{"id":1158490,"date":"2026-02-09T20:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zkKaK7tNmyy8NYpkWEjdRL"},"modified":"2026-02-09T20:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:42:22","slug":"warhammer-40000-darktide-adds-a-psychic-horde-murderzone-mode-and-makes-ogryns-even-smashier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/warhammer-40000-darktide-adds-a-psychic-horde-murderzone-mode-and-makes-ogryns-even-smashier\/","title":{"rendered":"Warhammer 40,000: Darktide adds a psychic horde murderzone mode and makes Ogryns even smashier"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There\u2019s more to Warhammer 40k: Darktide<\/a> than smashing cultists and chaos mutants into a fine paste. As of today\u2019s \u2018Nightmares and Visions\u2019<\/a> update you can also squish imaginary enemies of the Emperor, too. Although this being 40k (and thus casually cruel), even imaginary monsters and maniacs can still hurt you. The centerpiece of this week\u2019s update adds a new arcade game mode to the mix; the Mortis Trials, along with a boatload of tweaks and improvements, including big upgrades across the board for Ogryns.<\/p>\n

Once hitting Trust Level 13 (which shouldn\u2019t take that long for new players to reach), players visiting the Psykhanium (or just poking around at the new terminal near the mission board) can sign up for the Mortis Trials, a straightforward horde survival mode where you and your squad face twelve waves of imaginary enemies, broken up into four sets of three. It\u2019s not all pain, as every third wave (which is a more complex, objective-focused fight) gets you a restock and the option to pick a roguelike-inspired \u2018indulgence\u2019 perk to help even the odds.<\/p>\n

Indulgences are just about the only way you\u2019re going to be surviving the final three rounds, where the game fully takes the gloves off and throws downright silly numbers of enemies at you from all directions, making the mode a bit of a power trip in that final stretch.The Mortis Trials also double, in perhaps Destiny-inspired form, as a way of learning a bit more about Sefoni, the mysterious and ever-so-slightly unhinged crew Psyker. Having you stabbed by a thousand imaginary chaos cultists is just her way of getting to know you better.<\/p>\n

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