What changed in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 in 2025

The Gifts of the Wolf Father event will go live in December through January for Vermintide, offering daily gifts including cosmetics and currency.

The Scythe illusion is mistakenly restricted to deluxe edition owners of Necromancer; it should be available to all owners.

Log in daily from December 9 to January 3 for gifts including cosmetics, weapon illusions, and more.

Players will receive double XP for the duration of the Gifts of the Wolf Father event.

A major free update arrives on December 2, 2025, with a new Operation mission set in the trenches of Atoma.

The total number of players who have played Vermintide 2 has reached 25 million.

Resolved some spots where players could get stuck.

Fixed some ladders that Bots couldn’t figure out how to climb.

Resolved a softlock caused by detonating barrels that prevented further spawns.

A Free-To-Keep event allowed players to claim Vermintide 2 for free, celebrating 10 years since launch.

Adjusted respawn points to prevent camera clipping into the ship when spectating.

Fixed some bombs spawning in the same spot as explosive barrels.

Blocked a spot where players could fall off the map in the Chaos camp.

Addressed some collision issues with terrain and ships.

The latest mission, Return to the Reik, has been released for Vermintide 2.

Adjusted several hang ledges throughout the map to improve gameplay.

Fixed the new portrait frame being too big.

Enhanced Bot pathfinding around certain areas.

Fixed situations causing Bots to behave oddly during the explosive barrel event.

Resolved issue with duplicate cannons showing up in the outro cinematic.

Blocked off a small water area that was incredibly lethal for player safety.

Re-enabled Tower of Treachery for play after fixing a crash issue.

Resolved issue with explosive barrels sometimes clipping with the hatch.

Fixed a bug where beached chaos ships could be destroyed by melee attacks.

Vermintide 2 is free to keep for anyone with a Steam account until November 24.

Double XP running until November 30.

A fan-favourite location from Vermintide 1, expanded and re-imagined for Vermintide 2.

Winning a match with a teammate wearing the Fangtastic Fortitude frame will infect your account, adding it to your collection.

Improved ladders throughout The Well of Dreams.

A re-imagining of the Vermintide 1 level 'The River Reik', releasing on November 20.

Slightly increased brightness for the entire level of The Well of Dreams.

Bots now take multiple Area of Effect attacks into account when defending.

Fixed an issue where enemies sometimes dropped dead for no reason right before the middle elevator.

Added an additional respawn point at a boss wall near the middle event.

More enemy spawn points added in open areas of The Well of Dreams.

Double experience gain from any in-game source until November 30 to celebrate the new level.

Remote player movement prediction on elevators improved to reduce jitteriness.

Fixed a bug where players joining mid-match could get stuck in the lower floors.

A brand new free level, Return to the Reik is a re-imagining of one of Vermintide 1’s most popular missions, River Reik.

Fixed an issue with enemies spawning above the ceiling in The Well of Dreams.

Improved bot pathfinding throughout The Well of Dreams.

Celebrate 10 Years of Tide with the new level featuring boat-focused gameplay and expanded encounters.

Improved terrain collision in The Citadel of Eternity to prevent players from walking into the plinth.

Added missing hangledges in The Well of Dreams.

Voice Over system has been improved to handle dynamic situations and multiple events during gameplay.

Elevators have been enhanced to function better during ship movements, ensuring items and players are synchronized.

Chaos encampments and raiding ships have been added as new threats in the River Reik level.

A new free level re-imagining the popular River Reik from Vermintide 1, featuring updated terrain, new encounters, and additional side paths.

Players can now board and sail a ship with improved mechanics, featuring mid-sail combat and unique encounters.

The level includes new challenges and hidden secrets for players to discover, enhancing exploration.

All sound effects have been re-evaluated and updated for the new level, including new sounds for cannons and environmental effects.

The next playable class for Darktide will be revealed on November 11, with more details to follow.

New weapon illusions include Bardin's War Pick, Kerillian's Greatsword, Saltzpyre's Axe, Sienna's Conflagration Staff, and Kruber's Sword.

Fixed some environment visual bugs on Screaming Bell.

Fixed a guaranteed crash in the level ‘Old Haunts’ and re-enabled it.

Unlock five new weapon illusions and a new portrait frame by completing event quests.

Geheimnisnacht is upon us, and the Skull of Blosphoros haunts these lands once more! From October 23 until November 2, you can find foul Chaos worshippers performing vile rituals.

Slightly increased the distance of the first Heavy Attack for Kerillian’s Greatsword.

Geheimnisnacht is upon us, featuring Chaos worshippers and the Skull of Blosphoros from October 23 until November 2.

The Stolen Rations event introduces Darktide’s first community-versus-community challenge from October 21 to November 10, 2025.

Adjusted collisions of Grimoires to ensure they are grabbable.

Added extra collision in various places to prevent Cog or Barrels from getting out of bounds.

Resolved collision issues that affected gameplay.

Filled in small holes in walls to improve gameplay integrity.

Added and re-shuffled placements of ammo boxes.

Tweaked grenade spawners to ensure they spawn fire grenades.

Players have the option to not kill the trolls, leading to an exciting conclusion.

A new mission where players must venture into a Dwarfen hold overrun with Bile Trolls.

Additional secrets are included for players who explore the level thoroughly.

Players can choose the order of paths in the new mission, affecting gameplay dynamics.

The level features large Dwarfen statues and unique visual elements.

This hotfix allows for a sanctioned update to the Crosshair Kill Confirmation mod.

The duration of the Skulls for the Skull Throne in-game event has been extended until June 8th, allowing players to collect more skulls and benefit from double XP.

Players can now purge unwanted boons during Pilgrimage missions.

The victory screen in Adventure missions has been updated with a new design.

Bots now perform better in reviving players and sticking with the team.

A free new map that concludes the Verminous Dreams campaign.

27 new Weapon Illusions of Bitter Dreams added as rewards.

Addressed multiple visual and gameplay bugs across different maps and characters.

An in-game event where players collect skulls to complete challenges, running until June 1st.

Multiple bugs related to spawning and abilities have been fixed.

Resolved softlock issues related to alarm bells and enemy spawning.

Reworked how Temporary HP talents are handled, including renaming and balancing adjustments.

Resolved issue when both features are bound to the same button and tagging the sky.

Fixed social wheel messages not working in Versus.

Fixed a bug where Weaves was inaccessible for some players.

Bots now avoid healing Zealots.

New 'Abasement' frame awarded to players affected by data loss.

A new map will be added to the pool of playable Versus maps during the anniversary update.

Players can purchase old rewards from previous anniversaries for shillings during the event.

New weapon pack is in development but won't release this year.

The 'Close to win' music starts when 2 out of 3 capture zones in the final capture area are done.

Join us from March 6 to March 16 for the Seventh anniversary with a new map and challenges.

The map has been adjusted to include new interiors, capture zones, and a payload to enhance gameplay.

Bots are now better at choosing whether to light or heavy attack against armored targets.

All experience earned will be doubled during the anniversary event.

A new playable Versus map with adjustments for gameplay.

Bots now take all nearby attacking enemies into consideration when blocking.

More weapons now allow bots to push shielded targets.

A night environment has been added to the last round of the map to enhance visual appeal.

The number of rounds for the map has been increased from 2 to 3 due to its length.

Completing the event rewards a brand-new anniversary portrait frame.

A Grudge Served Cold has been added to the pool of playable Versus maps.

A returning limited-time mission where players can take part in a bar crawl across Helmgart.

Event includes 'A Quiet Drink' mission and double XP until March 16.

Sanctioned Mods are now fixed as of Patch 6.4.0 without needing to update the original mods.

Versus Quickplay will be temporarily disabled as servers are updated.

Connecting to other lobbies might take longer than usual at first but will normalize over time.

Fixed an issue where re-installing the game would not re-install EasyAntiCheat correctly.

Swapped the old version of Easy Anti-Cheat for the newest version to maintain protection against cheats.

Operating systems that had incompatibility issues may find those issues resolved with this update.

Improved error messaging to show reason and duration for banned players.

The tournament will take place on 8th March 2025 for Tier 1 and Tier 2, and on 9th March 2025 for Tier 3 and Tier 4.

Sign ups for the Onslaught Series Charity Tournament are open until 6th March 2025.

Community run Charity Tournament event for the anniversary of Vermintide 2, benefiting APOPO.

Digital gifts for donations include a new frame, a Zealot hat skin, and a digital magazine.

Versus Custom Games with changed settings show up differently in the lobby browser.

Fixed several bugs including issues with Okri's Challenges and healthbars for objectives.

Added a new map, 'Devious Delvings', as the second mission in the Verminous Dreams campaign.

Fixed bots getting stuck in the tower of the third tome spot in Halescourge.

A new map 'Devious Delvings' will be available for free on January 23rd, continuing the Verminous Dreams campaign.

Sound cooldown when pinging the same target or placing a new world marker increased from 0.5 seconds to 2 seconds.

Fixed a bug where Heroes could be unkillable on certain values for the Hero Damage Amount setting.

Fixed a controller input bug for Versus Custom Game settings where the slider would not go all the way to the bottom.

Fixed a bug where Rat Ogres weren't properly playing footstep SFX in non-Versus game modes.

Fixed a visual bug where the water splashes in first person wouldn't go away if you died.

Solved multiple crashes including one when leaving the library in Tower of Treachery.

Added configurable settings for player hosted Custom Versus Games, including toggles for various gameplay elements.