Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 Patch 1.004 Notes (Ver. 1.004.000)

Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 patch 1.004 is available rolling out on PS5, Xbox and PC(Steam). According to the official Space Marine 2 patch notes, the latest update resolves game crashing issues. Apart from this, WH40K Space Marine 2 update 1.004 also includes stability improvements.

Recently, the game was released with positive reviews. Unfortunately, players are facing several problems when trying to play the game on the consoles. Today’s WH 40K Space Marine 2 version 1.004.000 will solve a few of these problems. Check out more details below.

Space Marine 2 Version 1.004 Patch Notes

NEW FEATURES

💥New Operation – Termination

This new Operation takes place on planet Kadaku. New dreadful foes have arrived. Make good use of the artillery to annihilate them.

💥Added Lethal difficulty for Operations

Major highlights of it:

• Ammo Crates have limited refills per player.
• Majoris enemies can become enraged and will be more deadly and harder to kill.
• Armour restores from finishers only if you stay close to your battle-brothers.”
• Overcoming such a challenge will grant you new cosmetics…

​💥Added photo mode in Operations(works only in solo). Also, characters can now follow the camera with their eyes.

GAMEPLAY AND BALANCING TWEAKS

Melee Archetypes:Fencing weapons’ perfect parry window will now have the same duration as balanced weapons but it will start from the first frame of parry animation.

Melee Perks:Chainsword, Power Fist, Combat Knife charged attacks perks get significant damage increase.

Basic Auspex Scan:bonus damage on bosses is reduced by 30%.

Melta Charge:damage to bosses is reduced by 70%.

​Enemy Spawn Director PvE:

• Tweaked idle spawns.
• Enemy variety within waves is now less random while enemy variety between waves is bigger.
• Extremis enemies can now spawn have additional enemies.

Difficulty:

• Ruthless: Ammo crates have limited refills per player.
• Ruthless: Player’s armour reduced by 20%.
• Substantial: Player’s armour reduced by 10%

Note from the devs:

“With Patch 3 we have noticed that Operations mode became noticeably easier, especially Chaos operations. We are happier with what we have right now compared to what we had on release, because before Patch 3 Chaos missions were unpopular. Still, we think that currently Operations mode is a bit too easy.

Overall these changes are going to make Operations mode harder, but it is difficult to measure by how much. We will continue to monitor those changes and will continue to adjust the balance of Operations mode. This is not the last change.”

PVP

• Increased delay between announcer messages in PvP.
• The starting animation of the Grapnel Launcher for the Vanguard is shorter in PvP.
• Fixed Power Fist in PvP dealing too much damage with short charged attacks.

AI

• Enemy Dodges: Globally replaced full invulnerability on dodge moves of enemies with heavy melee damage resistance.
• Rubric Marine with Boltgun: Disengage teleport max distance is slightly reduced.

CUSTOMISATION

• More options for colours customisation for Chaos:
  • Tertiary colours: Sotek Green, Night Lords Blue, Death Guard Green, Khorne Red.
• Decal colours: Sotek Green, Khorne Red.
• Colours: Added Liberator Gold colour to default for primary and secondary colours palettes.
• Fixed a lot of issues with display of colours, now they should be more lore accurate (Mechanicus Standard Grey, Ushabti Bone, Phoenician Purple, The Fang, Iron Hands Steel, Retributor Armour).
• Decals: Added new Chaos faction decals for the right shoulder.

LEVELS

• Vox Liberatis – Daemonhost: Disabled respawn until the last altar in the final arena.

GENERAL FIXES

• Fixed a bug where the Assault perk “Ascension” could kill its owner.
• Fixed a bug where the Sniper perk “Targeted Shot” wasn’t always working in some cases.
• Fixed an unintended animation cancel with the Bulwark by using the block, which resulted in faster attacks.
• Fixed an issue with the Tactical team perk “Close Targeting” not triggering properly.
• Fixed: Tactical perk “Radiating Impact” not triggering properly.
• Fixed an issue with the Sniper perk “Guardian Protocol” cooldown not working properly.
• Fixed an issue where sound was lost after switching the speaker configuration.
• Fixed several issues in Trials.
• Fixed several issues that were causing loss of saves.
• The Thunder Hammer perk “Patience Rewarded” description is now accurate with its actual effect (added “When your Health is below 30%” part).
• Lots of minor UI fixes and improvements.
• Lots of minor animation fixes and improvements.
• Localisation fixes.

TECH

• Crash fixes and general stability improvements.
• Fixed several connectivity issues causing disconnects for players.
• Slightly improved performance.
• Fixed issues controllers not working with Steam Input enabled.

RENDER IMPROVEMENTS

• General improvements and fixes.

• Addressed game crashing issues.
• Added stability fixes.
• Added gameplay performance improvements.

Known Issues

Console Issues

• Rare Freezes on Consoles: Some players may experience occasional freezes on certain maps. Optimizations are ongoing.

Downloadable Content (DLC)

• Ultramarines Cosmetic Pack (Store Page):
  • Players are not redirected to the store page after pressing the purchase button.
  • DLC can be accessed via Epic Games Store or Steam:
    • EGS Page
    • Steam Page

PC and GPU Issues

• Crash on Integrated GPU: The game may launch on an integrated graphics card, resulting in crashes. To fix:
  1. Ensure the integrated GPU meets minimum specifications.
  2. Set the game to run on the dedicated GPU in Windows Device Manager.
• Power Plan & Settings Adjustment:
  • Set Windows Power Plan to High Performance.
  • In Display Settings > Graphics Settings, choose high performance for the app.
  • Adjust Nvidia Control Panel settings for GPU power to High Performance.

Steam Deck

• Default Settings Issue: Video settings aren’t applied correctly on first launch. Recommended adjustments:
  • Render Resolution: Performance
  • Resolution Upscaling: FSR2
  • FPS Limit: 30
  • Quality Preset: Low
• Ongoing Support: Steam Deck support will improve in future patches.

Ultrawide Support

• Not Fully Supported: Ultrawide displays are not supported properly at launch but will be addressed in upcoming patches.

Controller Compatibility

• Steam Input Conflicts: XBox Wireless and DualSense controllers may not work with Steam Input. To fix:
  • Disable Steam Input before launching the game:
    • Right click on game > Properties > Controller > Disable Steam Input.

Monitor Setup

• Main Monitor Not Detected: On first launch, the game may not launch on the primary monitor if it is set as a secondary screen. Adjust settings after launch.

Epic Online Services

• Installation Notice: Epic Online Services will be installed on first game installation to ensure crossplay compatibility between Steam and Epic Games Store.

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