Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector News

[p]To celebrate Warhammer Day, we are really excited to share some really important news about Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector.[/p][p][/p][p]As part of the celebration, all our Warhammer games have joined a special sale, starting from 7.00pm CEST. Please check our steam page to see all the details:[/p][p]https://store.steampowered.com/dev/slitherine[/p][p][/p][h2]Black Legion DLC[/h2][p]
The Black Legion will arrive as a playable faction in Battlesector on December 9th.
The Black Legion, the dreaded sons of Horus, are the latest faction to join Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector. Fifteen new units will be at our disposal to fight for the galaxy.[/p][p][/p][h3]Unit List[/h3]

• [p]Chaos Lord[/p]
• [p]Sorcerer[/p]
• [p]Master of Executions[/p]
• [p]Legionaries[/p]
• [p]Chosen[/p]
• [p]Havocs[/p]
• [p]Raptors[/p]
• [p]Chaos Terminators[/p]
• [p]Helbrute[/p]
• [p]Forgefiend[/p]
• [p]Venomcrawler[/p]
• [p]Obliterators[/p]
• [p]Chaos Rhino[/p]
• [p]Cultist Firebrand[/p]
• [p]Chaos Cultist Mob & Warband[/p]
• [p]Heldrake[/p]

[h2]Free major update - 1.05.328 - Patch Notes[/h2][p]We are very happy to announce that a new free major update for Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is available for everyone on all platforms from today. This new game update brings ever-shifting conflict to the 41st Millennium, a free new iconic Ork unit, and Domination game mode. [/p][p]For those of you who want to know every detail of this new major update, a detailed changelog is available here. This document outlines all the changes made in the update, from major new features to minor bug fixes.[/p][p][/p][h2]Kustom Boosta-Blasta[/h2][p]The Kustom Boosta-blasta is one of the deadliest rides in the Ork arsenal. Blisteringly fast and absurdly well-armed, it doesn’t just blow things, it can literally set enemies on fire just by speeding past them. Armed with a deadly turret-mounted Rivet Cannon, it’ll tear holes clean through infantry and light armour alike.[/p][p]
It’s everything a Speed Freek dreams of in a vehicle.[/p][p][/p][p]Available for free for all players who own the Ork Faction.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New tournament open for sign-ups[/h2][h3]
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - Domination introduction[/h3][p][/p][p]Do not miss the chance to sign-up to the new Domination introduction tournament which will feature 3 rounds of action.

You can sign-up here.

The tournament follows Swiss Tournament rules: you can find the full list of rules here.

The first round will commence on Friday, 31st October 2025. No further entries can be accepted after the tournament has begun. The tournament will last 3 rounds, 11 days each. Games are paired, so each matchup will be played both ways. All you need to do is sign up, then the system will pair you with opponents and create your PBEM games. You will be notified by mail of when the tournament is starting and when it will be time to play your turns.

Round Info:[/p]

• [p]Round 1 - Mode: Domination - Map: Munitorum - Army Size 2000, Target 75[/p]
• [p]Round 2 - Mode: Domination - Map: Settlement - Army Size 2000, Target 75[/p]
• [p]Round 3 - Mode: Domination - Map: Aisle of Tithes - Army Size 2000, Target 75[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Soundtrack DLC[/h2][p]We have also updated Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - Soundtrack DLC with 7 new OSTs:[/p]

• [p]Dynasty of Stars[/p]
• [p]Great Awakening[/p]
• [p]Infinite Empire[/p]
• [p]Forward into Battle[/p]
• [p]Imperial Creed[/p]
• [p]Our Service is Eternal[/p]
• [p]With Faith![/p][p][/p]

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[p]We are releasing a new major update for Battlesector. This is going to be the first of two updates that bring new features, a new game mode, a new free unit and great news regarding future releases. Today's major update focuses on the latest Crusade mode and introduces a new map. Next major update, releasing on Oct. 23rd, will bring a new game mode and a new free unit. [/p][p]As per usual, please let us know what you think of the list of changes. Your feedback is essential to keep improving the game.[/p][p][/p][p]Changes since 1.5.297[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Updates to the Crusade Campaign (see below for more info)[/p]
• [p]Added new Skirmish map - Munitorum[/p]
  • [p]Fight over an Imperial Munitorum amongst the cranes, crates and cartways[/p]
• [p]All Tech Trees for all factions are now more spread out and list every unit and upgrade[/p]
  • [p]Some have also been reworked to be less linear, giving the player more choice in their upgrades[/p]
• [p]Updated Army Generator for AI in Skirmish, Planetary Supremacy and Crusade[/p]
  • [p]Aiming to have the enemy armies be more “army like”, with a larger spread of units[/p]
  • [p]You should see less instances of “mini officer corps” and more appropriate spreads between HQ’s, Elites and Battleline troops[/p]
• [p]Improved the Music Manager to select from a larger variety of the in-game music tracks[/p]
• [p]Added 50 and 75 as target scores for Skirmish and MP[/p]
• [p]Added 3 new default loading screens[/p]

[h2]Crusade[/h2]

• [p]PLEASE NOTE: Save Games are not compatible from previous versions. Too many updates have been made to retain compatibility. There is a legacy branch available on some platforms which can be switched to should you wish to play older saves.[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Planets now branch, giving multiple routes across them and with multiple potential boss encounters[/p]
  • [p]A Crusade is still across 3 planets, but they are now 7 tiles wide (rather than 5-4-3 previously)[/p]
• [p]Planets now have a choice of multiple start points[/p]
• [p]Added Exchange Events to some tiles, where players can exchange Requisition or Tech Tokens for new units, XP or other bonuses[/p]
• [p]Planets can now have Planet Modifiers, which affect all battles on that planet[/p]
• [p]Most battles no longer drop bonus units, players must use their requisitions to buy reinforcements[/p]
• [p]Units no longer gain XP from momentum gained directly from Status Effects (e.g. Ordered, Embrace The Blood)[/p]
• [p]Added a “Target Unit Level” system for planets which will help balancing between factions/units that are better/worse at gaining XP[/p]
• [p]Increased turn limit for most Crusade battles to 10 turns (was 8)[/p]
• [p]Reduced target score for Crusade battles to 75 (was 80)[/p]

• [p]Unified splash damage from all Volatile unit abilities, no matter the faction[/p]

[h2]Necrons[/h2]

• [p]Updated Reanimation Protocol[/p]
  • [p]Models reanimate with 100% chance (was 40%) and reanimate with 10% HP (was 50%)[/p]
  • [p]Reanimation will not occur if the entire unit is destroyed[/p]
  • [p]Units gain a small momentum boost when a model reanimates[/p]
  • [p]As before, an individual model can only reanimate once (so if you kill it and it comes back in turn 1, it won’t ever reanimate again). This is consistent with previous, but much more notable now[/p]
• [p]Added Reanimation Protocol to Tomb Blades[/p]
• [p]Reduced Momentum bonus from Protocol of Unending Will to 50% (was 100%)[/p]

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[/p][h2]Sisters of Battle[/h2]

• [p]Zephyrim[/p]
  • [p]Reduced base Evasion to 5 (was 15), to match Seraphim[/p]
  • [p]Power Sword[/p]
    • [p]Base Accuracy to 95 (was 100)[/p]
    • [p]Damage to 30 (was 35)[/p]
• [p]Dominions[/p]
  • [p]Increased cost to 85 (was 75)[/p]
  • [p]Storm Bolter[/p]
    • [p]Increased AP to 2 (was 1)[/p]
  • [p]Meltagun[/p]
    • [p]Reduced cost to 10 (was 20)[/p]
• [p]Celestians[/p]
  • [p]Increased cost to 80 (was 75)[/p]
• [p]Castigator[/p]
  • [p]Increased cost to 220 (was 215)[/p]
  • [p]Reduced Battle Cannon upgrade cost to 0 (was 10)[/p]
• [p]Rhino[/p]
  • [p]Storm Bolter[/p]
    • [p]Increased AP to 2 (was 1)[/p]
• [p]Exorcist[/p]
  • [p]Missile Launcher[/p]
    • [p]Increased Min Range to 3 (was 2)[/p]
    • [p]Reduced Accuracy to 75 (was 80)[/p]
    • [p]Reduced AP to 5 (was 6)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Splash damage to 60% (was 50%)[/p]
  • [p]Devastating Refrain[/p]
    • [p]Increased cooldown to 3 turns (was 2)[/p]
    • [p]Added charge time of 2 turns (was 0)[/p]

[h2]Blood Angels[/h2]

• [p]Furioso Dreadnought[/p]
  • [p]Reduced cost to 155 (was 165)[/p]
  • [p]Frag Cannon[/p]
    • [p]Reduced action point cost to 0 (was 1)[/p]
    • [p]Changed Ammunition to 3 (was 2 at normal, 4 at empowered)[/p]
  • [p]Storm Bolter[/p]
    • [p]Increased AP to 2 (was 1)[/p]
    • [p]Reduced Accuracy Falloff to 5 (was 10)[/p]
  • [p]Furioso Fist[/p]
    • [p]Increased Splash Damage to 70% (was 50%)[/p]
• [p]Librarian Dreadnought[/p]
  • [p]Reduced cost to 230 (was 240)[/p]
  • [p]Storm Bolter[/p]
    • [p]Increased AP to 2 (was 1)[/p]
    • [p]Reduced Accuracy Falloff to 5 (was 10)[/p]
  • [p]Quickening[/p]
    • [p]Reduced Action Point cost to 0 (was 1)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Charge time to 2 (was 0)[/p]
    • [p]Reduced MP bonus to 2/3 (was 3/3)[/p]
    • [p]Reduced Evasion bonus to 5/20 (was 10/25)[/p]
    • [p]Removed Action Point bonus from Empowered version[/p]
  • [p]Shield of Sanguinius[/p]
    • [p]Increased status effect duration to 2 turns from 1 turn[/p]
• [p]Baal Predator[/p]
  • [p]Storm Bolter[/p]
    • [p]Increased AP to 2 (was 1)[/p]
• [p]Inceptors[/p]
  • [p]Cost increased to 110 (was 100)[/p]
  • [p]Assault Bolter[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage to 4 (was 3)[/p]
  • [p]Plasma Exterminator[/p]
    • [p]Cost reduced to 10 (was 40)[/p]
• [p]Invictor Warsuit[/p]
  • [p]Invictor Fist[/p]
    • [p]Increased Splash Damage to 70% (was 60%)[/p]

[h2]Astra Militarum[/h2]

• [p]Basilisk[/p]
  • [p]Barrage Ability[/p]
    • [p]Increased Cooldown to 3 turns (was 2)[/p]
• [p]Valkyrie[/p]
  • [p]Units disembarking from a Valkyrie gain the Disembarked status effect giving -5% ranged accuracy for one turn[/p]

[h2]Daemons of Khorne[/h2]

• [p]Bloodletters[/p]
  • [p]Murderous Tide[/p]
    • [p]Corrected Murderous Tide to give +10 Crit Chance, was giving x0.1[/p]

[h2]Crusade Mode[/h2][p]Fixes for:[/p]

• [p]Boss units getting massive HP buffs[/p]
• [p]Average Accuracy on the Campaign Complete screen was always showing 1%[/p]
• [p]Seize and Control objective should now always be central[/p]

[h2]General[/h2][p]Fixes for:[/p]

• [p]Orbital Ion Strike & Typhoon Missile Strike were not dealing splash damage correctly[/p]
• [p]Castigator and Zephyrim health bars were very hard to see[/p]

• [p]When a unit has 9 models, they will no longer all stand in a circle[/p]
• [p]Rites of Intercession and Grace status effects sometimes did not apply correctly in Async play[/p]
• [p]Clarified that abilities that require MP sacrifice will not work without any MP (e.g. Flasky Krumpin and Hail of Fire)[/p]
• [p]Units being able to stand inside the building near the centre of Defence of Eonis[/p]
• [p]Penitent Engines should no longer use their Torment Amplifiers at the end of their turn[/p]
• [p]Updated description of Deathstrike Missile[/p]
• [p]Fixed blocking issues in Tutorials and issue in Tutorial 3 if using a gamepad[/p]
• [p]Bonus Health was not always carrying into the opponent turn in Async games[/p]
• [p]Fixed misaligned lights on some Necron buildings in the Necron Ruins maps[/p]
• [p]Updated tooltip for multi-target abilities to make it clearer that the player can press Enter to start the ability without all targets selected[/p]
• [p]Suiciding your last unit could sometimes give you an unwarranted victory[/p]
• [p]Fixing Nobz to use the correct weapon when fighting back in melee[/p]
• [p]Entering Tactical Map on Mission 1 of Deeds of the Fallen would cause a strange camera transition[/p]
• [p]Updated some area abilities which could have been used to deduce where camouflaged units were hidden[/p]
• [p]Fix for rare issue where a hero character could be inside a transport and become stuck after using Second Chance[/p]

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[p]Welcome to the second episode of our behind-the-scenes vlog on Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector – Deeds of the Fallen. This time, we explore the deep dive our team took into the lore and universe of Warhammer 40,000. From poring over codices to working closely with Games Workshop, discover how research shaped the characters and storylines of Deeds of the Fallen. [/p][p][/p][p]Get a glimpse of the creative foundations that drive the game forward.[/p][p][/p][h3]Deeds of the Fallen DLC | Vlog #2 - Research[/h3][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]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.[/p][p][/p][p]Changes since 1.5.288[/p][p][/p]

• [p]This is a patch fix update to address some issues that were added with the Deffkilla Update[/p]

• [p]Fix for Valkyrie not returning transported units to the battlefield[/p]
• [p]Corrected tooltip on the Reinforcements option when starting a Daemonic Incursion campaign[/p]
• [p]Corrected Deffkilla HQ priority so more likely to be the CP ability user[/p]
• [p]Updating some charge abilities (Furious Charge, Devastating Charge, Battering Ram) to correctly ignore pistol reaction shots[/p]
• [p]Updated Angel's Leap to encourage the Harpy to be more active[/p]
• [p]Fix for Righteous Aura adding an extra tile than intended[/p]
• [p]Fix for enemy AI units being able to sometimes move through your units if they are trapped in a corner[/p]
• [p]Updated Mission 11 of Deeds of the Fallen to reduce memory footprint and improve console stability[/p]
• [p]Fixing terrain on Breach in the Heavenwall[/p]

[p]To celebrate our 25th anniversay, during Slitherine Next we have announced a new update, releasing today. On top of several fixes and balances, this new update features a new brand unit: the Deffkilla Wartrike. In order to be usable in your armies, players must own the Ork Faction DLC. [/p][p][/p][p]During the event, we talked about the origin of the game, its history and also the next steps. In case you missed the event, you can rewatch it here:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]As per usual, please let us know what you think of the list of changes. Your feedback is essential to keep improving the game.[/p][p][/p][p]Changes since 1.5.275[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Added new unit for the Ork Faction, the Deffkilla Wartrike[/p]
  • [p]This is a HQ unit for the Orks. It requires the Ork Faction DLC to be usable in your armies.[/p]
• [p]Added new Imperial City map biome for Crusade and Planetary Supremacy[/p]
• [p]Added 5 new T’au themed buildings to the Map Editor for players to use in their custom maps and campaigns[/p]

[h2]Crusade[/h2]

• [p]Rebalanced Enemy Army Sizes for all battles[/p]
• [p]Added Uncommon and Legendary Level Up Upgrades[/p]
• [p]Enemy Boss HP reduced to +100% from +200%[/p]
• [p]Added a selection of Boss Army upgrades[/p]
  • [p]These will buff all of the other units in a Boss’ army[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Updated Ork “Speedy Boyz” army[/p]
• [p]Tweaks for some Crusade level ups.[/p][p][/p]

[h2]Crusade Mode[/h2][p]Fixes for:[/p]

• [p]Moved objective spires in Crusade mode “Siege” games to be closer to the player spawn[/p]
• [p]Initial T’au army was larger than the initial battle size allowed[/p]
• [p]Some Flamer units could cause an occasional game hang on level up[/p]
• [p]Units would face the wrong way when activating capture points in Crusade[/p]

[h2]Deeds of the Fallen[/h2][p]Fixes for:[/p]

• [p]Mission 4 side objective does not count turns correctly after Save&load[/p]
• [p]When Leona dies first time in mission 10 then the objective marker disappears and makes mission incompletable[/p]

[h2]General[/h2][p]Fixes for:[/p]

• [p]Visual fx of some Adepta Sororitas abilities, which played too quickly if gameplay time speed up was being used[/p]
• [p]Tweaked main menu button background to aid readability[/p]
• [p]Some tech trees were placed too far to the right on the screen, obscuring the token cost icons[/p]
• [p]Mines no longer count as units towards location capture (like in Conqueror game mode)[/p]
• [p]AI controlled Canoness and Sister Superior will now actually use their swords[/p]
• [p]Clarified the description for abilities that trigger a modified charge (like Devastating Charge) and require at least 1 movement point to be used[/p]
• [p]Issue where starting Armoured Sentinel in Crusade had Plasma Cannon, not Flamer[/p]
• [p]Some rocks in the Defence of Eonis map were badly placed and did not match the tilemap[/p]