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Difference between revisions of "Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II"

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{{--}} '''''Important Note: Dawn of War II uses [[Games for Windows Live]] as part of its DRM solution. This is known to cause several problems.'''''
 
  
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II was released in February 2009 and was developed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relic_Entertainment Relic Enterainment]. The game uses an updated version of the Essence Engine which [[Company of Heroes]] uses. It is the sequel to [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]] and it's standalone expansions [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault|Winter Assault]], [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade|Dark Crusade]] and [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm|Soulstorm]]. The game has two expansions of its own; the standalone expansions [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising|Chaos Rising]] and [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution|Retribution]].
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'''Key points'''
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{{--}} Dawn of War II uses [[Games for Windows Live]] as part of its DRM solution. This is known to cause several problems.
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/15620/discussions/ Steam Hub Discussion].
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=303 Steam Users' Steam Forums for Dawn of War series].
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== Availability ==
 
== Availability ==
 
{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability Table/row| Developer Website | {{ID|Steam}} | Link from game's website that leads to the THQ online store.}}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://shop.thq.com/store/thqworld/en_GB/pd/ThemeID.26519900/Warhammer%C2%AE_40000%C2%AE%3A_Dawn_of_War%C2%AE_II/productID.107185400 shopTHQ] | {{ID|Steam}} | Uses [[GFWL]]. }}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/15620/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Steam}} | Mandatory [[Steam]] Requirement. Uses [[GFWL]]. }}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018KM6GM/ Amazon] | {{ID|Steam}} | Download using Amazon's client or use the CD key to unlock through Steam.}}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/15620/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | Uses [[GFWL]]. }}
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Steam}} | CD key is registered to your Steam account.}}
 
 
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{{ii}} A [[Games For Windows Live]] (GFWL) account is required to play the game.
 
=== Version Differences ===
 
=== Version Differences ===
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All copies of regular Dawn of War II and the expansion, Chaos Rising, use Microsoft's "Games for Windows Live" as it's form of DRM and online play, in addition to registering on Steam. Dawn of War II: Retribution uses Steamworks for DRM and online play. All retail copies of Dawn of War II and its expansions must be registered to your Steam account.
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Both expansions to Dawn of War II are standalone titles and as such do not require you own the original Dawn of War II to play.
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All copies of regular Dawn of War II and the expansion, Chaos Rising, use Microsoft's "Games for Windows Live" to support online play, in addition to registering on Steam.
  
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Both expansions to Dawn of War II are stand alone titles and as such do not require you own the original Dawn of War II to play. Unlike the previous Dawn of War game and its expansions Dark Crusade and Soulstorm, you are not penalized for not owning the previous expansions with restriction to what races to play; as such you can simply purchase Retribution and gain the Retribution campaign and all 6 races available for play in multiplayer.
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Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising share online play, matchmaking and leaderboards. It uses a special race lockdown system:
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#If you own Dawn of War II and not Chaos Rising expansion, you cannot play the "Chaos" race.
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#If you own Chaos Rising and not the original Dawn of War II, you cannot play the original four races (Space Marines, Eldar, Orks, Tyranids).
  
 
Which version you go for depends on what you want from the game. If you want the multiplayer aspect of Dawn of War II, buy the Retribution as it is the only one of the three which has a multiplayer community (the past games have been abandoned in favour of Retribution). However you will miss out on arguably the two better single player campaigns; those of the base game and Chaos Rising, so if you want to play the game solely for the single player and/or offline play, buy the Gold Edition which contains the base game and Chaos Rising. If you want both the multiplayer and the single player, buy the Dawn of War II Complete Edition which includes the base game, Chaos Rising and Retribution.
 
Which version you go for depends on what you want from the game. If you want the multiplayer aspect of Dawn of War II, buy the Retribution as it is the only one of the three which has a multiplayer community (the past games have been abandoned in favour of Retribution). However you will miss out on arguably the two better single player campaigns; those of the base game and Chaos Rising, so if you want to play the game solely for the single player and/or offline play, buy the Gold Edition which contains the base game and Chaos Rising. If you want both the multiplayer and the single player, buy the Dawn of War II Complete Edition which includes the base game, Chaos Rising and Retribution.
  
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=== Chaos Rising Expansion ===
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==Improvements==
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See [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising]].
 
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=== Retribution Expansion ===
 
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See [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution]].
 
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=== Steam ===
 
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Game is purchased and downloaded through Steam's client and is registered under your Steam account.
 
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=== Retail ===
 
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You must use the CD key to register the game under your Steam account for Dawn of War II, Chaos Rising and Retribution when installing.
 
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== Improvements ==
 
 
=== Skip Intro Videos ===
 
=== Skip Intro Videos ===
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{{ii}}This will prevent single-player movies from running.
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{{ii}}Intro movies can alternatively be skipped using escape (except on first time running).
 
Company logo videos or the game's intro can be skipped used a launch command in the game's shortcut or through Steam's "Launch Options".
 
Company logo videos or the game's intro can be skipped used a launch command in the game's shortcut or through Steam's "Launch Options".
 
==== Steam ====
 
==== Steam ====
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#Add "-nomovies" to the command line.
 
#Add "-nomovies" to the command line.
 
#Click "OK" and then "Close".
 
#Click "OK" and then "Close".
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NOTE: This will prevent single-player movies from running. Intro movies can alternatively be skipped using escape (except on first time running).
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NOTE:  
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== Game data ==
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=== Save game location ===
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{{Game Location Table|
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{{Game Location Table/row|All versions|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\NBGI\DarkSouls\}}
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing|
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing/row| [[GameSave Manager]] | true | In database. }}
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== Video settings ==
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{{Video Settings
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|widescreen_resolution=true
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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|multimonitor=false
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|multimonitor_notes=
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|fov=false
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|fov_notes=
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|windowed=true
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|windowed_notes=
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|fullscreen=unknown
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|fullscreen_notes=
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|anisotropic=unknown
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|anisotropic_notes=
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|antialiasing=true
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|antialiasing_notes=
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|vsync=unknown
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|vsync_notes=
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}}
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== System requirements ==
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{{System Requirements
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|minOS_ = Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
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|minproc_ = P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor
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|minmem_ = 1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
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|minHD_ = 6.5 GB
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|minGPU1_ = A 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeFOrce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent
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|recOS_ = Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
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|recproc_ = AMD Athlon 64x2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo
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|recmem_ = 2 GB RAM (XP and Vista)
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|recHD_ = 6.5 GB
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|recGPU1_ = A 256MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900, or equivalent
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== Issues ==
 
== Issues ==
 
=== Pagefile ===
 
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* [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]]
 
* [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]]
  
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{{References}}
 
[[Category:Game]]
 
[[Category:Game]]
 
[[Category:Windows]]
 
[[Category:Windows]]

Revision as of 00:28, 5 January 2013

Template:Infobox Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (series)

Key points

Dawn of War II uses Games for Windows Live as part of its DRM solution. This is known to cause several problems.

General information

Steam Hub Discussion.
Steam Users' Steam Forums for Dawn of War series.

Availability

Template:Availability Table

A Games For Windows Live (GFWL) account is required to play the game.

Version Differences

Both expansions to Dawn of War II are standalone titles and as such do not require you own the original Dawn of War II to play.

All copies of regular Dawn of War II and the expansion, Chaos Rising, use Microsoft's "Games for Windows Live" to support online play, in addition to registering on Steam.

Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising share online play, matchmaking and leaderboards. It uses a special race lockdown system:

  1. If you own Dawn of War II and not Chaos Rising expansion, you cannot play the "Chaos" race.
  2. If you own Chaos Rising and not the original Dawn of War II, you cannot play the original four races (Space Marines, Eldar, Orks, Tyranids).

Which version you go for depends on what you want from the game. If you want the multiplayer aspect of Dawn of War II, buy the Retribution as it is the only one of the three which has a multiplayer community (the past games have been abandoned in favour of Retribution). However you will miss out on arguably the two better single player campaigns; those of the base game and Chaos Rising, so if you want to play the game solely for the single player and/or offline play, buy the Gold Edition which contains the base game and Chaos Rising. If you want both the multiplayer and the single player, buy the Dawn of War II Complete Edition which includes the base game, Chaos Rising and Retribution.

Improvements

Skip Intro Videos

This will prevent single-player movies from running.
Intro movies can alternatively be skipped using escape (except on first time running).

Company logo videos or the game's intro can be skipped used a launch command in the game's shortcut or through Steam's "Launch Options".

Steam

  1. Right-click on "Dawn of War II" in the Steam Library.
  2. Select "Properties".
  3. Click on the "General" tab if needed.
  4. Click on "Set Launch Options".
  5. Add "-nomovies" to the command line.
  6. Click "OK" and then "Close".

NOTE:

Game data

Save game location

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video Settings

System requirements

Template:System Requirements

Issues

Pagefile

Dawn of War II will not run unless you have a pagefile of at least 1.5GB in size.

See Also


References