Proteus
3rd Sep 06, 10:00 AM
GOLD CD Key Issues
See this post for resolving CD key issues. (http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?p=1687845#post1687845)
Although, the post might be is confusing for people who actually have correct, 20-digit CD keys and needn't be worried.
The post sounds like it's referring to DOW/WA GOLD in general, when in fact the edition comes with two CD keys, one for each game. My DOW key is 16 digits, but my WA key is 20. My heart sank when I saw 20 digits on the back of my manual, but when installing, the game actually asked for 20 digits for WA, and both single player content and online content are working just fine.
GOLD WA Installs But Will Not Run
(This will probably happen to every GOLD CD owner, but can be easy to fix)
Even after you install WA and try to run it, you'll get an error message saying it can't run, or the installation is corrupt and you'll have to reinstall. THIS MAY NOT BE TRUE. Simply log into Gamespy from your DOW client and it will automatically patch up DOW/WA. Do this three times, once for 1.41, another time for 1.50 and finally for 1.51. You will then be able to play WA. (Thanks Tals. (http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=103762))
However, WA won't be nice enough to install a shortcut on your desktop or in your Start>Programs list, and you can't access it from DOW's game manager. It has its own client, and you'll have to look in your Program Files/THQ/Dawn of War directory and access and/or make a shortcut from the WinterAssault.exe there (Not W40kWA.exe), or run your CDROM and access it from the menu.
BTW, don't skip the WA tutorial. The way IG units/structures work is very different than Space Marines. Cool, but different.
See this post for resolving CD key issues. (http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?p=1687845#post1687845)
Although, the post might be is confusing for people who actually have correct, 20-digit CD keys and needn't be worried.
The post sounds like it's referring to DOW/WA GOLD in general, when in fact the edition comes with two CD keys, one for each game. My DOW key is 16 digits, but my WA key is 20. My heart sank when I saw 20 digits on the back of my manual, but when installing, the game actually asked for 20 digits for WA, and both single player content and online content are working just fine.
GOLD WA Installs But Will Not Run
(This will probably happen to every GOLD CD owner, but can be easy to fix)
Even after you install WA and try to run it, you'll get an error message saying it can't run, or the installation is corrupt and you'll have to reinstall. THIS MAY NOT BE TRUE. Simply log into Gamespy from your DOW client and it will automatically patch up DOW/WA. Do this three times, once for 1.41, another time for 1.50 and finally for 1.51. You will then be able to play WA. (Thanks Tals. (http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=103762))
However, WA won't be nice enough to install a shortcut on your desktop or in your Start>Programs list, and you can't access it from DOW's game manager. It has its own client, and you'll have to look in your Program Files/THQ/Dawn of War directory and access and/or make a shortcut from the WinterAssault.exe there (Not W40kWA.exe), or run your CDROM and access it from the menu.
BTW, don't skip the WA tutorial. The way IG units/structures work is very different than Space Marines. Cool, but different.