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Map-editor and Beta Patch 1.4

As you might remember the last news were about a 'modding-petition' (you can still sign it, link) and now RELIC finally heard the voice of their community: Since a week or two there is an official map-editor! The release of the beta of the 1.4 patch for Dawn of War (called 'There is only War') includes a world-builder which is just the tool that RELIC used to create their maps.

Unfortunately the beta of the patch will end on Sunday, July 19, and the final release of the 1.4 patch will be somewhen in August, so you might have to wait some time for the editor. My suggestion is to download the beta today and make a copy of your Dawn of War II folder, so you can still use the world-builder after the beta has ended and don't have to wait for 1.4 to be released (note: The world-builder doesn't need Steam to start, thus a copy of it should work just fine).

If you're interested in mapping then you should visit the Official Mapping Forums as well as the RelicNews Mapping Forums - and before getting started you should also read RELIC's guide to the map-editor. If you're searching for direct help with the map-editor you might want to join the Steam group of DoW2 mappers and if you're searching for someone to test your maps or just want to play some cool custom maps then you should join the DoW2 Custom Map Group in Steam. Let the mapping begin!

Modding Dawn of War II

Before the release of Dawn of War II and even now lots of people thought/think that it was impossible to create mods for Dawn of War II. This belief has to be purged: Modding is possible in Dawn of War II. There already are some mods for it here on ModDB though lots of mods don't appear over here.

If you want to get started and create mods yourself or if you're just looking for a well-made mod to kill all your freetime then you should visit the RelicNews Modding Forums and join the DoW2 Modding group on Steam. Another great place to find information on DoW2 modding is the ModsRUs Modding Wiki.

Note: None of the tools provided on these pages are offical. RELIC doesn't support any of them.

I'm looking forward to see all the maps and mods created by you soon!

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CDM 0.5

CDM 0.5

Sep 29, 2009 Full Version 0 comments

This is the newest version of Cope's Defense Version with lots of changes. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS EXTRACTING THE MOD-FILES TRY 7ZIP.

The First Stand v1.06

The First Stand v1.06

Aug 28, 2009 Full Version 4 comments

Up to 5 human players fight off the Tyranid swarm using heroes. Version 1.06 has no new content compared to version 1.05 but has several bug fixes as...

CDM 0.3.8

CDM 0.3.8

Aug 28, 2009 Full Version 0 comments

Version 0.3.8 of CDM is bugged. You should wait for the next version :(.

Slugga WAAAGH! beta v0.18

Slugga WAAAGH! beta v0.18

Aug 08, 2009 Full Version 1 comment

Early version of slugga WAAAGH! Hasn't been tested enough to be balanced but is fully playable so should be fun.

Cope's Defense Mod 0.3.7f  Beta-Fix

Cope's Defense Mod 0.3.7f Beta-Fix

Jul 04, 2009 Patch 0 comments

This is a patch for version 0.3.7 to make it compatible with the 'There Is Only War'-Beta patch. Installation instructions included. Changelog 0.3.7f...

Cope's Defense Mod 0.3.7

Cope's Defense Mod 0.3.7

Jun 27, 2009 Full Version 2 comments

This is version 0.3.7 of CDM. It fixes some bugs (weapon-switching, flamer-orks, ammo-drops etc.) and rebalances some things (popcap, weapons etc.).

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Varsity
Varsity Oct 15 2009, 7:53am says:

DOW2 is £10/$20 on Steam today! It's a ridiculous bargain. I'm getting it now. :)

Store.steampowered.com

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uo1DDayDodger
uo1DDayDodger Sep 30 2009, 6:33pm says:

I think Imperial Guard would be pretty hard to balance in this game. Being that the new focus is more on infantry combat, and the IG is very vehicle-centric. Not to mention they use infantry units that rival the size of ork mobs.

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dragonforces
dragonforces Sep 26 2009, 5:02am says:

the expansion should be then necrons,chaos.imperial guardsand the tau

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SfcRock
SfcRock Sep 9 2009, 10:06pm says:

hoping in the next expansion there will be necrons. necrons are devistating no matter what :)

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yaik7a
yaik7a Jun 28 2009, 9:21pm says:

I hope some one make the imperial guard then i might buy the game

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Wulfburk12
Wulfburk12 May 9 2009, 8:38am says:

a mod for chaos!

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tchiseen
tchiseen May 20 2009, 2:45am replied:

It's not too similar to TableTop, that's why we're making a TT mod. It's really fun, and works great in Multiplayer and AI Skirmishes. Check it out.

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edo3
edo3 Sep 23 2009, 2:39pm replied:

I just mean thet the first one wasn't so strategic, and this one is more complex, so it is more similar to the table-top game, for example whit the cover system. I agree whit you sayng that the table top game has a bounch more units

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Karion
Karion May 3 2009, 12:01pm replied:

this is no similar to the TT idiot, the TT have much unit per squad

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XViper
XViper May 15 2009, 1:35am replied:

@Karion: Which my mod aims to fix :).
Unfortunately there's alot of work to get it working again after the 1.3 patch.

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