Darktide's Story Explained 

Grendyl is currently on Atoma though, Zola says it quite clearly in the intro cinematic when she says that she intends to bring the corrupted captain to her "master" on Atoma for interrogation (she does refer to Grendyl as "the master" a couple times). However, many voicelines mention other city-hives on Atoma, though these conversations are always cut short as one of the officers on the Mourning Star usually barges into the comlink to put an end on the topic, usually with a more or less explicit threat. It seems highly probable that Grengyl is already dealing with some stuff not too far from Tertium. The question is: what could possibly be considered as a priority over this Nurgle corruption breakout? Word has it that Tyranids might have something to do with it, and more particularly their genestealer minions... after all, genestealers are mentionned quite a bit in the characters voicelines, and the announcements on the Mourning Star does give word of potential xeno sightings in the sector requiring auric-level agents. My guess is that Fatshark will release its first DLCs not too long from now as a campaign occuring in another hive-city, deepening the lore of Atoma as they initially wanted to (I guess the initial feedback on the game and its rather bad reputation on release has delayed the team's calendar).

A similar dialogue can occur between a Zealot and a Psyker; with the latter lamenting why Grendyl doesn't intervene more actively by supporting the strike teams, only to have the Zealot remind them that drawing the attention of an Inquisitor is generally unwise.

I'm pretty sure it was a patch 13 update! I've been playing since the betas, and they rearranged the shop locations at some point. The items at the Commissary with Mara/servitor Mara used to just in the armory.

Hahaha, mission accomplished, then!

I'm almost certain we're getting a boss fight similar to something like Burblespue in V2. More on that this week!

I can't wait to see if we're getting genestealers or not!

@GM_Steelhavenit would be cool to see orks in an fps game, tho I feel genestealers are most likely out of the two personally

Awww, thank you so much!

Awesome, thank you!

This is so sweet! I'm really glad you and others are liking my delivery. One of my favorite things about the Fatshark Tide games is how silly and comical the characters are. 40k is definitely very grim and has a lot of tragedy, but I also like the original intent that it was satire. I'm glad my style is landing for you guys!

@Jo.Plays.Games. that's what I believe makes you stand out. It isn't just a misery Machine for you. Your personality on topic is a wonderful compliment and counterbalance. Keep being authentically you and I'll be a fan .

Well, a lot of it is details we got before the game even launched! Which on one hand is super cool and fairly unique - I don't think I've ever really encountered a game giving us the story preamble like Fatshark has with Darktide. But on the other hand, it's easy to miss.

Thanks so much! I totally plan to do general 40k lore in the future. I was gonna do that next, but a few people have asked me to do the hints dropped in Vox 11, and I think I could also segue that into a good general "What IS 40k lore?" type thing. Because since it's more of a setting than one continual narrative/cannon, I feel it is worth talking about especially when it comes to speculative things.

​@Jo.Plays.Games. Oh, please do. It would make getting my wife into the lore so much easier, as opposed to some of the other lore channels 😂

Yep! There's some conflicting info if he's the main writer, or more of just a lore consultant, but he's definitely involved at some level.

Dan Abnett is credited as "Principal Writer: World Building & Narrative". Matt Ward is credited as "Lead Writer". ADB as "Additional Narrative Material". And about a half-dozen other people are also listed as writers.

I couldn't agree more. I REALLY would love a change from Nurgle. Vermintide 2 was enough, every Warhammer game gets Nurgle. It's time to do something else that's fun!

The 40k universe is the Kobayashi Maru of living. There's literally no winning answer.

Yeah I was going to say - the imperium IS one of the bad guys.

Get outta here, you're so sweet! Thank you. :D I'm just enjoying being a dork, and thrilled that others are having a good time too.

Haaaaahahaha, I never even thought of that. That's good!

I just hope I got it mostly right!

Awww, thank you! I definitely want to keep making Darktide/40k stuff, maybe it'll grow with time. 😄

Right?! I thought that was pretty clever of them.

Thanks! I think it was in an update, I can't remember for sure if it was Patch 13 or before that.

Thanks so much! Thankfully there's no end of fascinating things to talk about.

Bro, how can you be "milady" guy in 2023, it was possibly the cringest fedora trend of the early 2000s. I am not trying to diss you or be mean, I just want you to understand its not cool, never was, it was only embarrassing. Milady persona will do more harm to you and your love life in long run. Take care and be the king not a servant.

My dude, I'm being polite and silly. It's the part of the whole psuedo-medieval grimdark atmosphere of the 40K universe. Lords and Ladies of the upper parts of the hive cities vs the peasants and "dregs" that have to scratch a living off of the plasteel and concrete of the foundations. It's just a joke.@@WrathOfLust

@@naradloff hey if you not sporting a fedora doing this in real life then its all good, my mistake then.

Thanks so much!

They'll drown in the blood.

Thanks so much!

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Thank you for watching!

Hey, thanks! Making people laugh and having fun is my ultimate goal. I'm glad you liked it!

Glad you enjoy it!

Probably a little more than your average bear? Definitely I'm not an expert - not even CLOSE. Research and scripting are the second longest part of making these for me because I'm trying to be as accurate as I can within the context of Darktide’s setting. I'm married to quite possibly THEE biggest Nurgle fan boy, so we talk a lot of the ol' grandfather. I've spent a lot of time in wikis over the years and on different codexes for D&D games set in the universe. It's a fascinating setting with an endless font of topics, that's for sure!

It’s best to have someone who can autistically explain to you the lore while you’re playing

I honestly don't know if I've ever encountered a game that gives so much back story through pre-launch promos, and out of sequence. Which has been interesting and fun in my opinion!

@@Jo.Plays.Games.yea i dig it leaves a lot of room for speculations aswell

Thanks so much, glad you liked it! It's really interesting how much story they dropped in the pre-launch promos, and that it was all out of sequence.

Thank you!

I agree. I believe Vermintide went to level 35 eventually. But still, even 5 levels might not be enough. I 100% agree about more accessories and ways to make your character truly unique. Pregenerated races you randomize doesn't feel terribly unique, especially when your character background choices don't matter except voice choice and Cadia.

@@Jo.Plays.Games. Well i am a big fan of Cadia, collect the table top models and such, and books, but yes, would love to see more customisation to your character, maybe some more hairstyles too, because it seems both male n female characters have the same ones to choose from which i think should be rectified. Would love to have some kind of Hair bun like minka lesk or maybe a head band/bandanna, or allow veteran to wear the beret's that we see on ogryns, or even officer caps and great coats and such.

Thanks!

But at least two of them are the ones who come out the back of Masozi's ship in the tutorial during the last stand? I'll take a look, I 100% believe you, but that specific group has bizarre continuity issues.

@@Jo.Plays.Games. oh I mean the all guardsmen squad that rannick sent into the lower hive from what I believe is the reveal trailer.

@eugeneoliveros5814 ohhhhh, I gotcha! Still a very good catch!

She's in all the progression cutscenes, too! I didn't realize it until my husband told me (after he saw someone say it on Reddit), but she is ALWAYS there. Some people feel she may be a patsy by a bigger fish on board, but I'm not sure...

Because common knowledge of chaos would only make it spread and take hold. Knowing about chaos makes you think about chaos which lures chaos to your mind's presence in the warp. Now you're being haunted by warp entities and exposed to corruption. Having most not know about the true nature of chaos is for the best. I know you've rationalised otherwise, but what I've stated is how it is.

@@astrovarius543 So we cannot teach the custodes about chaos. Who are immune to chaos unless it's literally a chaos god. You are not right you are just coping. Ok fine the average person should not know about chaos. Fair enough. But custodes and primarchs definitely should have this information. It doesn't make any sense.

​@@requiemagent3014 The Custodes do know about chaos, because they are incorruptible. The Grey Knights are only one among many forces who are allowed explicit knowledge of chaos. Some space marine chapters are made explicitly to combat chaos threats and are thusly educated on the matter. It is all on a "need to know basis". You might think that educating people would be the best way to have them understand the dangers of and combat Chaos. *But that's just not how Chaos works.* Perhaps this is a subject you could look into further. I believe your frustrations are needless and come from misunderstanding.

@@astrovarius543 Custodes are not incorruptible. That is flatout wrong. When Big E and some Custodes entered the ship of Horus all custodes got corrupted by the waiting chaos gods on board. Big E himself had to strike them down. Which broke his heart. Sorry but the "do some research" isn't really flying when you say something wrong isn't it. Everyone can be corrupted by chaos. Just the threshold is different.

I don't know exactly where I stand on Zola. I don't think she's a traitor, I think she's probably deeply hurt and betrayed over Wolfer and feels it's her personal responsibility to save Tertium. Possibly because she may have a past where she was involved with something that lead in part to the Nurgle incursion. But heresy isn't one person's sole responsibility, and her insistence to hold onto this intense sense of duty may end up becoming her undoing.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you!

I don't know if I agree, but I like the IDEA.

Ha, thanks! Yeah, there's soooooooo much, especially chains of "and then THIS thing is related to THIS thing," Darktide itself is an endless jumping off point into almost anywhere in 40k lore.

Thank you!!

Lol. I like that image!

@@Jo.Plays.Games. its funny!

Thanks!

Beasts of Nurgle? Eating MY face? It's more likely than you'd think!

It's easy to miss!

I agree, the story delivery 100% makes sense from an in-universe perspective. But I also understand how people feel unsatisfied by it.

I agree. He was important enough to the Moebians to go back for. There's got to be more to his story.

@@Jo.Plays.Games. not to mention in the warlord assassination mission, he straight up talks to us on vox comms. He knows we survived the ship hijacking.

You're welcome!

100% agreed on the environment exploring. I know I've annoyed at least a few strike teams while I tourist around at all the dark tongue looking for clues.

@@Jo.Plays.Games. I'm always down to form a lore-hunter squad xP with Carnival around the corner I'm itching to see what new tidbits they're hiding about for us to find.

You should join the Discord if you haven't already! I might end up doing some games this week in the evenings (PST).

Oh cool! I was wondering if ye had one or not. I'm PST as well. Be there soon

I'm so wrong! Lol

You got it, bebeeee!

Thanks! Mission accomplished if I make someone laugh.

We can only hope, if we're very lucky and have been very good so the Emperor will bless us this mightly, that Orks will fly in and blow them up, and then we get to fight the Orks.

And if you see this I would love to see genestealers in dark tide im a big fan of the ciaphias Cain novels I am on choose your enemies. I think tyranids would be badass

The game is Space Hulk: Deathwing! I'll have to put those novels on my list. Hopefully we'll see genestealers in the future. Thanks for watching and dropping by!

@@Jo.Plays.Games. Thanks a ton and absolutely the first book is "for the emperor": by sandy Mitchell I recommend listening to them on audible you won't regret it. And if you do read them I wouldn't mind hearing your opinion I think they're fracking great. Thanks again.

There is a space hulk in one of the books as well

I feel like they've done a decent job developing the story, but not integrating the player into it. Alternatively you could say they have the plot down but not the story to accompany it as the main protagonist (the player) doesn't have much to do with anything yet. I hope that changes soon as well and we get flung more into the actual drama. The Emperor Protects.

I thought that exact same thing.

Why not both?

Awww, thanks so much! I have been having a blast making these, I'm really glad you think they're fun to watch!

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Hey, I'm always down to be wrong! The fun is the most important to part to me. And a big curveball is definitely fun!

@@Jo.Plays.Games. I was convinced it was gonna be genestealers, ah well. What do you reckon it could be then, some sort of chaos sorcerer or something? Definitely sounds like a character of some kind

@@user-zp4ge3yp2o I have a few thoughts. I may need to revisit some dark tongue and other things to see if perhaps there was something there after all. I'm wondering if this entity is something we've seen in another Tide game before.....

@@Jo.Plays.Games. Not the return of Burblesplurge Splurgleburg!

Awww, thanks! I like you too!

I agree. Plus the Seer Psyker's "Beloved," dreaming of the Impossible Fortress and hearing the whispers of "come to me?" Fuggedabbouddit.

@@Jo.Plays.Games. and fucking with Nurgle IS his favorite pastime, after all.

Ha ha, lots of people do, it's definitely not just you and I can 100% see why! Her presentation in that world introduction is very "Head Bitch in Charge."

@@Jo.Plays.Games. oh shit ! Genestealers don't steal souls... I'm afraid this invalidates the genestealers cult théorie xS ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YMZd7o5UkEI.htmlsi=Q_M4FOMqQecaG1Ze

I AM Alpharius.

@@Jo.Plays.Games. that do be a warrior

Lol, I would consider your lovely proposal if I weren't already very happily married!

Well it's funny you ask, because I just got done scripting that video and it will be out later this week!

@@Jo.Plays.Games. heck yeah can't wait!