Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 News

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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]

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Space Marine 2 drops to lowest price yet, and now's the perfect time to play

Are you shirking your duties to the Imperium of Man? Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 is a massive 50% off on Steam, so now's the time to step up and take the fight to the alien hordes. You won't be alone, either. This price drop, the biggest the game's seen since its September 2024 launch, has seen players flooding back to the game, so you'll have no problems teaming up with other Space Marines.

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