Space Marine 2 Public Test Server Launches with Major Update 7.0 Changes

The eagerly awaited public test server for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is now live, providing players with an early glimpse into the highly anticipated Update 7.0 and its associated patch notes. Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have shared that the preliminary patch notes for the PTS version encompass "most" of the features slated for the 7.0 update, although the final patch notes may differ as the team continues to address bugs.

For PC players participating in the PTS, there's a wealth of new content to explore. Update 7.0 introduces a new PvE mission called "Exfiltration," a new secondary weapon—the Inferno Pistol—available for the Vanguard, Sniper, and Heavy classes, endgame-focused prestige ranks in PvE, and the addition of private PvP lobbies. Fans of customization will be thrilled with new color options such as Volupus Pink and Thousand Sons Blue, along with the ability to recolor Bulwark cloth and hands. PvP rewards have also seen a significant 50% increase. The PTS brings new champion skins, including an Imperial Fists Champion for the Tactical class and a Space Wolves Champion for the Vanguard class.

Significant balance changes are also part of this update, with an extended weapon arsenal in PvE, allowing all classes to access a broader range of weapons. Notably, the Assault class can now wield the Power Sword without needing mods. Players should delve into the detailed patch notes to grasp the full scope of weapon adjustments.

A crucial gameplay improvement comes with the Inferno Operation. If a player reaches the assembly area during the final stage, other players will be automatically teleported there after a short delay, addressing previous issues with griefing that hindered progress.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Update 7.0 PTS Patch Notes:

New Features

• New PvE mission: Exfiltration
• New Secondary Weapon (PvP & PvE): Inferno Pistol for the Vanguard, Sniper, and Heavy classes.
• Prestige ranks in PvE.
• PvP Private lobbies.
• Customization:
  • New Colors: Volupus Pink and Thousand Sons Blue
  • Bulwark Cloth Recoloring
  • Hands Recoloring
  • Rewards increased by 50% in PvP.

Balancing

• Extended Weapon arsenal in PvE: All classes now have a larger weapon choice.

  • Heavy: Heavy Bolt Rifle | Heavy Bolt Pistol
  • Tactical: Combat Knife | Plasma Pistol | Heavy Bolt Pistol
  • Assault: Power Sword | Plasma Pistol
  • Bulwark: Heavy Bolt Pistol
  • Sniper: Heavy Bolt Pistol | Instigator Bolt Carbine
  • Vanguard: Heavy Bolt Pistol | Bolt Carbine

• Heavy Bolt Rifle: Reworked versions include:

  • Artificer / Salvation of Bakka - Alpha: Increased magazine capacity and ammo reserve.
  • Artificer / Drogos Reclamation - Beta: Adjusted accuracy, range, and magazine capacity; added a scope.
  • Relic / Gathalamor Crusade - Alpha: Increased magazine capacity and ammo reserve.
  • Relic / Ophelian Liberation - Beta: Adjusted accuracy, range, and magazine capacity; added a scope.

• Added a maximum cap to restore fade HP per action; and a max target to restore health per action to the following weapons: Heavy Melta Gun, Melta Gun, Heavy Plasma.

Weapon Perks Update

Numerous weapons have seen updates to their perks, enhancing gameplay and strategy. Here are some key changes:

• Heavy Bolt Rifle:

  • "Able Precision" (Artificer tier): Duration effect increased.
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Fast Regeneration 2" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Recoupment."
  • "Head Hunter 2" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Tactical Precision."
  • "Rapid Health" (Relic tier): Increased health restoration and removed cooldown.
  • "Rampage" (Relic tier): Increased duration and reduced cooldown.
  • "Honed Precision" (Relic tier): Decreased maximum spread.
  • "Chaos Eliminator" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Tyranid Eliminator" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Cleaving Fire."

• Bolt Rifle:

  • "Able Precision" (Artificer tier): Duration effect increased.
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Adamantine Grip."
  • "Fast Regeneration 2" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Recoupment."
  • "Head Hunter 2" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Tactical Precision."
  • "Rapid Health" (Relic tier): Increased health restoration and removed cooldown.
  • "Honed Precision" (Relic tier): Decreased maximum spread.
  • "Chaos Eliminator" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Perpetual Penetration."
  • "Tyranid Eliminator" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."

• Auto Bolt Rifle:

  • "Honed Precision" (Standard tier): Decreased maximum spread.
  • "Fast Reload" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Elite Hunter."
  • "Rapid Health" (Relic tier): Increased health restoration and removed cooldown.
  • "Perpetual Precision" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Recoupment."

• Plasma Incinerator:

  • "Rapid Cooling" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased duration and reduced cooldown.
  • "Rampage" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased duration and reduced cooldown.
  • "Common Cooling" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Common Efficiency."
  • "Blast Radius 1" (Artificer tier): Increased damage radius.
  • "Blast Radius 2" (Artificer tier): Increased damage radius.
  • "Fast Venting" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Balanced Cooling."
  • "Retaliation" (Relic tier): Increased duration.
  • "Perfect Radius" (Relic tier): Increased duration.

• Stalker Bolt Rifle:

  • "Fast Reload" (Standard tier): Reworked to "Unwavering Resolve."
  • "Long Shot" (Standard tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Adamant Reload" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Adamant Hunter."
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Head Hunter 1" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Cleaving Fire."
  • "Agile Hunter" (Relic tier): Increased duration.
  • "Tyranid Eliminator" (Relic Tier): Reworked to "Recoupment."
  • "Chaos Eliminator" (Relic Tier): Reworked to "Remote Threat."

• Bolt Carbine:

  • "Perpetual Precision" (Standard tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Elusive Precision" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Rapid Health."
  • "Retaliation" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased duration.
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Honed Precision."
  • "Steel Grip" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Unwavering Resolve."
  • "Rapid Health" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Head Hunter" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Cleaving Fire."
  • "Honed Precision" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Fast Regeneration 2" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Perpetual Precision."
  • "Perpetual Precision" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Recoupment."

• Occulus Bolt Carbine:

  • "Perpetual Precision" (Standard tier): Reworked to "Remote Threat."
  • "Elusive Precision" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased duration.
  • "Retaliation" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased duration.
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Recoupment."
  • "Honed Precision" (Artificer tier): Decreased maximum spread.
  • "Fast Regeneration 2" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Rapid Health" (Relic tier): Increased health restoration and removed cooldown.
  • "Chaos Eliminator" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Able Headshot."
  • "Perpetual Precision" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Tyranid Eliminator" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Able Damage."

• Melta Rifle:

  • "Fast Reload" (Standard tier): Reworked to "Decisive Reload."
  • "Adamant Reload" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Rapid Health."
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Master-Crafted tier): Reworked to "Trick Shot."
  • "Fast Regeneration 2" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Fast Reload."
  • "Elusive Range" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Retaliation."
  • "Elusive Fire" (Relic tier): Increased duration.

• Instigator Bolt Carbine:

  • "Adamantine Grip" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Honed Precision" (Artificer tier): Switched position with "Increased Capacity."
  • "Increased Capacity" (Artificer tier): Switched position with "Honed Precision."
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Recoupment."
  • "Fast Regeneration 2" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Head Hunter 2" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Tactical Precision."
  • "Rapid Health" (Relic tier): Increased health restoration and removed cooldown.
  • "Fast Reload" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Inspired Aim."
  • "Rampage" (Relic tier): Increased duration and reduced cooldown.
  • "Adamantine Grip" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Death Strike."

• Bolt Sniper Rifle:

  • "Long Shot" (Standard tier): Renamed to "Remote Threat."
  • "Fast Reload" (Standard tier): Replaced with "Extended Magazine."
  • "Finisher Reload" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Finisher Reload."
  • "Head Hunter 1" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Unwavering Resolve."
  • "Honed Precision 1" (Artificer tier): Decreased maximum spread.
  • "Agile Hunter" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Cleaving Fire."
  • "Honed Precision 2" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Strong Finish."
  • "Great Might" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Strong Start."
  • "Tyranid Eliminator" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Recoupment."
  • "Chaos Eliminator" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Great Might."

• Las Fusil:

  • "Head Hunter" (Standard tier): Replaced with "Perpetual Velocity."
  • "Amplification 1" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased radius of beam weapons.
  • "Amplification 2" (Artificer tier): Increased radius of beam weapons.
  • "Amplification 3" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Charging Immunity."
  • "Perpetual Velocity" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Charging Immunity" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Recoupment."
  • "Honed Precision" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Increased Capacity."

• Heavy Bolter:

  • "Heavy Precision" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Honed Precision."
  • "Honed Precision" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Weapon Strike" (Relic tier): Increased melee damage.

• Heavy Plasma Incinerator:

  • "Rapid Cooling" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased duration and reduced cooldown.
  • "Heavy Velocity 1" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased shot charge rate.
  • "Heavy Velocity 2" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Supercharged Shot."
  • "Supercharged Shot 2" (Artificer tier): Switched position with "Heavy Immunity" (Relic).
  • "Retaliation" (Relic tier): Increased duration.
  • "Elusive Fire" (Relic tier): Increased duration.
  • "Plasma Speed" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Plasma Collection."
  • "Heavy Immunity" (Relic tier): Switched position with "Supercharged Shot 2" (Artificer).

• Multi-Melta:

  • "Weapon Strike" (Standard tier): Increased effect.
  • "Contingency Plan" (Master-Crafted tier): Reworked to "Decisive Reload."
  • "Fast Regeneration 1" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Trick Shot."
  • "Fast Regeneration 2" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Elite Health" (Relic tier): Increased effect.
  • "Weapon Strike" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Discipline."
  • "Tyranid Eliminator" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Chaos Eliminator" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Expedient Barrage."

• Bolt Pistol:

  • "Elusive Precision" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Retaliation" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased duration.
  • "Iron Grip" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased duration.
  • "Perpetual Precision 2" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Increased Capacity."
  • "Elite Hunter" (Relic tier): Increased duration.
  • "Rapid Health" (Relic tier): Increased health restoration and removed cooldown.
  • "Honed Precision 1" (Relic tier): Decreased maximum spread.

• Plasma Pistol:

  • "Common Cooling" (Standard tier): Replaced with "Plasma Collection."
  • "Rapid Cooling" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased duration and reduced cooldown.
  • "Rampage" (Master-Crafted tier): Increased duration and reduced cooldown.
  • "Blast Radius 1" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Plasma Collection."
  • "Supercharged Shot" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Blast Radius 2" (Artificer tier): Increased damage radius.
  • "Perpetual Velocity 2" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Blast Radius."
  • "Perfect Radius" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Perfect Cooling."
  • "Retaliation" (Relic tier): Increased duration.
  • "Fast Venting" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."

• Heavy Bolt Pistol:

  • "Perpetual Precision" (Standard tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Elite Precision" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Adamantine Grip."
  • "Perpetual Precision" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Rapid Health."
  • "Perpetual Penetration" (Master-Crafted tier): Reworked to "Remote Threat."
  • "Gun Strike Reload" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Elite Precision."
  • "Head Hunter 1" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Adamant Hunter."
  • "Head Hunter 2" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Strong Finish."
  • "Adamant Hunter" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Honed Precision" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Gun Strike Reload."
  • "Tyranid Eliminator" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Head Hunter."
  • "Great Might" (Standard tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."
  • "Death Strike" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Perpetual Penetration."
  • "Close Combat" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Increased Capacity."
  • "Adamantine Grip" (Master-Crafted tier): Replaced with "Extended Magazine."
  • "Iron Grip" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Death Strike."
  • "Extended Magazine 1" (Artificer tier): Replaced with "Great Might."
  • "Extended Magazine 2" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Strong Start."
  • "Rapid Health" (Relic tier): Reworked to "Able Damage."
  • "Divine Might" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Honed Precision."
  • "Chaos Eliminator" (Relic tier): Replaced with "Divine Might."

• Chainsword:

  • "Armoured Strength" (Standard tier): Reworked.
  • "Chaos Slayer" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Combined Onslaught."
  • "Tyranid Slayer" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Heavy Onslaught."
  • "Full Throttle" (Relic tier): Moved to Artificer tier.
  • "Trampling Stride" (Relic tier): Moved to Artificer tier.

• Thunder Hammer:

  • "Armoured Strength 1" (Standard tier): Reworked.
  • "Chaos Slayer" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Braced Preparation."
  • "Tyranid Slayer" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "After Aftershock."
  • "Armoured Strength 2" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Offense Initiated."

• Power Fist:

  • "Armoured Strength 1" (Standard tier): Reworked.
  • "Chaos Slayer" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Following Blow."
  • "Tyranid Slayer" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Strength of Will."
  • "Tide of Battle" (Relic tier): Moved to Artificer tier.
  • "Ground Shake" (Relic tier): Moved to Artificer tier.

• Combat Knife:

  • "Armoured Strength" (Standard tier): Reworked.
  • "Chaos Slayer" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Combined Onslaught."
  • "Tyranid Slayer" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Heavy Onslaught."
  • "Tide of Battle" (Relic tier): Moved to Artificer tier.
  • "Reeling Blow" (Relic tier): Moved to Artificer tier.

• Power Sword:

  • "Armoured Strength" (Standard tier): Reworked.
  • "Chaos Slayer" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Skilled Restoration."
  • "Tyranid Slayer" (Artificer tier): Reworked to "Melee Onslaught."

Bolt Weapons Buffs

• Bolt Rifle (all versions): Base damage increased by 5%.
• Auto Bolt Rifle: Base damage increased by 5%.
• Instigator Bolt Carbine: Base damage increased by 5%.
• Bolt Carbine (ONLY Marksman Bolt Carbine versions): Ammo reserve increased by one magazine size (+20).

Operations

• Obelisk: Added new voiceovers to clarify objectives in the final gameplay sequence.
• Inferno: Now, if a player reaches the assembly area in the final stage, other players will be forcefully teleported after a delay (notification after 1:30, teleportation 15 seconds later).

Bug Fixes

• Occulus Bolt Carbine: Fixed a bug with incorrect spread on the Master-Crafted - Alpha version.
• Multi-Melta: Fixed a bug with incorrect rate of fire adjustments.
• Sniper Class: Fixed stacking issues with the "Renewal" and "Squad Renewal" perks.
• Tactical Class: Fixed incorrect bonus stack with the "Radiating Impact" perk.
• Heavy Class: Fixed bonus issues with the "Enhanced Force" perk.
• Trials: Fixed unintentional player health regeneration.
• Other: Fixed notification sound for multiple special enemy spawns.

For the latest developments, the Space Marine 2 developers have also teased the upcoming Horde mode and addressed community concerns about live service game elements and content updates.

With these substantial updates and fixes, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 continues to evolve, offering an enriched gaming experience for its dedicated fanbase.