Warhammer 40K Darktide Update 1.115.955 Patch Notes (1.11.6)

Warhammer 40k Darktide update 1.115.955 is now available to download on PS5 and PC. According to the official Darktide patch notes, the latest update 1.11.6 reduces elite enemy pressure, improves Ogryn traversal, and rebalances several melee weapons and blessings. Expedition pacing has been adjusted, while multiple crashes, HUD bugs, and progression issues have also been resolved for smoother gameplay. Today’s Warhammer 40k Darktide patch 1.115.955 also includes stabliyt fixes.

What is new in Warhammer 40K Darktide patch 1.115.955? – May 11, 2026

Update Summary

• Crusher, Bulwark, and Reaper enemy spawns reduced across missions and Havoc mode.
• Ogryn movement improved with higher vaulting over obstacles.
• Multiple melee weapons and blessings rebalanced, including Sapper Shovel and Blaze Force Sword.
• Rotten Armour enemies now use Infested armour type instead of Carapace.
• Several crashes, HUD problems, and progression bugs fixed.

Enemy Balance Changes

• Ogryn Crusher spawns reduced by roughly 35% across ambient, Horde, and Event encounters.
• Havoc mode now includes an additional 15% reduction to Crusher, Bulwark, and Reaper enemies.
• Rotten Armour enemies now use Infested armour instead of Carapace.
• Rotten enemy spawn rates lowered.

Class Balance Changes

Ogryn

• Vaulting height increased to improve movement across obstacles.

Veteran

• ‘Demolition Stockpile’ now uses separate recharge timers for each grenade type.
• Krak Grenade replenish timer increased from 60s to 90s.
• Frag and Smoke Grenades remain unchanged at 60s.

Hive Scum

• Boom Bringer max charges reduced from 3 to 2.
• With ‘Extra Pouches’, Boom Bringer charges reduced from 4 to 3.
• Chem Grenade max charges reduced from 3 to 2.
• With ‘Extra Pouches’, Chem Grenade charges reduced from 4 to 3.
• Chem Toxin damage over time reduced from 440 to 350 at max stacks.

Weapon & Blessing Changes

Uncanny Strike

• Effect changed from Rending to Brittleness.
• Applies Brittleness stacks on weakspot hits for Blaze Force Sword, Combat Blade, Duelling Sword, and Sapper Shovel.
• Shivs version also updated with Brittleness scaling.

Melee Blessings

• Opportunist and Bladed Momentum changed from Rending to Melee Rending.

Sapper Shovel

• Heavy and Light attacks deal more damage against Carapace, Flak, Maniac, and Unyielding armour types.
• Heavy attack damage and impact values increased.
• Secondary target damage scaling improved.
• Pushfollow attacks strengthened against Carapace and Maniac enemies.

Blaze Force Sword

• Light and Heavy attacks deal increased damage against Carapace armour.
• Obscurus Mk II uppercut timing adjusted to improve weakspot consistency.

Shivs

• Weapon Special direct hit damage increased from 190 to 235.
• Finesse scaling increased.
• Flak armour damage improved at near and far ranges.
• Critical boost scaling reduced on most Mk I attack profiles.

Duelling Sword

• Heavy attacks received reduced finesse and critical scaling.
• Heavy stab damage against Carapace armour reduced.

Inferno Force Staff

• Direct hit damage against Carapace armour increased.

Damage Over Time Effects

• Burn damage against Carapace armour increased.
• Soulblaze damage against Carapace armour increased.
• Soulblaze max stack damage increased slightly from 250 to 255.

Features & Tweaks

• Launcher now performs automatic integrity checks after crashes caused by corrupted files.
• Steam file verification prompt added when corruption is detected.
• Expedition capture zone objective times reduced.
• ‘Scavenged Kantrael Mk XH’ helmets can now be equipped by Veteran and Zealot classes.

Fixes

• Fixed a crash related to the inventory screen during mission loading.
• Fixed incorrect voice chat HUD visibility during missions.
• Fixed Veteran ‘Survivalist’ Aura cooldown not triggering correctly.
• Fixed Curios providing less stamina than listed.
• Added HUD icon support for ‘Desperation’.
• Fixed Expedition extraction objects appearing below the ground.
• Fixed theme application issues in Expedition mode.
• Fixed player deaths when joining near sanctuary exits.
• Items sold in Expedition Sanctuary can now be pinged.
• Fixed several Expedition zone progression display issues after hot-joining.

Previously, a big update was released which added quality of life improvements. Unfortunately, players are facing several problems when trying to play the game on the consoles. Today’s Warhammer 40,000 patch 1.11.6 will solve a few of these problems.

Download free Warhammer 40,000 Darktide update 1.115.955 on PlayStation 5 and PC.