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Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach

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Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach
Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach cover
Developers
Straylight Entertainment
Publishers
Slitherine
Release dates
Windows January 19, 2017
Reception
Metacritic 69
OpenCritic 67
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select
Genres Strategy
Themes Sci-fi
Series Warhammer 40,000
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Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach on IGDB
Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach on MobyGames
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Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy game in the Warhammer 40,000 series.

General information

Official forums
Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
DRM details are not known
Windows
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Windows
GamersGate
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Complete Edition also available.
Windows
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Complete Edition also available.
Windows
A Slitherine account is required for online multiplayer.

Version differences

The Complete Edition includes the base game and all three expansion packs.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Legacy of the Weirdboy
Windows
Sons of Cadia
Windows
Horrors of the Warp
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the in-game options[1]
  1. Launch the game.
  2. In the main menu, navigate to Options.
  3. Check the Skip Intro Movie checkbox in the Gameplay section.
  4. Select Accept to save the option.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SANCTUS\OPTIONS.TXT
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/502370/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SANCTUS\SAVES\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/502370/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Gameplay is Vert-.[2]
Ultra-widescreen
Gameplay is Vert-.[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 8 samples.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Gameplay settings
Gameplay settings

Remapping

Modify OPTIONS.TXT[1]
  1. Go to the Configuration file location.
  2. Open the OPTIONS.TXT file with Notepad or another text editor.
  3. Edit any lines beginning with KEY_ to remap those keys.
    • For example, to remap W to Z, change KEY_W W to KEY_W Z.
  4. Save the file and launch the game.

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Stereo.[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language selection
Language selection
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
2 Co-op, Versus
Asynchronous multiplayer

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible


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>/502370/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (502370) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-07-26
  2. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-07-26
    Tested at 2560x720 custom resolution.
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-07-26
    Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
  4. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-07-26
    Tested with Orban Loudness Meter.