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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine cover
Developers
Relic Entertainment
GOG.com General Arcade[1]
Publishers
2011-2013 THQ
2013-present Sega
Russia Akella[2]
Engines
Phoenix Engine
Release dates
Windows September 6, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 74
IGDB 78
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, TPS, Shooter
Themes Sci-fi
Series Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on HowLongToBeat
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on IGDB
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine guide on StrategyWiki
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on MobyGames
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine on Wikipedia
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Subseries of Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2011
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II 2024

General information

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
Retail
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Anniversary Edition. Singleplayer-only release, therefore omits DLC.
Windows
Humble Store
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Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Steam
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Anniversary Edition.
Windows
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

Name Notes
Alpha Legion Champion Armour Set Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Blood Angels Veteran Armour Set Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Chaos Unleashed Map Pack Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Death Guard Champion Chapter Pack DLC Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Dreadnought DLC Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Emperor's Elite Pack Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Golden Relic Bolter Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Golden Relic Chainsword Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Iron Hands Chapter Pack DLC Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Legion of the Damned Armour Set Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Power Sword Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Salamanders Veteran Armour Set Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows
Traitor Legions Pack Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\THQ\Relic Entertainment\Space Marine\gamePC.cfg
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55150/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\GOG.com\Galaxy\Applications\55276042699715837\Storage\Shared\Files\0
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\55150\remote
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55150/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Approx. 100 MB available.
Settings will sync too, except graphics settings.

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Use Flawless Widescreen to fix HUD and cutscene FOV.
Ultra-widescreen
Use Flawless Widescreen to fix HUD and cutscene FOV.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Use WH4KSM FOV Fixer.
Windowed
Use the -window parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Post-processing AA is included in the Post Processing setting.[3]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Double buffer in Fullscreen, Triple Buffer in Windowed
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[4]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

General settings.
General settings.
Input settings.
Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Acceleration is disabled by default, mouse smoothing toggle is available.
Mouse sensitivity
Combined with gamepad sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput only.
Full controller support
Requires mouse on the very first launch. Turn on your controller, go to Options > Gameplay Options and turn on the Gamepad On/Off option.
Controller remapping
Few presets available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Shared toggle with mouse under Look Inversion.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Game uses this even if keyboard and mouse is used to play.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for Music, Sound Effects, Speech and Master Volume.
Surround sound
Up to 5.1.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[5]
Dutch
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[5]
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[5]
Korean
Download here.
Polish
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[5]
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play
16 Versus, Co-op
Co-op: Exterminatus mode (4 players)
Steam only.

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine.
TriDef 3D
vorpX
G3D, Z3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.
Devices
Novint Falcon

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]
Verify game cache integrity on Steam.
No permanent fix.
Set number of processors to 8
  1. On Windows desktop click Start and in the search bar type msconfig.
  2. Click on the Boot tab and click Advanced options...
  3. Check Number of processors and in the drop down menu select 8.
  4. 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.
Set Windows to automatically limit the game to eight CPU cores (Windows 10 and 11)
  1. Download the Windows ADK.
  2. During installation, it gives the option to select multiple tools; the only one needed is Compatibility Administrator.
  3. Once installed, open the Start Menu folder named Windows Kits, and launch Compatiblity Administrator (32-bit).
  4. Select the new database under custom databases.
  5. Click the database menu > Create New > Application Fix.
  6. Provide the full path of SpaceMarine.exe and give it a name of choosing.
  7. Skip past the compatibility mode options.
  8. In compatibility fixes select ProcessorCountLieForHybridCPU.
  9. With ProcessorCountLieForHybridCPU selected click parameters and put 8 into the command line field then click ok.
  10. Save the database from the Database menu and give it a name when prompted.
  11. Select File > Install. Now the fix will automatically be applied whenever the game is launched.

Game hangs at black screen when loading on Windows 10

Set SpaceMarine.exe to run as administrator[citation needed]

Issues fixed

BIOS fix

When using an old BIOS with the AMD FX Series of CPU's game is unplayable.
Update BIOS[citation needed]

Game crashes after completing the Valkyrie air transport mission and landing on the bridge

Turn Vsync on[citation needed]
Can only turn Vsync on or off outside of gameplay, when launching the game.
Temporarily reduce all graphics settings to Low[citation needed]
Limit the game to using only one or two CPU cores[citation needed]

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.

Download a save game file

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.

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.

Game crashes shortly after launching

Game is incompatible with multicore CPUs
Limit the number of cores in your CPU[8]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista SP1
Processor (CPU) Dual Core 2.0 GHz
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


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>/55150/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (55150) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - last accessed on 2022-08-16
  2. [1] - last accessed on 2023-07-09
  3. https://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=10080069&postcount=5397
  4. "Games That Run Above 60FPS" - 120Hz.net Forums - last accessed on May 2023
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine on SteamDB
  6. Framerate occasional stutter/hiccup - last accessed on 2023-06-21
  7. Verified by User:Faust8 on 2023-06-21
    Tested on Steam version (overlay disabled) W10 22H2 (19045.3086) 60 FPS Cap 120hz with NCP no v-sync. I also tried Adaptive v-sync with NCP and compatibility mode W7 with no success to fix it.
  8. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2023164262