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Space Hulk (series) |
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Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000 |
1997 |
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate (series) |
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Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War |
1999 |
Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior |
2003 |
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (series) |
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (series) |
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Warhammer 40,000: Storm of Vengeance |
2014 |
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team |
2014 |
Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (series) |
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Warhammer 40,000: Regicide |
2015 |
Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch - Enhanced Edition |
2015 |
Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion |
2015 |
The Horus Heresy (series) |
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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (series) |
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Warhammer 40,000: Carnage Champions |
2016 |
Eisenhorn: Xenos |
2016 |
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade |
2016 |
Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach |
2017 |
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf |
2017 |
Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade |
2017 |
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor |
2018 |
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War |
2018 |
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (series) |
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Necromunda (series) |
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Warhammer 40,000: Battle Sister |
2020 |
Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron - Flyboyz Edition |
2021 |
Adeptus Titanicus: Dominus |
2021 |
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector |
2021 |
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide |
2022 |
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef |
2022 |
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun |
2023 |
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader |
2023 |
Key points
- The game is unplayable by default on Windows 10. See Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Gate Windows 10 Patch.
- Cannot use Alt+Tab ↹ while in-game
General information
- Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
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Retail |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate Updates contains all the currently released patches for the game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues unresolved
Windows 10 compatibility problems
- The game has compatibility issues on Windows 10.[1]
- See Chaos Gate fixes for Windows 10 for various fixes.
to fix this:
FIRST STEPS
MUSIC VOLUME AND ANIMATION SPEED FIX
Start the game and press ESC to skib cutscenes.
In the main menu press "O" to get into options
In the options menu press "S" to disable music
In the options Menu press Enter to save and exit
Quit the game
In Windows Press windows key+R to open the Run window
type: REGEDIT in the run window
In the Registry Editor go to the following address
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\VirtualStore\Machine\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\RandomGames\WH40K\1.0
Double click on Music (the Value data for music should be: No
Change the Value data for Music to: Yes
Change the Value data for Music Volume to: 50 (or whatever you like)
Change the Value data for Unit Animation Speed to: 88 (or whatever you like)
Go to your ChaosGate folder and change the WH40k.exe file to WH40.exe
Start the game and close it again
SECOND STEPS
STUTTERING FIX
In Windows Press windows key+R to open the Run window
type: REGEDIT in the Run window
In the Registry Editor go to the following address
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers
Change the Value data for the Wh40.exe entry to:
$ DWM8And16BitMitigation 8And16BitTimedPriSync 8And16BitAggregateBlts Layer_ForceDirectDrawEmulation
PLAY THE GAME.
Tooltip performance issues
- Hovering tooltips can slow down the game immensely.
Issues fixed
Game runs very slow on Windows 10
Game crashes on startup
Comptability mode[citation needed]
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Enable the following compatibility settings for WH40K.exe located in <path-to-game>.
Compatibility mode Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
Run in 256 colors (XP/Vista/7)
Disable visual themes (XP/Vista/7)
Disable desktop composition (XP/Vista/7)
Disable display scaling on high DPI settings
Run this program as an administrator
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Crash to desktop on Chaos turn
Editing WeapDef.dat [citation needed]
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- Make a backup of the
WeapDef.dat file before editing.
- Go to
<path-to-game>\Data\
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WeapDef.dat with a text editor.
- Go to line 201 and change
PlazPistHit.wav to PlazpistHit.wav .
- Save changes.
- If the crashing persists change the following lines as well
- Go to line 165 and change
4 #Animation to 5 #Animation .
- Go to line 200 and change
2 #Number of Sound Effects for Firing to 1 #Number of Sound Effects for Firing .
- Go to line 202 and add
# to the beginning of the line.
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Game crashes on mission start
Instructions[citation needed]
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- The installation path can only have 2 subfolders and 35 characters total. If the game crashes, place the installation folder closer to the root drive. (e.g. Instead of installing to C:\GOG Games\WH40K Chaos Gate, try creating/installing to a location such as C:\Chaos Gate or C:\WH40K)
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Graphical corruption
- See Rainbow color problems in older games for solutions.
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 133 MHz or Equivalent |
System memory (RAM) |
16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
80 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
2 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References