Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
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Developers | |
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Relic Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
THQ | |
Engines | |
Essence Engine 2.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 19, 2009 |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Key points
- Dawn of War II and its stand-alone expansion, Chaos Rising, share game files.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Steam | ||||
Retail |
- All versions require Steam.
- Games for Windows - LIVE has been removed.[1]
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15620/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15620/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Instructions |
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Input settings
Custom keyboard binding
Instructions |
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Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | Removed in the Steamworks update.[1] | ||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Removed in the Steamworks update.[1] |
Issues fixed
Pagefile
Dawn of War II will not run unless you have a pagefile of at least 1.5 GB in size.
If you have trouble with it use the -disablepagefilecheck
command line argument, then it should run.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista SP1 | |
Processor (CPU) | P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor | AMD Athlon 64x2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo |
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 X1600 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT ATI X1900 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/15620/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (15620) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.