Developer Owlcat Games reports that turn-based cRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader beta is now available. The game received dozens of hours of new content, new features and system. Experience Prologue & Act I, character creation system, updated epic space battles and more. Check out the trailer above to get properly hyped.
“The Alpha used to start in Act II, exposing only a fraction of the story and leaving many questions unanswered. The Beta allows you to start from the very beginning, earning your position as a Lord Captain in the Prologue and Act I, continuing through the familiar, but updated Act II, and finally venturing into the dark city of Commorragh, home of the insidious Drukhari, in Act III.”
Dozens of hours of gameplay, new locations, enemies, and intrigues filled with friends and traitors… What are you waiting for? Pre-order the game and prepare to board the Voidship and bend Koronus Expanse to your will!
Other special additions in Rogue Trader Beta include:
- New Space Marine companion – Ulfar, a mighty Adeptus Astartes from the Space Wolves chapter, will join your retinue in the Beta;
- Character Generation & Tutorials – The Beta brings in a proper character generator with many customization options (which will be further expanded by release) and numerous tutorials that will help you to figure out various aspects of gameplay;
- Updated Character Progression – Character progression has seen a significant overhaul, introducing 1 brand new doctrine and 6 updated old doctrines;
- Combat Preparation Phase – Select the initial placement of your characters before the combat begins;
- Convictions System – Important decisions taken during the course of the adventures of your Lord Captain will have lasting consequences called Convictions;
- Leveling Up & Upgrading Your Voidship – Ship management has received its own interface, where you can manage and upgrade the components of your ship and select new abilities as it levels up;
- Space Combat Overhaul – Space combat has received a massive update, including new space backgrounds, new HUD, shield UI, combat grid visuals, and a great number of balance and gameplay updates;
- New System Map Visuals & New Global Map – The system map has received a full set of stunning new visuals, and the global map has received a lot of UI updates, including new art, quest objective markers, new scan visual effects, and more;
- Updated Colonization – Colonization has also seen a significant update, with improved UI and an array of balance changes;
- Loot & Cargo UI Updates – The loot and cargo UI has received a significant overhaul, allowing you to easily move and manage items between these two categories without manually browsing every container;
- Reputation, Vendors & Profit Factor Overhaul – The profit factor is no longer a regenerating resource, but a modifiable threshold instead. Along with reputation, it now determines which items are available to you from vendors;
- New Main Menu & Updated Dialogue UI – The main menu of the game has received its own art and now looks way closer to its final version. Dialogue UI has received new art, better font readability, and more space on the screen.
