PedroLumpy
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What the fuck is up with this day advancing crap? Can I not retry missions? I like to try stupid shit on occasion in missions. Am I getting punished for this?
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Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 2 |OT| FOR THE EMPEROR!!
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Cat in the Hat
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Yeah that does kinda suck, but it encourages you to be less reckless.PedroLumpy said:
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
is there a campaign for the other races or just humans? and how many missions is it (not optimal)
i really like it so far 13 missions in.
i really like it so far 13 missions in.
Cat in the Hat
Member
just humansDevelopmentArrested said:
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
dude. i cant play steam says servers are too busy. sucks.
PedroLumpy
Member
Cat in the Hat said:
(Directed at Relic) Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
That or the amount of on board video memory. I think 1GB of video memory is required for Ultra.mr stroke said:
Speculator
BioWare Austin
No need for 1gb of VRAM, just a 64bit OS for RAM itself (4gb-8gb). I have 4gb of ram, but only 512 of vram myself and the game runs smoothly. I also believe theres a bypass by messing with the LUA config files to get ultra working.godhandiscen said:
PedroLumpy said:
You can backup your campaign games by going to My Documents\My Games\Dawn of War 2 (at leat that's the default directory under Windows 7). There's a Saved Games folder, with one .sav file for each of your campaigns. You can backup those files in a separate folder and restore them in case something goes wrong.
Speculator
BioWare Austin
CorwinB said:
Or do what I do, CRTL ALT DEL ingame and restart :lol
BTW, if you want a great boost in performance (maybe 30%) without too much degradation in visual quality, set Terrain to Low. It basically removes the bump mapping of the terrain. The performance increase is most definitely worth it though, if you're running something along the lines of an 8800GT.
VRAM does not effect performance in games...but it does effect how much visual information can be stored in the card's memory. Higher texture resolution requires more memory.
Not saying that's why Ultra can't be selected in DoW2 though.
mr stroke said:
VRAM does not effect performance in games...but it does effect how much visual information can be stored in the card's memory. Higher texture resolution requires more memory.
Not saying that's why Ultra can't be selected in DoW2 though.
mr stroke said:yep, getting my ass handed to me as well
I ran through the single player game with ease thinking I would start with an upper hand in MP:lol
some of these bastards are so fast I can't even get a chance to tech up
Are you guys playing 1v1 or 3v3?
I don't have a lot of experience with 1v1 but I usually try go where the other player isn't. Capture as many resources as early possible. I also try not to engage squads directly unless I think I have the upperhand and even then. I try to entice squads to come to me where I have set up ambushes and what not, or at least to get them out of formation and out of cover.
In 3v3 I'm not affraid to give up resources or vps anymore when facing an army that will result in a stalemate or me loosing all my units. I used to charge in and hope for the best. I retreat to base and regroup and or attack from a different angle or a different area all together where I know the enemy's attention isn't.
Phife Dawg
Member
Yeah, this game is totally awesome up until now - wish I had more time to play it and I wish it had an Ork campaign. Other than that I'm a happy camper .
.CTLance said:
From my perspective it seems THQ build up their Warhammer 40k games more and more towards the Warhammer 40k MMO they develop. Especially in the campaign of DoW2 they create some new story archs and some dialogs where they mention some events with no additional details where they can pick up at the MMO. When you look at some models etc. it seems to me also that they maybe will share some of the assets and code(Drop System,..) with the MMO team at Vigil Games.
Roadmap:
Dawn of War 2 --> 1# Expansion --> Warhammer 40 k Shooter (in production at THQ Australia) --> 2# Expansion --> Warhmmaer 40k MMO (Vigil games)
PistolPete
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ThatGuy said:
What?!? When did they release info on that?
Kestastrophe
Member
Well, after starting 1-11 in ranked, I have since went on a 10-0 streak after I partied up with a few decent guys. Achievement did not unlock though :cry
PedroLumpy
Member
CorwinB said:
Thanks man!
Philthy
Member
PistolPete said:
There was a leaked video of a 3rd person shooter/melee game. Looked like Gears of War on steroids from what little was shown. It looked damn promising.
As for the fluff, a lot of it seems to draw from previous fluff already out there. I've seen a few references to the Black Crusades here and there.
mr stroke
Member
Kestastrophe said:
Can you offer some help?
I am used to C&C, SC, etc..I am so used to just building and rushing but its not working for me
what should I be doing from the start of a game, should I be capturing rec and power first? or just capture the points first? and do you spend your first amount of rec on building soldiers or just teching up the soldiers you have?
Kestastrophe
Member
With the eldar, I typically build a few of the suppression cannon squads (about 5) since they are pretty good at defending and I move them behind cover near the victory points (top priority) and any resource points I have. Then I usually upgrade my base to level II and then buy the best weapon for my commander, which allows this great area of effect spell. After that, then I spend my resources almost exclusively on walkers and upgrades for my commander. This strategy does leave me pretty vulnerable to rocket attackers, but I can usually take them out before they do too much damage to my walkers. Also, I like to actively move my commander and walkers around the map and helping teammates, with my suppression squads being pretty stationary defenders. Just have patience and don't be afraid to experiment.mr stroke said:Can you offer some help?
I am used to C&C, SC, etc..I am so used to just building and rushing but its not working for me
what should I be doing from the start of a game, should I be capturing rec and power first? or just capture the points first? and do you spend your first amount of rec on building soldiers or just teching up the soldiers you have?
MaritalWheat
Member
Speculator
BioWare Austin
Anyone know the stats to how many players are playing this?
Sinatar said:
Right click Dawn of War 2 in Steam. Properties. Set Launch Options. Add "-nomovies", without the quotes.
Reikon said:
Wrong.
Look up the specs of the Sapphire 1GB 4870 and the 512MB version.
1GB version: 800 core / 1000 memory
512MB version: 750 core / 900 memory
The higher clock speeds of the 1GB version are what give it the edge in benchmarks. Like I said, more memory only has an effect if you don't have enough of it. That is true for both VRAM and system RAM.
fatigues_gasolini
Member
Big-E said:
I think this is happening to alot of people, including me.
TheExodu5 said:
Wrong. You're comparing overclocked cards. The default specs on both cards are: 750 core, 900 memory. Look, I even looked up Sapphire's cards. :lol
Sapphire 512 MB
Sapphire 1 GB
In case you STILL don't believe me, here's another review that states the speeds of the cards they test. The 1 GB card still comes out on top. Obviously the performance difference only comes when it's memory starved (higher resolutions). That's like saying CPU speed only matters if your computer doesn't have enough of it. I'm not saying it's a magic bullet and having an 8 GB card will help you at 640x480 over a 512 MB card or something.
wayward archer
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Kestastrophe said:
Here is you're problem. Eldar have quite a few units that are underpowered. Don't build banshees, currently they have about 10 lives more then a hormogaunt and they're lucky if they can take out a tactical marine squad. Don't build warpsiders either, they're little more then warping guardians with less lives. Wraithlords are decent, but don't rely on them and don't build them if you're up against tyrannids as adrennal gland warriors will eat them for breakfast. If you play eldar I recommend at least two squads of guardians if not 3, give them the grenade upgrades and learn to micro them. Shurikan platforms are really nice as well, while they can't go into buildings they're only 270 req. I generally have to of them so I can stagger them when the assault marines / tunneling ravaner come. Try to get out of tier 2 as fast as possible (although don't rush it as you need to protect your power generators) Tier 3 is nice, get a d-cannon for sure although if you really want it to be effective you need to pay for the excessivly expensive rangers, so you have spotters. Fire prism is a great tank, but don't send it out without support as it's line of site is pitiful.
Even with all that it's still difficult to play eldar, if you want something more powerful try tyranids and pick a ravaner alpha (although hive tyrants are lots of fun as well) here are the best tricks:
For the ravaner
- every time your hero is about to die, simply use burrow and bring him back to base to heal.
- Use the ravaner to build a tunnel right in the midst of his, and unload you're entire army.
Tyranids in general:
- Once you get tier 3 build spam carnifexes.
This game is absolutely excellent. I love the campaign and despite being pretty terrible so far in multiplayer I am having a lot of fun (if you're on my team, I'm trying I swear!)
I just finished day 12
anyone know about how far through the game I am? Just curious, I'd like to have the single player done by next week when Empire comes out.
I just finished day 12
I'm one mission past saving the Angel Gate
Holy crap...is Tyranids really over powered or do I just suck against them? I was orkz and going ok, I had about 5-6 squads and the attack hero then all of a sudden WHAM and there are over 9000 Tyranids over me and I'm dead.
I quickly try and rebuild. I upgrade my hero, get some more squads and a walker thing(forget its name) and...yep pretty much died in about 10 seconds, no joke.
Why were my orkz so shit against them?
I quickly try and rebuild. I upgrade my hero, get some more squads and a walker thing(forget its name) and...yep pretty much died in about 10 seconds, no joke.
Why were my orkz so shit against them?
Darklord said:Holy crap...is Tyranids really over powered or do I just suck against them? I was orkz and going ok, I had about 5-6 squads and the attack hero then all of a sudden WHAM and there are over 9000 Tyranids over me and I'm dead.
I quickly try and rebuild. I upgrade my hero, get some more squads and a walker thing(forget its name) and...yep pretty much died in about 10 seconds, no joke.
Why were my orkz so shit against them?
Are you using the Whaaag ability with every single Ork unit?
I haven't even touched multiplayer yet, just logged in over 22 hours into online co op in this game. Of course, me and my co op partner are annihlating everything on the map and doing all the optional missions. Like Halo, I don't think I can play the campaign in single player after putting in over 20 hours into co op. We are playing on captain right now, will be replaying in Primarch difficulty after.
I love buffing Avitus with terminator amor. Coupled with a cannon I found with him that deals around 1600 damage, and attaching a missle launching to him the dude is walking tour de force of death. Just found Thaddeus some terminator armor as well, seems to be dropping everywhere now.
I do have a question in relation to armor versus hitpoints. I'm looking at two different terminator armors for Avitus. One has an armor rating of 54 with a health boost of +163, the other doesn't have a health boost but has an armor rating of 66. How can I figure out if it is better to outfit him with higher armor or more health? I guess I can test it out later tonight. Of course the one with 66 armor also has a will +2 boost which I want to get so I can get my last trait with him, allowing Avitus to regain energy as he takes down enemies.
I love buffing Avitus with terminator amor. Coupled with a cannon I found with him that deals around 1600 damage, and attaching a missle launching to him the dude is walking tour de force of death. Just found Thaddeus some terminator armor as well, seems to be dropping everywhere now.
I do have a question in relation to armor versus hitpoints. I'm looking at two different terminator armors for Avitus. One has an armor rating of 54 with a health boost of +163, the other doesn't have a health boost but has an armor rating of 66. How can I figure out if it is better to outfit him with higher armor or more health? I guess I can test it out later tonight. Of course the one with 66 armor also has a will +2 boost which I want to get so I can get my last trait with him, allowing Avitus to regain energy as he takes down enemies.
I was thinking about this the other day, and realized that a 21k simultaneous peak could actually mean huge sales numbers.wayward archer said:
Think about it - how many people actually play for more than an hour a day? How many customers actually play the game every day to begin with?
Looking at the numbers we have, it's safe to say that, on average throughout the day, there are maybe 15k simultaneous players.
Let's say that play sessions are, on average, on hour long. That's probably actually longer than average.
Now let's say that around 50% of the customer base gets a chance to play the game on any given day. Again, that's probably an over-estimation.
Put it all together: 15k * 24 sessions (each an hour long) / .5 (customer base playing) = 720,000 Dawn of War II sales so far
Am I totally missing something here? Or do you think that my math is pretty reasonable and that DoW II has been pretty damned successful so far?
Well I've played the game 22 hours in the last week in co op alone. So has the co op partner I've played the game with.
This will skew the numbers. Having said this, I'm sure the game is selling decently. It has been the top seller on steam since its release and peak and active numbers have been consistent with Left 4 Dead.
This will skew the numbers. Having said this, I'm sure the game is selling decently. It has been the top seller on steam since its release and peak and active numbers have been consistent with Left 4 Dead.