# Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Patch Notes 8.1

- Product: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2)
- Vendor: Saber Interactive
- Date: 2025-07-03
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2183900/view/500577186633222898
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2/releases/2025-07-03-patch-notes-8.1

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- **fixed** — Several crashes
- **fixed** — Several issues causing disconnects
- **fixed** — Siege Mode rewards from wave 25+
- **fixed** — Siege Mode map geometry issues
- **fixed** — Bug causing random enemies to get stronger much faster in infinite waves and random one shot deaths
- **fixed** — Bug in Siege Mode where joining a game in progress would not apply difficulty modifiers correctly
- **fixed** — Bug in UI causing inability to change colour presets
- **fixed** — Minor localization issues

Hello Space Marines,

The 8.1 Hotfix is now live on every platform. It fixes various crashes and connectivity issues, as well as a bug preventing the Helmet reward for Siege Mode to unlock.

- Fixed several crashes

- Fixed several issues causing disconnects

- Fixed Siege Mode rewards from wave 25+

- Lots of small fixes to Siege Mode map geometry

- Fixed bug that was causing random enemies to get stronger much faster in infinite waves, causing one shot deaths randomly (Note: enemies are still going to get stronger but it will be not random and more consistent)

- Fixed a bug in Siege Mode that occurred when a player would join a game in progress, the game would not apply difficulty modifiers correctly.

- Fixed a bug in UI that was causing inability to change colour presets

- Minor localization fixes