I’ve been playing quite a lot of the Beta of Dawn of War II, but there are a lot of people struggling with the bare basics of the game. This game is not Dawn of War. It’s just an entirely new game. To help everybody out, here are some tips to be more successful in DoW2.

Tip 1: Keep your units alive

Running away would be a good idea

The most vital part of DoW2 is to keep your units alive. All squads are small and cost a lot, so you better make sure they’re worth it. If your squad even survives with only one member alive, it’s still cheaper to reinforce it back to full health than to buy a new one. Luckily, Dawn of War 2 has a way to keep your dying squads alive, and use it well! If you press the ‘Fall back’ command (default on X), your squad will automatically run back to base (or the nearest resupply point). While falling back, you cannot control your units but they take less damage, cannot be suppressed by enemy fire and run faster. Very useful!
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“Good Games You Haven’t Played – And Why” provides gamers with insight to games that are rarely played gems among the many. This article’s game is Ghost Master, a PC strategy game. These games are chosen from personal experience, and feedback would be much appreciated.

Ghost Master

Most games require a gamer to be good or bad. Either you kill someone because they looked at you funny ten years ago, or you go through the Temple of the Black Death God of Doom to rescue some little girl’s stuffed bear from Cthulhu. This game says “Bugger all that noise.” and proceeds to go around trolling everyone out if it’s mansion.

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