Darkest Hour: Normandy 1944 is a modification for red orchestra. It will focus on the Normandy campaign in 1944 and will not only cover the landings and airborne drops of the 6th of June 1944 but it will also include the epic large scale tank battles that took place in the later stages of the campaign.

We have finally released Beta 1.0 of this mod and your opinions and suggestions are important to us so please post them on our forums.

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After many months of hard work, delays and endless "what's taking so long?" threads, we are very pleased to announce that Darkest Hour Beta 3.0 is now available via Steam!

Please note that if you already have Beta 2 it is very important that you delete or rename your DarkestHour folder before downloading Beta 3. Older versions are incompatible with the Steam client and will result in a corrupt download.

Built on the award-winning Steam favorite, Red Orchestra, Darkest Hour brings the classic RO multiplayer experience to the beaches of Normandy, Operation Market-Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and on into the Reich. Now you can play as American, British or Canadian troops, with a huge range of additional features including:

  • More than 20 new infantry weapons, such as the ever-distinctive Garand, M1 Carbine, .30-cal, Bren, FG42, Thompson and the Enfield rifles
  • American Bazooka, British PIAT and German Panzerschreck to go tank-hunting with
  • New infantry features, including Airborne drops onto the battlefield, bullet suppression and supersonic cracks, plus a new radioman class for calling in artillery strikes
  • Dozens of new uniforms for all nations
  • Over a dozen new crewable vehicles including the King Tiger and JagdPanther for the Germans, countered with multiple types of Sherman in 75mm, 76mm and 17-pounder versions, plus the Cromwell, M10 Wolverine and Achilles
  • New armor features, including engine damage and fires, crew hits and tracks visibly breaking when hit
  • More transport – Kubelwagen, Jeep and Opel truck
  • 11 new maps, including:
    • Juno Beach – Canadians storming the beaches in classic D-Day action
    • Carentan – the US 101st Airborne assaults the town shortly after D-Day
    • Brecourt – 101st Airborne attempt to put a key German artillery battery out of commission behind the beaches
    • Vieux – vast sweeping armored combat as the British attempt to break out during Operation Goodwood in Normandy
    • Ginkel Heath – British paras drop into a hotly-contested LZ at the start of Operation Market-Garden
    • Wacht-am-Rhein – sweeping tank combat during the Battle of the Bulge, including the fearsome King Tiger
    • Stoumont – American infantry and armor try and hold back the SS PanzerGrenadiers in the streets of the Ardennes town
    • Bois Jacques – tenacious American defense against the combined German tank and infantry forces
    • Foy – the Germans’ turn to defend against attacking American airborne troopers

So whether it is the Normandy campaign, jumping onto the dropzones around Arnhem or the bitter fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, new and old players alike will get a chance to see why RO remains a classic. Now with the opportunity to re-play those battles RO-style, courtesy of Darkest Hour: Europe 1944-45!


Additional information for custom mappers can be found here:
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Additional information for server admins can be found here:
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Darkest Hour Beta v2.0

Darkest Hour Beta v2.0

Jan 25, 2009 Full Version 4 comments

This is version v2.0 of Darkest Hour, released 03 October 2008

Darkest Hour June 6th 2008 Trailer

Darkest Hour June 6th 2008 Trailer

Jun 04, 2008 Trailers 0 comments

A trailer showing off many of the new features, units and weapons of the upcoming Darkest Hour Beta 1.0

Darkest Hour Beta 1.0 Manual

Darkest Hour Beta 1.0 Manual

May 30, 2008 Guides 2 comments

The Darkest Hour Beta 1.0 Manual explains installing DH, how to set up the sdk, server and several new gameplay features.

Darkest Hour Feature Trailer

Darkest Hour Feature Trailer

Apr 11, 2008 Trailers 2 comments

The DH feature trailer....look here to learn more about our parachute and portable radio man systems. Release in May 2008

Christmas 2007 Teaser Trailer

Christmas 2007 Teaser Trailer

Dec 24, 2007 Trailers 1 comment

The Christmas 2007 Teaser Trailer for Darkest Hour.

Dog Green Teaser Trailer

Dog Green Teaser Trailer

May 11, 2007 Trailers 1 comment

The Darkest Hour Dog Green Trailer. Enjoy 5 minutes of action packed footage (which only shows 50% of the entire map) as well as numerous other features...enjoy...

Comments  (0 - 10 of 237)
Crazypanzer
Crazypanzer Aug 7 2009, 6:57pm says:

Ok, I have a problem, in almost maps the bots just simply dont move out off the Respawn Zone! Its very boring, since I cant play with the bots and, second I cant play multiplayer because it says that misses some crap, and if I wnat do unistall the program, it says i cant because of "Darkest hour server". Can you please help me???

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sharksbate
sharksbate Jul 6 2009, 10:52am says:

its sad that omaha isnt anymore :(

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CSGrey-Fox
CSGrey-Fox Jun 18 2009, 5:56pm says:

I just wanna say, that this mod has provided me with the most entertainment that any RO game has given me. You've done a great job with all the weapons and uniforms, everything is great! One minor niggle would probably be with the soldiers faces, but tbh I'm shooting them more than admiring their facial features. Keep up the good work!

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Marcus500
Marcus500 Jun 12 2009, 7:53am says:

The best Red Orchestra mod finally on steam GOOD WORK!

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wav
wav Jun 4 2009, 6:09pm says:

Dead?

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cyoung
cyoung Jun 6 2009, 8:35pm replied:

We just got a steam release set up. Hopefully Monday will be available to download.

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Dragunov_SVD
Dragunov_SVD Jun 5 2009, 1:49am replied:

*Bzzt* Wrong. Try again, dumbass.

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Dragunov_SVD
Dragunov_SVD Jun 4 2009, 3:00pm says:

Darkest Hour Beta 3.0 will be coming out on June 5th over steam. Forums.darkesthourgame.com

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mikejkelley
mikejkelley Mar 23 2009, 2:25am says:

Can some1 tell me what happened to Aeneas2020? I've lost his email, so if somebody could pm it to me, I'd appreciate it.

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Tacomanrules
Tacomanrules Mar 14 2009, 8:37am says:

for some reason the mod wont work for me Wut do i do?

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