This week, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 writer Focus Leisure launched a brand new trailer, beneath, displaying the DLC coming to the recreation as a part of its first yr of post-launch updates. It confirmed the imminent arrival of the Tyranid Hierophant Bio-Titan enemy sort, the new Neo-Volkite pistol, and the hotly anticipated Dark Angels chapter beauty pack.
However, it appears, that’s not all it confirmed.
Eagle-eyed followers have additionally noticed quite a lot of items of DLC neither Focus nor developer Saber Interactive have introduced, though a few of it has been strongly hinted at through datamining. First up, we see what appears to be like like affirmation that the Ravenwing chapter of Space Marines is about to get a beauty pack after the Dark Angels get theirs.
In the video, we see the menu display for the Dark Angles cosmetics, and at the prime of the display we will see the Raven Guard image subsequent in-line.
This tallies with datamined property of the Mark 6 Corvus and Mark 7 Aquila Astartes helmets, which strongly suggests Saber plans to increase the recreation’s Space Marine customization past variations of the newest Mark 10 Tacticus energy armor.
Space Marine 2, which is about in Warhammer 40,000’s present and ongoing Indomitus Period, options Primaris (larger, stronger, higher) marines and thus focuses on the newest armor units in the tabletop. Nevertheless, this datamine suggests outdated favorites are doubtlessly on the means, and it’s the “beaky” helmet popularized by the Raven Guard chapter of Space Marines that’s received Warhammer 40,000 followers most excited.
What we don’t know at this level is which Space Marine 2 class is about to obtain the Raven Guard pores and skin. The Heavy already has one, and, quickly sufficient, the Bulwark could have its Dark Angels pores and skin. That leaves the Assault, Sniper, Tactical, and Vanguard up for grabs.
The expectation is the Raven Guard pores and skin received’t be launched earlier than 2025, with Season 2 set to kick off very quickly and run till the finish of the yr. Season 3 feels like a good guess.
In the meantime, followers have noticed further Space Marine 2 successor chapters in the trailer. Redditor R97R compiled a useful checklist, beneath:
- Angels of Absolution
- Angels of Redemption
- Angels of Vengeance
- The Unnamed
- Blades of Vengeance
- Cowled Wardens
- Bringers of Judgement
- Angels of Defiance (doubtlessly)
Now right here’s the place issues get actually fascinating, and credit score to Warhammer 40,000 YouTuber Chapter Master Valrak for recognizing this. At one level in the trailer, the place we see a Space Marine battling a Thousand Sons Chaos Marine, we see what very a lot appears to be like like a Tzaangor Shaman (the demon mounted atop a flying Disc of Tzeentch).
Examine the out of focus Tzaangor Shaman in the prime left of the screenshot beneath:
The addition of latest enemies is on the Space Marine 2 roadmap, and certainly Focus has mentioned Seasons 3 and 4 will add new Tyranid and Thousand Sons enemies. A Tzaangor Shaman would match the invoice, maybe throwing magic bolts round in a brand new PvE Operations map.
This is a picture of the Tzaangor Shaman mannequin from Video games Workshop itself:
Saber lately launched Space Marine 2’s game-changing patch 3.0, which made a seemingly innocuous change to the ending that received Warhammer 40,000 followers excited. Fans have additionally unearthed fascinating and unannounced Space Marine 2 cosmetics by datamining the recreation.
In the meantime, IGN interviewed Saber Chief Inventive Officer Tim Willits about Space Marine 2’s record-breaking success. He revealed the increase he expects the PS5 Professional will give Space Marine 2, mentioned how the breakout success of Space Marine 2 had “modified every thing” for the studio, and how protecting Video games Workshop is over the Warhammer 40,000 model.
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