Warhammer 40,000 Darktide update 1.11.4 introduces a rotating Expedition Map system, refreshing mission nodes and adding new modifiers to keep gameplay varied. Players will need to unlock nodes again each cycle, with a community-driven objective tied to collecting Tech Remnants adding a shared progression element.
Alongside this, the update delivers Hive Scum balance tweaks, quality-of-life improvements, and a wide range of bug fixes. Several crashes, matchmaking inconsistencies, and gameplay issues have been addressed, improving overall stability and flow during missions.
Patch Notes
New Features
Expedition Map Rotation
- Introduced rotating Expedition Map system with refreshed nodes, modifiers, and environmental conditions
- Reset Expedition progression, requiring players to unlock grid points again each cycle
- Added community objective requiring 200,000,000 Tech Remnants to unlock a special node
- Each Strike Team member contributes individually to the shared total
Balance Changes
Hive Scum Adjustments
- Updated Adrenaline Smiter and Splash Damage talents to count kills from latched attacks
- Adjusted Street Tough talent so it no longer triggers from Specialist melee attacks
Quality of Life Updates
- Added past event tracking to the Live Events view
- Improved Personality Scourge menu feedback when no changes are made
- Disabled Quickplay matchmaking when Private Game is selected
- Updated Expedition matchmaking message to better explain restrictions
- Removed player damage from sandstorm wall impacts
Bug Fixes
General Fixes
- Fixed Expedition failure bug occurring after successful extraction
- Corrected Curios displaying incorrect Stamina values
- Fixed truncated long item descriptions during inspection
- Resolved incorrect acquisition text for Commodore Vestures items
- Fixed Psyker Smite animation issues when used with Scrier Gaze
- Addressed early enemy spawn issues at mission start
- Fixed timer displaying incorrectly when hot joining Sanctuary
- Corrected decoding skull VFX showing incorrect progress state
- Fixed lingering objective markers after capture completion
- Ensured capture zone markers appear before players reach them
- Added pushback to Valkyrie extraction doors to prevent player clipping
- Fixed server crash when players hot join during extraction
- Resolved crash caused by Cyber Mastiff pounce
- Fixed Auspex sound issue causing crashes
- Corrected Sanctuary stock inconsistencies for hot joining players
- Fixed crash caused by Valkyrie Bombing Run killing a Pox Burster
- Enabled direct Blitz swapping from Sanctuary items
- Fixed Sand Vortexes getting stuck in extraction areas
- Resolved softlock issue with airlock doors on dedicated servers
Cosmetic Fixes
- Fixed legacy hairstyles displaying incorrect colors
- Corrected Vostroyan headgear visual issues during movement
Known Issues
- Players may spawn dead when hot joining during Sanctuary exit
- Some Sanctuary items cannot be tagged
- Texture issues may occur on AMD GPUs
- Xbox players may experience delayed texture loading
- Investigating increased GPU crashes related to FSR Frame Generation on AMD Radeon RX 9xxx
Warhammer 40,000 Darktide is a first-person action shooter developed and published by Fatshark. It was released on November 30, 2022, for PC, followed by Xbox Series X/S in 2023 and PlayStation 5 in late 2024.
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