Watching Replays

Replays are a feature in Dawn of War that allow you to watch previously recorded games.

How to save and watch replays
#replays_official_release and/or #test-version-room C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dawn of War Soulstorm\Playback Skirmish > Load Game > Recorded Games
 * On dowpro discord server check the following channels for replays.
 * Download the file you're interested in. It is in the .rec file format.
 * Save the file to the following directory. If you modified the location of the installation directory for Soulstorm, then you will need to modify this accordingly.
 * Load the mod, if you've not already done so.
 * Load the replay, following the steps below

How to upload replays?

 * In the post game screen at the end of a game save the replay.


 * Ideally give the replay a suitable name such as OvC (Ork vs Chaos) that indicates the matchup for easier browsing.
 * Drag n drop the file to #replays_official_release and/or #test-version-room

How do I recover a replay that I forgot to save?
The Dawn of War game engine allows you to recover the previous match. Within the Playback folder there is a file called temp. Rename this file to any other name except temp. After doing so check Skirmish > Load Game > Recorded Games and you shall see it there.

Can you rewind within a replay?
Nope. This is a limitation of the Dawn of War game engine. Unfortunately Relic did not implement this feature.

Can I watch a replay from a previous version?
Not if you're using a different version. There are two scenarios that can happen, depending on the differences between the previous version or current version. To play a replay of an older version of Dawn of War you need to be currently using that version of Dawn of War.
 * 1) Most likely it will throw an error just as the game starts.
 * 2) Or it will throw an error at some point within the game.