Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Hotfix 3.1 Has Fixes for Heavy Stutter and Steam Deck

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive has issued a small hotfix for the explosive third-person melee shooter that makes a number of crash fixes and should help the game’s performance on Steam Deck.

The Hotfix 3.1 patch notes, below, also mention a fix for heavy stutter on some CPUs and fixes for dynamic resolution and ultrawide screens.

However, there is no mention of much-needed server improvements. Even now, a month after launch, Space Marine 2 suffers significant server and connection problems that affect PvE and PvP, adding frustration to players who struggle to complete matchmaking.

The hotfix comes ahead of the launch of Space Marine 2 Season 2, which adds a new PvE Operations map, a new enemy, a harder difficulty level, a new weapon, and various other improvements. Season 2 runs from October until the end of 2024.

Players were also told to expect more quality-of-life improvements, additional customization features (such as new colors for the lenses), and, for PC players, a 4K texture pack released for free, although publisher Focus Entertainment has yet to announce a release date for these additions.

Saber recently released Space Marine 2’s game-changing patch 3.0, which made a seemingly innocuous change to the ending that got Warhammer 40,000 fans excited. Fans have also unearthed interesting and unannounced Space Marine 2 cosmetics by datamining the game.

Meanwhile, IGN interviewed Saber Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits about Space Marine 2’s record-breaking success. He revealed the boost he expects the PS5 Pro will give Space Marine 2, discussed how the breakout success of Space Marine 2 had “changed everything” for the studio, and how protective Games Workshop is over the Warhammer 40,000 brand.

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