Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II isn't even out yet, and developer Relic has detailed a patch for the game, due out within a few days of release -- they certainly weren't kidding when they said they found a way to patch the game quickly. Share the secret with the other developers, please!

The update is largely thanks to everyone who tried out the beta - props to you!

On top of a load of bug fixes, two new multiplayer maps will be added -- one 1v1 and one 3v3.

Full details on the changes can be found through the source; you can also check out our recent visit to the studio with more info on the update and other things with the alt. source link above!

Next week, Dawn of War II is finally going to go live and ship to stores. We are really excited to ship the game and see what you all think of the final product.

We would like to take this opportunity to talk a bit about the Beta and what’s in store next for DOW II. First off, the Beta has been really successful from our perspective. We have had over 250,000 unique players participate and have gathered an incredible amount of qualitative and quantitative data. Your bug reports, balance feedback and technical support assistance is going to go a long way to helping us support the DOW II community over the next few months. This support starts with our first major patch for the retail game which is currently in certification testing at Microsoft. If everything goes to plan, the patch should be available at launch or within a few days of the game shipping to stores.

Note: Leaderboards and Player Stats will be reset when the patch goes live due to formatting changes. We appreciate your understanding.

chautemoc via community.dawnofwar2.com »