Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate

One of my all-time favourites, not the least thanks to the epic music. No wonder, then, that I jumped on the wagon as soon as it came up on GOG. It played all right on Windows 8.1, then 29. July rolled along and I upgraded to Win 10. Aaaaand that was it. Last time I saw the Chaos Gate. No compatibility settings seem to work, no reinstall helps. It's dead. Oh, it does start up, after a fashion; in triplicate across the screen and something like 8 colours. Butt-ugly and unplayable. Dear GOG team, please issue a fix. Thank you.

A great game from the past and for once, it holds today as well. No the graphics arent on par with today but the gameplay is great and the controls still make sense, etc. One of the few games that difficulty is based on how much patience and planning you expect to provide instead of simply making the AI invincible. Walk out of cover in front of a heavy bolter, expect to be targeted. Remain in cover and they will look for a better target. A bit of a learning curve on the UI, but once you get it, prepare for complete immersion. If you like 40k, youve already wasted too much time. If you are a fan of turn based tactics, dont think twice! One word of advice, pick up the game on a round or two (or three) of regular play but get to Mighty Hero difficulty ASAP. It limits saves and death is permanent. This adds so much to the game, especially if you rename your guys and build a sense of responsibility for them. It was one of the first games I recall doing this and it had me hooked immediately.

Dawn of War had more mainstream appeal, but no game captured the essence of WH40K the way Chaos Gate did. If you got into 40K through Dawn of War and you like X-Com style squad tactics games, then you owe it to yourself to try out Chaos Gate.

Excited to play this old classic, but as with many others keep crashing on launching first mission. Here's hoping my support request garners a solution!