Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 News

[p] [/p][p]Let's rewind a little on what's happened this month and let's see what's coming![/p][p][/p][h2]FIRST ANNIVERSARY 🎂[/h2][p][/p][p]September marks the first anniversary of Space Marine 2! 🎉🎈 We wanted to thank you all for the continued support and the enthusiasm you’ve shown for each update. Your devotion and passion has been a blessing and a source of motivation to us. We value your feedback and enjoy working in collaboration with you like we did through this first year.[/p][p][/p][p]Both Saber and Focus are incredibly fond of this project and we’ll continue to cherish it. We cannot wait to see how this second year rolls out.[/p][p][/p][p]Again, thank you so much for siding with us. 💙[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]You will see that this month our Game Director has left a few personal notes in the Community Update, giving away hints on the development of the game.[/p][p][/p][h2]LATEST NEWS 🗞️[/h2][p][/p][p]This month we released the 10.0 - Anniversary Update, including new free and DLC content such as 2 new games modes: Helbrute Onslaught and Stratagems, new weapons like the PyreCannon, the Power Axe and the Hero Weapon Variants, the Chaos Spawn and the Mutalith Vortex Beast, along with improvements and balancing on both PvP and PvE.[/p][p][/p]

[p]​PATCH 10 STABILITY [/p][p]Patch 10 was our biggest update for the game and unfortunately a lot of minor, yet super game breaking issues or balancing misconfigurations got in it. I would like to apologize for the inconvenience caused. Normally, we would catch the issues during the PTS phase, but we didn’t do PTS for Patch 10 because we simply didn’t have time for it, plus we didn’t want to spoil the surprise. [/p][p][/p][p]PTS will return for Patch 11 and all subsequent patches (unless we do another huge anniversary patch 😊).[/p][p][/p][p]Dmitriy Grigorenko - Game Director[/p]

[p][/p][p]Regarding the issues with Battlefield Conditions that have occurred since the implementation of Stratagems (i.e: “Equipment Malfunction” blocking the progression on Exfiltration), we were made aware of that and are currently working on it to prevent this scenario from happening again in the future. Sorry for the inconvenience.[/p][p][/p]

[p]​STRATAGEMS[/p][p][/p][p]Our objective with Stratagems was to add the hardest content in the game and we are not planning to make Weekly Hard Stratagems easier. However, we are going to continue to address some of the issues with Daily Stratagems in Patch 11. 
[/p][p]First of all, Daily Stratagems are random, this is why some of the Battlefield Conditions combinations do not make any sense or are too punishing or restrictive for no reason. The truth is that there are not enough Battlefield Conditions right now. With Patch 11 we are going to add a second batch of Battlefield Conditions (~50 of them). Having more Battlefield Conditions will allow us to remove some that don’t work on their own from the Daily rotation pool.[/p][p]Weekly Stratagems are completely different. Each Weekly Stratagem has a pre-made Battlefield Condition combination + level attached to it. All 52 Weekly Stratagems are hand crafted and are designed to be either hard or fun depending on the week. The key here is to make sure that it's different every week and, ideally, players have to alter their play style.[/p][p][/p][p]We are working on allowing players to toggle Battlefield Conditions manually in Private Lobbies so players can come up with their own fun combinations. Siege mode will eventually see Battlefield Conditions integrated into it for increased replayability.[/p][p][/p][p]Dmitriy Grigorenko - Game Director[/p]

[p][/p][p]In this Community Update we’ll tackle Patch 11.0 with a sneak peek, a new limited edition for the game, the upcoming demo and the Discord Quest.[/p][p][/p][h2]UPDATE 10.2 ⚙️[/h2][p][/p][p]In September we rolled out 2 hotfixes, the latest is 10.2. It fixes critical issues such as the Assault’s Ascension perk dealing friendly-fire damage, Stratagems having more Battlefield Conditions than listed and more. Also, the Sniper’s Camo Cloak activation cost changed. If you want to read the changelog, you may find it here.[/p][p]
[/p][h2]UPDATE 11 TEASING 👀[/h2][p][/p][p]The upcoming Update 11 will be released aound late-November and will bring 2 new cosmetic DLCs! As announced in our roadmap, the next Champion Pack will be the Blood Angels’ and it will be associated with the Tactical class. Yes, Tactical. Now, before all Blood Angels come to our office searching for Horus, please note that the Champion Pack will also come with its own unique Jump Pack, and its individual parts can be used separately like with other champions. We will reveal its design in the October Community Update. 🩸 [/p][p]As for the Salamanders Cosmetic Pack, it will include the heraldry of various Salamanders Successor Chapters, as well as different armour parts. 🦎
[/p][p]Regarding gameplay additions, the next PvE Operation will be an off-planet mission introducing a new boss fight. 🦇 Here’s a preview of the inside and the outside of the area:[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]We’ve also seen that you’re having many questions regarding the Heroic Weapons. We will keep adding new Heroic Weapon with the major updates, starting with Update 11. We can’t show you them yet, but we can already tell you that the Thunder Hammer will be among these weapons.
[/p][p]Lastly on the Update 11 topic, a long-awaited feature will be added: Bots Customisation! ✨ When launching a PvE Operation with bots, they will automatically equip one of your loadouts. We will detail this new feature later on, so bear with us.[/p][p][/p][p]Oh and here’s more news to rejoice to: there will be a Public Test Server for Patch 11.0! Stay tuned 😉[/p][p][/p][h2]HEROIC ITEMS[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][h2]SIEGE MODE[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][h2]CUSTOMISATION[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][h2]NEW LIMITED EDITION ✨[/h2][p][/p][p]A fresh, brand-new limited edition is here!
[/p][p]The Ultima Limited Edition contains the Base Game, an exclusive SteelBook®, Season Pass 1 and Season Pass 2 and the Macragge’s Chosen DLC. [/p][p][/p][p]Available in physical version at participating retailers.[/p][p] [/p][h2]OCTOBER COMMUNITY EVENT[/h2][p][/p][p]“The Vortex Scouring”: from October 2 to 16, team up with your fellow Space Marines to collectively bring down 500,000 Vortex Beasts. [/p][p][/p][p]If you successfully complete your mission, you'll get the Infiltrator Helmet for the Vanguard and Sniper classes.[/p][p]​Please note that PROS is required to claim the item.[/p][p][/p][h2]TELL YOUR MATES TO PLAY THE DEMO! 🎮[/h2][p][/p][p]From October 16 to October 20, a demo for players who haven't played Space Marine 2 yet and are curious will be available on Steam and consoles! 🎉[/p][p][/p][p]This demo will give you a first look at the Campaign: Rain of Terror and Skyfire, PVP modes (except Helbrute Onslaught) will be playable and three Operations will be available: Inferno, Decapitation and Vox Liberatis. All classes will be playable, and all weapons available. Rest assured, if the demo convinces you and you decide to purchase the game: your progression will be carried to the full game![/p][p][/p][p]Dates of availability of the demo vary depending on the platform. Here’s the schedule (The demo starts and ends at 9AM UTC):[/p][p][/p]

• [p]STEAM : October 16 to 23.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]DISCORD QUEST[/h2][p][/p][p]If you want to kill two birds with one stone, complete the Space Marine 2 Discord Quest by playing the game on Steam! For 15 minutes of playtime, you get to unlock the Porphyr Shield Bolt Rifle. Discord will provide you with a code, to redeem your reward in the full game.
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• [p]Non-owners: play the demo for 15 minutes to earn the reward.[/p]
• [p]Owners: play the full game for 15 minutes to earn the reward.[/p]

[p][/p][p]This event starts on October 16, at around 3PM UTC and ends on October 23rd at 9AM UTC.[/p][p]
[/p][h2]THAT’S IT FOR THIS MONTH![/h2][p][/p][p]Thank you for your support. Join the community on our official Discord Server, where 80K chit-chat everything Space Marine 2, share their thoughts on the game and find PvP or PvE matches every day. We’re eager to hear from you.[/p][p][/p][p]The Emperor Protects ⭐ [/p][p]- Saber and Focus[/p]

[h2]​Hello Space Marines,[/h2][p][/p][p]A new hotfix is now live on every platform. It fixes critical issues such as the Assault’s Ascension perk dealing friendly-fire damage, Stratagems having more Battlefield Conditions than listed and more. Also, the Sniper’s Camo Cloak activation cost change (which was initially planned for 11.0) has also been pushed on this update. Read the complete patch notes below:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]GAMEPLAY AND BALANCING TWEAKS[/h3][p][/p][p]Heroic Chainsword:[/p]

• [p]Rebalanced base stats.[/p]
• [p]Reworked its perk: Light->Heavy->Heavy combo now ends with a Stomp attack.[/p]
• [p]All Heavy attacks damage increased by 15%.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Stratagems:[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where Daily Stratagems could have more Battlefield Conditions than listed.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Camo Cloak's activation cost:[/p][p]The activation cost of the Sniper ability has been changed. Now it works this way: [/p]

• [p]The first three uses of Camo Cloak in a row do not take away energy by themselves (the ability consumes energy, as before). The fourth activation takes away 5% of energy instantly, each subsequent one takes away a little more. After the last use, there is a 10-second timer, after which the activation cost again becomes zero.[/p]

[p]With the right perk set up, you can still do 5-6 cloak cancels in a row. Cloak cancel will still be very rewarding to learn and to do, but you won't be able to abuse it endlessly while staying invisible and invulnerable to enemies.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Spawn Director:[/p]

• [p]The number of Chaos Spawns in packs is slightly reduced and now matches Tyranid Warriors.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]GENERAL FIXES[/h3][p][/p]

• [p]Fixed damage for the Power Backstep attack when the Power Wave perk is selected for Power Axe.[/p]
• [p]Improved flame weapons VFX visibility for allies.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue that prevented bots from entering elevators in Exfiltration operation.[/p]
• [p]Fixed perks dealing friendly fire damage.[/p]
• [p]Fixed PvP connectivity issues.[/p]
• [p]Minor localization fixes.[/p]
• [p]Minor UI fixes.[/p]
• [p]ESRB update pop-up: A pop-up will appear on the main menu to inform you of an update of the ESRB rating. This pop-up will only appear once. [/p]
  • [p]Please note that this update of our rating is just here to properly reflect what was already in-game for several months. There has been no change to our monetization system, and no changes are planned.[/p]