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· According to Focus Entertainment, the Year 2 roadmap will be updated in April to reflect the Patch 13 release schedule.
· Patch 13 will include a new boss, the Occult Terminator Sorcerer.
· There will be a progression update to improve players' leveling experience. There are currently many complaints that the Prestige leveling process is tedious.
· New PVE operations and the previously delayed Battle Barge expansion are also included.
· The exact release date for Patch 13 is still undecided, but May is the most likely, with the Public Test Server (PTS) expected to launch first for PC in mid-to-late April.
· PTS will not be available on consoles.

Category	Details
Roadmap Update	Year 2 roadmap update scheduled for April
New Boss	Occult Terminator Sorcerer
Progression Update	Improved leveling experience (addresses Prestige leveling complaints)
New Content	New PVE operations Delayed Battle Barge expansion
Estimated Release Date	Mid-May (PTS PC-first in mid-to-late April)

· New maps and a supply store overhaul are planned for Siege mode.
· According to data mining, there will be far more updates than expected, including explosive summons, new mission objectives, and fortifications.
· The original Siege mode was released with Patch 8 in June 2025, but it fell short of expectations due to performance issues and bugs. Many of these issues have now been resolved.
· New Supply Store Purchase Items:

Item	Effect/Feature
Upgradable Guardsmen	Can be equipped with rocket launchers, various laser rifles Effective against Tyranid and Chaos hordes
Tech-Priest	Provides resources for a certain period Useful for classes with insufficient ammo regeneration
Commissar	Buffs Guardsmen for a certain period
Tech-Marine Starting Point	Reduces armor auto-regeneration cooldown
Sanctified Wrath	Added in Patch 11.0, a powerful item buffed in Patch 12
Restorative Stim	Currently very powerful and likely to be added to the store

· New Mechanics:
· Explosive Traps (Minefields): Can be used for store defense or to delay enemy advances.
· Buff-granting Shrines: Various team buffs can be obtained, and a rolling system is expected to be implemented.
· New Mission Objectives: New objectives such as Servo-Skull escort will be added to improve the existing monotonous missions.
· Fortification Placement: Fortifications may be expanded not only for new map objectives but also across Siege mode in general.
· Weapon Color Unlocks: Color unlocks will be provided for weapons added since Siege mode's release, such as the Pyro Blaster and Power Axe.
· Strategic Modifiers: Strategic modifiers will be added to Siege mode, allowing players to unlock Honor in Siege mode, which is currently only obtainable in Strategic mode.
· Map Selection: Players will be able to select the map to play, but it is highly likely that they will not be able to choose the opposing faction (Tyranids or Thousand Sons).

· Two Heretic weapons not present in PvP have been found in data mining, leading to speculation that Heretic Astartes could be added to Horde mode.
· The fact that Space Marine 1's final PvE DLC was a Chaos pack where players played as Heretic Astartes against Orks and Imperial Guard also supports this speculation.
· Voice lines for Heretic Astartes using Stims have also been found in data mining, and Stims are PvE-exclusive items.
· However, most of the current supply store purchase items, such as Dreadnoughts, Guardsmen, Tech-Priests, and Commissars, are tailored to the Imperium faction, which poses a hurdle as new models and voice lines would be needed for Heretic Astartes.
· The addition of Heretic Astartes could also happen in Patch 14, which is a PvP update.

· The new Siege mode update is expected to be released with Patch 15, as early as July or as late as August.
· Patch 14 is expected to have less content compared to Patch 13 or the Tech-Marine update.
· The announcement of Space Marine 2's Year 3 plan is expected to be decided around the release of Patch 15.
· Given the game's current popularity, a Year 3 plan is highly likely to be announced.