Command any of the six unique factions in the next stand alone expansion of the critically acclaimed Dawn of War franchise. Build a massive army or lead your small squad of elite heroes into battle and experience a single player campaign customized to your faction. Go online and face off against your enemies and experience the fast brutal combat of the 41st millennium.
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Among the many fixes and changes in Codex Edition 2.1 are significant improvements to the AI, the UI made to be more readable, and popular maps from the Elite mod being included alongside some new and fresh ones as well. The full changelog is available in the description of the Codex Edition 2.1's download page, as well as in the Codex Edition 2.1 archive itself.
Since this update now solidifies a much more bug-free and stable experience compared to previous versions, we are slowly shifting gears towards the next big content update that will likely become version 3.0; a version that may take a few months to complete and test. That said, a smaller 2.2 patch is still a possibility if there are major issues that are found and/or solved within that time period.
Speaking of 3.0, the major plans for the next update include things such as a revamped and more responsive combat system for knight-superheavies, new units, one or two new factions, and certain base-building features (not to the same level as the first Dawn of War series, but enough to entice fans of base-building); obviously accompanied by more fixes and balancing.
We are still looking into solving some quirks regarding 8-player FFA and some other known issues, though they are proving to be harder than expected. It is likely that a potential 2.2 version will be the one to solve these problems before 3.0 releases.
Not much else to say, this is a short article, though the update is most certainly a big one in terms of fixes and changes, so we hope you enjoy the smoother and more enjoyable experience brought to you by Codex Edition 2.1!
As always, you can join the Discord server if you wish to communicate with us, play with others, or see upcoming content.
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⦁ DOWII - Modding Community: Discord.gg
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Guys, I remember that there were some maps that included the custom maps and you could play as Daemon Prince too. Unfortunately, I cannot remember how did I get those maps, please can anyone help me out?
You sure its DOW2? Might be DOW1 mods / maps?
yeah, I am sure. I just can't remember whether it was included in any mods or just the map pack, but I remember that there were lots of 1-player maps too and there were some maps where you already had units/buildings under you control at the beginning of each map. There was one map where if you moved to a different player's starting position you could control The daemon Prince and some chaos buildings and units on that particular map. If anyone has any ideas please recommend to me where can I find those maps or other ones where you can experiment with some different things in a single-player.
Still an amazing game!
Emperor, it still is!
I wish Dawn of War Retribution was as moddable as DoW1 is. The path finding is so much better, would've opened up a lot more possibilities for bigger battles & units of the like
It is moddable. In fact, in some aspects, its easier to mod than DOW1.
The main issue is some hard code that has stumped the Elite Mod crew for a while now.
We're about 1/2 through it. If we can finish that last half, we're home sweet home, though its a workabout that we're working on.