Space Marine 2 dev offers first glimpse at new Operations

Saber Interactive has teased a first peek at what players can expect from future Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 content. The developer offered a look at an upcoming PvE Operation that is set to arrive sometime this October. While there wasn’t a ton of information provided, we did get a screenshot of the locale and a briefing on where the mission would take players.

Though Space Marine 2 is primarily a single-player game, it offers a cooperative PvE mode called Operations beyond its campaign. It functions almost like a second campaign, following a squad of Space Marines working in tandem with Titus, Gadriel, and Chairon. Saber Interactive previously noted that it had plans to add Operations and additional content to Space Marine 2, and now we’re seeing the first fruits of that labor.

Back to Kadaku

In a Community Update posted on Steam, Saber Interactive noted that a new Operation was due to arrive in October and that it would take place on the planet of Kadaku. The team also offered a fluffy mission briefing along with the shared screenshot.

“The Tyranid invasion of Kadaku is ending. The planet’s organic material is being transformed into biomass, and Tyranid Capillary Towers stretch high into the skies above, where the Hive Ships wait to taste their victory. The Cadian forces have made a valiant attempt to push back against the Tyranids. A team of Space Marines arrives on Kadaku with a simple mission: help the Cadians destroy the towers. The Tyranids may win the planet, but the Imperium will make it as painful as possible for them.”

The Tyanid Capillary Towers in question are massive organic structures akin to straws. They allow the behemoth creatures that make up the Hive fleet to consume biomass collected during a Tyranid invasion and then reconstitute it into new bioforms or creatures as conflict dictates. Players’ quest to destroy these Capillary Towers won’t be like toppling a simple emplacement; it’ll mean breaking the physical grasp Tyranids have on Kadaku and severely impacting the Xenos’ ability to recuperate losses.

Through the current Operations on offer, player Space Marines put an end to the Tyranid threat on Avarax. It appears that this upcoming Operation will see the Astartes put the final nail in the coffin for the Xenos on the jungle world, too. Of course, there’s always room for future Operations to expand players’ reach beyond the three planets featured in the campaign, but Saber Interactive has remained tight-lipped on what that future content might entail.