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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = DoWIII_Steam_banner.jpg
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|cover        = Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War III cover.jpg
|developers  =
+
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Relic Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Relic Entertainment}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Feral Interactive|OS X|ref=<ref name="Feral Interactive">[https://twitter.com/feralgames/status/865507517542973441 Feral Interactive on Twitter: "Death comes for all: On June 8th, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III arrives on macOS and Linux. Visit the minisite: https://t.co/sTTFZXQZla https://t.co/PWJXOwebSw"]</ref>}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Feral Interactive|Linux|ref=<ref name="Feral Interactive"/>}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Essence Engine|name=Essence Engine 4.0}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2017}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 27, 2017}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|June 8, 2017|ref=<ref name="Feral Interactive"/>}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|June 8, 2017|ref=<ref name="Feral Interactive"/>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-iii|77}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|4063/warhammer-40-000-dawn-of-war-3|77}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-iii|77}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Warhammer 40&#44;000: Dawn of War }}
 
|steam appid  = 285190
 
|steam appid  = 285190
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|steam appid side =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|official site= https://www.dawnofwar.com/
 +
|hltb        = 45284
 +
|lutris      = warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-iii
 +
|strategywiki = Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
 +
|mobygames    = 87108
 
|wikipedia    = Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
 
|wikipedia    = Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
|winehq      =  
+
|winehq      = 18213
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Warhammer 40,000}}
 
  
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
  
 +
|release history  = The game is no longer updated as of February 2018.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-08-relic-leaves-dawn-of-war-3-behind-as-it-moves-on-to-new-projects|title=Relic leaves Dawn of War 3 behind as it moves on to new projects|date=October 21, 2018}}</ref>
 +
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Main_Page Lexicanum] - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
 
{{mm}} [http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Main_Page Lexicanum] - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
{{mm}} [http://dow.wikia.com/wiki/Dawn_of_War_Wiki Dawn of War Wiki]
+
{{mm}} [https://dow.fandom.com/wiki/Dawn_of_War_Wiki Dawn of War Wiki]
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/285190/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/285190/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=303 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Steam | 285190 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| retail |  | Steam | Europe only.<br>Some countries only got physical releases via the Collector's Edition. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/dawnofwar3/ | Steam | | | OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3193-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-iii | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1194045958 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 285190 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} All Windows versions require {{DRM|Steam||Denuvo}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com//eula/285190_eula_1|title=Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III EULA|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=15 May 2017}}</ref>
  
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Skip intro videos|ref={{cn|date=October 2017}}|fix=
 +
* Use the <code>-nomovies</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
 +
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{XDG|unknown}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Profiles}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Profiles}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|xdgconfighome}}/feral-interactive/Dawn of War III/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/My Games/Dawn of War III/Savegames}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = unknown
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
|wsgf link                  =  
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/warhammer-40000-dawn-war-iii/en
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
+
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = silver
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
+
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = gold
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov                        = unknown
|fov notes                  =
+
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = Most players report 120 Hz as maximum supported refresh rate
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
+
==Input==
==Input settings==
+
{{Input
{{Input settings
+
|key remap                = false
|key remap                = unknown
 
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = true
|acceleration option notes =  
+
|acceleration option notes = Mouse acceleration not used
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = false
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Uses Windows sensitivity setting
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
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|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
|royalty free audio      = always on
 +
|royalty free audio notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
+
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = German
+
  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
+
  |language  = Korean
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Korean
+
  |language  = Polish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Polish
+
  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Portugese
+
  |language  = Russian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Russian
+
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Turkish
 
  |language  = Turkish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = unknown
+
|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
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{{Network/Connections
 
{{Network/Connections
|matchmaking        = unknown
+
|matchmaking        = true
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
|p2p                = unknown
+
|p2p                = true
 
|p2p notes          =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
|dedicated          = unknown
+
|dedicated          = true
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
|self-hosting      =  
+
|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
|direct ip          =  
+
|direct ip          = false
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
 
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = unknown
+
|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
|opengl versions        =  
+
|opengl versions        = unknown
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 +
|metal support          = true
 +
|metal support notes    = <ref name="Feral">[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/766/ Hammer of steel and fire: Dawn of War III for macOS and Linux forged with next-generation graphics technology | Feral News]</ref>
 +
|vulkan versions        = 1.0
 +
|vulkan notes          = <ref name="Feral"/>
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
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|multiplayer notes=  
 
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==System requirements==
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{{System requirements
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{{References}}
 
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Latest revision as of 10:58, 16 February 2024

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III cover
Developers
Relic Entertainment
macOS (OS X) Feral Interactive[1]
Linux Feral Interactive[1]
Publishers
Sega
Engines
Essence Engine 4.0
Release dates
Windows April 27, 2017
macOS (OS X) June 8, 2017[1]
Linux June 8, 2017[1]
Reception
Metacritic 77
OpenCritic 77
IGDB 77
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres RTS
Themes Sci-fi
Series Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III on HowLongToBeat
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III on IGDB
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III guide on StrategyWiki
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III on MobyGames
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III on Wikipedia
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Subseries of Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2004
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade 2006
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm 2008
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II 2009
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising 2010
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution 2011
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III 2017

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War series.

The game is no longer updated as of February 2018.[2]

General information

Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
Dawn of War Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Europe only.
Some countries only got physical releases via the Collector's Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Developer website
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macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Windows versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[3]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos[citation needed]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profiles[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/feral-interactive/Dawn of War III/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/My Games/Dawn of War III/Savegames

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse acceleration not used
Mouse sensitivity
Uses Windows sensitivity setting
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
OpenGL
Metal support
[4]
Vulkan 1.0 [4]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform
Multiplayer Relic BattleServer

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 Quad Core 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 6950
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.12.4
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) 1 GB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4130 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti
1 GB of VRAM
Experimental Vulkan support requires driver version 381.22 for Nvidia, Mesa 17.1 for AMD, or current Mesa 17.2-devel for Intel.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References