So currently in the planning stages of a 40k game that will be taking place in the same setting as the Blackstone Fortress board game. TL;DR in a desolate corner of the galaxy a new Blackstone Fortress has been found, and a station (Precipice Station) has been set up under it. There parties of ALL sorts, from orks to eldar to kroot to humans band together into parties to plunder the fortress (and the surrounding wrecks) in sorta quasi-dungeon delves.
Game will be focusing both on said dungeon delves but also smaller adventures taking place solely within Precipice Station itself.
So I'm needing a system that can both do 40k, but also accommodate running a party of mixed humans and xenos, AND one that will work for both dungeon delving action as well as stuff outside the dungeon, in the nearby 'town'. Needing to accommodate xenos knocks 90% of the official 40k RPGS out and only really leaves Wrath & Glory which feels far more power-fantasy than I want to aim for, doesnt have much room for cool gear upgrades and found items, and... I'm gonna just be honest, I have read it and just find the system (specifically everything around tiers and ranks) clunky at best and a mess at worse.
So yea. Mid power level, xenos options, room for finding tons of neat archeotech (basically functioning like magic items), dungeon delving, but also enough meat on the system that it CAN accommodate less combat focused quests in a pinch too.