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Table of Contents
Contents Availability Monetization DLC and expansion packs Essential improvements Skip intro videos Game data Configuration file(s) location Save game data location Save game cloud syncing Video Input Audio Localizations Issues Fixed Disable negative mouse acceleration Game will not launch due to VR hook Cutscenes not playing on Windows 7/8/8.1 Other information API Middleware System requirements Notes References References
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Developers
Auroch Digital
Publishers
Focus Entertainment
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
WindowsMay 23, 2023
Reception
Metacritic75
OpenCritic76
IGDB83
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
MicrotransactionsNone
ModesSingleplayer
PacingReal-time
PerspectivesFirst-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS
Themes Sci-fi
SeriesWarhammer 40,000

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Contents

  • 1 Availability
  • 2 Monetization
    • 2.1 DLC and expansion packs
  • 3 Essential improvements
    • 3.1 Skip intro videos
  • 4 Game data
    • 4.1 Configuration file(s) location
    • 4.2 Save game data location
    • 4.3 Save game cloud syncing
  • 5 Video
  • 6 Input
  • 7 Audio
    • 7.1 Localizations
  • 8 Issues Fixed
    • 8.1 Disable negative mouse acceleration
    • 8.2 Game will not launch due to VR hook
    • 8.3 Cutscenes not playing on Windows 7/8/8.1
  • 9 Other information
    • 9.1 API
    • 9.2 Middleware
  • 10 System requirements
  • 11 Notes
  • 12 References

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a singleplayer first-person FPS gamein the Warhammer 40,000 series.

General information

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GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Epic Games Store

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GOG.com

Microsoft Store

Xbox Game Pass for PC

Steam

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Forges Of Corruption Coming June 18, 2024.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, delete or rename intro files
  1. Navigate to <path-to-game>\Boltgun\Content\Movies.
  2. Delete or rename the following files:
    1. AUROCH_SPLASHSCREEN.mp4 and AUROCH_SPLASHSCREEN_720.mp4
    2. FOCUS_INDIES_SPLASHSCREEN.mp4 and FOCUS_INDIES_SPLASHSCREEN_720.mp4
    3. WARHAMMER_SPLASH.mp4 and WARHAMMER_SPLASH_720.mp4

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

SystemLocation
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Boltgun\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini
Steam Play (Linux)<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2005010/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

SystemLocation
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Boltgun\Saved\SaveGames\<user-id>
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\FocusHomeInteractiveSA.Boltgun-Windows_4hny5m903y3g0\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>
Steam Play (Linux)<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2005010/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

SystemNativeNotes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics featureStateNotes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen Gameplay is Vert-. FOV can be increased to compensate. Open GameUserSettings.ini change SafeZone_X to 0.6 to center the HUD. Cutscenes are stretched horizontally.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)75-130°. Default is 90°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
Remapping"P" is hardcoded to "Pause" and will override any user input. Keys such as comma, period or mouse button 4 and 5 will not show in the rebind menu, but will work in game.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remappingVariety of presets, swap bumpers with triggers, swap sticks
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound7.1 working correctly[1]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

LanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Issues Fixed

Disable negative mouse acceleration

Mouse polling rate above 250 introduces negative mouse-acceleration.
Disable mouse smoothing/acceleration[2]
  1. Open %LOCALAPPDATA%\Boltgun\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Input.ini
  2. Add bEnableMouseSmoothing=False to the bottom.

Game will not launch due to VR hook

If VR hardware is used, the game may be unable to launch without its requisite software running.
Workaround: delete VR hook files[3]
  1. Delete <path-to-game>\Boltgun\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\OpenXR.

Cutscenes not playing on Windows 7/8/8.1

Use lower quality video files[4]
  1. Navigate to <path-to-game>\Boltgun\Content\Movies.
  2. Open either the 720p or 1080p directories and delete _720 or _1080 from the names of each video file.
  3. Copy all 4 video files to the root of the <path-to-game>\Boltgun\Content\Movies directory replacing the ones there.

Other information

API

Technical specsSupportedNotes
Direct3D11
Executable32-bit64-bitNotes
Windows

Middleware

MiddlewareNotes
PhysicsPhysX
AudioXAudio2, OGG Vorbis

System requirements

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)10
Processor (CPU)AMD Phenom II X4 965
Intel Core i3-2120		AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Intel Core i5-8400
System memory (RAM)8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)5 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 7770
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible		AMD Radeon RX 580
Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti
3 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

  1. ↑ 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>/2005010/.
    • Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
    • The app ID (2005010) may differ in some cases.
    • Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
    • See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Xcloudx on 2023-05-27
  2. ↑ https://www.mouse-sensitivity.com/forums/topic/8867-warhammer-40000-boltgun/
  3. ↑ Game not starting FIX - last accessed on 2022-12-03
  4. ↑ Bug Report: Opening Cutscene Not Showing, Just a Black Screen - last accessed on 2023-05-25

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  • One-time game purchase
  • Expansion pack
  • No microtransactions
  • Singleplayer
  • Real-time
  • First-person
  • Direct control
  • Shooter
  • FPS
  • Sci-fi
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