Hotfix #68 (1.7.6) is currently rolling out across our platforms. In the meantime, you can read the notes below!
Admonition Ascendant Fixes
Fixed some instances where the top part of the nurgle totem would fall straight through the totem body.
Fixed instances where some skulls on the totem would look low quality.
Fixed instances where sound emitted from the nurgle totem would stop during high intensity moments.
General Fixes
Fixed an issue where melee attacks failed to connect with destructible objects (e.g. Heretical Idols).
Fixed a crash occurring when dying in Vigil Station Oblivium.
Fixed a crash occurring when tagging enemies as they were being killed.
Fixed a crash occurring at the end of Rolling Steel.
Fixed an issue where Disrupt Destiny fails to show stacks in the HUD.
Fixed an issue where The Theatre of Castigation did not randomize the wave compositions.
Arbites Class Coming June 23
Hello Everyone,
We hope you enjoyed Warhammer Skulls 2025 as much as we did! We’re excited to finally reveal what we’ve been building behind the scenes.
The Arbites Class is coming to Warhammer 40,000: Darktide on June 23, 2025, across all platforms.
We will be releasing several blogs from now until release on June 23 with more information on Arbites: a first look at the talent tree, your cyber-mastiff, the new weapons, and more! To show you a bit how we crafted this first class for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
YOU ARE JUSTICE.
The Adeptus Arbites enforce the Lex Imperialis - the Imperial Law. Utterly unforgiving, they persecute heretics and traitors throughout the Emperor’s realm. As an Arbitrator, you are a warrior of the Emperor’s justice, prosecuting crimes against the Imperium with disciplined zeal.
With the Arbites Class, you'll get to restore order on Tertium with your Cyber-Mastiff and a devastating array of new weaponry.
What does the Arbites Class bring to the battlefield?
Command your Cyber-Mastiff: A relentless, cybernetically-engineered hound, that is never far from your side. Direct your vicious kill-dog to take down enemies, disable priority targets and provide critical support to your strike team. This is no pet - it’s a fearsome weapon.
Your judgment. How will you enforce it? Craft your unique Arbitrator by mixing freely between 80+ talent nodes, or choose one of the three main paths found in the branching talent trees. A more separate dev blog will be coming out delving into more detail on the Arbites’ unique talent tree soon.
Deploy the Nuncio Aquila: Arbitrators bring new technology in the form of the Nuncio Aquila, anti-grav vox platforms that spreads propaganda overwhelming their opponents with fear of the impending voice of the Lex.
Exact punishment with extreme prejudice: Muscle forwards with reinforced Assault Shields and a choice of Dominator Maul or Arbites Shotpistol - Darktide’s first defense/range combo. For tougher targets, the Arbites Shotgun packs a unique punch with its Special Issue ammunition. A more in-depth detailed breakdown of the Arbites weapons will be coming out soon.
Sanction wears many faces: Customise your Arbitrator, choose from six voices across three personalities, earnable cosmetics for your Cyber-Mastiff, character, and weapons.
Players will be able to purchase the Arbites Class on all platforms on June 23, 2025 for the price of $11.99 / €11.99.
Free Update coming June 23
Launching alongside the Arbites Class DLC on June 23, Darktide will receive a free update designed to offer a more structured narrative experience for new players as well as a rework on difficulty progression and selection.
Improved onboarding and narrative experience:
A curated mission path will guide new players through Tertium, introducing key characters, locations, and threats across escalating difficulty tiers.
Missions will feature increased story context, with debriefs showcasing the impact of strike teams across Tertium.
Seasoned players will be offered the option to re-experience the improved story of Darktide from the start.
Changes to difficulty progression and selection:
Introducing a reworked difficulty progression system: players will now unlock higher difficulties by demonstrating skills, not just by leveling up. Progression will be tied to completing a number of missions at your current difficulty, rewarding mastery over time played.
Mission board changes: all missions currently in rotation will now be available at every difficulty level. This update significantly broadens the mission selection for players at any tier, offering greater variety and more meaningful choice when deciding how (and where) to fight.
Thank you for reading our announcement on Arbites! We’ll be looking out for any questions over the weekend and we’ll do our best to answer them!
Special Event to Celebrate Skulls 2025! Tune in tonight for our big reveal!
Admonition Ascendant - Live Now!
Starting May 22 and until June 9, to celebrate Skulls, the forces of Nurgle will be stirring in Darktide with the Admonition Ascendant Special Event. During this time-limited event, players will encounter Nurgle totems across missions. Destroying them will summon Chaos Spawns, but beware as these totems also buff nearby enemies, making every encounter more dangerous.
To make the Skulls celebration extra special, Admonition Ascendant will award more than dockets, plasteel, and diamantine, players will also get to earn a total of 500 aquilas throughout the event that they will be able to use in the Commodores Vesture to purchase discounted weapon skins.
Skulls will also be celebrated in the Mourningstar, with skull decorations, shrines, and event-themed banners transforming the hub into a fitting tribute to the Imperium’s most grimdark traditions.
Four cosmetic sets return to the Commodore’s Vestures As part of the Skulls celebration from May 22 to May 29, several premium cosmetics will return to the Commodore’s Vestures for a limited time, offering players a chance to represent iconic forces from across the Imperium: Magistratum Enforcers, Heroes of Armageddon (Steel Legion), Death Korps of Krieg and the Elysian Drop Troopers.
Make sure to tune in at Skulls tonight for our big reveal tonight at 18:00 CEST / 09:00 PT! https://www.twitch.tv/warhammer
Hotfix #67 (1.7.5) - Patch Notes
Hey Everyone,
Hotfix #67 (1.7.5) is currently rolling out across our platforms. In the meantime, you can read the notes below.
General Fixes & Changes
If a player is part of a Strike Team when they enter the Mourningstar, the text chat will automatically default to the Strike Team channel instead of the Mourningstar channel.
When using a controller, it is now possible to hold the button to scroll the Talents/Indulgences list in the Tactical Overlay instead of having to tap it.
Fixed a crash that could happen when rapidly pressing the Continue button in the End of Round screen. This only occurred on the Xbox and MS Store platforms.
Consignment Yard HL-17-36 Mission: The area around the Medicae before the mid-event has received an update to its visuals and layout.
Level 30 rejects will no longer talk about ratlings.
Banter is more likely to play in Heresy and above difficulties.
Fixed an issue with Ogryn Pickaxes, Cleavers and Latrine Shovels where the weapon could become stuck in the windup animation of a Heavy attack if the Special input was performed during the windup.
Havoc Changes & Fixes
Fixed an issue where an incorrect amount of Havoc assignment charges could be displayed in the End of Round screen and in the Havoc menu's reward/punishment animation.
Havoc Campaign - Mission Pool and Mutator Rotation
Every third week during a Havoc Campaign, we are rotating the mission pool and mutator pool. One or two missions and mutators will swap out during this time. The next rotation will be on May 26, 2025.
Mission Pool Incoming
Silo Cluster
Smelter Complex
Outgoing
Chasm Station
Chasm Logistratum
Mutators Incoming
Cranial Corruption
Outgoing
The Blight Spreads
Cosmetic Fixes
Fixed some clipping issues on the Veteran “Dutiful Privateer Garb” lowerbody cosmetic.
Fixed physics on Veteran "Truskan Pattern Fatigues with Flak Vest (Glacial Might)" upperbody cosmetic to move more lifelike.
Fixed an issue where the Zealot “Opulent Diadem” headgear cosmetic would remove facial hair.
Tune in at Skulls
Tune in during Skulls to find out what is coming next to Warhammer 40,000: Darktide! We cannot wait to reveal what we have in store for you!
The Void Meets The Hive – Darktide X Rogue Trader Crossover Event
A new trinket, a limited-time bundle, and a meeting across the 41st millennium. Starting April 30, we're celebrating the grimdark collision of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader! Fatshark and Owlcat Games are teaming up to bring a crossover event that nods to both games, and invites you deeper into the far corners of the 41st millennium.
The Koronus Charm – Prestige of House Von Valancius
Adorn your gear with this relic of a noble lineage and show your allegiance aboard the Mourningstar.
This ornately-wrought charm is thought to have once belonged to a prominent member of the storied Rogue Trader dynasty House Von Valancius. Though knowledge of its function has long been lost to posterity, whirring mechanisms can be heard inside if you listen closely. Players will simply have to log into Warhammer 40,000: Darktide on April 30, to claim their reward.
The Sapper Shovel: A Symbol of Survival
Once wielded by the desperate Rejects of Atoma Prime in their fight against heresy, the Sapper Shovel now finds its way into the hands of a mighty Rogue Trader. Heavy, brutal, and unrelenting, this weapon is more than just a tool, it’s a testament to defiance in the face of annihilation. Players can claim this fearsome tool in the Upperway location in Act I. Those who progressed further in the game will be able to claim the item from their chest.
Limited-Time: The Void and Hive Crossover Bundle
For a limited time, you can grab both Darktide and Rogue Trader in a single bundle. Whether you're leading a rogue trader dynasty among the stars or carving through heretics in the hive, this is your chance to experience the Imperium from two very different fronts.
The Traitorous 6th have disrupted Hive communications with tainted technology.
You must root out these tech-heresies and restore regular Hive communications.
To make progress in the event, find Tainted Communications Devices and complete the hacking sequence. Then, finish the mission. Each device will grant you 1 point of progress.
This event will start on Thursday, April 24. The rewards will be Ordo dockets, Plasteel and Diamantine. Those who complete the last tier of the event will receive a cosmetic insignia.
Hotfix #66 (1.7.4) - Patch Notes
Hey Everyone,
Hotfix #66 (1.7.4) is currently rolling out across our platforms. In the meantime, you can read the notes below.
General Fixes
Fixed an issue where players could fail to dodge-slide when using weapons with quick but short dodges.
Fixed an issue where the UI was showing Ogryn emotes with a New marker, but no new emotes were available.
Fixed an issue where the 'Precognition' Blessing for Duelling Swords and Combat Blades incorrectly showed a duration of 5s instead of 2s.
Fixed a crash that could happen at the end of the Vigil Station Oblivium mission.
Havoc Changes & Fixes
Fixed an issue where players could join other’s Havoc Assignments while they are still locked in to their own Assignment.
Fixed an issue where a Havoc mission vote expiring could lead to the initiator being locked in to their Assignment.
Fixed occasional spurious demotion when cancelling the ongoing Havoc Assignment.
Fixed end-of-round view displaying a loss after winning a Havoc level 40 Assignment.
Group Finder request-to-join list will no longer scroll back to top upon getting new requests.
Increased Horde Strike type “Blockade Sandwich” trigger distance from 20 to 50.
Dev Note: This strike may happen if the Strike Team tries to backtrack too far.
Havoc Campaign - Mission Pool and Mutator Rotation
Every third week during a Havoc Campaign, we are rotating the mission pool and mutator pool. One or two missions and mutators will swap out during this time. Some may have noticed this already happened this week!
Mission Pool Outgoing
Clandestium Gloriana
Dark Communion
Incoming
Excise Vault Spireside-13
Consignment Yard HL 17-36
Mutators Outgoing
None.
Incoming
Moebian 21st
Havoc Derank Changes
The Derank changes to Havoc that we shared in our dev blog earlier this month are going live with this hotfix.
A player of a higher Assignment Rank will not lose a charge upon being a participant in a lower ranked mission that failed.
Assignment Rank 40 players will not be able to lose a charge through gameplay means at all.
For those at Assignment Rank 40, they do not stand to gain anything by attempting their assignment again. Therefore, we’ve made it so they can continue to try different builds and challenges to keep it interesting.
We had some questions about how Assignment Rank 40 players may change their Assignment:
Play it and win;
Wait for the weekly reset;
Play with another Assignment Rank 40 player and beat it;
Manually derank to Assignment Rank 39, beat it (within 3 charges), get a new assignment.
Mortis Trials Fixes & Tweaks
Fixed an issue where players would not get their Indulgences pool initialized, which would make it impossible for them to get Indulgence buff choices after the waves 3, 6 and 9.
Dev Note: This happened to players that were part of the starting Strike Team but spawned later than the rest due to slow loading.
Fixed an issue where the server region option was not taken into account when matchmaking for Mortis Trials.
Cosmetic Fixes
Fixed an issue where gaps would appear between the torso and arms while wearing the Psyker “Blind Witch’s Leash Raiment” upperbody cosmetic.
Fixed an issue with floating ornaments on the “ ”Plan A” Vostroyan Rippergun “ weapon skin.
Fixed the ability for blood effects to tint the entire body of the “ ”Last Stand” Vostroyan Lasgun “ weapon skin red when using the bayonet attack.
Havoc Known Issue - Visual Only
After losing a mission, rejects with a higher Havoc rank helping out rejects with a lower Havoc rank may encounter an animation showing them losing a charge, even though they didn’t. This is purely a visual (animated?) issue.
(E.g. player A is rank 30 with 1 charge left and tries to help player B with their rank 10 assignment. After losing, player A gets an animation showing them go from 2 charges to 1. In reality they had 1 charge before the mission, and will still have 1 charge when they get back to the Havoc menu.)
Hello, I'm Kitefin
Hello Everyone,
My name is Kitefin and I am super excited to be joining the Darktide community as a community manager!
A little bit about me: I’ve worked in games for a few years now in community and influencer management for various titles. I’m really into simulation, RPG and building games in my spare time, but have been known to dip my toes into any genre really. Except horror I am too much of a baby for that.
I’ve been creeping in the background for a few weeks now, training in the Mourningstar and making my friends come and save me every time I get bullied downed by Crushers in Mortis Trials. I started playing as a Pskyer but found it a bit too squishy so I have been throwing rocks and grenades as an Ogryn and feeling big an’ strong.
The incredible StrawHat has taken me under her fin to help get me trained up and ready to meet you all properly, and you might have caught me lurking about in the Dev stream last week 👀!
I am still learning a lot about Warhammer and the lore so please be patient with me as I gain more knowledge, currently treat me like an Ogyrn.
Some Kitefin Shark facts for you: they are a deep sea shark, with bioluminescence and are the largest luminous vertebrate on record!
--Kitefin
Hotfix #65 (1.7.3) - Patch Notes
Hey Everyone,
Hotfix #65 is currently rolling its way out across our platforms. While that’s happening, here are the notes!
General Fixes
Fixed the “Backend Error / Error Signing In” issue some players experienced upon game startup.
Fixed a crash that could happen when a player joined an ongoing session caused by the 'Bruiser' Ogryn talent.
Fixed a crash which could occur while suspending the game during active gameplay.
Fixed a crash which could happen during the Dark Communion mission end event.
Fixed a crash caused by a Zealot leaving the game while using the Relic Blade special.
Fixed a crash when trying to discard weapons while inventory was loading.
Fixed an issue where players could become unable to swap weapons or Blitz during a mission after opening the Tactical Overlay.
Fixed issues where Mortis Trials assets were loaded during all game modes contributing to memory problems on Xbox Series S.
Fixed an issue where the Ogryn's Penance 'Onslaught' didn't increment properly.
Fixed an issue where the 'Falter' Blessing for Shock Mauls listed inverted values for the stagger bonuses. - Thanks to PancakeCultist on the Forums for finding this!
Dev note:Internally this bonus reduces stagger resistance on the target, but it's presented as a direct bonus. It's already presented correctly on Infantry and Helbore Lasguns, as well as on Vigilant Autoguns.
Havoc Fixes & Tweaks
Fixed an issue where Havoc rewards were not immediately granted upon receiving the weekly cache.
Fixed a rare issue where Havoc missions could crash due to an error in enemy spawning.
Dev Note:This was a missed patch note from Hotfix #64.
Fixed an issue where players would be unable to counteract the Heinous Rituals due to the Ritual spawning while players are in transitional areas (elevators).
Dev Note: This was a missed patch note from Hotfix #64.
Fixed an issue where Encroaching Garden would affect the progression bar of the Heinous Rituals.
Dev Note:This was a missed patch note from Hotfix #63.
Mortis Trials Fixes & Tweaks
Fixed an issue where certain enemies were not correctly outlined at the end of a wave.
Fixed a crash caused by the Psyker's Telekine Shield spawned from a Mortis Trials Indulgence Majoris when a player joined an ongoing session.
Fixed a crash which could happen when a player joined mid-session and had to select multiple Indulgences at the same time.
Fixed an issue where the “Capture Objective” floor outline was not visible for players that joined while the objective was ongoing.
Updated the mission time shown at the end of round to now show the time used for the Fleeting Memories penance.
Fixed several places where players could either avoid melee combat or get out of bounds.
Cosmetic and Animation Tweaks
Fixed an issue where the Scab Captain would attack without any animations playing.
