What changed in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 in 2024

Fixed an issue where bosses could be immune to stagger while crouching in Versus mode.

Patched a crash in the lobby browser when using the deprecated old menu layout.

Resolved a crash and other potential issues when the game reaches the main menu on startup before all necessary resources are loaded.

Fixed multiple issues including enemies getting stuck, safe spot holes, and other terrain-related problems in The Forsaken Temple.

Fixed the Rat Ogre's animation getting stuck when not having a valid position to jump to.

Fixed a crash when clicking on future rewards on Gifts of the Wolf Father and re-enabled the ability to see upcoming rewards.

Added support for the Rat Ogre when not having a valid position to jump to because it's too close.

Fixed a rare crash that occurred when using a Grenade mid-mission in Chaos Wastes.

Resolved a crash that occurred when ending a game or loading out of a map while leaping.

Introduced the Rat Ogre as a new playable monster for the Pactsworn side in Versus mode.

Resolved a crash related to Versus custom games in Weaves.

Fixed a crash that occurred when claiming the Gift of the Wolf Father reward if the game failed to fetch steam inventory at startup.

Resolved a crash if someone in the party starts a game vote while another player is claiming Gift of the Wolf Father rewards.

Hero Poses should no longer be counted as inventory items, allowing players to open chests even if they reached the inventory cap due to poses.

Enabled the Rat Ogre as a Monster option for Pactsworn in Versus mode.

Resolved a crash when two players interact with an elevator in 'The Forsaken Temple' at the same time.

Fixed an issue in Fort Brachsenbrücke where cannonballs could get stuck in the elevator.

Resolved a crash occurring at the end of a game in the modded realm.

Minimum and maximum power level for items in chests and crafting increased by one for every level above 30.

Introduced a hero skin for Kerillian, inspired by Naieth the Prophetess, equippable on all of Kerillian's careers.

Fixed a bug where Bardin could sometimes respond with a Kerillian voice line when Victor gets knocked down too many times.

Added the new free map: The Forsaken Temple, the first mission in the new Verminous Dreams campaign.

Enabled the Gifts of the Wolf Father advent calendar, allowing players to unlock gifts daily.

Added Okri's Challenges & rewards related to The Forsaken Temple.

Introduced a hero skin for Sienna, inspired by Isabella Von Carstein, equippable on her Pyromancer and Necromancer careers.

Fixed an UI issue where Shillings and Helmgart Sellsword Marks would overlap with the store interface when looking for a match.

Introduced a hero skin for Kruber, inspired by Felix Jaeger, equippable by Markus' Mercenary career.

Introduced a hero skin for Bardin, inspired by Gotrek Gurnisson, equippable by Bardin's Slayer career.

Purchasing a DLC while in the keep now requires a game restart.

Added a new set of Premium Cosmetics: the Mythical Masquerade, featuring skins for various heroes.

Introduced a hero skin for Saltzpyre, inspired by Count Boris Todbringer, equippable by Saltzpyre's Bounty Hunter career.

Fixed an issue causing Saltzpyre's animation to not take a cool step forward when shooting the rapier's pistol.

The first of three missions in the new Verminous Dreams campaign, 'The Forsaken Temple' is coming out next week, free on all platforms.

New outfits and hats inspired by iconic characters from Warhammer Fantasy for various heroes.

Added new skins for Pactsworn specials and purchasable emote packs for Heroes.

Adjusted rarity drop rates and item power caps for various chests.

Removed Hero Power requirement from Veteran and private games; reduced requirements for Champion and Legend difficulties.

Reintroduced experience multipliers based on difficulty and added account-wide experience multipliers.

Weekly challenges focusing on specific Heroes and Pactsworn specials with rewards.

Playing Versus increases your Versus Rank, granting rewards such as Commendation Chests and Helmgart Sellsword Marks.

Improved leveling up and gear acquisition for new players.

A new in-game resource for players to learn about game mechanics.

Addressed various bugs and issues as part of the update.

Introduced a new asymmetrical PvP+E game mode where Heroes face off against Pactsworn players.

The Geheimnisnacht event will run from October 31st to November 10th, featuring Double XP and new challenges.

The Skull of Blosphoros can be found in various levels, empowering enemies and unlocking rewards.

Players can purchase frames and illusions from past Geheimnisnacht events during the event.

New quests available during the event that reward an exclusive frame and five new illusions.

Hero Power restrictions removed for Veteran difficulty in Public games to accommodate players familiar with similar games.

Crafted items will be based on Hero level, with adjustments to upgrade costs and item properties.

New information provided in the Difficulty Select menu and for Spoils of War chests regarding Item Power range and rarity percentages.

Initial fix addressing the cooldown bug for the Outcast Engineer's bomb.

Hero Power restrictions removed for Private games to allow mixed groups of friends to play together.

Changes to how Spoils of War rewards are calculated, based on Hero Level and Difficulty played.

Rarity rates for rewards will no longer factor in Hero Levels, simplifying loot drop chances.

Experience gains multiplied based on difficulty level to motivate players leveling up.

A new Handbook feature to provide players with information about game mechanics and systems.

Players will now receive a non-unlocked veteran skin when opening a Veteran weapon in a chest.

Base damage lowered but ramping damage curve added for gas damage over time.

The Bile Troll is now a playable boss character with new movement and attack mechanics.

Pactsworn players can now summon a horde of AI enemies to assist them in battle.

The Versus Beta August Test is now live, allowing players to participate in the new game mode.

The Pactsworn HUD has been updated with new features including health bars and ability indicators.

Updated visual effects to better represent the area of effect of their abilities.

Decreased reload duration and increased effective range and bullet speed.

The ping/tagging system has been made more responsive for better communication.

Controllers and gamepads are now properly supported in the Versus mode.

Health supplies have been repositioned to create more strategic gameplay opportunities.

Heroes hooked by a Packmaster will now hang from ledges instead of falling.

Open Beta for the Versus mode starts on August 21, available to anyone who signs up.

The matchmaking system has been reworked to improve player pairing and reduce queue times.

Allies' names and respawn timers are now shown above their heads.

Healing supplies are now more prominent on each level's main path.

Pactsworn abilities and cooldowns are now displayed in the HUD.

Pactsworn UI now displays more useful information for players.

Bile Troll is now slower and less twitchy, with improved vomit attack aiming.

Healthbars now show remaining Wounds and separate regular and temporary HP.

Initial damage of a globe reduced, but damage ramps up dramatically over time.

Gamepad support introduced for improved gameplay experience.

Pactsworn specials can now summon a small Horde, adding a tactical element to gameplay.

Objectives adjusted to deter speedrunning and running ahead.

New matchmaking system aims to reduce queue times, improve latency, and create more balanced games.

Ratling Gunner's ramp up and reload times sped up, effective range improved.

Visual effects improved for better readability and accuracy of area of effect.

An issue with kills not counting correctly in Versus or Chaos Wastes was mitigated during the Skulls event.

The playable Bile Troll boss was introduced during the Returning Alpha Test.

Mixed feedback received on the gameplay of the Against the Grain mission.

Boss-killing Hero careers became more relevant with the addition of the Bile Troll.

Players can now equip weapon illusions outside of Weaves.

Pre-made Hero loadouts were introduced in the Returning Alpha Test.

A loadout system was added to the game as per popular demand.

Adjustments were made to Hero temporary HP gain and decay.

Tweaks and balancing adjustments were made for some of the Pactsworn characters.

Fixed challenge 'Sheltering Thicket' not tracking blocked ratling gunner shots properly.

Fixed crash when hosting a game with a Waystalker Bot whose loadout contains a javelin.

Fixed an issue where you could select career by using the arrow keys.

Fixed crash when showing pact sworn choices while playing with a controller.

Fixed pinging a potion with the ping wheel in versus causing a server crash.

Fixed a crash that would occur if you upgrade an item currently equipped on any other loadout.

Fixed a climb spot in Against the Grain where Pactsworn players could get stuck while climbing.

Bile Troll health increased from 600 to 750.

The Versus Alpha has been extended to June 17th.

Spawn chance for Poison Wind Globadier decreased slightly.

Fixed crash caused by friend joining into a versus keep after playing as pact sworn.

Packmaster health increased from 30 to 50.

Automatic map rotation between Righteous Stand, Screaming Bell, and Against the Grain has been enabled.

The size of Bile Troll's vomit hit boxes increased for easier use.

Fixed crash when trying to update character data while having 5-6 loadouts on all careers.

Packmaster damage increased by 50% (per tick).

Fixed rare end of game dedicated server crash related to warrior priest ability being active.

Fixed rare crash when boon drones fly towards something very far away.

Fixed players being stuck in matchmaking if a hero picker appears and times out.

Damage taken while standing in Bile Troll vomit increased by 40%.

Fixed NPC enemies sometimes getting really obsessed with attacking a spot on the ground in Against the Grain.

Fixed certain spots in Against the Grain where Packmasters could pull hooked players out of the playable area.

Fixed NPC enemies getting stuck on destructible stuff in Against the Grain.

Increased cooldown of Gromril Armour to 30 seconds when equipped.

The RNG for Pactsworn special choices has been modified to reduce the chances of duplicates.

Base movement speed of Bile Troll slightly lowered.

Internal cooldown of 40 seconds added for lifting Pactsworn players.

The speed at which temporary health decays has been increased to address health attrition issues.

Players can now quit the game directly without returning to the main menu.

Three additional loadout slots added for all careers.

VoIP clients will no longer be in chat when voice chat is disabled.

Warpfire Thrower now deals more damage, has a longer firing duration, and moves faster while firing.

Players can now spawn as the Bile Troll in Versus mode, featuring unique abilities.

The Deepwood staff now has an internal cooldown affecting lifting Pactsworn players.

Versus will feature a new loadout system with 2 base loadouts for each career, designed for new players.

Multiple UI-related bugs and inconsistencies have been fixed.

Cooldown of Gromril Armour increased from 20 seconds to 30 seconds.

Duration of Shield of Faith reduced from 5 seconds to 2 seconds.

Temporary HP now decays faster, with a 20% increase in decay rate and 50% more lost per tick.

Damage dealt by all crossbows has been lowered to balance their efficiency.

Players can now spawn as the Bile Troll during matches in the Versus mode.

Multiple crashes fixed that occurred during character selection and hot-joining.

Increased cooldown and reduced duration for Shield of Faith, with lowered explosion damage against most enemies.

A new map adapted for Versus mode, featuring new objectives and layout tweaks.

Damage of all crossbows has been reduced.

Limited error logs and improved functionality for loadout management.

A new map, Against the Grain, has been added for the Versus mode, modified for playability.

The Returning Alpha Test (RAT) will be open to all owners of Vermintide 2 from May 30 to June 9 on PC.

Several gameplay-related crashes in Versus mode have been addressed.

Event runs from May 23 to June 9, allowing players to collect skulls.

Includes new auras, effects for bombs, and actions triggered by career skills.

Expeditions with specific Boon and Curse affecting every level.

Allows saving different combinations of gear & talents as loadouts.

Allows players to complete matches even if time runs out.

(A Parting of the Waves) Fixed some respawn points being set underneath the ground level.

Introduced a new enemy type, the Chaos Warrior with Shield, appearing in missions with Rotblood's presence.

Replaced a door in A Parting of the Waves to prevent a rare crash.

(A Parting of the Waves) Fixed the big barrel model disappearing at certain distances.

Fixed the missing dialogue for Saltzpyre when he's the last man standing and when someone wastes healing.

Fixed a host crash when a client joins on a hero that is not currently present near the end of A Parting of the Waves.

Fixed a visual bug with Saltzpyre's volley crossbow having floating ammo when switching from 3rd person to 1st person.

Introduction of a new enemy type, the Chaos Warrior armed with a shield and mace, available in all maps with Rotbloods presence.

Fixed an issue with the Chaos Warrior with Shield playing a stagger animation twice when recovering from being lifted by a Sister of the Thorn.

(A Parting of the Waves) Fixed several locations where players could get out of bounds or into unintended areas.

(A Parting of the Waves) Fixed a typo in the counter message for destroyed buboes Okri challenge.

(A Parting of the Waves) Fixed a house disappearing at certain distances.

Fixed an issue where Necromancer has their skull overridden by their potion if ending a Chaos Wastes level with a skull in potion slot and a potion in their extra slot.

Fixed various bugs including stuck spots, lighting issues, and visual disappearances.

Fixed a bug with the Chaos Warrior with Shield when facing a hero that went invisible.

(A Parting of the Waves) Taught bots how to navigate a sunken ship at the harbor.

Increased the Cooldown of the bomb generated by 'Ingenious Ordnance' to 180 seconds (up from 120 seconds).

(A Parting of the Waves) Removed a 'hanging from ledge' spot on a broken ship that was vestigious from previous designs of the map.

(A Parting of the Waves) Added a fix to prevent the challenge fish from being killable more than once.

Fixed missing stagger values for Chaos Warrior with Shield in certain difficulties.

(A Parting of the Waves) Fixed a spot where enemy blood would turn into moss.

Fixed a visual bug in the first person view of a particular fireball staff illusion, which was missing its proper glow.

Fixed a crash caused by having too many buffs active at once.

A brand new map concluding the Karak Azgaraz storyline, set to release on April 11.

(A Parting of the Waves) Climb spawners on the first island were broken and made the spawned unit die on spawn.

Fixed an issue with the Chaos Warrior with Shield not splitting into two enemies when certain tzeentchian modifiers were active.

Decreased the starting bombs from the 'Bombardier' talent to 2.

(A Parting of the Waves) Moved ammo box on wagon before end event so it's reachable by bots.

Fixed a crash when quitting the game after getting a backend error.

Added a brand new map, considered the 4th and final entry in the Karak Azgaraz saga for Vermintide 2.

Fixed the text in the search bar of the crafting menu sometimes spilling out of the search bar.

A new Versus map called Righteous Stand was introduced during the Great Open Alpha Test.

Match times averaged around 30 minutes towards the end of the Great Open Alpha Test.

A loadout system is in development and expected to be released with the next test.

DLC careers were introduced and had a noticeable impact on the Hero meta during the test.

Five hotfixes were deployed to resolve stability issues during the early days of the Great Open Alpha Test.

Players reported balancing and stability as the biggest issues needing improvement.

A survey was made available in the launcher to gather player feedback, resulting in over 1500 responses.

Tweaks to balance and scoring reduced the number of games ending in draws and shifted the top ten most-played careers.

A new store offering various footwear options for heroes, enhancing their appearance.

The Versus map will be changing back to Righteous Stand for the remainder of the Alpha Test.

Players are now booted to the Keep instead.

Increased enemy presence, including enemies triggered by certain events.

Reduced pickups and health available in the 'Screaming Bell' map.

A Reach objective stage has been added after the Bell event, before the Bridge of Shadows.

The Versus map will change to 'Screaming Bell' from 12th March to 15th March.

These mods were causing crashes and exploits.

Versus is a new asymmetrical PvP+E game mode for Warhammer: Vermintide 2.

The amount of ammo and health pickups scattered around the Versus map has been reduced.

Complete the anniversary map 'A Quiet Drink' to earn a new portrait frame.

Resolved issues with geometry being invisible or visible incorrectly in Righteous Stand.

XP earned from all matches will be doubled for the duration of the Anniversary event.

The 6-year anniversary event will start on all platforms on March 7 and finish on March 17, featuring double XP and a new portrait frame.

The 'A Quiet Drink' map will be enabled for the anniversary event.

Fixed several collision issues across different maps to prevent players from getting stuck.

Outcast Engineer's bomb spam has been toned down for the Versus testing.

The number of NPC enemies has been increased in the Versus mode.

Players can participate in the Versus Alpha Test during the Anniversary event.

The celebratory map 'A Quiet Drink' is available during the anniversary event.

A scoreboard has been added at the end of Versus matches.

An Alpha Test for the Versus Game Mode will be available to all owners of Vermintide 2 on PC from March 7 to March 17.

Numerous bugs related to respawn points, invisible walls, and other gameplay elements have been fixed.

Multiple sound issues related to gameplay and character abilities have been fixed.

The Sixth Anniversary event for Vermintide 2 has started and will run from March 7th to March 18th.

New premium careers will be added in the next Versus test.

The next Versus test will be conducted directly in the Vermintide game rather than a separate testing app.

New menu settings specifically for Versus mode will be added.

Players will have the ability to kick and mute other players in Versus mode.

Players will experience a new map in the upcoming Versus test.

Technical limitations prevent the Versus mode from being available on Xbox or PlayStation.

Increased damage output for Pactsworn specials to improve balance in Versus mode.

A match score screen will be introduced for better visibility of game results.

Reduced the bonus crit chance from 'Perilous Overclock' to 8%.

Applied a 15% damage nerf to Shade's career skill, reverting the monster damage nerf to Dual Daggers.

Fixed a bug where Outcast Engineer's 'Superior Gaskets' talent did not provide power on clients.

Increased 'Ingenious Ordnance' bomb craft time to 120 seconds.

Fixed issue where some Gifts of the Wolf Father illusions were not showing up in the crafting menu for certain players.

Fixed rare crash where Mercenary's talent 'Strike Together' could crash the game when the target ally was removed on the same frame as when buff was applied.

Fixed the issue that caused Frame generation technology to not work.

Fixed crash when bots use true flight attacks like Waywatcher ability or Necromancer 'Lost Souls'.

Fixed a bug where Warrior Priest's talent 'Blazing Bright' granted him Fury when he was knocked down.

Increased the base crit chance of Dual Dagger heavy attacks by 10%.

Fixed a bug where Engineer's 'Bombardier' talent did not give Bardin three bombs on first spawn.

Fixed an exploit where an Outcast Engineer with the 'Bombadier' talent gained 3 new grenades when leaving and rejoining a game.

Reduced Grudge Mark bonus health modifier by 16%.

Reduced the base crit chance of Sword & Dagger's second heavy attack by 10%.

Fixed a bug where a Sienna premium cosmetic item was missing its store icon.

Fixed Bestigors and Minotaurs ending their charge early if they have to run around an obstacle.

Reduced the Masterwork Pistol's damage modifier vs monsters by 22%.

Reduced stamina cost for pushing to 1 (half a shield).

Fixed a bug where 'Lingering Flames' DoT stacked.

Join the stream on February 7th for insights and a Q&A about the Versus Closed Alpha Test.

The Closed Alpha Test for the Versus mode will start on February 8th, inviting over 10,000 players.

The closed alpha aims to gather player feedback to refine the Versus mode, ensuring it is enjoyable for both new and veteran players.

A new asymmetric 4v4 PvP+E game mode where players compete as the Ubersreik Five against AI enemies and player-controlled Skaven specials.

The developers plan to conduct more testing phases beyond the closed alpha to continue refining the game mode.

Players progress through map sections completing objectives for points, while the opposing team aims to stop them.

A new player vs player plus enemy game mode featuring 4 vs 4 gameplay.

The closed alpha will run from January 18 to January 21.

A stream on January 17 to discuss the alpha and answer community questions.

Invitations will be sent to over 10,000 participants for the alpha test.

Players can fight as the Ubersreik Five or join the dark pact as Skaven specials.