# Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Update 1.6.1.493

- Product: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/warhammer-40-000-rogue-trader)
- Vendor: Owlcat Games
- Date: 2026-06-30
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2186680/view/702146248223753507
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/warhammer-40-000-rogue-trader/releases/2026-06-30-update-1.6.1.493

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- **added** — New epilogues and improvements to existing epilogues that interact with the Infinite Museion DLC content
- **added** — Missing colonization lines for Eogunn
- **added** — Helpful advice from one of the guards at the Survivor Camp recommending to shoot the root
- **added** — Additional companion reactivity and polished existing reactivity at the Sector Bionica
- **added** — Additional flavour text to the augments at Commoragh
- **changed** — Returned the Favourites tab in the level up screen
- **changed** — Polished visuals and narrative across the Infinite Museion areas
- **changed** — Improved performance of enemy AI during AoE ability selection
- **changed** — Reduced Eogunn's friendly fire potential
- **changed** — Buffed the Ogryn Grip augment to allow wielding 2-handed weapons in one hand
- **changed** — Reduced area of effect of some of the Drover's attacks on Zarkov
- **changed** — Reduced Charge Distribution explosions damage from Eogunn's INT to Eogunn's INT Bonus times 3
- **changed** — Added upper limit for Wounded Beast and Facing the End talents bonuses
- **changed** — Reworked texts in Zarkov Chronicles 1, 2, and 3
- **changed** — Made multiple adjustments to the dialogue with the Deathwatch Captain and added additional reactivity for Ulfar and Eogunn
- **changed** — The Navigators enemies will more often prefer to use Lidless Stare
- **fixed** — Fixed the annoying torpedo bug in space combat
- **fixed** — Fixed desyncs caused by the augmentation system
- **fixed** — Fixed freezing cutscenes caused by familiars running for hidden loot
- **fixed** — Fixed extremely long loading time of the saves list if at least one save file was damaged or unreadable

Abelard, **introduce the big post-release update 1.6.1.493**!

##### Highlights:

-  Added a number of new epilogues and improved the old ones that interact with the Infinite Museion DLC content;

-  Added missing colonization lines for Eogunn;

-  Polished a lot of visuals and narrative across the Infinite Museion areas;

-  Returned the “Favourites” tab in the level up screen;

-  Reduced Eogunn’s friendly fire potential;

-  Buffed the Ogryn Grip augment that allows to wield 2-handed weapons in one hand;

-  Fixed the annoying torpedo bug in space combat;

-  Fixed desyncs caused by the augmentation system;

-  Got rid of Yrliet’s doppelganger in Commorragh;

-  And much more!

Please note that https://steamcommunity.com/app/2186680/discussions/0/4027970580228219058/ always contains up-to-date information on known issues and the roadmap of upcoming patches.

_Please be aware of the plot spoilers below!_

##### Patch Notes

##### System and stability

##### Optimization

-  Improved the performance of enemy AI during AoE ability selection;

##### Lag and freezing

-  Fixed freezing cutscenes caused by familiars running for hidden loot;

-  Fixed an extremely long loading time of the saves list if at least one of the save files in the folder was damaged or unreadable;

-  Fixed freezing during the battle with Captain Sargona;

##### Narrative

##### General narrative changes

-  The color of Word Bearer armours is now correctly described in the dialogues;

-  The “Condemned ” and “The Baleful Howl” quests now fail correctly in Act 5;

##### Epilogues

-  If the player chose to give away Nomos (you monster!), all of the epilogues could break - fixed;

-  Fixed multiple cases where incorrect epilogues related to The Infinite Museion DLC would be displayed;

-  Corrected and improved a lot of The Infinite Museion epilogues, and added a handful of new ones;

-  Fixed problems with multiple epilogues not appearing;

##### Lex Imperialis Content

-  Fixed a sudden dialogue break with Ruoldo on Thassera;

-  One of the cutscenes at the Heartless sometimes failed to start, sotflocking the game - fixed;

##### The Infinite Museion Content

-  Added missing Eogunn's options to colonization events;

-  Made multiple adjustments to the dialogue with the Deathwatch Captain and added additional reactivity for Ulfar and Eogunn in that dialogue;

-  In a dialogue with the Deathwatch Captain, one option was popping up despite conditions not being met - fixed;

-  Reworked some texts in Zarkov Chronicles 1, 2, and 3;

-  Added a helpful advice from one of the guards at the Survivor Camp, recommending to shoot the root;

-  Fixed multiple error speaker cases across the Infinite Museion content;

-  Added some additional companion reactivity and polished some existing reactivity at the Sector Bionica;

-  Fixed multiple broken dialogue options in the dialogues with Batoshski;

-  Some Eogunn’s interrupts were appearing even if he was not present in the party - fixed;

-  Nuncius no longer shows as Error Speaker on multiple occasions;

-  Fixed getting stuck in Seberian's bridge dialogue if asking him about certain events;

-  One of the obelisks could be repaired and at full health if Vedka was descending to the Temple - fixed;

##### Yrliet

-  A second Yrliet will no longer appear at the Reaving Tempest Spire, potentially softlocking the playthrough;

##### Act III

-  It was impossible to loot a corrupted body part for the Haemonculus quest - fixed;

-  Added some additional flavour text to the augments at Commoragh;

##### Mechanics

##### Balance

-  Some of the Drover’s attacks on Zarkov have had their area of effect reduced;

-  Eogunn can no longer apply Echopulse to allies affected by Galvanic Field via Transonic Wave;

-  Eogunn can no longer deal damage to his allies affected by Galvanic Field with arc rifles' additional lightnings;

-  Pasqal's Axial Fortification no longer increases all incoming damage, only Shock;

-  Eogunn can no

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