The developer of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 has announced that it will take measures to prevent toxic behavior in the game by playing popular superfan actor Henry Cavill.

In the game's latest community update, Saber Interactive outlined the game's roadmap for the next year and promised that more bug fixes and optimizations are on the way.

Additionally, the developer urged players to be respectful of one another when playing online after reports of toxicity.

“It has been reported that some players engaged in hurtful behavior or comments during the game. We will not tolerate this and will take action to prevent it,” the update said.

“First and foremost, we ask that you treat your fellow Space Marines with respect, maturity and courtesy. You never know, how old the other players may be, how their day is going, how sensitive they may be… on the whole, never know who your brothers and sisters are… It could even be 😏… you don't want to insult Henry Cavill bro, no you don't.

The update then includes an Instagram post from Henry Cavill, who has been playing the game diligently and described it as “the mutt's…”

“I love PvP and am really excited to see it grow and expand – it has real potential to be absolutely great,” he said.

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Cavill is a well-known Warhammer superfan – earlier this year he called his upcoming Amazon TV adaptation the “greatest privilege” of his career.

Whether these comments will have a deterrent effect, however, remains to be seen.

Comments reportedly from Saber CEO Matthew Karch that games should be about “glory kills” rather than “imposing morality on players” caused a stir last month.

Saber has also already updated the game, adding “more helpful and effective” bots, private lobbies and more.