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

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. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Hotfix 3.1 patch notes: Fixed several crashes Fixed heavy stutters on some CPUs Fixed launch issue on Linux and Steam Deck Fixed issue with dynamic resolution and ultrawide screens Fixed issue with upscalers using wrong resolution parameters