Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels

Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels

Developers
	Key Game
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows	1996
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter, Strategy
Art styles	Digitized
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Space Hulk

Space Hulk
Subseries of Warhammer 40,000
Space Hulk	1993
Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels	1995
Space Hulk (2013)	2013
Space Hulk: Ascension	2014
Space Hulk: Deathwing	2016
Space Hulk: Deathwing - Enhanced Edition	2018
Space Hulk: Tactics	2018

Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, shooter and strategy game in the Space Hulk series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Released on 2 discs. Runs directly from the disc. Use Kolya's VOTBA patch to run without the CD.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Essential improvements

Kolya's VOTBA patch

Patched executables that fixes compatibility issues on Windows 7, reduces crashes, and makes the game portable.

The included DDRaw wrapper does not work with Windows 10. Use dgVoodoo 2 instead.

How to install Kolya's VOTBA patch

Download Kolya's VOTBA patch from this SystemShock.org forum post. Create a new folder and name it SHVOTBA, then move this folder to a convenient location on the computer. Insert the Game Disc into the CD drive, then copy the HULKDATA folder into the SHVOTBA. Extract the contents of the downloaded SHVOTBA-win7-patch.7z archive into <path-to-game>. Run HULKSET.EXE to configure the game's settings, then run HULKW95.EXE to launch the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) and save game data location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Electronic Arts\Key Game\Space Hulk - VOTBA\1.4

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Runs at 320x240 by default, and 640x480 with bilinear filtering applied when Maximum Resolution is enabled.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 15 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Increase rendering resolution

Fixes some of the game's compatibility issues running under modern versions of Windows when used in conjunction with Kolya's VOTBA patch.

Use dgVoodoo 2

Download the latest stable release of dgVoodoo 2 here, then extract the contents of dgVoodoo2_*.zip to its own folder in a convenient in the computer. Run the dgVoodooCpl.exe, then configure the following settings from the General tab: Adapter(s) to use/enable: <video card>. Output API: Set to Best available one. Scaling mode: Set to Stretched, 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Miscellaneous: Check Keep window aspect ratio. Now go to the DirectX tab and configure the following settings: Videocard: dgVoodoo 3D Accelerated Card. Filtering: Set to App driven. Resolution: Set to either Unforced (use the game's default resolution) or Max (use the system's highest native resolution). Behavior: Check Application controlled fullscreen/windowed state, uncheck Disable Alt-Enter to toggle screens state. Antialiasing (MSAA): Set to App driven. Miscellaneous: Uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark. (Optional) Right-click the dgVoodoo 2 banner and click the Show all sections of the configuration, go to the GeneralEx tab, and from the Fullscreen mode attributes section check Fake to enable borderless fullscreen windowed. Click Apply and dgVoodoo 2 should save the configuration file to where it was installed by default, then copy the dgVoodoo.conf to <path-to-game>. Alternatively, click the Add button and point the program to where the game is installed to save it there. Go into the MS/x86 folder from where dgVoodoo 2 is installed, then copy the D3D8.dll, D3DImm.dll, and DDraw.dll files to <path-to-game>. Launch the game. The game should now render in a higher resolution.

Input

Keyboard and controller remapping.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Mouse is only used in the tactical scanner screen.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Controllers may have problems with issuing commands on the tactical scanner screen with the analog stick to the point of being unplayable.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Controller remapping menu maybe broken for certain controllers.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts		No button prompts in-game.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Controller must be enabled through the configuration tool.
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Speech, Music, and Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Game pauses when out of focus.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8	Co-op, Versus The Multiplayer Disc is required for each player to join a host's game.
Online play		8	Co-op, Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	54792
UDP	54792

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium	Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	1 MB of VRAM	2 MB of VRAM