Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
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| Developers | |
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| Fatshark | |
| Engines | |
| Autodesk Stingray Engine[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 30, 2022 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 75 |
| OpenCritic | 74 |
| IGDB | 75 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | Currency |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Shooter |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Warhammer 40,000 |
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Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a multiplayer first-person and third-person shooter game in the Warhammer 40,000 series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |
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| Steam | |
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Version differences
- The game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes
- The Steam and Microsoft Store version did not support cross play at launch, [2] but this was changed in Patch 11.[3][4]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Edition Upgrade | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam | %APPDATA%\Fatshark\Darktide\user_settings.config |
| Microsoft Store | %APPDATA%\Fatshark\MicrosoftStore\Darktide\user_settings.config |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1361210/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Cutscenes are cropped around 16:9 | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | As a slider between 45°-85° (vertical).[5] | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Off, FXAA or TAA. A Sharpen filter is available when using TAA.[5] |
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| High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS 2.0, FSR 1.0, FSR 2.2 [5][6]DLSS Frame Generation is supported. |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Choice between 30/60/120 FPS caps and unlocked framerate.[5] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | Reflections and global illumination.[5] | ||
Set custom FPS limit
| Change config value[7] |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | [8] | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Only pre defined controls. No presets to choose from. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Keybind options
Input settings
Audio
Audio settings
Interface settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master, Sound Effects and Music Volume sliders. | |
| Surround sound | Up to 5.1 channels. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 4 | Co-op |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 12 | [5] |
| Shader Model support | 5.1 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Issues unresolved
Hitches when moving around in the game
- The game can slightly hitch very briefly when moving around in the environment of the game, especially when walking into new rooms. This is independent from settings or hardware, and is not shader compilation-related as shaders are pre-compiled for this game. It is likely related to loading.[9]
Issues fixed
Issue
| Bypass launcher |
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"<path-to-game>\binaries\Darktide.exe" %command% --bundle-dir ../bundle --ini settings --backend-auth-service-url https://bsp-auth-prod.atoma.cloud --backend-title-service-url https://bsp-td-prod.atoma.cloud You should launch the game normally (Remove the above launch option temporarily) after video driver updates and game patches to make sure the shader cache is up-to-date. |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | PhysX | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | Epic Online Services | |
| Anti-cheat | Easy Anti-Cheat |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | 11 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB (HDD) | 50 GB (SSD) |
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / 2060 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
- Minimum requirements target 1920 x 1080 resolution on Low settings (with FSR on) with expected framerate of 30 to 45 FPS. Recommended requirements target 1920 x 1080 resolution on Medium settings (with either DLSS or FSR on) with expected framerate of 60 FPS.
- Additional requirements can be found in the developer's vlog.
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1361210/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1361210) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Our Machinery plans to "take a significant chunk of the engine market" - last accessed on 2022-11-16
- "The pair later left Grin to build a general engine that would become known as Bitsquid, which was used in Arrowhead and Fatshark's titles such as Warhammer: Vermintide and Warhammer 40K: Darktide."
- ↑ Is Crossplay and Cross-Save Coming to Darktide? - last accessed on 2022-12-07
- ↑ Patch #11 - last accessed on 2023-08-27
- ↑ CrossPlay F.A.Q - last accessed on 2023-08-27
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - DEV BLOG: PERFORMANCE - last accessed on 2022-11-16
- ↑ Content Drop - Tools of War - Steam - last accessed on 2023-03-23
- "AMD FSR has been updated to version 2.2 - with improvements across the board, particularly with ghosting. You can read more about FSR 2.2 on the AMD blog."
- ↑ Different framerate cap options - Reddit - last accessed on 2023-11-29
- ↑ Pre-order Beta - What to expect - last accessed on 2022-11-16
- ↑ Warhammer 40,000 Darktide PC - DF Tech Review - Optimised Settings, Performance Analysis + More - YouTube - last accessed on 2022-12-08