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{{infobox
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{{Infobox game
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|cover         = Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II.jpg
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|cover       = Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II.jpg
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Relic Entertainment|Relic Entertainment]]
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|developers  =
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|publisher      = [[Wikipedia:THQ|THQ]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Relic Entertainment}}
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|engine         = [[Wikipedia:Essence Engine|Essence Engine 2.0]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|General Arcade|GOG.com|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.generalarcade.com/project/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-ii-grand-master-collection/|title=Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Grand Master Collection <nowiki>|</nowiki> General Arcade|date=2023-07-15}}</ref>}}
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|release dates = <sup>NA</sup> February 19, 2009<br /><sup>EU</sup> February 20, 2009
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Feral Interactive|OS X|ref=<ref name="feralporter">{{Refsnip|url=https://twitter.com/feralgames/status/779271226690863104|title=Feral Interactive on Twitter|date=2016-09-23|snippet=On September 29th, three grimdark games arrive on Mac and Linux — Warhammer® 40,000®: Dawn of War II®, Chaos Rising and Retribution.}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Feral Interactive|Linux|ref=<ref name="feralporter"/>}}
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ|2009-2013}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega|2013-present}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Feral Interactive|OS X, Linux}}
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|engines      =
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Essence Engine|name=Essence Engine 2.0}}
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 19, 2009}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 29, 2016|ref=<ref name="feralporter"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|September 29, 2016|ref=<ref name="feralporter"/>}}
 +
|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-ii|85}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|warhammer-40-000-dawn-of-war-ii|81}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Warhammer 40&#44;000: Dawn of War }}
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|steam appid  = 15620
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|gogcom id    = 2080123698
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|gogcom id side = 1888623650
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|hltb        = 11043
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|lutris      = warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-ii
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|strategywiki = Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
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|mobygames    = 39383
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|wikipedia    = Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
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|winehq      = 9264
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War}}
 
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{ii}} Dawn of War II and its stand-alone expansion, [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising| Chaos Rising]], share game files.
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|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  = It shares game files with ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising|Chaos Rising]]'', its first standalone expansion.
 +
 
 +
The game was migrated from [[Games for Windows - LIVE]] to [[Store:Steam|Steamworks]] online services in first in a beta branch on June 27, 2014<ref name="DoW2Steambeta">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/DawnofwarII/announcements/detail/1299601472312266187|title=Steam :: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II :: Dawn of War II: Open Beta|date=2024-02-16}}</ref>, and on the main branch on September 4, 2014.<ref name="Steamworks">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/15620/discussions/0/616187203947612034/ Dawn of War II Patch Notes and Updates :: Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II General Discussions]</ref> The [[Store:GOG.com|GOG.com]] version from July 7, 2023 is isolated from the Steam playerbase and can only be used to connect to GOG Galaxy users.
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|current state    =
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}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=303 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
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{{mm}} [http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Main_Page Lexicanum] - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/15620/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://dow.fandom.com/wiki/Dawn_of_War_Wiki Dawn of War Wiki]
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{{GOG.com links|1888623650|warhammer_40000_dawn_of_war|for game series}}
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/15620/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Dawn_of_War_II 1d4chan's Article] - A highly informative compendium for most things related to Warhammer and its related franchises
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==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam, GFWL | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/dawnofwar2/ | Steam | | | OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2059-1 | Steam | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | warhammer_40000_dawn_of_war_ii_grand_master_collection | DRM-free | Grand Master Collection only; bundled with [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising|Chaos Rising]], [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution|Retribution]] and most DLC for the latter. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-ii | Steam | {{store link|Humble|warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-ii-master-collection|Master Collection}} and  {{store link|Humble|warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-ii-grand-master-collection|Grand Master Collection}} also available. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1082687204 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 15620 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Games for Windows Marketplace | GFWL | GFWL | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://uk.pcmag.com/pc-games/20184/microsoft-games-for-windows-marketplace|title=Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace|date=19 August 2022}}</ref> | | Windows | unavailable }}
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}}
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{{ii}} {{removed DRM|Games for Windows - LIVE}} has been removed.<ref name="Steamworks"/> See [[#Issues fixed|Downgrading]] to revert to the GFWL version.
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{{ii}} All non-Steam versions require {{DRM|GFWL|SSA=no|ZDPP=no|local=yes}}
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==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2024-03-31}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\GameAssets\Data\Movies}}.
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# Move, delete or rename the following files.
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<pre>
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amd_intro.avi
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dowii_intro_final.avi
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gfwl_logo.avi
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gw_logo_720p_divx1.avi
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nvidia_logo.avi
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relicintro_720p_divx.avi
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sega_logo_new_720p_divx.avi
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</pre>
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}}
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==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Dawn of War 2\}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Dawn of War II/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/My Games/Dawn of War 2/}}
 +
}}
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{{XDG|true}}
  
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== Availability ==
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===Save game data location===
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Game data|
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Steam}} | Mandatory [[Steam]] Requirement. DRM: [[Games for Windows Live]]. }}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Dawn of War 2\}}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/15620/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | DRM: [[Games for Windows Live]]. }}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Dawn of War II/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/My Games/Dawn of War 2/Saved Games/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Improvements ==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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=== Skip Intro Videos ===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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{{ii}} 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".
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|discord                  =  
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{{Fixbox|1=
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|discord notes            =  
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{{Fixbox/fix|-nomovies}}
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|epic games launcher      =  
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# Right-click on "Dawn of War II" in the Steam Library.
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|epic games launcher notes =  
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# Select "Properties".
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|gog galaxy                = true
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# Click on the "General" tab if needed.
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|gog galaxy notes          =  
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# Click on "Set Launch Options".
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|origin                    =
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# Add <code>-nomovies</code> to the command line.
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|origin notes              =  
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# Click "OK" and then "Close".
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|steam cloud              = true
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|steam cloud notes        =
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|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
  
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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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==Video==
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{{Image|warhammer 40,000 dawn of war ii chaos rising graphics settings.jpg|Graphics settings.}}
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/warhammer-40000-dawn-war-ii/en
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|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = silver
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = silver
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
 +
|widescreen resolution notes=
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|multimonitor              = true
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = false
 +
|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = hackable
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|windowed notes            = Use <code>-window</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
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|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = false
 +
|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        = Only on/off.
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|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = hackable
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|vsync notes                = See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
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|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = false
 +
|color blind notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Game data ==
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===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
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=== Save game location ===
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{{Fixbox|description=Modify configuration file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=SargeCassidy|date=2023-03-13|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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{{Game Location Table|
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Dawn of War 2\Settings}}
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Dawn of War 2}}
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# Edit {{file|configuration.lua}}.
 +
# Find <code>setting = "vsync"</code>.
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# Change <code>value = 0</code> to <code>value = 1</code>
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# Save the changes. To reverse the change, change back to <code>value = 0</code>.
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} Profile and configuration data is also saved to this location.
 
  
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== Video settings ==
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==Input==
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{{Video Settings
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{{Image|warhammer 40,000 dawn of war ii chaos rising controls 1 settings.jpg|Controls settings menu.}}
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|wsgf_link                  =http://www.wsgf.org/node/19410
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{{Image|warhammer 40,000 dawn of war ii chaos rising controls 2 settings.jpg|Controls settings in game.}}
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|widescreen_wsgf_award      =silver
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{{Input
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|multimonitor_wsgf_award   =silver
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|key remap                = hackable
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|widescreen_resolution      =true
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|key remap notes          = See [[#Custom keyboard binding|Custom keyboard binding]]
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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|acceleration option      = true
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|multimonitor               =true
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|acceleration option notes =
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|multimonitor_notes         =
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
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|fov                        =false
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|fov_notes                  =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|windowed                  =true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|windowed_notes            =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
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|borderless_windowed       =false
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|borderless_windowed_notes =
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|controller support        = false
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|anisotropic                =unknown
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|controller support notes  =
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|anisotropic_notes         =
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|full controller          = false
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|antialiasing              =true
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|full controller notes    =
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|antialiasing_notes        =
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|controller remap          = false
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|vsync                      =hackable
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|controller remap notes    =  
−
|vsync_notes                =See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]
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|controller sensitivity   = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|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 notes  =  
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 +
|simultaneous input       = unknown
 +
|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 =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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=== Vertical sync (Vsync)===
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===Custom keyboard binding===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit configuration file|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Turn Vsync on/off}}
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Go to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Dawn of War 2</code>
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# Open {{file|_keydefaults.lua}} with a text editor.
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# Edit <code>configuration.lua</code>
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# Locate actions to change and assign new keys to them.
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# Find <code>setting = "vsync"</code>
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# Save file as {{file|keydefaults.lua}} (without underscore).
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# Change <code>value = 0</code> to <code>value = 1</code>
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{{ii}} Be sure to read notes in the file.
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# Save your changes. To reverse the change, change back to <code>value = 0</code>.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Input settings ==
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==Audio==
−
{{Input Settings
+
{{Image|warhammer 40,000 dawn of war ii chaos rising audio settings.jpg|Audio settings.}}
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|key_remap                  =unknown
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{{Audio
−
|key_remap_notes            =
+
|separate volume          = true
−
|acceleration_option        =unknown
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|separate volume notes    =
−
|acceleration_option_notes  =
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|surround sound          = true
−
|controller_support         =unknown
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|surround sound notes    =
−
|controller_support_notes  =
+
|subtitles                = true
 +
|subtitles notes          =
 +
|closed captions          = false
 +
|closed captions notes    =  
 +
|mute on focus lost      = true
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 +
|eax support              =  
 +
|eax support notes         =  
 +
|royalty free audio      = always on
 +
|royalty free audio notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Issues and Fixes ==
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{{L10n|content=
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=== Pagefile ===
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{{L10n/switch
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Dawn of War II will not run unless you have a pagefile of at least 1.5 GB in size.
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|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
 +
|ref      = <ref name="SteamDB">[https://steamdb.info/app/15620/depots/ Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II on SteamDB]</ref>
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
 +
|ref      = <ref name="SteamDB" />
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Local store version only. [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-ii/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-ii/2176 Fan translation also available.]
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
 +
|ref      = <ref name="SteamDB" />
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
 +
|ref      = <ref name="SteamDB" />
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
}}
  
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==== General Troubleshooting Steps ====
+
==Network==
−
{{ii}} GFWL is a typical Microsoft program, and can have several supporting runtimes which must be installed and up to date.
+
{{Network/Multiplayer
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# Run Windows Update to ensure you have the latest updates and fixes. This may also install some of the following runtimes.
+
|local play          =
−
# Download and install the latest C++ Redist, available from the [http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=5555 Microsoft Website].
+
|local play players  =  
−
# Download and install the latest .NET framework, available from the [https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=17718 Microsoft Website].
+
|local play modes    =  
−
# ownload and install the latest version of the Windows Live Sign-in Assistant, available from the [http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=26686 Microsoft Website].
+
|local play notes    =  
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      = Removed in the Steamworks update.<ref name="Steamworks"/>
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  = 6
 +
|online play modes    = Co-op, Versus
 +
|online play notes    = 2 players for campaign Co-op, 3 players for the Last Stand game mode. Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.<ref>[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/accounts/faqs/#faq_11 Calico - FAQs | Feral Interactive]</ref>
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =  
 +
}}
  
−
==== Trouble installing Games For Windows Live ====
+
{{Network/Connections
−
Download and install [http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=135771 this] Microsoft fix.
+
|matchmaking        = true
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = true
 +
|p2p notes          =  
 +
|dedicated          = false
 +
|dedicated notes    =  
 +
|self-hosting      = true
 +
|self-hosting notes =  
 +
|direct ip          = false
 +
|direct ip notes    = Removed in the Steamworks update.<ref name="Steamworks"/>
 +
}}
  
−
== System requirements ==
+
{{Network/Ports
−
{{System Requirements
+
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  = 67, 68
 +
|upnp = unknown
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/warhammer-40-000-dawn-of-war-2/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Pagefile===
 +
{{ii}} The game may not run unless a pagefile of at least 1.5 GB in size is present on the computer. This can be worked around.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Run the game with the {{code|-disablepagefilecheck}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Restoring LAN multi-player, direct IP connection and GFWL===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Downgrading|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=SargeCassidy|date=2020-08-10}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1956-wh40k-dawn-of-war-ii-gfwl-downgrade/ this archive] and extract it.
 +
# Copy the extracted content to {{folder|{{p|game}}}} and overwrite the existing files. If present, also delete {{file|xlive.dll}} from the game's folder.
 +
# Launch the game from Steam and enter the key when the game asks. After activating the game, matchmaking (and all achievements associated with it) becomes available once again.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmGBzAfOvl8&|title=Cosminiion's video on all online GFWL components|date=2020-08-10}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} This does not bypass neither remove Steam DRM. Steam is still required to run the game in addition to GFWL.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Game will not launch on system with more than 12 CPU cores===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install DOW2CoreFix|fix=
 +
Download [https://github.com/maximumgame/DOW2CoreFix/releases/tag/v1.0 DOW2CoreFix Profiler.dll] into the game's directory. This limits the game to only 12 CPU cores.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        = true
 +
|opengl notes          = Linux version
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  = 3.0
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= false
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = Havok
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        = Scaleform
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      = Games for Windows Live, Steamworks, Relic BattleServer
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
+
|minOS    = XP SP2
−
|minproc  = P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz
−
|minmem   = 1 GB (XP)<br/> 1.5 GB (Vista)
+
|minCPU2  = Dual Core (any processor)
 +
|minRAM   = 1 GB (XP)<br/> 1.5 GB (Vista)
 
|minHD    = 6.5 GB
 
|minHD    = 6.5 GB
−
|minGPU  = A 128 MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeFOrce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon X1600
 +
|minVRAM  = 128 MB
 +
|minSM    = 3.0
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = Vista SP1
 +
|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo series
 +
|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
 +
|recRAM  = 2 GB
 +
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT
 +
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon X1900
 +
|recVRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|recSM    =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 10.10.5
 +
|minCPU  = Intel 1.8 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 +
|minHD    = 18 GB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = 10.11.5
 +
|recCPU  = Intel 2.4 GHz
 +
|recRAM  = 8 GB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} Intel HD Graphics 4000/5000 cards require 8 GB of RAM.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Linux
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = Ubuntu 16.04, SteamOS 2.0
 +
|minCPU  = Intel 2.0 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 +
|minHD    = 8 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 600 series
 +
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 6000 series
 +
|minGPU3  = Intel Iris Pro Graphics series
 +
|minVRAM  = 1 GB
  
−
|recOS    = Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
+
|recOS    =  
−
|recproc  = AMD Athlon 64x2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo
+
|recCPU  =  
−
|recmem   = 2 GB
+
|recRAM   =  
−
|recHD    = 6.5 GB
+
|recHD    =  
−
|recGPU  = A 256 MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900, or equivalent
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 700 series
 +
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 200 series
 +
|recVRAM  = 2 GB
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} Intel HD Graphics 4000/5000 cards require 8 GB of RAM.
 +
{{ii}} Nvidia cards require driver version 367.35, AMD and Intel GPUs require MESA 11.2.
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
[[Category:Windows]]
+
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 00:20, 31 March 2024

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II cover
Developers
Relic Entertainment
GOG.com General Arcade[1]
macOS (OS X) Feral Interactive[2]
Linux Feral Interactive[2]
Publishers
2009-2013 THQ
2013-present Sega
OS X, Linux Feral Interactive
Engines
Essence Engine 2.0
Release dates
Windows February 19, 2009
macOS (OS X) September 29, 2016[2]
Linux September 29, 2016[2]
Reception
Metacritic 85
IGDB 81
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
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II on HowLongToBeat
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II on IGDB
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II guide on StrategyWiki
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II on MobyGames
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II on Wikipedia
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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

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

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

It shares game files with Chaos Rising, its first standalone expansion.

The game was migrated from Games for Windows - LIVE to Steamworks online services in first in a beta branch on June 27, 2014[3], and on the main branch on September 4, 2014.[4] The GOG.com version from July 7, 2023 is isolated from the Steam playerbase and can only be used to connect to GOG Galaxy users.

General information

Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
Dawn of War Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
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
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Developer website
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macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Grand Master Collection only; bundled with Chaos Rising, Retribution and most DLC for the latter.
Windows
Humble Store
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 Master Collection and Grand Master Collection also available.
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
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
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 [5]
Windows
Games for Windows - LIVE DRM has been removed.[4] See Downgrading to revert to the GFWL version.
All non-Steam versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, delete or rename files[6]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\GameAssets\Data\Movies.
  2. Move, delete or rename the following files.
amd_intro.avi
dowii_intro_final.avi
gfwl_logo.avi
gw_logo_720p_divx1.avi
nvidia_logo.avi
relicintro_720p_divx.avi
sega_logo_new_720p_divx.avi

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
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
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
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Use -window command line argument.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Only on/off.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Modify configuration file[7]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dawn of War 2\Settings
  2. Edit configuration.lua.
  3. Find setting = "vsync".
  4. Change value = 0 to value = 1
  5. Save the changes. To reverse the change, change back to value = 0.

Input

Controls settings menu.
Controls settings menu.
Controls settings in game.
Controls settings in game.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See Custom keyboard binding
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Custom keyboard binding

Edit configuration file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open _keydefaults.lua with a text editor.
  3. Locate actions to change and assign new keys to them.
  4. Save file as keydefaults.lua (without underscore).
Be sure to read notes in the file.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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
Traditional Chinese
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[8]
Czech
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[8]
French
German
Hungarian
Local store version only. Fan translation also available.
Italian
Polish
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[8]
Russian
Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[8]
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Removed in the Steamworks update.[4]
Online play
6 Co-op, Versus
2 players for campaign Co-op, 3 players for the Last Stand game mode. Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.[9]

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Removed in the Steamworks update.[4]

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 67, 68
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Pagefile

The game may not run unless a pagefile of at least 1.5 GB in size is present on the computer. This can be worked around.
Run the game with the -disablepagefilecheck command line argument[citation needed]

Restoring LAN multi-player, direct IP connection and GFWL

Downgrading[10]
  1. Download this archive and extract it.
  2. Copy the extracted content to <path-to-game> and overwrite the existing files. If present, also delete xlive.dll from the game's folder.
  3. Launch the game from Steam and enter the key when the game asks. After activating the game, matchmaking (and all achievements associated with it) becomes available once again.[11]
This does not bypass neither remove Steam DRM. Steam is still required to run the game in addition to GFWL.

Game will not launch on system with more than 12 CPU cores

Install DOW2CoreFix

Download DOW2CoreFix Profiler.dll into the game's directory. This limits the game to only 12 CPU cores.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL
Linux version
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Interface Scaleform
Multiplayer Games for Windows Live, Steamworks, Relic BattleServer

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2 Vista SP1
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz
Dual Core (any processor)		 Intel Core 2 Duo series
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
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
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.10.5 10.11.5
Processor (CPU) Intel 1.8 GHz Intel 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 18 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM 1 GB of VRAM
Intel HD Graphics 4000/5000 cards require 8 GB of RAM.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04, SteamOS 2.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 600 series
AMD Radeon HD 6000 series
Intel Iris Pro Graphics series
1 GB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce 700 series
AMD Radeon R9 200 series
2 GB of VRAM
Intel HD Graphics 4000/5000 cards require 8 GB of RAM.
Nvidia cards require driver version 367.35, AMD and Intel GPUs require MESA 11.2.


Notes

  1. ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.

References

  1. ↑ Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Grand Master Collection | General Arcade - last accessed on 2023-07-15
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Feral Interactive on Twitter - last accessed on 2016-09-23
    "On September 29th, three grimdark games arrive on Mac and Linux — Warhammer® 40,000®: Dawn of War II®, Chaos Rising and Retribution."
  3. ↑ Steam :: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II :: Dawn of War II: Open Beta - last accessed on 2024-02-16
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Dawn of War II Patch Notes and Updates :: Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II General Discussions
  5. ↑ Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 19 August 2022
  6. ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2024-03-31
  7. ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-03-13
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II on SteamDB
  9. ↑ Calico - FAQs | Feral Interactive
  10. ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2020-08-10
  11. ↑ Cosminiion's video on all online GFWL components - last accessed on 2020-08-10