Warhammer: Mark of Chaos

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos

Developers
	Black Hole Entertainment
Publishers
Retail (North America)	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Retail (Europe)	Deep Silver
Digital	Games Workshop
Release dates
Windows	November 14, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	73
IGDB	60
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Strategy, RTS, RPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Warhammer

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy, RTS and RPG game in the Warhammer series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc 4 DRM. Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM.
GOG.com		Gold Edition.

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected releases).

StarForce DRM for this game may not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).

Version differences

The Gold Edition includes the base game and the Battle March expansion.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Battle March

Essential improvements

Patches

• The latest official patch for the base game is v1.72.
• The latest official patch for Battle March is v2.14 (variant for European Gold Edition)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Warhammer Mark of Chaos\Save\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Warhammer Battle March\Save\

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Resolution settings

Detail settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD			UI becomes very small.
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)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
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.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Gameplay settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Remapping does not work for all functions; mapping the camera movement keys to WASD instead of the direction keys, for instance, will not work.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Logitech GamePanel

Loading screen and statistics (gamestats, hero status and hero levels) can be displayed on the LCD panel.

G19 color screen is displaying only monochrome screen data.

Display	Notes
Arx Control application	Not supported.
G19 color screen	Limited support. Displaying G15 monochrome screen data.
G15 monochrome screen	Four different screens with game statistics. First: time, score, kills, losses. Second: morale, stamina, attacking, fleeing, running, idle numbers. Third: Hero status (HP solo) Fourth: Hero Levels and their experience bars
LCD emulator	G15 monochrome screen works properly. G19 color screen displays monchrome screen data in black and white.

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  Hero Levels

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  Hero Status

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  Statistics

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  Game Stats

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, voice, effects, ambient, music and movie volume.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only.
French
German
Polish				Retail only. Fan translation based on original game [1]
Italian

Issues fixed

Slow loading, stuttering, etc.

Apply the Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Performance fix
Download the Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Performance Fix Navigate to <path-to-game>. Rename binkw32.dll to binkw23.dll Extract binkw32.dll from the downloaded archive to the game's folder Notes This fix only supports the latest version of the game (v2.14).

Game Crashing on startup

Use dgVoodoo2 Download and Install the appropriate version[2]. In the General options, select "Windowed" and set it to "Unspecified" In the DirectX options choose appropriate resolution or Desktop resolution.

Visual glitches when involving blood, unit circles etc.

Use Graphic Tools to force DirectX to use limited features Install Graphic Tools from Settings -> Apps -> Optional Features -> Add a feature. press Windows Key + R to open the Run window, type in dxcpl and press Enter. In the "Direct3D 10/11/12" tab, click "Edit List..." and add "Warhammer.exe" At the bottom click on "Feature level limit:" and set it to "10_1"

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

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

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D, Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

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
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2.4 GHz or better		Intel Pentium IV 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon XP 3.2 GHz or better
System memory (RAM)	512 MB		1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4800 ATI Radeon 9200 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible		Nvidia GeForce 6800GS ATI Radeon X800 256 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	16-bit DirectX 9.0c compatible		Sound Blaster Audigy or X-Fi