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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War cover
Developers
Relic Entertainment
Publishers
Original THQ
Current Sega
Release dates
Windows September 20, 2004
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War guide on StrategyWiki
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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Key points

Multiplayer services have been shutdown. Only the Steam version works Online.[1]

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
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SecuROM 5 DRM.
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Game of the Year Edition.
Windows
Retail owners can contact the support team to get a Steam key.[2]
Winter Assault is not included in the Steam Game of the Year Edition.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Winter Assault
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. See Command line arguments.
  2. Use the -nomovies argument.

Higher resolution models

These enhancements are significantly more performance intensive. Ensure your PC is significantly more powerful than the recommended system specifications to ensure there is no loss of performance.
Full resolution models[citation needed]
  1. Run game at least once to generate .ini file.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>
  3. Open Local.ini.
  4. Add the following line to the file: fullres_teamcolour=1
  5. Save and close the file.
High Poly Models[citation needed]
  1. See Command line arguments.
  2. Add -forcehighpoly

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4570/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profiles[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4570/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen (Steam)[citation needed]
  1. Launch the game, select Options and set Texture Detail to Low.
  2. Set the other graphical settings to the desired values, then close the game.
  3. Download the archive, then extract the files anywhere.
  4. Select the desired version, then extract the files into the main installation folder.
  5. Navigate to the main installation folder and open Local.ini with a text editor.
  6. Set the following lines to the desired resolution.
screenwidth=YourWidth
screenheight=YourHeight

Notes

If Texture Detail is set to Medium or High unexplored areas will appear as black in the miminap.
Widescreen (Retail versions 1.2 and 1.3)[citation needed]
  1. Download the archive and run the setup.
  2. Launch the game, then close it at the main menu.
  3. Navigate to the main installation path and open Local.ini with a text editor.
  4. Set the following lines to the desired resolution.
screenwidth=YourWidth
screenheight=YourHeight

Field of view (FOV)

This fix will greatly enhance zoom capabilities.
Field of view (FOV)[citation needed]
  1. Download Camera Zoom Mod.
  2. Copy .lua file to Dawn of War\Engine\Data\

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Forcing AA will render fonts blurry and harder to read.
Forcing AA via graphics driver will result in greater AA. INI fix is probably only 2x AA.
Anti-aliasing (AA)[citation needed]
  1. Run game at least once to generate .ini file.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>
  3. Open Local.ini.
  4. Locate line screenantialias=0 and change it to screenantialias=1.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Disable vsync[citation needed]
  1. Run game at least once to generate .ini file.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>
  3. Open Local.ini.
  4. Locate line screennovsync=0 and change it to screennovsync=1.

Input settings

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Local retail version only.
Spanish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Versus
Removed from the Steam version.[3]
Online play
8 Versus
Server browser no longer works for non-Steam versions.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Removed from the Steam version.[3]

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 6112
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Crash on startup

Set compatibility mode[4]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Right-click on W40k.exe and click Properties.
  3. Click Compatibility, then check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and click "Windows 98/ME"
  4. Click OK.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 2.0b
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes DivX
Multiplayer GameSpy, Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.4 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0b compatible

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).
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/4570/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (4570) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References