Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2

How to Customize

Space Marine 2 - How to Customize

This is a guide on how to customize armor and change armor colors in Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2. Learn how to customize, how to change armor colors and armor pieces, and how to unlock more custom armor colors and sets.

How to Customize in Space Marine 2

Customizing a Space Marine

Customizing a Space Marine is one of the big appeals of Warhammer 40K in general and is often expresed through its real-life tabletop painting culture. Get access to the Armouring Hall in-game then learn how to change armor colors and armor sets.

How to Unlock Armouring Hall

How to Access Armouring Hall
1 Complete Rain of Terror Intro Mission
If it is your first time opening Space Marine 2, complete or skip the intro mission Rain of Terror. You should be in the Battle Barge after the mission.
ⓘ You can skip the intro via an option in the pause menu.
2
At the Battle Barge's Landing Bay area, approach and interact with the console overlooking the hanger to bring up the game mode menu.
ⓘ If you have just completed the intro mission, there is a nearby console you can access at the command bridge before taking the elevator to the Landing Bay.
3
Select either the Operations PvE mode or the Eternal War PvE mode for multiplayer. Select any of the missions or game modes under that menu to be transported to that mode's hub. From there, you should be able to access the Armouring Hall.
4
Interact with the Techpriest at the Armouring Hall between the Landing Bay and the Dataslate Repository. After, select a class at the tabs at the top then select Edit Armour at the bottom.
ⓘ You can also press the Scorebored button and select the Armouring Hall to teleport there quickly.

How to Customize Armor Color

To customize and change custom armor colors for a Space Marine class, head over to the Armouring Hall then select Edit Armor. Armor colors are changed under the Astartes Chapters tab. Each armor color will be locked initially and will have to be unlocked through Chapters the Astartes Heraldry.

Changing to Custom Armor Colors

To customize or change armor colors, you can can make Custom Chapter Patterns via the 4 Custom Armor Set slots at the bottom of the armor color catalogue of the Astartes Chapter tab. Select an empty slot to start setting custom colors.

To customize or change colors and emblems Space Marines as a whole, select the customization options under General Rules. For customizing or changing colors of specific parts, add and edit patterns for them under Custom Rules.

Custom Armor Color Sample


Flesh Tearers
(Second Founding)
Required Astartes Heraldry
Main Colors Khorne Red (World Eaters)
Nuln Oil (Omega Marines)
Tertiary Colors Wild Rider Red (White Scars)
Corvus Black (Iron Hands)

Customize armor colors to your preference or based on an existing chapter. You can look towards the Space Marine chapters not yet featured in the game for inspiration, such as the Flesh Tearers, successor chapter of the Blood Angels.

You will most likely come across armor colors that you can match, but you may find emblems lacking in the game since most are fixed to specific chapters. You may have to wait until any of these chapters are officially put into the game's Astartes Heraldry catalogue to get accurate emblems.

How to Reset Custom Armor

Space Marine 2 Apply Custom Pattern

As of Patch 3.0, it is possible to overwrite your custom color sets with the presets, effectively deleting them. To reset, select the custom armor set, hover over the preset you want to use, and select Apply to Custom Pattern.

How to Delete Custom Armor Set

How to Customize Armor Set

To customize and change custom armor sets and pieces for a Space Marine class, access the Armouring Hall then select Edit Armor. Armor set pieces are selected under the Armor Sets tab. Armor Sets are initially locked and will have to be unlocked by successfully completing missions in Operations or winning matches in Eternal War.

Changing to a Custom Armor Set

Changing custom armor sets is similar to changing custom armor colors, but simpler. Select any of the 4 Custom Armor Set slots at the bottom of the Armor Sets catalogue then set the armor piece for each part.

How to Customize Chaos Space Marines

You can only customize and change Chaos Space Marine armor in the Eternal War PVP mode.

Unlock the Armouring Hall within that mode, select Edit Armor, then select Heretic Astartes on the right side to access the customization option for that faction. Currently, you can only change armor colors for the Chaos Space Marines.

How to Unlock Armor Customization

Unlock Armor Colors at the Astartes Heraldry

All Chapter items, as well as their short lore or history, can be visited in the Heraldry.

Armor colors and armor set pieces can be unlocked for customization by buying them with Requisition points from Chapters at the Astartes Heraldry. All of these customization items are purely cosmetic and do not add anything to gameplay.

Within each Chapter set in heraldry, you must buy the first item from the left to access the next item going right, from top to bottom. Once bought, these Chapter items will be available for the custom armor of all classes.

How to Get Requisition

Unlock Armor by Winning in Operations or Eternal War

Armor sets and pieces are unlocked by achieving victories in either Operations PVE mode or Eternal War PVP mode. Individual armor parts in Armor Sets do not require Requisition points and are unlocked automatically as you win missions or matches.

An exception to this method are some Astartes Heraldry armor parts that require Requisition points to be unlocked, such as the unique helmet for the Black Templars.

Unlock through Season Pass or DLC

INCLUSIONS
Ultramarines Cosmetic Pack
(Power Armor Skins)

Additional armor colors or armor set pieces for customization can be unlocked through a Season Pass or DLC. The Ultramarines Cosmetic Pack is one such example that adds more armor colors to the customization catalogue.

Season Pass Content Guide

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World Eaters Iron Warriors Black Legion

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