Warhammer: Vermintide 2 News

[p]A Merry Mondstille to all of you! It is that time of year where the Wolf Father goes around delivering gifts to our ardent rat slayers! Premium cosmetics, weapon illusions, red dust, shillings, and more![/p][p][/p][p]From December 9 to January 3, log in each day and check in Lohner’s Emporium of Wonders to receive a new gift![/p][p][/p][p]All players have a 2 day grace period to claim each of the items from each calendar day as they unlock (plus the day of release itself, for a total of 3 days), so even if you miss a day or two you won’t miss any rewards if you log in regularly![/p][p][/p][p]But what’s today’s gift, you might ask?[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Finally, for the duration of the entire Gifts of the Wolf Father event, there will be double XP![/p][p][/p][p]To both new and veteran players alike, we hope you continue having fun on Vermintide 2, and that these gifts bring you mirth and joy on this merry Mondstille![/p]

• [p]The Vermintide Team[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]We're aware of an issue where one of yesterday's Gifts of the Wolf Father (specifically, the Scythe illusion!) is only available to players who own the deluxe edition of Necromancer. This is a mistake, it should be available to all owners of Necromancer, no need for Deluxe edition. [/p][p]Rest assured, the illusion is still unlocked in your accounts for those of you who opened the Gift, but it won't be accessible until we fix this bug. Unfortunately, the next hotfix will have to be after the holidays at the earliest.[/p]

[p]Last weekend we had a Free-To-Keep event, where any players who didn’t yet own Vermintide 2 could claim it and add it to their libraries for free, to celebrate 10 Years of Tide.[/p][p][/p][p]During this event, a staggering 5.9 million players have become Heroes and joined the endless ratslaying, bringing us up to a total of 25 million lifetime players since launch![/p][p]
[/p][p]“A decade on and players are still charging into Vermintide 2, that’s amazing to witness. At Fatshark, our goal has always been to make games that people love to play, and this weekend proved that the passion endures.” ~ Joakim Setterberg, Design Director for Vermintide[/p][p][/p][p]We’re so grateful to have so many people try our game and experience the world of Warhammer Fantasy through it! The years pass but our passion for this game does not. We’re still putting out free content and updating this game that we cherish and love so much, such as the recently released Return to the Reik.[/p][p]
[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Return to the Reik is the latest, but not the last mission coming to Vermintide 2. We can’t wait to show you what lies next in the adventure of our Heroes![/p][p]
[/p][p]For that reason, we wanted to let you know that we’re hoping to get your vote this year on the Steam Awards for the Labor of Love category! It would mean the world to us to get your vote and celebrate this awesome game and this fantastic community![/p][p][/p][p]That’s all for now, but look forward to hearing more from us in December for Gifts of the Wolf Father![/p][p]
~ The Vermintide Team[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed a crash on Tower of Treachery and re-enabled it for play.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the new portrait frame being too big.[/p]
• [p]Return to the Reik Fixes:[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted several hang ledges throughout the map.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed some bombs spawning in the same spot as explosive barrels.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a softlock caused by detonating barrels in a way that caused no more barrels to spawn.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed some situations that could cause Bots to behave oddly during the explosive barrel event.[/p]
  • [p]Plugged a spot where players could fall off the map in the Chaos camp.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed duplicate cannons showing up in the outro cinematic.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed some collision issues with terrain and ships.[/p]
  • [p]Moved some respawn points in the Dawnrunner to prevent the camera from clipping into the ship when spectating.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a bug where the beached chaos ships could be destroyed by melee attacks.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed some spots where players could get stuck.[/p]
  • [p]Blocked off a small water area that was incredibly lethal. It’s for your own protection![/p]
  • [p]Fixed some ladders that the Bots couldn’t figure out how to climb.[/p]
  • [p]Improved Bot pathfinding around some areas.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the explosive barrels sometimes clipping with the hatch.[/p]

Warhammer—End Times: Vermintide celebrated its tenth birthday in October, a fact that makes me painfully aware of how much closer I am to becoming rat fodder myself. The original Vermintide was a decent stab at Left 4 Dead-style cooperative action by developer Fatshark, but much like Valve's pioneering shooter, it has long been eclipsed by its superior sequel...
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It's been 10 years since Fatshark's Warhammer Tide years kicked off, starting with Warhammer: End times - Vermintide, and to celebrate that anniversary the developer has been offering up various in-game events and updates in both Vermintide 2 and Darktide. Earlier this week Vermintide 2 received a free new level, a point we'll come back to, but the big thing you should know first is that you can pick up the co-op dark fantasy game for free on Steam right now, and keep it forever.

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