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Fatshark has released Hotfix 1.12.2 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, focusing primarily on improving the recently introduced Skitarii class. The update reduces several Penance requirements, refines class abilities, and addresses a range of gameplay issues reported by players.
Alongside the Skitarii improvements, the hotfix rebalances Vanguard enemies, fixes multiple gameplay and visual bugs, and introduces several quality-of-life improvements affecting combat, abilities, progression, and stability.
Patch Notes
Features and Tweaks
Penance Adjustments
- Reduced the unlock requirement for the Pro-Trader (5) Penance:
- 100,000 Salvage → 20,000 Salvage
Vanguard Enemy Balance
- Equalized sweep priority between head and shield hitboxes, making headshots register more consistently.
Weakspot Damage Multipliers
- Dreg Vanguard:
- 0.50 → 0.75
- Scab Vanguard:
- 0.50 → 0.65
Damage over Time Changes
- Initial Damage over Time hits now apply stagger as expected.
- Damage over Time effects no longer contribute toward breaking Vanguard shields.
Skitarii Penance Requirements
- Curse of Malfunction
- 500 → 75
- Corpuscarian Disciple
- 5,000 → 1,500
- Voltaic Warrior
- 5,000 → 2,500
Bug Fixes
General Fixes
- Fixed the Voltaic Emitter ability being obstructed by terrain.
- Improved consistency of the Voltaic Emitter Weapon Malfunction effect.
- Fixed the Heretical Artefacts coherency buff reducing, rather than increasing, coherency radius.
- Fixed Skitarii-specific height scaling in the Mission Lobby and End of Round screens.
- Fixed hogtied players being moved to another respawn location while teammates were nearby.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when changing keybindings.
- Fixed Chordclaw Strike not consuming a Capacitance Charge after sprinting while aiming.
Vanguard Enemy Fixes
- Fixed stagger animations after Vanguard shields are broken.
- Fixed an issue preventing Vanguard enemies from properly entering heavy stagger states.
Skitarii Fixes
- Fixed the Veteran Skitarius Penance failing to track progress after joining a mission already in progress.
- Fixed the Voltaic Resistance Talent occasionally failing to generate Arc Lightning.
- Fixed the Advanced Combat Doctrines legendary Mortis Trials buff description.
- Fixed the Progressive Plating Matrix Talent using the wrong buff icon.
- Added missing Vanguard localization text.
- Fixed chat bubbles appearing beneath Skitarii characters instead of above them in the Mourningstar hub.
Gameplay Fixes
- Fixed ability cooldown reductions failing while an active ability paused cooldown timers.
- Fixed incorrect reload animation states for the Phosphor Blast Pistol.
- Fixed Ogryn first-person camera scaling based on character height.
- Fixed Poxbursters occasionally ignoring melee Push stagger.
- Fixed Smoke Grenades being difficult to see under certain lighting and graphics settings.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when calling a Valkyrie Airstrike during Expeditions missions.
UI Fixes
- Fixed the Hive Scum Speedloader Talent displaying without a description in the Tactical Overlay.
Cosmetic Fixes
- Fixed Lens Colours blending incorrectly between Skitarii Body 1 eyes.
- Fixed visual issues affecting:
- Thrice Blessed Eye of Admonition (Scorched Ironmantle)
- Thrice Blessed Eye of Admonition (Mordian Pride)
- Thrice Blessed Eye of Admonition (Darkweald Battleshade)
- Fixed visual issues with the Mordian Cap featuring the Psykana Collar.
Known Issues
Respawn
- Hogtied players may occasionally move to a later respawn point even if the Strike Team has not progressed beyond their location.
Personality Scourging
- DLC classes may have no loadout equipped after Personality Scourging.
Hive Scum
- Personality Scourging may replace equipped headgear with the selected gang’s starter headgear.
Skitarii
- Personality Scourging may unequip all loadouts.
- All loadouts may display a yellow exclamation mark related to the backpack slot.
- Equipping a different backpack resolves the issue.
Mission Navigation
- The opening section of Chasm Station HL-16-11 may cause enemies to navigate unpredictably.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Hotfix 1.12.2 is rolling out across Windows PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5. The update focuses on improving the Skitarii class while delivering balance changes, bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements.
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