'Beyond the Hive' free update, out now! Patch 1.11.0 & Expeditions!
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On top of this we are also implementing a number of balancing changes, with various refinements to both core game classes and the DLC ones, Arbites and Hive Scum. We have also made some balance changes to weapons. [/p][p]
Finally we have also added a bunch of quality of life improvements and bug fixes.
Patch 1.11.0 is now being rolled out on all platforms, and while you wait for it to download you can read the notes below! Let’s get right to it! [/p][p][/p][p][/p]
[/p][p]A new game mode that can be accessed through the Expeditions Menu terminal, on the left side of the Mission Board. The players’ objective in the mode is to explore a sequence of Scavenge Zones in search of Tech-Remnants.[/p]
[/p][p]The Expeditions map is a custom menu through which players access Expeditions - similar to the Mission Board for regular missions.[/p][p]It presents the players with a map consisting of several nodes.[/p]
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[/p][p]That’s all for today! [/p][p][/p][p]We’ll see you on the Mourningstar. [/p][p] – The Darktide Team[/p]
Warband!
[p][/p][p]Today’s update is quite big. We are introducing Expeditions, our new game mode, to Darktide. You will be able to venture on missions outside of Hive Tertium, and fight your way through more open landscapes than we usually have inside of the Hive. With Expeditions we are also introducing the Ogryn Pack Master, a new Monstrosity, and his companions, the Armoured Pox Hounds. On top of this we are also implementing a number of balancing changes, with various refinements to both core game classes and the DLC ones, Arbites and Hive Scum. We have also made some balance changes to weapons. [/p][p]
Finally we have also added a bunch of quality of life improvements and bug fixes.
Patch 1.11.0 is now being rolled out on all platforms, and while you wait for it to download you can read the notes below! Let’s get right to it! [/p][p][/p][p][/p]
New game mode: Expeditions
[p]- [p]Scavenge Zones have randomly-spawned elements in them, so no two runs are the same.[/p]
- [p]Scavenge Zones are much more open and sandbox-like than regular Darktide missions.[/p]
- [p]In-between Scavenge Zones, the players can visit Deadsider Sanctuaries - safe zones in which they can trade Salvage (an in-run currency found while exploring) for helpful items.[/p]
- [p]This includes completely new gadgets, like grenades that summon artillery strikes.[/p]
- [p]Players start with 15 minutes on the clock.[/p]
- [p]Entering a Deadsider Sanctuary regenerates 5 minutes (still capped at 15).[/p]
- [p]After running out of time, the players start gaining corruption.[/p]
- [p]The corruption gain is slow at first and ramps up over time.[/p]
- [p]Corruption won’t build up past 1 HP.[/p]
- [p]Each Grid Point is a unique configuration of Expeditions, with different randomization parameters.[/p]
- [p]This includes environmental modifiers like the Dust Vortex, and enemy modifiers like Hunting Grounds.[/p]
New Enemies
[h2]Ogryn Pack Master[/h2][p]New monstrosity in the form of a Ogryn wielding a shocking prod that will afflict any players hit by it with higher Stamina cost and lower Stamina regeneration for 10 seconds. [/p][p][/p][p]The Pack Master and his hounds will initially spawn exclusively in the new game mode Expeditions.[/p][p][/p][h2]Armoured Poxhound[/h2][p]New Armoured version of the Pox Hound, this dog is a bit slower and heavier than its unarmoured version; it will only show up together with the Ogryn Pack Master.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]Balance Changes
[h2]Class Changes[/h2][h3]Hive Scum[/h3][p]Dev Note: “Hey guys. This update sees a new layout for Hive Scum’s talent tree. We felt that the old version had some snags and a general sense of friction to it, so the whole thing has been redesigned to be more cost effective and dynamic.” - Teodor, class designer.[/p]- [p]New layout added for Hive Scum Talent Tree.[/p]
- [p]One of the two +25 Toughness Boost nodes has been removed. Hive Scum’s Base Toughness has been increased from 75 to 100 to compensate.[/p]
- [p]New Class Iconics:[/p]
- [p]Hive Scum now has +1 Effective Dodges by default, and the ‘Moving Target’ talent has been removed.[/p]
- [p]The talent ‘Like the Wind’ has been removed from the Talent Tree and is now active for Hive Scum by default.[/p]
- [p]New Talents:[/p]
- [p]Alley Rat +50% Dodge Distance.[/p]
- [p]“This talent acts as a twin to ‘Nimble’. They are mutually exclusive to one another and only one of them can be picked. As our most mobile class, Hive Scum should have plenty of customizability when it comes to how to dodge and move about.”[/p]
- [p]Street Tough When taking Melee Damage, knock all nearby Enemies around you backwards and gain +10% Movement Speed for 3s. Can only trigger once every 8s.[/p]
- [p]Channelled Devastation Each 1% of your current Critical Hit Chance grants a stack of +0.5% Melee Damage. Stacks 30 times (up to +15% Melee Damage).[/p]
- [p]Splash Damage Killing an Elite Enemy with a Melee Attack infects up to 10 enemies within 4m of the target with 2 stacks of Chem Toxin.[/p]
- [p]“Similarly to the Chem Grenade, this talent is also capped at 2 stacks of toxin, and only adds stacks up to that value.”[/p]
- [p]Virulent Strain When infecting an Enemy with Chem Toxin, increase their damage taken by +10% from all sources for 5s.[/p]
- [p]Alley Rat +50% Dodge Distance.[/p]
- [p]Removed Talents:[/p]
- [p]‘Loose Formation’.[/p]
- [p]‘Untouchable’.[/p]
- [p]‘Gang Tough’.[/p]
- [p]Toxic Renewal Replenish 1% Toughness every 1s for each Chem Toxin infected Enemy within 15m, up to a maximum of 10 Enemies.[/p]
- [p]Pickpocket Killing an Elite or Specialist Enemy with a Melee Attack while Ammo Reserve is below 20% will refill it to 20%.[/p]
- [p]Castigator’s Stance[/p]
- [p]Damage Resistance from 80% to 70%[/p]
- [p]New: Increase Strength by 20%[/p]
- [p]Writ of Execution[/p]
- [p]Max Stacks from 10 to 6[/p]
- [p]Damage per stack from 5% to 7.5% (max from 50% to 45%)[/p]
- [p]Duration from 10s to 12s[/p]
- [p]Blessed Armament[/p]
- [p]Cooldown from 1.5s to Once per attack[/p]
- [p]Nuncio-Aquila[/p]
- [p]Stun Immunity changed from during Ranged Secondary Fire only to Stun Immunity at all times[/p]
- [p]Terminus Warrant - Reworked[/p]
- [p]New Description reads: Ranged Attacks grant stacks of Melee Justice for each Enemy Hit (max 20), Weakspot hits grant 3 stacks. Wielding your Primary Weapon spends your Melee Justice stacks to grant you +10% Melee Strength and +20% Toughness Damage Reduction for 12s.[/p]
- [p]Melee Hits grant stacks of Ranged Justice (max 20). Wielding your Secondary Weapon spends your Ranged Justice stacks to grant you +10% Ranged Strength, +50% Ranged Cleave and +50% Suppression for 12s.[/p]
- [p]Writ of Judgement[/p]
- [p]New Description reads: Spending 20 stacks grants +10% Melee and Ranged Attack Speed, as well as +10% Crit Chance for 12s.[/p]
- [p]Terminal Decree[/p]
- [p]New Description reads: For each stack you spend, replenish 1% Toughness to you and Allies in Coherency.[/p]
- [p]Obstinate[/p]
- [p]New Description reads: Spending 20 stacks grants you +33% Ability Cooldown Regeneration, for 12s.[/p]
- [p]Dispense Justice[/p]
- [p]Removed[/p]
- [p]Force of Will[/p]
- [p]Toughness from 10% to 7.5%[/p]
- [p]Base Passive[/p]
- [p]Dev Note: Although his movement is a bit clumsy, he tries his best, and should be rewarded for it by making him hurt a bit less.[/p]
- [p]New: While Dodging and for 0.25s afterwards, you have +50% Damage Resistance.[/p]
- [p]Point Blank Barrage[/p]
- [p]Dev Note: Point Blank Barrage was left in the dust and forgotten by many, but with the release of Expeditions, we've stumbled upon a new and improved version, with some Ammo to spare![/p]
- [p]Duration from 10s to 12s[/p]
- [p]New: When Point Blank Barrage ends, replenish 50% of Ammo spent to your Reserve.[/p]
- [p]Indomitable[/p]
- [p]Will now always stagger enemies hit.[/p]
- [p]Go Again[/p]
- [p]Cooldown replenished from 2.5% to 2%[/p]
- [p]Frag Bomb[/p]
- [p]Now always kills Human-sized enemies (non-Captains)[/p]
- [p]Big Friendly Rock[/p]
- [p]Now always kills Specialist enemies.[/p]
- [p]Steady Grip[/p]
- [p]From ‘... while bracing your Ranged Weapon’ to ‘... while bracing or shooting your Ranged Weapon’[/p]
- [p]Mobile Emplacement[/p]
- [p]From ‘... while bracing a Ranged Weapon’ to ‘... while bracing or shooting a Ranged Weapon’[/p]
- [p]Dedicated Practice[/p]
- [p]Weapon Swap Speed from 20% to 35%[/p]
- [p]Slam[/p]
- [p]Cooldown from 1s to 0.75s[/p]
- [p]Crunch[/p]
- [p]Damage from 15% to 30%[/p]
- [p]Telekine Shield [/p]
- [p]Dev Note: The Telekine Shield has long dominated Psyker builds, and more specifically the Telekine Dome. To add some more variety, we're trying to incentivize choosing the Wall variant by making it wider, and making the Bolstered Shield talent more easily available.[/p]
- [p]Base Size increased by 50%[/p]
- [p]Cooldown from 45s to 40s[/p]
- [p]Telekine Dome[/p]
- [p]New: Cooldown increased to 60s.[/p]
- [p]Swapped positions of Bolstered Shield and Enervating Threshold[/p]
- [p]Bolstered Shield[/p]
- [p]Removed: Cooldown reduction.[/p]
- [p]Psykinetic’s Aura[/p]
- [p]Cooldown Regeneration from 60% to 50%[/p]
- [p]Malefic Momentum[/p]
- [p]Duration from 8s to 10s[/p]
- [p]Get Back in the Fight! - Removed[/p]
- [p]New Talent: Withering Fire[/p]
- [p]Effect: +50% Ranged Cleave.[/p]
- [p]Executioner’s Stance[/p]
- [p]Duration from 5s to 6s[/p]
- [p]Enhanced Target Priority[/p]
- [p]Outline Duration from 5s to 6s[/p]
- [p]The Bigger They Are… [/p]
- [p]Duration from 8s to 9s.[/p]
- [p]Voice of Command[/p]
- [p]Cooldown from 30s to 40s[/p]
- [p]Only in Death Does Duty End[/p]
- [p]No longer increases Cooldown[/p]
- [p]No longer decreases Radius[/p]
- [p]Infiltrate[/p]
- [p]Cooldown from 45s to 40s[/p]
- [p]Damage bonus Duration from 5s to 8s[/p]
- [p]Zealous[/p]
- [p]New: 0.15s Stamina Regeneration Delay Reduction.[/p]
- [p]Impassable[/p]
- [p]Block Cost Reduction from25% to 50%[/p]
- [p]Riposte[/p]
- [p]Damage from 3% to 5%[/p]
- [p]Stacks from 5 to 3[/p]
- [p]Punishment[/p]
- [p]Minimum hits requirement from 3 to 2[/p]
- [p]Improvised Mk I[/p]
- [p]Lowered base Cleave for Light attacks to {1.0, 3.0}, from {3.0, 5.0} for Light 1 / Light 3 and {2.0, 4.0} for Light 2 / Light 4[/p]
- [p]Improvised Mk III[/p]
- [p]Heavy Vanguard 1st target damage from {90,160} to {95,170}[/p]
- [p]Heavy Vanguard 1st target impact from {4,8} to {5,9}[/p]
- [p]Stamina drain on canceling a stuck attack from 0.2 to 0.05 (lowered)[/p]
- [p]Damage for Heavy stuck attack second instance from {120,240} to {130,260}[/p]
- [p]Special mode change time scale from 1.1 to 1.2 (sped up around 10%)[/p]
- [p]Raised Armour Damage Modifier vs Maniac for multiple profiles:[/p]
- [p]Lights 1st target from 0.5 to 0.75[/p]
- [p]Lights other targets from 0.5 to 0.6[/p]
- [p]Heavy Relentless 1st target from 0.5 to 0.75[/p]
- [p]Heavy Relentless other targets from 0.5 to 0.6[/p]
- [p]Check out the post in the forums for the full list of changes, here![/p]
- [p]Increased 1st target damage over all the Special active profiles by around 5-10%[/p]
- [p]Tigrus Mk XV[/p]
- [p]Raised the buffer time for the Start Attack input[/p]
- [p]Lowered the chain timing to Block for the Heavy 1 and Heavy 2 attacks[/p]
- [p]Increased the chain timing to Unwield and Special activate for the Heavy 1 and Heavy 2 attacks[/p]
- [p]Special activate cooldown period from 8 to 6 (total Special cooldown from 12 to 10)[/p]
- [p]Primary fire base Cleave lowered from Infinite to 18[/p]
- [p]Secondary fire base Cleave unchanged at Infinite[/p]
- [p]Secondary fire Ammo usage scaling improved from 5-9 to 1-8[/p]
- [p]Wield action time scale from 1.0 to 0.85 (slowed down)[/p]
- [p]Check out the post in the forums for the full list of changes, here![/p]
- [p]Check out the post in the forums for the full list of changes, here![/p]
- [p]Special bayonet attack strength from Light to Heavy[/p]
- [p]Check out the post in the forums for the full list of changes, here![/p]
General Tweaks & Quality of Life changes
- [p]Added Quality of Life change to prevent Talent Trees from fully resetting when their layout receives changes in an update.[/p]
- [p]The Talent Trees will now try to rebuild themselves as best as they can if the Layout has seen changes. This might not always produce complete builds, but in such cases you will be notified in the UI that your Tree requires some manual help.[/p]
- [p]Penance track extension[/p]
- [p]We have extended the Penance track by 500 points, with accompanying new rewards.[/p]
- [p]Some Penance Descriptions specified that they could only be achieved by using the Base Abilities of the Class, which caused some confusion. We've added the Upgraded Ability variants to the descriptions as well.[/p]
- [p]Added a new custom, in-house made font called "Mono Tide"! Which is used in the Mission Board.[/p]
- [p]The Weapon preview in the Inspect screen now keeps rotation when changing between weapons or cosmetics.[/p]
- [p]Added some small improvements to navigation and presentation in the Marks, Weapon Cosmetics and Crafting screens.[/p]
- [p]Hive Scum Penances[/p]
- [p]Lowered the unlock requirements for the ‘Enhanced’ penance from 2600 to 1500, and for the ‘Brutal Bludgeons’ penance from 1000 to 650."[/p]
- [p]Pacing - Havoc[/p]
- [p]Increased hard terror point limit from 60 to 90 while playing Havoc[/p]
- [p]Elite enemies always allowed to be apart of an terror event in Havoc regardless of the events rules[/p]
Fixes
[h2]General Fixes[/h2]- [p]Fixed a rare crash occurring when loading into one of the Mortis Trials theatres.[/p]
- [p]Fixed an issue where Barrels explosions could break the Stealth of Zealot and Veteran.[/p]
- [p]Fixed an issue with Psyker’s ‘Lightning Speed’ talent incorrectly affecting Ranged Attack Speed.[/p]
- [p]Fixed the Psyker ‘Souldrinker’ talent not triggering properly when enemies die with Soulblaze.[/p]
- [p]Fixed an issue where player portraits might appear off-center.[/p]
- [p]Fixed an issue where controller scrolling on text chat wasn't working.[/p]
- [p]Fixed a crash that might happen when changing tabs in the weapon cosmetics screen if connection with Fatshark services was temporarily interrupted.[/p]
- [p]Fixed an issue where the Critical Bonus stat of the Atrox MK II Tactical Axe was not applied correctly for the Light 3 and Special 2 attacks.[/p]
- [p]Fixed an issue where the description of the ‘All or Nothing’ weapon blessing showed a value representing the bonus obtained for each stack, instead of the maximum obtainable amount. Note that this is only a display change.[/p]
- [p]Fixed an issue where Heavy stab attacks for Duelling Swords could cause excessive dismemberment of enemies.[/p]
- [p]Fixed a minor Level Art issue in the Clandestium Gloriana mission.[/p]
- [p]Fixed a crash that could happen when ignoring the mission vote pop-up while being in a pause menu.[/p]
- [p]Fixed a rare crash related to Stimm unloading when transitioning between levels.[/p]
- [p]Fixed the missing description for the ‘Warp Expediture’ talent buff in the Tactical Overview.[/p]
- [p]Fixed the missing description for the ‘Out Of Pocket’ talent buff in Tactical Overview.[/p]
- [p]‘Benediction’ must now be equipped for the 'Test of Faith' penance to progress.[/p]
- [p]Fixed an issue with the color being incorrect on the ‘Cyclopean Pain Hood’ headgear.[/p]
- [p]Fixed a pitch black texture under a book in the ‘Krieg Vigil Greatcoat (Krieg 143rd)’ cosmetic.[/p]
- [p]The ‘Stygian Mk II Flak Helmet’ headgear no longer clips with beards.[/p]
- [p]The ‘Purloined Flak Helmet’ no longer clips with beards.[/p]
- [p]Fixed the hair and ear clipping issues with the ‘Command Cap’ headgear.[/p]
- [p]The ‘Bakkan Scrier's Cowl’ headgear no longer clips with beards.[/p]
- [p]Fixed the clipping issues with faces on the ‘Bakkan Scrier's Cowl’ headgear.[/p]
- [p]Fixed the hair clipping issues on the Ogryn headgear, ‘Bodyguard Cap’.[/p]
- [p]Fixed the clipping issues on the Ogryn headgear ‘Mark IX Brute Pattern rebreather (XXXXL)’.[/p]
- [p]The ‘Agripinaa Mk Flak Trooper Helm’ Veteran headgear no longer clips with beards.[/p]
- [p]Fixed the clipping issues on the Ogryn upperbody cosmetic, ‘Militarum Heavy Battlegear (Protectus pattern IX)(XXXXL)’.[/p]
- [p]Fixed the black textures on the Zealot upperbody cosmetic, ‘Scavenged Militarum Battlegear (Cadian 802nd)’.[/p]
- [p]Removed the black texture spot on the gloves of the Veteran upperbody cosmetic, ‘Heavy Flak Armour (Relic of Cadia)’.[/p]
- [p]Fixed an issue with the ‘Antax Mk III Conclave-issue Tactical Helm’ headgear having an unintentional red visor.[/p]
- [p]Fixed the clipping issues on the Veteran headgear, ‘Arges Pattern Augmetic’.[/p]
- [p]Fixed a bug where trinkets were not displaying correctly on certain Ogryn weapons.[/p]
- [p]Fixed a bug where trinkets were not displaying correctly on the Godwyn-Branx Pattern Bolt Pistol (Fire Wastes Camo).[/p]
- [p]Fixed a bug where trinkets rotated wrong on the Heavy Laspistol (Adamantine Inferno).[/p]
Known Issues
- [p]When doing an Expeditions Auspex Puzzle, players can lose access to their Auspex if they cancel the minigame by swapping weapons. Players can recover their Auspex by attempting the minigame again and cancelling normally.[/p]
- [p]Note: If another player completes the minigame before you recover your Auspex, you will lose access to your Auspex for the remainder of the Expedition, which will hinder navigation and will make it impossible to perform Auspex Puzzles.[/p]
- [p]When hot-joining an expedition, players might enter the mission as dead if it happened while the existing players were leaving a Sanctuary. [/p]
- [p]When hot-joining an expedition, players can crash if the rest of the team is inside a Sanctuary. Potential solve in the next hotfix.[/p]
- [p]Rarely, when hot-joining an Expedition, the entire team might disconnect from the mission.[/p]
- [p]Some texture anomaly can occur when hot-joining an Expedition while players are in a Sanctuary.[/p]
- [p]The Expeditions grid map names don’t match with the Greek symbol associated with them. Unplayable, we know.[/p]
- [p]Players can use some of the new grenades while inside a Sanctuary. Please be nice to the locals.[/p]
- [p]Some of the new items found in Sanctuaries can’t be tagged.[/p]
- [p]Some breakable walls in Expeditions can be walked through even without breaking them.[/p]
- [p]Some textures can bug out when playing on AMD GPUs.[/p]
- [p]When disconnecting from a mission, the camera can flicker until the loading screen shows up. Potential solve in an upcoming hotfix.[/p]
- [p]Players can hot-join private matches if they enter matchmaking through Quickplay.[/p]
- [p]Some barrel explosion animations can trigger more times than intended. This is only a visual issue.[/p]
- [p]\[Xbox Only] Some level and enemy textures can take a while to load, leaving a low-quality texture visible until it finishes loading.[/p]
- [p]The description for Psyker’s “Psykinetic’s Aura” ability is missing localization in some languages.[/p]
- [p]When respawning, ammo count on the HUD can show incorrect numbers.[/p]
- [p]In Expeditions with tornadoes, sometimes players can be spun around and taken for a ride even with no tornadoes nearby.[/p]