Darktide drops its free content update a day early

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the game that keeps on giving as developer Fat Shark drops the latest free content patch early. The unlocked and loaded update introduces a wealth of new features for the co-op shooterr, including the long-awaited overhaul of the game’s item system, an original mission type designed for more cinematic sessions, and a new social system that should help players who lack a dedicated group. The changes and additions are extensive, especially in terms of the game equipment, so interested users are encouraged to browse the patch notes thoroughly.

per fat shark, DarknessThe item system has been extensively reworked to give players more freedom in which weapons they want to use and improve.

The developer describes the rework as taking the previous system and making it more accessible to users without dropping the strategy and tactics associated with progression in Darkness. The introduction of mastery and power are used to facilitate this change; Similar to games like future, Power will allow players to upgrade and improve their gear by trading in resources at the Shrine of the Omnissiah while Mastery provides experience points By simply using their weapon.

What else is new in Darktide: Unlocked and Loaded?

Some much-needed upgrades

As far as mastery is concerned, acquiring experience also results in three different types of rewards: Blessing Points, Weapon Marks, and Perks. These functions will be necessary for players who want to hold their own in the new mission type, because Operations will present squads with shorter, high-octane, cinematic battles. The first of these is Rolling Steel, which challenges players to stop a moving train hijacked by cultists; The operation is timed so it’s best to get to work and improvise, rather than waste time strategizing.

The last major improvement included in the Unlocked and Loaded update is the Party Finder. This feature will allow players to discover a group of like-minded users with a handy search function that categorizes parties based on game mode, difficulty, language and various tags to refine the results. Considering how essential cooperation is to the Darkness Experience, having the option to find a group should hopefully open up the game to more people.

To celebrate the last Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Update, Unlocked and Loaded also adds the limited-time Unrelenting Hordes event. The special game mode runs from September 26 to October 10 and will see squads retrieving grimoires and scriptures from the infected Moebian 21. Successful runs will reward in-game currencies like Plasteel, Dimantine and Docket, so players who want to collect as many resources as Possible should prioritize unrelenting hordes.

Source: Fat Shark