The latest Space Marine 2 patch includes a laser pointer that emits a death-ray.

After patches that spent more time reversing unpopular difficulty changes rather than adding new things to Space Marine 2, the 4.5 patch finally gets something shiny: The Neo-Volkite gun.

The Neo-Volkite pistol is a classic sci-fi weapon that ignites people, then explodes them. It has been added to loadouts for assault, bulwark and vanguard marines, in PvE Operation mode. A subsequent update will add it to PvP eternal mode.

Before the Horus Heresy they were the weapon of choice of space marine legionaries. However, by the time of Horus’s betrayal, they had been replaced by cheaper bolt guns. Belisarius cawl, the tech-priest who created the Primaris marines, has brought them back in Neo-Volkite.

Patch 4.5 rebalances existing weapons in the Operations mode. This includes adding a scope to the oculus carbine, increasing its bonus for headshot damage and increasing the maximum ammunition of the auto bolt gun.

The patch includes a number of bug fixes and technical improvements, including a fix to prevent DLC cosmetics from being locked after a restart. It also fixes the Targeted Shot perk for snipers that didn't work after you switched weapons.

The next major update will include a new enemy and a new map in Operations mode. It will also feature cosmetics based on Dark Angels marines.