1
Patch 11.0 delivers an extensive content drop for Space Marine 2, introducing a new PvE map, fresh equipment, dozens of new Battlefield Conditions, and a wide selection of Heroic weapons and armor pieces. The update also includes new Season Pass cosmetics and Chaos class customization options for PvP, expanding both gameplay depth and player expression.
Combat systems see wide-ranging adjustments across melee, firearms, and class perks, while Assault receives a new Jump Pack Dash attack feature. Vanguard and Sniper classes gain major perk reworks, and the patch includes a comprehensive set of bug fixes, AI improvements, level updates, and technical optimizations.
Patch Notes 11.0
New Features
- New PvE map Reclamation set aboard a damaged Imperial cruiser orbiting Avarax.
- New PvE equipment Sanctified Wrath
- Increases melee damage by 25 percent for 15 seconds
- Grants immunity to knockbacks
- Pushes back nearby enemies when activated
- Increased charges from 1 to 2
- More than 40 new Battlefield Conditions added.
- Six new Heroic weapons and eight armor pieces added, unlocked via Accolades
- Heavy Bolt Pistol Retribution’s Bequest
- Heavy Bolter Chains of Duty
- Instigator Bolt Carbine Wrapped
- Bolt Sniper Rifle Wrapped
- Power Fist Death’s Grasp
- Thunder Hammer Storm’s Dominion
- Mark VII Helm
- Artificer Mark X Helm
- Black Templars Artificer Mark X Helm
- Mark VI Corvus Veteran Helm
- Veteran Molecular Bonding Studs R. Pauldron
- Honourific Gem R. Pauldron
- Cameleoline Shroud R. Pauldron
- Veterans Shroud R. Pauldron
- New Season Pass content
- Blood Angels Champion pack
- Salamanders Cosmetic Pack
- Chaos customization for PvP using armor parts from sets.
Assault Updates
- New Jump Pack Dash attacks added
- Faster and more responsive than normal sprint attacks
- Affected by perks that modify sprint attacks
- Jump Dash attacks now deal 50 percent more damage
Melee Changes
- Power Axe updates
- Chained Whirl Slash can now follow Overhead Strike
- Overhead Strike damage increased by 50 percent
- Riposte perk is now default behavior
- Riposte reworked to double Overhead Strike damage after Backstep
- Blocking versions can enter Power Stance
- Heroic Double Edge Relic Chainsword
- Trampling Stride perk now works with Heroic Perk Combo
- Double Heavy Combo can follow Whirl Slash sprint attack
- Heroic Power Gladius
- Damage buff lasts 1 second after first damage instance
- Fixed issue where buff lasted indefinitely
Firearms Changes
- Heavy Bolt Rifle base damage increased by 13 percent.
- Heroic Combi-Melta damage increased by 15 percent for both firing modes.
- Multi-Melta blind-fire transition revert maintains shot interval.
- Bolt Pistol base damage increased by 13.5 percent.
- Volkite Pistol base and explosion damage increased by 10 percent.
Heroic Weapon Adjustments
- Heroic Heavy Bolt Pistol
- Gun Strike damage increased by 20 percent
- Max ammo increased by 6
- Heroic perk now instantly kills enemies calling for reinforcements
- Heroic Sniper Bolt Rifle
- Ammo restore perks no longer trigger
- Heroic Thunder Hammer
- Assault Ground Pound now spawns an added shock zone
- Heroic Power Fist
- Light attack bonus increased to 200 percent
- Heroic perk radius increased to 15 meters
- Fixed inconsistent perk activation
- Heroic Heavy Bolter
- Functions as a fencing weapon as intended
- Fixed accuracy UI display
Class Updates
Tactical
- Signal Jammer reworked
- New effect prevents reinforcement calls from other enemies for 90 seconds after marking a target
Sniper
- Precision Targeting now works on Extremis and Terminus enemies.
- Guardian Protocol cooldown removed.
- Ambush now also slows nearby enemies for 10 seconds.
Bulwark
- Emergency Countermeasure cooldown reduced from 90 to 45 seconds.
Vanguard
- Grapnel Launcher damage now scales with difficulty.
- Retribution reworked
- New effect grants 25 percent melee damage when magazine is empty
- Damage buff adjusted from 20 to 25 percent
- Moving Target reworked
- Killing an enemy at 30 meters or more restores 5 percent ability charge
- Tenacity reworked
- New effect gives 130 percent Diving Kick damage after killing a Majoris or higher enemy
- Cooldown set to 15 seconds
- Fixed Shock Wave interaction with Tenacity
- Collateral Damage increases Diving Kick damage to 50 percent.
- Inner Fire now works correctly.
Assault
- Act of Attrition reworked
- New effect increases enemy damage taken by 25 percent for 5 seconds when hit by sprint or dash melee attacks
Battlefield Conditions
- Great Responsibility HP bonus increased from 100 percent to 150 percent.
- Retirement Barge HP debuff reduced from 66 percent to 50 percent.
- Poorly Fit Suit damage reduced by 33 percent.
- Equipment Malfunction removed from Exfiltration mission.
- Surgical Strike damage increased by 15 percent.
- Extreme Challenge increases Extremis enemy spawn cooldown.
Gameplay Quality of Life
- Increased netcode damage cap.
- Sniper Cloak ability buff lasts longer to support burst and full auto weapons.
- Improved sound indication for unparriable attacks.
- Pyrecannon Heavy Stance sprint behavior aligned with other heavy weapons.
AI Improvements
- Chaos Spawn headshot detection fixed for client-side hits.
- Vortex Beast headshot area added.
- Numerous minor animation fixes.
Customisation
- Bots now use player class customization.
- Added armor part sorting by rarity.
- Fixed Black Templar Champion Power Sword chain.
- Various minor customization fixes.
Levels
- Multiple minor geometry fixes.
General Fixes
- Fixed Vanguard Restless Fortitude perk not activating on Grapnel Launcher finishers.
- Fixed Sniper ability occasionally failing after being hit during activation.
- Fixed gun strike on Lictor after perfect dodge in rare cases.
- Fixed Assault Overcharge class perk not buffing charged attacks except Thunder Hammer.
- Fixed multiple Combat Knife perk interactions.
- Fixed Power Sword Speed Restoration and power mode inconsistencies.
- Fixed Power Sword fourth attack restoration bonus.
- Fixed missed third light combo attack.
- Fixed Thunder Hammer Overcharge inconsistencies with Seismic Chain, Aftershock Improved, and After Aftershock perks.
- Numerous minor bug, localization, UI, and sound fixes.
Tech
- Memory optimizations.
- Crash and stability improvements.
- Connectivity improvements.
Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 is a third-person action shooter with hack and slash elements, released on September 9, 2024, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Have you noticed these changes? Share your thoughts in the comments!
