We're releasing a new update for Gladius. As per usual, please let us know what you think of the list of changes. Your feedback is essential to keep improving the game.

The team is currently hard at work. We'll have news about new content soon.

Changes since 1.11.3

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when quitting the game.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur due to audio or display devices containing a `<` in their name.
  
• Updated compiler, memory allocator and window library on Windows.
  
• Improved error checking.

We're releasing a new update for Gladius. As per usual, please let us know what you think of the list of changes. Your feedback is essential to keep improving the game.

The team is currently hard at work. We'll have news about new content soon.

Changes since 1.11.2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when quitting the game.

Modding

• Added `useConditionsForVisiblity` to actions

We're releasing a new update for Gladius. As per usual, please let us know what you think of the list of changes. Your feedback is essential to keep improving the game.

The team is currently hard at work. We'll have news about new content soon.

Changes since 1.11.1

New:

• Added multiplayer invite codes that are fully platform-independent. This allows everyone to invite people to their private multiplayer game without having the game visible in the public game list. Use "Copy Invite Code" in the multiplayer lobby and paste the text to your mates. To join your game, they will copy the text and click "Paste Invite Code" on the multiplayer screen.
  
• Lord Commissar's Iron Will resurrection now plays a sound effect.

Balance:

• Reduced Battle Sisters, Zephyrim, Sisters Repentia, Dominions, Retributors, Hospitallers, Avenger Strike Fighter and Lightning Fighter morale from 10 to 8.

General:

• Increased the per-frame time budget for network processing from 16 ms to 33 ms.
  
• Reduced the per-frame time budget for EOS processing from unlimited to 16 ms.
  
• Starting the game for the first time from the Epic Launcher now sets the language to the one in the Epic Launcher.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed Resourcce Upkeep setting not working.
  
• Fixed abilities that modify other action cooldowns not being propagated to clients in multiplayer.
  
• Fixed Medicus Ministorum working on fortifications.
  
• Fixed Immortal Forms technology not being unlocked by Canoptek Spyders and Canoptek Wraiths technologies.
  
• Fixed Necrons Extra Vehicle Armour technology not being unlocked by Canoptek Spyders and Canoptek Wraiths technologies.
  
• Fixed Necrons Extra Vehicle Armour technology description.
  
• Fixed Quantum Shielding technology description.
  
• Fixed Cleansing Flame and Destructor not having the Flame trait.
  
• Fixed server list not properly sorting by name.
  
• Fixed EOS integration (Connect Epic Account / Invite Epic Friend).

From March 30th till April 1st we will be showcasing some of our most popular titles at WASD exhibition in London. Attendees will have the chance to play some of our greatest games, including Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, ICBM, Starship Troopers: Terran Command, and Panzer Corps 2.

If you don't own these games yet, they will be joining WASD Sale on Steam.

Whether you're a fan of turn-based strategy, sci-fi warfare, or historical battles, our lineup has something for you. We're excited to give gamers a chance to experience our games and get a taste of what makes Slitherine titles so unique and engaging.

Our colleagues Giulia, Sara, Paolo and Edmond, will be there in person to provide guidance and answer any questions you may have. So don't miss this opportunity to join us at WASD: We can't wait to see you there!

You can access the exhibition from 10 am until 6 pm: buy tickets https://www.wasdlive.com/tickets.

We are glad to announce that two new DLCs are available from today for both Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, each introducing a new playable faction: the Adepta Sororitas, also known as the Sisters of Battle.

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - Sisters of Battle



A long-standing order with a rich history, the Adepta Sororitas have always lived in service of the Emperor. Their unrelenting faith and rigorous training provides them with a mental fortitude rare among those that serve the Imperium. This divine protection, perhaps from the very spirit of the Emperor himself, makes every sister an incorruptible fortress that turns aside the profane, the blasphemous, the heretic. 15 units of the Order stand ready to turn back the unworthy on Baal.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2011980/Warhammer_40000_Battlesector__Sisters_of_Battle/

The release of the Sisters of Battle DLC will also include a new single-player mode: Daemonic Incursion.

Daemonic Incursion
Daemonic Incursion is an entirely new single-player mode that will be available to all Battlesector players as part of a free update that we’ll be launching alongside the Sisters of Battle Faction Pack.
In Daemonic Incursion, waves of Khornate daemons enter realspace to spill blood, collect skulls and overrun your forces. This is a last-stand mode, in which your objective is simple:
Survive!



Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - Sisters of Battle Tournament

We are really excited to announce our first competitive tournament of Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector. The sign-ups for the tournament opens today, so do not miss the chance to sign-up and join the fun.

Players will be able to take part in it and get the chance to win some amazing physical goodies with a Sisters of Battle theme. Stay tuned for the official reveal of the amazing prizes you can win.

The Sisters of Battle tournament will begin in February 2023, but you can sign-up now.

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Adepta Sororitas DLC



Just like Battlesector, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius expands with the Sisters of Battle as a new playable faction.

A new faction joins the war for Gladius Prime: the Adepta Sororitas, with eighteen new units, new heroes, unique gameplay mechanics, city buildings, a new questline and a new tech tree.

The Adepta Sororitas, also known as the Sisters of Battle, are the militant arm of the Adeptus Ministorum. Pure of heart and fanatical of devotion, they place the worship of the Emperor above all other concerns. They maintain holy places anywhere where His subjects might be served, tending to the needs of the poor and the sick as well as spreading the word of His glory to all that might listen. But not all are worthy, and for those that aren’t - only merciful death can be granted.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2130960/Warhammer_40000_Gladius__Adepta_Sororitas/

The new Sisters of Battle DLCs for both Warhammer 40,000 Gladius and Warhammer 40,000 Battlesector will be released on December 13th, the same day of Slitherine Live show, Slitherine Next.

As part of our Slitherine Next event, we are going to release a new DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector and one for Warhammer 40,000: Gladius. Both are going to add in a new playable faction: the Sisters of Battle, the first women-only faction in Warhammer 40,000, will join the game with fifteen new units and special gameplay mechanics.

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - Sisters of Battle DLC
A long-standing order with a rich history, the Adepta Sororitas have always lived in service of the Emperor. Their unrelenting faith and rigorous training provides them with a mental fortitude rare among those that serve the Imperium. This divine protection, perhaps from the very spirit of the Emperor himself, makes every sister an incorruptible fortress that turns aside the profane, the blasphemous, the heretic. 15 units of the Order stand ready to turn back the unworthy on Baal.

During the live streaming at Slitherine Next, we will show for the very first time 3 videos, about the new Sisters of Battle units and their unique mechanics as well as gameplay footage of the new Daemonic Incursion mode.

Daemonic Incursion

Daemonic Incursion is an entirely new single-player mode that will be available to all Battlesector players as part of a free update that we’ll be launching alongside the Sisters of Battle Faction Pack.

In Daemonic Incursion, waves of Khornate daemons enter realspace to spill blood, collect skulls and overrun your forces. This is a last-stand mode, in which your objective is simple:

Survive!

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Adepta Sororitas DLC

Just like Battlesector, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius expands with the Sisters of Battle as a new playable faction.

A new faction joins the war for Gladius Prime: the Adepta Sororitas, with eighteen new units, new heroes, unique gameplay mechanics, city buildings, a new questline and a new tech tree.

The Adepta Sororitas, also known as the Sisters of Battle, are the militant arm of the Adeptus Ministorum. Pure of heart and fanatical of devotion, they place the worship of the Emperor above all other concerns.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see the Sisters of Battle in action during Slitherine Next, on December 13th.

See you then!

Slitherine Next, the spiritual successor of our Home of Wargamers events, is coming soon.
Save the date: December 13th at 4 pm GMT on Twitch

It'll be the perfect occasion to learn more about upcoming games and get an insight directly from the developers.

It will be 100% live: there will be no pre-recorded segments and we'll have a level of interaction with the players like never before. You'll be able to ask us anything and be answered directly by the developers.

Stay tuned for the full schedule!

Hello everyone,

today we are releasing a new update, here is the changelog.

Change History:

v1.10.01

New
• Simultaneous turns can now be enabled or disabled during a game.

General
• Introduction game is now played on high land mass.
• Options associated to non-installed DLC no longer appear.
• Unit DLC check boxes are now by default checked after the associated DLC is installed, even if previously games were started without the DLC.
• Researching locked technologies is no longer necessary to unlock the "An STC?!" achievement.
• Research costs no longer scale with the amount of technologies unlocked.
• Updated German translation.
• Updated French translation (thanks to Jey).

Balance
• Added additional Burst Cannon to Tiger Shark.
• Increased Tiger Shark movement from 4 to 5.
• Removed Jink from Tiger Shark.
• Added Assault Vehicle to Ghost Ark.
• Limited Ghost Ark's Repair Barge to only be able to target Necron units.
• Moved Ghost Ark research from tier 2 to 4.
• Increased Ghost Ark cost and upkeep by 33%.
• Increased Nose Drill damage from 0.75 to 6.
• Added Relentless to Skitarii Rangers.
• Reduced Skitarii Rangers morale from 10 to 6.
• Reduced Skitarii Rangers' Transuranic Arquebus damage from 2 to 1.5.
• Increased Skitarii Rangers cost and upkeep by 50%.
• Added Kraken Bolts upgrade to Sniper Rifle and Space Marine Shotgun.
• Added an additional Hornet Pulse Laser to Hornet.
• Increased Hornet cost and upkeep by 50%.
• Moved Hornet upgrade from tier 2 to 3.
• Moved Vaul's Wrath Support Battery upgrade from tier 3 to 2.
• Increased Vaul's Wrath Support Battery cost and upkeep by 50%.
• Removed Jink from Marauder Bomber.
• Reduced Marauder Bomber movement from 6 to 5.
• Reduced Marauder Bomber cost and upkeep by 33%.
• Removed Move Through Cover from Forgefiend.
• Increased Forgefiend cost and upkeep by 50%.
• Reduced Scouts morale from 10 to 8.
• Increased Scouts cost and upkeep by 33%.
• Changed Sniper armour penetration bonus from +6 to min 4.
• Removed Rapid Fire from Phosphor Serpenta.
• Added Precision Shots to Ironstrider Ballistarius.
• Halved Power Surge production bonus.
• Increased Hive Guards' Impaler Cannon armour penetration from 2 to 4.
• Reduced Khorne Berzerkers' cost and upkeep by 33%.
• Reduced Khorne Berzerkers' melee accuracy from 10 to 8.
• Increased Canoptek Wraiths' attacks from 2 to 3.
• Changed Mark of Tzeentch from invulnerable damage reduction to feel no pain damage reduction.
• Reduced Hive Guards morale from 8 to 4.
• Reduced Krootox Riders morale from 8 to 6.
• Reduced Serberys Sulphurhounds morale from 8 to 6.
• Increased Lictor cost and upkeep by 50%.

Bug Fixes• Fixed missing library libcrypt.so.1 on Linux.
• Fixed Warlock barks referencing Witchblade.
• Fixed Devil Dog not being a prerequisite for Dozer Blade.
• Fixed Ghost Ark not being a prerequisite for Quantum Shielding.
• Fixed Veterans of the Long War description.
• Fixed Runtherd Groundz description.
• Fixed a crash that could occur during gameplay.
• Fixed a rare crash with a Catachan Devil Lair not being able to spawn a Catachan Devil.
• Fixed Scattershield description.
• Fixed issues reordering mods.

Modding
• `LobbyHUD.xml` changed. If you modify it, please integrate the new changes to avoid bugs.
• Research cost scaling with amount of unlocked technologies (`costCompletionFactor * researchedTechnologies / researchableTechnologies`) can now be defined with `costCompletionFactor` in `UpgradeManager.xml`: a value of 1.0 doubles the research cost once all technologies are unlocked (this is the previous behavior).

Battlesector and Gladius are taking part in the Warhammer Skulls Festival, with quite a few announcements and releases, as well as a sale across the whole franchise.

But let's take a look at it, shall we?



Gladius is going to be free-to-try on Steam for the duration of the festival!

It is the perfect occasion to try Gladius if you haven't: it is the ultimate 4X strategy game set in the grimdark universe of Warhammer 40,000.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/Warhammer_40000_Gladius__Relics_of_War/

And in case you want to keep the game afterwards, it is receiving its highest discount ever at 90% off!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9211/Warhammer_40000_Gladius_Complete_Edition/


We are releasing a new DLC for Gladius!

It is called the Escalation Pack and it adds one new unit per faction, plus one for neutrals.

This unit's pack includes fan favourites such as Megatrakk Scrapjets for Orks, Skitarii Rangers for the Adeptus Mechanicus, Hive Guards for Tyranids, and more.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2006870/Warhammer_40000_Gladius__Escalation_Pack









First off, we're delighted to announce a brand new playable faction will soon be available as DLC.

The Adepta Sororitas will become playable as a full faction later during the year, with a complete roster of units and tailored gameplay mechanics.

We can't wait to show you more, and we will post more information about how they play and about their units.

You can wishlist Sisters of Battle now:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2011980/Warhammer_40000_Battlesector__Sisters_of_Battle

We will update the store page with the release date, new screenshots and information as we draw closer to release.


Alongside Sisters of Battle we will release a free update which adds a new game mode: Daemonic Incursion.

You will need to fend off endless hordes of Daemon units and survive as long as possible in what will be a veritable orgy of slaughter and carnage. It won't be for the faint of heart, that's for sure.

The new Daemon units will be also included for free as a neutral faction in Planetary Supremacy. Stay tuned to learn more about the Daemons and Daemonic Incursion.

And speaking of Planetary Supremacy...


Today we're releasing a free update, which contains, among other things, the first round of improvements to Planetary Supremacy.

We are adding HQ Upgrades for all factions: each playable faction now has a full tech tree to unlock.



Furthermore, new options when starting new games have been added.

This was a highly requested feature, and it's part of our first round of improvements to to Planetary Supremacy.

And there is more...


As a free goodie, we are releasing a new Penitent Engine.

It is available to the Sisters of Battle minor faction in Planetary Supremacy, and it will join the full ranks of the Sisters of Battle as they become a full faction later this year.




We are of course discounting Battlesector and its DLCs across the duration of the Skulls Festival, so this would be the best time to complete your collection.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295500/Warhammer_40000_Battlesector/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24556/Warhammer_40000_Battlesector_Deluxe_Edition/

And last but not least, Steam Cards will be released in the next few days




Warhammer Skulls is the celebration of all digital games about Warhammer.

There are loads of amazing discounts and new announcements from other studios, too. So we hope that you will check them out here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/skulls

We're releasing a new update for Gladius, accompanying the release of the new Escalation Pack DLC.

As usual, let us know what you think please. You can find the full changelog down below.

Changelog:

New Units (Escalation Pack DLC)

• Devil Dog (Astra Militarum) [Tier 4] - Fast tank unit with a deadly armour-melting cannon.
• Scouts (Space Marines) [Tier 1] - Infantry unit specializing in reconnaissance and infiltration.
• Ghost Ark (Necrons) [Tier 2] - Transport vehicle with healing abilities.
• Megatrakk Scrapjet (Orks) [Tier 2] - A metal tube covered in things that make enemies die.
• Hive Guards (Tyranids) [Tier 4] - Tough ranged infantry unit.
• Forgefiend (Chaos Space Marines) [Tier 6] - Fast walker unit with twin rotary guns.
• Tiger Shark (T'au) [Tier 10] - Flying super-heavy fighter-bomber unit equipped with maximum
firepower.
• Hornet (Craftworld Aeldari) [Tier 2] - Fast reconnaissance skimmer unit.
• Skitarii Rangers (Adeptus Mechanicus) [Tier 1] - Doctrina Imperatives infantry unit with a sniper
weapon and move through cover.

New
• Added more flavor and bark entries.

General
• Improved save file name handling.
• Updated translations.

Balance
• Tau overcharged weapons now use Blast Phasing upgrade instead of Mor'tonium Accelerators.
• Grot Gunners now increases the accuracy only of Big Shootas and Twin-Linked Big Shootas.

Bug Fixes
• Fixed world seed and game name not showing.
• Fixed quests in rare cases asking the player to visit a tile with an artefact.
• Fixed a potential issue in the Tyranid quest line asking the player to found a city on top of an ally's
city.
• Fixed crash when regional format is set to United States and decimal symbol is set to ",".
• Fixed crash when finishing Adeptus Mechanicus quest "Chapter 3: Testing—Uncertain Inputs" in
German ("Kapitel 3: Testphase – Unergiebige Informationsquellen").
• Fixed a crash that occured under certain circumstances when using the Weird Boy's teleport.
• Fixed potential crash.

Modding
• Added support for specifying multiple action interface sounds via `<action
interfaceSoundCount="">`.