Developer Fatshark has unveiled its first main replace for co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide for 2024. Slated for launch this month, the replace, titled Path of Redemption, will deliver with it a number of latest options, together with a revamp to the sport’s Penance system.
For context, Penances in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide primarily act as in-game achievements that gamers can earn by taking up totally different challenges, taking part in on greater difficulties, and utilizing varied skills. A few of these Penances have been grouped as much as then reward gamers with a brand new beauty merchandise.
The brand new replace will now enable gamers to earn Penance factors, which rely in direction of a brand new development observe that includes greater than 40 tiers of unlockable rewards. There may also be greater than 200 new Penances, and over 100 new rewards as a part of the replace, together with new insignias, protrait frames, emotes, and outfits primarily based on the loyalist Moebian sixth.
Workforce lead for the replace, Björn, and design director on the sport, Victor, have defined the studio’s choice in a brand new dev weblog. In accordance with the duo, the brand new Penance system was designed to offer gamers extra company in how they earn rewards.
“There was one important driver behind reimagining the entire penance system: giving gamers extra company in Darktide,” wrote the duo within the dev weblog. “We wished so as to add enjoyable and significant methods for gamers to earn extra cosmetics, and provides them new methods to problem themselves. This replace provides new and diversified objectives to attain, with a slew of rewards matching their funding within the recreation – whether or not they simply began taking part in or are a returning participant.”
Listed below are among the adjustments coming to Warhammer 40,000: Darktide as a part of the Path of Redemption replace:
- A brand new free technique to gather rewards: penance factors will now rely in direction of a development observe composed of 40+ tiers, permitting gamers to unlock earnable rewards.
- A brand new house for penances within the Mourningstar: Hestia will likely be accountable for preserving a file of the rejects’ penances and can be part of the remainder of the Mourningstar crew in voice-overs throughout missions.
- 200+ new penances: a slew of latest penances will likely be added to the sport for gamers to finish. These will likely be divided into new classes.
- 100+ new earnable rewards: these will embody new insignias, portrait frames, emotes, poses, weapon trinkets, and cosmetics such because the loyalist Moebian sixth outfits.
- New reward kind – Titles: permitting gamers to brag about their most spectacular achievements.
- Improved penance UI and menu: permitting gamers to raised observe penances and progress towards rewards.
- New puzzles, challenges, and collectibles: we’re including a number of puzzles throughout Tertium Hive for gamers to find and clear up.
- New enemy: the Dreg Tox Bomber will be part of the ranks of the heretics, hurling Blight Grenades full of poisonous fumes.
- New situation: Pox Fuel will be part of the roster of circumstances that may unfold throughout Tertium. Advice: don’t breathe too deeply.
- The Character Scourge: gamers could have the choice to vary further facets of your operative (background, peak, identify, and voice) in trade for ordo dockets.
