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# Find Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution in your Steam Library
 
# Find Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution in your Steam Library
 
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# Right-click the game name

Revision as of 19:58, 19 November 2017

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Dawn of War II: Retribution
Dawn of War II: Retribution cover
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 1, 2011
macOS (OS X) September 29, 2016[1]
Linux September 29, 2016[1]
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution guide on StrategyWiki
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution on Wikipedia
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General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
Icon overlay.png
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Captain Wargear
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Chaos Sorcerer Wargear
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Chaos Space Marines Race Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Dark Angels Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Death Korps of Krieg Skin Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Eldar Race Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Farseer Wargear
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Hive Tyrant Wargear
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Imperial Guard Race Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Lord General Wargear
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mekboy Wargear
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ork Race Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ridiculously Bloody Blood Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Space Marines Race Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Last Stand Necron Overlord
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Last Stand Tau Commander
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Tyranid Race Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ulthwe Wargear
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ultramarines Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Word Bearers Skin Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\GameAssets\Data\Movies\
  2. Move, delete or rename the following files.
amd_intro.avi
gw_logo_720p_divx1.avi
sega_logo_new_720p_divx.avi
thq_logo_new_720p_divx.avi

       3. Navigate to <path-to-game>\GameAssets\Data\Movies\xp2\
       4. Move, delete or rename the following file.

xp2_intro.avi

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Turn Vsync on/off[citation needed]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\dawn of war ii - retribution\Settings\
  2. Edit configuration.lua
  3. Find setting = "vsync"
  4. Change value = 0 to value = 1
  5. Save your changes. To reverse the change, change back to value = 0.

Input settings

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

Template:Input settings

Custom keyboard binding

Custom keyboard binding[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Locate file _keydefaults.lua and open it in text editor (Notepad for example)
  3. Locate actions, you'd like to change and assign new keys to it.
  4. Save file as keydefaults.lua (without underscore).
Be sure to read notes in the file.

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Removed in the Steamworks update.[2]
Online play
Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.[3]

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 says it will not run unless you have a pagefile of at least 1.5 GB in size. This can be worked around.
-disablepagefilecheck[citation needed]
  1. Find Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input -disablepagefilecheck
  6. Press OK
  7. Launch the game

Notes

This will remove the check for a pagefile of at least 1.5 GB. If your computer runs out of available memory while playing, you will experience lag, stuttering, freezing and/or crashing.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium IV 3.2 GHz, or any dual core processor
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
1.5 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT
ATI X1600
128 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support

References