Hotfix #74 (1.8.6) - Patch Notes

Hey Everyone,

Hotfix #74 (1.8.6) is currently rolling out across our platforms. In the meantime, you can read the notes below.

General Fixes

  • Fixed a crash caused by the new Buff HUD changes.

  • Fixed a crash that can occur when opening the Mission Terminal while network connection is lost.

  • Fixed a crash that can occur when trying to dodge while carrying a luggable.

  • Fixed a sync issue that could end up blocking some players from joining the Mourningstar.

  • Reduced memory usage in the Mourningstar which should lead to reduced crashes on PlayStation.

  • Reworked how particle destruction works to avoid a set of fairly common crashes.

  • Reduced maximum packet size to improve network stability under poor network conditions.

  • Solved a case in which the game could lose access to data services during a gameplay session.

Cosmetic and Animation Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Hangledge Rescue animation was playing too quickly.

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. This rotation happened at the beginning of this week, August 25.

Mission Pool

Incoming

  • Enclavum Baross

  • Comms-Plex 154/2f

Outgoing

  • Archivum Sycorax

  • Hab Dreyko

Mutators

Incoming

  • Cranial Corruption

Outgoing

  • The Blight Spreads

Arbites Fixes & Tweaks

General Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Cyber-Mastiff was teleported in the elevator with incorrect rotation.

  • Fixed an issue where the Cyber-Mastiff would sometimes move upward after colliding with walls instead of falling naturally due to gravity.

Cosmetic and Animation Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that was causing the Suppression Shield & Shock Maul to block the view during the outro cutscene for assassination missions.

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We’ll see you on the Mourningstar.

– The Darktide Team

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No keyboard and mouse for PS5 yet… uff… gonna wait more..

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Hi, Kitefin! :waving_hand:t3::confounded_face:

Is there a date you’re allowed to give us for when we can expect some news about the upcoming Q3 2025 Major Update? We’re pretty hungry, but if you aren’t being greenlit on anything like that yet, that’s all good.

Thank you! :squinting_face_with_tongue::folded_hands:t3:

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Where Feast of Grimnir patch notes?

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There it is. It’s embarrassing that it took this long to put out a patch.

I’m thankful for it, but someone (or some group of people) need to step up their game. This is the bare minimum.

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still no arbiter nerfs? bruh

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I presume Quickpaw is cooking them up right now. I just got the VT2 update.

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I can’t provide an exact date yet, but we are cooking some stuff up here!

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Connection issues being fixed is really good

Prepare for further issues and complaints

So far there is an uproar of how come Arbites haven’t received any new Commodores Vestures despite the way the community has whiners calling “MTX” cosmetics “slop” as well as the asking of when the next dev announcements of the next DLC Update coming in September/October

@FatsharkKitefin we and I show appreciation for your work being CM, just requesting respectfully when we are getting news amongst hotfixes what is coming up next? Veteran glow ups? “New” weapons? Anything along side everything that is a sudden “road map”? Dev Blog for September/October?

I’m not meaning in context of obstinate, offensive, rude, etc context, just wanting to see what keeps the player base on the up & up for QoL and more fans and fun!

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Zealot’s talent “Voice of Terra” is unlocalized.

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I’m very glad to hear it! This is good news, even if there’s no exact date to put to it just yet. Keep us in the loop as always, yeah? Thanks again! :winking_face_with_tongue:

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What we have Added?
Road map :cross_mark:
Chaos Wastes :cross_mark:
Twitch mod :cross_mark:
Veteran weapons :cross_mark:
Fixing technical problem added in the previous patch :check_mark:
New Cosmetics/Correction in Cosmetics :check_mark:

upd Someday the sharks will figure it out and understand that the rotation principle on Havoc is the worst solution. Play 3.5 maps again until they deign to change them to new 3.5

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We are not just pretty hungry, we are VERY hungry! :F~

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Less than, tbh.

IF they are fixed.

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@FatsharkKitefin it strikes me as a lost opportunity to introduce the arbites class without making sure there’s a supply of cosmetics for it during the next rotations. those would fly off the virtual shelves.

also, the “new toys for vet” have been announced with the ogryn rework. changing the activation mechanism for the power sword (an already existing weapon) the that of the relic blade and making a new gun seems a lengthy process. perhaps it’s tied to a tree rework?

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Thank you fatsharkkitefin, very cool.

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That will be a part of the next paid DLC :grin:

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Yess, very good

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You’ve pissed me off with this nerf to Arbi. 99% of the players I meet are very bad even with Arbi. It’s better to ask for a buff for other classes and not nerf Arbi. I forgot, I have 2000 levels for all classes and I own Arbi.

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It’s funny what some people keep asking about here.
Things like keyboard and mouse support on the PS5 or the toy for veterans don’t come with a hotfix.
Before 1.9 or even 2.0, no one should expect anything like that (just like before 1.8.0, etc.).
Hotfixes only bring fixes, but no new content.

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