Sticking With Stardock

By Polynomial on July 20, 2009 1:15:29 PM from

After all the communication we've got the past few days from Frogboy and kryo I felt like a positive, uplifting post was appropriate in the midst of all the Demigod is dead and GPG sucks threads. I just wanted to thank Stardock for continuing the amazing support Sins received into Demigod. Everyone talks about how great certain other games are, but Stardock games are games to stick with.

I can't imagine I'm not the only other person whose been more than happy with Stardock's communication.

+37 Karma | 84 Replies

Results > Words.

Maybe so, but some people seem to think the sky is falling when they don't get a post once a week.

I myself am more then happy with Stardock's service. People seem to forget that on the majority of developers/publishers forums you rarely see updates by the developers and the having them join in on discussions is pretty much unheard of.

Communication is certainly better than nothing but I'd be much happier with something of substance (which is to say, I agree with Re#1).

That said, I'm looking at GPG for that substance. The ball's more or less in their court now as far as I can tell.

I kind of like how Zero Punctuation puts it at the end of his videos.

"Fans are clingy; complaining; dipshits who will never ever be greatful for an concession you make. The moment you cut out thier shrill tremulous voices the happier you'll be for it..."

Thats how alot of our community seem to be

Also i am reminded of brats who ask "are we there yet?" 5 minutes go by, "are we there yet?" ect ect ect.

I dont know how anyone could think stardock is giving them the shaft or ignoring them or just plain doesnt give a flying... why dont you go over to the EA boards or the Microsoft boards and see how much they give a flying f what you think. At least frogboy gives a damn about more than just your pocket book, he already got your money, most likely, if you are posting here and he still wades through the piles of shit that go far beyond constructive criticism and for the most part maintains a respectable cander.

Look, I enjoy a strategy game now and again but its not really my niche, i prefer shooters and rpgs so i am no massive fanboy of demigod. I enjoy it, its fun, la dee da. However, i am a fan of stardock thiers a company that cares about what you say and like anyone who cares it sure isnt pleasent constantly being crucified by the people you're trying to make happy. I was alot more active in the forums awhile back but now its just so damn depressing most of the time.

Stardock's doing all they can do afaict. GPG is the one dropping the ball.

I agree and I for one still have full confidence in Stardock. GPG may need to step things up a bit but I guess their focus is on the DG demo and SC2.

Also, remember that it is summer and lot's of business are working on halfspeed when often a large part of their staff is away. Guess this is why not many games are released during the early summer.

Results > Words.

You mean like:

Demigod v1.10 (1.10.114 on Impulse)
--------------------------------

[July 1 - Fixed Random Demigod selections on Multiplayer games.]
[July 1 - Fix for purchasing skills whilst dead.]
[July 1 - Favor items saved between games again.]

- Activated Concede mechanism
- Speed debuffs now have a default minimum move speed based on base move speed * 0.66
- Chat window art fixes, improvement to background for visibility.
- When selling an idol we destroy all units created by that idol.
- Fixed a bug where minions that have engaged a specified target would lose their target if target moved out of range.
- AI
- Flag capture checks
- Added task ticks
- Tightened purchasing priorities
- Removal of spammy achievement warnings
- Fix bug where hitting F10 in the main menu would show a broken dialog box.
- Fixes to healing crystal textures.
- Fixed a mismatch when replacing player in matchmaking.
- Lobby autoLaunch code now checks to see that remote players were connected to each other before launching game.
- Edited display error for Regulus Achievement.
- Increased price of Heart of life, doubled cooldown, made it an artifact, and increased the overall effect.
- Increased the power of Hex Scroll
- Reward for game completion upped from 10 to 40, to reward players for finishing the game, win or lose.
- Reduced experience and gold reward from killing priests and angels, to offset the benefit the opposing team sees from a citadel upgrade in those types.
- Improved Angel anti-Demigod focus.

Demigod v1.01 (1.01.106 on Impulse)
--------------------------------

+ Made data packet size smaller which should help people whose routers don’t allow such large packets. The
symptoms of this are losing connection to the NAT facilitator or the connection dialog showing that you are
connected to someone but they are not connected to you (or vice versa)

+ Changed the channels some of the messages were being sent on to try to prevent one channel from getting
too backed up

+ Added location awareness to the UDP proxy coordinator so that it can try and pick the best server to use as a
proxy

+ Fixed crash bug when players quit at the same time in the lobby

+ Fixed bug where Demigod would occasionally report that an update was available when it wasn’t

+ Added code to bind on a local IP address to prevent bugs caused by having multiple network connections (i.e.
a wireless and Ethernet connection)

Demigod v1.01 (1.01.105 on Impulse)
--------------------------------

- Fix chasing issue when using an ability targeting a moving target.
- Fix inability to alt-F4 to leave the game from front end menus.

Demigod v1.01 (1.01.104 on Impulse)
--------------------------------

- Fixed bug with the connection code where players were shown as connected to each other on the dialog but not in the lobby
- Fixed bug where some connection data wasn't showing up
- Possible improvements for some people who've reported a Pantheon crash.

Demigod v1.01
--------------------------------
- 1.01 update
- Added underlying code to attempt to rehost when players quit
- New automated handling of in game disconnects.
- Optimized upstream bandwidth to reduce load. This should help most on 128-Kbs conections.
- Connection refresh updates on player creation
- Changed disconnect back to 30 seconds.
- Single player games are now single player. Previously they were passing in the flag to be lan games.
- Bug fix for launching a game before it was ready when removing automatch players
- Disconnect dialog is no longer modal. It now allows player to access the menus and chat while it is showing.
- Modified exe version checking code so that both players need to use the /allowmismatch cmd line param in order to have mismatched exes play together.
- Fixed chat history and announcement text overlays interference with mouse clicks.
- Updated overlay text for localized versions
- Removed the Exit to Windows option in MP games. You have to quit the game first.
- Switched order of data calls after hosting.
- Teleportation effect failure handling.
- AI Players display AI instead of ping 0
- AI
1. Adjustments to caution and hazard detection and avoidance.
2. Adjusted health level flee percentage.
3. Demigods do not use minions when fleeing, may summon minions in combat.
4. Improved teleportation
5. Increased Demigod planning frequency
6. Improved item usage when endangered.
7. Tower tag improved.

And last but NOT least:..

- Moving targets in Ability task now properly handled (the famous 'Sedna bug'). A special thank you to bman654 for going beyond the call of duty and isolating the portions of script that were being problematic. Cleanup of this area of script.

Demigod - May 21st update
--------------------------------

Added proxy server fallback (after direct connection and nat negotiation)
Fix for Pantheon getting stuck finding a game.
Fix for difficulties with people dropping out while trying to form a Pantheon game.

Demigod - May 18th update
--------------------------------

Skirmish and Pantheon join game tweaks.

Demigod - May 14th update
--------------------------------

Evening update: updates to networking message passing.

Additional connectivity optimizations and improvements
Lord Erebus: Bite's Mana Cost increased, Damage decreased, Armor Reduction decreased
Fix for looping audio track after leaving character select screens
Fix for audio volumes not being reset on restart
Adding /skipintro command line to bypass intro movies

Demigod - May 11th update
--------------------------------

Massive connectivity optimizations and updates
Players will remain connected to facilitator if they fail to connect to other players, provided they can connect to the host. The host ultimately can kick people with problematic connections to others.
Favor Items fixes, but still some assorted issues that should be addressed in the next update.
Major optimizations to audio on low fidelity settings
Fixed bug that occured if you used an ability after issuing an attack command. This is the "won't chase the demigod I clicked" bug.
Achievements properly vaulting on Impulse
Sending deltas for partially completed achievements.
Each player now saves their own achievements and favor items
Fixed partial Achievement saves bug.
Fixed a bug that occured if you accomplished an achievment in game.
Fixed a bug in disconnect dialog that would try to update it even if we had determined we did not want to show it.
Changed resample rate to 24k in Low settings
Delayed FMOD initialization until audio LOD is set via options
Disabled hitbox interference from announcer messages.
Life's Child no longer removes Inner Grace (Sedna fix)

This isn't counting any of the April updates incidentally, Just May, June and so far this month.

Touchè, Frogboy.

Quoting -Pod-,

reply 4

I kind of like how Zero Punctuation puts it at the end of his videos.

"Fans are clingy; complaining; dipshits who will never ever be greatful for an concession you make. The moment you cut out thier shrill tremulous voices the happier you'll be for it..."

Thats how alot of our community seem to be

Also i am reminded of brats who ask "are we there yet?" 5 minutes go by, "are we there yet?" ect ect ect.

I dont know how anyone could think stardock is giving them the shaft or ignoring them or just plain doesnt give a flying... why dont you go over to the EA boards or the Microsoft boards and see how much they give a flying f what you think. At least frogboy gives a damn about more than just your pocket book, he already got your money, most likely, if you are posting here and he still wades through the piles of shit that go far beyond constructive criticism and for the most part maintains a respectable cander.

Look, I enjoy a strategy game now and again but its not really my niche, i prefer shooters and rpgs so i am no massive fanboy of demigod. I enjoy it, its fun, la dee da. However, i am a fan of stardock thiers a company that cares about what you say and like anyone who cares it sure isnt pleasent constantly being crucified by the people you're trying to make happy. I was alot more active in the forums awhile back but now its just so damn depressing most of the time.

Im with ya there. People just get all pissy when its money involved...because they payed the HUGE total of $40, they derserve everyday content additions and updates. Hell I've payed more than $40 for a shitty dinner with even worse customer service than GPG gives out, and yet I'm ok with it. Guess its all based on people's attitudes and their personalities.

If I understand this correctly, gpg was the developer and stardock was the publisher, but stardock also handled most or all of the multiplayer networking stuff for this game. Getting a multiplayer game going when I first bought this game was a major headache, but now it's pretty simple. Kudos to stardock for admitting they had a problem and fixing it.

It does seem like a lot of the features we (the whole community) are asking for are things that GPG would have to get involved with and thats where we keep having problems. As Frogboy said, GPG met their vision for the game at release. Well then I guess I disagree with their vision in that it didn't include some better pre-arranged team competition features. I still enjoy the game as is, but I sure do hope to see some more clan support or something.

I think that Stardock gets more flaming directed at them since they maintain this forum rather than GPG. The fact that we get way more communication out of Frogboy than anyone from GPG seems to draw flaming towards stardock too sometimes. It feels like stardock is more responsible for demigod now than GPG is, although that can't really be true. The fact that stardock's people talk about new features more than gpg does makes it seem like its stardock's JOB to make them. Maybe if you stardock guys would shut your mouth we'd start flaming gpg instead .

*edit*

As far as gpg goes, I'm sure I'll buy supcom 2, but if it's not polished off at release, I'll lose a good bit of faith in GPG. Supcom 1 woulda been a heck of a lot more enjoyable if the ranked team games feature worked.

You mean like:

exactly... notice how stuff done by SD greatly out weighs that of GPG... hence:

Stardock's doing all they can do afaict. GPG is the one dropping the ball.

Quoting Frogboy,

reply 7

Results > Words.

You mean like:

Demigod v1.10 (1.10.114 on Impulse)
--------------------------------

[July 1 - Fixed Random Demigod selections on Multiplayer games.]
[July 1 - Fix for purchasing skills whilst dead.]
[July 1 - Favor items saved between games again.]

- Activated Concede mechanism
- Speed debuffs now have a default minimum move speed based on base move speed * 0.66
- Chat window art fixes, improvement to background for visibility.
- When selling an idol we destroy all units created by that idol.
- Fixed a bug where minions that have engaged a specified target would lose their target if target moved out of range.
- AI
- Flag capture checks
- Added task ticks
- Tightened purchasing priorities
- Removal of spammy achievement warnings
- Fix bug where hitting F10 in the main menu would show a broken dialog box.
- Fixes to healing crystal textures.
- Fixed a mismatch when replacing player in matchmaking.
- Lobby autoLaunch code now checks to see that remote players were connected to each other before launching game.
- Edited display error for Regulus Achievement.
- Increased price of Heart of life, doubled cooldown, made it an artifact, and increased the overall effect.
- Increased the power of Hex Scroll
- Reward for game completion upped from 10 to 40, to reward players for finishing the game, win or lose.
- Reduced experience and gold reward from killing priests and angels, to offset the benefit the opposing team sees from a citadel upgrade in those types.
- Improved Angel anti-Demigod focus.

Demigod v1.01 (1.01.106 on Impulse)
--------------------------------

+ Made data packet size smaller which should help people whose routers don’t allow such large packets. The
symptoms of this are losing connection to the NAT facilitator or the connection dialog showing that you are
connected to someone but they are not connected to you (or vice versa)

+ Changed the channels some of the messages were being sent on to try to prevent one channel from getting
too backed up

+ Added location awareness to the UDP proxy coordinator so that it can try and pick the best server to use as a
proxy

+ Fixed crash bug when players quit at the same time in the lobby

+ Fixed bug where Demigod would occasionally report that an update was available when it wasn’t

+ Added code to bind on a local IP address to prevent bugs caused by having multiple network connections (i.e.
a wireless and Ethernet connection)

Demigod v1.01 (1.01.105 on Impulse)
--------------------------------

- Fix chasing issue when using an ability targeting a moving target.
- Fix inability to alt-F4 to leave the game from front end menus.

Demigod v1.01 (1.01.104 on Impulse)
--------------------------------

- Fixed bug with the connection code where players were shown as connected to each other on the dialog but not in the lobby
- Fixed bug where some connection data wasn't showing up
- Possible improvements for some people who've reported a Pantheon crash.

Demigod v1.01
--------------------------------
- 1.01 update
- Added underlying code to attempt to rehost when players quit
- New automated handling of in game disconnects.
- Optimized upstream bandwidth to reduce load. This should help most on 128-Kbs conections.
- Connection refresh updates on player creation
- Changed disconnect back to 30 seconds.
- Single player games are now single player. Previously they were passing in the flag to be lan games.
- Bug fix for launching a game before it was ready when removing automatch players
- Disconnect dialog is no longer modal. It now allows player to access the menus and chat while it is showing.
- Modified exe version checking code so that both players need to use the /allowmismatch cmd line param in order to have mismatched exes play together.
- Fixed chat history and announcement text overlays interference with mouse clicks.
- Updated overlay text for localized versions
- Removed the Exit to Windows option in MP games. You have to quit the game first.
- Switched order of data calls after hosting.
- Teleportation effect failure handling.
- AI Players display AI instead of ping 0
- AI
1. Adjustments to caution and hazard detection and avoidance.
2. Adjusted health level flee percentage.
3. Demigods do not use minions when fleeing, may summon minions in combat.
4. Improved teleportation
5. Increased Demigod planning frequency
6. Improved item usage when endangered.
7. Tower tag improved.

And last but NOT least:..

- Moving targets in Ability task now properly handled (the famous 'Sedna bug'). A special thank you to bman654 for going beyond the call of duty and isolating the portions of script that were being problematic. Cleanup of this area of script.

Demigod - May 21st update
--------------------------------

Added proxy server fallback (after direct connection and nat negotiation)
Fix for Pantheon getting stuck finding a game.
Fix for difficulties with people dropping out while trying to form a Pantheon game.

Demigod - May 18th update
--------------------------------

Skirmish and Pantheon join game tweaks.

Demigod - May 14th update
--------------------------------

Evening update: updates to networking message passing.

Additional connectivity optimizations and improvements
Lord Erebus: Bite's Mana Cost increased, Damage decreased, Armor Reduction decreased
Fix for looping audio track after leaving character select screens
Fix for audio volumes not being reset on restart
Adding /skipintro command line to bypass intro movies

Demigod - May 11th update
--------------------------------

Massive connectivity optimizations and updates
Players will remain connected to facilitator if they fail to connect to other players, provided they can connect to the host. The host ultimately can kick people with problematic connections to others.
Favor Items fixes, but still some assorted issues that should be addressed in the next update.
Major optimizations to audio on low fidelity settings
Fixed bug that occured if you used an ability after issuing an attack command. This is the "won't chase the demigod I clicked" bug.
Achievements properly vaulting on Impulse
Sending deltas for partially completed achievements.
Each player now saves their own achievements and favor items
Fixed partial Achievement saves bug.
Fixed a bug that occured if you accomplished an achievment in game.
Fixed a bug in disconnect dialog that would try to update it even if we had determined we did not want to show it.
Changed resample rate to 24k in Low settings
Delayed FMOD initialization until audio LOD is set via options
Disabled hitbox interference from announcer messages.
Life's Child no longer removes Inner Grace (Sedna fix)

This isn't counting any of the April updates incidentally, Just May, June and so far this month.

Fortunately, I think most people who are soft will lean on your side of this. But you know as well as I do the normal person doesn't really care about how much effort your company has given, nor will ever read about your triumphs you've overcome.

My personal opinion is that you really would have done things differently with Demigod, but you're left holding the short end of the stick because of GPG. I feel for you, but that doesn't mean i'm looking forward to the next game you publish either. I'd love to be wrong, but i'm the type of person that needs to see somthing before I can hop on a bandwagon.

PS: If I didn't give a rats *** about your game or company, I wouldn't be here. However, I'm not going to coat the truth with candy and flowers. If you can win me over in the long run, that would speak volumes, and I would be a personal advocate. I do think theres a shread of hope left for this game, but it has been a VERY bumpy ride for my crew.

Well..part of the silent majority here... I buy Stardock games since GalCiv I, always liked them, and especially the support and communication. Simply Outstanding. Thanks!

That said, I realise the difference when Stardock acts as a publisher. I guess i will not buy Stardock published games so blindfolded as I do Stardock developed products (well..with Sins it worked out). I was not to happy with Supreme Commander support, and now Demigod - GPG is loosing some trust. I dont know if Demigod will stay alive in the long term, but I surely hope so.

>"Hell I've payed more than $40 for a shitty dinner with even worse customer service than GPG gives out"

Thats true, and that said, I already had a lot of fun with the game, and still have...

WickedBear

I'm not sure that's fair or even true. Karma has a tendency to accumulate.

Wicked, I reserve the right to take away posting rights of people who annoy me. Consider yourself warned.

Quoting Frogboy,

reply 15

I reserve the right to take away posting rights of people who annoy me.

I want your job for this reason only.

Quoting Frogboy,

reply 15

Wicked, I reserve the right to take away posting rights of people who annoy me. Consider yourself warned.

Out of the intelligent and true statements Wickedbear has mentioned, this is all you have to say? Very professional. I check back to see if stuff has been worked out, and all I see is this. I'm done.

So he makes a point to you Frogboy and you counter with a witty counter. One might say a smart remark almost. So Wicked counters with a completely well spoken and none offensive post. And you threaten to take away his posting privelages? What truth hurt or something? Honostly Wicked forgot something. Like you guys are testing all the patches that come out right? Like the last patch that was supposed to give us random Demigod choice and was broken. C'mon Frogboy. We're all on your side but... sometimes it just gets a little hard when you get all defensive over miniscule comments and everything that gets released is broken. Plus he was giving credit to you, and blaming it where you yourself had even hinted before that it should be aimed at: GPG.

So ya... go ahead and take my posting privelages too I guess if that helps you sleep better at night.

Out of the intelligent and true statements Wickedbear has mentioned, this is all you have to say? Very professional. I check back to see if stuff has been worked out, and all I see is this. I'm done.

Apparently I'm not the only one...

You know, you're right.

I shouldn't take away people's posting just because they annoy me. That is being thinned skinned. A better solution is to just quit reading the postings here as it just gets my blood pressure going up.

Going forward, if you have a tech support question, contact [email protected]. If you have a game play change you want, go to the GPG forums.

Personally, I'm done with the Demigod community. That's just me personally. Kryo and Istari people will still be here but I'd rather spend my free time elsewhere. I'll check in from time to time but I don't find the atmosphere here to be one I want to be part of.

Good luck.

I was just trying to figure out why it annoyed you. But ok man. I have respect for you frogboy, your out here taking all the personal heat for everything thats been going down. I'm not trying to point fingers at anyone. Its just that Wicked had a legitemate post. When will the promises become fact. I'm sorry you feel that way Frogboy. Hate to see you stop posting on here. People mistake everything that I say on here too. And I have only posted like 6 times...

... ya know I was gonna post some big almost apology but forget it. You know how gamers are. You used to play pro right? Hasty and hateful comments should be part of your common knowledge at this point. You know how forums are. Its not this forum but all forums. 90% of anyone who gets on the forums does it to complain. Just like 90% of people who do surveys do it cuz they were pissed.

I'm truly sorry you feel that way Frogboy. Hate to see you go.

Quoting WickedBear,

reply 12

I can pull out the long lists of bugs too. You still published an unfinished game. Should you get credit for doing your best to fix it..... Maybe. I'll say that much. All of this goes along the same lines of "yes, we made a mistake, but were doing our best!"

Fortunately, I think most people who are soft will lean on your side of this. But you know as well as I do the normal person doesn't really care about how much effort your company has given, nor will ever read about your triumphs you've overcome.

My personal opinion is that you really would have done things differently with Demigod, but you're left holding the short end of the stick because of GPG. I feel for you, but that doesn't mean i'm looking forward to the next game you publish either. I'd love to be wrong, but i'm the type of person that needs to see somthing before I can hop on a bandwagon.

PS: If I didn't give a rats *** about your game or company, I wouldn't be here. However, I'm not going to coat the truth with candy and flowers. If you can win me over in the long run, that would speak volumes, and I would be a personal advocate. I do think theres a shread of hope left for this game, but it has been a VERY bumpy ride for my crew.

So, let me summise here for a moment. Your basic opinion is that that GPG made a mistake, but you're happy to blame Stardock for it? Oh, wait, hold on - you do actually care, you're just one of the harder-to-impress guys that Stardock need to impress because... ? From what I've read, you still feel the company that didn't make the game should bow down and kiss your feet because by impressing you they're somehow doing themselves a service. Frankly, why would anyone want to keep someone with this attitude around is the question I feel you should be asking. You compliment on one line, add a full stop, and then insult the same person.

Sometimes, it's almost as if the only way we're going to have an enjoyable game with a great community is for both Stardock and GPG to halt all work on Demigod so that the people who are constantly clogging up the board with crap actually leave instead of making hundreds of posts about how crap everything is, and the people who actually enjoy the game for what it is are left with a nice community of people who are here to have fun.

Quoting dyingsole,

reply 19

We're all on your side but... sometimes it just gets a little hard when you get all defensive over miniscule comments and everything that gets released is broken.

So ya... go ahead and take my posting privelages too I guess if that helps you sleep better at night.

The community as a whole - this includes me - only complains. Seriously, go and look across all the Demigod related sub-forums for this board. Frankly, after reading the posts that clog up the board day in and day out, I'm surprised Frogboy and the Stardock crew even post anymore.

I've been happy with the updates so far.We seem to forget that a lot of that time was also lost to pirates due to no DRM on there product.

I always appreciated the updates and behind the scenes looks Frogboy would post!Not sure I blame him for being pissed,sure I would be too if I were him.

Quoting Frogboy,

reply 20

Wow. This is lame.

Don't you depend on the health of the online community in your games in order to sell copies? And you have given up due to some emotionally-driven personal lapse in rational thinking (ragequit, if you will)?

Look, when I bought this game, it was unplayable. Today, it is much improved - but it is still pretty bad. Many more lobbies/games end maddeningly due to lag, game crashes, lobby bugs, etc. than games that succeed. That of course doesn't even include the games that are lopsided skill-wise or where one team has members that leave (although you get these in any game). This is a loss of my time, which is much more important to me than the 40 bucks or whatever I spent on it. I don't participate actively in any community features. I don't have Demigod friends. I just fire up Demigod and click on the Multiplayer and hope that I can get a couple decent rounds in during the few hours per week that I have available for gaming.

I would suggest to you that the reason the community is so "toxic" is that the vast majority of the people like me have left, and those that remain are the types of people who have plenty of time to spend praying for a match - immature kids, etc. When this game works, it ranks very high on the fun factor, but it very difficult to make a case that the fun actually outweighs the number of bugs and problems that still exist.

So, I don't think all of the finger pointing is really necessary. I think a tremendous effort has been made at customer service and to cleanup this game. Had it been EA, they would have let it fail. However, I think you have an unreasonable idea of the current state of the game. I also think you have unreasonable expectation of forgiveness from your users.

If you have made a decision as CEO of Stardock that the outlook of this game's future is grim and that you will ramp down your support and focus on other efforts, you should have done so quietly, or stated it as such. As you've done here, it will be difficult to take trust in something that you say in the future - that you will actually see your promises through to fruition.

I wanna play the big list game! Here's one patch from Dawn of War 2. And on topic: Stardock FTW, GPG FTL

'There Is Only War' significantly rebalances Relic's PC RTS, as well as adding eight new maps and a multiplayer map editor.

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 C:Program FilesSteamSteamAppscommondawn of war 2 world_builder.exe.
Save maps to C:Program 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

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
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 180 requisition, 65 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
Mekboy now has a repair ability

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
Decreased the cost of 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 reduced to 6 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 700 requisition/ 900 Zeal to 500 requisition/ 500 Zeal
Decreased the cost of Terminators from 700 requisition/ 900 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

Decreased the squad cost from 550 requisition, 50 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 decreased 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 375; previously it was 300
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

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 warp blast from 4.7 to 0
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

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