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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]].
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== Availability ==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability Table/row| Developer Website | {{ID|GFWL}} | Link from game's website that leads to the THQ online store.}}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/15620/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
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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| Retail | {{ID|GFWL}} | CD key is registered to your GFWL account.}}
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=== 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. Dawn of War II: Retribution uses Steamworks for DRM and online play. Retail copies of Dawn of War II and the expansion, Chaos Rising, can be registered to your Steam account.
  
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== Version Differences ==
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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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=== Best Version ===
 
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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.
 
  
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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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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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== Pagefile ==
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=== Chaos Rising Expansion ===
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Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising is a standalone expansion that adds another campaign continuing off the ending of Dawn of War II and adds another playable race for use in multiplayer.
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=== Retribution Expansion ===
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Dawn of War II: Retribution is a standalone expansion that contains a new "multi-race" campaign and has all the playable races from Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising as well as an additional one for use in multiplayer and singleplayer. Retribution is completely standalone in the fact that it doesn't combine itself like Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising do if they're installed together. Launching Dawn of War II will combine the content of the vanilla game as well as Chaos Rising if installed and vice versa if Chaos Rising is launched. Retribution only uses it's own content and doesn't allow you to play through the other installed campaigns as stated before. Also note that Retribution uses Steamworks for its DRM and online functionality.
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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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Use can use the CD key to register the game under your Steam account for Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising. Retribution will require you to register the game under your Steam account when installing.
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== Improvements ==
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=== Skip Intro Videos ===
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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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==== Steam ====
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#Right-click on "Dawn of War II" in the Steam Library.
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#Select "Properties".
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#Click on the "General" tab if needed.
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#Click on "Set Launch Options".
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#Add "-nomovies" to the command line.
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#Click "OK" and then "Close".
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== Issues ==
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=== Pagefile ===
 
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.
  

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

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.

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Version Differences

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. Dawn of War II: Retribution uses Steamworks for DRM and online play. Retail copies of Dawn of War II and the expansion, Chaos Rising, can be registered to your Steam account.

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.

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.

Chaos Rising Expansion

Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising is a standalone expansion that adds another campaign continuing off the ending of Dawn of War II and adds another playable race for use in multiplayer.

Retribution Expansion

Dawn of War II: Retribution is a standalone expansion that contains a new "multi-race" campaign and has all the playable races from Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising as well as an additional one for use in multiplayer and singleplayer. Retribution is completely standalone in the fact that it doesn't combine itself like Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising do if they're installed together. Launching Dawn of War II will combine the content of the vanilla game as well as Chaos Rising if installed and vice versa if Chaos Rising is launched. Retribution only uses it's own content and doesn't allow you to play through the other installed campaigns as stated before. Also note that Retribution uses Steamworks for its DRM and online functionality.

Steam

Game is purchased and downloaded through Steam's client and is registered under your Steam account.

Retail

Use can use the CD key to register the game under your Steam account for Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising. Retribution will require you to register the game under your Steam account when installing.

Improvements

Skip Intro Videos

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".

Issues

Pagefile

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

See Also