Day of Defeat: Source

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This online, squad-based shooter set in World War II pits Axis and Allied forces against each other in ferocious battles on the European front.

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Day of Defeat: Source is the sequel to the Half-Life mod Day of Defeat. It's running on Half-Life 2's Source engine and like Counter Strike: Source, it keeps true to the original formula, while making some minor tweaks to the gameplay. It is a World War II multi-player only FPS, where the players are divided amongst two teams: US Army (Allies) or Axis (Wehrmacht), and furthermore amongst 6 classes: Rifleman, Assault, Support, Sniper, Machine Gunner and Rocket. All classes on both sides have unique weapons.

It has two main game modes: one being based around control points known from Battlefield 1942 and Team Fortress 2, and another mode revolving around one or both teams trying to bomb the enemy's strategic points. It is also the first Valve game other than the free Lost Coast level for Half-Life 2 to incorporate High Dynamic Range lightening.

Classes

Rifleman

U.S. Army Rifleman

U.S. Army
Primary Weapon:
        M1 Garand
        Clip Capacity: 8 rounds, with 10 additional clips
        Secondary Fire: "Ironsight" zoom

Equipment:
        2 Rifle Grenades
        Combat Knife

Wehrmacht

Wehrmacht Rifleman

Primary Weapon:
        Mauser Kar 98
        Clip Capacity: 5 rounds, with 12 extra clips.
        Secondary Fire: "Ironsight" zoom

Equipment:
        2 Rifle Grenades
        Entrenching Shovel

Assault

U.S. Army Assault

U.S. Army
Primary Weapon:
        M-1928 Thompson
        Magazine Capacity: 30 rounds, with 6 extra mags.
        Secondary Fire: Punch

Equipment:
        M-1911 Colt .45
        1 Fragmentation Grenade
        1 Smoke Grenade

Wehrmacht Assault

Wehrmacht
Primary Weapon:
        MP-40 Submachine Gun
        Magazine Capacity: 30 rounds, with 6 extra mags.
        Secondary Fire: Punch

Equipment:
        Walther P38
        1 Fragmentation Grenade
        1 Smoke Grenade

Support

U.S. Army Support

U.S. Army
Primary Weapon:
        M-1918A2 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
        Magazine Capacity: 20 rounds, with 10 extra mags.
        Secondary Fire: Semi-Auto toggle

Equipment:
        2 Fragmentation Grenades
        Combat Knife

Wehrmacht Support

Wehrmacht
Primary Weapon:
        MP-44 (Sturmgewehr-44)
        Magazine Capacity: 30 rounds, with 6 extra mags.
        Secondary Fire: Semi-Auto toggle

Equipment:
        2 Fragmentation Grenades
        Entrenching Shovel

Sniper

U.S. Army Sniper

U.S. Army
Primary Weapon:
        M-1903A4 Springfield w/Scope
        Clip Capacity: 5 rounds, with 12 extra clips.
        Secondary Fire: Scope Zoom

Equipment:
        M-1911 Colt .45
        Combat Knife

Wehrmacht Sniper

Wehrmacht
Primary Weapon:
        Mauser Kar 98 with scope
        Clip Capacity: 5 rounds, with 12 extra clips.
        Secondary Fire: Scope Zoom

Equipment:
        Walther P38
        Entrenching Shovel

Machine Gunner

U.S. Army Machine Gunner

U.S. Army
Primary Weapon:
        .30 Caliber Light Machine Gun w/bipod
        150-round belt, with 2 additional belts.
        Secondary Fire: Deploy/Retract bipod

Equipment:
        M-1911 Colt .45
        Combat Knife

Wehrmacht

Wehrmacht Machine Gunner

Primary Weapon:
        MG-42 with tripod
        250-round belt, with 1 additional belt.
        Secondary Fire: Deploy/Retract Bipod

Equipment:
        Walther P38
        Entrenching Shovel

Rocket

US Rocket

U.S. Army
Primary Weapons:
        M1A1 Bazooka
        Ammunition:5 rockets
        Secondary Fire: Shoulder Bazooka

        M1 Carbine
        Magazine Capacity: 15 rounds, w/ 2 extra mags.
        Secondary Fire: None

Equipment:
       Combat Knife

Wehrmacht

Wehrmacht Rocket

Primary Weapons:
        Panzerschreck Raketen-Panzerbüchse 54
        Ammunition: 5 rockets
        Secondary Fire: Shoulder Panzerschreck

        Mauser C96 w/ M712 attachment
        Magazine Capacity: 20, w/ 2 extra mags.
        Secondary Fire: None

Equipment:
        Entrenching Shovel

Official Maps

Area Capture

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dod_argentan
dod_avalanche
dod_donner
dod_flash
dod_kalt
dod_palermo

Detonation

dod_colmar
dod_jagd

The Palermo Update (2008)

June 2nd 2008, the game received a surprisingly hefty update, which retrofitted the game with new Steamworks program (first utilised in the The Orange Box), which allows games to have achievements, stat-tracking and user icons. In addition, a brand new map dod_Palmero was added to the game. The whole game was transferred from the Half-Life 2: Episode One version of the Source engine to the newest version used in The Orange Box (often referred to as Source 2007). This allowed for higher quality textures and smoother framrates on high-end PC's. However, to achieve this boost in performance, Valve removed support for DirectX 7-based graphic cards in the Source engine, which rendered those particular users, who owned a DirectX 7-based graphics card unable to play the game. An official website with information on the update can be found here.

This is a great example of how Valve supports their products post release, with Day of Defeat: Source being nearly 3 years old.

System Requirements

Minimum:
1.7 Ghz Processor
512 MB Ram
DirectX 8 Video Card
Internet connection

Recommended:
3.0 GHz processor
1 GB RAM
DirectX 9 video card

General Information Edit

Game Name	Day of Defeat: Source
Platform(s)	PC
Publisher(s)	CyberFront Corporation
Developer(s)	Valve Corporation
Genres	Add a new genre First-Person Shooter
Themes	Add a new theme World War II
Original US Release	Sept. 26, 2005 need a fuzzy date?
Original US Release	know the real date?
Aliases	DoD:S

Trivia

This map, present in the beta and retail versions of Day of Defeat, was immensely popular, with some referring to it as "the de_dust" of that game. However, it was never officially ported to the newer Day of Defeat: Source, much to the dismay of fans.

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dod_anzio
dod_flash
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Day of Defeat: Source

This online, squad-based shooter set in World War II pits Axis and Allied forces against each other in ferocious battles on the European front.

Classes

Rifleman

Assault

U.S. Army Assault

Support

U.S. Army Support

Sniper

U.S. Army Sniper

Machine Gunner

U.S. Army Machine Gunner

Rocket

US Rocket

Official Maps

Area Capture

Detonation

The Palermo Update (2008)

System Requirements

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