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Is making a lot of changes with their sequel to Dawn of War, something we detailed in our. One of the more interesting aspects is what's being done with the wargear system. Instead of only providing a limited pool of unlockable and equippable gear like in Dawn of War's Dark Crusade and Soulstorm expansions, Dawn of War II will utilize a system not unlike those found in role-playing games. That means you'll be rewarded with armor and weapons for completing side quests and main story missions as well as get random loot drops from opponents killed during battle.Since the game is still pretty far off, it's set to release sometime in the first quarter of 2009, Relic isn't divulging all the details just yet. We're still really curious about how multiplayer will work and what races beyond the Space Marines and Orks will be included, but that'll have to wait until later. For now, we've got all the details we could get on how Relic is incorporating its wargear and squad equip systems into single-player, co-operative, and multiplayer modes.The following questions were submitted to Relic via email and were answered by Jonny Ebbert, lead designer on Dawn of War II.
Brutal vehicle combat.IGN: Can you describe the basic vision for how wargear should work in the sequel? Why head in this direction and what purpose do you think it will serve?Jonny Ebbert: When we started to design Dawn of War II we took a hard look at the RTS genre, and tried to find the areas where the genre was falling short. We came up with three key things: long-term goals, attachment to your units, and short-term rewards.To fix this we've added compelling long-term goals in DoW II (you're on a quest to save the galaxy), and we've really tried to drive up the attachment you feel to your units by giving you a smaller force that you know by name, and soldiers that get better with each shot they fire.Wargear is the magic ingredient that makes it all come together. Wargear is that steady stream of rewards that drives you towards your long-term goal, and also amps up your attachment to your units by letting you tweak their role on the battlefield.IGN: Who can actually be equipped with gear?
Is it just the unit commanders or is it every unit in the squad?Jonny Ebbert: You can customize the wargear on your force commander and the sergeants in each of your squads.IGN: Can you swap out equipment during a mission or do you have to wait until it's over?Jonny Ebbert: We want you focusing on your units, and what they're doing when you're on the battlefield. This is why we have you equip your squads between missions. We also love the cool factor of getting a mission, and figuring out how you want to trick out your force to tackle that mission.IGN: Are there requirements for weapon usage? Like does your unit need to be a certain level / have specific stats to use certain items?
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How does that all work? An orbital strike mops up the battlefield.Jonny Ebbert: Each of your squads has a unique role on the battlefield, so some of the equipment will be limited to certain squads.
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But there will also be equipment that has no restrictions.IGN: If a unit or their commander dies in battle, what happens to their gear? Is it stored in a permanent database and always accessible or do you lose the gear if a unit dies?Jonny Ebbert: One of our mantras for Dawn of War II has been 'No starting over!' We think that's been one of RTS's biggest failings to this pointyou spend 60 minutes building up all kinds of cool stuff, only to abandon it the next game.Not so in DoW II! You never lose your progress, and you definitely never lose your wargear. DoW II is about making constant forward progress, and never losing anything you've earned.