Overview
- Arrowhead released Patch 6.1.0 notes on March 17, with the new Illuminate content set to unlock on March 20.
- The Illuminate expansion introduces the Appropriators sub-faction and three units: Veracitor for close combat, Gatekeeper for ranged attacks, and the Obtruder variant of the Watcher.
- A new mission type, Destroy Exospire, tasks squads with overloading access nodes to drop force shields before destroying Dark Fluid cells in the core.
- Illuminate Exostorms create severe wind and lightning around Exospire sites that must be dismantled to calm the conditions.
- Balance changes buff several stratagem support and flame weapons and reduce Vox Engine power through lower spawn rates, slower turning, and less accurate lasers, while the new roadmap points to a Terminid-focused update in April and more content in June.