Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 News

Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 update fixes friendly fire and nerfs sniper cloak

A new Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 update today has a blend of good and bad news for players. Saber Interactive's Patch 10 recently beefed up its high-octane, Tyranid-trouncing and Chaos-carving experience with new PvE and PvP modes, and it's been watching the balance carefully since. Now, it's made the call to tackle sniper cloak abuse a little earlier than planned, rushing out an adjustment that was originally on the cards for Patch 11. Among the other changes are a much-needed fix for bugs causing accidental friendly fire damage, which should make your matches less hostile.

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Patch Notes 10.2

[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]

PATCH NOTES

[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]

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Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 finally releases fan favorite helmets in new patch

Warhammer fans are a funny bunch, and I count myself among them. In fact, I might be one of the funniest of them all. I stan a niche Chapter whose only real trait is lamenting the loss of their Primarch-so niche, in fact, that two second founding Chapters will be released in Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 before the Iron Hands-and love creating twisted monstrosities in the name of the Omnissiah. However, I don't care too much about bling. Other fans have been disappointed that Space Marine 2 doesn't offer any undecorated helmets for older marks of power armor for some reason, but developer Saber Interactive has finally answered their prayers.

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Patch Notes 10.1

[h3]Hello Space Marines[/h3][p]A hotfix has just been pushed on every platform. Following your feedback, we increased the amount of Accolades rewarded for daily Stratagems. Also, the bug causing the Trygon to disappear in this week’s stratagem has been fixed, among other fixes.[/p][p][/p][p]Read the complete patch notes below:[/p][p][/p]

PATCH NOTES

[p][/p][h2]GAMEPLAY AND BALANCING TWEAKS[/h2][p][/p][h3]Melee (PvE only)[/h3][p][/p][p]Power Axe:[/p]

[p]Slash Momentum and Discharge perks places are switched.[/p]
[p]Whirlwind attacks are widened and damage is increased by 50%.[/p]
[p]Power Step attack damage is increased by 66%.[/p]
[p]Slash Momentum perk description is showing correct numbers now.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Combat Knife:[/p]

[p]Heroic Combat Knife version “Power Gladius” bonus damage for perfect dodge increased to 120%.[/p]

[p]Note that description is still incorrect, the bonus damage affects all attacks, not light attacks only.[/p][p][/p][p]Bulwark:[/p]

[p]Shield Rush attack can no longer stun lock Terminus enemies.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Stratagems[/h3][p][/p]

[p]Increased rewards for daily Normal and Hard Stratagems to 10 and 15 respectively.[/p]
[p]Suboptimal State Battlefield Condition HP penalty is reduced from 75% to 66%.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]PvP[/h2][p][/p][p]Multi-Melta:[/p]

[p]The interval between shots is now enforced when transitioning to the standing position. [/p]
[p]Additionally, the rate of fire from hip fire has been increased from 35 to 50 rounds-per-minute.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]CUSTOMISATION[/h2]

[p]Lots of minor customisation fixes.[/p]
[p]Mark VIII Errant Helmet without decorations is now available for purchase. (Mark VII without decorations will be available later as well).[/p]

[p]Ultramarines Champion Armour Parts are now correctly locked by the Ultramarines Champion Pack DLC.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]LEVELS[/h2][p][/p]

[p]Operation Vortex: Armoury Data is correctly rewarded for killing the Vortex Beast.[/p][p][/p]

[h2]GENERAL FIXES[/h2][p][/p]

[p]Fixed a bug causing the Trygon Prime to leave the boss arena to attack Cadians in Stratagem mode.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug with the Emperor's Vengeance perk (Tactical) not restoring Melta Charges for Heroic Bolt Rifle version (Combi-Melta).[/p]
[p]Fixed: Stratagems didn't work when offline.[/p]
[p]Fixed a rare issue in Helbrute Onslaught game mode causing a black screen after selecting a class. [/p]
[p]Minor localization fixes.[/p]
[p]Lots of minor bug fixes.[/p][p][/p]

[h2]TECH[/h2][p][/p]

[p]Crash fixes and general stability improvements.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]KNOWN ISSUES[/h2][p][/p]

[p]More than 4 Battlefield Conditions can currently be active in a single Stratagem mission, but the selection menu will only show 4 of them. Will be fixed and limited to 4 in an upcoming hotfix.[/p]
[p]On "Exfiltration", Bots are not following the player through the elevator to enter the base. This can be caused when enemies are still in the area. Completely clearing the area and rushing to the elevator before the next wave spawns should prevent this issue.[/p]