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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is the second standalone expansion pack for the 2009 strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, and this time uses a separate executable. It introduces the Imperial Guard faction, new units, and new singleplayer campaigns.
The Retribution version of The Last Stand multiplayer mode is also available in a cheaper, standalone version, which is compatible with post-launch DLC.
The game was migrated to Steamworks online services in first in a beta branch on August 11, 2014[3], and on the main branch on September 4, 2014.[4] The GOG.com version from July 7, 2023 is isolated from the Steam playerbase and can only be used to connect to GOG Galaxy users.
The competitive scene is still active, and largely uses the Elite Mod, which includes new content and balancing.
General information
- Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series
- Dawn of War Wiki
- DawnOfWar.info - home to the Elite Mod and the competitive multiplayer community
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Version differences
- The Last Stand (originally titled The Last Standalone) is a separate, lower-price version which includes access only to The Last Stand game mode. Wargear and commander DLC is applicable to it.
Monetization
Type |
Notes |
DLC
| The DLC include commanders or wargear for the Last Stand mode. |
One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Captain Wargear |
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Chaos Sorcerer Wargear |
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Chaos Space Marines Race Pack |
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Dark Angels Pack |
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Death Korps of Krieg Skin Pack |
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Eldar Race Pack |
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Farseer Wargear |
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Hive Tyrant Wargear |
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Imperial Guard Race Pack |
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Lord General Wargear |
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Mekboy Wargear |
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Ork Race Pack |
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Ridiculously Bloody Blood Pack |
Not available in compilations; Steam only. |
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Space Marines Race Pack |
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The Last Stand Necron Overlord |
Not available in compilations; Steam only. |
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The Last Stand Tau Commander |
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Tyranid Race Pack |
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Ulthwe Wargear |
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Ultramarines Pack |
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Word Bearers Skin Pack |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Move, delete or rename files[5]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\GameAssets\Data\Movies .
- 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
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dawn of War II - Retribution\Settings\ |
macOS (OS X) |
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Linux |
$XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Dawn of War II - Retribution/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dawn of War II - Retribution\Saved Games\ |
macOS (OS X) |
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Linux |
$XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Dawn of War II - Retribution/ |
Video
Modify configuration file[5]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dawn of War II - Retribution\Settings .
- Edit
configuration.lua .
- Find
setting = "vsync" .
- Change
value = 0 to value = 1
- Save the changes. To reverse the change, change back to
value = 0 .
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Input
Controls settings in game.
Custom keyboard binding
Edit configuration file[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
_keydefaults.lua with a text editor.
- Locate actions to change and assign new keys to them.
- Save file as
keydefaults.lua (without underscore).
- Be sure to read notes in the file.
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Notes |
LAN play |
| Removed in the Steamworks update.[4] |
Online play |
| Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.[6] |
Connection types
VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Pagefile
- The game may not run unless a pagefile of at least 1.5 GB in size is present on the computer. This can be worked around.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Linux | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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Interface |
Scaleform |
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Multiplayer |
Steamworks, Relic BattleServer |
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Mods
- Elite Mod - a multiplayer-oriented mod featuring a substantial rebalancing, new units and the Grey Knights faction
- Codex Edition - a total overhaul mod which adds new factions, units, gameplay elements, customization options, and the base building mechanic.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista SP1 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz dual-core (any processor) |
Intel Core 2 Duo series AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP) 1.5 GB (Vista, 7) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT ATI Radeon X1900 series 256 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.10.5 |
10.11.5 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 1.8 GHz
| Intel 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
18 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM
| 1 GB of VRAM |
- Intel HD Graphics 4000/5000 cards require 8 GB of RAM.
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 16.04, SteamOS 2.0 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 2.0 GHz
| Intel 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
16 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 600 series AMD Radeon HD 6000 series Intel Iris Pro Graphics series 512 MB of VRAM | |
- Nvidia cards require driver version 367.35, AMD and Intel GPUs require MESA 11.2.
References