For those who owned SoulStorm (currently $7.50 on Steam) or pre-ordered DOW2 on Steam, the beta is now available. For information on how to start playing, please read
For everyone else, the beta will be available on January 27th with a countdown located
The game is a similar to a mixture of Company of Heroes and DOTA. With no base building and a focus on squad based combat, this is no Starcraft 2 - but it isn't meant to be that. Taken from a non-competitive viewpoint, the game is quite fun, and one cannot beat the price of free to try it! With great graphics and a fresh approach to the RTS genre, I do think it is worth a look.
Youtube gamplay videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wgTWFW70f4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSN3jvRiBU4&fmt=18
DoW2 Minimum System Requirements:
* Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
* P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor
* 1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
* A 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent
* 5.5 GB of Hard Drive space
DoW2 Recommended System Requirements:
* Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
* AMD Athlon 64×2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo
* 2 GB RAM (XP and Vista)
* A 256MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900, or equivalent
* 5.5 GB of Hard Drive space
Other ways to get beta keys before the 27th:
Click Here for a site giving out 3,000 SoulStorm CD-keys Saturday to get early beta access.
To Save / Watch Replays:
* Find the temp.rec here: C:Documents and Settings"YOUR ACCOUNT HERE"My Documentsmy gamesDawn of War 2 DemoPlayback
* Playback is found under the option "gamehistroy"
* You cannot play the replays by clicking the "play replay" button... however, you CAN play them by double clicking on the saved replay in the list of reps.
* Another source for this:
http://www.gamereplays.org/dawnofwar2/portals.php?show=page&name=dawn-of-war-2-beta-how-to-watch-replays
For beta leagues / tournaments:
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Worldwide ESL tournament page
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UK only ESL tournament page