Difference between revisions of "Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II"
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Revision as of 03:55, 28 September 2018
Developers | |
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Relic Entertainment | |
macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive[1] |
Linux | Feral Interactive[1] |
Publishers | |
Original | THQ |
Current | Sega |
OS X, Linux | Feral Interactive |
Engines | |
Essence Engine 2.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 19, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) | September 29, 2016[1] |
Linux | September 29, 2016[1] |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Key points
- Dawn of War II shares game files with Chaos Rising.
General information
- Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
- Dawn of War Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- 1d4chan's Article - A highly informative compendium for most things related to Warhammer and its related franchises
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam |
- All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.
- Games for Windows - LIVE DRM has been removed.[2]
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions[citation needed] |
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amd_intro.avi dowii_intro_final.avi gw_logo_720p_divx1.avi sega_logo_new_720p_divx.avi relicintro_720p_divx.avi |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dawn of War 2\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Dawn of War II/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/My Games/Dawn of War 2/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dawn of War 2\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Dawn of War II/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/My Games/Dawn of War 2/Saved Games/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Turn Vsync on/off[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Custom keyboard binding
Custom keyboard binding[citation needed] |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[3] | |||
Czech | Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[3] | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[3] | |||
Russian | Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[3] | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | Removed in the Steamworks update.[2] | |||
Online play | 6 | Co-op, Versus 2 players for Campaign Co-op, 3 players for the Last Stand gamemode. Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.[4] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Removed in the Steamworks update.[2] |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 67, 68 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Pagefile
Dawn of War II will not run unless you have a pagefile of at least 1.5 GB in size.
If you have trouble with it use the -disablepagefilecheck
command line argument, then it should run.
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista SP1 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor | AMD Athlon 64x2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 1.5 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT ATI Radeon X1900 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |