Deeds of the Fallen DLC | Vlog #1 - Map Design

General

• [p]This update fixes several bugs and issues and adds expanded functionality to the Crusade game mode[/p]
• [p]Added New Skirmish map for SP and MP: Defence of Eonis[/p]
• [p]First steps to updating how enemy armies are selected for game modes like Crusade and Planetary Supremacy to try and reduce instances of massively overpowering enemy armies at low player level (more to come on this in the future)[/p]

Crusade

• [p]Rework of the level up rewards. There are now 40 upgrades divided in common and rare.[/p]
  • [p]NOTE: Old save files will load, but your upgrades will be reset and must be rechosen. If you load a Battle Save then your units will temporarily have no upgrades.[/p]
• [p]Upgrades are filtered for Melee and Ranged only upgrades to reduce instances of useless upgrades.[/p]
• [p]Added the ability to reroll upgrades by spending Requisition points.[/p]
• [p]Added new map layouts to existing map theme: Bastion, Incursion and Necron Ruins[/p]
• [p]Added new map theme: Forest Clearing[/p]
• [p]Updated Boss Battles to require the elimination of both the Boss and the accompanying Army[/p][p][/p]

Balance

Adepta Sororitas

• [p]Castigator now gives correct momentum reward on death[/p]
• [p]Blessed Onslaught no longer stacks all attacks if you select a single target[/p]
• [p]Empowered Sacred Healing now gives +70Hp immediately to all models in a unit and then +75HP split between the unit models on subsequent turns[/p]

Astra Militarum

• [p]Added Disembarked Transport status effect that gives -5% ranged accuracy for units that are dropped by Valkryie[/p][p][/p]

Bug Fixes

Crusade Mode

• [p]Biome Tile not appear under Boss Pillar[/p]
• [p]Boss Tile is not selectable[/p]
• [p]Save&Load cause flags and playermarker on the tile to disappear[/p]
• [p]Level Up Reward assigned to Units is different from the selected one[/p]
• [p]Clicking proceed without selecting an upgrade always select the middle one regardless of the selected one in the UI[/p]
• [p]CriticalChance and RangedDamage (for transport Unit) powerUp, they were using the wrong status effect[/p]
• [p]Issues with Gamepad interface on level up panel[/p]
• [p]Reduce Cost don't have Description[/p]
• [p]Tooltip Increase Requisition Cost say Health instead of Cost[/p]

Deeds of the Fallen

• [p]Fixes for issues where objective markers didn’t respawn on save game load[/p]
• [p]Wrath of the Ecclesiarcy gives +25% Crit Chance, not +0.25%[/p]

General

• [p]Bastion of the Faith was retaining extra stacks when it shouldn’t[/p]
• [p]Selected loadout wouldn't transfer properly after adding a unit to the army[/p]

• [p]Reduced SFX count for Zephyrim and Seraphim to reduce overwhelming noise[/p]
• [p]T’au AI will now correctly target units which have been Markerlit[/p]
• [p]Allowing the From the Sky achievement to be unlocked outside of the Age of Crimson Dawn campaign[/p]
• [p]Occasional issue where “charge” skills (like Devastating Charge) would not trigger their final attack correctly[/p]
• [p]Ground based enemy AI units should no longer try to walk through enemies, thus suppressing themselves[/p]
• [p]Siege battles didn’t always end when all enemy units defeated[/p]
• [p]Melta Mines were sometimes invisible to all players[/p][p][/p]

General

• This is a bug fix / issue fix update following the patch release for Skulls 2025 which added Deeds of the Fallen and Crusade mode.
  
• There will be more balance updates and improvements to the new Crusade mode in the coming months.

Balance

Crusade

• Corrected army size for Boss Battles
  
• Corrected the Tyranid starting army to be 1000 points
  
• Various balance changes for the Crusade level ups

Deeds of the Fallen

General

• Moved Castigator unit unlock to be after Mission 4
  
• Added Sister Superior Power Sword upgrade to Selicia’s tech tree

Mission 2

• The Inspiration Status Effect on the Garrison Battle Sisters now lasts for the entire mission

Mission 3

• The Inspiration Status Effect on the Battle Sisters now lasts for the entire mission

Mission 5

• The Defiance Status Effect now lasts for the entire mission once it has been applied

Mission 6

• Removed the Orks that spawned in the room with the Paragon Warsuit and instantly attacked, often killing the Repentia before the player could use them…

Mission 11

• Mixed up the locations of the Weirdboyz on the map to ask the AI to use their CP powers sooner, not just to save them up for an end mission alpha strike

Bug Fixes

Crusade Mode

• Fix for Cohesion limits not applying nor showing in battle
  
• Added popup to show when insufficient requisitions
  
• Updated some tooltips to improve understanding of level up awards
  
• Fixed HQ units not showing CP button
  
• Fixed Siege Objective showing Exterminatus goal
  
• Fixed unlocked difficulty levels not being saved correctly on Xbox
  
• Fix for gamepad controls to allow Warzone selection to work correctly
  
• Fix for Conqueror Objective spawning in a new place on Load game
  
• Fix for transport unit powerups using the wrong status effect

Deeds of the Fallen

• Updated some textures from later missions to improve resolution
  
• Fixing issue with audio volume mixing on Narrative voice lines
  
• Fixing issues where some subtitles did not match the voice lines
  
• Fixing issue where game UI was sometimes shown during cutscenes
  
• Fixes for some issues with wrong tile traversability
  
• Fix for some locations where shots could go through cover (e.g. end of mission 6)
  
• Fixed Saintly Benedictions to be HP buff per model
  
• Fix for some interaction markers not being restored on save/load

General

• Fix for Sister Verity mission objectives not proceeding correctly in Age of Crimson Dawn
  
• Fix for Choppa Boyz not having all their barks
  
• Fix for Blood Angel’s Lieutenants spawning when they shouldn’t (may not be 100%, please let us know if he still arrives)

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General

• Updated Localisation Strings that were missing from v1.04.160
  
• Added unique unit icons for the Retributor variant loadouts
  

Balance

Astra Militarum

Cadian Sergeant

• Fixed missing Requisition Points value. Now set to 1 (was zero)
  

Sisters of Battle

Shield of Faith

• Max Stacks restricted to 3 (was 5), meaning a max armour gain of +2.
  

Faith and Fury

• Damage bonus reduced to +15% (was +30%)
  

Power Sword (weapon for Sister Superior and Canoness)

• Armour Piercing reduced to 7 (was 8)
  

Canoness

• Cost to 215 (was 200)
  

• Base Evasion reduced to 15 (was 20)
  
• Starting Momentum reduced to 25 (was 30)
  
• (This means that the Canoness returns to starting the game with 20 Evasion in total)
  

• Divine Deliverance:
  
• Momentum Gains reduced to 20% (was 25%)
  
• Empowered Divine Deliverance:
  
• Movement Points to +1 (was +2)
  
• Extra Attacks to +1 (was +2)
  

• Blessed Blade
  
• Damage per attack reduced to 70 (was 90)
  

Celestian Sacresants

• Base Armour reduced to 5 (was 6)
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed typo in Path of the Penitent description
  
• Fixed issue with Critical Chance bonus from Divine Guidance being multiplicative rather than additive
  
• Fixing excess SFX if Divine Inspiration activated with multiple stacks
  
• Fixed bug with Expanded Authority not gaining charge from Battles in Planetary Supremacy
  

New forces for the Astra Militarum

Cadian Sergeant

Leman Russ Battle Tank

1.04.160 - Patch Notes

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where Heavy Weapon Squads were not getting the bonuses from Setup when activating Pour It On or Piercing Shot

General

• This is a balance and bug fixing patch with a central focus on responding to the first real battle-tests of the new Astra Militarum Faction
  
• Pretty much all of the Astra Militarum roster has been updated to some degree. With the largest changes being to the abilities of the HQ Units
  
• We have also fixed some significant issues with the core faction abilities that meant that the soldiers of the Astra Militarum were not receiving the benefits of their training
  
• Other significant updates are the training of the Cadian Shock Troops to pull the trigger more rapidly, giving the Armoured Sentinel a bit more punch and utility and a rework of the Basilisk’s skills to be clearer and more reliable in action

Balance

Astra Militarum

• Born Soldiers
  
  • Fixed issues with Per Momentum bonuses not being applied properly
  
  
• Ordered Battleline
  
  • Receiving an order gives +10 baseline momentum whilst that unit has an Order
    
  • Fixed issue where Orders were not persisting into the enemy turn
  
  
• Valkyrie Transport
  
  • Can now transport Ogryns
  
  
• Commissar
  
  • Emperor’s Will, Bonus HP boost increased to 10% (5%)
    
  • Execute adds momentum to surrounding tiles as well as the target unit, and can be used to target a unit that was previously targeted (to refresh or to boost with Empowered)
    
  • Show Them Steel
  
  
  • Added Ranged Crit Chance +10%
    
  • Cooldown set to 2 turns (1)
    
  • Corrected Show Them Steel to use Additive maths
  
  
• Cadian Castellan
  
  • Voice of Leadership, Accuracy boost increased to 10 (5)
    
  • Bring It Down, Increased range to 5 tiles, reduced cooldown to 2 turns, clarified Status Effect length (1 turn, removes at end of casters turn)
    
  • Move Move Move applies to all within a 1 tile radius of Castellan, 3 turn cooldown
  
  
• Tank Commander
  
  • Shock and Awe damage bonus increased to 10% (5%)
    
  • Battle Cannon -> Range to 1/5/9
    
  • Pound Them To Dust is now a buff skill that gives +100% shots for all weapons to a nearby vehicle
    
  • Blitz Them now gives the “Blitz” Charge Ability to friendly Leman Russ or Rogal Dorns and an Incoming Graze buff to any vehicle
  
  
• Leman Russ Battle Tank
  
  • Leman Russ Sponsons upgrades halved to match Tank Commander
    
  • Leman Russ Points to 250 (260)
    
  • Lascannon, cooldown to 2 (3), range to 1/5/8
    
  • Plasma Cannon range to 1/4/8
    
  • Demolisher, range to 1/3/5, AP 6 (5)
    
  • Vanquisher, range to 3/7/10
  
  
• Rogal Dorn
  
  • Rogal Dorn Pulverisor to 0 points for upgrade
    
  • Sponson Multimelta to 10 points for upgrade
    
  • Twin Battle Cannon, range to 1/5/9
    
  • Heavy Bolter, attacks to 28 (24)
    
  • Oppressor, range to 1/6/9
    
  • Pulverisor, AP 5 (4)
  
  
• Armoured Sentinel
  
  • Armoured Sentinel cost to 110 (125)
    
  • Plasma Cannon
    
    • Range to 1/4/8
      
    • Attacks to 2 shots @ 50 Damage
    
    
  • Multilaser range to 1/4/8
    
  • Harrassing Fire can now target 3 adjacent enemies, but fires fewer shots
  
  
• Chimera
  
  • Multilaser range to 1/4/8
    
  • Run Over min range of 2 (1) to reflect that it's a charge
    
  • Fixed issue with Run Over final charge damage
  
  
• Cadian Shock Troops
  
  • Cost increase to 40 (was 35)
    
  • Added Frag Grenade to all loadouts
    
  • Increased cost of Bayonet Loadout to +5
    
  • Lasgun
    
    • Range to 1/3/6
      
    • Attacks to 4 shots @ 4 damage @ 80 Acc w AP1
    
    
  • Lasgun w Bayonet
    
    • Range to 1/3/5,
      
    • Attacks to 4 shots @ 4 damage @ 65 Acc w AP1
    
    
  • Bayonet Armour Piercing to 4 (3)
    
  • Removed cooldown from Bayonet weapon action
    
  • Increased Momentum Gained when killed to 2 (1)
  
  
• Kasrkin
  
  • Evasion to 10 (5)
    
  • Hotshot Lasgun
    
    • Range to 1/3/7
      
    • Attacks to 7 shots @ 5 damage @ 90 Acc w AP3
      
    • All Unit targets single enemy model rather than spreading shots
    
    
  • Hotshot Volleygun
    
    • Range to 1/4/8
      
    • Attacks to 10 shots @ 5 damage @ 90 Acc w AP3
      
    • Upgrade cost to 10
    
    
  • Moved unit accuracy bonus to weapons for consistency with other units, no gameplay impact
    
  • Melta Mine HP to 1 (was 10)
  
  
• Ogryns
  
  • Are now Transportable by Valkyrie
    
  • HP to 160
    
  • Fixed issue with Furious Charge final damage
  
  
• Heavy Weapon Squad
  
  • Lascannon
    
    • Range to 1/5/8,
      
    • Accuracy to 60 (65), falloff to 6
      
    • All Unit targets single enemy model rather than spreading shots
      
    • Removed Cooldown
    
    
  • Autocannon
    
    • Range to 1/5/8
      
    • Accuracy to 60 (65), Attacks to 3 (2), falloff to 6
      
    • All Unit targets single enemy model rather than spreading shots
      
    • Pour It On adds +1 shots per 2 stacks of Set Up spent (from per 1 stack)
      
    • Pour It On cooldown to 2 (1)
    
    
  • Missile Launcher
    
    • Accuracy to 60, Ranged Falloff to 6
  
  
• Primaris Psyker
  
  • Force Staff
    
    • Attacks to 2 (1)
    
    
  • Nightshroud
    
    • Casting gives +20 momentum
      
    • Disabled edge case where you could still get pistol reactions against buffed unit
      
    • Locked at start in Planetary Supremacy
    
    
  • Mental Shackles
    
    • Cooldown to 3 (2)
      
    • Casting gives +20 momentum
      
    • Accuracy debuff to -30
      
    • Fixed maths to be additive
      
    • Unlocked by default in Planetary Supremacy
  
  
• Basilisk
  
  • Steady Aim updated
    
    • Used as an ability to make an attack with the Earthshaker with +10 accuracy for every Movement Point the Basilisk has left unspent
    
    
  • Barrage Updated to target a tile not a specific enemy
    
    • Does not use the weapon accuracy, instead scatters 3 shots in a 3x3 area
    
    
  • Artillery Targeting reworked to instead give a buff to the firing Basilisk each time it deals damage with an aimed Earthshaker Cannon shot
    
    • Stacks are lost on movement, like Set Up
      
    • Barrage does not add stacks (as unaimed)
  
  
  • Visual FX Tweaks
    
    • Increased rate of fire of Multilaser
      
    • Increased speed of all Las weapon projectiles
      
    • Added Supercharge WarmUp VFX to Armoured Sentinel
    
    
  • Updated default armies for Astra Militarum (Skirmish and Planetary Supremacy)

Orks

• Gretchin
  
  • Grot Blasta Accuracy to 75 (90)

Necrons

• Scarab Tempest Command Ability
  
  • Spawned scarabs have -1 Action Points on their first turn.
    
  • They can still do an initial charge on descent
  
  
• Canoptek Scarab Swarm
  
  • Added extra explosive damage to the Self Destruct Protocol ability

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where graphics settings did not always save correctly
  
• Fixed Unspent Action point Momentum cost for Astra Mil to be same as every other faction, -20 momentum
  
• Fixed Crit Chance Per Momentum not working properly
  
• Fixed Graze Chance Per Momentum not working properly
  
• Stopped AI doing a Change Facing whilst using Overwatch (which was cancelling Overwatch on some occasions)
  
• Stopped Valkyrie from coming back to haunt the HQ Commander when doing a Valkyrie Transport
  
• Fixed description for Valkyrie Transport
  
• Reduced noise of Valkyrie engines on departure
  
• Fixed slow firing Heavy Bolters on Demolisher