Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - v1.7.0 Update

✦AI summary5d

Major update introducing the Craftworld Aeldari faction, extensive balance changes across all factions, new neutral units, items, and significant UI/UX improvements.

▲Buffs17

Craftworld Aeldari
- Asuryani Arrivals:Can call upon offworld Asuryani to temporarily increase growth rate.

Space Marines

Apothecaries:Apothecaries are now available one tier earlier.6→5
Multi-Melta:Multi-Melta weapon research moved to an earlier tier.8→7
Dozer Blade:Dozer Blade research moved to an earlier tier.7→6

Orks

Kraklin Gubbinz:New Tier 8 research that increases the energy output of Ork cities.→Increased
Battlewagon / Tidewall Gunrig:Battlewagons and Tidewall Gunrigs now have the Assault Vehicle trait.→Assault Vehicle

Chaos Space Marines

Daemon Prince:Daemon Prince hitpoints increased from 16 to 20.16→20
Daemon Prince:Daemon Prince influence cost and upkeep reduced by 25%.100%→75%

Items

Entropic Locum:New common item that increases armor penetration.→Increased
Laurels of Command:New uncommon item that restores morale of adjacent allied units.→Restored
Faolchu's Wing:New artefact that consumes an action to increase movement.→Increased

General

Transports can now carry allied units, increasing strategic flexibility.Same faction→Allied units
Added a detailed stats panel listing resources, units created/lost, and damage dealt/taken.→Added
General performance improvements for better game stability.→Improved
Rapid Fire now doubles attacks instead of adding one, significantly buffing units like the Chimera.+1 attack→Double attacks

▼Nerfs15

Craftworld AeldariFaction suffers from a reduced city growth rate due to their lore as a remnant people.→Reduced
Space Marines
- Orbital Deployment:Orbital Deployment is now restricted to Space Marine cities only.Any→SM Cities
- Apothecaries:Apothecaries now require requisitions upkeep.→Requisitions
Orks
- Tidewall Gunrig:Tidewall Gunrig cost increased by 33%.100%→133%
- Deffkoptas:Deffkoptas now have ore upkeep.→Ore
Tyranids
- Catalyst:Tervigon's Catalyst range reduced from 2 to 1.2→1
- Catalyst:Tervigon's Catalyst now only works on Tyranid units.All→Tyranids
- Birthing Canals:Birthing Canals provide less influence upkeep reduction.-50%→-25%
- Spore Mines:Spore Mines group size reduced from 6 to 5.6→5
- Spore Mines:Spore Mines cooldown increased from 3 to 5.3→5 turns
Chaos Space Marines
- Possession:Possession now has a cooldown of 3 turns.→3 turns
- Heroes:Chaos Space Marines heroes can no longer transform.Yes→Removed
Necrons
- Tomb Blades:Tomb Blades cost increased by 33%.100%→133%
- Population Limit Upgrade:Necron population limit upgrade reduced from +2 to +1 per housing building.+2→+1 per building
TauMarkerlight:Markerlight now requires line of sight to be used.None→Line of Sight

◆Other changes4

OrksMek Gunz:Mek Gunz no longer cost energy and now have ore upkeep.Energy→Ore
NecronsTargeting Relay:Targeting Relay now applies a debuff that increases Necron ranged accuracy against the target by 2 for 1 turn.Damage→Accuracy
TauMarkerlight Target Acquired:Markerlight Target Acquired now increases accuracy by 1 instead of increasing damage taken by 10%.+10% Damage→+1 Accuracy
UmbraAdded a new neutral unit: Umbra, a terrifying flying monstrous creature vulnerable to light.→Added