Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 update 1.004 (1.004.000) is available to download on PS5, Xbox and PC(Steam). According to the official Space Marine 2 1.004 patch notes, the latest update adds new Operation on Kadaku, Lethal difficulty, solo photo mode, melee and PvP adjustments. Apart from this, WH40K Space Marine 2 version 1.004 also includes a variety of general fixes and improvements.
Previously, a major Space Marine 2 update 1.003.001 added quality of life changes and fixes. Unfortunately, since the Space Marine 2 day one patch, players are facing several problems including joining server issue. Today’s WH 40K Space Marine 2 patch 1.004 will solve a few of these problems. Check out more details below.
Space Marine 2 Update 1.004 patch notes – October 17, 2024
New Features
New Operation – Termination
- Set on planet Kadaku with new deadly foes.
- Artillery can be used for enemy annihilation.
Added Lethal Difficulty for Operations
- Ammo Crates: Limited refills per player.
- Majoris Enemies: Can become enraged, more deadly, harder to kill.
- Armour Restores: Only from finishers if near battle-brothers.
- Rewards: New cosmetics for completing challenges.
Photo Mode in Operations (Solo Only)
- Characters now follow the camera with their eyes.
Gameplay and Balancing Tweaks
Melee Archetypes
- Fencing Weapons: Perfect parry window matches balanced weapons’ duration, starting from the first frame of the animation.
Melee Perks
- Chainsword, Power Fist, Combat Knife: Charged attacks receive significant damage boosts.
Basic Auspex Scan
- Boss Damage: Reduced by 30%.
Melta Charge
- Boss Damage: Reduced by 70%.
Enemy Spawn Director PvE
- Idle Spawns Tweaked.
- Wave Variety: Increased variation between waves.
- Extremis Enemies: Can spawn with additional enemies.
Difficulty Adjustments
Ruthless Difficulty
- Ammo Crates: Limited refills per player.
- Armour: Reduced by 20%.
Substantial Difficulty
- Armour: Reduced by 10%.
PvP Adjustments
- Increased delay between announcer messages.
- Shortened starting animation for the Vanguard’s Grapnel Launcher.
- Power Fist Damage: Fixed excessive damage for short charged attacks.
AI Improvements
Enemy Dodges
- Replaced full invulnerability with heavy melee damage resistance.
Rubric Marine (Boltgun)
- Slightly reduced disengage teleport max distance.
Customisation Options
Chaos Colours and Decals
- Tertiary Colours: Added Sotek Green, Night Lords Blue, Death Guard Green, Khorne Red.
- Decal Colours: Added Sotek Green, Khorne Red.
- New Colours: Liberator Gold added to primary and secondary palettes.
- Lore-Accurate Colours: Improved accuracy for Mechanicus Standard Grey, Ushabti Bone, Phoenician Purple, The Fang, Iron Hands Steel, Retributor Armour.
- Chaos Decals: Added for the right shoulder.
Level Adjustments
Vox Liberatis – Daemonhost
- Disabled respawn until the last altar in the final arena.
General Fixes
- Fixed Assault perk “Ascension” killing its owner.
- Fixed Sniper perk “Targeted Shot” not working in some cases.
- Fixed unintended animation cancel with Bulwark block.
- Fixed Tactical team perk “Close Targeting” and “Radiating Impact” not triggering properly.
- Fixed Sniper perk “Guardian Protocol” cooldown issue.
- Fixed sound loss after switching speaker configuration.
- Several Trial and save loss issues fixed.
- Updated Thunder Hammer perk “Patience Rewarded” description to include “When your Health is below 30%”.
- Minor UI and animation improvements.
- Localisation fixes.
Tech Fixes
- Crash and general stability improvements.
- Fixed several connectivity issues causing disconnects.
- Slightly improved performance.
- Fixed issues with controllers not working with Steam Input enabled.
Render Improvements
- General improvements and fixes to rendering.
Download free Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 update 1.004 on PlayStation 5, Xbox and PC.
