Warhammer 40K Darktide Update 1.0.20 Patch Notes

Rejoice for the Emperor’s new update rejects. Warhammer 40k: Darktide has pushed out a new patch for players and boy oh boy, does this update come with a lot. You have your general quality of life improvements, your balance changes, UI updates, and so much more. Developer Fatshark is no stranger to providing constant updates for games they’ve released. Their previous game, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, has received countless patches and content updates over the course of its lifespan. While some players haven’t been too happy with the lack of content on launch for Darktide, Fatshark show no sign of abandoning this game any time soon.

Simply taking a look at the Warhammer 40k Darktide update 1.0.20 patch notes, you can see that the developers are really taking their time to try and polish this game as much as possible. Along with polish, they want to make sure that every class feels like it has some use. So as to not have lobbies be filled up with 4 different leveled Veteran class players. Due to these patch notes being significantly longer than others, we will be covering the major updates brought along with this patch. Click here to check out the full 1.0.20 patch notes.

Patch Notes, Patch 1.0.20

Content Drop: The Signal

This drop introduces a new map, two new weapons – one for the Zealot, one for the Ogryn, the new Refine option in the crafting menu, the inclusion of private games, and the addition of one new condition!

• In Comms-Plex 154/2f, it is up to you and your strike team to gain access to the Comms-plex. Get to the roof of the HL-19-24 Archivum and transmit a message to your allies in the Imperium.
• Two new weapons:
  • The Indignatus Mk IVe Crusher, a two-handed Power Maul for Zealots
  • The Achlys Mk I Power Maul, a one-handed Power Maul for Ogryns.
• Private Play is now available when starting a mission from the mission board for Strike Teams of 2 to 4 players.
• Refine is now available in the Shrine of the Omnissiah.
  • You can now choose to refine a single perk, which will lock other perks.
  • Perks in the item card view will show their Tier through the number of ♦ next to the perk ranging from 1 to 4.
  • Each Refine action taken on the perk will see a cost reduction for resources.
• A new condition:
  • Hunting Grounds: Rejects will have to fend off increased numbers of Pox Hounds.

General/QoL

• The chat window is now accessible on all loading screens and during the outro cinematic after a mission. You will also have access to a Strike Team chat channel in the Mourningstar if you invite someone to your Strike Team while in the Mourningstar.
• The option to merge Strike Teams during the end-of-round screen has been temporarily removed while we improve this functionality.
• Added 2400 Aquilas pack so cosmetic bundles can be purchased at face value.
• An option to skip the intro cinematic has been added to the options menu.

Performance & Stability

• Fixed several cases that would generate GPU crashes.
• Fixed a bug where clients would get mismatching player loadouts from the server, which could cause a bunch of different crashes.
• Fixed a bug with fired projectiles VFX crashing the game when the player leaves the game.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a client crash when using weapons while under the influence of various attack speed or reload speed buffs.
• Fixed various and numerous unspecified crashes.

Contracts & Penances

• Isolated and resolved a rare issue that could cause Contract progression during a mission to be lost when the mission completes at the end of the round.
• An issue was detected in the penance “Pick N’ Mix'” where it could in some circumstances not be awarded as expected.

This is surprisingly only a fraction of the Warhammer 40k Darktide update 1.0.20 patch notes. These however are the ones that add the most amount of content into the game. Features like private lobbies, a new hunting condition, and even some new weapons are very welcome additions to the game. It’s safe to say that this is most definitely not the last patch we’ve seen from the developers. I would be shocked if it was the last update for 2022 even. In all seriousness, Fatshark might not have pleased every single one of their fans when this game initially released. But with updates such as these and more expected to come in 2023, the future looks bright and bloody.