One yr on from its rocky launch, co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has been on a little bit of an apology tour, making main overhauls of core techniques to get the sport right into a extra lovable state. To date it has been a very profitable makeover, and it is culminated in a giant free enlargement, The Traitor Curse, launched in two elements. We bought the primary half final month, and now we have got particulars of the second, together with a promise to have it out earlier than the winter holidays.
In case you missed it, half one launched a brand new story cinematic and a brand new zone and mission primarily based round a creepy carnival, alongside an examine characteristic and a rebalance of the Veteran’s expertise tree.
Half two guarantees to maintain the grimdark instances rolling with one other new mission, dubbed Warren 6-19, that sends you into the “again alleys” of the carnival to search out and destroy the cult’s manufacturing amenities. There will be a particular encounter that may set off for a restricted time throughout missions, too—a struggle with “the Karnak Twins”, who sound like a lower than pleasant pair.
The largest change, nevertheless, is available in glass syringes. The replace will introduce Stimms to the sport—a brand new consumable that is available in therapeutic, harm boosting, velocity buffing, and cooldown lowering flavours. They sound similar to Vermintide 2’s magic potions, and that is no unhealthy factor: in that sport, they had been a terrific device in participant’s arsenals, valuable assets that, if conserved correctly, might provide the edge for pivotal moments like boss fights. I would definitely welcome that additional factor of tactical depth in Darktide too.
There’ll even be new “Marks” of weapon—in different phrases, variants of present weapon varieties, with distinctive stats and qualities. The press launch teases a model of the Stub Revolver that permits you to fan the hammer for a fast spray of bullets, and a, er, “foldable” shovel. Fairly arduous to think about how making your weapon barely extra moveable will probably be helpful in a scrap towards limitless hordes of Nurgle cultists, however hey, I am excited to search out out, and apparently there will be tons extra new Marks past these two as effectively.
Lastly, Fatshark depart us with slightly tease:
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I am positive the neighborhood’s already arduous at work deciphering what this might imply. Maybe a festive factor, as a nod to the season? Absolutely even Warhammer is not too grimdark to have fun the vacations?