Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Subseries of Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine	2011
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II	2024

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II is a singleplayer and multiplayer action shooter developed by Saber Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive. It is a sequel to the 2011 game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and takes place in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

The game was first announced on December 9, 2021 through a cinematic trailer. It was originally scheduled to release in 2023, before being delayed to the following year. The title was released on September 9, 2024 via Steam and Epic Games Store with a 4 days early access available on September 5, 2024 for players who preordered.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Gold Edition and Ultra Edition also available.
GamersGate		Gold Edition and Ultra Edition also available.
		Gold Edition and Ultra Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition and Ultra Edition also available.
Humble Store		Gold Edition and Ultra Edition also available.
Steam		Gold Edition and Ultra Edition also available.

Monetization

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

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Characters and weapons skins.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass
Macragge's Chosen	Pre-order bonus.
Ultramarines Champion Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Saber\Space Marine 2\storage\steam\user\<user-id>\Main\config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2183900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Saber\Space Marine 2\storage\steam\user\<user-id>\Main\config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2183900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Interface settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See disable letterboxing in cutscenes.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Coming in September 2024 patch.^[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		~74° on 16:9. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Controlled by Texture Filtering (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). Can't be disabled.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA can't be disabled. DLAA and FSR Native AA also available.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 3.7, FSR 2.2 Despite a pre-release announcement claiming that the game would only support DLSS 2 on launch^[3] and the settings menu referring to it as DLSS 2, the release build actually supports DLSS 3.7 (DLSS 2 refers to the supersampling portion of DLSS. the game does not support DLSS frame generation at launch, which means it does not support DLSS 3)^[4]. Support for FSR 3 will be added in a post launch update as per aforementioned pre-release article.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Options for 30 FPS, 60 FPS, 90 FPS, 120 FPS, and Unlimited.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		Settings for Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia. An Intensity slider that goes from 0 to 20 is also available for each setting.

Field of view (FOV)

Single-player mode only. Disabling EAC will break online play in PVP matches.

Disable EAC and use Cheat Engine^[5]

Go to <path-to-game>\client_pc\root\bin\pc.
Create rungame.bat and open with Notepad.

Paste the following and save the file.

set SteamAppId=2183900
set SteamGameId=2183900
"Warhammer 40000 Space Marine 2 - Retail.exe"

Start rungame.bat instead of running from Steam.
Install and open Cheat Engine.
Attach the game process and open SM2_PM.CT.
Enable Gameplay FOV and double-click the value beside fov value to change.

Level of detail

Use enhanced LOD values^[5]
See Field of view (FOV) and follow steps 1-6. Enable LOD Distance Scale. Double-click the value to change. Ultra uses a value 0.9, while 0.1 gives better details in the distance.

Disable letterboxing in cutscenes

Possibly broken by latest patch.

Add custom text files^[5]

Go to <path-to-game>\client_pc\root.
Create local\presets\data\cinematic\magnus.
Open cinematic.
Create letterbox.s3dprs and open with Notepad.

Paste the following and save the file.

preset   =   {
   params   =   {
      enabled   =   False
      priority   =   40
      params   =   {
         floatParam00   =   2.35
      }
   }
   __type__   =   "screen_effect_15"
}

Open magnus.
Create letterbox_magnus.s3dprs and open with Notepad.

Paste the following and save the file.

preset   =   {
   params   =   {
      enabled   =   False
      params   =   {
         floatParam00   =   2.35
      }
   }
   __type__   =   "screen_effect_15"
}

Post-processing

Disables barrel distortion in game and chromatic aberration in cutscenes, respectively.

Possibly broken by latest patch.

Add custom text files^[5]

Go to <path-to-game>\client_pc\root.
Create local\presets\data\default_camera_effects.
Opendefault_camera_effects.
Create lense_distortion.s3dprs and open with Notepad.

Paste the following and save the file.

preset   =   {
   params   =   {
      enabled   =   False
      params   =   {
         floatParam00   =   0.01
         floatParam01   =   0
         floatParam02   =   1
         floatParam03   =   0
         floatParam04   =   2
         floatParam05   =   2
         floatParam06   =   1.2
      }
   }
   __type__   =   "screen_effect_13"
}

Create chromatic_aberration.s3dprs and open with Notepad.

Paste the following and save the file.

preset   =   {
   ChromaticAberration   =   {
      Enabled   =   False
      Scale   =   0.25
      floatParam01   =   1
      floatParam02   =   1.5
      floatParam03   =   2
   }
   __type__   =   "image_effects"
}

Input

Camera settings

Controller settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Called Invert Mouse Vertical Axis.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		7 presets available.
Controller sensitivity		Look and aiming sensitivity can be adjusted invidually.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Called Invert Vertical.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Controller prompts are prioritized.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Keyboard & mouse remapping

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Master, Music, UI, SFX, Dialogue, Voice Chat.
Surround sound		Up to 7.1.
Subtitles		Default, Large, and Extra Large subtitles size settings available. Subtitles Background also available.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	3 (Co-op), 12 (Versus)	Co-op, Versus Crossplay between Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S players is supported.

Other information

Game settings

Accessibility settings

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10, 11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-8600K AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	Intel Core i7-12700 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	75 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 8 GB of VRAM

SSD is required.

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Minimum system requirements are for 1080p 30 FPS with Low graphics preset; recommended system requirements are for 1080p 60 FPS with Ultra graphics preset.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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>/2183900/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2183900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Space Marine 2 promises to pit us against 'thousands of tyranids' - PCGamer - last accessed on 2022-12-10
""One of the great things about the tyranids is they come in the thousands," said Willits, "and our proprietary engine, the Saber Swarm Engine, can deliver these epic battles. Just like our previous game World War Z where we had hundreds of zombies, now we will have thousands of tyranids, and you will rip and tear through them all.""
↑ August Community Update - Steam News - last accessed on 2024-08-29
"Is the game compatible with wide screens?
Wide screen support is planned. While it won't be available right at launch, we're working on implementing it by the end of September."
↑ August Community Update - Steam News - last accessed on 2024-08-29
"What about RayTracing, DLSS, and other PC-specific technologies?
DLSS2 / FSR2: Available at launch.
DLSS3 / FSR3: Planned for post-launch.
RayTracing / HDR: Not supported."
↑ Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-09-04
Manually verified the dll file.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2 - FRAMED. Screenshot Community

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/2183900/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (2183900) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2183900/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (2183900) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Space Marine 2 promises to pit us against 'thousands of tyranids' - PCGamer - last accessed on 2022-12-10
""One of the great things about the tyranids is they come in the thousands," said Willits, "and our proprietary engine, the Saber Swarm Engine, can deliver these epic battles. Just like our previous game World War Z where we had hundreds of zombies, now we will have thousands of tyranids, and you will rip and tear through them all.""

[3] August Community Update - Steam News - last accessed on 2024-08-29
"Is the game compatible with wide screens?
Wide screen support is planned. While it won't be available right at launch, we're working on implementing it by the end of September."

[4] August Community Update - Steam News - last accessed on 2024-08-29
"What about RayTracing, DLSS, and other PC-specific technologies?
DLSS2 / FSR2: Available at launch.
DLSS3 / FSR3: Planned for post-launch.
RayTracing / HDR: Not supported."

[5] Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-09-04
Manually verified the dll file.

[framed-6] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2 - FRAMED. Screenshot Community

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Developers

	Saber Interactive
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Engines
	Swarm Engine^[1]
Release dates
Windows	September 9, 2024
Reception
Metacritic	83
OpenCritic	82
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Cosmetic
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, Warhammer 40,000