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2.9.1 Hot Fix

Hannah_RE 2026-06-25 16:53

Gameplay  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a unit that used an ability that applies root (ex. Chaos Sorcerer using Chains of Torment) is killed while the victim unit is attempting to execute a move Fixed tuning…

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2.9.0 Update Patch Notes

Hannah_RE 2026-06-23 17:07

Today’s update aims to improve multiplayer balance in the latter stages of a match while continuing to refine the changes we made previously for the early and mid-game in update 2.8.0.  As part of this, we’re moving the…

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2.8.0 Update Patch Notes

Hannah_RE 2026-04-27 17:02

Today’s update is the first community driven patch focused on multiplayer balance in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition. This work was only made possible by your continued support, feedback, and passion…

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2.7.1 Hot Fix

Hannah_RE 2026-03-11 16:36

Gameplay  • Melee Combat – Re-applied a fix for revived units such as Necron Warriors and the Living Saints to prevent them from endlessly pursuing their last melee attacker  Audio • Speech – Updated how intel speech…

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2.7.0 Update Patch Notes

Hannah_RE 2026-02-17 17:46

Today’s update for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition includes several quality-of-life and bug fixes to improve gameplay, the user interface, art & animation, and modding capabilities. Notably, this…

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2.6.1 Hot Fix

Greta_RE 2025-12-18 18:08

Today’s hot fix addresses a small number of issues raised by the community after Tuesday’s 2.6.0 update. Thank you to those that reported the errors, and helped us troubleshoot the root causes. Please continue to report…

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2.6.0 Update Patch Notes

Greta_RE 2025-12-16 18:04

UPDATE - We have temporarily rolled back the changes to the Automatch map pool until we can resolve the conflicts between the Automatch maps and legacy mod maps. The new community maps will continue to be available in…

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New Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 4 trailer reveals playable Dark Angels and their fricking Primarch, Lion El'Jonson

editor@wargamer.com 2025-12-04 12:36

<img width="900" height="507" src="https://www.wargamer.com/wp-content/sites/wargamer/2025/12/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-4-lion-el-jonson3-900x506.jpg"/><p>There's a new story trailer for <strong>Warhammer 40k Dawn of War…

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2.5.1 Hot Fix

Hannah_RE 2025-11-25 17:46

Today’s hot fix addresses a handful of issues leftover from last week’s 2.5.0 update, including a fix that inadvertently reverted an old balance change. We know that as we continue to support, update, and fix issues in…

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2.5.0 Update Patch Notes

John_RE 2025-11-20 18:03

Today’s update includes our top-requested feature – Achievements for both Steam and GoG. You can find a full list of the Achievements and their descriptions below. Additionally, this patch improves the Mission Editor for…

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2.4.0 Update Patch Notes

Hannah_RE 2025-10-21 17:09

Today’s update for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition includes several modding fixes, including the infiltration shader, a new Mod Assistant tool, the long-requested “No Flyers” option for Custom Games…

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2.3.1 Hot Fix

John_RE 2025-10-03 20:11

Today’s hot fix for Dawn of War – Definitive Edition resolves a gameplay issue introduced with yesterday’s 2.3.0 release.  Thank you for all your reports, please continue to report any issues to us at help.relic.com to…

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2.3.0 Update Patch Notes

Hannah_RE 2025-10-02 20:03

“Only in death does duty end.”  To revisit Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, a game we love, and to see the warm reception from players has meant so much to us here at Relic. We want to thank all of you for your continued…

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2.2.1 Hot Fix

Hannah_RE 2025-09-16 17:06

Update 2.2.1 fixes several issues that could interrupt multiplayer games and adds additional logging to help diagnose an issue causing some players to disconnect unexpectedly. The fixes included in today’s patch are…

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2.2.0 Update Patch Notes

Hannah_RE 2025-09-10 17:09

Update 2.2.0 resolves issues across several categories including gameplay, multiplayer, U.I., art and animation, modding, and hotkeys. We have also included additional logging to provide our team with better data as we…

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2.1.1 Hot Fix

Hannah_RE 2025-08-28 19:55

Today’s 2.1.1 Hot Fix addresses a crash that occurred when booting Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition via Steam in Offline mode introduced in this week’s 2.1.0 update.  After this update, if you are…

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2.1.0 Update Patch Notes

Hannah_RE 2025-08-27 17:08

Today’s 2.1.0 Update addresses issues including cases where the cursor would fail to stay locked to the game, unit pathing issues where large vehicles, such as Dreadnoughts, could become stuck, and brings improvements to…

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition fixes desyncs between Windows and Linux / SteamOS

2025-08-20 10:39

<p><p>Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition released recently and it works great on Linux, even better now the online works properly too.</p><p><img…

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Hot Fix 2.0.1

John_RE 2025-08-19 17:07

Today’s hot fix aims to resolve some of the highest occurring crashes, progression blockers and multiplayer issues affecting players in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition.  We will be releasing another…

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Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 12 Aug — 19 August 2025

SteamDB 2025-08-19 09:00

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