‘There is Only War’ is the largest update Dawn of War II has seen to-date. This update includes bug fixes, balance updates, new content, new features, new maps, and the release of the world builder.
Relic has posted up the changes that are in the update, check out the release notes!
Be warned though: It's huge f***ing list!
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THERE IS ONLY WAR RELEASE NOTES 1.4.1
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New Content
World Builder
• World Builder, the map editor is now available to allow users to edit, create, and add new maps to multiplayer games
• Open the world builder by navigating to Crogram FilesSteamSteamAppscommondawn of war 2 world_builder.exe.
• Save maps to Crogram FilesSteamSteamAppscommondawn of war 2AssetsMapsPvP
• It is recommended to have an 8800 GT class video card, or be able to run DOW II with ‘high’ graphical settings
Maps
• Added 8 new multiplayer maps to the game
• (2p) Calderis Refinery
• (2p) Outer Reaches
• (2p) Leviathan Hive
• (4p) Calderis Refinery
• (4p) Golgotha Depths
• (6p) Calderis Refinery
• (6p) Angel Gate
• (2p) Legis High Stratum is now available for all Dawn of War II owners
Additional UI Content
• Added an RSS news ticker to the title screen that will show critical game updates, news, and information
• The Main Menu News tab is now controlled by RSS. You can subscribe to the RSS feed at: dow2news.relic.com/relic/dow2/news/english.xhtml
• Added a new PvP loading screen tip about Sweeping Advance
• The PvP loading screen now shows loading progress bars for each player in the game
Game Options
• You can now freely change the Number of Tickets needed to win a match (250, 500, or 1000)
• You can adjust the Starting Resources of a match to be standard or high
• Added the option to end a match by conceding defeat in Ranked and Custom Games in the F10 Menu. Team games require a unanimous vote to Concede.
Campaign
• Various new pieces of wargear have been added to the Campaign. Can you find them all?
Observer Feature
New Fog of War Options
• Choose between both teams’ viewpoints
• New option lets observers see enemy movements beneath the Fog of War
Telecast Features
• Attention Arrows let telecasters highlight a squad, object, or piece of terrain with an easy click
• Large mouse cursors for Low-resolution webcasts
Improved Replays
• All new Observer UI features are also available in replays
• More options for removing UI elements let you make awesome screenshots of Dawn of War II action
Observer Hotkeys
• Hotkey “G” toggles the Fog of War
• Hotkey “A” tags a unit with an arrow
• Hotkey “W” toggles the size of the cursor
• Press hotkey “F” to cycle through the Fog of War settings
• Hotkey “H” toggles the Observer Panel Visibility
• Hotkey “T” toggles the replay speed
Referee Feature
• A referee is similar to an observer, except with additional functionality available only to the referee. Referees can send text chat messages to all players and they can pause the game.
• The action of all players is halted when a referee pauses the game
• Observer/Referee slots must be opened by the host
• Observer/Referee mode is only supported in custom, unranked games
• Referees are selected by the host. Any number of observers can be granted referee privileges
• Referees have the same hotkey functionality as observers, but can also pause the game by pressing the “PAUSE” key
Balance Updates
• The rate at which the HQ’s healing aura heals units has been reduced by half for all races
• The amount of Waaagh/Zeal/Psychic Might/Biomass granted from killing a unit and a unit being killed has been reduced for all units
• Retreating breaks stun
Eldar Balance Updates
Global Eldar Balance changes
• Reduced the regeneration of the Seer Council from 1.5 HP to 0.5 HP
• Decreased the Webway population cost from 5 to 3
• Decreased the sight radius for the Webway from 20 to 5
• Changed the name of ‘Conceal’ ability to Distort Field
• Reduced the cost of Swift Movement from 120 Psychic Might down to 50
• Reduced the cost of the Crackshot ability from 150 Psychic Might down to 50
• Reduced the cost of the Distort Field ability from 175 Psychic Might to 75
• Increased the cost of Eldritch Storm from 650 Psychic Might to 750
• Reduced the cost of Seer Council from 600 to 450
• Decreased the Psychic Might cost of Spider’s Brood from 400 to 200
Banshees
• The Banshee Exarch’s health has been buffed from 160 HP to 200
• Removed power cost on Banshee Squads
• The power sword’s damage has been increased from 34 to 37
• The Aspect of Banshee effect now increases HP by 20%
• To use Fleet of Foot Banshee squads require the Aspect of Banshee upgrade
Farseer
• Doom Effect has been decreased from 75% to 40%
• Reduced the energy cost of Doom from 50 to 40
• The cost of Singing Spear has been decreased from 170 requisition 55 power to 130 requisition 40 power
• The cost of the gravity blade has been reduced from 200 requisition, 50 power to 150 requisition, 30 power
• The damage-reducing effect of Fortune has been decreased from 50% to 30%
• The energy cost to use Fortune has increased from 30 to 45
• The effect of Rune Armor has increased from 50 health to 100 health
• The energy gained from the Rune Armor wargear has been changed to +125
• Spirit Stones now cost 80 energy to cast and is no longer a limit break ability
• Spirit Stones now regenerate 60 units for the targeted unit instead of its previous 150
• Spirit Stones now heal 200 HP
• The suppression resistance gained from the Spirit Stones’ ability has been reduced from 100 courage to 50 courage
• Farseer’s Mind War supressing effect has increased from 20 courage to 100 courage
Guardians
• Guardian squad HP has been increased from 90 to 100
• Fleet of Foot now requires the Battle Equipment upgrade to be equipped
• The cooldown time of Plasma Grenades’ has increased from 35 seconds to 60 seconds
• Plasma Grenades no longer suppress enemy units
• Guardian squad’s requisition cost has been increased from 270 to 300
• Shuriken Catapult’s damage has been increased from 12 to 15
Brightlance
• Reduced the weapon cooldown from 4 seconds to 2 seconds
• Decreased the unit’s damage from 180 to 90
• Increased the HP of Brightlance crew members from 160 to 220
• Removed the Beam Scorch ability from Brightlance Platforms
D-Cannon
• Removed knockback from the D-cannon weapon
• Increased the HP of D-Cannon crew members from 160 to 180
Rangers
• To use Fleet of Foot, the squad must have the Pathfinder upgrade
• Decreased the Health of rangers
• Pathfinder is now a Tier 1 upgrade
• Added Kinetic Pulse: a Ranger ability that fires a high-impact, low-damage blast of kinetic energy that can knock a single unit down
• Removed the Rangers’ Suppressive Volley ability
• Changed the cost to spawn a squad of Rangers from 360 requisition 25 power to 300 requisition 30 power
• Added setup/teardown time to the Long Rifle of 1.5 seconds
• Reduced the cooldown time on the Long Rifle from 7 seconds to 3.5 seconds
• Increased Ranger Long Rifle damage from 160 to 180
Falcon
• The Scatter Laser’s damage has been decreased from 34 to 28
• Pulse Laser weapon is now categorized under the Venom Cannon weapon family
• The Pulse Laser’s damage has been decreased from 60 to 45
Shuriken Cannon
• Reduced the mid-range damage of the Shuriken Cannon from 1.6 to 1
• Increased the long-range damage from 0.15 to 0.2
• Changed the cost of the unit from 270 requisition to 210 requisition and 30 power
Warlock
• The cost of the Witchblade of Kurnous has been increased from 125 requisition, 30 power to 125 requisition, 35 power
• The cost of equipping Warp Throw has increased from 100 requisition, 20 power to 100 requisition, 40 power
• Cloak of Shadows has had its requisition cost decrease from 150 to 100
• The health-regeneration effect of Channeling has been increased from 2.5 to 3
Warp Spiders
• Increased the HP of Warp Spider’s from 160 to 200
Warp Spider Exarch
• Increased Warp Spider’s Dual Deathspinner damage from 35 to 46
• Increased the Exarch’s HP from 160 to 240
Warp Spider Exarch (Hero)
• Decreased the cost of the Power Blades upgrade from 170 requisition and 70 power to 130 requisition and 45 power
• Decreased the cost of the Improved Warp Generator upgrade from 125 requisition, 40 power to 110 requisition, 30 power
• Group Teleport now requires the Improved Warp Generator upgrade
• Decreased the power cost of the Shimmer Orb from 35 to 25
• Units shielded by a Shimmer Orb are knocked back if hit by grenades or plasma devastator shots
• The cost of Anti-Grav Grenades has been decreased from 200 requisition, 50 power to 120 requisition, 40 power
• Decreased the cost of Improved Targeters from 100 requisition, 35 power to 100 requisition, 30 power
• Added a teleport effect to warn players of Warp Spider group teleportation target
Wraithlord
• Decreased the damage of the Shuriken Cannon from 210 to 70
• Decreased the Shuriken Cannon’s cooldown time from 1.5 seconds to 1 second
• Changed the ‘weapon family’ of the Shuriken Cannon from heavy bolter to bolter
• Decreased the cooldown fire rate of the Wraithlord’s Brightlance from 4 to 2 seconds
• Decreased the damage of the Wraithlord’s Brightlance from 100 to 90
Fire Prism
• Explosive Shot has been reduced in damage from 120 to 70
Ork Balance Updates
Global Ork Balance Changes
• Buffed the damage of More Dakka, it now increases ranged damage by 25%
• More Dakka no longer reduces cooldown
• Reduced the wait time of the Roks impact from 2.1 seconds to 1.1
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of Kult of Speed from 275 to 125
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of Hide Da Boyz from 150 to 75
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of Use Yah Choppas from 150 to 75
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of ‘Ard Boyz from 150 to 75
Deff Dread
• Decreased the cost from 300 requisition and 70 power to 250 requisition, 45 power
• Decreased its HP from 550 to 450
• Decreased Buzz Klaw damage from 170 to 120
• Increased the Burnaz ‘n Bits cost from 50 requisition, 20 power to 200 requisition, 20 power
• Increased the effect of Burnaz ‘n Bits from 125 HP to 300 HP
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of the Rampage ability from 75 to 35
Kommando Nob (Hero)
• Increased the range of Twinlinked Shoota from 25 m to 32 m
• Changed the cost of the Rokkit Launcha from 105 requisition, 65 power to 150 requisition, 50 power
• Decreased the cost of Improved Camouflage from 100 requisition, 45 power to 100 requisition, 35 power
• Boom Time makes the Kommando drop a stun grenade upon retreated
• The Kommando no longer drops a grenade when he is killed
• Changed the number of Stikkbombs thrown from 1 to 5
• The damage gradient of Booby Traps now gives less damage on its outer radius and more damage on its inner radius
• Changed the damage of Booby Traps to 75/125/175 depending on the unit’s proximity
• Decreased the cost of Booby Traps from 135 requisition, 20 power, to 120 requisition, 20 power
• Increased the duration of Hide da Boyz from 20 to 40 seconds
• Removed initial energy cost from the infiltrate ability
• Kommando’s Extra Equipment increases the hero’s HP regeneration rate to three times his normal rate
• Kaboom damage was changed from 400 + 100 to 300 + 100
Kommandos
• Decreased the cost of Kommandos from 400 requisition , 75 power to 400 requisition, 40 power
• Increased the damage of the Shoota from 25 to 29
• Nob leaders are equipped with a hammer when the squad is upgraded
• Love Da Dakka no longer requires infiltration
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of Love Da Dakka from 10 to 5
Lootas
• Decreased the damage of the Beamy Deffgun from 3.5 to 2
• Decreased the cooldown of the Deffgun from 1.6 seconds down to 1 second
• Lootas now have an infiltration ability called Hide Da Gunz
• The Hide Da Gunz ability requires setup time, but zero energy to use
Mekboy
• The Mekboy is now melee resistant like the other heroes
• Decreased the damage of the Shoota from 47 to 42
• Decreased the damage of the Beamy Deffgun
• Increased the effect of the Battery pack from 25% HP to 400 HP
• Decreased the energy consumption of the Battery Pack from 100 to 40
• Increased the cost of the Battery Pack from 85 requisition, 20 power, to 100 requisition, 20 power
• Decreased the cost of upgrading to the Beamy Deff Gun from 100 requisition, 60 power to 150 requisition, 40 energy
• Decreased the energy consumption cost of Electric Armor from 40 to 10
• Decreased the cost of Electric Armor from 170 requisition, 30 power to 120 requisition, 30 power
• Mines now have a setup time, deal minor damage, and suppress units
• The Kult of Speed ability no longer stacks
Nob Squad
• Decreased the cost of a Nob Squad from 600 requisition, 100 power to 500 requisition, 100 power
Shoota
• The Aiming Wotz Dat? ability suppresses targets faster than before
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of Aiming, Wotz Dat? From 6 to 3
• Increased the damage of Shootas from 10 to 12
• Increased the cost of the Big Shoota from 40 requisition, 20 power to 75 requisition, 20 power
• Increased the damage of the Big Shoota from 36 to 37
• Decreased the Big Shoota’s range from 49 m to 43 m
Sluggas
• The requisition cost of Sluggas have been increased from 270 to 300
• Increased the damage of Choppas from 17 to 27
• Increased the cost of Burnas from 30 requisition, 10 power to 50 requisition, 15 power
• Increased Burna melee damage from 45 to 50
• Decreased the Burna cooldown from 3 to 0.3 seconds
• The Slugga Nob Leader is now a stealth detecting unit
• Upgrading to a Slugga Nob Leader no longer requires Tier 2
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of the Recklessness ability from 35 to 18
Stikkbommas
• Decreased melee damage from 26 to 17
• Stikkbombas now throw 2 bombs per member instead of 1
• Altered the cost of Stikkbommas from 330 requisition, 10 power to 280 requisition, 30 power
• Increased the upgrade cost of the Bomma kit from 30 requisition, 10 power to 30 requisition, 15 power
• Increased the squad size from 3 to 4
• Decreased the population cost from 4 to 3
• Reduced the damage of Stikkbombs from 175 to 58
• Increased the range of Stikkbombs from 30 m to 50 m
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of throwing a Stikkbomb from 4 to 2
• Decreased the health of Stikkbommas from 200 to 150
Stormboyz
• Choppa damage has been increased from 19 to 27
• Increased the cost of Improved Rokkit Packs from 25 requisition and 10 power to 50 requisition and 20 power
• Choppas are now categorized as power weapons
• Increased the cost of Stormboyz from 400 requisition, 20 power to 400 requisition, 40 power
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of the Bommaboyz ability from 45 to 20
• Increased the health of Stormboyz from 160 to 180
Tankbustas
• Changed the damage type of Rokkit Barrage from rocket to artillery
• Increased the scatter reduction of Rokkit Barrage from 40 to 48 (scatters less)
• Reduced the Waaagh cost of Tankbusta Barrage from 25 to 12
• Tankbusta build time has been reduced to 24 seconds
Warboss
• Increased the Bang Bang Hammer’s damage from 130 to 150
• Bang Bang Hammer hits now increases the speed of surrounding friendly units by 0.15 m/s
• Kustom Shoota now has a knockback ability called ‘Shoot ‘em Good
• Removed the passive knockback effect on the Kustom Shoota
• The limit break cost of ‘Cybork’ has been decreased from 800 HP to 400 HP
• Decreased the HP cost of Angry Bits from 800 to 200, you need only take 200 points of HP damage before Angry Bits can be cast
• Angry Bits now adds 1.5 m/s of speed to the Warboss when activated
• The Trophy rack damage reduction effect has been reduced from 50% to 25%
Wartrukk
• Increased damage
• Increased the HP of the Wartrukk from 350 to 400
• Decreased the upgrade benefit of the Wartrukk’s Reinforced Plating from 300 HP to 200 HP
Nobs
• The Nob Frenzy ability now makes the squad invulnerable for its duration
• Hammer damage decreased from 110 to 100
• Choppa damage has been increased from 75 to 100
Looted Tank
• Reduced the cost of the Don’t Press Dat ability from 70 to 35
Space Marine Balance Updates
Global Space Marine Balance Changes
• Decreased the Zeal cost of Angels of Death from 500 to 250
• Decreased the duration of Angels of Death from 15 to 8 seconds
• Decreased the cost of Assault Terminators from 900 requisition/ 700 Zeal to 500 requisition/ 500 Zeal
• Decreased the cost of Terminators from 900 requisition/ 700 Zeal to 700 requisition/ 500 Zeal
• Decreased the cost of Drop Pods from 500 requisition, 400 Zeal to 100 requisition, 200 Zeal
• Calling a Drop Pod no longer deploys a Tactical Marine Squad
• Drop Pods no longer reinforce Terminator Squads
• Removed the speed debuff on ‘For the Emperor’
• Decreased the cost of the Venerable Dreadnaught from 750 requisition, 750 Zeal to 700 requisition, 400 Zeal
• Increased the health of the Venerable Dreadnaught from 1200 to 1600
• Reduced the Zeal requirement of Blessing of the Omnissiah from 250 to 120
• Reduced the Zeal cost of For the Emperor from 125 to 50
• Reduced the Zeal cost of Laraman’s Blessing from 225 to 125
Apothecary
• Increased the health of the Apothecary from 500 to 550
• Altered the cost of the Power Axe from 80 requisition, 25 power to 100 requisition, 20 power
• Increased the cost of the Master Crafted Bolter from 85 requisition, 25 power to 125 requisition, 25 power
• Armor of Apothecarion now reduces the movement speed of the Apothecary to 15% speed; previously it rendered the unit immobile
• Decreased the healing effect of the Armor of Apothecarion from 5% to 2%
• Decreased the healing effect of the Armor of Apothecarion from 5 seconds to 3.5 seconds
• Decreased the cost of the Armor of Apothecarion from 200 requisition, 80 power to 200 requisition, 60 power
• Decreased the damage of Purification Rites from 50 to 30
• Decreased the cost of Improved Medical Equipment from 120 requisition, 30 power to 100 requisition, 20 power
• Decreased the effect of Combat Stimulants from 75% to 40%
• Decreased the energy cost of Combat Stimulants from 50 to 40
• Increased the cooldown time from 30 seconds to 40 seconds of Combat Stimulants
• The Purification Rites ability knocks back and damages enemy units that are close to the heal target
Assault Space Marine
• Changed the squad cost from 550 requisition, 25 power to 500 requisition, 50 power
• Changed the Armor type of the ASM from Infantry to Heavy Infantry
• Increased the HP of individual squad members from 325 to 400
• Increased chainsword damage from 34 to 35
• Changed the cost of Melta Bomb upgrade from 30 requisition, 15 power to 50 requisition, 30 power
• Melta bombs no longer immobilize, but instead reduce a vehicle’s speed to 40%
• Melta bomb effect duration has been changed from 20 seconds to 15 seconds
Devastator Squad
• Changed the cost of Devastators from 345 requisition, 0 power to 250 requisition, 30 power
• Reduced the mid range damage of the Heavy Bolter from 1.6 to 1
• Increased the long range damage of the Heavy Bolter from .15 to .2
• Added the Vengeance Rounds ability: High damage barrage by the SM Heavy Bolter that does no suppression damage; it also does light damage to vehicles
• Added Advanced Targeting: an upgrade that allows the use of Vengeance Rounds
• Changed Focus Fire to Vengeance Rounds, adding +5 damage per hit
• Increased the energy cost of the Advanced Targeting Upgrade 20 to 50
Devastator Plasma Cannon
• Slowed the projectile speed of the Plasma Cannon from 40 m/s to 35 m/s
Force Commander
• Decreased the cost of the Stormshield from 150 requisition, 30 power to 125 requisition, 25 power
• Decreased the damage of the Thunder Hammer from 175 to 125
• Increased the energy cost of the Power Fist Flesh over Steel from 50 to 80
• Decreased the cost of Artificer Armor from 125 requisition, 25 power to 100 requisition, 20 power
• Added Teleport Ability to the FC’s Terminator armor
• Decreased the cost of Terminator Armor from 300 requisition, 150 power to 200 requisition, 100 power
Razorback
• Increased the cost of the Razorback from 240 requisition, 40 power to 300 requisition, 60 power
• Decreased the health of the Razorback from 450 HP to 400 HP
• Reduced the effect of Extra Armor ; it used to add 300 HP, now it adds 200 HP
Predator
• Added Extra Armor, an upgrade granting the tank extra health
Scouts
• Increased the damage of the Scout Bolter from 11 to 13
• Added Explosive Shot ability to Scout Shotguns, a conical blast that grants knockback
• Added the Advanced Infiltration Training ability, an upgrade that unlocks the infiltration ability for a scout squad
• Removed the AOE on the Scout Shotgun
• Increased the damage of the Scout Shotgun from 11.5 to 40
• Scout Sniper Rifles now have a setup and teardown time of 1.5 seconds
• Scout Sergeant upgrade no longer requires Tier 2
• Shotgun upgrade no longer grants infiltration
• Sniper upgrade no longer grants infiltration
• Increased the speed of the Scout from 6 to 6.5
Tactical Marine
• Reduced the Flamer cooldown from 0.3 to 0
• Flamer burst info values have been reduced from 3 to 5 seconds to 1 second
• Reduced the reload frequency of Flamers from 6 to 8 bursts to 10 bursts
• Changed the squad’s armor type from infantry to heavy infantry
• Increased the squad’s capping speed from 1 to 1.5
Techmarine
• Increased the damage of the Bolter; it used to be 42, now it is 60
• Increased the damage of the Plasma gun from 76 to 90
• Decreased the cooldown of the Plasma gun from 2.5 to 1.5
• Consecrated Bolters now require Tier 2
• Decreased the energy activation cost of the Brothers in Arms ability from 25 to 10
• Decreased the energy drainage of the consecrated bolter ability from 4/s to 3/s
• The Brothers in Arms ability no longer grants a cooldown bonus
• The Master Crafted Bolter no longer requires Tier 2
• Decreased the cost of the Master Crafted Bolter from 100 requisition, 40 power to 100 requisition, 30 power
• The Artificer Armor mines’ damage has been increased from 50 to 75
• Decreased the energy cost of Artificer Armor mines to 45; previously it was 65
• The damage of Bionics Powerful Sweep has been increased from 45 to 65
• Decreased the effect of Signum Armor from 75% bonus damage to 50% bonus damage
• Increased the cost of Signum Armor from 135 requisition, 25 power to 135 requisition, 30 power
• Increased the Refractor Field’s ratio of damage taken to energy drained from 0.25 to 0.125
• The Orbital Relay Beacon now has a retreat toggle, allowing you to toggle whether or not you want to retreat to that point or the HQ
Tyranid Balance Updates
General Tyranid Balance updates
• Changed sight range on Capillary Towers from 20 m to 5 m
Tyranid Global Balance Changes
• Reduced the Biomass cost of Brood Nests from 225 to 100 Brood Nests no longer autoreinforce units
• Increased the health of Brood Nests from 200 HP to 300 HP
• Increased the cost of Mycetic Spore from 300 requisition / 400 Biomass to 400 requisition / 175 Biomass
• Decreased the cost of Warrior Vanguard from 500 requisition, 300 Biomass to 400 requisition, 150 Biomass
• Without Number now spawns Hormagaunts, Termagants, and Warriors
Carnifex
• Carnifex has been moved to Tier 2
• Thornback upgrade grants the Carnifex the Pheromone Cysts ability
• Pheromone Cysts allow the Carnifex to spawn Ripper Swarms
• Decreased Bioplasma damage down from 100 to 70
Screamer-Killer
• Added the Screamer-Killer, a ranged Carnifex unit to Tier 3
• Screamer Killers are equipped with a Barbed Strangler
• Screamer Killers can be upgraded to equip Venom Cannons
• Increased the damage of the Screamer-Killer’s Barbed Strangler from 85 to 150
• Decreased the 8 m AOE Bioplasma damage size down to 5 m
Hive Tyrant
• Improved Synapse effect has been decreased from 50% to 25%
• Reduced the damage of the Tyrant’s Charge; previously it was 20, now it is 15
• Decreased the -70% effect of Psychic scream down to -25%
• Decreased the 160 requisition, 50 power cost of the Venom Cannon down to 140 requisition cost, 40 power
• Decreased the cost of Bonded Exoskeleton from 185 requisition and 45 power down to 140 requisition and 40 power
• Increased the Warp Field cost of 125 requisition and 20 power to 125 requisition and 25 power
• Decreased Bioplasma damage of 100 down to 80
• Decreased the AOE of Bioplasma; previously it was 8 m, now it is 5 m
Hormagaunts
• Increased the requisition cost of Hormagaunt cost to 300; previously it was 240
• Decreased the speed of Hormagaunts from 7.5 to 6.5
• Increased Scything Talon damage from 11.5 to 17
• Hormagaunt HP has increased from 65 to 81
• Added the Adrenal Glands ability, which increases Hormagaunt speed, and allows them to leap on opponents
Lictors
• Lictors are now in Tier 3
• The Lictor’s HP has been increased from 600 to 1000
• Increase the damage of the Lictor from 51 to 75
• Increased the cost of the Lictor from 300 requisition and 30 power to 500 requisition and 50 power
• Flesh Hooks no longer knock back retreating units
• Removed initial energy cost from the infiltrate ability
• The Lictor’s Vanguard ability now makes infiltration free
Lictor Alpha
• Feeder Tendrils now heal upon successful hit
• Feeder Tendrils no longer heal when killing an enemy unit
• Decreased the 7% healing effect of Feeder Tendrils down to 3%
• Decreased the 20 second suppression effect caused by Scything Talons down to 10 seconds
• The 100 requisition and 25 power cost for Scything Talons has been increased to 100 requisition and 40 power
• Decreased the 130 requisition and 30 power cost of Toxin Sacs down to 100 requisition and 20 power
• Decreased the 45 energy cost of Toxic Cysts down to 30 energy
• Corrosive claws’ cost has been decreased from 150 requisition and 60 power down to 120 requisition and 40 power
• Changed the name of the Loner upgrade to ‘The Lone Hunter’
• Removed initial energy cost from the infiltrate ability
• Pheromone Trail no longer reinforces units automatically
Ravener Alpha
• Crippling Talons’ damage has been decreased from 110 down to 80
• The Crippling Talons’ slow effect no longer affects retreating units
• Acid Splatter’s damage has been decreased from 110 down to 60
• Decreased the Corrosive Devourer’s cost of 135 requisition and 60 power down to 150 requisition and 50 power
• Decreased the 150 requisition cost of Hardened Carapace down to 100
• Strengthened Sinew now grants the Fleet of Claw ability
• Strengthened Sinew no longer grants the passive speed increase
• Decreased the damage of Toxic Miasma from 15 down to 7.5
• The initial energy cost of Toxic Miasma of 7 has been increased to 10
• The Corrosive Devourer’s damage of 160 has been reduced to 100
Ravener Brood
• Moved raveners to Tier 1
• Reduced the power cost of raveners from 75 power down to 45 power
• Added the Ravener burrow strike ability, which allows Raveners to tunnel underground and knockback units at the target location
• Added the Enhanced Muscle Coil ability, which restores the original Ravener burrow ability.
• Decreased the damage of Scything Talons from 65 down to 35
• Changed Scything Talons to a power weapon
• Decreased each Ravener’s 450 HP down to 400 (the Squad HP is now 1200)
Ripper Swarm
• Removed the Ripper Swarm from the HQ
Termagants
• A Termagant squad now costs 300 requisition
• Decreased the 7.5 m/s speed of the Termagants down to 6 m/s
• Increased Termagant’s 60 HP up to 81
• Added Toxin Sacs upgrade that grants Termagants the Crippling Poison ability, which slows targets to a crawl for a short period of time
• Decreased the Devourer damage of 8.5 down to 7.5
• Decreased the Devourer’s cooldown of 2 seconds down to 1 second
• Removed the Devourer’s knockback
Spore Mines
• Added Bio-Plasma Detonation, a new spore mine ability that allows them to explode for massive damage after a short build-up
Warrior Brood
• Increased the power cost of the unit from 15 power to 30
• Changed the cost of Warriors from 400 requisition and 15 power to 300 requisition and 30 power
• Removed Venom Cannon upgrade
• Decreased the squad’s damage from 25 to 22
• Decreased the range of the Warrior’s Barbed Strangler from 44 m to 30 m
• Changed the Scything Talon to a power weapon
• Decreased the damage of Scything Talons from 22 to 18
• Changed the cost of the Adrenal Gland upgrade from 100 requisition and 30 power to 200 requisition and 20 power
• Increased the damage of Adrenal Glands from 33 to 45
• Increased the Barbed Strangler’s damage per second from 45 up to 60
Venom Brood
• Added a Warrior Brood that comes outfitted with a Venom Cannon. Available in Tier 2
• Venom Cannons are now exclusively anti vehicle weapons
Zoanthrope
• Warp blast damage of 120 has been reduced to 70
• Decreased the cooldown of the Focused Warp Blast from 4.7 to 0
• Increased the energy cost of Focused Warp Blast to 80
• Decreased the vehicular damage of the warp blast from 1 to 0.1
• Focused Warp Blast damage has been decreased from 200 to 100
Bug Fixes
Ork bug fixes
• Fixed big stomp so that it properly animates and wears off at the right time
• Fixed an issue where the Beamy Deffgun could rotate on the spot without setup or cooldown time initiating
• Fixed a bug that prevented Kommando squads from upgrading to have a Kommando Nob Leader if a previous Leader died in combat
Eldar bug fixes
• Fixed a bug where Haywire grenades were not responding upon usage
• Fixed a bug where Haywire grenades were sometimes missing their target
• Fixed a bug when switching between modes on the Fire Prism
• Fixed Mind War so that it now simulates a weapon hit
Tyranid bug fixes
• Fixed a bug where the Carnifex was not properly affected by synapse
• Tunnels can no longer be repaired
• Fixed a bug where spore mines were unaffected by phase shift and anti-grav grenades in-game
• Fixed charge range action to work with squads
• Fix melee movement hitch for hormagaunts
• Fixed an issue where the user could see opponents through the fog of war during the first frame of the match
• Fixed a bug where purchasing the Lictor Loner (Lone Hunter) wargear would drain 75 energy
• Fixed a Lictor jump bug
• Fixed a bug that caused the Lictor to freeze when commanded to jump
• Sped up the pre-fire stage of the flesh hook attack, reducing the windup and ‘busy time’ for the unit
• Fixed a bug causing the Lictor to lock up if it fired its Flesh Hooks at the same time its target became unconscious
• The Lictor’s Flesh Hooks can no longer be used on generators
• Fixed the Lictor Alpha’s Terrify ability failing to work in multiplayer games
Space Marine bug fixes
• Fixed a bug where Melta bombs were not responding upon usage
• Fixed a bug where unloading a squad while throwing a smoke grenade caused the razorback to become unresponsive
• Fixed a bug where the apothecary heal ability counted as 2 revives
• Added minimap blip for relay beacons
General gameplay bug fixes
• Fixed a bug where build effect animation and audio still played after canceling a unit; it was an exploit in some cases where a user could lag someone else’s machine by spamming a build and immediately cancelling it, if someone else was attacking their base
• Fixed a bug where ability effects were appearing through the fog of war
• Race Headquarters can now be cancelled without spawn effects appearing
• Headquarters no longer regenerate their own HP
• Fixed an issue where retreating did not disable weapons properly
• Fixed an issue where units would become unresponsive and chase targets despite being issued commands to stop
• Fixed bug where the post game stats screen did not shutdown the name replay dialog box when another player forced it to close indirectly
• Fixed a bug that made units unresponsive if players triggered an ability at the same time an upgrade was completed
• Fixed a bug that caused leader-upgraded squads to lose their keybindings if all units, except the leader were killed
• Fixed a bug where squads would get stuck in their capture state
• Fixed a bug where retreating units slowed down due to other squads having the right of way when retreating
• Improved unit movement and added pathing fixes for retreating units
• Fixed a bug where a squad would automatically take cover if a retreating unit ran past
• Abilities tied to wargear no longer have their recharge timer visually reset when switching between wargear items
• Fixed a bug where a hero’s upgrade queue and spent resources were not cancelled upon death
• Fixed a bug that prevented units from throwing grenades on staircases and inclines
• Limit breaks are now prevented from charging while the limit break ability is active
• Fixed a bug where tanks would randomly turn when unloading
• Fixed a bug where walker vs. walker sync kills would not grant Waaagh/Zeal/Biomass/Psychic Might
• If a unit’s ability fails to fire, its energy is refunded and the ability’s cooldown time is prevented
• Fixed a bug where a unit’s ability cooldown was not being reset after the unit teleported or resurrected
• Ork Waaagh Banners, Ork Turrets, Space Marine Beacons, Webway gates, and Space Marine Turrets are now crushable by vehicles when they are being built
• Fixed a bug where you could see unrevealed garrisoned buildings through the Fog of War
Graphical bug fixes
• Fixed a bug where units using two handed ranged weapons would always be aiming while walking, and not in combat
• The Carnifex now appears as a triangle vehicle indicator on the minimap
• Fixed an issue where the scything talons animation was not synching properly with its animation
• Upgrade decorator added for Slugga Boy Nob
• Fixed a bug where HQ decals would revert to the default display when being re-shrouded in the fog of war
• Fixed a bug where a unit’s death animation would play twice if it occurred simultaneously with an upgrade completion
• Fixed a bug where Tyranid generators could be selected when the cursor was outside its bounding box
Text Bugs
• Fixed an issue where the chat box was not scrolling on game setup screen
• Fixed Seer Council tooltip
• Fixed a warlock text bug
• Fixed a Ravener text tooltip bug
• Fixed help text on the Warboss, Kommando Boom Time, Kustom Shoota, and the Shoot’em Good ability
• Fixed loota help text
• Updated several upgrade tooltips to specify if they grant abilities
• Updated loading screen tips to reflect newly-introduced abilities and tactics
Campaign
• Secondary objective minimap pings have been updated to be better aligned to map markers
• Stalwart Companion will now add +1 Stamina on the barge, as a bonus the stamina will be removed when the Stalwart Companion is removed as well
• Fixed a bug where squads close to levelling are displayed as having levelled up when viewing the post match screen after losing a mission
• Fixed a bug where the undo button would disappear or lose functionality if the user allocated points for their squads while speech is playing on the inventory screen
• Fixed a bug where the client’s cursor disappeared when changing planets if the client was rotating a unit model on the battle barge
Matchmaking
• Matchmaking has been improved to take NAT type into account during random matches. This should improve matchmaking performance, and reduce “churn” due to failed joins
Co-op
• Fixed a bug where the client’s game crashed to the desktop if the client selected Exit Game from the Pause menu while playing a mission
Improvements
Stability
• Fixed a crash when players sign out during loading a PvP game
• Fixed a crash that occurred when the host/client moved one of the two squads back to the Squad Deployment screen
• Fixed minor miscellaneous scar issues
Performance
• Fixed an issue where attached splats were continually generating new geometry near the headquarters in PvP games
UI Improvements
• Your Hero can now be rotated in the hero selection panel
• Improved the searching skull animation and visual consistency on the find a game UI screen
• On the PvP teams setup screen, players on your team have their names highlighted in blue, and enemies have their names highlighted in red
• Added news ticker that shows RSS updates to the title screen
• Moved intel events position down so that the MP player list would not interfere when opening the top event cue
• Rank and Performance bars have been removed from the Find a Game party panel. Both statistics were misleading and encouraging bad player behavior that was negatively impacting Matchmaking
• AI mini-map pings have been disabled
Post-Game
• TrueSkill is now displayed in the post-game stats screen for Ranked games
Audio Improvements
• Improved surround sound output; previously surround sound was dictated by the user’s camera focus
In-Game UI and Graphical updates
• Added new icons for the Screamer Killer, the Venom Brood, the ork infiltrate ability, the Scout shotgun ability, the Space Marine infiltrate upgrade, Tyranid crippling poison, Tyranid Bio Acid Discharge, Tyranid Burrow Strike ability, the Ravener muscle coil ability, the Techmarine’s Powerful Sweep ability, the Tyranid Toxin Sacs upgrade , and for the Ork Shoot ‘Em Good ability
• Units now fade when destroyed (instead of popping out of existence)
• Added new EULA disclaimer on opening title screen for optional Beta participants
• Changed the hotkey for rangers and spore mine detonation
• The Techmarine’s Powerful Sweep ability icon is now a new, unique icon
• The Zoanthrope Focused Warp Blast now has distinct hit effects and focused tracer to distinguish it from the standard shot
Army Painter
• Unlocked new colors and new badges
AI Improvements
• Vehicle operators avoid heavy weapons with setup times
• The AI now evaluates the demand for weapon upgrades as the value gained against the enemy army
• Improved squad responsiveness when threatened
With Relic's release of the beta version of the 'There is Only War' update, Relic has kindly posted a how-to guide for it to get mappers on their feet with the new tool. Please check out the how-to-guide before starting the World Builder application coming with ‘There is Only War’. Reading this document should be your first entry point in creating your own community map for Dawn of War II.
The 10 page PDF file describes how you can create, publish, and play on a basic map. The document also clarifies how you can correctly place objects, set properties, and view impass maps.
I know this is kinda late, Relic has decided to put up a beta testing for their DoW II update - There is Only War - for everyone who owns DoW II for free! This allows players to have a chance to put in their input regarding the game changes and the new maps that are going to be fully implemented by Relic. Not only that, this allows mappers to have a hands on testing on the new map tools Relic is releasing with the update. Not trying to be a Relic fanboi, but you gotta admit its pretty awesome of Relic, no?
Anyway, here is a quick step by step for you to get started on this whole testing business!
Quote:You will need to restart your Steam client in order to opt-in to the beta
Open Steam, click on File, select Settings, then under the Account tab, click on the ‘Change…’ button under ‘Beta participation’. Click on the dropdown menu and scroll to find ‘Dawn of War II ‘There is Only War Update’
Click on the OK button to start downloading the files that will turn your retail Dawn of War II installation into the Dawn of War 2 ‘There is Only War’ Beta.
The Beta period will run until Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 to account for the delay.
Now – ‘THERE IS ONLY WAR’!
…seriously, its officially up. Stop reading… play the game.
Weekly Poll Results - Are you excited for the DoW2 map editor? - Poll Results Posted by: Sl4sh on 07-02-2009 @ 19:26
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Dawn of War News
Are you excited for the DoW2 map editor?
Yes!! *starts bawling in happiness*
51.8% (503)
Meh, Im not a mapper....
36.5% (355)
Map editor??? Never heard of that...is it somekind of robot?
8.4% (82)
No, I like games that I cant edit
3.1% (31)
Total: 971
Start: 06-24-2009 16:47
Last: 07-02-2009 18:57
#1 - Posted by: Disease_61 (Member) on 06-24-2009 at 18:44
meh. I stopped playing DoW2. So, i don't really care :/
#2 - Posted by: newcomer (Member) on 06-24-2009 at 19:14
if it gives mappers a chance to add more maps to the current crappy selection then hell yes, im excited
#3 - Posted by: rah1 (Member) on 06-25-2009 at 21:40
now all the people need is mod tools so we can finally get better army balances and new stuff added to the fightz. has anyone noticed the lack of physics? better yet any real destructable buildings... unlike in the campaign seesh
#4 - Posted by: Jaon (Member) on 06-25-2009 at 23:47
uh what? whens it coming ?
#5 - Posted by: Ramagon (Member) on 06-26-2009 at 07:45
Do you need the DoW 2 Game to map for it, or is does it have the objects and other game stuff in it already?
#6 - Posted by: wraithlord900 (Member) on 06-26-2009 at 19:16
I Wouldn't know, all the Map editors I've Downloaded never worked.
#7 - Posted by: Sl4sh (Staff) on 06-27-2009 at 16:26
of course you will need Dawn of War II to run the map editor.
The map editor will arrive when the major update for DoW II - There is Only War - is out.
#8 - Posted by: chaoslordx13 (Member) on 06-27-2009 at 21:36
first thing im gona do is recreate as many original dow maps as best I can, shrine of excellion anyone? or how bout a nice game of into the breach? or possible marinus ^__^
#9 - Posted by: HellScyth (Member) on 06-29-2009 at 04:01
I was hoping this would happen. I loves meh editors!!
#10 - Posted by: Majestic_XII (Member) on 06-29-2009 at 14:26
There should have been the option of "I don't care".
This entire thing is too giberish,childish and euphoric.
#11 - Posted by: TDATL (Member) on 06-30-2009 at 08:35
"This entire thing is too giberish,childish and euphoric."
That sentence is practically gibberish. Please work on expanding your thoughts until they make sense to other people.
Your "I don't care" answer is also already up there. It is "Meh, I'm not a mapper."
#12 - Posted by: Disease_61 (Member) on 06-30-2009 at 14:43
Thats really not the same thing as i don't care.
Basiclly all the answers are for people who like DoW 2.
"I don't care" would be an answer for people who don't like DoW 2.
#13 - @ tdatl,sorry for double - Posted by: Majestic_XII (Member) on 06-30-2009 at 18:01
Yeah,i have been awaiting a response like this.It is common sense to relic fan boyiz
The problem with the poll is that,while being not serious mapper,I do not like DoW2.
The poll is giberish on the side of those who dont like dow2.
#14 - Posted by: TDATL (Member) on 07-01-2009 at 12:14
"The poll is giberish on the side of those who dont like dow2."
No, the poll is enthusiastic. Map tools coming out is a good thing. It is treated just like all good news on fan sites will be. I myself dislike (quite a lot) the changes DoW2 made. That ship has long sense left port. Let it go.
I fail to see how grumbling about good things happening to other people does anyone any good.
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The community links on every Network site has been compromised and they redirected to a illegal warez site.
We have corrected this but unfortunately we could not recover the links to restore them. As a result all of the links have been deleted to protect the people who sent the original links into us.
While this could be seen to be a set back we are taking the view that although this has caused all the staff some extra work it is still a good time for a fresh start as some of the links were probably dead ones.
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We would like you to either resubmit any link you had on your chosen site and submit new ones.
You can find the link in the left menu under "The Community"
This is not the affiliates but the links. Here is a example
"A community for gamers by gamers"
A very promising new network that specializes in community gaming and modding. Although new the site has shown amazing growth and development. The site is full of creativity and gaming innovation including such features as a full network, mod team hosting, developer hub, community servers and tournaments. You will also recognize 2 of your beloved DoW mod teams there, the Tyranids and Blood Angels.
Features:
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- Full Network
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New Features
New Staff Promotions
Staff Needed
Affiliate Applications
New Features
DoWFiles Mod Center - Hall Of Fame
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DoW2 Upload Sections
- I know this has taken forever but with the map tools being released shortly we are adding the full upload system and site details for DoW2.
Mod Team Interviews
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Affiliate Showcase
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Tournaments And Contests
- We will be officially launching some community events in the coming weeks and have a blast doing it. Look forward to seeing a few tournaments plus mapping and modding competitions.
Staff Promotions
Abbadon the Despoiler
- Our beloved vice admin has decided to step down from his duties and take up the new role as DoWfiles community liaison. His new job will detail direct contact with mod teams getting interviews and exclusives for us and very much more.
Sl4sh
- Please help me in welcoming the promotion of our Site Overseer to his new position of Vice Admin. I congratulate him for all the hard work and dedication to get to this position.
IKS
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Sl4sh here, I would like to add something to this news item. I have been working on a little project, that completely updates the left menu, since as you would see there is no Soulstorm section and all the other sections in exception of vDoW is half done. So hopefully sooner or later you will see my work finished.
Relic has posted up a podcast that answers questions that were submitted a few days ago. Also, in this podcast, the two designers (Jonny Ebbert, Clint Tasker) sit down to discuss the major update for the coming for Dawn of War II - There is Only War! It is a great listen for those who are eagerly awaiting the update. This podcast is a full 35 minutes of Q&A
Weekly Poll Results - You are standing face to face with an unholy daemon, askin - Poll Results Posted by: dreadlord12 on 06-24-2009 @ 16:47
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Dawn of War News
You are standing face to face with an unholy daemon, asking you to fuse with it, gaining power and giving it the ability to destroy all around you. What do you do?
Reject the unholy daemon replying only with a boltgun round to the face.
53.2% (1078)
You do a high five with him!
19.3% (392)
Drop your weapons, open up your arms and smile like its your birthday.
15.7% (318)
Move backwards slowly saying "Nice daemon, good daemon" whilst trying for the nearest exit
6.2% (126)
You ask permission from the Inquisition.
5.4% (110)
Total: 2024
Start: 06-11-2009 19:04
Last: 06-24-2009 16:25
#1 - Posted by: sph1988 (Member) on 06-11-2009 at 21:01
Screw Bolter rounds, Grey Knights have access of Psycannon Bolts, better yet, a Psycannon blast to the face.
#2 - Posted by: HellScyth (Member) on 06-12-2009 at 00:52
I don't need to fuse with a daemon to annihilate everything... I'll do that myself. >
#3 - why let it become you when you could become it? - Posted by: martlew (Member) on 06-12-2009 at 02:49
anyone hungry for possession should really read RAVENOR. it matters little what it lets you do while you're alive, it calls the shots now and you are forever it's bitch. do it the hard way climb the ladder to demon prince... all the PDF troopers you can eat.....
#4 - Posted by: DaemonBoy (Member) on 06-12-2009 at 04:53
you can't trust a daemon >.> chop of his head and destroy the universe yourself
#5 - Posted by: ghostie0013 (Member) on 06-12-2009 at 04:56
Being ex federal law enforcement, I think I might consider calling the CDC, as well as the IRS. Let's face it, that kind of exchange would fit you in for a HUGE capital gains tax. Show me a 10-99 and the last seven years of tax returns and maybe we'll talk. lol.
#6 - Posted by: Sl4sh (Staff) on 06-12-2009 at 06:12
wow, I would have never looked at this situation financially ghostie
#7 - Posted by: Jaon (Member) on 06-12-2009 at 07:41
what would jesus do people? i can see what heed do, its up there winning the poll
bolter all the way
#8 - Posted by: Corbec_UST (Member) on 06-12-2009 at 11:04
The loyalist member in me says reject the unholy filth
the Guardsman in me however says "RUN LIKE F***"
#9 - Posted by: Majestic_XII (Member) on 06-12-2009 at 16:51
Fuse and start killin all n00bs,idiots and the unclean for a greater good.
#10 - Posted by: kais246 (Member) on 06-12-2009 at 18:03
I would high five just for the pure amount of win that would come from that picture.
Would be great.
#11 - Posted by: ghostie0013 (Member) on 06-13-2009 at 05:35
Yeah, most people wouldn't look at it financially, but I've seen the IRS in action. If you've got a problem that you're unsure you can handle, despite being armed with a vast assortment of assault weaponry and with a large complement of trained professionals, call the IRS. They'll step in and crawl up the offensive idiot's *** with an electron microscope, take everything, including the clothes off his back, and finish it out by reminding the individual they STILL have to deal with the ones carrying the guns. lol
#12 - Posted by: ghostie0013 (Member) on 06-13-2009 at 06:26
Also, as an afterthought.. Perhaps I should have mentioned my first wife was a CPA and I'm currently dating a tax attorney.
#13 - Posted by: PSIN (Member) on 06-13-2009 at 10:40
I voted for the merger. Oddly enough I've come to consider that the daemon might take the opportunity to describe it's tax audit for eternity, and now regret my decision. I'd like to change my vote to bolt to the face. His or mine, it doesn't matter as long as it avoids the alternative.
#14 - Posted by: CornCobb (Member) on 06-13-2009 at 14:10
Hi-Five sounds like a good idea to me! But I mainly play Tau who I think can't be affected by the warp. Oh well, suppose I'd have to die then.
#15 - Posted by: chaoslordx13 (Member) on 06-14-2009 at 04:31
they cant give high fives either
#16 - Posted by: Taylorkiller (Member) on 06-17-2009 at 13:04
boltgun round 2 the face anyday of the week, it seems we hv alot of imperial lovers in the community nowadays, many boltgun rounds flying about
#17 - ... - Posted by: Droidekea (Member) on 06-18-2009 at 06:20
HEADSHOT!!!
#18 - Posted by: Defman2000 (Member) on 06-19-2009 at 16:40
It was a hard choice but I chose Boltgun.
#19 - High Five! - Posted by: Area51T (Member) on 06-20-2009 at 19:37
I would give him a high five.It would be like Borat!
#20 - Posted by: ghostie0013 (Member) on 06-21-2009 at 10:09
lmao. Yup, good point. Borat, just sans the naked wrestling hopefully.
#21 - Boltgun... - Posted by: Zealot2021 (Member) on 06-23-2009 at 19:09
Only if i have a librarian backing me.
otherwise, yea psycannon-no-invuln-save = win
#22 - Posted by: Chewtobacco (Member) on 06-24-2009 at 03:30
Id recomend DoW2 to him... that would teach the unholy bugger...
#23 - Posted by: tomiks (Member) on 06-24-2009 at 10:33
I chop of his head and destroy the universe myself
Relic has announced that the ‘There is Only War’ includes the official release of World Builder, the Dawn of War II map editor. Once the update is released, players can create, edit, and play on their own community-created battlefields.
What can I do?
World Builder lets you add victory points, power nodes, and requisition points under Urban, Desert, Tyrannoformed, and Jungle map tilesets. You can deform terrain, place cover objects, choose the weather, and define the size of the map. Maps can be released for two, four, or six players.
How do I use it?
When released, World Builder can be opened from the local DOW2 directory. It will also include a sample map and a documentation file explaining how to publish a basic map for online play. It is recommended to run World Builder on a PC that handles Dawn of War II on ‘high’ or ‘ultra’ graphics settings.
When is it released?
World Builder is yet another part of themassive ‘There is Only War’ update coming out later this summer, and will be available when the beta goes live in early July.
Sounds Awesome!
The tool is being released to further open Dawn of War II to the modding community, to give fans the ability to contribute new content and increase the longevity of multiplayer. Relic is looking forward to see what the community has to contribute, and can’t wait to see them being played.
Just when you thought DoW II wouldn't receive any map/mod support, Relic totally catches the community off guard and teases us with a screenshot of a Map Editor! Holy shit, amright!?
Looks like things are picking up with DoW II; with the new content pack, and with the incoming map editor it will surely add to the longevity of the game due to community maps, just as it has done with DoW I (they still keep coming after 5 or so years!). I encourage everyone to show your support to Relic, not for simply responding to the community, but for simply being an awesome Developer that actually cares about its community and releasing awesome products. Thanks Relic!
Here’s an exclusive Battle Report narrated by Jonny Ebbert, the lead designer on Dawn of War II, and Clint Tasker, a DOW II balance designer. The 24 minute video uses the new observer feature to showcase a battle between Colin “Hamu” Hamilton, a Tyranid player, and Braden “bC” Chan who plays as Eldar. The battle takes place on Outer Reaches, a two-player map designed to be an homage to a map from the original Dawn of War game.
Jonny and Clint reveal balance changes, unit updates, and new strategies introduced in the ‘There is Only War’ update. They also explain how tier-1 pacing has been adjusted to make the early game more interesting to play.
The video is also available on Steam to download, if you want to view a 720p, 745 MB high-resolution version of the action.
The video shows how ‘There is Only War’ brings diversity to unit roles between armies, and introduces strategies that players can use to directly counter an opposing force. We’re excited to roll out ‘There is Only War’ and know you’ll love the update once you get your hands on the Beta.
This is the first of two Developer Battles we’ll be posting this week. The next video will showcase Space Marines against Orks. Keep checking the site to find out how you can participate in the ‘There is Only War’ Beta launching later this summer.
Also guys, do you have some questions for the designers after watching the new developer battle? Send them on in via a private message to Thunder in the DoW II official forums and your question may be selected to be answered by designers Clint Tasker and Jonny Ebbert in a future interview. Deadline for submissions is noon PDT, June 24.
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Gamereplays.org has an exclusive interview and video regarding DoW II!. Gamereplays.org was invited by Relic to check out their new observer mode for their upcoming content update and reaply functionality. This seems quiet fitting for a site that is built around replays and has fans upload and view constantly! It's actually a pretty cool update for the replay function that gives you a lot of info of their player's action throughout the game, so you will know what the pro's/otherplayer's build is at all times.
Finally, Bentguru, the Senion Gamecaster from the site, came to Relic's office to check out a build of the game with the update. You can check out the interview which has a compiled info on his trip.
Exciting news for DoW II players! This summer, Dawn of War II is going to receive a major update that adds tremendous value to the multiplayer experience through new features, major balance improvements, and new content.
A New Observer Feature
New Observer and Referee options let you watch custom multiplayer games as a spectator. With this new perspective, the Observer can easily monitor the entire battle with a detailed look at the status of all players.
*Screenshot of this can be found at the last picture in the screenshot section*
PvP Balance and Open Beta
As promised, ‘There is Only War’ brings a significant balance update to Dawn of War II’s multiplayer game. We have re-tuned many units, added new abilities, and fixed many bugs and exploits. For more information, stay tuned to this blog for exclusive Dawn of War II Developer Battle Reports that showcase the new multiplayer changes for all four races.
Get an early look at this update with an open beta that goes live in early July for all Dawn of War II owners. Throughout the beta, we’ll be gathering community feedback to help ensure ‘There is Only War’ is the best update yet. Details about how to join the beta will be released in the coming weeks.
New PvP Maps
‘There is Only War’ adds 8 new multiplayer maps bringing the total map count to 18. They can be viewable in the screenshots section.
This major update will add new features, improved multiplayer balance and brand new content to the epic battlefields of Dawn of War II.
Update: Firestorm Over Kronus - Mod News Posted by: Sl4sh on 06-13-2009 @ 13:35 - Source: HorusHeretic
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Dawn of War News
Hey guys,
HorusHeretic is here to show you lot a quick preview about the mod.
Since Medes hasn't much time for modding any more, however Horusheretic is filling as modeler
He is also also pleased to announce that there is going to be an upcoming release for Dark crusade.... and sadly, it will be the last as the team moves on to Soul Storm.
A few things to fill you on for the upcoming release:
Updated hero Wargear, new units improved stability, updated ai and more
Here is something you can look forward too for Firestorm over Kaurava (SS)
I am pleased to announce a few promotions for the network.
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Weekly Poll Results - What do you think of the voices done in DoW II? - Poll Results Posted by: Sl4sh on 06-11-2009 @ 19:04
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Dawn of War News
What do you think of the voices done in DoW II?
They are really good, and capture their character's personality.
46.9% (398)
They are somewhat good, same level as what the original DoW had.
28% (238)
They are ok, the original game was way better though.
18.5% (157)
Just bad, what the hell was Relic thinking?
6.4% (55)
Total: 848
Start: 06-04-2009 10:28
Last: 06-11-2009 18:18
#1 - Posted by: BaneOfRome (Member) on 06-04-2009 at 11:39
I would say that the voices are really good, but the Gretchin narrator for the Orks drops my vote to the somewhat good level.
#2 - Posted by: crisissuit3 (Member) on 06-04-2009 at 11:46
They are ok, but DOW is still slightly better. But, i will always remember that one line thaddeus said. "they must be saved!!!" the way he delivered that line will always make me laugh.
oh yeah and at the end of DOWII when the poison sets in
Gaurdsmen: YEAH!, alrighth!! yeah!!
hehehe gold.
#3 - Posted by: chaoslordx13 (Member) on 06-04-2009 at 14:08
I perfer the ork voices in dow 1, otherwise, there all great
#4 - Posted by: wraithlord900 (Member) on 06-04-2009 at 14:31
I wouldn't know I don't have windows live.
#5 - Posted by: Majestic_XII (Member) on 06-04-2009 at 15:15
On par with dow 1,eventhough:
Eldar are better in dow 2 except for the avatar
SM are better in dow 2 excpect for the apothecary and FC
Orks are good in dow2 except for their narrator and some units.(I miss my flash gitz)
Tyranids are as good as necrons in dow dc were.
Dow 1 had more untis and those already there were good,
DoW1 beats Dow 2 in terms of quantity of voices but nevertheless,DoW1=DoW2
#6 - Posted by: Jaon (Member) on 06-05-2009 at 00:06
dow 2 needed more units
i was looking forward to maybe some sternguard and vanguard but NO
um
i think they are absolutely terrible im sorry, theres no excuse for the ork narrator, some of the space marines sound like mere teenagers, its just not right.
#7 - Posted by: adventium (Member) on 06-05-2009 at 09:27
youre lame(talkin to computer)
#8 - Posted by: wraithlord900 (Member) on 06-05-2009 at 11:08
hey, now thats not nice watch your typing, now no name calling.
#9 - Posted by: Ronald_Jesch (Member) on 06-05-2009 at 17:10
I thought the voice acting was pretty decent, probably not as good as the first DoW but decent nonetheless. Tarkus' voice was fitting as was Avitus', however I think Thaddeus ended up sounding kind of annoying but I think that was kind of what they were shooting for.
#10 - Posted by: ghostie0013 (Member) on 06-06-2009 at 07:49
I'm going to agree with Ronald. Tarkus and Avitus capture the zealous quality of a space marine, as does Cyrus. Cyrus adds in the cynical jabs of a veteran who's accepted the fight is going to make little difference in the overall scheme of things. Thaddeus, however, just reminds me a little bit of a teenager that has just been caught sneaking back in the house after having snuck out, and is trying to come up with a plausible explanation of his whereabouts. I really wish they'd done more with the apothecary and techmarine.
#11 - Posted by: Ronald_Jesch (Member) on 06-06-2009 at 22:03
There really wasn't a whole lot the voice actors for Gorian and the Techmarine could do, seeing as how they didn't get very much dialogue at all. I wish they made them playable characters in campaign or at least made missions involving them as characters.
#12 - Posted by: chaoslordx13 (Member) on 06-09-2009 at 16:00
would have been cool if you could eventually upgrade to either a apothecary or techmarine in campaign, would have made allot of people happy.
#13 - Posted by: Neverhoodian (Member) on 06-10-2009 at 12:08
Overall, I'd say they did a good job with the voices. No real complaints with the Space Marines and Eldar. Tyranids don't talk, so they're largely exempt (though the Hive Mind voice could stand to be a bit more menacing). My one big complaint is the Orks. I don't mind the gretchin announcer, but I wish the units were a bit more bombastic and lippy like the Orks in the first DoW. They don't bellow at the top of their lungs so much anymore, and they aren't as funny as they used to be. Their hilarious dialogue was one of the reasons why I liked Orks so much in the first game.
#14 - Posted by: Droidekea (Member) on 06-10-2009 at 14:09
The translation to the castellian is a shit TT
#15 - Posted by: Nick_Fury (Member) on 06-11-2009 at 07:38
ok guys just 2 thing to say...
I didn't hear nothing on relic or thq rumors of dow II can anyone explain them to me..
second...and most important one...
just stop, STOP saying that dow II is worse or better than dow I..
you just can't compare these 2 games...STOP please saying that dow 1 has moer units of dow II.
diw I is made for battles and for enemy annihilation and for...basically big battles
dow II is made for strategic combination and strategic war planning and...it is just a game of tactics and intelligence...it has fewer units to make it a undisscussble balanced game...you just can't discuss the balancing of dow II and you just can't compare the two games because they are just to different games and have nothing to do with each other except the units....so please stop saying one is better one is worse they are just nerd affirmations that mean nothing..
BASICALLY YOU CAN PLAY WHAT YOU LIKE MORE AND JUST LEAVE THE ONES WHO PLAY ANOTHER GAME ALONE BECAUSE WITH DISCUSSION YOU DON'T OBTAIN NOTHING. JUST PLAY WHAT YOU ENJOY PLAYING!!!
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