The 2.2.0 update for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition delivers a wide range of fixes across gameplay, multiplayer, user interface, and technical stability. From addressing desync errors and crashes to refining campaign scripts and AI behavior, the patch enhances overall game reliability and balance. Key gameplay updates include adjustments to Honor Guard units, AI construction behavior, and faction-specific improvements such as squad cap changes for the Sisters of Battle.
Multiplayer has also received important fixes, including restoring custom banners and colors in Automatch, removing the ability for hosts to kick players during countdowns, and improving automatch ranking display. Additional improvements were made to art, animations, modding tools, and hotkey configurations, ensuring a smoother experience for both casual and competitive players.
Full Patch Notes
General
- Added additional logging for rare crash and desync issues.
- Fixed badge transfer crash during multiplayer match startup.
- Addressed video output freezing around intro videos.
- Fixed desync errors during multiplayer.
- Resolved audio playback issues and incorrect output device selection.
- Automatch canceling immediately when searching fixed.
- Fixed issue where Multiplayer appeared greyed out and unavailable.
- Corrected Polish alphabet character display in Dark Crusade.
- Windowed mode now displays correct borders.
- Updated Autosave to reduce hitching.
- Fixed audio initialization errors.
Gameplay
- Honor Guard units no longer lost if joining squads during scripted missions.
- AI building logic improved; reduced excessive worker assignments.
- Sisters of Battle squad cap final research increased from 3 to 4.
- Various mission scripting and terrain issues fixed across Dawn of War, Winter Assault, and Soulstorm.
- Corrected Imperial Guard wargear to increase popcap.
- Dialogue fixes in Tau and Space Marine stronghold missions.
- Capture point visibility adjusted to match legacy behavior.
Multiplayer
- Automatch now properly supports custom Army Painter designs.
- Hosts can no longer kick players during countdown.
- Added warning when using Auto Teams with closed slots.
- Automatch rankings now displayed via the API.
User Interface
- Fixed missing map text and statistics errors in Multiplayer menus.
- Corrected Soulstorm territory and unit icon resolutions.
- Fixed pink square issue with custom badges and banners.
- Improved legibility of loading screen text and widescreen art support.
- Simplified Chinese punctuation errors corrected.
Art & Animation
- Fixed scaling, resolution, and artifacting issues with badges and banners.
- Updated numerous faction-specific animations, FX, and textures.
- Corrected model rendering errors for Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldar.
- Improved terrain clarity in tutorials.
- Enhanced Necron materials and building details.
Modding
- Fixed crash with modded audio file naming.
- Mission Editor improvements for Undo, decals, and heightmaps.
- Legacy maps with custom water effects now display correctly.
- Added UI scrollbars for mod-added options.
- Added mod menu support for Mods, Options, and Credits.
- SCAR documentation added under “Tools\ScarDoc.”
Hotkeys
- Lua files updated with detailed changes for modders.
- Gridkey consistency improvements across factions.
- Adjustments made for Space Marines, Chaos, Orks, Eldar, Imperial Guard, Necrons, Sisters of Battle, Dark Eldar, and Tau.
Known Issues (Targeting Late September)
- Army Painter artifacts with overlapping team colors.
- Framerate drops in large battles.
- Missing cursor prompts in text fields.
- Cloud saves missing profile data.
- Various gameplay issues including unit teleportation, transport disembarkation bugs, audio problems, and Deep Strike errors.
- HUD limitations with Eldar Farseer abilities.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition is a 2025 real-time strategy game that remasters the 2004 classic along with its expansions Winter Assault, Dark Crusade, and Soulstorm. Developed by Relic Entertainment, it blends squad-based combat, resource management, and base-building within the grimdark Warhammer 40,000 universe.
The game was released on August 14, 2025, and is available on PC via Steam and GOG.
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