Top 5 Customization NEEDS in Space Marine 2!

[@hrvojegrgic-akovic5552]

All chapter badge emblems are applicable to either shoulder, you just have to choose the option of manually changing both shoulders

[@WhatThe40k]

Is that right?! I must've missed that option.... how embarrassing. 😅 I'll pin your comment so others can see it.

[@nicholassmith3499]

There is no option And if there is where is it

[@d_ruggs]

@@nicholassmith3499 yea I saw this and was going to comment but then decided maybe I missed it and i'd triple check, and ya idk what this guy is talking about. you can change the shoulders but each has their own sets of heraldry. You can get some chaos logos for the right, black templar, carcharodons, and then some unit designation and chapter specific designations.

[@hrvojegrgic-akovic5552]

@@WhatThe40k I have a BT emblem on both my shoulders and can remove from any one you just have to choose successor chapter and then custom armor and do the color schemes manually. This will allow you to add the arms separately and customize the shoulders

[@SirioBetel]

​@@hrvojegrgic-akovic5552 I believe only Carcaradons, Black Templars and Raven Guard can do that

[@yfz450rider39]

Eye lenses are a MUST.

[@blackknight2323]

They announced that’s the next option for customization.

[@clinch4402]

Unpopular opinion - eye lenses shouldn't glow. They should be a dark tinted glass like in the Astartes animation.

[@Avenger127]

No, I disagree, keep it lore accurate

[@clinch4402]

​@@Avenger127 Lore is all over the place in 40k. Check out the horus heresy or imperial armour colour plates, particularly those for the badab war - Most of the chapters are depicted there with dark, non glowing lenses. Each to their own of course!

[@Avenger127]

@@clinch4402 which chapters? I thought it was only red or green

[@Punkstar911]

A chapter banner editor for the bulwark would be awesome

[@thequestbro]

At least let us change the chapter. A Black Templar putting down an Ultramarines Banner is just absurd lmao

[@joeschmoe5608]

This is honestly why I wish the Bulwark just had a different version of the Iron Halo ability because 1) it’s a Bladeguard, so no Iron Halo looks odd and 2) it’s immersion breaking to throw down an Ultramarines 2nd Company banner when playing as any other Company or Chapter. The Bulwark could have like a mini dome that blocks melee damage instead and buffs armor as it already does for teammates in the vicinity whereas the Heavy has a half dome that blocks ranged.

[@eligostheexalted]

Also, and this is the biggest one for me: LET ME CUSTOMIZE MY CHAOS MARINES GOD DAMN IT

[@Inquisitor_Vex]

Biggest thing for me RN is the Deathwatch armour not getting chapter icons on the right pauldron.

[@d_ruggs]

yea, pretty crazy oversight considering they got it so right on the games intro.

[@Inquisitor_Vex]

@@d_ruggs yeah and they have DW armour pieces you can unlock already. You just can’t make a proper DW marines unless you pick a chapter with icons on both shoulders. Eg, Raven Guard, Black Templars, Carcharadons.

[@spectywecty]

​@@Inquisitor_Vexwhich is a damn shame because I'm stuck with the numbered call signs for my Deathwatch Ultramarine look :/

[@Inquisitor_Vex]

@@spectywecty it is! I’m resigned to running a Blackshield with the skull + “Imperium” pauldron or the one with the skull and chains. I was running the crux terminatus one from the pre-order but it seemed like everyone was running that with the DW one so I switched it up.

[@shifty1558]

But you can for the Black Templars for some reason 😂

[@rickedysplit2458]

Good shout on the colour limits, was sad I can't properly make a Hammer of Dorn.

[@Ariana321]

I want more helmet options. Or particularly, I want the ability to make Firstborn marines. *Give me my damn beakie!*

[@SuaveNerd2000]

I doubt we'll be able to be firstborn unless it's like... terminators or something. But there are primaris beakie helmets in the raven guard models, and they could also bring back the old aquilla helms for the old firstborn face

[@tau-5794]

Of note, sternguard veterans are now in primaris, and have options for both Mk 6 and Mk 7 style helmets, and we actually see a sternguard vet in one campaign cutscene with a beakie helmet, so it is a possibility even if we don't end up getting the full armor sets.

[@KingZedusPrime2009TyrentKaiju]

You should have included cloth colors and less class restrictions on armor pieces like helmets and shoulder pads. I should be able to use bulwark hood helmet on my sniper and such.

[@Itz2Cat]

Retro helmet/armour pack and my life is yours! Also the reactor packs should have a emblem placement slot on them. (I saw the community manger say that firstborn armour is not compatible with primaris. This is false. Primaris can 100% wear fistborn style shinpads, helmets and shoulderpads as these literally come as options in some primaris model kits)

[@d_ruggs]

I agree, but I think they've said this won't be happening. This is almost certainly a GW thing though, as they are always pushing the Primaris marines now. But, I also think the dev's mentioned that dealing with the size difference between the units was a problem as well. There is a mod however that lets you play as the first born Deathwatch marines from the intro, but they are Primaris sized.

[@trerandolph9739]

Chapter voice pack has to happen. I was playing a match of pvp when I accidentally used a voice line saying something like for Roboute Guilliman… My character made to look like a Salamander, so some chapters voice pack would be nice

[@WhatThe40k]

That is a big oof- could've been avoided if they just went with generic loyalist catchphrases... Adding in proper voice packs would definitely help.

[@d_ruggs]

yea I think this one will happen, but it will probably be a paid thing, part of the chapter cosmetic packs, or more likely, the champion pack

[@dollarsign7554]

6. Whenever you "buy" a chapter you should be able to make most ranks within that chapter. Instead if you bought a standard version and wanted to do a sargeant blood raven you can't ushanti bone is locked behind a paywall for you despite it coming with the chapter colors on the shoulder pads.

[@ArcusArmis19]

I think the Hand colouring being missing, might be one of the biggest misses alongside the Weapon Casings. Like, Thats 2 of the most noticeable parts of the Iron Hands, just not in the game. Plus the problem with the Seasonal Cosmetic system is that its gonna be the main popular chapters first. Dark Angels, the Blood Angels, Space wolves and Black Templars. So I know that there isnt going to be any Iron Hands themed cosmetics for a very long time, potentially till 2026. Which sucks, cause that skips out on Bionics as a whole, for everyone. Plus thats assuming we even get one of the main drops and not just a champion pack (cause it seems like they are doing it as you get everything, or just the Champion pack)

[@clinch4402]

@@ArcusArmis19 Good thing I only paint my iron hands with silver casings and bionics! The metal coloured hands take away from the bionics imo. Their scheme has always been a bit all over the place

[@edir4048]

One of the main appeal of warhammer (and miniature games in general) is to paint and customize your lil soldiers however you want. it's way too limiting in the game and improvement seems so easy

[@XconnerzzX]

I wouldn't mind there being an option where you can customise every piece of your armour.. like, sure, have your basic customisation bit, then you can go deeper and customise everything..

[@CanuttoXXL]

y sin casco, poder personalizar la cara del marine seria MUY BUENO

[@thesavagegummybear7341]

They’ll probably sell a shit tone of customization dlcs with more in-depth colours and accessories

[@louieluigi3914]

Armor marks 1-8 are also needed

[@AsbakNL]

We need to be able to change skin colour of heads, a white salamander or a black raven guard makes no sense

[@aaronlaughter6471]

It kind of does for the raven guard, unless there geneseed is like the Salamanders , whose home world literally overwrites their Geneseed to make them look coal black with leather like skin and fire red eyes. Like what people tend to forget is that individual geneseed can fail, the one that regulates melanin levels can fail. But again, having more customization options is never bad, so eh.

[@veisticon91]

I’m pretty sure the pale skin and black eyes of the Raven guard is from one of their extra organs not working. Not 100% sure though.

[@aaronlaughter6471]

@veisticon91 that's neat, did not know that. So it's like the Salamanders but white. Also said geneseed is called Melanochrome.

[@AsbakNL]

@@aaronlaughter6471 salamanders geneseed is mutated because nocturne was/is a deathworld with intense amounts of radiation giving the overwhelming majority including vulkan their pitch black skin

[@aaronlaughter6471]

@@AsbakNL Learn something new, is it the same story for the Revan Guard, some kind of mutation that makes everyone super pale as well? I ask out of genuine curiosity

[@blacktemplar707]

Despite my tag, as a IH owner i was disappointed in this customization change. We were able to color hands innspace marine 1 pvp cuatomization

[@steelejack4846]

Going to make crimson fists was disappointing 😢

[@sofaking1627]

I've got a good feeling that things will only improve from here. And I'm glad because I'm so here for it.

[@blackknight2323]

I just wished they had options to customize the thunderhawk and battle barge.

[@clinch4402]

nah cmon man. Way too much dev time for something that is barely interacted with.

[@stephenyoungdahl6656]

Chaos needs any other armor skin and weapon skins they can only badly color them to the correct army.

[@bfedezl2018]

I suggest putting this very thought out video in the forums were the devs can actually see it directly

[@WhatThe40k]

Great suggestion! Vids on YT are easily shareable after all. Which forum should it be shared to if someone wanted to ensure the devs can see it directly?

[@corbinibroc]

The reason they gave for not having more chaos space marine customization is bs

[@clinch4402]

@@corbinibroc What was that reason? I assume the real reason was time constraints/dlc opportunities

[@corbinibroc]

@clinch4402 they didn't want to mess up the lore, example they gave was "we don't want a World Eater playing as the sniper". Even though there's already lore inaccuracy in the game and no one's complaining about it

[@clinch4402]

@@corbinibroc Yeah that sucks. They could at least remove things like symbols/decay to make the classes look more generic and still keep the voicelines

[@corbinibroc]

@clinch4402 it'd be cool to just play as chaos space marines in operation too, just more freedom to the players

[@pole8740]

@@corbinibroc its funny to think about immersion when you’ve been running the same mission for 50 times, just gimme my night lords man

[@thesavagegummybear7341]

I really want flame decals and salamander hides, that is like ESSENTIAL for salamanders

[@jblack5596]

for the coloring of the hands i feel they will use the pattern slot to use for it in the future

[@allsome1o1]

Idk if I’m missing it or not but I really want the beak helmet

[@jacobheller3146]

I would like it if u could move some icons around like having em on the shin guards like fire for the salmanders or mabye even text but i also would like if the armor was more inerchangable for example the heavy i like the fancy neck gaurd but hate that it lowers the back hood peice or my freind loved the ammo bags on the chest but hates the crotch skulls (i love em tho lol)

[@slyllamademon2652]

Oh it would be nice if the ecranche was actually positioned over the armpit like it’s supposed to be.

[@Kamikaze_Senpai]

The potential for this game is insane.

[@thisisalie-ft8cv]

Loving the Crimson Fists representation

[@TraderNicky]

A small but pretty important thing that I noticed while customizing my Ultramarine is that the Macragge blue that is used for the PVE/PVP models is too bright. Titus and his squad armor color is MUCH closer to Macragge blue. Not sure why the devs did that but it's kinda weird imo.

[@davidthompson5991]

The fact we don’t have the ability to put gold on our marines is CRIMINAL. And I wish GW would stop pretending MK7 armor doesn’t exist for loyalists

[@R3dMatador]

And need Number 6: Add color customization to fabrics. I can’t make a proper Deathwing Bladeguard Veteran without painting the tabard green.

[@espresso_makes_depresso5905]

I hope we can make minor edits to our marine's actual face. I want to change their eye and skin color to make accurate salamanders.

[@d_ruggs]

that'd be great, but I'd even be happy with just a head for each of the more unique chapters (salamanders, space wolves, iron hands, etc)

[@solidkreate5007]

The little shield on the chest should be paintable and the cloaks should be paintable too.

[@wigligigly3375]

I also wish you could add chapter specific reliquaries as well.

[@zonerdarkrevention6223]

one of the most disappointing things I'm finding about the customization of space Marine 2, is no matter what color scheme you put on your Marine they still talk act and behave as an ultramarine. since they are still a set character rather than a marine of your own. coming from Dark Tide which allowed you to customize the very personality of your character and have unique interactions based on that customization with unique lines, I'm rather disappointed. it would have been far better for these characters to be of non-ultramarine stock. on your first playthrough they would be Ultramarines but when you get to customizing your own you can select the chapter of Origins which would change up my newt parts of the dialogue through the campaign and through operations. customising your own space Marine and they're origins to find unique and fund details and not precisely setting these Marines as the default 9 loyalists, and having it more vague. so if you're still going for an ultramarine's origin they can still act like they may be from a descending chapter, and this method would also allow future DLCs for new unique chapters. it would be so much fun and offer so much replayability to have a white scar and a salamander memeing and laughing together through the operation, whilst a iron hands tells them to shut the hell up. (I want my marine to shout, Vulkan lives!) so many fun and unique Concepts like this and offers more future DLC possibilities with the added benefit of not requiring some people to purchase it. (tldr free advertisement.) can you imagine how funny it would be to have a future Carcharodon DLC with a voice pack that only contains him grunting in acknowledgement because they stay silent throughout their operations and all of your other Squadron members reacting to it and trying to work with it.

[@christiangregory7360]

My biggest peeve is not being able to color the mouth plate on the helmet. Trying to make an accurate Iron Hound with the Orange mouth guard and the closest I can get is with the Mask Helm pattern

[@Nineteen1900Hundred]

Could you somehow submit this to the devs? Through that Focus thing?

[@shocker1209081]

4:48 I have a similar problem. I paint my chapter's lower and upper arm plates white, with the shoulder, elbow, and forearm bracer painted in Kantor blue. I overcomplicated it, sure, but it would be nice to have overcomplicated paint schemes in a video game so I don't have to paint it 50 times. 😞

[@FredderHoskin]

I hate to say it. SM2 was rushed to be released. It could have used another extra year in the oven.

[@Itz2Cat]

100%. Im just glad that it wasnt a absolute sh*t show. I was expecting one because it just looked too good to be true. But no, im really happy with it. It was definitely rushed tho.

[@clinch4402]

@@FredderHoskin Yeah, it seems like they had intended a thunderhawk extraction on each mission but cut that past the first. I swear the weapon customisation was more extensive too, actively modding parts of your weapons instead of just upgrading the whole thing.

[@matttan8066]

You know space marine 2 made some of us Like the death watch

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

Considering GW made the Retributors canon, they should include their livery!

[@austin.bat-kll]

I want more armor customization in general. And different power armors like terminator. And also SOMEHOW ABLE TO PLAY AS A DREADNOUGHT

[@sebpolj1612]

This are all nice to haves but boy are people complaining on a high note, the customization already is plenty especialy if the add more than just helmets with emblems in the future.

[@clinch4402]

@@sebpolj1612 The first game from 1X years ago had more extensive colour customisation, full range of chaos customisation and varied utilitarian cosmetics, not just 5 different flavours of "ostentatiously gilded armour panel"

[@microwaveenthusiast7410]

Stop glazing

[@KingZedusPrime2009TyrentKaiju]

No, alot more needs to be added.

[@fallouttoonlink]

Hello brother, good to see a fellow son of vulkan, despite us being in 2 different chapters (im in the Salamanders)

[@d_ruggs]

I'd also add that the game should allow us to customize our bot allies in operations mode. just using whatever appearance we have set on that class in our armory, or maybe there's a new checkbox underneath your outfits & colors to select the ones the bots will use when using that class.

[@Austin_Bourque_]

Put a voice filter in game chat that has all the cool effects so we can sound like space marines

[@jackmoring7251]

For the restriction of the chapter Emblems I try to made a deatwatch member of all traitor legion. Its like deathwatch's space marines come from an alternate univers where traitors and loyalists have exchange there roles (like the dornian heresy)

[@wasdwazd]

It would be cool as hell if we could pick black eye lenses, and incidentally get some Retributors heraldry

[@DawnApon]

Green lenses for my blood raven tactical would make me happy.

[@d_ruggs]

I will say, for all the issues I've had with the customization in this game (cant make my deathwatch troop, limited colors, etc etc), it is still an incredibly fun game and fun customization, and is the closest thing I've ever experienced to getting to control one of my minis. I can't wait to see where this game ends up, and I have faith most of our prayers will be answered by the Emperors light! For the Imperium, brothers!

[@supersonic7065]

every weapons skin selection should have multiple places to color, anything less would be lackluster, also basic heraldry should never be pay walled.

[@ravenRedwake]

I so far have my chapter (Warhawks), World Eaters legion (need a lighter blue), and I’d kinda like to make a Dark Krakens but idk if there’s a good purple.

[@chippsdubbo990]

No chaos/loyalist firstborn customisation is definitely a gw thing. The excuses the devs make dont make any sense however they did say that if enough people put it in the focus idea forum they might be able to do it.

[@tasoth]

Need armour choices.

[@joeschmoe5608]

Agree on all points, I’d only add the ability to multicolor the Aquila where applicable…but this is being greedy for my Deathwatch. I want to have a proper gold skull and silver wings, or better yet the Deathwatch sigil in the middle like some models do. (Just a peeve) the Deathwatch helmet just having an uppercase I bothers me haha

[@GrayMatter337]

besides chapter banners on both shoulders and lens colours, no chaos customization, no cloth colours, etc, my biggest gripe is the utter lack of bionics. We get one robot arm that can only be applied to one side, and its that super skinny, no-armour, hydraulic tube aesthetic that the primaris models get. I hate that one. I wish we had chunkier options, or at the very least options with plating for both hands and for legs. I hope we dont have to wait for the game to survive all the way to an iron hands cosmetic pack for us to get a decent selection of augmatics

[@ravenRedwake]

I want a normal non reiver Phobos helmet for the sniper and vanguard.

[@WhatThe40k]

100% I want to play vangaurd as an infiltrator. Its lame the standard infiltrator mask (not even full helmet) is half way down the progression tree.

[@trik6979]

Gonna be honest, i like the game very much, but damn, the customization left me wanting.

[@Outlawguy]

I want my beakie and I really want the og helmets from the mark 8

[@centurion-gaming9334]

One thing that personally annoys me is being unable to have a bionic left arm or bionic legs.

[@neonrelmsproductions4224]

WE NEED CUSTOM EMBLEMS

[@ArtaShrike]

Number Zero: Beakie helmets.

[@Exav2]

I sense a distinct lack of colourable cloth

[@godly5541]

I want to have green or blue lenses and to be able to put my storm giants emblem on my knee so bad :(((

[@BoogieEmman]

the game doesnt even have ultramarine blue, to look like a warhammer figure u need night lord blue, and tactical customization is so obviously tailored towards Ultramarines its crazy

[@clinch4402]

This is just you being a bit colour blind. The ultramarines have the right shade of blue.

[@BoogieEmman]

@@clinch4402 re read what i said lol. im talking abt the figures which are clearly dark or hard set blues. u jus straight up blind

[@clinch4402]

@@BoogieEmman Nah sorry bud they colour matched the Ultramarines pretty well. Remember game lighting is different from irl lighting, there are no edge highlights etc

[@BoogieEmman]

@@clinch4402 in no lighting does the blue they use in game match the blue the ultramarine figures use. and I was going for the older veteran figure look its simply not the right blue bro why does an argument need to be had

[@BoogieEmman]

@@clinch4402 also citadel paint macragge blue = ultramarine blue and the macragge blue in game is simply not that

[@leftboxanderson5361]

Nearly all of these issues are addressed by “so the devs have things to add to season packs”

[@WhatThe40k]

Yes. Problems in a game need to be addressed through updates...😂 Of the 5 points I shared (Eye lenses, color categories, emblem restrictions, weapon casings and hand masks), only 2 (lenses and hand masks), were addressed in the recent Q/A. And only 1 (eye lenses) seems to not be relegated to Seasonal updates or worse pay-walled behind a season pass.

[@leftboxanderson5361]

@@WhatThe40k I’m cynical enough to think the devs will milk us for color usage across the entire character through unlocks.

[@WhatThe40k]

@@leftboxanderson5361 I get that....😅 Hopefully baseline customization things such as, weapon casings, hands masks,etc. aren't pay walled. But even if they are free. The fact they are "late" still saps the enjoyment of the journey.

[@leftboxanderson5361]

@@WhatThe40k fingers crossed. I hope so too

[@XconnerzzX]

I wouldn't mind having that bit in the middle of the helmet customisable.. ya know the raised bit.. My custom paint job on my own minis has it painted white, but i have to settle for just a white helmet at the moment.

[@venerablebrothergoriate5844]

Just hoping we Iron Hands fans get our Cogtooth pauldron trim and some more helmets with cybernetics and shit on them. Really hoping for a MKVIII Errant helmet, or MKVII Aquila helmet at some point in the future as well. I was never a fan of the Primaris helmet design, and the Aquila helmet was the face of 40K for most of my life. I think it’s only right that Relic pay homage to that design in our customization options.

[@nicholassmith3499]

Biggest thing i want is the mk6 and mk7 helmets

[@sebastiansegura954]

Remove the cloth for sniper it blocks the hereditary emblem!

[@tupoibydlos]

1. Image editor.

[@TysonNiva]

Game is good colors and armor customization is extremely in depth and I don’t have to pay? Idgaf how complex the customization is I’ll deal with it as long as I can keep playing dress up with my space marine

[@wingwangtingtang]

I get annoyed how wheb I unkock certain colours they're onky available for decals like liberator gold or anything like that. All I want is a gold sgt helmet for my blood angel

[@Galaxythegalactic]

I really hope they don’t Lock basic customisation behind a paywall

[@bohemianearspoon8493]

Capes every classes needs capes

[@PokemonMaster-fl4vb]

Skin color would be nice

[@miguelgutierrezcalvente5469]

Doesnt the game need more maps apart from more customization ?

[@WhatThe40k]

It does!! Buuuuut, I think it's more than reasonable for those to be increased through seasonal updates. The customization features I note as lacking are items I'd argue ought to be present from day 1.

[@miguelgutierrezcalvente5469]

@@WhatThe40k true

[@wynterBR]

GIVE ME LAMENTERS!!!!!

[@ArnovonDargen]

We need skin colourization for my fellow sons of vulkan

[@CanuttoXXL]

and customize the face will be very nice,

[@gilbertzzz7110]

I'm a random viewer and approve this message.

[@fabianlmorel-ramos6324]

Beak helmets

[@iykej6]

Is there a way to change skin tone? Or we have to be another 👱‍♂️

[@Kitbash.Carnage]

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