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The GameReplays.org team mentioned that they were going to run a map making contest for Dawn of War II. We were very excited about the idea and even offered the prize of putting the winning entry into a future patch for the game!
The contest is based around creating a 1v1 map for the game. [...]

With the recent release of our Dawn of War II World Builder, a flurry of map creation has been going on in the community. In addition to brand new maps, several long time fans of the game have recreated their favorite maps from the original Dawn of War game, and Sturmtruppen has been contacting [...]

What is SCAR? It stands for Scripting at Relic and is a term we use when talking about the lua-based scripting language that is used to create our scenarios and other game rules. Today we’re making our SCAR documentation for Dawn of War II available for fans that are interested in modifying the game. [...]

Dawn of War II is 50% off this weekend on Steam and Direct 2 Drive. That’s right, anyone can purchase DOW II this weekend for only $24.99 USD. If you already own the game, spread the news to others! Dawn of War II is even better when playing with friends or enemies – the more, [...]

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There is Only War Release Notes 1.5.0
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World Builder
• Added the World Builder how-to guide to the root directory
• Fixed a bug where adding a horizon-mesh would cause World Builder to crash
Observer Feature
• Pressing ESC now gets rid of the observer/replay attention arrow. If a unit is selected and an arrow is present, pressing ESC deselects the units. Pressing [...]

The Electronic Sports League is preparing to run a couple of new competitions for Dawn of War II. The first is a 1on1 series that will take place during the month of August with four qualifier events. There are prizes provided by Razer, and sign-ups for the first qualifier are already open. [...]

The beta period of ‘There is Only War’ is now over. Thank you for your participation, feedback, and the bugs you have logged.
The beta has been successful due to the overwhelming amount of community feedback and support. We have received hundreds of balance suggestions, numerous bug reports, and countless suggestions to undoubtedly make Dawn [...]

The beta of ‘There is Only War’ will officially end on Tuesday, July14. After that we’re unable to react to, and implement feedback. However, as a treat to the community for all your contributions during this period the beta will be live and available to play on Steam until Sunday, July 19th.
Have a great [...]

Steam will update your copy of Dawn of War II to version 1.4.2 if you are participating in the ‘There is Only War’ beta. The new update corrects some imbalances, bug fixes, and other issues.
1.4.2 is approximately a 175 MB download.
Check out the patch notes here

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