

These are groups of infantry that are commanded as a single entity. like Commanders they can only be built once and may be rebuilt.Īll units, aside from titans and most heroes, builders and vehicles, come in squads. Titans appear as all the other unit types depending on Factions. Titans are end-game units, which usually require the highest tech level and a captured relic. Vehicles are heavy weaponry and transports, and include tanks, artillery, troop carriers and walkers. Infantry are foot soldiers, and may either be regular or heavy, with heavy infantry being much tougher than normal infantry. A sub-class is the semi-commander unit, which has many abilities like the commander unit but may be built multiple times. There are six types of units: commanders, infantry, heavy infantry, daemons, vehicles, and Titans.Ĭommanders are hero units, and can usually only be built once. All units also have stances these affect how the units respond to enemies. Units are often specialized to be better using one attack type. Most units have a melee attack and a ranged attack. Squad caps may be increased using methods differing between races. The number of units a player may field at one time is determined by population and vehicle 'squad caps' these limit the number of infantry troops and vehicles a player may have on the battlefield. There are multiple tiers of technology, with each allowing for more powerful units and upgrades. Each player starts off with a base and wins by fulfilling mission objectives. The case is embossed with images of all the faction leaders of the campaign dressed in their respective wargear.Īs with previous Dawn of War titles, Dark Crusade is focused on the conflict part of gameplay in order to obtain more resources players must fight over them. Parallel to the release of Dark Crusade, THQ also released a triple pack of Dawn of War, Winter Assault, and Dark Crusade, dubbed Dawn of War Anthology. Unlike Winter Assault, Dark Crusade is a standalone expansion that does not require prior installation of Dawn of War or Winter Assault to play, allowing the user to play as all seven factions in both single player Skirmish and Campaign modes. Including the Imperial Guard from Dawn of War's first expansion pack Winter Assault, a total of seven playable races in this expansion.


The expansion features two new races, the Tau Empire and the Necrons. Based on Games Workshop's tabletop wargame, Warhammer 40,000, Dark Crusade was released on October 9, 2006. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade is the second expansion to the Real-time strategy video game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ.
