Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition — patch notes and updates
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| 2.8.0 Update Patch Notes | 2026-04-27 | 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 for this game. We want to thank the community members that have been driving, testing, and validating this work to get it ready for all of you today. Balancing any RTS game, especially one with nine factions, is complicated and time-consuming work. As such, today’s update will not solve or address every single friction point in the multiplayer experience. Update 2.8.0 is only the first of several planned multiplayer balance pat |
| 2.7.1 Hot Fix | 2026-03-11 | 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 AudioSpeech – Updated how intel speech priority is handled (for example, scripted character dialogue during a cutscene) to address cases where story dialogue could be skipped because all audio channels are full during heavy combat Please be sure to report any bugs or technical issues by submitting a new request at help.relic.com. |
| 2.7.0 Update Patch Notes | 2026-02-17 | 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 update should address frustrations with melee unit behavior and should also resolve an economy exploit. In the coming months, the team will continue working to resolve any high priority bugs or issues that arise, so please be sure to report those by submitting a new request at help.relic.com.One of our goals when we first began working on the Definitive Edition was to empower and support the community that has kept the fires lit fo |
| 2.6.1 Hot Fix | 2025-12-18 | 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 any issues at help.relic.com. General Fixed crash in the FX Editor when attempting to save a new FX Fixed a crash when loading the Skirmish menu when modded map names or descriptions contained an unsupported number of characters Community Maps – renamed the version of Community Maps released in 2.6.0 to avoid conflicts between these maps and the legacy modded versions. The maps have been re-added to the Automatch pool |
| 2.6.0 Update Patch Notes | 2025-12-16 | 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 Skirmish and Multiplayer. You may still encounter issues playing the new maps in multiplayer if only some players have the legacy mod maps.We’re excited to reveal that today’s update will bring five community-made maps into the official map pool. Additionally, we have improved our translations for Japanese, Russian, and Polish. We have also done a tuning pass of flamer weapons after their recent visual and behavior improvements |
| 2.5.1 Hot Fix | 2025-11-25 | 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 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition, it may have knock-ons to the multiplayer meta, which has essentially been untouched for the last 10 years. Your love for this game and your continued support has gotten us this far, and we intend to go further. We remain dedicated to improving the game and making it the best way to play Dawn of War. Stay tuned for more in the coming weeks. Thank you for your continued feedback |
| 2.5.0 Update Patch Notes | 2025-11-20 | 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 modders and addresses several gameplay bugs and issues for our more competitively minded players. This includes fixes for jump movement, grenades, Necron generators, and several flame weapons and flame FX such as the Immolator. Many of the fixes included in today’s patch are thanks to your feedback, so please continue to report any issues to us at help.relic.com. Achievements! Our team is excited to release 109 new achievemen |
| 2.4.0 Update Patch Notes | 2025-10-21 | 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 and Skirmish, plus a new optimized renderer which should significantly improve the performance of shadows and visual effects. Our next update (2.5.0) in November will include the rollout of Steam Achievements for Dawn of War – Definitive Edition. Many of the fixes included in today’s patch are thanks to your feedback, so please continue to report any issues to us at help.relic.com. General Performance – today’s patch includes a |
| 2.3.1 Hot Fix | 2025-10-03 | 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 help set priorities for upcoming patches. Gameplay Imperial Guard – Heavy Weapons team now entrenches and engages in combat correctly Additional High Priority Known Issues These items are in addition to the high priorty Known Issues we released yesterday. We are investigating reports that stats are appearing as reset, or displaying incorrect values. We are aware that some unit portraits have not been updated. Please send us bug |
| 2.3.0 Update Patch Notes | 2025-10-02 | “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 support and passion for the game. We have therefore extended our support plans for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition beyond September and will continue updating the game for the rest of 2025. The next patch is currently targeting late October 2025. You can find a small preview of exciting, and highly requested features coming this year listed below today’s patch notes. Today’s update for Dawn of War – Definitive |
| 2.2.1 Hot Fix | 2025-09-16 | 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 thanks to your feedback, so please continue to report any issues to us at help.relic.com. General Fixed an issue preventing players from creating matches when launching from GOG Galaxy Fixed an error that would lead to a crash when transferring badges in Multiplayer Added additional logging to better diagnose the following rare issue. If you continue to encounter this issue, please submit a new support request at help.relic.com>Mu |
| 2.2.0 Update Patch Notes | 2025-09-10 | 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 work to improve stability and automatch. Many of the fixes included in today’s patch are thanks to your feedback, so please continue to report any issues to us at help.relic.com. General Added additional logging to better diagnose the following rare issues. If you continue to encounter these issues, please submit a new support request at help.relic.com :Crashes during badge transfer when starting a Multiplayer match The game vi |
| 2.1.1 Hot Fix | 2025-08-28 | 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 still seeing crashes on start-up, please take the time to submit your information to BugSplat and, after submitting, wait a moment for the BugSplat website to load and review any troubleshooting steps that may be available. These are targeted responses that can include more information and workarounds related to the issue encountered. A huge thank you to all our players that have been diligently reporting issues via our help portal |
| 2.1.0 Update Patch Notes | 2025-08-27 | 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 hotkey modding and WASD camera controls. Please refer to the help article "Customizing Hotkeys in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition" for a step-by-step guide to customizing hotkeys. Additionally, this patch continues to address some of the highest occurring crashes, progression blockers and multiplayer issues, along with other art, animation, UI, and gameplay issues. A huge thank you to all our players that h |
| Hot Fix 2.0.1 | 2025-08-19 | 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 patch next week with additional high-priority fixes. The fixes coming in next week’s patch required a bit more time to test and validate, so we appreciate everyone’s patience as we work on them. Thank you to all our players that have been diligently reporting issues via our help portal – please continue to do so at https://help.relic.com/ General Fixed an issue where players could not see Multiplayer game lobbies hosted by a play |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition Out Now | 2025-08-14 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition is out now! Experience this genre-defining Warhammer 40,000 classic in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns, nine classically depicted factions, and over 100 skirmish maps – all in one game. Developed by Relic Entertainment, this is the iconic Dawn of War as players remember it, optimized for modern hardware. The award-winning real-time strategy game has been improved and enhanced while remaining faithful to the grimdark original. So, what is included in the Definitive Edition? Everything – all in one game! Nine full factions from across the galaxy, classically depict |
| Developer Diary & Gameplay Reveal | 2025-08-07 | The Dawn of War – Definitive Edition team sits down to chat about the work they’ve put into updating the game, and what it’s like to return to a project from 20 years ago. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition will release on August 14th 2025 at US $29.99. As a thank-you to our loyal fans, players who already own Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition will receive a 30% discount on the Definitive Edition. Wishlist it now!The Dawn of War – Definitive Edition team talks technical work, and what it's like to revisit and redefine this classic experience 20 years later. Learn more in our latest developer diary! Want more gameplay? Check ou |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition Release Date Reveal | 2025-07-11 | We’re excited to announce that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition will be released on August 14, 2025!The Definitive Edition will be available to purchase that same day for USD$29.99. Players who already own the Dawn of War – Anniversary Edition will receive a 30% upgrade discount on Steam and GOG. This discount for previous owners will remain in place for the foreseeable future. The team has been hard at work updating this classic experience for modern hardware, but in the meantime, check out the classic Dawn of War trailer, newly enhanced in 4K! Q: When is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition coming out? A: Aug |
| Announcing Dawn of War - Definitive Edition | 2025-05-22 | “Cleanse, purge, kill!” Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is coming to PC later this year. Developed by Relic Entertainment, this is the iconic Dawn of War as players remember it, but optimized for modern hardware. The award winning and genre-defining classic real-time strategy game has been improved and enhanced while remaining faithful to the grimdark original. So, what is included in the Definitive Edition? Everything – all in one game! 4 Classic Dawn of War Campaigns 9 classically depicted Warhammer 40,000 Armies Over 200 maps What’s new and improved? 4K and widescreen support Upgraded unit and world textures – 4x the ori |