Warhammer 40K Darktide Secrets of the Machine God Details, Itemization Preview and Brief Q&A with Fatshark

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Following several delays on the original timetable, Warhammer 40K Darktide launched in late 2022 on PC to mixed reviews due to a general lack of polish and content. Since then, Fatshark has slowly but surely improved the game. For instance, the class system was entirely revamped ahead of the Xbox Series S|X launch in October 2023.

Today, Fatshark has released a new free update called Secrets of the Machine God. Here, players will find the new Clandestium Gloriana (previously known as Atelium Foundryplex Omega V) mission, where they will be tasked to explore a frozen environment in between sectors of the hive city of Tertium, see a mysterious mission-giver called Swagger accompany the strike team in the mission (for the first time in Warhammer 40K Darktide), and discover a new variable end mission event to enhance the mission's replayability.

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There are also some brand new weapon types, which players had long requested:

• Godwyn-Branx Pattern Bolt Pistol - An iconic Warhammer 40K weapon, mobile and perfect to lead an assault.
• Two-handed Pickaxes - Ogryns’ first two-handed weapon. Taking brutality and force to a new level (Branx Mk Ia Delver’s Pickaxe, Borovian Mk III Delver’s Pickaxe, Karsolas Mk II Delver’s Pickaxe).
• Shockmauls - The perfect Warhammer 40K riot gear - an electric weapon that stuns and adds a shocked status to enemies (Agni Mk Ia Shock Maul, Indignatus Mk III Shock Maul).
• Ironhelm "Hacker" Mk IV Assault Shotgun - A very close-range and brutal shotgun that inflicts intense damage.

The Secrets of the Machine God update includes, as you would expect, a number of quality-of-life improvements and balance tweaks. Chief among those is the overhaul of most of the weapon crosshairs in the game: hit markers are now slightly smaller and have an outline to be more noticeable against light backgrounds. Moreover, there's a brand new hit marker