The Chaos Space Marines are coming! A new DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Gladius!

[Alberto]

Sometimes, our battle seems eternal. We fought with Horus at Terra and with Abaddon at Cadia. A handful of ancients even remember the pacification of Luna, fighting alongside the False Emperor as we crushed the gene-cultists.

Yes, we have fought a long, long war. Yet, these ten thousand years, our Warband has been undivided in its faith, even though the Imperium still stands.

When Cadia fell, we were there. We made our prayers to the Dark Gods for guidance and entered the Warp behind Abaddon’s fleet, and there we stayed, stuck like insects in some dead gods’ amber.

We wandered dark corners, lost to the warp’s delights, until our craft found an entryway to… this dead planet. This pathetic world that stinks of the Corpse God’s Empire and more.

Why have we been brought here? Something is here, something the Dark Gods need us to claim. We will find it and make it our own.

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius is back with a new playable faction, the Chaos Space Marines.

Fueled by their hatred for the Imperium, they will stop at nothing before they exact their revenge. Fielding hellish machines, wielding Warp powers and possessing the experience of a thousand wars, these ancient warriors are ready to conquer Gladius Prime, killing and enslaving all who oppose them. In the name of the Warmaster, and their Dark Gods.

The new DLC Chaos Space Marines introduces a brand new faction, with new unique mechanics and 18 new units. The new gameplay mechanics are tailored around the unique nature of the Chaos Space Marines faction. They can sacrifice their own population to please the Dark Gods and obtain their benevolence in the form of boons bestowed upon them. They can also benefit from the Dark Gods generosity to upgrade their units with powerful Marks of Chaos. And of course, they units can either become Daemon Princes if they perform well on the battlefield or, if they are unlucky, they can be demoted to Chaos Spawns.

Naturally, the new faction comes with a whole new set of units, technologies, buildings and quests!

Chaos Space Marines is now available for pre-order on Steam, at 10% off discount! You can pre-order it here.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084820/Warhammer_40000_Gladius__Chaos_Space_Marines

[pauljwright1]

Have pre ordered just disappointed that it is not eldar or tau.Hopefully next

[Stardustfire]

im lucky its not tau, they are a dull overpowered "young" faction GW created to get a new cashgrab. i can live happily without them as someone who played the TT since second edition rules. when it come to iconic longterm 40k factions the eldar woud rise there arms high now for next dlc...

[Warlok]

The thing about the Tau is that you finally can behold a faction that is truly "good"... no reservations born of arrogance, superstition, or cruelty. Maybe the only "good guy" in the entire 40k universe, whose unrelenting dour apocrypha can become exhausting.

[I>U]

Yeah, and that's some anime.

Women's first, eco-lovers next and blackmen SM then.

Keikakudoori.

PS: oh and all-ages version of the setting in the end

[Tossblade]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Warlok:

The thing about the Tau is that you finally can behold a faction that is truly "good"... no reservations born of arrogance, superstition, or cruelty. Maybe the only "good guy" in the entire 40k universe, whose unrelenting dour apocrypha can become exhausting.

I like to imagine the ethereals as corrupt rulers who pacify the tau populace to maintain control. With farsight and that other commander having become aware of the situation and deserting. Hoping GW develops farsight enclaves into a proper tau rebellion and buffs their lore up to 40k scale so they can really participate in the major events that come along. Theyve been a young new squeaky clean faction for long enough imo.

[General Coma]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Khalagar:

Glad you are still adding content, but have to agree with others that MOAR HUMANS is a disappointing choice over adding Eldar or Tau. Chaos are in like every single game ever and are ALWAYS one of the first factions added, so they are definitely represented enough.

Oh well, thanks for new content! Can next faction pls not be Grey Knights or Inquisition and instead be the Xenos that need love!

That's because the forces of Chaos are the central antagonists in the overall narrative of the 40k universe. The xenos have always been, and always will be, just a bunch of side armies for the sake of adding diversity to the universe. You may not like it, but the conflict between the Imperium and the Dark Gods is the "main event" so to speak, so it only makes sense that most things related to 40k, be it video games, novels, or even the tabletop armies GW chooses to focus on are either going to be Imperium or Chaos related with xenos only getting attention when there is nothing new to add for the Imperium and Chaos.

[BlueKando]

Diposting pertama kali oleh General Coma:

That's because the forces of Chaos are the central antagonists in the overall narrative of the 40k universe. The xenos have always been, and always will be, just a bunch of side armies for the sake of adding diversity to the universe. You may not like it, but the conflict between the Imperium and the Dark Gods is the "main event" so to speak, so it only makes sense that most things related to 40k, be it video games, novels, or even the tabletop armies GW chooses to focus on are either going to be Imperium or Chaos related with xenos only getting attention when there is nothing new to add for the Imperium and Chaos.

Come on, you know that this is not the real reason why chaos is the big bad.

Its simply cheaper to sell recolored and maybe even slightly diffrent models then creating totaly diffrent/new models. And sell them as the big bads.

[General Coma]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Kando:

Come on, you know that this is not the real reason why chaos is the big bad.

Its simply cheaper to sell recolored and maybe even slightly diffrent models then creating totaly diffrent/new models. And sell them as the big bads.

Nah, Chaos has been getting a lot of new models over the past few years, so it's not entirely just recycling for GW. It is about sales though. Space Marines, Astra Militarum, and Chaos Space Marines have always been GW's top selling armies so it just makes good business sense to continually focus on those armies.

That affects video game developers as well since people who buy 40k video games want to see and play their favorite tabletop armies. And since the Space Marines, Astra Militarum, and Chaos Marines are the most popular armies, those are the ones that are most likely to be included in video games since including them will go a long way to maximize sales.

And it's not just xenos that get ignored by GW. The Sisters of Battle haven't had their models updated in over 20 years now despite Sisters of Battle players constantly clamoring for an update. And they don't even want new models, they just want the old ones updated from pewter to plastic.

[Stardustfire]

who woud want something like thatComa? seriously my carnifexes are TIN modells, and when i buyed them there pricetag was lower with a DM at the end than it is now with an € Sign for this plastic Alien Film Replicas (Hint: 1€ was counted as nearly 2DM when they changed the currency.... ). Same goes for my cybots, they are Tin too, with the same weired Pricejumps.

but i guess we derail this Thread now...

[General Coma]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Stardustfire:

who woud want something like thatComa? seriously my carnifexes are TIN modells, and when i buyed them there pricetag was lower with a DM at the end than it is now with an € Sign for this plastic Alien Film Replicas (Hint: 1€ was counted as nearly 2DM when they changed the currency.... ). Same goes for my cybots, they are Tin too, with the same weired Pricejumps.

but i guess we derail this Thread now...

People want the plastic models because while they are more expensive, they allow for greater detail in the models and are easier to work with than metal. Plus, the plastic kits mostly come in multiple parts instead of one solid piece, making kitbashing a lot easier.

[JDPUK]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Raveneth:

So tired of seeing Chaos. They're so boring when they're always in your face.

YEP, agree

[Tossblade]

Diposting pertama kali oleh JDPUK:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Raveneth:

So tired of seeing Chaos. They're so boring when they're always in your face.

YEP, agree

All the factions have really good and deep lore. It would be a stretch to call any of them truly boring. Just depends on the presentation.

[dmXD]

did they do a sneaky and change the release date from June 21 when the dlc was first announced, to July 18 without saying anything?

[Astelans]

Yeah seems that way, Steam store special offer is ending today. Sucks, been waiting all day for this :(

[Cam]

Just checked and my DLC says its acquired but not installed anybody else got this? Is this because the are still working on it or do I have an issue ??