Was it Good? - Warhammer 40'000: Dawn of War

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Walk softly, and carry a big gun.
Dawn of War released back in 2004, that's 20 years ago, and yet it is still sen as one of the best warhammer games, why? What did it do so well? Let's replay the whole thing and find out.
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[@rosskwolfe]

Spoilers: Yes.

[@SRTifiable]

Seconded. Motion passes.

[@CommanderRedEXE]

The God Emperor is Pleased with you. Continue to hunt down those filthy Xenos.

[@AlphaBiggitz]

Yes

[@josephhenning1781]

Lmao. I saw this video title and immediately said. Erm...Yes!?

[@TheBoboni]

I mean, duh.

[@DandySlayer13]

"I will call them the Astra Militarum when I'm dead, you are in the Imperial Guard" the correct take.

[@karthur01]

Caught me at just the right moment and I lost it. Incredible delivery.

[@steelshanks1265]

The BEST Imperial Guard of any Warhammer 40K game... "Cadia broke before the Guard did!"

[@lilwyvern4]

Damn right. I don't give a damn what the GW suits want. They're the Imperial Guard, the Eldar, the Dark Eldar, the Tau, and the Squats.

[@durandol]

THE WALL OF GUNS!

[@StyryderX]

Also the spess elf will forever be Eldars

[@Lathland]

Honestly this game is what got me into 40k as much as I am today. Already had the models and had friends who played the tabletop game, but Dawn of War is what really cemented It with me.

[@gromit8023]

The voices lines have aged well :)

[@SordidusFellatio]

I was addicted so heavily into Dark Crusade, that’s when I was around like 10 years old and I didnt even know anything about the lore and what not. It’s not until about 6 years ago that I discovered Luetin, that I found out that the Space Marines that my kid self has been death charging away into the dark fog of the map was a super soldier with rich lore and what not 😂 it kinda suprised me since Dark Crusade was just one out of the plethoras of my childhood game, like Battle Realms, and never thought much about it. I thought it was just one of many many many random RTS games that popped up during that time period

[@dragomirdanut2451]

During weekends we used to do lan parties and play this game till the morning:D,this is how we got into warhammer 40k univers.

[@noobatgames3321]

my first experience with 40 k came from your naming scheme in stilaris

[@Lupus_Intus]

Same! 10 out of 10 gameplay in a clear, love and adoration for the lore, made it so addicting and interesting to someone like me, who had never looked at anything about Warhammer

[@badasbob4761]

"I will call them the Astra Militarum when I am dead. You are in the Imperial Guard" Aaaaaaand subscribed.

[@ArDeeMee]

Welcome to the club.

[@gosropoorheydar1775]

My dad bought me Dawn of war for my 8th birthday(A dubious parental decision). 17 Years, dozens of books and thousands of miniatures later I still love Warhammer as much now as I did back then.

[@cronoros]

This is all the confirmation I need to buy it when my son turns 8 👌

[@dukemagus]

A costly parental decision. Thank him for that, though.

[@kostuvu3156]

My brother in christ me and my brother played dark crusade by age of 3 and 2 😂😂😂

[@thepurenewb1584]

did you thoooooooo??@@kostuvu3156

[@LegionVillain]

His kid will never have money for drugs at least. @@dukemagus

[@bimbendorf5166]

30:36 Basically all of WH40K can be described saying "The situation on the planet is grim"

[@jamesfreeman3617]

Well except for pleasure worlds

[@boarfaceswinejaw4516]

@@jamesfreeman3617 until the grimderpness demands they randomly become the homes of slaanesh cultists

[@Tsinibor]

Dark too.

[@mr.pickles9791]

Well, if you ignore the dark prince. (Aka.Slanesh) infecting those worlds...@@jamesfreeman3617

[@ZeketheZealot]

@@Tsinibor Ahh y’beat me too it

[@guiltygearalonecompl]

When the mood strikes, I’ve been known to bellow Commisar lines at the guys at work I manage. “Fear me, but FOLLOW!” is a real crowd pleaser

[@linusgustavsson2749]

Holy shit that is cringe

[@guiltygearalonecompl]

Glad you don’t work with us then, I don’t think you’d make a very good fit

[@Nempo13]

@@linusgustavsson2749 I have always found people who use the word cringe when not describing a physical reaction a character makes in a story to be the most dull and unfun people to be around. "That is cringe" is the rally cry of those who have to let everyone know they are no fun to be around.

[@linusgustavsson2749]

@@Nempo13 That's pretty cringe.

[@timoehlers2265]

How many of them have you shot to improve morale?

[@arrclyde4325]

Slight correction: Dawn of War 1 actually lets you make your own symbols and flags. You "just needed" to make any design you like in a graphic program of the correct pixel size and let you throw rhem down in a local folder for "flags and symbols" as PNG files.

[@KiwiSpartan01]

It took years to learn that

[@karmakamikaze2830]

It's been 2 decades since I first played this game, and the opening cinematic still gives me goosebumps when the flag is raised.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

The necron intro was the best in my opinion

[@Adamfandango]

Naaaahhh it ain’t that old, it can’t be. It can’t be…. I can’t be.

[@karmakamikaze2830]

@Adamfandango OH, we are old alright. I remember having to upgrade my GPU to a 512mb. Feel it now?

[@GarkKahn]

The best part was the dreadnought, followed very close by the scream

[@Senekenn]

Oh I remember the joy I had when I upgraded to a 8g HDD @@karmakamikaze2830

[@MrDoYouKnowMe2211]

I like that an apothecary quote has become the go-to comment of condolence among 40k fans "The fallen shall be forever remembered as the Emperor's finest"

[@draketheduelist]

And an excellent way to troll the Dark Angels.

[@RiskOfBaer]

This game has so many great, quotable lines. Especially from the Space Marines faction.

[@joeleriksson89]

Do you hear the voices too?!

[@kamiya4700]

@@draketheduelistRandom Dark Angel: *DID YOU JUST SAY FALLEN?!!!*

[@sauronmauron6965]

@@draketheduelist REPEEEEEEENT

[@rossbalch]

That intro cinematic had no business going that hard. I was stunned the first time I booted up this game.

[@jyggalag_]

It's beyond perfect.

[@TheAcad3mic]

I actually played this game a few months ago still totally holds up. I am looking forward to Space Marine 2 but if they just bought out a new updated graphical version of classic DOW with more factions, that game would be outrageously popular.

[@TheParaxore]

Yeah it's crazy how amazing and spot on this game was and while I enjoyed DoW2 I wish they'd would've just returned to this games structure.

[@JayFFAFAlesanaES]

Play it with Unification mod for new races. They put SOOOO much work into it (And balancing everything) and it's still evolving. They retextextured the old races, too. Everything has a slightly shine, although the graphics aren't technically on remaster level or anything. Then there's other mods with new modes, like the assassin mission or endless survival mode. Someone even worked on new campaign bases for a few of the new races in Unification. Well worth trying this out if you haven't yet.

[@igorthelight]

@@JayFFAFAlesanaES Yep! Unification mod for more races or play Ultimate Apocalypse for tier 4 and 5 tech (TITANS and NUKES!) ;-)

[@JayFFAFAlesanaES]

@@igorthelight Uni also has Titans. Unless you mean the ridiculous Imperator Titan lol That thing isn't visible without an extra long scroll out mod.

[@igorthelight]

@@JayFFAFAlesanaES Fair point! But I would still say: Unification = more races, UA/Crucible = more units per race ;-)

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

This game gave is the ultimate Space Marine tactic...STEEHL REEHN!

[@xKinjax]

METAL BAWKSES!!! SPESS MEHRENS!!! 👍

[@KingLich451]

SINDRI!!

[@sandormatyasgobolos]

Wasn't that the Soulstorm exansion? Still, without base DoW we wouldn't have SINDRIIIIIIIII!!!

[@arcanisdivinitis]

@@xKinjax Da fools, Da Kawords.

[@xKinjax]

@@arcanisdivinitis Multiple Simultaneous and Devastating Defensive Deep Strikes!

[@bobibravov]

A few key notes: Orbital Relay - You can put troops inside of it and deep strike them anywhere (with vision) on the map Remove Active Units - By pressing the DELETE button, you can kill an entire squad/unit.

[@megalamanooblol]

I cant believe he didnt try DELETE, back then this was more or less a standard thing in RTS that you kill units by pressing delete.

[@Actually_Zahren]

To be fair, this is something that isn't mentioned in the campaign or in the actual tutorial. I was someone that was completely new to RTS games and the only way I found out was by reading the manual where the delete key was assigned to "scuttle" (which was a term my 12 year old brain had never heard of and thought it'd be a great idea to find out in the middle of a game)

[@idontwantahandlethough]

I deep striked your mom last night. Tell her the flowers are from me. She's an amazing lady, don't worry I promise I'll treat her right. Maybe we can throw the ball around sometime? :)

[@l.a.wright6912]

​@Actually_Zahren tbh I didn't know this was a thing either. And I've been playing rts games since I was little. I just thought it was impossible to do unless your faction was like ra2 Yuri and had a special building for it

[@SusCalvin]

One trick was to build a terminator unit at base, upgrade it fully and then teleport it so the enemy had to instantly deal with a fully manned squad, sergeant and support weapons and all.

[@thac0twenty377]

2 man game, 6 man map. goes for days

[@TheMidnightBass]

The tutorial guy sounds like someone teaching excel on windows 95

[@mythoceanas8874]

You don’t play Chaos because you want to be good, you play Chaos because the Crab 🦀 god compelled you. I remember being in college after Dark Crusade came out and 8 of us being crammed in a room doing a big LAN match.

[@Say_Qwerty_Drums]

I didn't want to admit it even to myself, haha. You're soooo right

[@ginjaedgy49]

just as the great crab god planned and foretold

[@casedistorted]

God I miss those days.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

The chaos players lost, right?

[@PhilipAlexanderHassialis]

Quick storytime: my friend was playing a skirmish match, checking out Chaos. Out of a sudden he hears "Enemies...!" - he immediately panics and starts panning the camera left and right, trying to see what's happening. Then the voice line goes one ".... We need enemies!". And that's how he knew Chaos was fun :P

[@Cynndora]

The voice acting holds up so well, Sindri in particular always stood out to me, what a perfect casting.

[@quincykunz3481]

The enemy hides in METAL BAWKSES.

[@elitper994]

@@quincykunz3481The COWARDS, the FOOLS

[@ImpactedWhisper]

Unless your name is Inquisitor Toth.... then it sucks :c

[@Visionism]

@ImpactedWhisper Silence heretic! I will crush you under my inquisitorial boot!

[@GenJuhru]

_Glory to first man to die._ The commissars, man--the IG has the best lines/quotes.

[@dmdizzy]

The Dawn of War tutorial is actually a weirdly formative piece of my childhood. Got some mild shivers when you demonstrated out of pure nostalgia.

[@brianpembrook9164]

A few controls I could have done without but I feel it is the best tutorial I have ever seen. It teaches all possible controls. Tells you little details about your buildings; did you know a great number of Imperial Guard buildings have firing ports for Guardsmen you put inside? I keep a squad on reserve and when a listening post is completed have them move over to reinforce while the post upgrades actual weapons. Best of all? You only experience it when you wish too.

[@XDapologist]

I got into rts games because of the video and that tutorial is nothing but perfect for me. It holds your hand but is not overextensive that makes it too long and leaves you at the end to play for yourself. Now i cant stop playing this and company of heroes haha

[@dfg12382]

As a StarCraft guy I never was into Warhammer but this game was played on every LAN Party in the mid-2000s and it was dope.

[@Garviel_Loken.]

As a StarCraft guy I used sc2 experience to master DoW 1v1. Rts experience helps to climb faster in any of those

[@brianpembrook9164]

As a Starcraft pplayer I was overjoyed at the evolution DoW represented to rts games. Evolution that happened what seems like only once more. Battle for Middle Earth 2 was just as revolutionary... I weeped upon seeing Wings of Liberty. Just a new skin over the same game. Been twenty years and nothing has changed in RTSs...

[@rivcogent]

As a StarCraft player this game made me disappointed with everything about StarCraft. StarCraft is absolutely boring compared to DoW1.

[@thac0twenty377]

as a qarhammwr guy starcraft was bootleg warhammer

[@dfg12382]

@@thac0twenty377 well the bootleg did hold up better over the years in that case

[@Omnicide101]

The voicelines are still burned in my head when I played it pretty casually so I'd say yeah GLORY TO THE FIRST MAN TO DIE

[@LordDragox412]

Game: Are you sure you want to quit? Me: I've been playing for 10 hours, I have work tomorrow- Game: *COWARDS DIE IN SHAME*

[@JekPorkinsYT]

FEAR ME ! BUT FOLLOW !

[@fattony75]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD ❤

[@greylithwolf]

The ground *trembles* with every step.

[@The_Sharktocrab]

WITNESS YOUR DOOOOOM!!!

[@SpecShadow]

Never been a fan of RTS genre or had much money, but still bought it at release. It was THAT good.

[@sandakureva]

I actually specifically like computer strategy games, since I don't have the money for miniatures but love strategy games.

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

I absolutely love the voice acting. Specially of the Imperial Guard.

[@SymbolofDeath]

Same. This and Stronghold Crusader are still two of my most beloved games of all time and I don't even like RTS that much if I am being honest. And sadly both series never went back to being great again.

[@user-bn1nh8bv5f]

That doesn’t make sense how would know it was good if you bought it at release

[@SpecShadow]

@@user-bn1nh8bv5f demo version - played it a lot. When that happens you know it's time for a real deal.

[@Creshex8]

I remember this game was the first truly kinetic feeling RTS game. Seeing kill animations in melee, seeing a dreadnought grab a guy and fling him off screen... I had never seen anything like this before. The units felt like they had real weight to them.

[@Lazarus_ReSpawn]

Age of Mythology, which came out 2 years before DoW, was the first one for me. Seeing Cyclops pick up and throw an infantry unit was the coolest thing ever. Early 2000s were absolutely massive for gaming. And to this day, that stoic integrity of oldschool developers triumphs over modern ones. These games had soul. Attention to detail and effort to stay true to the franchise was everywhere. Modern developers lack this mentality and overemphasize the graphics, fancy moves are not a flavor but a main selling point, while they're sacrificing everything else. Which is why they suck and games like DoW are still standing tall.

[@Intrafacial86]

38:15 To the left of the stance toggle is a bombard command, which forces artillery units to bombard a designated _area_ (not a building or unit) in spite of their stance. The cease-fire stance keeps them not just from hurting your allies but also from aggroing enemies from half way across the map, because the whirlwind's attack range is MASSIVE.

[@cMARVEL360]

I was about to comment on that! I could have swore the Attack Stance was part of the Tutorial!

[@AlphaBiggitz]

It's not: "Was it any good?" It's: "It's still good even to this day ongoing X years later"

[@warkatwargaming2358]

Haha fav line..."The Imperial Guard are holding the line...I will call then them the Astra Militarum when I am dead"

[@mrbearbear83]

But it's true

[@GenJuhru]

_Taking it is easy, holding it will be hard._

[@month32]

Astra miliwhat? You are in the guard, son!

[@nickbilske8140]

The astra what? All i know is the guard

[@amateurknightt]

​@@GenJuhru *we've won!*

[@judojoeblack]

The cut scenes and voice acting are so good. Still holds up.

[@Macapta]

Many a fond memory playing Dark Crusade as a kid. Decent replay value despite similar strategies, best played on hard to keep you on your feet and not spam the same styles.

[@igorthelight]

Just wait untill you will discover some great mods! ;-)

[@islar7832]

Some corrections: - Dark Crusade can also be played as a standalone - Skullprobes are not useless, being able to detect invisible units -Turrets can actually be ridiculously overpowered -I am surprised you haven't mentioned the Orbital relay and the whole drop poding element which was revolutionary

[@warriortango6650]

He did miss that with the chasm mission, that units can be placed in to move them to the other side. Also the fact that terminators can deepstrike from the chapel barracks or the orbital relay. Also dreadnought could be deep strikes. And units could be removed with the delete key. Honestly allot could be blamed on the tutorial not covering it but oof regardless

[@morpheusbutasasquirtle4431]

In dark crusade i usually sent a tech priest with my guard line to build turrets in range of the enemy base. Cause fuck the tau.

[@spectre9065]

@@warriortango6650 Yea, Assault Marines suck late game because they can't get heavy weapons like Space Marines can. They also get blasted by Whirlwinds which is an anti-synergy.

[@warriortango6650]

@spectre9065 yeah, I'd they could have power weapons added on or faster grenade cool down like is applied in several mods they would be able to retain how dangerous they can be early on.

[@warriortango6650]

@morpheusbutasasquirtle4431 the tau get what they deserve Granted fighting tau as the spacemarines was THE WORST skull probes being your primary detector when they die from the most accidental aoe is pain. Atleast the guard psykers can survive a grenade on the squad and keep spotting

[@IamRidiculous89]

I feel like "Was it any good" did not need to be asked when it comes to DOW but I'm happy to see a video on it regardless.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

Eh, that's probably true but as someone who doesn't know crap about this series, I've always wanted to know where to start and this video has given me a a good choice. That's definitely worth somethin'!

[@josephwilliams1915]

​@@idontwantahandlethoughDOW of war is definitely a good place to start. DO NOT PLAY DOW3. It will make you cry at how horrible the game is. WH40k Space Marine is also really good if you like 3rd person shooters. It has sort of a Gears of War feel to it as it encourages close quarters combat, but still has a time and place for long range encounters, and even hybrid situations.

[@Darkness5423]

@@josephwilliams1915 DoW 3 could have been great had they not gone for a MOBA style game, that felt more like a warhammer version of Heroes of the Storm, or LOL. I personally tried to like it but the hero unit being the almighty game changer in fights turned me off to it, Dark Crusade is the main one i play and even hero units aren't tide changers, every unit matters and works to counter the opponent. Had they stuck with the Dark Crusade basics and style and just updated the graphics, AI, pathing, and made new units like those ancient relic titans it could have been a banger, but they strayed too far from what made the series great and it killed the game for them in only like 3 short months.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@Darkness5423based. Even someone who wanted to like it, and played it, hated it. We can’t trash on DOW2 anymore. Since DOW3 is a horrific abomination.

[@JohnnyNatrium]

I'm pretty sure that goes for every game he covers. Every time I see a video pop up of his where it says "Was it (any) good?" it sounds like a stupid question, and they're always either famously lauded, or cult classics that are loyally adored by those who played them.

[@S4ltyTar0]

Dark Crusade was my first encounter with anything Warhammer 40k and my wallet has never recovered.

[@JunkyardMech]

58:47 You can press DEL (by default) to instantly kill any units or buildings you have selected. This command, called "Scuttle" along with all the stuff about stances, is introduced pretty badly in the game, but referenced in the back cover of the manual and in the hotkey configuration panel to be implemented by the player through experimentation. For instance, did you know that you can set production structures to inheritable stances as well? All as invaluable in multiplayer as it is in the campaign. Note that each of the 9 races has its own variant of the tutorial, and you didn't touch on the "overwatch" mechanic either. Overwatch allows your production structures to automatically order replacements as the resources coincide, greatly simplifying unit production and further pushing the game into a tactical groove from a strategic one. Honestly there's a ton of options in this game that ought to be way more common in RTS that came after it. The Sisters of Battle are not even top 4 in Soulstorm. Neither are Necrons: that's only true in Dark Crusade, a game that remains a balance atrocity. Tau definitely could stand to be nerfed in 2v2 though. This whole thing was a great and insightful watch, thanks for making it.

[@f3ryx]

I love how iconic Jeremy Soules music is. I have never played this game but I was instantly able to recognize that signature tone.

[@jackcharlie9322]

Damn no way !!! Didn’t know that

[@Troyificus]

It's a shame his career is likely dead due to allegations of sexual assault.

[@Metranomix]

​@@TroyificusHis attitude towards companies and fans is also pretty poor. I still remember the Skyrim concert fiasco from years ago.

[@kurtmueller2089]

His soundtrack for Total Annihilation is still awesome today, even though it came out in 1997

[@czarkusa2018]

Did you ever hear his work on Total Annihilation? I'm sending you directly to my favourite track. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKmklYKHqaZ5e9Usi=13IpT6gxkjb9yidi&t=559

[@darkmagpiestudios8222]

This is where my Grimdark adventures began. Didn't even know they had miniatures.

[@americankid7782]

Don't do it. Buying models is financially setting piles of cash on fire like the Joker. Don't do it.

[@himdarius]

My first was Dark Crusade and I had zero knowledge about WH40k and I was bad at that game.i was getting stomped constantly until I started playing "that robot race" 😂 and blasted everything from a far only much later I learned that those there battle suits with living creatures inside

[@Someone-hd2vu]

Lol same, never even played the tabletop - never had the time or commitment for that. It's a shame Games Workshop took so long to warm up to video games, it's still a woefully underexploited franchise in that respect.

[@berkowk]

"Did you know that they've made a tabletop for DoW game?" 😂 This newcomers phrase infuriated so many fans of tabletop.

[@TheLordofMetroids]

If I ever play Space Marines I'm going to paint up a Blood Ravens army, just to say that line. ​@@berkowk

[@waveymattdavey]

Gosh I'd forgotten about that tutorial. It's a textbook example of how to tell someone everything, without them remembering anything.

[@NiNe-rz3zp]

Oh damn. Is there still a community that Supports this game? Like with guide for beginners and advanced ones? Or maybe people to play with

[@Skaikrish]

That Intro lives in my Head Rent Free until i Die. Dawn of War game kept my Love for warhammer alive for almost 2 Decades before i finally could start into the Hobby a few years Ago.

[@ThatOliveMrT]

AAAAAAAAAAA My favorite part

[@TheEDFLegacy]

For me, it was kind of the opposite. I got into the hobby before I got the game. I love the game.

[@cristiandociufcd]

Same here. I played the demo for a year and then bought all one by one and decades later, I am filing, sticking and painting plastic for the Emperor.

[@skunkjulio]

The moment the Dreadnaught shows up and the heroic music plays has cemented in my mind that they are the apex of honorable service and to admired, not living corpses locked in their tomb going slowly mad over centuries to be pitied.

[@giampaolomannucci8281]

Blur Studio at its best

[@JohnnyTightIips]

That opening cinematic to Dawn of War still gives me chills. When they dreadnought stomps out of the smoke, and that sergeant's yell, classic.

[@Deadsnake989]

I really love the Dread into in DoW 2's cinematic. Busts through a stone, grabs a banshee, says "I have come to destroy you", then torches her to death with a heavy flamer.

[@SteveB-nx2uo]

INNNCOMIIIING

[@kennethgibson456]

Agreed was amazing and still great

[@burntalive]

Ah the one game I cracked out for before steam existed as a thing. Having to have like 8 CDs to play this game was worth it!

[@JustinZarian]

The opening cinematic alone is a work of art. A great setup for a great game

[@necronslord123]

Old... Friend? Hearing a battlehardend spacemarine like Angelos crack while saying those words... PERFECTION!

[@ShahbazBokhari]

Aye the marine characters have a lot of emotion going on which is so memorable.

[@HiddenEvilStudios]

"An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded." ~ Librarian, Dawn of War. The fact that I and many others can AND WILL quote this game from memory should tell you that it definitely left a lasting impression. I definitely enjoyed it and I mourn the stillbirth that was Dawn of War III to this day. The PaulStretch'd soundtrack, the trailer itself...Oh, the things that could have been. Perhaps in another lifetime.

[@callumdent]

"Hope is the first step on the road to dissapointment," You're not wrong, its part of what made the RTS genre so good post StartCrat was the varity of voice lines given to units in different games. Warahmmer 40k has lovely level of absubertiy that is said with sincerity and conviction that makes it stick so well in our minds.. Like the whispers of the Dark Gods.

[@rivcogent]

I honestly didn’t mind DoW3. I really liked it and was really good at it. The dumbest decision relic made was not making it co-op.

[@juanpablozuniga5059]

The mic inside the cup... what a champ.

[@ShimaS-0079]

Im very fond of this game its how me and my cousin reconnected after he started wilding out with drugs and things. And now he is 40k Fantatic and he got his life back together. So outside of amazing game it has special place in my heart

[@thomgizziz]

Do you want a pity upvote? You do realize that nobody actually cares because they don't know you nor do they have enough background to care. All you are doing is attempting to guilt people into paying attention, it isn't a good thing to do. Keep stuff like this to people you actually know and would care about you.

[@nomms]

​@@thomgizzizwhat is wrong with you

[@thearmoredgamer9912]

Hey man Good for you! Glad to here you and your cousin are doing ok!

[@ShimaS-0079]

@thomgizziz I just saw this reply. Dude, calm down. I was just saying my piece why it's special to me. I wasn't looking for pity. I'm just saying it's a great game I still play and talk about with family. We'll I will say God bless you, I hope and pray your life goes well

[@ShimaS-0079]

@thearmoredgamer9912 thanks I appreciate it. He is doing well. We just getting old 😂

[@Ragox]

The modding community for this game is very active to this day, with Unification mod adding over 20 races from the 40k lore to the game, and another update coming soon with many more!

[@MRDaved]

Yeah I was surprised when I saw this vid. I still play it till this day with mods haha

[@indrickboreale7381]

Renegade Guard and Night Lords are closer than farther to being added in

[@Ch1pp007]

​@@shemsuhor8763 Didn't know this mod existed. I might play again if I don't have to be zoomed right in.

[@adanarterius5697]

Really, it's on steam?

[@samfire3067]

Hoping for some iron warriors

[@jovanradonjic2333]

Ah the nostalgia strikes again when i hear "MARINE SQUAD DEPLOYED". Insane video Josh. The Emperor protects.

[@TheVanillatech]

CLEANSE! PURGE!

[@DandySlayer13]

WE NEED A NEW DRIVER, THIS ONE IS DEAD! I love how unhinged the Khorne Berzerkers are!

[@Sniper361984]

Nothing will beat the Grey Knights deploying and shouting "Praise the Emperor and strike down his foes."

[@SordidusFellatio]

Why tf did I read this in that distorted SM vox voice

[@zacky7572]

“Space Marines, ATTACKKKKKK!”

[@Andrewspieces]

Great to relive the campaign through this video also. Excellent video. Thanks Josh.

[@owenbaggaley958]

This one of your all-time best videos. Really enertaining and you let the game tell us its story

[@Lildoc911]

"There is no such thing as innocence; only degrees of guilt." My first warhammer game was space hulk on PC back in the day. When I was a young kid, I played a lot of RTS. My brain was so sharp back then (I miss it!). I remember playing DoW with my friend. We'd play 2v2. I'd rush dreadnaughts and tech up to drop pods. He'd play orks and hold the enemy. I can't tell you how many times I'd drop a dreadnaught in their base and they'd just leave instantly. It was SO much fun. DoW. I don't think my brain can handle an RTS at my older age. I'll always remember the voice acting and executions fondly. It was a huge change from typical brood war/WC3 RTS battles.

[@SteveB-nx2uo]

I rolled everybody at a LAN center with space marines, stealthed scouts, fully upgraded marine squads with mixed hvy weapons, dreadnauts, all the heros and terminators... I was always bigger in territory, further in tech and more annoying to play against. I used every race but marines smacked the hardest in the original played properly I think. I wasnt even good enough to play online competitively, I got wrecked. No idea how, I was always fast at start up and focused on a build order but the franchise attracts real tryhards I guess

[@iglidor]

There is no such thing as a plea of innocence in my court. A plea of innocence is guilty of wasting my time.

[@GoryLouie]

I see no problem with taking that difficulty down and making the game speed slower to make up for a less sharp mind

[@jonny-b4954]

Yeah, that's why I prefer turn based strategy nowadays. RTS is just too fast for my brain. Unless it's pausable real time strategy. I can usually make that work but honestly, I don't really like how easy it is to forget a unit over there and the unit over yonder, and lose them or do worse than you could have just because you were busy with something else.

[@Sonofanarchy10o9]

"Innocence proves nothing" Imperial motto of the Inquisition

[@camern281]

Dawn of war was my childhood. I still boot this game up once in a while and play their campaigns.

[@stevekramerf242]

"Orks, Orks, Orks, Orks, Orks!"

[@Garviel_Loken.]

Soulstorm is still played online on steam. And there is a pirate server dowonline

[@brianpembrook9164]

My armies march across Kronos at least once a month :) Thinking of running Only War tabletop on Kronos... can add the nids for funzies!

[@jarvy251]

"I will call them the 'Astra Militarum' when I am dead" MY MAN

[@leonsmith6436]

Hench you mate good to see with all the gaming and vid content you still smashing the gym... My man

[@mobiusprimal]

Don't forget: left click the plus to reinforce; right click the plus to auto reinforce until the squad is full.

[@OverlordParadox]

It wasn't just good It was amazing

[@steelshanks1265]

Still is...

[@Csalrais]

The best among us

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

Shame they never made a Third one

[@redslate]

​@@dantefromdevilmaycry9857 😅

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

Is*

[@Growthor]

This is my absolute favorite series of videos on youtube.

[@Daxindos]

Gosh, I could just watch you play through all the campaigns and just having your commentary. Love this.

[@UniBlue1000]

The voice acting in this game is still the gold standard (and imo unsurpassed, especially in the RTS genre)

[@Zack_Wester]

I know so many mods that used the riped voice line in other game or Warhammer40K games/mods.

[@redfiend]

I personally find Broodwar having the best VA, with DoW coming close second.

[@MorganDMulholland]

'Our enemies hide in METAL BAWKSES!? The cowards, the FEWLES!'

[@charleswinters9567]

A childhood gem right here. Still playing it today with the Ultimate Apocalypse mod :)

[@CommanderRedEXE]

Try the Unification Mod. It's basically a bigger, better, more balanced UA with more factions and game options, and much more active development.

[@charleswinters9567]

@@CommanderRedEXE Does it have nukes and titans?

[@KingLich451]

​@@CommanderRedEXEbalanced, hah

[@MrAweeze]

It did not start at 4 PM

[@Cat-o_Sicarius]

​​@@CommanderRedEXEthat mod is less balanced then tabletop eldar.

[@MrGrenadeMcBoom]

I'm not proud about how long I was watching him talk and wondering when he was gonna take a sip out of that mug before I realized there was a mic in it.

[@valipunctro]

20 years ago?! Fuck...I'm old.

[@Tiiliuu1]

This, Mechanicus and Space Marine are my holy trinity of amazing 40k games.

[@educatedlaziness3268]

I'd add Rogue Trader now

[@Thatonedude227]

@@educatedlaziness3268Darktide as well.

[@educatedlaziness3268]

@Thatonedude227 from what I've seen, yeah, but I haven't been able to play Darktide, computer can't handle it

[@jeice13]

I particularly appreciate that religious absurdity of the machine cult in mechanicus, having missions to spread incense or sacred music through necron tombs fits the lore but is so dumb at the same time

[@kieranchong9926]

@NaNoRarh from my perspective Vermintide 2 was a clear superior upgrade from Vermintide 1 - granted my perspective was playing it purely from a set group of friends. What made it kill the player count in your perspective?

[@hanchiman]

One thing I really liked in DOW1 is after every intro of each mission of Gabriel log, we see the Loading Screen of Tartarus Map that is supposed to be a Satellite view from Blood Ravens ship fortress slowly being covered in "Red" that is supposed to be the Orkz, while Blood Ravens and the IG end up being swallowed up by the near end of the game. The final mission the, the Satellite Map turn total chaos

[@satriadicky3732]

Finally someone who love the loading screen, this is by far the best utilization of loading screen in a game. The player is always winning each level but the screen show how we are actually losing on the bigger scale. I never know Warhammer until Dawn Of War, and from the loading screen alone i know exactly what kind of universe is this. Violent, unwinnable, grimdark. Also did you notice that you can see the Imperial Guard too? When Toth took control of the Imperial operations in Tartarus, which is also Colonel Brom last appearance, you can see that they concentrate the Guards in forming one defensive line stretching along the three cities. This mean that despite the impending doom the guards still try to protect all three cities instead of concetrating its forces, and the impressive feat is they are still organized to connect each other.

[@satriadicky3732]

The only thing i don't get is what the black arrows represent. The Orkz red territory have red arrows to show its expansion, but i noticed black arrows that only goes to within the Orkz. Is this the Blood Ravens?

[@hanchiman]

@@satriadicky3732 I think the Black could be the Civilians. I need to check again. Also Colonel Bloom in the novel turned traitor while in the game he just disappeared. Anyways Dawn of War for me is the last trace of "Old school Warhammer 40k" with the over the top action and little bit silliness like the Orkz. Also it was pretty grim by the last few levels how the cities and the I.G got swallowed up by the Green tide

[@mikeglasswell-gameplay]

great overview. love this game. loved all the battle animations and sound design

[@Laid2Rest94]

The gritty visuals, the voice acting, the music, the story. It is the best.

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

Part of why you play the Guards, basilisks. Who doesn't like some proper artillery? It is so satisfying. 3... 2... 1... FIRE!!

[@realkorti]

thank the emperor... ACTION

[@a-blivvy-yus]

Friendly reminder that in the tabletop game, the Basilisk has a max range of 20 feet. In a game where a standard play area is less than 4 feet across.

[@atracin]

Enemies of the Imperium hear me: You have come here to die.

[@89Keith]

​@@a-blivvy-yus[laughs in Deathstrike missile]

[@a-blivvy-yus]

@@89Keith Not sure if that's currently "anywhere on battlefield" or "less than 17' range" because it's fluctuated a bit over the various editions and I'm out of the loop on current tabletop rules. But yeah, there aren't many weapons which can compete against a Basilisk for range, but there are a few. Hunter-Killer and Seeker missiles come to mind, though they do need a spotter at close range to mark a target.

[@jammo7370]

Soulstorm with the UA mod is easily my favorite RTS of all time, you covering the series made my day

[@iglidor]

I still play it today. DoW2 is fine game but its not up to my tastes the way DoW1 is. And we do not speak about the third one.

[@supremercommonder]

Unification and crucible mod are better

[@secretagenttau2233]

I agree. Its fucking phenomenal

[@secretagenttau2233]

​@@supremercommonderwrong

[@supremercommonder]

@@secretagenttau2233 unification way better and crucible is ua but updated with newer and better models

[@LeHa-kq4km]

right click on the "add more squad member" and the "upgrade" of unit too, to make them automated

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

This is the game which introduced me to Warhammer 40k.

[@ilyazzar]

that boring tutorial gave me first intro to the games. i do not consider it boring, but only helpful to the new players! i was 7 when i first started playing any comuter games. this librarian shoulder pad brought so many good memories

[@hypercube8735]

It's probably very good for the "Literally never played an RTS before" demographic, yeah. And considering how niche RTS is as a genre, that's probably a lot of people. My RTS tutorial was the campaign mode of Starcraft, but as far as "how do the controls and mechanics work" DoW's skirmish mode was good. I'm not really sure if a 7 year old (or anyone who isn't a Warhammer player who wants to play 40K with their friends, just inside a video game instead of on the tabletop) is going to default to Skirmish mode first instead of Campaign mode, though.

[@Yurikon3]

Librarian's voice is also pure ASMR, so it works.

[@dylanbaker7090]

so blooody true! @@Yurikon3

[@vanders4198]

I actually enjoy the tutorial. It's weirdly satisfying listening and playing it out while already being thoroughly familiar with the game. Plus each race is ever so slightly different in the tutorial.

[@theophrastusbombastus1359]

*pauldron

[@Byggarebob]

I loved the dawn of war dark crusade campaign. Having a planet as the battlefield with every faction battling was so cool. Not to mention you both got to protect and invade different areas on the map. And when you protected an area you would get the infrastructure you built up in the invasion stage as your starting set up. It made the campaign such a great time. Damn I miss playing that game.

[@AEspiral]

I will play the campaign again, and it will be TODAY. :D :D :D

[@Darkness5423]

I personally love Dark Crusade over Soulstorm, mainly for two reasons, bases stay behind for easy defense and makes it actually worth building multiple bases/outposts. Second there's plenty of sectors to fight for while not immediately being at someones strong hold, in soulstorm it felt like you only needed 1 or 2 sectors to reach the opposing stronghold on your starter planet. Although the racial bonuses were nice addition like Tau's moon cannon weakening sectors before you invaded. However Dark Crusade nailed everything aside from wonky pathing between units and vehicles...

[@nathanielsmith9400]

Just checked my Steam data and I have ~500 hours into it. Maybe because I love both DoW and the Risk board game, Dark Crusade seems to be a nice combo.

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

Still a great campaign, several factions, all with unique dialogue and epic cinematics.

[@Jack-jb4qd]

I wish this was the norm for todays rts games

[@chandlerdelcambre5311]

holy cow josh just unlocked a childhood memory for me. i remember spending hours playing impossible creatures at my cousins house

[@D4l4m4r]

Excellent Video!

[@brigandboy1425]

I remember playing the Tau on one map in Dark Crusade and just playing that map for hours on end. I kept upgrading and refining a single choke point, and I found it fascinating how efficient certain combinations of vehicles and troops were compared to others. I had mountains of corpses at the bottom of a hill, and it was glorious. I was actually sad when I finally decided "Eh, I have to move on from this." Dark Crusade remains my favorite RTS of all time. DOW1 is a close second though.

[@WorldOfWeebcraft]

I still play the dark crusade campaign to this day

[@Jaime-Wolf]

Me and a buddy would play together he would play IG and id either go eldar or chaos marines vs orks with the old unlimited units mod and we would just play for hours on end racking up the the ork bodies and toying with them. Man was so much fun

[@MrAkaacer]

Ah tau... bloody annoying long range snipers. You get a critical mass, no infantry can approach as long as you can provide vision.

[@mathewhaight]

Scott McNeil making use of that dinobot and silver bolt voice warms my heart.

[@clarenceweaver1820]

Watching one of my buddies play Soulstorm on his pc when we’d hang out was my first introduction to warhammer. Haven’t had the space to own and paint models, but I still love my ‘Crons

[@gorgut08]

I love this game. I spent hours in the campaign when I was younger. Thanks for reminding me of those simpler times!

[@Captain1nsaneo]

I remember hearing that the opening movie for DoW cost as much to make as adding a new race to the game.

[@dontcallthemliberals3316]

worth it.

[@eacaraxe]

However, Dawn of War itself cost as much to make as building a single tabletop army.

[@elitper994]

The intro was made by Blur. Understandable.

[@williamwhitehouse8741]

Isn't that the guys who remastered the halo 2 cinematic? If so, they do great work

[@5ynthesizerpatel]

32:27 - you can actually save the Imperial Guard here and then have the option to use and reinforce them - as far as I remember there is a mission bonus for this

[@deskslam4232]

You can save almost every imperial guard in the game if you hate yourself

[@ImperiVmShade]

"What are the Imperial Guard for if not to die for the Emperor?" - Isador Akios

[@padmanabhanvaidyanathan7182]

@@ImperiVmShade Yeah that attitude leads to chaos.

[@bumble3572]

I've only just found your channel, and im thoroughly enjoying watching through your videos. can I suggest the original Homeworld? one of my favourite games :)

[@TargosOG]

This System of ordering "Squads" is what I also loved about Shadow of Middleearth, these 2 Games are the RTS of my childhood, very good games!

[@igorthelight]

Try out Company of Heroes (from the same developers as Dawn Of War!) ;-)

[@ShahbazBokhari]

Dawn of War was so good that its shadow has stretched to this day. Dark Crusade gaming in an Internet cafe in between lectures (and sometimes when I was supposed to *be* in lectures) were peak golden years. :’) Edit: I’ve watched this video slowly throughout a busy day & I remember painting minis *4 years before the games launch*. These voice lines exist rent free in my head. I know the entirety of that trailer by heart. I am old. Also I’m after realizing just how hard a stand alone full feature film of Dawn of war would slap.

[@MangaManifaction]

I remember playing Dawn of War, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm as a kid. I knew very little about warhammer and 40k, but I had played RTS before so it was right up my alley

[@woaddragon]

Same

[@TG-ge1oh]

This. Changed my whole perspective on what space marines should be. These badasses, not StarCraft's puny pieces of tofu. Learned much later about the table top version.

[@woaddragon]

@@TG-ge1oh oh yes Starcraft "space marines" (The joke being that Starcraft might have been a Game Workshop production at some point.)

[@pmk198908]

To be fair on table top back in the day whirlwinds were also very frustrating. It’s not a bug it’s a feature

[@Kenommi]

Dawn of War - Crusade was my first warhammer game and it's still my favorite.

[@ImperialDiecast]

dark crusade

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

The Winter Assault story is perhaps the best one in the series, you can choose to play either the forces of order (imperial guard and eldar) or disorder (orks and chaos), the ending has multiple versions depending on how you play the story which faction you play more as. Plus the orks in winter assault are perfectly characterized from start to finish

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

It is also a good depiction of Imperial-Eldar relationships. Both are xenophobic and egocentric, neither side trust each other. That said, both value civilization and have their respective empires broken by daemonic corruption. They have common goals, and common foes, and would both benefit from a proper alliance. Flaws in their culture prevents it from happening.

[@Talvox]

I did not pay enough attention while playing Winter Assault, I had forgotten completely that the Imperial Guard wasn't the only playable faction in the campaign. I've been meaning to revisit Dawn of War for a while now, and that's a perfect reason to revisit!

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

@@Talvox as fun as the imperial guard are to play, the Orks are much better, and their cutscenes are much funnier

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

I never really liked Winter Assault. The second last mission made me rage quit, even on easy mode.

[@user-se9dz1wy3y]

Thanks for this. I skipped winter assault as I was told it wasn't a good experience. I'll definitely give it ago now.

[@whyjnot420]

DoW was my proper introduction to 40k. Knew a little about it before, but this was when I jumped in head first. Still love playing this game 20 years on.

[@Aiveq]

ironically, i always considered warhammer a warcraft/starcraft clone with custom maps having a lot of callbacks. one day i had nothing to play and decided to give this a try and by emperor will my eyes been opened!

[@whyjnot420]

@@Aiveq I have seen a fair number of people do something similar with Gears of War as well. Especially after the 40k game Space Marine came out. (btw its a really awesome game if you haven't played it) For something as popular as it is, 40k really did a stellar job of avoiding attention until recently. I'm really not entirely sure how that works, but it did.

[@stevekramerf242]

@@whyjnot420 Maybe it has to to do with being cost-intensive. Warhammer 40K (and most other Games Workshop-stuff) is a really expensive hobby. So, not really for the masses.

[@whyjnot420]

@@stevekramerf242 I get why it can be hard to first get into 40k. Aside from cost another major factor is simply how dense the lore is, figuring out a starting point is nigh impossible without someone or something to point you in the right direction. Figuring out how it got so popular in spite of that is where I run into trouble. addendum: "because it is awesome" is necessary but not sufficient. Being awesome is what hooks people that are exposed to it, not really what gets people into something in the first place. Since you have to have some experience with that thing before you can even call it good or bad. My best explanation is that there have been a million tiny in-roads into 40k over the years and that it simply adds up over time.

[@stevekramerf242]

@@whyjnot420 Yeah, I think you're right. It gradually seeped into the minds of people over a few decades. And for me the starting point was easy: I bought the core rulebook (3rd edition I think), a few supplements and a few kits (mostly orks and space marines) and that was that. Dawn Of War wasn't entirely innocent in this process.

[@theotv5522]

Small tip the video forgot: If you right click the unit upgrade or reinforce button, it actually puts them into an auto queue, meaning you don’t have to spam clicking, and it lessens your micro game.

[@thatoneguy8146]

I like how the entire plot happened because the Eldar just wouldn’t say what they actually mean

[@Korraganitar]

I mean, that's how it goes anytime the Eldar are talking. They are either too attached to appearing mystical and wise, or they honestly have no idea that everyone else finds them cryptic.

[@tomascarrion4071]

I understand the tutorial being boring, but as someone who doesn't play rts games and on pc no less, I very much appreciate the hand holdy tutorial so I can get into this game cause I do love Warhammer.

[@yewtewbstew547]

Yeah I just played this quite recently and it's basically my first PC RTS (and so far only lol), I'd have been completely screwed without that tutorial. It IS boring but it teaches you everything you need to know, so best to just play it. I like that the campaign itself also feels like an "advanced tutorial" in the sense that it presents a lot of scenarios where your enemies have some advantage or another. Like usually they'll have a very strong pre-built base in an area of the map that gives them a bunch of terrain advantages. By the time you've finished the campaign, you're fully prepared for anything skirmish mode can throw at you.

[@dominicparker6124]

'blessed is the mind too small for doubt' awesome!

[@matthewdawson5751]

I'm only half way through the video and I am now resolved to replay every campaign haha

[@forsakenbyall90]

I remember booting this game up on my old computer almost 20 years ago. The intro itself blew my mind, but the gameplay sealed the deal. I have loved Warhammer 40k ever since.

[@drzero1131]

21:57 one other advantage there is for attaching leader units to squads is that they provide whoever they're attached to with bonuses pain boys and apothecarys will increase the healing of the squad (and anyone around the squad, but still) and commander units like the warboss will also boost morale regen the imperial guard make full use of this with attached units providing buffs like priests increasing melee damage and commissars increasing morale regen (as well as having their powerful abilities)

[@ImperiVmShade]

True, but it's also worth pointing out the disadvantage of attaching the Force Commander or the Librarian when you only have a few marines ; better at range while the commander weakens the enemy in melee.

[@HonorEggs]

This game was my introduction to 40k and I’ve loved it ever since

[@Pendragon667]

Same here. While i've never played a tabletop game at least i sunk probably days deep diving into videos, the wiki and the lore in general. Warhammer 40k is such a fleshed out, adult, brutal, wonderful, comically absurd deep Universe

[@HonorEggs]

@@Pendragon667 Yes I agree with all of this and also believe that the table top game for 40k isn't for everybody but the universe itself is

[@saphojuiced6243]

​@@HonorEggs The 40K universe isn't for everyone and GW shouldn't be trying to make it for "everyone."

[@IisHypernia]

Custom badges and banners were possible in the game. Had to be made outside of the client and imported to the game directory but were really common when I used to play a lot online years ago. Everyone used to use them - made "my army" feel a lot more like my army. Seems to cause occasional issues with game lobbies launching on the current servers but it was a thing when the game was still being watched by the devs.

[@cody1570]

That music man brings goosebumps jesus christ.

[@dravem]

I smiled at the end hearing the lines as the screen hold at the end. DoW 1 was the best of the entire franchise, and it's one of the greatest shows of how the gaming industry was went down the hole see each sequence was worse, and they finally canned it without anyone having the brilliant idea of "Hey, maybe we should just make a new one that play like DoW1 but with better graphics and upgrades." Also, Josh I'll be eagerly waiting you to review DoW2 and 3, will not be poking about because would be rude, but part of my want for people to keep poking you about it and it comes ASAP in the series. (With due time to do properly, good stuff takes time, and your videos are aways good!)

[@dangerousdays2052]

Like Fable, it just got consistently worse until it was unsalvageable.

[@nukclear2741]

DoW 2 was perfectly fine. The change to a tactical strategy game was more something Relic was doing across the board, which is also seen with Company of Heroes 2. Dawn of War 3 however...

[@SaveMeXenu]

@@nukclear2741 Personally I think DoW2 is the best in the franchise. My friends and I played a lot of competitive in it. I love DoW1, but it never was as fun to me as PvP was in 2.

[@nukclear2741]

​@@SaveMeXenuthat's actually rather interesting, cause it's the opposite for me, I think 1 has the best pvp, but, hey, to each their own.

[@dravem]

@@nukclear2741 Hmm, to be fair, I LIKED DoW2, still like DoW1 more though, being 100% honest? Both DoW1 and DoW2 models could been good options for following the franchise, they could genuinelly do games on both styles and be making cash on it, instead they went for whatever DoW3 was supposed to be, and when it floped they just gave up.

[@MrCrazyGameGuy]

I seen the title and I went "Oh so that's where he has been all this time, makes sense".

[@Midaspl]

One thing about Dark Crusade's campaign is that it despite being more "generated" in a sense that you would fight for control on a given maps depending on their place on the planet, the major points on the map still were robust, directed encounters significant for the story.

[@kapparaaliach]

You may love warhammer 40k, but I love your content. Keep up the good work Josh!