Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising

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General information

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Games for Windows - LIVE has been removed.^[2]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20570/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20570/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.

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Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions

Input settings

Controls settings menu.

Controls settings in game.

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Custom keyboard binding

Instructions

Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play		Removed in the Steamworks update.^[2]
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Removed in the Steamworks update.^[2]

Issues fixed

Pagefile

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

System requirements

Windows
	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
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	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>/20570/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (20570) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

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↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising Patch Notes/Updates :: Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II - Chaos Rising™ General Discussions

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/20570/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (20570) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20570/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (20570) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[feralporter-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named feralporter

[Steamworks-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising Patch Notes/Updates :: Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II - Chaos Rising™ General Discussions

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[Note 1]

Developers

	Relic Entertainment
Publishers
Original	THQ
Current	Sega
OS X, Linux	Feral Interactive
Engines
	Essence Engine 2.0\|Essence Engine\|Essence Engine 2.0
Release dates
Windows	March 11, 2010
macOS (OS X)	September 29, 2016^[1]
Linux	September 29, 2016^[1]