I know
On top of that you have to purchase elites with skulls, seriously why the fuck would they do this shit.
Ingame videos are jittery for me, anyone else having this problem ?
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III |OT| This one really is Warcraft 4
- Thread starter Bolivar687
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I know
On top of that you have to purchase elites with skulls, seriously why the fuck would they do this shit.
Ingame videos are jittery for me, anyone else having this problem ?
Stevey
Member
The "cutscenes" are running at 36FPS which looks strange on my 144hz monitor.
They are fine when played using MPC, but ingame they are extremely jittery.
Received the key instantly.
I got mine 3 days ago, but my friend who ordered right after me hasnt received his, if you find something out please post it up.
Edit: Friend just got his, it was waiting for him to verify his phone number
deadscreensky
Member
Hard campaign difficulty seems actually hard. Some of the AI is surprisingly clever -- lots of ranged kiting and even focusing on vehicle repairs in combat -- which is nice to see. Paired with no autosaves/checkpoints (!) and some instant mission failure conditions I think I might just bite the bullet and do normal difficulty.
On the other hand the skirmish AI seems terrible, at least in the single match I tried.
There is a Diomedes unit in multiplayer, but I didn't shell out the skulls to see if he has his usual...fervor.
Disappointed that the retail version still apparently lacks 144hz support.
On the other hand the skirmish AI seems terrible, at least in the single match I tried.
There is a Diomedes unit in multiplayer, but I didn't shell out the skulls to see if he has his usual...fervor.
Disappointed that the retail version still apparently lacks 144hz support.
Forerunner
Member
Played a few campaign missions and it's decent. Great performance and everything is responsive. I'm going to beat the campaign before I jump into the multiplayer. Overall, it's pretty solid so far.
How do you access the map editor? I can't find it. I'm sure I'll feel really silly once you tell me.
it might seem that way but the mods just deleted a lot of the negative threads, even the ones with constructive feedback, the ratio is still the same. But its neither here nor there, some people like the game others hate it and of those who hate it many will still buy anyway lol.
I'm certainly holding off for a few dlc armies to be added, i'm still interested in players feedback from Ai skirmish and story mode though.
FriskyrumX
Banned
Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dawn of War III or wherever you installed Dawn of War III at, and click on " WorldBuilder.exe"
RenegadeXV8
Banned
Well if you head over to the "Community" tab in-game, you can set filters for "Scenario Pack", "Tuning Pack" and "Win Condition".
The fact that they're planning to support balance mods and single-player maps is encouraging.
It's too bad their WorldBuilder isn't anywhere near as user-friendly or powerful as Blizzard's Galaxy. Would be simple to re-create Dawn of War 2 gameplay if that were the case.
The Hamburglar
Banned
Pretty sure Dow 1 infantry models looked better than this.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
So all Gamesworkshop related games in the Gaming Thread going to have a Warcraft 4 joke in the title now.
From what I'm hearing in this thread is that the game is having a lot of problems then?
From what I'm hearing in this thread is that the game is having a lot of problems then?
macfoshizzle
Member
Does anyone know how it runs on a lower end system?
My friend ran it with a 1090T and a 460 GTX. It didn't look good but it ran.
grandwizard
Member
Performance in this has been great for me which was my worry after COH2. Looks and runs excellent on my 970.
Game is fun. The multiplayer is addicing for me, it's not quite DoW2, but a good RTS nonetheless and that is already a monumental achievement. The early game is fast and interesting. Elites really offer cool strategies early on in the match.
Campaign is secondary stuff for me, but the large amount of units makes the skirmishes pretty fun to follow.
Umm no.
Campaign is secondary stuff for me, but the large amount of units makes the skirmishes pretty fun to follow.
Umm no.
Stevey
Member
You can capture "cover points" but they're nowhere near as common as the cover in Dawn Of War 2 so it's more blast the shit out of everyone.
Forerunner
Member
Yeah, I enjoyed DoW 2 and CoH more, but those games are masterpieces when it comes to the RTS genre. This is still a good RTS, it'll probably be the best one this year. It's a solid game, but it really doesn't feel new or unique. Seems like the tried to combined DoW 1 and DoW 2. It works, but I think it would have been better if they went back to the DoW 2 style of play. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to the expansions. Give me some Tyranids!
ISee
Member
No more cover system.
Had my first 1v1 verses an Eldar player, who I thought was pretty darn good. Lots of back and forth. We would have these huge battles where everything just dies; I was lucky enough to come out usually with a few units, so that little advantage helped over time.
I can feel that I am super slow at macroing/microing but I guess over time you can get better.
I can feel that I am super slow at macroing/microing but I guess over time you can get better.
deadscreensky
Member
Some people are experiencing a bug with the cutscenes. Relic knows about it.
Red Alert 2 (with its numerous buildings) had more of a cover system than this game does. In DOW3's defense the numerous jump-capable melee units do force more clever positioning than your average 90's mass tank rush RTS, but in general this game is very non-Relic in style.
Obviously this choice had to be deliberate, and it's a shame there doesn't seem to be any kind of developer commentary on why they so forcibly moved away from Dawn of War, Company of Heroes, etc. We can make some smart guesses about their thought process, but it would be great to hear it straight from the developers, it could shift the debate in a more interesting direction than simply arguing about why.
Red Alert 2 (with its numerous buildings) had more of a cover system than this game does. In DOW3's defense the numerous jump-capable melee units do force more clever positioning than your average 90's mass tank rush RTS, but in general this game is very non-Relic in style.
Obviously this choice had to be deliberate, and it's a shame there doesn't seem to be any kind of developer commentary on why they so forcibly moved away from Dawn of War, Company of Heroes, etc. We can make some smart guesses about their thought process, but it would be great to hear it straight from the developers, it could shift the debate in a more interesting direction than simply arguing about why.
Forerunner
Member
I took a break from the campaign to play some multiplayer. Both mirror matches (Eldar). First game I was doing well then got greedy and it led to my army wipe and him getting complete map control. Second game went a lot better. Got map control real early, just spammed Dire Avengers and Banshees. After that I just tech inf upgrades and saved all my points for Wraithknight Taldeer.
irfaanator
Banned
not having a keybind setting seems like a weird thing to exclude especially from an rts. Is there any way to look at the keybinds or change them?
Vincent Alexander
Member
Just finished first mission. Campaign seems awesome, but I really don't care for Orks and Eldar....I'm not going to enjoy leaving these badass ravens.
Game runs damn great, even though it recommended the lowest possible settings for me. Running a GTX 1070 and i7 4770K, so I bumped settings up. Runs damn smooth EXCEPT my audio keeps cutting out for half of a half of a second every 10 seconds about. It is really annoying, and I don't know why it is...my FPS is staying smooth.
Also, the score for this game is amazing.
Game runs damn great, even though it recommended the lowest possible settings for me. Running a GTX 1070 and i7 4770K, so I bumped settings up. Runs damn smooth EXCEPT my audio keeps cutting out for half of a half of a second every 10 seconds about. It is really annoying, and I don't know why it is...my FPS is staying smooth.
Also, the score for this game is amazing.
Only played the first mission, but I gotta say, this Space Marine voice acting is a little dry. Like someone in here said, the Angelos VA they got is a really amazing Mark Strong sound-alike, which is great for getting that Space Marine vibe they had from the TPS they made, but I miss the more oddball voice acting from DoW2(including the amazing Angelos from that game).
I bet this game won't even have Steve Blum talking to himself.
(And yeah, cutscenes are fucked up for me too, but fortunately, alt-tabbing actually makes them run at their proper framerate weirdly enough.)
I bet this game won't even have Steve Blum talking to himself.
(And yeah, cutscenes are fucked up for me too, but fortunately, alt-tabbing actually makes them run at their proper framerate weirdly enough.)
Vincent Alexander
Member
Gabriel's new VA definitely sounds the part in terms of voice itself, but yeah...his delivery isn't nearly as great. It isn't awful by any means. Just...not as good.
RenegadeXV8
Banned
Hard campaign is definitely tough which is good, but I'm not gonna stick with it due to the absolutely annoying Save/Load experience.
There is no quicksave, so you have to open the menu, select Save, type in a name for the save every single time, wait 5+ seconds for the game to save, then resume playing. And you can't save while dialogue is playing so you'll be playing the game of hitting escape every 10 seconds wondering if you can save.
And if you die or fail a mission, which happens often on Hard, there's no way to load a save. Either restart mission or go back to main menu, and only then can you load back in.
There is no quicksave, so you have to open the menu, select Save, type in a name for the save every single time, wait 5+ seconds for the game to save, then resume playing. And you can't save while dialogue is playing so you'll be playing the game of hitting escape every 10 seconds wondering if you can save.
And if you die or fail a mission, which happens often on Hard, there's no way to load a save. Either restart mission or go back to main menu, and only then can you load back in.
Bolivar687
Banned
Campaign is fine. Pretty standard RTS fare, nothing mindblowing but it's fun, especially with the Elite interplay with regular units
The customization and variety in multiplayer is insane. I'm using Striking Scorpions and Warp Spiders for Eldar, who weren't in the betas, and they're so much fun to learn to use and combine with different units and doctrines.
The customization and variety in multiplayer is insane. I'm using Striking Scorpions and Warp Spiders for Eldar, who weren't in the betas, and they're so much fun to learn to use and combine with different units and doctrines.
irfaanator
Banned
anybody know how long the campaign is? I finished mission 6 but dont want to slog through like 30 chapters to get a decent footing into mp. I might just switch to casual if I gotta go through it
Stevey
Member
There's 17 missions according to the OP :v
irfaanator
Banned
rip didnt read. ill just do them on casual then. doesnt seem to be that much less of a reward. Kinda want to save skulls and figure out who i want to play in mp. Thinking SM even though I played eldar in the beta
GK_Gats
Member
I love this game. Don't understand Steam reviews, people will give negative reviews just because the game isn't exactly like they wanted.
It scratches every RTS fan itch for me, it's a great mix between Warcraft 3, Starcraft and the previous Dawn of war's.
Can't wait to see the ladder system, some custom maps and maybe more game modes.
Anyone knows where i can dowload replays?
It scratches every RTS fan itch for me, it's a great mix between Warcraft 3, Starcraft and the previous Dawn of war's.
Can't wait to see the ladder system, some custom maps and maybe more game modes.
Anyone knows where i can dowload replays?
Stevey
Member
johancruijff
Banned
Some epic quotes from the game?
Like "An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded"
Like "An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded"
Evolution of Metal
Member
"Don't understand why people don't like the game"
"Can't wait for updates to make it better"
Trusting Relic to steer the game is like trusting a drunk hobo to drive your car.