Dawn of War 2 - Patch Notes

Building on the balance adjustments from our last update, we have been working on 2.2.1. This is a data only balance update that has been in the works for a few weeks, and it is currently in the final stages of development and testing. Right now we expect that we will be releasing the update sometime next week.

• Chaos:
  
  • Chaos Lord:
    
    • Drain Life has had its radius reduced from 30 to 15
    • Drain Life can no longer be used on unconscious units
    • Kill the Weak, Destructive Strike and Sweeping Doom can no longer be cast at the same time
    • Fixed a broken special attack for the Chaos Lord lightning claws
    • Chaos Lord’s blood maul and lightning claws now properly display the Level 2 Chaos Temple requirement
    • Range indicator ring for Kill the Weak! Now displays the correct range
  
  
  • Plague Marine Champion:
    
    • Added hero XP modifier so that the PMC levels correctly with experience
    • Melee skill has been reduced from 90 to 60
    • Changed melee sync-kill percentage from 60 to 40
    • Equipping the Plague Sword and Power Fist will now increase the Plague Champion’s melee skill by 10 for a total of 70 at level 1
    • Blight grenade immunity time increased to prevent juggling between units
    • Unholy stench no longer damages damage immune targets
  
  
  • Sorcerer:
    
    • Melee skill has been reduced from 90 to 70
    • Changed melee sync-kill percentage from 100 to 40
    • Sorcerer is now immune to knockback while using the Subjugate ability
    • Shrine Worshiping cultists are no longer affected by the Sorcerer’s mass teleport
    • Sorcerer’s Subjugation ability no longer works on retreating units
  
  
  • Heretics:
    
    • Doom Blast now deals courage damage
    • Doom Blast damage has been reduced from 45 to 25
  
  
  • Chaos Tactical Marines:
    
    • Inferno Bolter damage modifier vs. vehicles has been lowered from 0.2 to 0.1
  
  
  • Bloodletters:
    
    • Upkeep has been increased from 0.00425 to 0.017
    • Damage has been reduced from 50 to 42
    • Special attack damage has been increased from 25 to 31
    • Special attack damage type changed from melee_pvp to melee_heavy
  
  
  • Plague Marines:
    
    • Plague Bolter damage over time increased from 0.5 to 0.75
  
  
  • Bloodcrusher:
    
    • Build time increased from 35s to 40s

• Space Marines:
  
  • Apothecary:
    
    • The range of the Apothecary’s heal has been reduced from 40 to 25
    • The sanguine chainsword now requires tier 1
    • The anointed power axe now requires tier 2
    • Combat Stimulants will now break suppression and increase damage on the unit it is cast on
  
  
  • Force Commander:
    
    • Force Commander lightning claws are now free to repurchase
  
  
  • Techmarine:
    
    • Brother’s in Arms no longer affects buildings
    • Techmarine mark target can no longer target unconscious units
    • Teleport relays now properly heal Tactical Marines
  
  
  • Tactical Marines:
    
    • Tactical Marines can now replace an upgrade with another upgrade. Each time they do this they must pay the cost of the new upgrade.
  
  
  • Assault Terminators:
    
    • Melee skill increased from 60 to 70
    • Fixed an issue where Assault Terminators with lightning claws reinforced at less HP
  
  
  • Librarian:
    
    • Librarian Force Staff type changed from sword_pvp to power_melee_pvp
    • Librarian Force Staff now grants inspiration to nearby Space Marines
  
  
  • Dreadnought:
    
    • Multi-melta and assault cannon no longer display on UI when upgraded to prevent overwrite of Dark Age of Technology

• Eldar:
  
  • Warlock Commander:
    
    • Destructor damage reduced from 60 to 54
  
  
  • Warpspider Exarch:
    
    • Equipping Power Blades will now increase the Warpspider Exarch’s melee skill by 10 for a total of 70 at level 1
    • Energy cost of Teleport increased from 30 to 35
    • Units under affected by the Warp Spider Exarch’s Mass Teleport are now immune to knockback
  
  
  • Guardians:
    
    • Battle Equipment cost increased from 50/15 to 65/15
    • Guardian reinforce cost increased from 0.4 to 0.5
  
  
  • Banshees:
    
    • Aspect of the Banshee cost increased from 100/20 to 100/25
  
  
  • Shuriken Cannon:
    
    • Cost increased from 210/30 to 240/30
  
  
  • Rangers:
    
    • Can no longer target Terminators with Kinetic Shot which was ineffective
  
  
  • Warpspiders:
    
    • Haywire grenade now slows vehicles by 60% instead of causing them to be stationary

• Orks:
  
  • Kommando Nob:
    
    • Equipping the Assashun’s Knife will now increase the Kommando Nob’s melee skill by 10 for a total of 70 at level 1
    • Hide Da Boys no longer works on unconscious units
  
  
  • Mekboy:
    
    • Beamy Deff Gun ranged increased from 55 to 65
    • Has a new weapon upgrade: Dakka Dakka Dakka
      
      • Costs 115/30
      • Requires Tier 1
      • Equips a big shoota with no setup time
      • Increases Mek’s ranged damage by 50%
      • Waaagh banner Frazzle ability now displays buff effects on nearby Orks
  
  
  • Warboss:
    
    • Now has medium crush
    • Cybork Implants now replaces the Stomp ability with the Big Stomp ability
    • Big Stomp no longer requires the Warboss to take damage
    • Big Stomp stun duration lowered from 10s to 7s
  
  
  • Sluggas:
    
    • Recklessness now breaks suppression and reduces incoming ranged damage by 50% for the duration of the ability
    • Recklessness has been renamed to “Swamp ‘Em”
    • Recklessness has a new effect
    • Nob leader cost increased from 75/25 to 100/25
  
  
  • Stormboys:
    
    • Choppa damage increased from 27 to 30
    • Choppa special attack damage increased from 12 to 20
    • Choppa special attack damage type changed from melee_pvp to melee_power_weapons_pvp
  
  
  • Lootas:
    
    • Beamy Deffgun range increased from 55 to 65
  
  
  • Stikkbommaz:
    
    • Increased the projectile speed on stikkbombs
    • Stikkbomma stikkbombs and stunbombs now properly scatter when targeted in fog of war
  
  
  • Wartrukk:
    
    • Cost increased from 200/30 to 300/40
    • HP increased from 400 to 500
    • Build time increased from 30s to 40s
  
  
  • Weirdboy:
    
    • Weirdboy will no longer lose energy upgrade when going into shared holds

• Tyranids:
  
  • Hive Tyrant:
    
    • Invulnerability duration decreased from 20s to 12s
    • Crushing claw damage reduced from 120 to 108
    • Improved Synapse no longer applies to Carnifexes, Warriors, Tyrant Guard, Zoanthropes or Spore Mines
  
  
  • Ravener Alpha:
    
    • Equipping the Crippling Talon or Acid Splatter will now increase the Ravener Alpha’s melee skill by 10 for a total of 70 at level 1
    • Corrosive Devourer vehicle armor damage modifier increased from 2.0 to 2.5 when ability active.
  
  
  • Hormagaunts:
    
    • Cost increased from 270 req to 300 req
    • Health increased from 73 to 80 per entity
    • Damage increased from 20 to 22
  
  
  • Warriors:
    
    • Adrenal Gland synapse no longer increases weapon damage of affected units
    • Adrenal Gland synapse increases health of affected units by 75%
    • Warriors equipped with a barbed strangler will no longer leap into melee combat
    • Barbed strangler damage reduced from 45 to 25
    • Barbed strangler damage modifier vs. garrisoned troops increased from 1.6 to 3.0
    • Scything talons heavy damage reduced from 27.5 to 20.6
    • Warriors can no longer knock back retreating units
  
  
  • Venom Brood:
    
    • Synapse ranged damage increase lowered from 40% to 30%
    • Synapse now increases health of affected units by 35%
    • Cost reduced from 400/15 to 300/15
    • Damage reduced from 36 to 30
  
  
  • Genestealers:
    
    • Melee skill reduced from 80 to 70
    • Genestealers now grant 8 red resources when killed, up from 4
  
  
  • Tyrant Guard:
    
    • Reduced upkeep from 0.0765 to 0.051
  
  
  • Lictor:
    
    • Melee skill increased from 60 to 70
  
  
  • Carnifex:
    
    • Spawn Rippers cooldown increased from 60 to 120 seconds
    • Spawn Spore Mines cooldown increased from 60 to 120 seconds
    • Special attack damage reduced from 175 to 120
    • Scything talons and claws damage reduced from 240 to 200
    • Scything talons damage reduced from 300 to 180
    • Charge damage reduced from 35 to 30
  
  
  • Synapse:
    
    • Tyranid synapse death damage increased to 18% from 14% for all units except tyrant guard and carnifex.

• Bug Fixes:
  
  • Unreachable areas on Typhon Arena marked as impassible
  • Open area around power points on Calderis Refinery increased to allow generators to be built.
  • The following abilities have been given unique keybindings:
    
    • Scout Explosive Shot
    • Heretic Doom Blast
    • Sorcerer Warp Rift
    • Tyrant Guard Shield Wall
    • Weirdboy Zzap
    • Weirdboy Warp Vomit
    • Weirdboy Bigga Brains
    • Chaos Lord’s Drain Life
    • Bloodletter Warp Rift
    • Warboss Shoot ’em Good
  • Rank 45 Chaos marines will no longer be downgraded to normal looking bolters when they are upgrade with a Mark of Tzeentch
  • Carnifex can no longer be knocked down by the Kommando Nob’s Kaboom! Ability
  • Units immune to damage (Warp Shifted or Phase Shifted) will no longer be damaged by the Kommando Nob’s Kaboom! ability
  • Rippers will no longer reinforce automatically while in range of the Tyranid Hive