Been more than a minute since I tried DoW online but other games of the era basically used Gamespy Arcade as a drop in server browser. So if they were just switching to Steam/GoG for that, it really depends on what kind of LAN support those packages have.
So… annoying but doesn’t seem unique to this release?
I vaguely recalled DoW was a Gamespy Arcade game so did a bit of googling
Looks like most versions removed that when Gamespy Arcade shut down… 11 years ago? https://steamcommunity.com/app/4570/discussions/0/522728268959131532/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/dawnofwar/comments/268ygf/lan_multiplayer_patched_out_of_soulstorm/
Been more than a minute since I tried DoW online but other games of the era basically used Gamespy Arcade as a drop in server browser. So if they were just switching to Steam/GoG for that, it really depends on what kind of LAN support those packages have.
So… annoying but doesn’t seem unique to this release?