We are pushing out a new update for Gladius, bringing it to version 1.2.7.
In order to make our engine future-proof and equalize performance across different graphics card vendors, we have transitioned from OpenGL to the Vulkan graphics API.
Please note that unfortunately the minimum hardware requirements for the game have increased (the vendors don't provide Vulkan drivers for 8+ year old cards), but we are keeping up a legacy OpenGL Steam branch.
IMPORTANT!
This means that you might need to update your GPU drivers in order to run Gladius. In general it is recommended that you do.
On the plus side, the game now uses 1 GB less physical memory and, while NVIDIA performance should be roughly identical, run at more than double the frame rate for AMD cards. There are also further performance improvements planned.
Changelog:
General
* Migrated from OpenGL to Vulkan renderer.
* Improved cinematic playback performance.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed compatibility with Ubuntu 18.04.
* Fixed getBuildingSlotsRemaining crash that could occur when a city was built at the location of a previously destroyed city.
* Fixed crash that could occur after loading a game in which a city was built at the location of a previously destroyed city.
* Fixed movement area and target highlights of selected enemy units giving away targets not visible to the player.
New Minimum System Requirements
* Operating System: Windows 7 (64-bit) or Ubuntu 18.04 (64-bit)
* Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent
* Memory: 4 GB RAM
* Graphics: Vulkan support
(Nvidia GeForce 600 series / AMD Radeon HD 7000 series / Intel HD Graphics 500 series)
and up-to-date graphics drivers
* Hard Disk: 4 GB available space
* Display: 1280x720
New Recommended System Requirements
* Operating System: Windows 10 (64-bit) or Ubuntu 18.04 (64-bit)
* Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
* Memory: 8 GB RAM
* Graphics: Vulkan support with 3 GB VRAM
(Nvidia GeForce 900 series / AMD Radeon RX 400 series)
and up-to-date graphics drivers
* Hard Disk: 8 GB available space
* Display: 1920x1080
IN CASE YOU ARE HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES:
If you are experiencing technical issues, please report them and we'll sort them out. While we work on fixing these, you can keep playing by reverting to the previous version of the game by accessing the legacy3 branch.
You can do that by clicking on your Steam Library and right clicking on Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War -> Properties -> Beta -> legacy3 - v1.02.06 (OpenGL 3.5), and wait for Steam to update the game.