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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
| − | ==Version Differences== | + | == Version Differences == |
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It is important to note that after the release of Dawn of War II two expansions were released - Chaos Rising and Retribution. Both expansions are stand alone titles and as such do not require you own Dawn of War II to play. Unlike with the previous game and Dark Crusade/Soulstorm, you are not penalised for not buying 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. | It is important to note that after the release of Dawn of War II two expansions were released - Chaos Rising and Retribution. Both expansions are stand alone titles and as such do not require you own Dawn of War II to play. Unlike with the previous game and Dark Crusade/Soulstorm, you are not penalised for not buying 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. | ||
Due to this, 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 Retribution as it is the only one of the three which has a multiplayer community (the past expansions 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. | Due to this, 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 Retribution as it is the only one of the three which has a multiplayer community (the past expansions 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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Dawn of War II will not run unless you have a pagefile of at least 1.5GB in size. | Dawn of War II will not run unless you have a pagefile of at least 1.5GB in size. | ||
| − | ==See Also== | + | == See Also == |
| − | *[[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]] | + | * [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]] |
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Revision as of 18:47, 12 September 2012
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II was released in February 2009 and was developed by 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 Winter Assault, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm. The game has two expansions of its own; the standalone expansions Chaos Rising and Retribution.
Version Differences
Best Version
It is important to note that after the release of Dawn of War II two expansions were released - Chaos Rising and Retribution. Both expansions are stand alone titles and as such do not require you own Dawn of War II to play. Unlike with the previous game and Dark Crusade/Soulstorm, you are not penalised for not buying 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.
Due to this, 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 Retribution as it is the only one of the three which has a multiplayer community (the past expansions 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.
Pagefile
Dawn of War II will not run unless you have a pagefile of at least 1.5GB in size.