Fatshark has released Hotfix 1.9.2 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, marking the game’s 78th hotfix. The update makes major adjustments to the Scab Plasma Gunner, rebalancing its attack power, spawn limits, and survivability, while also improving its visual clarity. Ogryn players will notice combat refinements, particularly with smoother block transitions on Power Maul attacks.
Beyond combat tweaks, the hotfix addresses a wide range of issues, including pacing on higher difficulties, incorrect ammo scaling, missing subtitles, and progression requirements. Multiple crash fixes have been implemented, targeting server stability, weapon cosmetics, and intense combat scenarios. The update also introduces bug fixes for cosmetics, the mission board, and UI navigation.
Full Patch Notes
Features & Tweaks
- Scab Plasma Gunner
- Plasma weapon now slightly lit at all times
- Aim duration increased (0.5 → 0.75)
- Shoot cooldown increased (1.5 → 2.4)
- Power reduced (650 → 550)
- Base HP reduced (950 → 900)
- Limited spawn amount per difficulty
- Wall penetration removed
- Increased damage against fellow enemies
- Dev note: Working on improved Audio/Visual cues
- Ogryn Power Maul
- Removed chain time to Block from Light 3 and Light 4 attacks
General Fixes
- Fixed issue where coordinated strikes had a 90% chance to occur instead of 30% (Damnation and Auric only)
- Fixed incorrect ammo scaling for secondary weapons
- Fixed incorrect stagger calculation in certain cases
- Fixed post-combat bonding conversations not triggering often enough
- Fixed missing subtitles in opening cinematic
- Fixed difficulty requirement not working for “No Provisions” penance (and updated description)
- Fixed duplicate Vigilant Autogun in Brunt’s Armoury for Zealot
- Fixed Plasma Annihilator frame displaying wrong unlock requirement text
- Fixed inability to scroll talent tree with mouse
- Fixed “Charged Strike” DoT damage not triggering “Malefic Momentum”
- Fixed highlight loss on selected character when switching between characters
Crashes
- Fixed server crash during intense combat or explosions
- Fixed crash when opening Campaign Playlist before mission terminal finished loading
- Fixed crash in Cosmetics menu when pressing multiple inputs at once
- Fixed crashes related to Rotten Armour enemies
- Fixed crash when removing Keystone effects of Veteran “Sniper Focus”
- Fixed crash when inspecting standard weapon appearances in Cosmetics menu
Cosmetics
- Fixed incorrect tones on certain hair/fur colours
- Fixed clipping issues with Zealot “Void-Farer’s Hood” headgear cosmetic
Mission Board
- Fixed campaign debrief cinematics playing while pressing difficulty selector
- Fixed fully opaque background in Campaign Playlist after certain missions
- Fixed inability to navigate Campaign Playlist with controller inputs
- Fixed locked debrief cinematics being viewable with controller inputs
Known Issues
- Rare crash when equipping items to a character (linked to old preset data)
- Workaround: Create a new preset. Players may lose preset data when the final fix is deployed, but characters will remain unaffected
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a first-person action game developed and published by Fatshark. Set in the grimdark Warhammer 40K universe, it serves as a spiritual successor to the Vermintide series. The game launched on Windows in November 2022, followed by Xbox Series X/S in October 2023 and PlayStation 5 in December 2024.
Hotfix 1.9.2 is now live across all platforms.
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