Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
About
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is a real-time strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment. This is the third part of the Dawn of War series.
Plot
The game is set in a dystopian vision of the future. In the universe, humanity developed a galaxy empire called The Imperium of Man.
The characters include human beings and monsters, such as the Eldar and the Ork races. The story starts at a lost planet called Acheron, where characters discover a deadly weapon called the Spear of Khaine. The Space Marines assemble at Acheron to find the deadly weapon. The main characters come from the main fractions, the Space Marines, the Eldar, and the Orks. The plot revolves around their interactions.
Gameplay
The gameplay is set from the third point of view; the player can shift the screen to see the whole stage. He is also able to choose for whose side to perform: the Space Marines, the Eldar or the Orks. In the multiplayer mode, it is possible to use various skins for each fraction.
Reception
After the previous game, Dawn of War II, the developers used innovative graphics details, graphics, and new items. The critics highly appraised the game. However, some players criticised it for focusing on multiplayer gaming mode instead of the classic real-time strategy mode.
System requirements for PC
- OS: 64-bit Windows 7 with latest updates
- Processor: 3GHz i3 quad logical core or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB of RAM, 1 GB of VRAM MB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 460 or AMD Radeon 6950 or equivalent DirectX 11-card
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Quad physical core i5 or equivalent recommended for 3vs3 multiplayer. Game requires Internet connection for play and progression.
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10 with latest updates
- Processor: 3GHz i5 quad core or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB of RAM, 2 GB of VRAM MB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 770 or AMD Radeon 7970 or equivalent DirectX 11 card
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Game requires Internet connection for play and progression.
System requirements for macOS
- OS: macOS 10.12.4
- Processor: 2.0Ghz Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB Nvidia 650, 2GB AMD Radeon M290, Intel Iris Pro or better (see notes for more details)
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Additional Notes: The game is supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple Menu on your desktop:
- * Most 21’5” iMacs released since Late 2013 (see 1)
- * All 27” iMacs released since Late 2013 (see 2)
- * All 13” Retina MacBook Pros released since 2016
- * All 15” Retina MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012
- * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013
- (1) Check your CPU meets the minimum requirement
- (2) Late 2012 models with Nvidia 675 or Nvidia 680 graphics are also supported.
- * All 21’5” iMacs released since Early 2013
- * All 13” Retina MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012.
- Multiplayer is compatible between Mac and Linux versions only
System requirements for Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit, SteamOS 2.0
- Processor: 3.40 GHz Intel Core i3-4130
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB Nvidia 650Ti 1GB (Driver version 375.66 tested)
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Quad physical core i5 or equivalent recommended for 3vs3 multiplayer. Game requires Internet connection for play and progression.
- OS: Ubuntu 16.10 64-bit, SteamOS 2.0
- Processor: 3.40 GHz Intel Core i7-4770
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4GB Nvidia 980Ti (Driver version 375.66 tested)
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
- * AMD and Intel GPU’s are not supported at the time of release as the game requires GL_ARB_bindless_texture support on Mesa.
- * Experimental Vulkan support on Linux will require driver version 381.22 for Nvidia, Mesa 17.1 for AMD, or Mesa 17.2-devel for Intel.
- * The system requirements represent the specifications that have been officially tested.
- * Other modern drivers and distributions are expected to work but are not officially supported.
- * Multiplayer is compatible between Mac and Linux versions only
Where to buy
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