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General information
- Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
- Warhammer 40,000 Chaosgate Cinematic Trailer - BoLS
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
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DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
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Retail |
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Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper and IPX configuration tool as of 27 April 2022. |
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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
System |
Native |
Notes |
GOG Galaxy |
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Enabled on 27 April 2022. |
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
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
Tooltip performance issues
- Hovering tooltips can slow down the game immensely.
Issues fixed
Game runs very slow on Windows 10 (retail)
Music volume and animation stuttering fix for Windows 10 (retail)
Follow the procedure[citation needed]
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- In the main menu, press "O" to get into the options menu
- Press "S" to disable music
- Press Enter to save and exit
- Quit the game
- Open the Registry Editor in Windows and go to the following address:
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\VirtualStore\Machine\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\RandomGames\WH40K\1.0
- Set the value for Music to Yes, value data for Music Volume to 50 (or whatever you like), and Unit Animation Speed to 88 (or whatever you like)
- Go to <path-to-game> and change the
WH40k.exe file to WH40.exe
- Start the game and close it again.
- Re-open 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
- Start the game.
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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\
- Open
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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Alternate solution:
copy lines 20 through 64
past this over lines 165 to 209.
Cultist or anyone using Lazpistol will now fire bolt pistol but the game will not crash anymore
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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Middleware
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