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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine cover
Developers
Relic Entertainment
Publishers
Original THQ
Current Sega
Engines
Phoenix Engine
Release dates
Windows September 6, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 74
IGDB 78
Taxonomy
Series Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on HowLongToBeat
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on IGDB
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on MobyGames
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on Wikipedia
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General information

Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Anniversary Edition.
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.
On September 23, 2021, the game was relaunched as the Anniversary Edition which includes all DLC (like the prior Space Marine Collection) and a few extras (manuals, soundtrack, strategy guide, etc.), with all previous owners being upgraded to that version.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Alpha Legion Champion Armour Set Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Blood Angels Veteran Armour Set Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Chaos Unleashed Map Pack Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Death Guard Champion Chapter Pack DLC Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Dreadnought DLC Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Emperor's Elite Pack Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Golden Relic Bolter Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Golden Relic Chainsword Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Iron Hands Chapter Pack DLC Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Legion of the Damned Armour Set Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Power Sword Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Salamanders Veteran Armour Set Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Traitor Legions Pack Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\THQ\Relic Entertainment\Space Marine\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55150/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\55150\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55150/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Approx. 100 MB available.
Settings will sync too, except graphics settings.

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Use Flawless Widescreen to fix HUD and cutscene FOV.
Ultra-widescreen
Use Flawless Widescreen to fix HUD and cutscene FOV.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Use WH4KSM FOV Fixer.
Windowed
Use the -window parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Post-processing AA is included in the Post Processing setting.[1]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

General settings.
General settings.
Input settings.
Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Acceleration is disabled by default, mouse smoothing toggle is available.
Mouse sensitivity
Combined with gamepad sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput only.
Full controller support
Requires mouse on the very first launch. Turn on your controller, go to Options > Gameplay Options and turn on the Gamepad On/Off option.
Controller remapping
Few presets available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Shared toggle with mouse under Look Inversion.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Game uses this even if keyboard and mouse is used to play.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for Music, Sound Effects, Speech and Master Volume.
Surround sound
Up to 5.1.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[3]
Dutch
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[3]
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation.
Italian
Korean
Download here.
Japanese
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[3]
Polish
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[3]
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
Use Nucleus Coop & Unofficial mod.
LAN play
Online play
16 Versus, Co-op
Co-op: Exterminatus mode (4 players).

VR support

Issues unresolved

Audio stuttering

No permanent fix. Some temporary fixes include disabling v-sync and installing the game on a faster disk drive.

Game crash on startup

Set SpaceMarine.exe to run in Windows 7 Compatibility mode[citation needed]
Verify game cache integrity on Steam.
No permanent fix.

Game hangs at black screen when loading on Windows 10

Set SpaceMarine.exe to run as administrator[citation needed]

Issues fixed

BIOS fix

When using an old BIOS with the AMD FX Series of CPU's game is unplayable.
Update BIOS[citation needed]

Game crashes after completing the Valkyrie air transport mission and landing on the bridge

Turn Vsync on[citation needed]
Can only turn Vsync on or off outside of gameplay, when launching the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Wwise
Interface Autodesk Scaleform
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista SP1
Processor (CPU) Dual Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 3850
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/55150/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (55150) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References