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Battlesector & Gladius will take part in Warhammer Skulls Festival

We are excited to announce that Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector & Gladius will be taking part in the Warhammer Skulls festival.

We can't wait to show you what is coming: The Warhammer Skulls showcase will begin on Thursday May 22nd 5pm UK time, and the festival will last a whole week until Thursday May 29th.

Games Workshop is going to kickstart the festival with a showcase on their Twitch channel, so make sure to tune in on Warhammer Twitch channel at 5 pm BST on May 22nd.

Discover more about the Warhammer Skulls festival here.

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - 1.04.163 - Patch Notes

We're releasing a new update for Battlesector. As per usual, please let us know what you think of the list of changes. Your feedback is essential to keep improving the game.

Changes since 1.4.160

General

  • Updated Localisation Strings that were missing from v1.04.160
  • Added unique unit icons for the Retributor variant loadouts
Balance

[h2]Astra Militarum[/h2]
[h3]Cadian Sergeant[/h3]

  • Fixed missing Requisition Points value. Now set to 1 (was zero)

[h2]Sisters of Battle[/h2]
[h3]Shield of Faith[/h3]

  • Max Stacks restricted to 3 (was 5), meaning a max armour gain of +2.

[h3]Faith and Fury[/h3]

  • Damage bonus reduced to +15% (was +30%)

[h3]Power Sword (weapon for Sister Superior and Canoness)[/h3]

  • Armour Piercing reduced to 7 (was 8)

[h3]Canoness[/h3]

  • Cost to 215 (was 200)

  • Base Evasion reduced to 15 (was 20)
  • Starting Momentum reduced to 25 (was 30)
  • (This means that the Canoness returns to starting the game with 20 Evasion in total)

  • Divine Deliverance:
  • Momentum Gains reduced to 20% (was 25%)
  • Empowered Divine Deliverance:
  • Movement Points to +1 (was +2)
  • Extra Attacks to +1 (was +2)

  • Blessed Blade
  • Damage per attack reduced to 70 (was 90)

[h3]Celestian Sacresants[/h3]

  • Base Armour reduced to 5 (was 6)
Bug Fixes

  • Fixed typo in Path of the Penitent description
  • Fixed issue with Critical Chance bonus from Divine Guidance being multiplicative rather than additive
  • Fixing excess SFX if Divine Inspiration activated with multiple stacks
  • Fixed bug with Expanded Authority not gaining charge from Battles in Planetary Supremacy

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Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector | Major free update out now

We are thrilled to announce that a new free major update for Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is available from today, introducing 2 new playable units, a signficant faction refresh for the Sisters of Battle and a new visual face for Planetary Supremacy.

[h2]New forces for the Astra Militarum[/h2]
Today's update will bring new units for the Astra Militarum faction: Leman Russ with Battlecannon and
Cadian Sergeant.

[h3]Cadian Sergeant[/h3]



Due to their role as both leaders and instructors, sergeants in the Astra Militarum are expected to lead from the front, driving their troops to feats of valour and glory. A good sergeant can keep a squad together even under the most dire of circumstances, using their command skills and the earned trust of their troops to quell fear and rally shaken guardsmen under their command.



[h3]Leman Russ Battle Tank[/h3]



The Battle cannon is a larger and heavier version of the autocannon, its size restricting its use to vehicles only. It is the primary weapon of the Leman Russ Battle Tank. It is a formidable weapon whose shells can deal significant damage from a long distance against both vehicle and infantry targets. The sheer power of this weapon makes it an excellent addition to the Astra Militarum's arsenal.



[h2]1.04.160 - Patch Notes[/h2]
Changes since 1.4.138
For those of you who want to know every detail of the new major update, a detailed changelog is available here.
Please let us know what you think of the list of changes. Your feedback is essential to keep improving the game.

[h2]Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector franchise sale[/h2]
To celebrate the release of this new major update, the whole Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector franchise will take part in a special sale, starting from today at 5.00pm GMT. The sale will last 7 days, ending on April 2nd, featuring many discounts of the base game and the DLCs. Check the special sale here:

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Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector | Dev diary #16 & Major free update release date

[h3]Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - Dev Diary #16 - Sisters and Soldiers[/h3]

+++ Ecclesiastical Epistle 4298c +++
+++ The Emperor’s Will is made manifest through both Word and Deed +++


We have a few different strands of news to weave together for you today, and a few mysteries to leave in our wake.

Firstly, some new arrivals, landing with a new patch on March 26th!

The Astra Militarum have been fighting and dying in great numbers since their arrival late last year (Guardsmen are the most recruited and most departed unit in the game in the last 3 months) and in the coming weeks they’ll be getting a bit of help.

The initial recruit is for the Armoured Section and is the Leman Russ with its iconic Battle Cannon. This was previously only available on the Tank Commander, but it’s something that a lot of you have asked for, so we’ve now also made it available in a non-commander version.

The next is the Cadian Sergeant. The Astra Militarum is all about the Chain of Command and how that empowers and controls the vast forces of the Imperium, but in the current Astra Militarum lineup there is a very large gap between the vast hordes of soldiers and the Castellan, Commissar and Tank Commander; the Cadian Sergeant will help plug that gap. They are the most affordable command unit we’ve added to the game and will provide reliable buffs and support for Infantry Sections, possibly helping to alter that Kills:Death ratio in the positive direction!

Secondly, a refreshed combat doctrine for the Sisters of Battle.

The Sisters have been in Battlesector in some form since the very beginning, with the rescue from the Landing Pad and the abrupt arrival of Sister Verity on Baal Secundus. They arrived as a full faction soon after that but have rather slipped behind some of the more recent factions when it comes to battlefield performance and unique gameplay aspects.

So, in the same patch at the end of this month that adds the new Cadian units, we are going to be introducing a significant faction mechanic refresh for the Sisters of Battle.

We’ll reveal more later, but it is safe to say that they will be even more closely protected by their Shield of Faith and punch back even harder as they seek Absolution In Battle.

The Third thing to note is that this patch will also bring a new visual face to the Strategy Map for Planetary Supremacy. We have had to take this step as the visual fidelity of this screen has been causing issues for several users and its sheer beauty has meant that we’ve struggled to find ways to get useful information onto the map itself.

The initial approach that you will see in the next update is a significant stripping back of the map, with the beginnings of a new visual language to help teach players about what is behind each of the hex pillars. This is very much just the first step around here and is intended to enable us to add more interest and variety in the future.

And Fourthly and finally, the mysteries.

We have many threads of newness being woven amongst the Battlesector Team. Some of these are now becoming very real and we need some trusted troops to take part in a new private beta test for some exciting developments.

If you are interested in helping us out, you can sign up here.

(Note, PC Steam only for this beta test and you’ll need to already own the base game!)

The Battlesector Team

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Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - 1.04.138 - Patch Notes

We're releasing a new update for Battlesector. As per usual, please let us know what you think of the list of changes. Your feedback is essential to keep improving the game.

Changes since 1.4.137

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed issue where Heavy Weapon Squads were not getting the bonuses from Setup when activating Pour It On or Piercing Shot