Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive has released a new patch for the game that brings a wealth of extra content, including the new Termination Operation, the Lethal difficulty setting, and a Photo Mode. You can read the full details in the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 update 1.004 patch notes below. Saber Interactive recently confirmed details on its roadmap for Space Marine 2, although the team revealed that it isn’t planning on including a PvEvP mode.
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New Content
- Operation – Termination: New operation set on planet Kadaku with new enemies and artillery mechanics.
- Lethal Difficulty:
- Ammo crates have limited refills.
- Enraged Majoris enemies are tougher.
- Armor only restores near teammates.
- New cosmetics as rewards.
- Photo Mode: Added for solo operations, with eye-tracking camera mechanics.
Gameplay and Balancing Tweaks
- Melee Archetypes: Parry windows for fencing weapons now match balanced weapons.
- Melee Perks: Increased damage for charged attacks with chainsword, power fist, and combat knife perks.
- Auspex Scan: Reduced bonus damage to bosses by 30%.
- Melta Charge: Reduced boss damage by 70%.
- Enemy Spawn Director PvE:
- Idle spawns tweaked.
- Enemy variety less random within waves, but increased between waves.
- Extremis enemies spawn with additional support.
- Difficulty Adjustments:
- Ruthless: Limited ammo refills, armor reduced by 20%.
- Substantial: Armor reduced by 10%.
PvP
- Increased delay between announcer messages.
- Shorter Grapnel Launcher animation for Vanguard.
- Fixed Power Fist short charged attacks dealing excessive damage.
AI
- Removed invulnerability from enemy dodge moves, replaced with heavy melee resistance.
- Slightly reduced teleport distance for Rubric Marines.
Customization
- More Chaos color options: Tertiary and decal colors added (e.g., Sotek Green, Khorne Red).
- Colours: Added Liberator Gold and more lore-accurate colors like Mechanicus Standard Grey and Retributor Armour.
- New Chaos faction decals for right shoulder.
Levels
- Vox Liberatis – Daemonhost: Disabled respawn until reaching the last altar in the final arena.
General Fixes
- Fixed bugs with various perks and animations.
- Fixed loss of sound after changing speaker settings.
- Resolved issues with save file loss and stability during Trials.
- Thunder Hammer perk description now reflects actual effect.
- Multiple UI and animation improvements.
Tech
- Stability improvements and crash fixes.
- Improved connectivity and controller compatibility with Steam Input.
- Slight performance boosts.
Render Improvements
- General visual fixes and enhancements.
[Source – Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 Patch Notes On Steam]