Dawn Of War-athon

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:02

When you sign up to the rather lovely Goozex (or here if you are nasty and don't want to use my referral link) you get 100 free points, which is enough to get Dawn of War delivered to your house for nothing!

Then you can come and play Dawn of War with the PC people - even if it's not your "thing", it's worth a shot for free, right?

People that already have DoW - fancy some gaming tonight?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:04

Can you get it free on the PC yet?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:04

Will it run ok on a MacbookPro you recon?

The Rev Owen · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:05

It runs fine on an NC10 netbook.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:06

It's poker tonight so I'll have to give There-Is-Only-Warrings a miss, sorry.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:09

Rodafowa wrote:

It's poker tonight so I'll have to give There-Is-Only-Warrings a miss, sorry.

Ak, sorry, I didn't want to tread on any gaming toes. Another day, then?

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:10

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

Can you get it free on the PC yet?

Yeeessss... Using the method in the first post.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:10

I will also be playing poker tonight.

How decent will my PC have to be to run this game, as it is quite old?

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:12

Curiosity wrote:

I will also be playing poker tonight.
How decent will my PC have to be to run this game, as it is quite old?

Probably very well. You can turn the settings down.

Quote:

Minimum specifications:

- Windows® 98/2000/XP/ME with Direct X 9.0b (included)
- 1.4 GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon XP processor
- 256 MB RAM
- DirectX 9.0b compatible AGP video card with Hardware
- Transform and Lighting and 32MB of Video RAM
- DirectX 9.0b compatible 16-bit sound card
- 4x CD-ROM drive
- Keyboard and mouse

Recommended specifications:
- 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
- 512 MB System RAM (required for 8-player multiplayer games)
- nVidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500 or equivalent with 64 MB of Video RAM

Multiplayer specifications:
- 1 disc/player per computer
- Internet: Cable modem, DSL or 56.6 kbps modem, for online multiplayer play
- Network: TCP/IP compliant network.

It also runs on Vista with no problems.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:14

You didn't tell me this was Warhammer.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:14

I might give it a go. Were I to purchase this from Steam instead of Goose Sex, how much would it be (out of interest)?

myp · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:15

What's the difference between an orc and an ork?

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:16

Curiosity wrote:

I might give it a go. Were I to purchase this from Steam instead of Goose Sex, how much would it be (out of interest)?

£13.99

http://store.steampowered.com/app/4570/

The Rev Owen · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:17

I got the Dark Avatar expansion for £2.70 at the weekend, but that offer's over and I think having it standalone means I can only play as two of the races online.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:27

myp wrote:

What's the difference between an orc and an ork?

The same difference as a Dwarf and a Squat.

Fuck all.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

I have this from t'orrents, but haven't even installed it. I fail.

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:39

I'm not interested - it's too expensive. If there was some way of getting it for free I might be interested.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:40

I'm surprised Kalmar hasn't commented yet.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:41

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

I have this from t'orrents, but haven't even installed it. I fail.

Didn't I give you my space CD-Key so you could play with us?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Yes, but then the torrent came with the expansions and a set of CD key generators so I didn't use it. I did get it installed on my last laptop, but it isn't on the one I'm using now. I will sort it out.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11898

What sort of game is it?

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 13:21

'tis an RTS, albeit it a very good one where turtling is tricky.

I'm up for playing tonight. Let us know when Grim... Nine 'till eleven is the best round-about for me, I reckon.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 13:24

nervouspete wrote:

'tis an RTS, albeit it a very good one where turtling is tricky.
I'm up for playing tonight. Let us know when Grim... Nine 'till eleven is the best round-about for me, I reckon.

Sounds good.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 14:39

I would normally jump at the chance, but my computer is currently dead, and refusing to boot, for reason that I don't fully understand.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 14:51

You got griefed.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

MaliA wrote:

I would normally jump at the chance, but my computer is currently dead, and refusing to boot, for reason that I don't fully understand.

Have you opened any emails from [REDACTED]?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 14:54

MaliA wrote:

my computer is currently dead

How are you posting this? Burn him! Burn him! Burn him!

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 14:55

I've a laptop.

I delelted the UNIX partition and now it won't boot. I've got a boot cd ready to burn, but haven't yet, for various reasons.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 15:00

I still think we should at least dunk you. To be sure.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 21:13

Grim or anyone, still up for this? Should be free at 9:30 to play.

EDIT: Oh, and is it still the 1.41 patch?

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 21:55

I'm still up for it. I'll check the version now.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 22:02

I've got 1.51 and I'll be in room 6 (as in "69, dudes!").

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 22:30

Ah, the room system is back online: I'm now in Infernus Sector.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 22:36

Ahh, excellent, be just a couple of minutes - sorry!

Er, almost finished patching - ETA 21:45.

Fighting to get in, nearly there. BTW, I love how Dawn of War forces you to watch its admittedly spiffy intro each patch you install. Grrr.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 22:55

Okay, sorry about that. Coming in now!

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 0:20

Fun gaming. Astonishingly, I won the first match, but then Grim... beat me down comprehensively in the second. Then we teamed up for two comp stomps. Simple honest pleasures.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 0:44

I was a dumb mother fucker in the first game, and got suitably punished.
The DoW2 Multiplayer Beta is out on Steam, if you fancy a crack at that one night?

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:32

Hmm, depends on the specs. My compy is a 2500XP, 2 Gig ram, 7600GS. I can run Company of Heroes on it though. Could you dig up the specs and post 'em here? I'd like a go if it'll run.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:37

nervouspete wrote:

Could you dig up the specs and post 'em here?

Hmm, tricky - it was quite hard choosing from all those search results

Quote:

Minimum 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

Recommended
* 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

Ignore the drive space, that's for the game, not the demo. I had a go this morning and got firmly creamed, but it was alright. It's very different though - no base building - everything comes from your HQ. Tyranids look awesome. Cover is handled by little dots like CoH, and there is a choice of heroes.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:46

Sounds good Grim... but it looks like I don't have the computer-chops to play this one. Shame, 'cos I saw some Eurogamer multiplayer footage and it looked excellent fun. :'(

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 15:00

I haz yarred XP and Boot Camp instruction pamphlet printed out!

Dawn of Warage imminent!

Possibly!

I saw it for £10 in town, is that good?

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 15:34

Hmm - seems like a lot for such an old game, but it's still good value. You could just yarr DoW too, of course (caution: I have no idea if a generated CD-key will work online).

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Grim... wrote:

(caution: I have no idea if a generated CD-key will work online).

The NFO says it does, although I have not tried it.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 16:57

Question - will I need to install the original DoW to indulge in multiplayer in-the-far-future-there-is-only-shootery? I've currently just got Soulstorm installed (with the codes to allow me to play the other factions, obv).

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6614

Is there likely to be more multi-bezzie-real-time awesomeness? Cos if there is, I may have to grab this.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 17:08

Seems so:

Quote:

With both DC and SS they have made it so you don't need anything else to play the game BUT
In skirmish and campaign modes you get all the races
In ANY multiplayer mode you only get the race that are in the games you own.
DoW = SM, Chaos, Eldar and Orks.
WA = IG
DC = Tau, Necron
SS = SoB, DE
So if you only own DoW and SS you only get those 6 races for multiplayer (but can still use em all in singleplayer)

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 17:08

Squirt wrote:

Is there likely to be more multi-bezzie-real-time awesomeness? Cos if there is, I may have to grab this.

I think so. It is a very, very good game.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 20:02

I am tempted to steam this, this weekend

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Feb 18, 2009 21:55

Anyone up for a game now or soon?

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