DoW DC UPDATE: Demo Released!!

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-09-05 10:07pm

Really? WA needed DoW, didn't it - even though it installed sort-of 'separately'? Because of the way WA was handled, I couldn't just build another installer to save steps.

Won't DC-only be a bit lame with only Necrons and Tau?

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2006-09-05 10:10pm

Stark wrote:Really? WA needed DoW, didn't it - even though it installed sort-of 'separately'? Because of the way WA was handled, I couldn't just build another installer to save steps.

Yes, WA operated like most 'add-ons' since the 90s: A new installer but it used the existing program.

Won't DC-only be a bit lame with only Necrons and Tau?

Well, I should explain Tau and Necrons would be the only ones playable; you could still fight everyone else. Lame? Perhaps. But then again, isn't the option to play it without having to worry about the previous two releases something we should encourage game makers to go through?

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-09-05 10:13pm

With WA installed, I still had the 'old' exes, and could still play vanilla DoW without the changes included in WA. That was strange: it wasn't just a linear addon like other things. Although Spellforce and it's addons are similar.

nit wrote: Well, I should explain Tau and Necrons would be the only ones playable; you could still fight everyone else.

Oh, I thought none of the earlier content would be available. I don't think have just DC would be so bad if they're all playable against: Tau and Necrons are probably the only teams I'd use anyway.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2006-09-05 10:29pm

Stark wrote:With WA installed, I still had the 'old' exes, and could still play vanilla DoW without the changes included in WA. That was strange: it wasn't just a linear addon like other things. Although Spellforce and it's addons are similar.

As I recall, the same's been so in a few others; notably Generals: Zero Hour, and Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge. So.

nit wrote: Well, I should explain Tau and Necrons would be the only ones playable; you could still fight everyone else.
Oh, I thought none of the earlier content would be available. I don't think have just DC would be so bad if they're all playable against: Tau and Necrons are probably the only teams I'd use anyway.

I dunno. I want to play with a few of the new units just to do so, but I'm definately playing Necron and Tau first.

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2006-09-05 10:32pm

Wait, if you play DC's little 'Risk' campaign, you can only be Necrons or Tau? None of the original sides or the IG?

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-09-05 10:35pm

I figure if you've got the other games you can play it as all of them.

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2006-09-05 10:50pm

Yep, that's how it works. Think of the original game and WA as expansions to DC.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-09-05 10:53pm

Man, I was confused BEFORE.

I just hope someone makes an installer for people with everything, so you can drop all the data into a single image, run the single installer, and have it do everything. Convienience it good!

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2006-09-05 11:56pm

Here's that ever-helpful chart:

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-09-06 03:02am

any word on when they are going to fix chaos so that you can choose which of the four gods, or choas undevided to serve?

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2006-09-06 03:12am

The Yosemite Bear wrote:any word on when they are going to fix chaos so that you can choose which of the four gods, or choas undevided to serve?

Dawn of War 2?

Not in the forseeable future.

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2006-09-06 03:26am

Ah. Play online.

Presumably you can play the races offline then? Odd that Dark Crusade stands alone and won't provide the other two games either. Dawn of War Gold (IE, with winter assault) only costs 19.99 now.

How long until DC is out again?

nt01jones · Post by **nt01jones** » 2006-09-06 06:20am

Nephtys wrote:Ah. Play online.

Presumably you can play the races offline then? Odd that Dark Crusade stands alone and won't provide the other two games either. Dawn of War Gold (IE, with winter assault) only costs 19.99 now.

How long until DC is out again?

From what I read about DC I get the impression that the other races are not playable offline either without the previous games

According to gamestop, the prerelease shipment will be shipped October 9th. So I imagine you be able to get it a couple days after that.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2006-09-06 02:06pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:any word on when they are going to fix chaos so that you can choose which of the four gods, or choas undevided to serve?

Only in mods.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2006-09-06 02:46pm

Nyrat Odle wrote:According to gamestop, the prerelease shipment will be shipped October 9th. So I imagine you be able to get it a couple days after that.

There was a Sept 25th "hit the stores" US date mentioned by someone who read the info on a publisher's website, so who knows.