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General information
- Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
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Notes |
Keys |
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Retail |
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Amazon.com |
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GOG.com |
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Anniversary Edition. Singleplayer-only release, therefore omits DLC. |
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Humble Store |
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Anniversary Edition. |
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Steam |
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Anniversary Edition. |
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- 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.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
System |
Native |
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GOG Galaxy |
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Steam Cloud |
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Approx. 100 MB available. Settings will sync too, except graphics settings. |
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
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Separate volume controls |
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Sliders for Music, Sound Effects, Speech and Master Volume. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 5.1. |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
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English |
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Czech |
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Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[5] |
Dutch |
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Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[5] |
French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation. |
Italian |
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Japanese |
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Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[5] |
Korean |
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Download here. |
Polish |
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Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[5] |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
VR support
Issues unresolved
Stuttering
- The game stutters randomly in cutscenes, credits, shooting, walking, etc. This occurs with and without v-sync.[6] [7]
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]
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Verify game cache integrity on Steam.
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- No permanent fix.
Set number of processors to 8
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- On Windows desktop click Start and in the search bar type msconfig.
- Click on the Boot tab and click Advanced options...
- Check Number of processors and in the drop down menu select 8.
- Click OK and restart your computer for changes to take effect.
Notes
- After you stop playing the game, uncheck Number of processors and restart your computer to revert back to original settings.
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Set Windows to automatically limit the game to eight CPU cores (Windows 10 and 11)
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- Download the Windows ADK.
- During installation, it gives the option to select multiple tools; the only one needed is Compatibility Administrator.
- Once installed, open the Start Menu folder named Windows Kits, and launch Compatiblity Administrator (32-bit).
- Select the new database under custom databases.
- Click the database menu > Create New > Application Fix.
- Provide the full path of
SpaceMarine.exe and give it a name of choosing.
- Skip past the compatibility mode options.
- In compatibility fixes select ProcessorCountLieForHybridCPU.
- With ProcessorCountLieForHybridCPU selected click parameters and put 8 into the command line field then click ok.
- Save the database from the Database menu and give it a name when prompted.
- Select File > Install. Now the fix will automatically be applied whenever the game is launched.
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Game hangs at black screen when loading on Windows 10
Set SpaceMarine.exe to run as administrator[citation needed]
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Issues fixed
BIOS fix
- When using an old BIOS with the AMD FX Series of CPU's game is unplayable.
Update BIOS[citation needed]
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Game crashes after completing the Valkyrie air transport mission and landing on the bridge
Turn Vsync on[citation needed]
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- Can only turn Vsync on or off outside of gameplay, when launching the game.
Temporarily reduce all graphics settings to Low[citation needed]
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Limit the game to using only one or two CPU cores[citation needed]
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Launch the game and then launch Windows Task Manager by pressing `Ctrl+Shift+Esc`. Find `spacemarine.exe`, right-click it, and choose `Set Affinity`. Select only the first two cores of your CPU and click OK.
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Download a save game file
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Download this save game file which was created immediately after completing the Valkyrie flight. Make a copy of your existing save file for backup purposes, then replace it with the downloaded one. This will allow you to resume the game without experiencing the crash.
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Game runs at low fps on Windows 10/11
Whitelist the SpaceMarine.exe and the folder in "Malwarebytes" or other "security software" and enable Vsync in game.
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Game crashes shortly after launching
- Game is incompatible with multicore CPUs
Limit the number of cores in your CPU[8]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
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Physics |
Havok |
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Audio |
Wwise |
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Interface |
Scaleform |
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Multiplayer |
Steamworks |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3, Vista SP1 |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Dual Core 2.0 GHz
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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 |
512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References