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Steam News25 June 202611d ago

2.9.1 Hot Fix

Gameplay Fixed a crash that could occur when a unit that used an ability that applies root (ex.

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What changed

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  • Performance
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
fixedGameplayFixed 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
fixedGameplayFixed tuning changes that were errantly introduced in patch 2.9.0:
changedImperial GuardPlasma Gun: Decreased armor-piercing damage against light vehicles and medium vehicles, light and medium structures to restore previous balance
changedImperial GuardGrenade Launcher(Kasrkin): Increased knockback and armor-piercing damage against light and medium structures to restore previous balance
changedOrksSuper 'Eavy Boy Armor Research: Bonus to Stormboy maximum health restored to +33%. Power cost restored to 25 Power.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition changes

fixedFixed 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
fixedFixed tuning changes that were errantly introduced in patch 2.9.0:
changedPlasma Gun: Decreased armor-piercing damage against light vehicles and medium vehicles, light and medium structures to restore previous balance
changedGrenade Launcher(Kasrkin): Increased knockback and armor-piercing damage against light and medium structures to restore previous balance
changedSuper 'Eavy Boy Armor Research: Bonus to Stormboy maximum health restored to +33%. Power cost restored to 25 Power.

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 changes that were errantly introduced in patch 2.9.0:

Imperial Guard

  • Plasma GunDecreased armor-piercing damage against light vehicles and medium vehicles, light and medium structures to restore previous balance
  • Grenade Launcher(Kasrkin)Increased knockback and armor-piercing damage against light and medium structures to restore previous balance

Orks

  • Super 'Eavy Boy Armor Research: Bonus to Stormboy maximum health restored to +33%. Power cost restored to 25 Power.

Thank you to those that reported these issues and shared your save files & replays to help.relic.com to help us diagnose and fix them.

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Steam News / 25 June 2026

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