Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Guides
Starting routes, progression and the decisions that shape a run.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Combat balance
Darktide is built on Vermintide 2's melee combat plus Warhammer 40,000 gunplay, and the publisher asks for the balance rather than a favourite.
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Conditions
Mission conditions and mutators are meant to change your loadout, so treat them as the first decision of the mission.
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Team spacing
Toughness only recharges near your strike team, so wandering off is a mechanical mistake, not just a risky one.
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