Join us tomorrow at 14:00 CET on our Twitch for an exclusive, laid-back Q&A dev stream with the one and only @megapull!
We’ll be diving into the brand-new Hierophant Class DLC! You’ll have the chance to ask your burning questions about the class, see it in action, and get a sneak peek before its November 12 release on Steam. ⏳
See you there!
In the meantime, we have a new post detailing the Hierophant's wide range of tools and abilities!
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Hierophant Class DLC: Tools of Destruction
Inquisitors!
The Hierophant Class DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr will arrive very soon to Steam, precisely in one week, on November 12! This final blog post will reveal some of the new features.
Of course, the main attraction of the new class is the Retinue system, namely that the Hierophant is able to unlock up to four Acolytes that will follow him into missions. However, the Hierophant Inquisitor himself has a wide range of abilities and tools that will aid him in his sacred quest - namely purging enemies of the Imperium.
First, the Hierophant Inquisitor utilizes Blessings and Spells. Blessings have an area of effect or apply directly to the target. Even with some of their drawbacks, with positioning and timing them correctly the Hierophant will gain an edge on the field. The Hierophant Inquisitor can have two active Spells, however, by utilizing the Holy Censer he can use an additional Spell Slot. Some Spells will require either a Libram or a Dialogous Staff to be equipped. Hierophant Spells include various buffs and spells, some of them downright macabre, such as Flagellation - the latter will apply Bleeding to all Retinue to grant Devotion to the Hierophant. No sacrifice is too great for the emissary of the God-Emperor!
Second, the Hierophant has a new type of Belt Gear available, namely the Curio. These Curios are unique items that grant passive Auras with differing effects and ranges, and they have an on-use effect. Basically, by using the Curio, one effect will trigger instantly and it will also apply a temporary Aura with various properties. By combining these effects with the Hierophant's Spells and Orders, you will have a wide array of options for dealing with various threats. Curio Belt Gear reserves a percentage of your Devotion - something you can draw from Perks.
Also, remember that the various Subclasses have different starting gear, and you should also utilize Retinue Orders for maximum efficiency. The Hierophant also has a new, class-specific resource, Devotion, that can be boosted from various sources, such as your artifacts and Passive Skills.
Finally, the Hierophant Class comes with 14 brand new perks, designed to fit in with various builds to utilize maximum class replayability and build variety. The Perk system has been revised for this class, now each of the perks have a secondary effect applied to your Retinue Members. New Perks will unlock with various levels throughout your journey.
Next week, be prepared to command your squad of Acolytes into the Caligari Sector, as the Hierophant Class DLC will be released on November 12 on Steam. But before that, look forward to an exclusive developer interview, and we will also be streaming gameplay with the new class, showing off everything the Hierophant will be able to do from Level 1 to Level 100. So, check back soon and often! Until then, please wishlist the DLC!
Hierophant Class DLC: The Inquisitorial Retinue
Inquisitors!
Only two weeks until impact - Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr will receive a new DLC on November 12! The Hierophant Class not only comes with three subclasses, but also a brand new way to play the game - you will be able to bring AI-controlled subordinates into battle, up to four Acolytes.
So let's talk a bit about the Inquisitorial Retinue!
Some of you have already wondered how the new class differs from the Tech-Priest who has the ability to summon Constructs. The Hierophant class works differently. As he progresses through the game, he will unlock new Acolytes who will permanently follow him. You may decide to disable some members of the Retinue (or all of them, if you wish), but this will be your team of hopefully unexpendable subordinates. Because of this, you have some control over their actions and progression.
First of all, you can issue various Orders during gameplay - these are handled on the Orders Bar that replaces the second weapon set. Orders are special skills that modify the behavior of Retinue Members along with applying various buffs and bonuses to them. They can have multiple effects and they have different global cooldown. These Orders include "Move to Position", "Focused Charge", "Defend", "Taunt", "Salvation" and "Sacrifice".
Second, you can manage your Retinue at the Command Bridge and during missions, this management layer includes their gear and skills. While your Retinue is limited to your maximum level, they still gain a Skill Point every five levels which you can spend however you wish. You can also assign a unique Perk to them and change their gear.
Retinue Members have their own skill tree as they come from different classes: the Crusader is unlocked after the Tutorial level, the Assassin at Level 20, the Psyker at Level 35, and the Battle Sister at Level 50. (Some of you have asked, so please note that you don't need to own the Sororitas Class DLC to be able to unlock her as a Retinue Member.) If you have played all these classes before, you will have some understanding of their unique abilities, a great Hierophant Inquisitor will make the most of his team using such knowledge.
You can absolutely play through the campaign as a new player using the Hieropant Class because the Retinue will be very helpful to you in tough situations. But proper Order usage and a deeper knowledge of available skills can dramatically improve your combat effectiveness. You can also be helpful to your Retinue, as the Hierophant Inquisitor has a multitude of skills, Blessings that can boost the effectiveness of the Acolytes. We will explore these in our next blog post, so stay tuned! Until then, please wishlist the DLC!
Like with the previous classes, you will be able to select three specializations at the start of the game, these represent the various branches of expertise for the Hierophant.
Of course, all three have the same spiritual training, as they were devoted members of the Adeptus Ministorum, but they have differing starting gear and special combat abilities.
Confessor
The Confessor will confront heretics with burning conviction and a thirst for truth and justice. This subclass starts with the Bolt Pistol and the Dialogous Staff. His armour is light: the Confessor Robe provides less damage reduction but grants increased greater movement speed. The "Blaze of Devotion" skill will send holy flames through your Acolytes, causing their kills to explode and ignite nearby enemies.
Cardinal
His faith in the Imperium is unwavering. The Cardinal carries the Plasma Pistol and the Libram, ready to teach the heretics a sacred lesson. His Hierophant Vestment grants him extra maximum Devotion, and his skill "Reverence of the Acolyte" will empower Retinue Members with the ability to heal the Hierophant with each hit, among other effects.
Drill Abbot
Standing in an imposing and all-resistant Militant-Apostolic Armour, the Drill Abbot won't take no for an answer from his Acolytes. With his "Righteous Zeal" he will infuse Retinue Members with fury, granting each of them Berserk Tokens. He wields a Chainsword and a Dialogous Staff, ready to punish the enemies of the Imperium in close battle, if needed.
These subclasses will give you a different starting experience and three diverse ways to play our Action-RPG. However, all three subclasses benefit from the newest addition of the Hierophant Class DLC: the Inquisitorial Retinue. We will explore this topic in our next blog post, so check back soon (and in the meantime, please wishlist the DLC)!
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Hierophant Class - The Basics
Inquisitors!
Our robust Action-RPG Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr will receive a new DLC very soon. Arriving on November 12 on the PC, the Hierophant Class introduces a brand new Inquisitor background that will fundamentally alter how players can approach the game.
The Hierophant Inquisitor, like the other classes, comes from an Imperial background. Specifically, as a former Ministorum priest who attracted the interest of the Inquisition as a devout Hierophant. He first became an interrogator, and now he serves the Inquisition in its sacred mission.
We always wanted to introduce the Inquisitorial Retinue to the game, and now we finally have a perfect class for doing so. The Hierophant Class DLC was designed to facilitate a new kind of gameplay, one that involves squad management - with up to four acolytes accompanying the player.
The Hierophant himself is equipped with new abilities and gear, and he can use various Blessings in battle. This class is especially a great choice to pair with the recently released Offline Mode update, as members of the Retinue have corresponding backgrounds from previously introduced classes, and they are essentially computer-controlled co-op partners - who must obey your Orders.
Even though the Hierophant might usually stay away from the heat of the battle, he is more than capable to protect himself. He carries a weapon in one hand and a relic in the other. Most importantly, members of the Retinue can be equipped with their own gear and can be managed both on the Command Bridge and during missions.
As usual, the new class will have three different starting sub-classes, namely the Confessor, the Cardinal and the Drill Abbot.
In our upcoming news posts, we will explore the differences of these subclasses, we will take a quick look at the new abilities and gear, and we will also explain more about the Inquisitorial Retinue. So check back soon, and in the meantime, please wishlist the DLC!
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Steam Summer Sale is here!!
Inquisitors!
The Steam Summer Sale is here, bringing the heat with scorching discounts that will make your gaming library sizzle!
Check out these deals:
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr Definitive Edition and DLCs - 80% off
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr: Sororitas Class DLC - 50% off
Don't forget to add our upcoming Hierophant Class DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr to your wishlist either!
The Steam Summer Sale will be active from June 27 - July 11
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New patch for Inquisitor - v2.9.3 | June 25
Updates to W40K: Inquisitor have been released. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client (in on-line mode) is restarted.
Patch v2.9.3
Fixed bugs - Online mode
Fixed an issue resulting in a crash for all co-op party members other than the host, when interacting with 'Guardsmen' NPCs, or when making a morality choice in campaign missions.
Fixed an issue where Passive points and passive trees got mixed up between party members in co-op upon a death of a player.
Fixed an issue where certain Heroic Deed-related achievements would unlock unnecessarily upon another player joining the player's co-op party.
Claiming cabal rewards will be possible again.
Fixed bugs - Offline mode
Fixed an issue where attribute points got lost and/or the attribute point counter went into the negative.
Fixed relic enchantments' ability to get rolled off of certain items.
Captain Ragna van Wynter's shop will feature weapon items again.
Fixed an issue that made it possible to roll enchantments not relevant to the character's class.
Fixed a controller issue that made it possible to research Tech-Tree upgrades multiple times, potentially raising 'Tech-power' and bringing 'Fate' into the negative in the process.
Hardcore Void Crusades will only allow one life again from now on, instead of allowing multiple lives.
When removing a selected Tarot card raising the mission level, its effect will be removed as well, contrary to current behavior, where the raied mission level would stay intact.
New QoL
When being disconnected in co-op gameplay, an option to 'reconnect' to the party was introduced.
Thank you for your helpful reports and patience!
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Hotfix for Inquisitor - v2.9.2 | May 28
Updates to W40K: Inquisitor have been released. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client (in on-line mode) is restarted.
Patch v2.9.2
Fixed bugs - Online mode
Fixed an issue leaving the host of a co-op party without loot at the end of co-op missions.
Fixed a bug creating connection issues when a co-op party switched party leaders after finishing a Void Crusade
Fixed bugs - Offline mode
Fixed an issue with mission-based Heroic Deeds not counting properly
Fixed an issue resulting in separate character sets for Steam operating either online or offline
To the last point: your two sets of characters should sync under the Steam Cloud, HOWEVER were they not synced, try copying your character saves from Folder A to Folder B.
The Warhammer Skulls Video Games Festival is finally here with fantastic discounts for all things Warhammer on Steam. This includes our game, Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr and its various DLCs, such as Prophecy and the Sororitas Class. You can find all these in the Definitive Edition as well.
For this grand occasion, we have two things prepared.
First, we are happy to announce that the Offline Mode update is now live, which means that from now on, you can play Martyr without having to connect to the internet. See our FAQ for more details on this. The online portion of the game doesn't go away either, so if you want to continue your current progress, you can do so! Praise the Omnissiah!
Another surprise from us is a quick teaser for our upcoming DLC, the Hierophant Class. We can now confirm that this new Inquisitor will be joining the other classes this fall.
Watch our double feature trailer right here for more details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c7BBoppVL8
Look forward to more information about this new class in the following months, as we will be revealing abilities, equipment and subclasses. Make sure to check back occasionally here, our website, or on our various social media sites.
Aside from Inquisitor - Martyr, make sure to check out all the Warhammer games on sale! And of course... smite some heretics with the Imperium's holy power!
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Inquisitor - Martyr: Offline Mode FAQ
Inquisitors!
Prepare yourselves, for our newest update for Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr is coming very soon, namely: offline mode! We have been talking about this for a while, and we are finally very close to release. So, we're here to answer some burning questions:
What is the offline mode update?
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr currently requires players to be connected online all the time. We are introducing a new game mode for people who prefer to play without having to connect to the internet.
When will this update be released?
May 23, 2024.
Do we need to purchase anything for this game mode?
No, it's a free patch.
How is offline mode being implemented?
Offline mode will be introduced as a separate game mode. You can choose an online and offline mode at the start of the game.
What is online mode in this context?
Online mode refers to the game as it was before this update, so if you don't want anything to change, you can keep playing in this mode with your existing characters and participate in the Seasonal Journey and leaderboards.
What will happen to our current progress and characters? Are the characters transferable between modes?
You can keep playing with your characters in online mode and you keep your progress. However, a transfer between modes will not be possible. Offline characters are handled separately in your new offline account, you must create a new character if you wish to play in offline mode.
How is offline mode different to online mode?
Simply, you don't need to be online to play. In turn, all online features are disabled in this mode, such as seasonal content, multiplayer, leaderboards and social features. Otherwise, you can play through the entire game and its DLC content offline.
If you want to play without having to worry about connectivity, choose offline mode, otherwise, keep playing in online mode to access every online feature as well.
Does this new update indicate that support for Martyr is over?
We're not at the end of the line. In fact, a new Hierophant Class DLC will be released in the near future. You'll assume the role of an Inquisitor who can call in multiple acolytes to form a squad. You'll have to use your faith and authority to inspire your acolytes to carry out the Emperor's will and and teach the Imperium's truth to all the heretics in the Caligari Sector.
Expect to learn more about the future of Martyr later this year! As always:
