Steam now offers a new patch for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II to automatically update Relic's real-time strategy sequel. The new version has balance changes, bug fixes, and after patching the game will save players' ranks and Last Stand data to the cloud. The full change list follows.

Balance Changes

Chaos

Plaguemarine Champion

•  Breath of Nurgle heal increased from 140 to 190 for the Plaguemarine Champion and 45 to 55 for nearby allies

Chaos Lord

• Blood sacrifice duration increased from 10s to 25s

Chaos Predator Tank

• Speed increased from 5.7 to 6.0

Space Marines

Predator Tank

• Speed increased from 5.7 to 6.0

Eldar

Wraithlord

• Shuriken cannon upgrade cost lowered from 100/40 to 100/25
• Brightlance upgrade damage increased from 60 to 80

Fire Prism

• Speed increased from 5.0 to 5.5

Orks

Kommando Nob

• Extra equipment health regeneration rate increase lowered from 0.5 to 0.3

Mek

• Waaagh! banner cost increased from 75 to 75/10

Shootas

• Big Shoota damage decreased from 37 to 33
• Shoota Nob shoota damage increased from 36 to 40

Looted Tank

• Speed increased from 5.5 to 6

Nobs

• Nobs are no longer immune to knockback under the effect of Frenzy
• Frenzy cost increased from 50 to 75 Waaagh!

Tyranids

Zoanthrope

• Damage increased from 60 to 75
• Blast radius damage modifier increased from 0.4 to 0.6 at the edge of the radius

Bug Fixes

• Fixed several issues where units would wind up in a stance inappropriate to their current weapon
• Fixed an issue that would cause commanders to get stuck in retreat mode while at their base
• Fixed an issue that would require the Ork Mekboy to setup before teleporting when he was equipped with a beamy Deffgun or a Dakka Dakka Dakka
• Fixed an issue that caused units to stop displaying their energy bars after being upgraded with a sergeant
• Fixed several issues that would prevent units from cancelling the setup process

Updates

• Now saving rank and Last Stand data to the Steam cloud