Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Patch 4.0 (PS5 update 1.004) introduces significant new content, including a new operation called Termination and the addition of a Lethal difficulty level for operations. Termination takes place on the planet Kadaku, where players face a fresh set of enemies, relying on artillery to defeat them. The new Lethal difficulty ups the challenge with limited ammo refills, enraged enemies, and armor restoration tied to staying near teammates. Overcoming this difficulty grants players exclusive cosmetic rewards. Additionally, photo mode has been added, enhancing the solo experience by allowing players to take in-game screenshots with characters’ eyes now tracking the camera.
Balancing tweaks target melee weapons, providing significant damage increases to charged attacks for chainsword, power fist, and combat knife perks. Some damage bonuses, like the Auspex Scan and Melta Charge, have been reduced in boss encounters. Enemy spawn patterns and the difficulty of operations have been re-tuned, especially following player feedback that the mode had become too easy after previous patches. The PvP aspect has also seen minor adjustments, while customization options for Chaos, AI behaviors, and several quality-of-life fixes round out this comprehensive update.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Update 1.004 Full Patch Notes:
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.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to Space Marine, offering players the chance to continue the story of Captain Titus. Set in the grimdark universe of Warhammer 40,000, the game blends intense third-person action with brutal melee combat.
