As Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 gamers dig into the just lately launched game-changing Patch 5 replace, they’ve uncovered one thing developer Saber Interactive seems to have unintentionally added early.
Redditor MrBossman4411 observed a Thousand Sons icon within the Heraldry Editor, which factors to a thus far unannounced Research Centre. The Thousand Sons are one of the enemy factions in Space Marine 2, a Space Marine Traitor Legion thus far unplayable within the recreation itself.
This was additional explored in a video by Warhammer 40,000 YouTuber Chapter Master Valrak, and is verified as being reside in-game on the time of this text’s publication by IGN.
The Research Centre seems to be a Battle Barge enlargement during which you unlock and doubtlessly show varied trophies by way of the completion of sure challenges. There’s a brand new, thus far unnamed foreign money to spend on these unlocks, that are sorted into 4 classes: Space Marines, Imperial Guard, Tyranids, and the Thousand Sons Chaos Marines.
Unlocks embody Ultramarines Chapter Grasp Marneus Calgar, the Imperial Guard carrier-gunship the Valkyrie, and even a Tyranid Hive Ship. It is not clear how this new foreign money will likely be obtained, or precisely what type this ‘analysis information’ will take.
Maybe inside this new space of the Battle Barge, gamers will be capable to examine fashions of every unlock in higher element, even perhaps with some lore connected.
Space Marine 2 writer Focus Leisure has promised a Battle Barge enlargement of some variety for Season 3, which kicks off in 2025.
The Battle Barge is the participant hub and accommodates house for personalization, a sparring area, and participant gathering for co-op PvE missions. IGN has requested Focus for touch upon this newest growth.
In September, Saber Chief Artistic Officer Tim Willits advised IGN how the breakout success of Space Marine 2 had “modified the whole lot” for the corporate. 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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