12.2|Mar 18, 2026
View on Steam↗Hotfix 12.2 Patch Notes
3/5 Moderate
Sniper ability cooldown significantly reduced to 90s and Vanguard perks buffed alongside critical Techmarine bug fixes and Steam Deck optimizations.
Key Changes
- 1Sniper base ability cooldown reduced from 125s to 90s
- 2Fixed Steam Deck performance issues causing 100% CPU usage
- 3Fixed Omnissian Axe Static Charge perk reducing damage instead of increasing it
- 4Vanguard Moving Target ability restoration doubled to 10%
- 5Heroic Bolt Pistol gun strike damage increased by 13%
- 6Vanguard Retribution melee damage increased to 30%
- 7Fixed Techmarine Counteroffensive Protocols and Lethal Perimeter interaction
- 8Fixed Heavy Bolt Rifle Able Reload perk not triggering with Techmarine ability
- 9Fixed indefinite blur effect when using Healing Injectors
- 10Removed Vox filter from VO Selector preview
All Changes
🛡️Classes(5)
- buffVanguard: Increased Moving Target ability restoration from 5% to 10%.
- buffVanguard: Increased Retribution melee damage from 25% to 30%.
- buffSniper: Reduced base ability cooldown from 125 seconds to 90 seconds.
- fixTechmarine: Fixed Counteroffensive Protocols perk not correctly working with Lethal Perimeter perk.
- fixTechmarine: Fixed Decapitating Stratagem perk cooldown not working properly.
🔫Weapons(4)
- buffBolt Pistol: Increased gun strike damage by 13% for the Heroic version.
- fixHeavy Bolt Rifle: Fixed Able Reload perk not activating with the Techmarine's ability.
- fixOmnissian Axe: Fixed Static Charge perk reducing damage instead of increasing it (effective buff).
- fixHeavy Bolter: Fixed bug preventing the Ultramarines DLC weapon skin from being equipped on the Heroic version.
💻Performance(1)
- fixSteam Deck: Fixed an issue causing low FPS and 100% CPU usage.
🎮Gameplay(2)
- fixHealing Injector: Fixed visual issue where a blur effect would remain indefinitely after use.
- fixBattlefield Conditions: Minor fixes applied to various Battlefield Conditions.
🖥️UI/UX(3)
- removeVO Selector: Removed the Vox filter in the preview window.
- fixLocalisation: Minor localisation fixes.
- fixUI: Minor UI fixes.
Summary
Hotfix 12.2 for Space Marine 2 introduces substantial buffs to the Sniper and Vanguard classes. The Sniper's base ability cooldown has been slashed by nearly 30%, while Vanguard's melee and ability restoration perks see numerical increases. The update also addresses several broken Techmarine perks and provides a critical performance fix for Steam Deck users experiencing high CPU usage.