# Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Hotfix #80 - 1.9.4 - Patch Notes

- Product: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/warhammer-40-000-darktide)
- Vendor: Fatshark
- Date: 2025-10-20
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1361210/view/678479604962297884
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/warhammer-40-000-darktide/releases/2025-10-20-hotfix-80-1.9.4-patch-notes

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- **changed** — Arbites Vigilant Ability Duration increased from 10s to 12s
- **changed** — Retaliatory Force Attack Speed increased from 10% to 15%
- **changed** — Castigator's Stance Cooldown increased from 45s to 50s
- **changed** — Walk it Off effectiveness reduced from 15% over 3s to 10% over 3s
- **changed** — Veteran Covering Fire Duration increased from 3s to 6s
- **changed** — Veteran Lock and Load Clip Size increased from 15% to 25%
- **changed** — Veteran Redirect Fire bonus increased from 2% to 2.5%
- **changed** — Veteran Fire Team Damage increased from 5% to 7.5%
- **changed** — Veteran Duty and Honour Bonus Toughness Duration reduced from 15s to 10s
- **changed** — Zealot Punishment Impact increased from 5% to 8% and Duration increased from 5s to 8s
- **changed** — Zealot Pious Cut-Throat Cooldown Regeneration reduced from 100% for 2s to 75% for 2s
- **changed** — Zealot Riposte Melee Damage reduced from 4% to 3%
- **changed** — Psyker Inner Tranquility Peril Reduction increased from 6% to 8%
- **changed** — Psyker Kinetic Presence Damage increased from 7.5% to 10%
- **changed** — Psyker Psykinetic's Aura Cooldown Regeneration adjusted from 100% for 3s to 60% for 5s
- **changed** — Ogryn Stay Close! Toughness Increase raised from 15% to 20%
- **changed** — Ogryn For the Lil'Uns Cooldown reduced from 30s to 20s
- **changed** — Ogryn Feel No Pain Keystone Stack Replenish Rate reduced from 3s to 2s
- **changed** — Ogryn Get Stuck In Duration increased from 4s to 6s
- **changed** — Ogryn Delight in Destruction maximum Stacks increased from 4 to 6 and DR per stack reduced from 8% to 5%

##### Hey Everyone,

**Hotfix #80 (1.9.4)** is currently rolling out across our platforms. In the meantime, you can read the notes below.

##### Class Balance

Overall we’re very happy with the outcome of the previous patch. Build variety has increased and win rates are more even between those builds. There are, however, a few points and outliers that we want to tackle.

- **Arbites**

- **Arbites Vigilant**

- Duration 10s -> 12s

- **Retaliatory Force**

- Attack Speed 10% -> 15%

- **Castigator’s Stance
**_While we’re happy with the defensive power of the Ability, it’s currently being used a bit too frequently so we’re adjusting the Cooldown of it._

- Cooldown 45s -> 50s

- **Walk it Off
**_The uptime and effectiveness of Walk it Off was simply too strong in comparison to similar nodes._

- 15% over 3s  -> 10% over 3s

- **Veteran**

- **Covering Fire**

- Duration 3s -> 6s

- **Lock and Load**

- Clip Size 15% -> 25%

- **Redirect Fire**

- 2% -> 2.5%

- **Fire Team**

- 5% Damage -> 7.5%

- **Duty and Honour
**_The long duration paired with the Low cooldown of Voice of Command gave the effect too high uptime._

- Bonus Toughness Duration 15s -> 10s

- **Zealot**

- **Punishment**

- Impact 5% -> 8%

- Duration 5s -> 8s

- **Pious Cut-Throat**
_We’re lowering the Cooldown Regeneration due to how easy it is to keep uptime on it._

- 100% for 2s  -> 75% for 2s

- **Riposte**

- Melee Damage 4% -> 3%

- **Psyker**

- **Inner Tranquility**

- Peril Reduction 6% -> 8%

- **Kinetic Presence**

- Damage 7.5% -> 10%

- **Psykinetic’s Aura
**_Psykinetic’s Aura came out of the previous patch too strong, resulting in very low Ability Cooldowns._

- Cooldown Regeneration 100% for 3s -> 60% for 5s

- **Ogryn**
_The Ogryn can still be extremely tanky without investing that many points into the defensive nodes. We’re increasing the power of a few nodes in the defensive parts of the tree with the intent that we will see more successful builds that prioritize defense._

- **Stay Close!**

- Toughness Increase 15% -> 20%

- **For the Lil’Uns**

- Cooldown 30s -> 20

- **Feel No Pain (Keystone)**

- Stack Replenish Rate 3s -> 2s

- **Get Stuck In**

- Duration 4s -> 6s

- **Delight in Destruction**

- Stacks 4 -> 6

- DR per stack 8% -> 5% (32% -> 30%)

##### Enemy Balance

- **Scab Captain** health has been changed:

- Uprising from **24000** to **20000**

- Malice from **32000** to **24000**

- **Dreg Captain** health has been changed:

- Uprising from **21000** to **17500**

- Malice from **28000** to** 21000**

**Dev Note: **_Fix for unintended health increases; this change will bring the Captain's health back to where it’s intended._

- Lowered spawn chance for the Scab Plasma Gunner during events.

##### Fixes

- **Crash fixes**

- Fixed a crash that could occur when rendering in-game icons and portraits.

- **Dev Note:**_ Commonly encountered when switching loadout in your operative screen or browsing various options in the barber._

- Fixed a crash which could occur if two players managed to start the Auspex minigame at the exact same time.

- Fixed a rare crash which would occur when trying to equip items to an operative.

- **Dev Note:** _This was affecting players with old loadout preset data and as a result of the fix, operative loadouts will be deleted for some players._

- Fixed a rare crash which could occur when voting for a mission started while a player was Sacrificing weapons.

- Fixed a crash which could occur when loading icons in the modify appearance options and when switching to a loadout with a previously equipped item that has been deleted.

- **Cosmetic Fixes**

- Corrected the colors in the naming of the Veteran “Scavenged Kantrael MK XF Flak Helm” headgear cosmetics for the previously labeled 'Green' and 'Red' items.

- Fixed an issue where facial hair would clip with the Psyker “Krieg Witch Mask” type headgear cosmetics.

- Fixed issues with some backpack accessories clipping with the Zealot “Pilgrim’s Jerkin”

_[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1361210/view/678479604962297884]_