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New Patch for Dawn of War II Available Today
Posted by Wade, 4 days ago Apr 13, 2009 03:21
  Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
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An update patch for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will be available today at 12 pm PST.

Patch 1.2.1  has a long list of fixes for Matchmaking, Acheivements, Ranking and Online Stats, and PVP Game play. The patch also has a new six player team battle map named Tiber Outpost.

Patch Notes:

PVP

  • New Team Battle map added! "(6p) Tiber Outpost" is now available for play.


PvP Gameplay

  • Implemented final fixes for the Population Cap issue as noted in Patch 1.1.3. This included reverting the temporary changes made in Patch 1.1.3.
  • Tyranid Warrior Adrenal Gland upgrade damage reduced from 52 to 40
  • Energy Shields no longer regenerate while active – This includes the Zoanthrope, Falcon, Hive Tyrant, Warlock, Force Commander, Mekboy and Techmarine
  • Energy Shield conversion modifier reduced from .2 to .25
  • Energy Shields now have an 8 second toggle on / toggle off time.
  • Falcon Energy regeneration reduced from 3 to .5
  • Melee damage reduction versus Rippers reduced from .25 to .3
  • Zoanthrope Focus Blast now immobilizes vehicles for 12 seconds from 15
  • Guardian Battle Equipment cost increased to 50/15 from 40/10
  • Carnifex cost increased to 600/135 from 550/125
  • Tactical Sergeant’s melee special attack reduced to 28 from 50
  • "And They Shall Know No Fear" now debuffs Tactical Marine melee damage by .6
  • Spore Mines can no longer enter Ravener Tunnels and Webway Gates
  • Warp Spider deathspinner damage increased from 20 to 30
  • Warp Spider Exarch dual deathspinner damage increased from 30 to 35


Achievements

  • Fixed an issue where campaign completion achievements were sometimes not awarded


Ranking and Online Stats

  • Fixed an issue where players were awarded a win in Ranked multiplayer matches after modifying local files.


Matchmaking

  • Fixed an issue with automatching code to help provide better quality matches based on TrueSkill Rankings.
  • Fixed an issue allowing players with mismatched data to be grouped together.


Miscellaneous

  • Updated BugSplat error reporting to new version.


Screens for Tiber Outpost:

 

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