Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have shared a new Space Marine 2 community update at the end of May which details how reinforcements will work in Siege mode and what’s coming in the White Scars and Blood Angels cosmetic packs.
Rumors around Patch 8 had been swirling for a while, but it was last week that we finally got to see a teaser trailer for the horde-like mode, which presents endless waves of bloodthirsty enemies and a handful of reinforcements such as Cadians and the fan-favorite Dreadnought. Now, Focus and Saber are ready to talk more in depth (via May’s community update) about the upcoming free content patch as well as the new premium cosmetics coming alongside it.
Space Marine 2 new Siege mode details
We already knew the action will take place on Kadaku, with up to 3 players (bots are supported) taking on endless, progressively harder waves of Tyranids and Chaos. It’s also been confirmed the class and weapon progression is shared between the regular co-op Operations and this new mode. Moreover, you’ll be able to test Siege as soon as June 4 via the PTS client on PC (Steam).
What’s new is how Siege mode’s waves, points, and reinforcements will work. The image below is a tease of what we’ll be able to spend our points on after each completed wave.
Requisition terminals will allow players to buy equipment or reinforcements like Cadian soldiers and other AI-controlled Marines; you can even choose their class. Unsurprisingly, the mighty Dreadnought will be the most expensive of the bunch; we now know it’ll lay waste to enemies for 3 minutes.
Perhaps the most surprising new nugget of info is confirmation that battlefields will change over the course of the match: “Every 5 waves, you’ll take the elevator to change sectors.”
As a reminder, if you’re skipping the PTS or aren’t playing the game on PC, Space Marine 2’s Siege mode will be available on June 26 at no extra cost for everyone.
White Scars and Blood Angels successor chapters
The May community update has also highlighted what’s exactly coming with the White Scars Chapter Pack and Blood Angels Cosmetic Pack as well as the Successor Chapters that will be included for each.
White Scars-inspired weapon skins include the Occulus Bolt Carbine, the Stalker Bolt Rifle, and the Combat Knife. The Successor Chapters cosmetic options and heraldry markings are:
- Dark Hunters
- Solar Hawks
- Storm Reapers
- Mantis Warriors
- Destroyers
- Marauders
- Storm Lords
- Rampagers
The Blood Angels Cosmetic Pack “will provide a number of new armor pieces to be equipped on any of the game’s playable classes.” As for the heraldry markings, here are the eight Successor Chapters coming our way:
- Atlantian Spears
- Blood Dragons
- Flesh Eaters
- Blood Scythes
- Lamenters
- Angels Penitent
- Angels Sanguine
- Flesh Tearers
Finally, the community update teased there’s much more to come in June and July, including talk of what the teams are planning to do for the one year anniversary in September.
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