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Revision as of 12:49, 13 August 2023
Developers | |
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Random Games Inc. | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
Digital | GOG.com |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 31, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Strategy |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate |
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate | |
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Subseries of Warhammer 40,000 | |
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate | 1998 |
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters | 2022 |
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric strategy game in the Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate series.
On modern systems, the game has compatibility problems which require DirectPlay to be enabled and a custom DirectDraw renderer (alternative already included in GOG.com release) to be resolved. Additionally, several original bugs exist, such as a crash on Chaos turn, as well as music volume and animation stuttering.
General information
- Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Intentionally damaged sectors DRM | |||
GOG.com | Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper and IPX configuration tool as of 27 April 2022. |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Official patches 1.1 and 1.2 can be downloaded here.
Running the game on modern systems
Install DirectPlay |
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Fix for crash to desktop on Chaos turn
Edit WeapDef.dat [citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save_G[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | Enabled on 27 April 2022. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 4:3 resolutions only. GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper stretches the display. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Full rebinding in the options menu. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound effects and music. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | IPX and TCP/IP protocols available; GOG.com version includes an IPX wrapper | ||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Tooltip performance issues
- Hovering tooltips can slow down the game immensely.
Issues fixed
Game runs very slow on Windows 10 (retail)
Use Elisha's custom DirectDraw wrapper[citation needed] |
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Music volume and animation stuttering fix for Windows 10 (retail)
Follow the procedure[citation needed] |
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Game crashes on startup
Compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Enable the following compatibility settings for
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Game crashes on mission start
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Graphical corruption
- See DirectDraw troubleshooting for solutions.
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | |
Multiplayer | Winsock |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).