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Please add - how to solve the error on start "Failed to initialize video card".

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Vitaly-zdanevich (talkcontribs)

I tried to edit `Drivers/spdx9_config.txt` to set all allowdevice to 1 but no luck :(

Gentoo Linux, Wine 9.0.

GOTY and Winter Assault

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172.99.190.183 (talkcontribs)

Although current page is more accurate and WA really included except required steam installscript2.vdf, it still not clearly describe that GOTY never include WA - Gold Edition does. Steam (THQ before Sega) sell it previously as DOW Gold as well (GOTY base game + WA) as Platinum\Complete\Master collection's. Older... oldest versions say that it is excluded from Steam GOTY, wich one is not correct. But now article is good.

GOTY is just updated game +some maps later be included in patches. For Relic games its unclear if every official maps from every re-\special-\edition uncluded in latest updates. Some of them - yes, added in later patches. Probably GOTY is v.1.4 re-release as "lite" version of Gold without addon. Maybe DRM updated\removed. Retail patches 1.4 and 1.41 is still DRM. English International 1.50 or 1.51 remove DRM entirely. None of changelogs describe it. Same happened for Dark Crusade - v.1.2 silently remove disc check. Soulstorm retail 1.2 still have DRM.

No actions required, i guess, to the article itself. Just some additional info if someone look to Discussion.

172.99.190.183 (talkcontribs)
  • sorry for some typo

Regarding Widescreen Support Hack

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Nccvoyager (talkcontribs)

It seems that the widescreen patch provided results in the minimap becoming stretched, rendering 3/4 of it unusable with the Steam release of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War - Game of the Year Edition, as well as Winter Assault. I don't see any way to fix that, or at the very least do not have the expertise necessary to provide a fix.

I noted this issue is at 1920x1080 resolution.

Warhammer 40k base games and expansions/standalones

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Andytizer (talkcontribs)

If the fixes are pretty much identical, it's probably better to merge them into a single page (with the links to expansions/standalones going to the main article).

You could then split up the savegame table into one row for each expansion for example.

We should include a good availability table to explain the difference between the expansion packs, and what the best version to buy is (gold for example).

Hirmetrium (talkcontribs)

Indeed, there's still an awful lot of work to be done. Sadly, Dawn of War doesn't lend itself to being combined (so many different versions and mods for each one...). I plan to put more into it when I can. It seems redundant, but for example Soulstorm is definately deserving of its own article to highlight the amount of high quality modifications there are.

No doubt I need to think more on this and if they could be combined, how.

Also, its my pleasure. You did a great job on that KOTORII article on RPS, and I honestly didn't want to leave you to suffer alone! I'll tackle Dawn of War 1 for the moment, then perhaps when I have time I will ensure I put together a proper article for Dawn of War II.

Andytizer (talkcontribs)

Thanks for all the work on it :). I'll leave you to it as I haven't had the pleasure of playing it yet. But I do intend to - and it would be great to have written somewhere on the base game page an evaluation of the different exps/standalones - as some people often go for standalone to save money, even if it's a mistake. For example, Titan Quest should be skipped in favour of Immortal Throne as it improves the base game tremendously, and is compatible with the fan patch.

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