由著名即时战略开发公司relic开发THQ发行的即时战略大作《战锤40000：战争黎明2》公共测试版正式开放。本次测试版包括5张联机地图、两种胜利模式及全部4个种族和全部兵种及科技。
beta下载：http://store.steampowered.com/app/15660/（点击Install Game下载并安装游戏）
安装步骤：
１. 启动steam平台
如果没有安装steam平台请先到www.steampowered.com网站下载安装steam并注册一个账号。
２. 选择WARHAMMER® 40,000™: DAWN OF WAR® II MULTIPLAYER BETA
在steam平台找到WARHAMMER® 40,000™: DAWN OF WAR® II MULTIPLAYER BETA的链接，或直接点击这里自动安装游戏。
３. 安装多人联机Beta
现在此Beta将在你steam的 “My Games” 列表中显示，如果没有开始自动下载，选择游戏点击“install”手动开启下载。
４. 注册Windows LIVE
在等待下载时，你可以去www.gamesforwindows.com注册一个Games For Windows LIVE账号，如果你曾经注册过账号那么直接使用原有账号在游戏开始时登录即可。
５. 开始战斗！
当Beta下载完成后点击steam平台“Launch”按钮启动游戏，用你的Games For Windows LIVE账号登录并按屏幕提示填入cdkey就可开始游戏了。
http://community.dawnofwar2.com/blogs/?p=494 引用:[indent]WARHAMMER® 40,000™: DAWN OF WAR® II MULTIPLAYER BETA OPEN TO WORLDWIDE PUBLIC TODAY
Beta Available on Games for Windows – LIVE Marketplace and Steam
January 27, 2009 — THQ Inc. today announced that the multiplayer beta for Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II, the award winning Real-time strategy (RTS) game from Relic Entertainment, will be available to the worldwide public via download on Games for Windows – LIVE Marketplace and Steam today at 7:01 p.m. EST (12:01 a.m. GMT).
“Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II exemplifies the seamless combination of technology and creativity that keeps the PC at the forefront of gaming innovation,” said Michael Wolf, senior marketing manager of Games for Windows – LIVE, Microsoft. “The multiplayer modes truly set a new bar for the genre, and Games for Windows – LIVE helps make it more accessible than ever before. We’re incredibly excited to be a part of the Dawn of War community.”
The beta features five multiplayer maps and all four of the game’s playable races: the Space Marines, Orks, Eldar and for the first time ever in the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War series, Tyranids.
Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II, developed by THQ’s internal studio, Relic Entertainment, is a Real-time strategy (RTS) game set in the grim, war-ravaged world of Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 science fiction universe. Featuring vicious front-line combat, destructible environments, a fully cooperative multiplayer mode, four unique playable races, and a non-linear single player campaign with branching storylines, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II delivers the ultimate sci-fi fantasy RTS experience for Windows PC. The game is scheduled for release nationwide on February 19, 2009 and will be available through retail and online outlets. For more information on Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, please visit www.dawnofwar2.com.[/indent]
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