpg

I'm guessing these are the cronies of the Cthonian Lord. Ranged damage dealers, probably spell casters - I wouldn't be surprised if they come in various flavors as well. If you look at the original screens in the media section - you can see a shimmering blurry portal behind them - I'm supposing this is the origin of these Cthonian beings.



Cthonian Shaman -

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8962/cthonianshamanlayout.jpg

From what we can see - these guys can heal, buff, and deal damage to the player with various spells. Not many of these have been seen in the screenies but they must pose a significant threat if paired with Dranghouls.



Any info on these guys would be appreciated - I don't have much.

[medierra]

If this isn't the already confirmed "Raptor", I will dub this one "Scyther"

Lol, this is just a spawn-object placed in the level for raptors ; )

The first one is an "Aether Hulk" a rare and nastier incarnation of the Flesh Hulk.

[Prosoro]

Nice work Asylum! Lol those "Gazers" crack me up.. levitating blobs, will be fun to kill but also may proove to be quite unpredictable ..do not underestimate them! :D

Kinda off topic but would love to see some real scary Ghosts. TQ had those 'Spectral spirits' but they just didn't do it justice IMO, I want to see some huge fearsome Ghost that scares the Sh**! out me! :)

[Sile]

Lol, this is just a spawn-object placed in the level for raptors ; )

The first one is an "Aether Hulk" a rare and nastier incarnation of the Flesh Hulk.

So instead of Scyther.. I dub thee.. Spawn Object! (of pokemon awesomeness)

[Josho]

Nice one Asylum.

Everytime I see that image of the flesh hulk, first thing to pop into my mind is the fact that he looks set to do a Pelvic Thrust dance.

Maybe for the closing credits, we can get another rocking soundtrack accompanied by all manner of game world beasts doing a little dance? Come on Crate, you can do it!

Edit: Also, it really was a great touch having Bang Camaro playing at the end :)

[Harlequin]

Aether Hulk huh? The Flesh Hulk was already a champion. Does that mean we will also get very rare unique champions?
Those guys should be superhardcore imo.
Reminds me of a game I once played. Every monster had like 3-4 raritystages. The last stage was always extremely strong even for endgame. Would make a nice monsterhunt. Maybe in playthrough 3.5 they appear more often?

[Opal Monkey]

Nicely done Asylum!

I like the one you dubbed "Behemoth" the best. I wonder what it's official name is? Also really like the Aether Hulk, can't wait to see those guys in action and see what kind of abilities they have!

Do monsters that emit light, like the Aether Hulk, affect lighting in the world, or is it just for looks on the monster?

[Harlequin]

Do monsters that emit light, like the Aether Hulk, affect lighting in the world, or is it just for looks on the monster?

This is a very good question imo especially if you consider the thread about torches that emit light. the whole lighting especially in dungeons could become very interesting and nice in Grim Dawn.

@thread: I think I remember where medierra said that thing about the mutated demons with flehsclubs...gotta look it up.

edit: cant find it. >_<
It is the thread where this picture was posted for the first time. Thats what I remember http://www.grimdawn.com/screenshots/2010-09-19_electrocuted_lrg.jpg

[Renevent]

Cool thread man :D

I really hope Grim Dawn does include a bestiary though...always a nice features in these types of games.

[Tombery]

Congratulations, excellent feeling for a Pre Alpha!!!

I'm curious what all is in the later game. :D

[yerkyerk]

I love this thread!

[ASYLUM101]

Everytime I see that image of the flesh hulk, first thing to pop into my mind is the fact that he looks set to do a Pelvic Thrust dance.

lolol me too!


@thread: I think I remember where medierra said that thing about the mutated demons with flehsclubs...gotta look it up.

edit: cant find it. >_<

Yeah I spent 20 mins looking for it yesterday and just gave up.

Thanks for the compliments guys, I'll try to keep this updated as Crate puts up more pics.

[ASYLUM101]

Updated. Need sleep...zomfg.

[myrmidon]

A dance? i always thought he wanted a hug. is there a painted version of the cave troll

[ASYLUM101]

New monster spotted!

http://www.grimdawn.com/screenshots/2010-12-15_oldgrove01_lrg.jpg

These smaller ghoulish looking things, they kinda look like tiny, clawless Dranghouls, most likely ordinary ghouls. (noticed something about shamans in the thread for this shot)

[ASYLUM101]

New stuff!

[yerkyerk]

The new big monster kinda looks like the Behemoth..
I'm not sure if it's a Deathclubber though. It seems to have hands - and it's more of a hunchback (although that could be because the concept design is stretched straight).

Also, what's the thing in front of his right hand?

[ASYLUM101]

Also, what's the thing in front of his right hand?

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showpost.php?p=29460&postcount=32

It's a helm, opal's right on the money.

[ASYLUM101]

Going to update shortly - 2 new guys spotted.

[Kardiophylax]

Great thread. Thanks for keeping it up to date Asylum.

[critter]

Kinda off topic but would love to see some real scary Ghosts. TQ had those 'Spectral spirits' but they just didn't do it justice IMO, I want to see some huge fearsome Ghost that scares the Sh**! out me! :)

I would rather ones that were invisible until they came into melee range to kill you. That would creep me out. I would also prefer many fast human sized ghosts that could quickly swarm you if you're not careful.

[Douglas Siano]

Is this just a zombie / alien game?

[eisprinzessin]

This is the first installment of the series. It seems to focus on zombies though ... and yes, the invaders are aliens (though not from space).

The first game will be focused on the survivor group at Devil's Crossing and the happenings there. In subsequent releases we hope to lead you out into the wider world that is Cairn. [...]

You will sometimes encounter groups of Aetherial and Chthonian forces fighting one another but the Chthonians won't really have a big appearance until our next release.

We have three motivations for using human enemies this time around. The biggest is that it just fits really well into the story, opens up all kinds of interesting potential for subplots and I think it would be awkward fictionally to try and work around that. Also though, we're limited on the number of unique enemy models we can create and using humans provides the game with an entire additional enemy race that can be any class and wear any equipment without looking goofy in it. If they're set up with some clever AI and the ability to use player skills in an interesting way, I think they could be some of the more interesting adversaries.

[Douglas Siano]

This is the first installment of the series. It seems to focus on zombies though ... and yes, the invaders are aliens (though not from space).





First game = first act? Or release content? Do we need to wait for Grim Dawn 2 for more Cthonians?

[eisprinzessin]

Isn't that all the same? Well, if not Crate plans to publish expansions. Don't want to make this thread off topic ... see way to heart of old human empire (http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?p=17868&highlight=make+their+way+towards+heart+old+human+e mpire+Cairn+remains+capital+city#post17868) and first installment (http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6266&highlight=doing+installments%20#post6266).

[yerkyerk]

This should really be updated. We have a Chtonian punk monster, two types of fire elemental monsters, a beholder, Rifthounds and perhaps more..

[matthewfarmery]

those monsters look epic, can't wait to go up against them,

[ASYLUM101]

Updated with newer guys.

Rifthounds
Cthonian Lord
Cthonian Wraiths
Cthonian Shaman

and a new screenie of the super clubber.

[ASYLUM101]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12440502/GrimDawnBestiary_3_16_2012.pdf