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See below for the full patch notes for the 2.1 Chaos Rising Update!

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Chaos Rising Update 2.1 notes
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New Features

Global
• Support for screen resolutions with a wider aspect ratio than 16x9, such as those used with AMD's Eyefinity technology
• Stance Toggle option has been added for switching between ranged and melee unit behaviour in all game modes

Multiplayer
• New Map: 2p Judgment of Carrion
• New Map: 2p Ice Station Obelis
• New Map: 4p Desert Showdown
• New Map: 4p Judgment of Carrion
• New Map: 4p Selenon Fissure
• New Map: 6p Argent Shelf
• New Map: 6p Judgment of Carrion
• New Map: 6p Calderis Refinery (Free-For-All)
• New Map: 6p Judgment of Carrion (Free-For-All)
• Added Librarian Unit to tier two of Space Marines
• Added Weirdboy Unit to tier two of Orks
• Added Tyrant Guard Unit to tier two of Tyranids
• Added Gene Stealers Squad to tier two of Tyranids
• Added Wraithguard Squad to tier two of Eldar
• Added the ability to play against owners of Chaos Rising who are playing as the Chaos Race
• Added Free for All and Team Free for All Victory Point game modes to Custom Games
• New target priority system implemented so that idle units prefer attacking enemies they specialize against
• Vehicle wrecks now remain on the map and provide cover

The Last Stand
• Added the ability to play with owners of Chaos Rising who are playing as Chaos Sorcerer or Hive Tyrant

Campaign
• Added the ability to transfer save games of completed Aurelian Campaigns to Chaos Rising
• Added the ability save during mid-missions (Chaos Rising Campaign Only)
• Wargear tooltips in both campaigns now contain significantly more information such as attack speed, accuracy, etc
• New 'Invite a Friend' button added to the bridge to easily invite friends to a co-op game

Campaign, Last Stand and Global Bug Fixes

Global
• Various general performance and memory optimizations
• Various stability fixes to front-end menu screens

Campaign
• Fixed issue where a drag-select starting on a wargear item would "stick" even after releasing the mouse button
• More enemies now have the updated unit decorators
• Cyrus' Deep Smoke ability has been retooled; Cyrus now drops a smoke grenade when he infiltrates or reveals himself
• Thaddeus' Ranged Specialist trait will now also add a passive chance to stun with any ranged weapon
• The Chapter's Fury ability has been reworked to charge up from taking damage
• Thule's Might of the Ancient ability has been renamed "Mighty Strike"
• The Force Commander's Drop Bays and Orbital Barrage traits have been combined into a new trait called Orbital Command
• The Force Commander has a new trait called Inspiring Shout which replaced Orbital Barrage's position on the Will path

Multiplayer
• Maps are now listed in alphabetical order
• New tutorial loading screens have been added
• Various minor ability functionality and balance tweaks
• Various text updates for clarity and accuracy

Army Painter
• Space Marine Red Scorpions chapter added
• Chaos Red Corsairs warband added
• Chaos Alpha Legion warband added
• Chaos Death Guard warband added
• Chaos Emperor's Children warband added
• Chaos Iron Warriors warband added
• Chaos Night Lords warband added
• Chaos Thousand Sons warband added
• Chaos Word Bearers warband added
• Chaos World Eaters warband added
• Khorne Red color added
• Chaos army paint schemes can be created by owners of DOW2 or Chaos Rising

Last Stand
• Fixed issue where players would lose ability functionality if revived after dying while entering a building
• Fixed problem with player collision when standing on closing gates
• Fixed an issue where the screen would turn black permanently during the transition between wave 19 and 20 under rare circumstances
• Last Stand heroes can now be rotated in the hero select screen

Front End and Options
• Custom games list can now be sorted by clicking the 'Players' header
• Fixed an issue where a player's Trueskill on the leaderboards screen would be one game behind the Trueskill displayed on the Player Statistics screen
• Fixed the total number of wins/losses displaying incorrectly on the leaderboards
• Fixed a variety of issues with rendering after changing graphics options
• Default resolution on first launch will attempt to match desktop resolution before falling back to lower resolutions
• Ultra settings have been disabled for users running 32-bit versions of Windows unless using the /3GB OS startup switch

Balance Changes and Multiplayer Bug Fixes

Global
• Repair no longer works on ambient buildings
• Artillery projectiles now fire at the location they were firing at when they begin their wind up animation, this makes it more difficult to hit moving targets
• Units under the effects of the Phase Shift ability can no longer repair other units or buildings
• Units can now be damaged by grenades while entering a building but before fully setting up
• Looted Tank and Predator Tank no longer shoot continously without enemy targets while moving towards the destination of an attack move order
• Unit and ability FX can no longer be seen through the fog of war (some exceptions)
• Fixed issue where queued actions could sometimes be resumed upon reviving a hero unit
• Camouflage abilities can no longer be used in buildings

Map Changes
• Angel Gate: Destroyed buildings at the top of the map to prevent garrisoning issues
• Outer Reaches: Moved some objects to prevent units getting stuck
• Greentooth Gorge: Added impasses to prevent units getting stuck behind bases

Orks

Global
• Added the Weirdboy unit to Tier 2
• Roks global ability now costs 500 Waaagh
• More dakka will no longer work on some units who have no ranged weapon
• More dakka will no longer work on unconscious units
• Ork global abilities order on the Select Hero screen now match their order in-game

Kommando Nob
• Remote bomb placement no longer keeps Kommando in suppressed animation state
• Kaboom damage no longer works on invulnerable targets.
• Kommando Nob's Rokkit Launcha damage reduced to 65 from 72

Mekboy
• Banner no longer gives bonus to recharge times

Deff Dread
• Deff Dread health has been increased to 650 from 450
• Deff Dread Burnaz and Bitz upgrade cost has decreased to 180/20 from 200/20
• Burnaz and Bitz now adds +400 HP
• Deff Dread cost has increased to 250/70 from 250/45
• Burna damage reduced to 40 from 90
• Burnas can now use Attack Ground
• Special attack no longer cut through immunities and armor

Stikkbomma
• Stikkbomma stun bomb cooldown reduced to 30 seconds from 60 seconds
• Stikkbommba grenade damage has been adjusted over their effective radius, does more consistent and higher damage.
• Stikkbomma HP increased to 200
• Stikkbomb damage increased to 67 from 58

Tankbustas
• Min range added to Rokkit barrage

Warboss
• Warboss Powerclaw now does 190 damage, up from 150
• Warboss’ Shoota ability now does 50 damage for the duration of the ability, up from 28
• Weapon skill reduced to 70 from 90
• Knockback shot can no longer target vehicles
• Knockback shots changed to weapon knockback instead of ability knockback

Stormboyz
• Bomba boyz attack no longer hurts immune units

Sluggas
• Burna Upgrade increases health by 10% instead of 20%
• Burna upgrade cost 85/20

Banner
• Ork waaagh banner now has the Frazzle ability which stuns nearby enemies and buffs the speed, attack and defense of nearby allies
• Ork waaagh banner no longer gives bonuses to ability recharge times

Nob Squad
• Can now attack buildings with their default weapon

Looted Tank
• Max speed reduced to 5 from 7

Eldar

Global
• Added the Wraithguard unit Tier 2
• Eldritch Storm now costs 500 Psychic Might
• Weapon platform teams can now garrison buildings

Webway
• Holo-field ability added to farseer webway gate, when activated cloaks nearby units.
• Webway gates are now permanently cloaked when playing as the Farseer hero

Warpspider Hero
• Entangle will no longer work on unconscious units
• Units affected by group teleport are immune to knockback
• Crack Shot can no longer be used on units without a ranged weapon
• Heavy gauge filament can be toggled in buildings
• Heavy gauge filament no longer changes weapon damage
• Entangle no longer works on vehicles

Farseer
• Cannot be knocked back while levitate active
• Weapon skill reduced to 70 from 90
• Mindwar damage type is now melee heavy instead of piercing

Warlock
• Warlock’s merciless Witchblade now drains 15 mana per hit, down from 30
• Destructor damages units in buildings
• Weapon skill reduced to 70 from 90
• Cloaking shroud now affects vehicles
• Providence should now properly make you invulnerable
• Warlock no longer leaps and knocks down enemies
• Warlock now charges enemies

Avatar
• Avatar of Khaine sword damage increase to 340 from 250
• Cost decreased slightly by 20 power
• Build time decreased to 75s

Warpspider
• Warp spiders now only seek cover in a 2m radius to lower the time they spend between teleporting and firing at enemies

Wraithlord
• Wraithlord weapon upgrade icons now disappear when one is researched
• Wraithlord cost has increased to 450/120 from 450/80
• Wraithlord health has increased to 1200 from 700
• Wraithlord now does splash damage on its melee attack

Rangers
• Kinetic shot cannot target units immune to knockback
• Kinetic shot now does weapon knockback instead of medium weapon knockback
• Infiltrate ability has no cooldown

Shuriken Cannon team
• Energy removed
• Can garrison structures
• Squad health increased to 825

Brightlance Weapon team
• Squad health increased to 825

Banshees
• When fleet of foot is used with an exarch added, squads takes 50% reduced ranged damage for the duration.
• Aspect of banshee increases HP by 30% from 25%

D Cannon
• Projectile now fires at the location that was targeted when the D cannon begins its wind up animation. This makes it more difficult for the D Cannon to hit moving targets
• Can garrison structures
• Squad health increased to 825

Guardians
• Guardian warlock damage reduction aura effect changed to 0.825 from 0.75

Falcon
• Speed reduced to 6 from 8

Fire Prism
• Improved toggling between fire modes
• Speed reduced to 4.5 from 6.5

Space Marines

Global
• Added Librarian unit to tier 2
• Orbital Bombardment now costs 500 zeal
• Blessing of the Omnissiah now repairs less HP to vehicles
• Added the ability to upgrade Space Marine Turrets to Missile turrets

Force Commander
• Stormshield wargear now grants the Force Commander a 20% ranged damage reduction bonus
• Force Commander power fist wargear damage increased from 145 to 170
• Force Commander terminator power fist damage increased from 145 to 170
• Force Commander artificer armour now grants 20 energy as well as addition HP
• Fixed an exploit allowing the Force Commander to give a never-ending defense bonus to allies from a Webway gate
• Force Commander in Terminator armour now has a lightning claw upgrade

Techmarine
• Techmarine melee damage increased from 14 to 18
• Techmarine now has a melta gun wargear option in tier 2
• Bionics now effects a 360-degree area with reduced damage
• Proximity Mine can now be cancelled while building

Devastator Marine Squad
• Now has a Lascannon upgrade in tier 2 effective against vehicles

Dreadnought
• Dreadnought now has a multimelta upgrade effective vs. vehicles and heavy infantry
• Dreadnought cost increased from 500/90 to 500/140
• Dreadnought HP increased to 1200 from 800
• Dreadnoughts now do splash damage with their melee attacks

Tactical Marines
• Tactical Marines now have the Kraken Bolts ability which increases their weapon damage by 20% against targets with heavy armour
• Plasma gun damage decreased to 65 from 70

Razorback
• Razorback damage increased to 110 from 95

Predator
• Predator now has a dual linked lascannon upgrade which is effective vs. vehicles

Terminators
• Terminator powerfist damage increased from 47 to 68
• Terminator cost reduced to 300 Zeal and 600 Requisition
• Cyclone missile barrage damage reduced to 40 from 80, no longer knocks back retreating units

Assault Terminators
• Assault Terminators now have a lightning claws upgrade
• Assault Terminators HP increased from 1500 to 1800
• Storm Hammer damage decreased from 85 to 75
• Assault Terminators cost reduced to 300 Zeal and 600 Requisition

Tyranids

General
• Tier 2 Carnifex has been reintegrated into the tier 3 Screamer Killer and remains in tier 3
• Added Genestealer unit to tier 2
• Added Tyrant Guard unit to tier 2
• The global ability ‘Mycetic Spores’ now deploys a Ravener Brood and has been moved to the Ravener Alpha
• The global ability ‘Spore Mines’ has been moved to the Lictor Alpha
• Tyranoformation now costs 500 Biomass

Hive Tyrant
• Hive Tyrant Crushing Claw damage increased to 120 from 73

Ravener Alpha
• Corrosive Devourer damage reduced from 180 to 135
• Corrosive Devourer cooldown reduced from 1.8 to 1.4
• The Ravener Alpha can now construct the Hive Node structure

Hormagaunt
• The adrenal glands upgrade has been reduced in cost to 75/15 from 75/20

Warriors
• Warriors with the Adrenal Gland upgrade now provide melee Tyranid units with a boost to melee damage
• Adrenal Gland warriors damage reduced to 27.5 from 55

Zoanthrope
• Zoanthrope windup speed increased to 2s from 1.5s

Venom Brood
• The Venom Brood now provides ranged Tyranid units with a boost to ranged damage
• Venom Brood warrior no longer knockdown units with their leap

Spore Mines
• Fixed an issue where Spore Mines would not damage power nodes and power generators

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