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

• [p]Fixed a login error that would lead to a crash on start-up when launching the game in Offline mode on Steam [/p]

• [p]Fixed numerous cases where Lock Cursor to Game would fail to stay locked (for example, when receiving platform notifications or after Alt+Tabbing) [/p]

• [p]Fixed several crashes that could occur while custom badges were transferring while loading into a Multiplayer game [/p]

• [p]Fixed an error where Windows could detect the game was unresponsive during longer loading times for large scale Multiplayer games [/p]

• [p]Fixed two rare crashes that could occur when loading a menu screen [/p]

• [p]Fixed several errors that would prevent Automatch from correctly finding matches [/p]

• [p]Fixed several causes of desync errors in Multiplayer that could lead to a crash when leaving the match or on match end [/p]

• [p]Fixed rare cases where certain players would be able to load into the game without a player profile – this would lead to errors when attempting to play Multiplayer or when saving the game [/p]

• [p]Character speech now correctly plays when the game language is set to Russian [/p]

• [p]Added new troubleshooting steps to BugSplat for those that crash on launch. If you are still having issues, please follow the links in the BugSplat window [/p]

• [p]Added additional messaging & logging to help diagnose certain players being unable to connect to the RLink servers and seeing the Multiplayer option greyed out. After the update, if you are still seeing this issue, please submit a new request at help.relic.com [/p]

• [p]Disabled Resource Sharing by default during Automatch [/p]

• [p]Removed Fortress (3 Player) from the Automatch map pool [/p]

• [p]Fixed an exploit where too many resources are refunded when cancelling buildings under construction[/p]
• [p]Fixed cases where large vehicles, such as Dreadnoughts, could become stuck in cliffs when multiple units were pathing at the same time and stopped in the same location [/p]

• [p]Fixed pathing issues when units with a melee charge attack, such as Kroot Carnivores, could become stuck when attempting to charge an enemy unit above them [/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where infantry units would be frozen in place for several seconds when pathing alongside friendly vehicles [/p]

• [p]Fixed a data error that was causing Space Marine Force Commander and Imperial General to use voices that did not match their unit [/p]

• [p]Fixed an error that could cause mission dialogue to not correctly trigger or to skip lines during scripted sequences [/p]

• [p]Fixed a frequently playing sound effect for Tau Barracudas [/p]

• [p]Fixed several issues where keybindings overlapped, such as Ecclesiarchal Chapel, Haemonculus’ Laboratory, and Techpriests [/p]

• [p]Updated Winter Assault Order Mission 2 to prevent hidden Chaos units from triggering a fail condition while the player is focused on the Eldar segment of the mission [/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue in Winter Assault Order Mission 2 that prevented units from spawning from the Field Command building without a rally point being set [/p]

• [p]Updated melee-killed infantry corpses to match the persistence of ranged-killed units [/p]

• [p]Added unit occlusion to the Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldar buildings [/p]

• [p]On ultrawide monitors, fixed the alignment of the error popup when attempting to perform an action without the required resources [/p]

• [p]Fixed several cases that would cause hotkeys to not be displayed on the HUD [/p]

• [p]Set secondary camera move to SHIFT+WASD on all keybind sets (except AZERTY grid where it is the equivalent, SHIFT+ZQSD); arrow keys continue to also work [/p]

• [p]Copies of the keybind lua files are now copied to the user's /Profile/Profile\[#]/ directory for easier modding without unpacking an archive [/p]

• [p]Added AZERTY and QWERTZ versions of Gridkeys (these are selectable by any player who wishes to, regardless of region) [/p]

• [p]Added new keybindings for Sniper Rifle Research (Space Marines) and command squad versions of Commissar, Psyker and Priest (IG) and bound those to proper grid positions; in non-grid keybinds these are generally duplicates of the previous bindings. [/p]

• [p]In gridkeys, set melee stance to F (its grid position) and combat stance to F1 (which is off the grid but near at hand) -- this key appears in different positions based on if a squad or building is selected so can't have a proper grid position [/p]

• [p]In gridkeys, shifted the advanced stance buttons along the function keys to make room for F1 use [/p]

• [p]In gridkeys, changed the Dark Eldar global abilities to be on Alt+\[key] to free up Shift+WASD for camera movement [/p]

• [p]In gridkeys, moved options menu to Escape [/p]

• [p]Fixed alignment of glowing eyes on Necron Warriors [/p]

• [p]Fixed alignment of the glowing skull on Space Marines & Assault Marines when the Bionic Upgrade is applied [/p]

• [p]Updated Space Marine Dreadnought and Terminator so assault cannon barrels correctly rotate when firing [/p]

• [p]Fixed the Space Marine Force Commander not aiming correctly at enemy targets [/p]

• [p]Fixed cases where Thunderhawk engine lights were still visible in the sky at certain angles after constructing Space Marine buildings [/p]

• [p]Updated the Veteran Superior Sister of Battle to correctly load the entire model [/p]

• [p]Fixed animation stutters/pauses that could occur when spamming movement commands to units (ex. Dark Eldar Hellion Squad) [/p]

• [p]Fixed flickering on the Space Marine Stronghold building [/p]

• [p]Fixed stuttering animations on units with melee charge attacks when the path to attack is blocked [/p]

• [p]Fixed animation of the Kroot Hounds to prevent them from appearing to teleport [/p]

• [p]Fixed occasional T-Pose on idle animation for Chaos Aspiring Champion [/p]

• [p]Fixed posing for Orks that are in cover but out of combat [/p]

• [p]Fixed the Ork Pile O Gunz turret to correctly aim at targets [/p]

• [p]Fixed several issues across maps where there were noticeable seams between terrain textures [/p]

• [p]Mods that have legacy UI images (ex. Unit Portraits) will now be able to correctly replace the Definitive Edition updated assets [/p]

• [p]Added support to access linear campaigns with mods based on Dark Crusade or Soulstorm if the mod’s .module file includes “DXP2”-like sub-module. [/p]

• [p]Example mods: “Ultimate Apocalypse”, “Tartarus, Lorn V, Kronus and Kaurava Campaigns for Soulstorm”, and others built in the same manner [/p]

• [p]Updated the Army Painter to not have misaligned text when using legacy mods that reskinned the screen [/p]

• [p]Mods that are packaged with additional mods inside of them will no longer fail to open if the secondary mod is marked as having a dependency that is not included [/p]

• [p]Fixed a rare crash in the MissionEditor when attempting to save a modded map [/p]

• [p]Fixed an error when the ObjectEditor was unable to open EBP files because it could not find the BurnerImp executable [/p]

• [p]Note: ObjectEditor needs to be launched in the mod directory (where your pipeline.ini files is), but with the command line -appDir so it can find the BurnerImp. [/p]

• [p]Occasional network error that can lead to a crash when post-game results are being calculated [/p]
• [p]Game settings are not displayed when browsing Custom Games [/p]
• [p]Map names are displayed as missing symbols when playing in Russian / Chinese while the host is in another language [/p]
• [p]Gridkeys do not correctly load when playing in Automatch [/p]
• [p]Army Painter colors are not used when playing Automatch [/p]
• [p]Squads with a jump or teleport attack can appear to partially complete, then teleport back to the starting location [/p]
• [p]For some players the game audio does not correctly play from the default audio device [/p]
• [p]Capture points (ex. Strategic Points) are not visible in the shroud [/p]
• [p]Units do not correctly unload from the Dark Eldar Raider [/p]
• [p]testStats.lua is not correctly being written on match end [/p]

• [p]Improved modding documentation based on frequently asked questions and a sample mod [/p]

• [p]Additional support to ensure stability of mod usage [/p]

• [p]Gameplay exploits – targeted fixes for issues affecting Multiplayer [/p]

• [p]Unit Portraits – newly recaptured unit portraits using the Definitive Edition models for all units [/p]

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition released recently and it works great on Linux, even better now the online works properly too.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-definitive-edition-fixes-desyncs-between-windows-and-linux-steamos/

• [p]Fixed an issue where players could not see Multiplayer game lobbies hosted by a player using a different audio language (English, German, French, and Russian) [/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue that prevented the game from loading the correct language using the GOG Galaxy launcher for those using Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. [/p]

• [p]Fixed a desync that led to a crash in Multiplayer games where players on Windows & Linux (SteamDeck / Proton) were playing together  [/p]

• [p]Fixed two crashes that could occur during singleplayer or multiplayer when numerous enemy units were starting to move while the player is also moving the camera [/p]

• [p]Fixed two crashes that could occur when pre-rendered movies started for players using older operating systems. [/p]

• [p]Fixed a crash that could occur during loading screens or while saving the game [/p]

• [p]Fixed a fatal scar error in Winter Assault Disorder Mission 1 when Gorgutz was killed immediately before a cut-scene triggered [/p]

• [p]Fixed a scripting error that prevented Listening Posts from being buildable in Dawn of War Mission 1 when two strategic points were captured at the same time [/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent objective locations from being correctly highlighted by arrow FX in Campaign missions [/p]

• [p]Updated Gridkeys controls to fix a keybind conflict on Orks, Space Marines, and Imperial Guard [/p]

• [p]Two possible crashes when custom badge transfer fails while loading into Multiplayer matches. The crash can lead to all other players having an infinite loading screen that will eventually crash [/p]

• [p]Rare error where new players are not able to create / load a profile name and receive errors when attempting to start missions / multiplayer [/p]

• [p]Rare crash that can occur on a loading screen when entering Campaign Missions [/p]

• [p]Rare crash at the end of Multiplayer matches when the Results screen is shown [/p]

• [p]Additional error logging for players who cannot start or consistently time out when trying to connect to Multiplayer – this will provide us with more data as we work to resolve this issue [/p]

• [p]Dialogue occasionally does not trigger in the correct sequence during campaign missions – some lines can be skipped [/p]

• [p]Large units – such a Dreadnoughts - can get stuck when navigating near other large units beside cliffs [/p]

• [p]Infantry units can become stunned for too long of a period when pathfinding near vehicles [/p]

• [p]Infantry with a charge attack can get stuck pathfinding when attempting to charge on an elevated position [/p]

• [p]Cursor lock functionality does not stay locked when the game loses focus (using Windows key, Alt+Tab, getting Steam/GOG notifications) [/p]

• [p]Camera movement keys cannot be remapped by modders [/p]

• [p]Keybinds are not easily accessible for modders without having to unpack an archive [/p]

• [p]Update loading order to allow mods to overwrite unit portraits [/p]

• [p]Rare crash in the Mission Editor when attempting to save changes to a map [/p]

• [p]Mods that package multiple mods fail to load if a secondary mod is marked as having a dependency that is not included [/p]

• [p]Update file load order to allow for additional customization of the User Interface[/p]
• [p]Improved modding documentation based on frequently asked questions and a sample mod[/p]
• [p]Additional support to ensure stability of mod usage[/p]

• [p]Gameplay exploits – targeted fixes for issues affecting Multiplayer[/p]
• [p]Unit Portraits – newly recaptured unit portraits using the Definitive Edition models for all units[/p]

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