[2023] 'Tower of Treachery' is Out Now! - Patch 4.9

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Heroes!

The second part of A Treacherous Adventure - Tower of Treachery - is out now on Steam, and FREE for all owners of Vermintide 2!

This FREE update sees the Ubersreik Five re-tread familiar ground with reignited purpose. Sofia Fuegonasus has taken over Olesya's old hideout, and is attempting to spread her corruption throughout the Grey Mountains, Bretonnia and the Reikland. It's up to you to put a stop to her deathly plans...

Navigate both Olesya's and Sofia's traps and illusions and take on the toughest foe you’ve encountered in Vermintide… so far. Will you make it to the top of the tower?

We aim to release Tower of Treachery on consoles in early Quarter 2, 2023.

Heroic Masquerade Collection

Five consumate conjurations of the costumer's art designed to transform battle-weary warriors into the greatest heroes this world - or any other - has seen.

Together with Tower of Treachery we will be adding the new premium cosmetics Heroic Masquerade Collection to the in-game store, based on some of the more iconic names in Warhammer Fantasy! In total, there’ll be 10 new cosmetics, one hat and one skin for each hero. The cosmetics will be available in bundles and as separate items.

• The Belegar Ironhammer collection contains two premium cosmetics for Bardin Goreksson: the Angrund Helm and Angrundklad skin. The cosmetics can be used on Bardin Goreksson’s Outcast Engineer career.

• The Alarielle the Radiant collection contains two premium cosmetics for Kerillian: The Crown of Avelorn and the High Robes of Isha skin. The cosmetics can be used on Kerillian’s Handmaiden career.

• The Louen Leoncouer collection contains two premium cosmetics for Markus Kruber: Crown of the True King and the Raiment of the True King skin. The cosmetics can be used on Markus Kruber’s Grail Knight career.

• The Thyrus Gormann collection contains two premium cosmetics for Sienna Fuegonasus: Gormann's Cindercage and the Patriarch's Finery skin. The cosmetics can be used on Sienna Fuegonasus’ Battle Wizard career.

• The Luthor Huss collection contains two premium cosmetics for Victor Saltzpyre: Headband of Huss and the Prophet's Armour skin. The cosmetics can be used on Victor Saltzpyre’s Warrior Priest career.

We aim to release the Heroic Masquerade Collection on consoles in early Quarter 2, 2023.

Patch Notes – 4.9

FEATURES

• Added Tower of Treachery to the adventure map pool.
• Added a menu where players can access our old cinematics. This is found in the main menu.
• QoL for the crafting menu, players can now sort (based on rarity or power), filter on rarities, and search for keywords.

LEVELS

• Fixed the start banter VO on Righteous Stand and Athel Yenlui not playing all the lines.
• Halescourge - Fixed various spots where bots could get stuck.
• Convocation of Decay - The end event logic has been reworked to stop the event getting stuck. You shouldn't notice a difference here.
• Convocation of Decay - The damaging area of the pool in the end event should now exactly match the visuals.
• Righteous Stand - Fixed an issue where bots regularly got stuck on the ladder leading to the second Grimoire.
• Taal's Horn Keep - One of the customisable painting frames was missing a light source, rendering the selected artwork difficult to see.
• Garden of Morr - Fixed a potion that could spawn partially in the ground.
• Against the Grain - Fixed a location where captured players could spawn beyond a boss-wall.
• Enchanter's Lair - Fixed some occlusion culling observed at a particular location during the 'Reach The Throne Room' objective.
• Skittergate - Added even MOAR failsafes to try and protect players from being one-shot when traversing the Skittergate.

SOUND

• Fixed an issue where the sound effects from Waywatcher Kerillian's ult could rarely get stuck in an infinite loop.
• Fixed an issue where using Blunderbuss in Huntsman's activated ability would play multiple sounds.
• Fixed a bug where two of the same enemy VO callouts could happen at the same time.

UI/UX

• Added an icon for "Temple of Shadows" in the Chaos Wastes Twitch Mode voting interface on the map screen.
• UI: Removed Remote Control Server Menu from the game (was on F2 keybind).
• UI: Multibind: Fixed a case in which unbinding the first key would instead unbind the second.
• UI: Multibind: Fixed resetting all binds not working for keys with are by default unassigned.
• Fixed a UI crash when an invalid difficulty is selected (eg: players switching from the modded realm to the official realm).
• Fixed double-negative appearing in the "Disable Weekly Events" Twitch setting.
• Changed the "Inventory full" warning to also show when opening multiple chests is not possible. Added a background to improve legibility.
• Adjusted the character info in the bottom-right of the inventory UIs to prevent text overlapping with the input legend when the game is in Italian or German.
• Various localisation fixes and tweaks.

FIXES AND TWEAKS

• Fixed Kerillian Shade's 'Cloak of Pain' re-stealth sometimes being instantly consumed when hitting enemies with dual weapons.
• Fixed a bug where Bardin Ranger could become invisible indefinitely.
• Fixed bug where enemies would keep chasing and attempting to attack invisible players.
• Fixed a bug where Bardin Engineer bots could behave in a nutty manner when switching between his career skill gun and regular ranged weapon.
• Fixed various unspecifiable crashes and networking issues.
• Fixed an issue where Saltzpyre Zealot's face morphed into a nightmare scene when equipping the Holy Great Hammer.
• Equipped torches now light up the environment properly when inspecting your character in third person.
• Fixed "Masterwork Pistols" (Brace of Pistols illusion) using the same model and icon as "One Eye's Revenge".
• Fixed an issue where Bardin and Victor's faces were not animating.

Heroes!

The second part of A Treacherous Adventure - Tower of Treachery - is out now on Steam, and FREE for all owners of Vermintide 2!

This FREE update sees the Ubersreik Five re-tread familiar ground with reignited purpose. Sofia Fuegonasus has taken over Olesya's old hideout, and is attempting to spread her corruption throughout the Grey Mountains, Bretonnia and the Reikland. It's up to you to put a stop to her deathly plans...

Navigate both Olesya's and Sofia's traps and illusions and take on the toughest foe you’ve encountered in Vermintide… so far. Will you make it to the top of the tower?

We aim to release Tower of Treachery on consoles in early Quarter 2, 2023.

Heroic Masquerade Collection

Five consumate conjurations of the costumer's art designed to transform battle-weary warriors into the greatest heroes this world - or any other - has seen.

Together with Tower of Treachery we will be adding the new premium cosmetics Heroic Masquerade Collection to the in-game store, based on some of the more iconic names in Warhammer Fantasy! In total, there’ll be 10 new cosmetics, one hat and one skin for each hero. The cosmetics will be available in bundles and as separate items.

• The Belegar Ironhammer collection contains two premium cosmetics for Bardin Goreksson: the Angrund Helm and Angrundklad skin. The cosmetics can be used on Bardin Goreksson’s Outcast Engineer career.

• The Alarielle the Radiant collection contains two premium cosmetics for Kerillian: The Crown of Avelorn and the High Robes of Isha skin. The cosmetics can be used on Kerillian’s Handmaiden career.

• The Louen Leoncouer collection contains two premium cosmetics for Markus Kruber: Crown of the True King and the Raiment of the True King skin. The cosmetics can be used on Markus Kruber’s Grail Knight career.

• The Thyrus Gormann collection contains two premium cosmetics for Sienna Fuegonasus: Gormann's Cindercage and the Patriarch's Finery skin. The cosmetics can be used on Sienna Fuegonasus’ Battle Wizard career.

• The Luthor Huss collection contains two premium cosmetics for Victor Saltzpyre: Headband of Huss and the Prophet's Armour skin. The cosmetics can be used on Victor Saltzpyre’s Warrior Priest career.

We aim to release the Heroic Masquerade Collection on consoles in early Quarter 2, 2023.

Patch Notes – 4.9

FEATURES

• Added Tower of Treachery to the adventure map pool.
• Added a menu where players can access our old cinematics. This is found in the main menu.
• QoL for the crafting menu, players can now sort (based on rarity or power), filter on rarities, and search for keywords.

LEVELS

• Fixed the start banter VO on Righteous Stand and Athel Yenlui not playing all the lines.
• Halescourge - Fixed various spots where bots could get stuck.
• Convocation of Decay - The end event logic has been reworked to stop the event getting stuck. You shouldn't notice a difference here.
• Convocation of Decay - The damaging area of the pool in the end event should now exactly match the visuals.
• Righteous Stand - Fixed an issue where bots regularly got stuck on the ladder leading to the second Grimoire.
• Taal's Horn Keep - One of the customisable painting frames was missing a light source, rendering the selected artwork difficult to see.
• Garden of Morr - Fixed a potion that could spawn partially in the ground.
• Against the Grain - Fixed a location where captured players could spawn beyond a boss-wall.
• Enchanter's Lair - Fixed some occlusion culling observed at a particular location during the 'Reach The Throne Room' objective.
• Skittergate - Added even MOAR failsafes to try and protect players from being one-shot when traversing the Skittergate.

SOUND

• Fixed an issue where the sound effects from Waywatcher Kerillian's ult could rarely get stuck in an infinite loop.
• Fixed an issue where using Blunderbuss in Huntsman's activated ability would play multiple sounds.
• Fixed a bug where two of the same enemy VO callouts could happen at the same time.

UI/UX

• Added an icon for "Temple of Shadows" in the Chaos Wastes Twitch Mode voting interface on the map screen.
• UI: Removed Remote Control Server Menu from the game (was on F2 keybind).
• UI: Multibind: Fixed a case in which unbinding the first key would instead unbind the second.
• UI: Multibind: Fixed resetting all binds not working for keys with are by default unassigned.
• Fixed a UI crash when an invalid difficulty is selected (eg: players switching from the modded realm to the official realm).
• Fixed double-negative appearing in the "Disable Weekly Events" Twitch setting.
• Changed the "Inventory full" warning to also show when opening multiple chests is not possible. Added a background to improve legibility.
• Adjusted the character info in the bottom-right of the inventory UIs to prevent text overlapping with the input legend when the game is in Italian or German.
• Various localisation fixes and tweaks.

FIXES AND TWEAKS

• Fixed Kerillian Shade's 'Cloak of Pain' re-stealth sometimes being instantly consumed when hitting enemies with dual weapons.
• Fixed a bug where Bardin Ranger could become invisible indefinitely.
• Fixed bug where enemies would keep chasing and attempting to attack invisible players.
• Fixed a bug where Bardin Engineer bots could behave in a nutty manner when switching between his career skill gun and regular ranged weapon.
• Fixed various unspecifiable crashes and networking issues.
• Fixed an issue where Saltzpyre Zealot's face morphed into a nightmare scene when equipping the Holy Great Hammer.
• Equipped torches now light up the environment properly when inspecting your character in third person.
• Fixed "Masterwork Pistols" (Brace of Pistols illusion) using the same model and icon as "One Eye's Revenge".
• Fixed an issue where Bardin and Victor's faces were not animating.

Fixes for this and the one /u/New-Veterinarian-371 posted in thread are in the works.

Fixes for this and the one /u/New-Veterinarian-371 posted in thread are in the works.