This week, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 acquired a brand new replace (patch 4.5) and with it the hotly anticipated Neo-Volkite pistol.
The Neo-Volkite pistol is a strong thermal ray weapon that shoots deadly beams that burn enemies to ash. It’s accessible for the Assault, Vanguard, and Bulwark courses and is proscribed to Operations, Space Marine 2’s three-player co-op centered PvE mode.
And it’s there that Space Marine 2 gamers are teaming up to kind a three-pronged Neo-Volkite pistol demise stream, rekindling reminiscences of all these moments when the Ghostbusters use their iconic Proton Packs to lure ghosts.
The Neo-Volkite pistol is exclusive amongst Space Marine 2’s armory in that it blasts a warmth ray onto enemies, dealing accumulative thermal injury. Specializing in one enemy ramps up the injury till it generates a localized explosion for big injury to your goal and all close by enemies.
Players have discovered that whereas the Neo-Volkite pistol is enjoyable to use, it isn’t that efficient particularly on more durable difficulties the place ammo is scarce. At the very least, that’s the case in isolation. However what occurs when all three gamers use the Neo-Volkite pistol to focus three warmth rays onto the pesky Terminids? You get satisfying, Ghostbusters-style alien demise, that’s what.
Redditor Crimsas demonstrated this in motion, exhibiting simply how efficient three Neo-Volkite pistols all educated on a single, highly effective Termanid enemy (on this case a Carnifex) will be introduced down to dimension.
All we now want is a mod that replaces the Neo-Volkite pistol mannequin with an precise Proton Pack and we’ve acquired Ghostbusters 40k version.
Writer Focus Entertainment has said it’s limiting the Neo-Volkite pistol to Operations mode for now “as we proceed to experiment with balancing in PvP.” It is going to be added to Everlasting Struggle mode in Space Marine 2’s subsequent main replace alongside a brand new Operations map, a brand new enemy, and the Darkish Angels cosmetics. So, hopefully it received’t be lengthy earlier than even PvP is crammed with a spot of Ghostbusters motion.
In September, Saber Chief Inventive Officer Tim Willits advised IGN how the breakout success of Space Marine 2 had “modified every little thing” for the firm. Eagle-eyed followers have noticed the Space Marine chapter now all-but confirmed to get a beauty pack after the Darkish Angels, too.
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