Patch 15.0

Patch recap

NEW FEATURES

New Feature: Chaos in Siege Mode

New Siege Mode Map: Hive

New Feature: Crucible Mode for PvE

This is our first true endgame activity. We will continue to evolve it and monitor all feedback regarding it. The rewards for the Crucible are meant to be expanded over time.

New Feature: Tactical Class Expansion

New Feature: Trials of Resolve #3

New Weapon: One Handed Thunder Hammer

New Feature: Wargear 2.2

New Heroic Items

• Power Axe (Frost Axe - Balance): Killing enemies with Executions generates Power Charges that empower your next Whirl Slash. Damage and radius are increased, and enemies hit are slowed.

• One-Handed Thunder Hammer (Power Maul - Balance): Holding the attack button performs a powerful Ground Slam that consumes all charges, damage increases by the amount of charges spent.

• Auto Bolt Rifle (Iron Hands): The rate of fire is increased, but gradually decreases while firing.

• Crusade Ancient Shoulder Pad

• Assault Iron Halo

• Mark VI Corvus Shoulder Pad

New Season Pass Content

1. Bulwark Champion (Wolf Guard)

2. One-Handed Thunder Hammer skin

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• 2 Helmets 

• 2 Left & Right Pauldrons

• 2 Left & Right Gauntlets 

• 1 Breastplate 

GAMEPLAY AND BALANCING TWEAKS

PvE Perks

With these changes we feel like Tactical will have way more build options. Overall, Auspex scan damage bonus is smaller than before, but the fact that he gets Kraken Penetrator rounds by default and most primary weapons get a buff should even up the playing field.

• Starting perk now lets Bolt Weapons penetrate 1 additional enemy. Non Head Shot Damage is increased by 20% for Bolter Weapons.

• Prestige perk Exigency Charge is replaced with Passive Chambering: “Any unequipped Ranged Weapon reloads automatically after 10 seconds”.

• Kraken Penetrator Rounds has been removed from the skill tree to be included in the starting Class perk. The slot is replaced with Armour Reinforcement: “Non-finisher Gun Strikes restores 1 Armour Segment”.

• Steady Aim has been removed and replaced with Focused Strike: “During a Gun Strike you do not lose control upon taking Heavy Hits, cannot be knocked back and you take 30% less damage”.

• Close Targeting has been removed and replaced with Vital Data: “Scanning an Extremis or Terminus-level enemy restores Auspex Scan's Charge by 50%”.

• Vital Data’s slot is replaced with Improved Efficiency: “Auspex Scan recharges 25% faster”.

• Improved Efficiency’s slot is replaced with Marksman's Mandate: “Enemies marked by Auspex Scan take 40% additional ranged damage (Base damage is increased by 50%)”.

• Priority Targeting has been removed and replaced with Pulse Auspex: “Auspex Scan emits a single pulse instead of creating a scan zone. It has 2 charges, but the radius is reduced by 25%”.

• Target Lock has been removed and replaced with Mobile Auspex: “Auspex Scan activates around you. Its radius is increased by 30% and it lasts 4 seconds longer. (Base duration: 5 seconds)”.

• Precise Calibration has been removed and replaced with Bladesman's Mandate: “Enemies marked by Auspex Scan take 60% more melee damage and 20% more Gun Strike damage (Base damage is increased by 50%)”.

• Expert Timing has been removed and replaced with Strongpoint: “While inside the Auspex Scan area, you and your Squad Members deal 20% more melee damage and take 20% less health damage”.

• Concentrated Fire has been removed and replaced with Prime Target: ”Activating Auspex Scan applies a Gun Strike mark to the most dangerous enemy within its range”.

• Marked for Death has been modified: “Activating Auspex Scan weakens one Majoris- or Extremis-level enemy within its range. All damage bonuses applied by Auspex Scan against that target are increased by 100%”.

• Signal Jammer has been removed and replaced with Tactical Reserve: “Your Secondary Weapon is replaced with a Primary Bolt Rifle”.

• Secure Stockpile: cooldown is increased from 60 to 90 seconds.

• Perk Combat Squad Resupply now affects Melta Bomb too.

Firearms in PvE

For a very long time all weapons damage were balanced around the fact that Auspex Scan can provide x3 damage boost for the entire team. With Auspex scan efficiency reduced we are increasing base damage for almost all primary weapons to compensate.

• Base damage is increased by 10%.

• Base damage is increased by 15%.

• Base damage is increased by 5% (not for the Heroic version with Auxiliary Grenade Launcher).

• Base damage is increased by 7.5%.

• Base damage is increased by 7.5%.

• Base damage is increased by 15%.

• Common shot base damage is increased by 10%.

• Base damage is increased by 5%.

• Base damage is increased by 10%.

• Base damage is increased by 10%.

• Base damage is increased by 10%.

Melta weapons were very strong at launch, but have been power creeped by other weapons over time. With this update we are giving them a huge damage boost, but in return the damage fall off is more aggressive and ammo is more limited. This should make them deadly at point blank range. The change also affects heroic versions too.

• Base damage is increased by 65%.

• Base ammo capacity is decreased from 15 to 10.

• Standard-Issue version: 

  • Damage fall off distance start point is changed from 5 to 2 meters.

  • Max damage reduction is changed from 50% to 30%.

• Master-Crafted - Alpha version: 

  • Damage fall off distance start point is changed from 8 to 2.5 meters.

  • Max damage reduction is changed from 50% to 30%.

• Salvation of Bakka version:

  • Damage fall off distance start point is changed from 9 to 3 meters.

  • Max damage reduction is changed from 50% to 30%. 

• Gathalamor Crusade version:

  • Damage fall off distance start point is changed from 10 to 3 meters.

  • Max damage reduction is changed from 50% to 30%.

• Salamanders - Heroic version:

  • Damage fall off distance is added.

  • Max damage reduction on distance from 25 to 30 meters is 70%.

• Base damage is increased by 60%.

• Base ammo capacity is decreased from 20 to 16.

• Standard-Issue version: 

  • Damage fall off distance start point is changed from 5 to 2 meters.

  • Max damage reduction is changed from 50% to 30%.

• Master-Crafted - Alpha version:

  • Damage fall off distance start point is changed from 8 to 3 meters.

  • Max damage reduction is changed from 50% to 30%.

• Salvation of Bakka version: 

  • Damage fall off distance start point is changed from 9 to 4 meters.

  • Max damage reduction is changed from 50% to 30%.

• Gathalamor Crusade version:

  • Damage fall off distance start point is changed from 10 to 5 meters.

  • Max damage reduction is changed from 50% to 30%.

• Melta barrel damage is increased by 65%.

• Damage fall off distance start point is changed from 5 to 2 meters.

• Damage reduction is changed from 30% to 20%.

• Fixed several issues with body shots tracking making it easier and more consistent to trigger its heroic perk

Melee in PvE

• Added three new melee weapons: Power Sword, Power Axe and One-Handed Thunder Hammer. When equipped, the Tactical class cannot equip a Primary weapon.

• Added Two-Handed Thunder Hammer.

• Description of the Rampage perk was changed to reflect actual gameplay.

• Melta Blast attack can now be chained.

• Fixed an issue with some weapon and class perks not affecting the Melta Blast attack.

• Fixed an issue where Adrenaline Surge stacks were not granted in some cases.

PvE Stratagems

• Corrupted & Hallowed Relic defeat timer is increased from 15 to 20 seconds.

• Fixed a bug where the Measured Mercy stratagem would only grant only one relic if playing solo or with bots.

• Lots of minor fixes to stratagems.

PvP Rebalance

Classes in PvP

• Iron Halo health is reduced by 25%.

• Class ability cooldown reduced by 16%.

Firearms in PvP

• Rate of fire is increased by 10%.

• Base damage is reduced by 12.5%.

• Base damage is reduced by 7.5%.

• Maximum spread is reduced by 15%.

• Rate of fire is increased by 9%.

Melee Weapons in PvP

• Added stagger for 4th attack in light combo.

• Damage of the 4th strike in light combo is reduced by 33%.

• Power Whirl damage reduced by 20%. 

SIEGE MODE

With Patch 16 we will take another look on Blessing and Atonements in Siege mode, as well as some of the Battlefield conditions in Stratagems mode.

• Cursed Relic is temporary removed from Atonement pool.

• Lots of minor fixes.

LEVELS

• Lots of minor fixes with level geometry.

ORDEALS

• Ordeals to unlock Chaos Relic Armour now count kill assists as well.

• Fixed an issue with the Unending Vigil ordeal not being unlockable.

• Fixed an issue with Eternal Conflict and Ace of Aces not being unlocked after reaching condition.

GAMEPLAY QoL

• Block stance of enraged enemies (i.e. Bonesword Tyranid Warrior) can now be broken by heavy attacks.

• Barbed Strangler radius is reduced by 10% to better match the visual radius of the effect.

• AI Director now prioritizes ammo boxes drops if the player's weapons secondary barrel is empty.

• Biovore is added to the enemy list in Battle Simulator.

• Ammo boxes added to Battle Simulator.

CUSTOMISATION

• Added the Unhelmed Salamander Helm and Salamander Voice to the Chapter Voice Pack 1 DLC.

• Added Raven Guard Unhelmed head to the Refinement and Redemption shop.

• Added White Scar Unhelmed head to the Refinement and Redemption shop.

• Added Iron Hands Champion, Salamanders Champion, and Space Wolves Champion Tabards for the Assault class.

• Added Tabards for the Vanguard and Heavy classes.

• Added "Mark XI Hell's Teeth" chainsword skin to the Refinement and Redemption shop.

• Added the Salamander Champion Cloak for the Assault class.

• Cloth wargear slot has been split into Cloth and Cloak slots. Tabards and cloaks can now be equipped separately.

• Added a Cloth Wargear slot for the Vanguard and Heavy classes.

• Added new colors for Cloth and Cloaks.

• Wargears can now be coloured through their dedicated customisation slot instead of being coloured together with the Backpack or Chest.

• Added separate camouflage patterns for Sniper Cloaks.

• Added colouring support for:

  • Battleworn Tabard

  • Regal Tabard

  • Noble Tabard

  • Consecrated Tabard

  • Vermillion Cloak

  • Sable Cloak

• Techmarine: Manipulator slot has been split into Manipulator and Backpack slots.

• Lots of minor customisation fixes for both Loyalists and Chaos.

ENEMIES

• Fixed an issue where the player could take damage from Tzaangor Enlightened despite performing a Perfect Dodge.

• Lots of minor fixes with animations.

GENERAL FIXES

• Fixed a rare bug where executing finishers were not restoring contested health.

• Fixed a bug where players couldn’t pick up Armour boosts after disabling the "Depleted Armour" stratagem in Siege mode.

• Fixed a bug with Assault's “Furious strike” perk resetting the cooldown progress of the Jump Pack ability in some cases.

• Fixed a bug with Tactical’s "Radiating Impact" perk that could damage allies on hard stratagems mode.

• Fixed a bug with the "Migraine" stratagem not triggering an explosion when a Scarab Occult Terminator Sorcerer is killed with a headshot.

• Lots of minor bug fixes.

• Lots of minor UI and sound fixes.

TECH

• Loading times improvements.

• Memory optimisations.

• Minor performance improvements.

• General connectivity improvements.

• Crash fixes and general stability improvements.