Dawn of war

[ACID CAT]

Just got my self Dawn of War & and Winter Assault (£15 from GAME). So I will get gemmed up and see any challengers on line soon.

[GavX]

been hooked on Dark Crusade recently, about 1/3 complete with the guard Plan on playing winter assault when that is done though, just for the guard campaign, the Dark Crusade campaign is not very thrilling, no real story line. Might see if game are doing Dark Crusade and Winter Assault for £15 as I need those for myself, currently borrowing Duncans, and If i want to play online best get my own

[PaleKing]

I'm on the Dark Crusade campaign at the moment and it's cool but I've just not got enaough videogame time in my life to get good at it. With seven races available now, between campaigns and multiplayer there is a lot of gameplay in those games.

[GavX]

problem I have with the campaign is it feels like it is trying to be like the Total War series, but with access to one one army, and you can only jump region to region, it feels like Medieval or even Shogun. Still once in a battle it is cool, and I like the fact some regions give bonuses like 2 attacks per turn

[PaleKing]

So what does all this mean for multiplayer compatability? I have DoW, WA and DC all installed and patched. Barry has DoW and Gav has DC. In order for us to have a multiplayer game together, who needs to buy which version? Does Barry need to buy DC or can we all play together so long as no-one selects Tau, Necrons or Guard?

[GavX]

well we all have the original, just meet on the internet and get a game! or use what me and Duncan use, create a virtual LAN using Himachi, thats what we have been using to play Command and Conquer, no strangers can enter the game so it is more fun!

[PaleKing]

Cool, though if we create a password protected game, strangers can't enter the game either. To play multiplayer all players must be patched to the same version, which is why DoW auto-patches when you head to the online lobby. I wasn't sure if we all needed to be launching the same game to play multiplayer. For example should I launch DoW origibal or WA in order to be able to play Barry? Will I see him in multiplayer if I launch DC to play as Tau?

[GavX]

er.. maybe? I really don't know, I thought that it only the same games can play each other, like I can't play someone with the original if I am using WA, I think thats the way it works, not 100%, never played DoW online yet, still munching my way through the campaign. To answer your question if you both use WA you can both play each other i think

[ACID CAT]

I think I have just lost my life to my computer. I still have to get a bit better at this old DoW be for I meet anyone on line. At this rate it should be by the week end still trying to have a life as well but not doing very well on that front.

[Private Iron]

i think to play online you both have to be playing the same game, so if one person has dark crusades, yet the other only has winter assault the one with dark crusades will have to step down a stage and play winter assault to be able to play the guy with winter assault.

where problems may occour is if the dark crusade patch makes any changes that prevent older versions of dawn of war to be played online..

so to play with tau or necrons (and grey knights etc.) all players need DC
to play with guard all players need winter assault

so by the sounds of it the options are that everyone steps down a level to winter assault to play with barry, or barry needs to buy DC so we can all play that..

i think..

hopefully that makes some sense..

Duncan

[frodo34x]

gavinig said:

problem I have with the campaign is it feels like it is trying to be like the Total War series, but with access to one one army, and you can only jump region to region, it feels like Medieval or even Shogun. Still once in a battle it is cool, and I like the fact some regions give bonuses like 2 attacks per turn

The campaign is pretty broken, capturing the spaceport pretty much means you have won eventually. By the time you have the double-attacking thing, playing the actual games is a case of going through the motions.

[PaleKing]

Duncan - I think that's right. I fired up all three versions last night and it makes no difference whether you have one two or three games installed; if you fire up the the original DoW Guard, Tau and Necrons are unavailable. If you fire up WA, Tau and Necrons are unavailable.

That's ok though, we all have at least WA so unless Barry is desperate to play Tau or Necrons, there is no need for him to rush out and buy DC quite yet.

Is it me or is the DC campaign much tougher? I slogged away for hours last night only to eventually get beaten back by those pesky Cadians. No matter what I threw at him they kept coming back for more... (Damnned Baneblade!)

[Private Iron]

yeah, just finished destroying the chaos with my mighty iron fist and they do seem to enjoy their deamon,s at one point i ended up fighting 2 bloodthirsters a deamon prince and a load of horrors at the same time.. the chaos won that encounter..

currently fighting orks and finding it quite a struggle, squggoths, killa kans and hordes of boys..

[GavX]

Chaos were destroyed by my Guard very early on, they rushed my base but the valiant guard held them off, one you get plasma guns and weapon specialists (+100% to special weapons) a guard squad is very nasty, fought and defeated the Tau last night, yet to kill them off, but they seem easy!

[Idj]

I'm glad we've all found a common interest now, and tau are quite pish if you just charge at them, but if they can see you coming it's a different matter entirely.