DoW II: Retribution Patch Notes/Updates

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Patch it like it's hot!

UPDATE: 9/4/2014 11:20am PST

3.19.10221: Dawn of War 2 Retribution

o Updated live version with Open Beta Version.

Features removed:
• LAN / Direct Connect.
• Referee Mode.
• Ability to “Pause” during multiplayer.

Other:
• Leaderboards have now been updated to use Relic Servers.
• Games for Windows Live specific achievements added to list of Steam Achievements.
• Relic Battle Servers integrated to manage multiplayer networking.
• Adjustments made to allow players owning only “Retribution: The Last Standalone” to connect via Last Stand multiplayer mode with owners of the full version of Retribution.

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UPDATE: 9/18/2014 11:00am PST

The Dawn of a New Build Update

Updated build:
ver. 2.6.10227 Dawn of War 2
ver. 2.6.10227 Dawn of War 2 Chaos Rising
ver. 3.19.1.10226 Dawn of War 2 Retribution

1. Games for Windows Live Save Games (For Dawn of War 2 & Chaos Rising)

• Games for Windows Live Save Games will now work on new version of DOW2 & Chaos Rising. Please note that some players may still encounter problems when attempting to load these games, as the fix may not address all issues. We ask that you continue to report any problems here in our forums!
  
  2. Automatch
  
• Server Exceptions corrected.
  
• Fixed Issues related to Automatch timing out after approx. 98 sec.
  
  3. Misc
  
• Telemetry updates.
  
• Server Exceptions related to offline play.

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Patch notes for today's update are as follows:

Dawn of War 2 Titles

Updated build:

ver. 2.6.10236 Dawn of War 2

ver. 2.6.10236 Dawn of War 2 Chaos Rising

ver. 3.19.1.10235 Dawn of War 2 Retribution



1. WorldBuilder

• Resolved crash issues with the Worldbuilder when creating user generated maps.

2. Automatch

• Can now click “continue” after a ranked game is complete.

3. Statistics

• Corrected issue where stats were only being recorded when a player conceded or ended a game.

4. Statistics

• Corrected issue where some achievements would not unlock.
  
  • i.e. Primarch and other difficulty achievements.
  
  • i.e. Unlocking Last Stand war gear progression items.

5. Pause

• Pause/Break Key now functions for Single Player.
  
  
• Pause/Break Key during Replays now function.

6. Lobby/Chat

• Some behavior with Party Chat and General Chat have been adjusted.
  
  • i.e. Party Chat isn't automatically selected when entering a party/lobby if the general chat is already open.

Dawn of War 1 Titles


Updated build:

ver. 197807 Dawn of War Game of The Year / Winter Assault

ver. 197806 Dawn of War Dark Crusade

ver. 452 Dawn of War Soulstorm


1. Misc.

• Resolved some server exception issues.

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The servers will be going down for maintenance at 2pm PST today, and are estimated to return at 5:30pm PST.

The update will include:

- Fixes for some server stability issues
- Fix for a problem that saw chat feature functionality occasionally failing
- Optimizing Dawn of War database for current server load

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The servers for both DoW1 and DoW2 will be going down in 1 hour at 2pm PST, and will return at 3pm PST. This will not include a patch update, and is strictly server maintenance.
Thank you for your patience during this time!

[r_alexander_mueller]

DoW1 and DoW2 servers are now back and functional!
Thanks for your patience, time to get back into the game! For the Emperor!