The Dawn of War: Strongholds mod unlocks all seven Dark Crusade and all nine Soulstorm campaign stronghold missions, allowing them to be played directly from the skirmish menu. Compatibility is included for all vanilla and most mod races, which means that the Dark Eldar and Sisters of Battle can be used on the Dark Crusade missions, blue-on-blue match-ups are permitted, and support is included for the following mods:
- Adeptus Mechanicus Explorators
- Black Templars: Kaurava Crusade
- Blood Angels
- Chaos Daemons
- Dark Angels
- Emperor's Children
- Harlequins - The Dance Macabre
- Inquisition: Daemonhunt
- Legion of the Damned
- Night Lords
- Praetorian Guard
- RAGE: World Eaters Warband
- Renegade Guard
- Salamanders
- Space Wolves
- Steel Legion
- Thousand Sons
- Vostroyan Firstborn
- Witch Hunters
Any other new race mods that are released will be added to this list. This should be a fairly easy process, as I have re-coded all the mission SCAR and NIS files to make it as simple as possible to add extra race compatibility.
Full instructions on how to get this mod set up correctly can be found in the readme file accompanying the most recent release version including a list of all required and optional mods with download links. I strongly advise that you check it out before you get started.
Articles
Firstly there is an updated installation tutorial for anyone who has been having difficulty getting started with the mod:
Secondly, there are two gameplay videos, showing a Grey Knights raid into the Thur'Abis Catacombs and a Vostroyan Firstborn assault on the Dussala Precinct:
This is in addition to all the older Strongholds videos on his channel. Although they were created using out-of-date versions of the mod, many are still well worth a look. The full playlist can be found here:
Of course he also has videos of vanilla Dawn of War, other mods like Ultimate Apocalypse, plus a host of other games. Check them out here:
FAQ
Other Tutorial 27 commentsI have created this list to try and address the most common questions that are asked about the Soulstorm: Strongholds mod. Please read through this before...
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Dawn of War: Strongholds [v1.7.6 patch]
Patch 7 commentsLooks like it's patch time again. Ensure you have v1.7.0 installed (other v1.7.X patches are not required but won't do any harm if you already have any...
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Dawn of War: Strongholds [v1.7.0]
Full Version 15 commentsProbably the biggest update ever for the mod, as many missions have received major updates, new bonus abilities are available for Soulstorm missions...
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[OBSOLETE] Dawn of War: Strongholds [v1.7.5 patch]
Patch 1 commentJust a quick patch to address a few issues missed in the last update. Ensure you have v1.7.0 installed (other v1.7.X patches are not required but won't...
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[OBSOLETE] Dawn of War: Strongholds [v1.7.4 patch]
Patch 8 commentsWell then, I think two years is long enough, so here we go. Ensure you have v1.7.0 installed (patches v1.7.1, v1.7.2 and v1.7.3 are not required but won't...
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[OBSOLETE] Dawn of War: Strongholds [v1.7.3 patch]
Patch 116 commentsAnother set of bugfixes for Strongholds. As before, ensure you have v1.7.0 installed (patches v1.7.1 and v1.7.2 are not required but won't do any harm...
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[OBSOLETE] Dawn of War: Strongholds [v1.7.2 patch]
Patch 7 commentsPatch 1.7.2 brings some more vital fixes for various stronghold missions. Ensure that you have v1.7.0 installed first (the v1.7.1 patch is not required...
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Can you nerf Nan Yanoi a bit? it took me 2 and half an hour to beat even on stardard because they keep spamming 100 Broadsides every 5 or 10 minutes.
Sure I can get them with scout snipers but whenever a pathfinder or vespid team come it back to square one again. I can't advance very far cause my stuffs keep dying before they can get in close. This isn't unbeatable but very frustrating.
Not sure how IG can beat this one since even with Earthshaker you can't kill them fast enough. Guardsmen are almost useless since these things get drones for escort.
Land of solitude play really nice now. Coastal Immosa however have insane flayed ones with 50k hp. I destroyed the Doomdays Monoloith but they are still alive at my base. Seems like a bug.
I'll have a look at Nan Yanoi and see about maybe toning it down a little.
I've got some fixes for Coastal Imossa in the next patch, including one for the Flayed Ones health bug.
Good to hear that. Your revised maps are great. Most of the changes are nice and only some map have problems.
I hope North Vandea will be the next one to get an overhauled treatment. It's kinda uninteresting and very easy to beat. The only good part is inside the fortress.
Why was the Stompa in Rockclaw removed?
I'm mostly just working on updates to get things ready for the upcoming version of Unification, so other than bugfixes there probably won't be any big changes to the missions for now.
I removed the Stompas because they were acting a little buggy. I'll hopefully restore them when I get the chance.
I tried play the Thur’Abis Catacombs multiple times but every time it finishes loading It says Fatal Scar error.
I'm not getting any errors myself. I'll need some additional details - can you send me a PM?
I can’t send a PM since I don’t have an account and don’t know how. What happens when I launch the game is I pick a faction (I used both Eldar and Chaos) double check the setting (I don’t have anything such as Forward bases or deep strike active) I start the game and when it loads I get the fatal scar error the prologue dialogue doesn’t even play. The error just pops up immediately after loading.
Next time it happens, open the console, take a screenshot, upload it somewhere and post the link here.
Steamcommunity.com
Had to make an account to send the link
Not seeing any relevant screenshots in that link.
Steamcommunity.com
here it is, should show up as the second picture. don't know why it didn't show up the first time.
It's just taking me to my own Steam profile.
You have to be logged into steam to view it. Here is another link I it worked, sent me to the screenshot.
Steamcommunity.com
Have you installed both the full version (v1.7.0) and THEN the latest patch (v1.7.6)?
Yes
Try installing the patch again, and make sure to overwrite all files when prompted.
I’m still receiving the error
What does it say in the top-left corner of the main menu screen while running the mod? Be exact.
DOW Engine 1.3.3107442, Dwn of War: Strongholds 1.7.0 Build 3107442
You haven't installed the patch correctly - it should say 1.7.6.
Ok reinstalled the patch and it now works, thanks for the help.