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    Apr 10, 2009 8:30 PM 7,666
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    Dawn Of War II Gets New Map, Patch

    On Sunday, Relic will release a patch for Dawn of War II. It'll introduce not only a range of game balance tweaks and technical fixes, but a new multiplayer map as well.

    The map is called Tiber Outpost, and is geared towards six-player matches.

    As for the patch, you can read a full list of the changes below:

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    Patch 1.2.1
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    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.


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