Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising

Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising saw the addition of a significant new multiplayer map, Temple of Cyrene, on September 24, 2015, enriching the game's competitive landscape. Players also received four free Wargear sets—Vanguard, Sniper, Sternguard, and Destroyer—now available in the main campaign, previously exclusive to pre-order bonuses or rare loot drops.

• New Multiplayer Map: Temple of Cyrene was added to the Dawn of War I rotation, enhancing multiplayer options.
• Free Wargear Sets: Four sets of Wargear became accessible in the main campaign on September 24, 2015.
• Steam Trading Cards: The game introduced Steam Trading Cards, allowing players to collect cards, earn badges, and unlock chat emoticons and profile backgrounds starting on April 27, 2015.
• Sales Events: The game featured significant discounts, including a 75% off sale to celebrate the launch of Trading Cards, running from July 6 to July 13, 2015, and a similar discount for the Space Marine Collection from April 27 to May 4, 2015.

The Open Beta for the Steamworks version of Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising launched on June 27, 2014, introducing significant changes to the game's multiplayer experience. This update included the transition to Battle Servers for improved connections and the migration of multiplayer services to Steam, enhancing matchmaking capabilities.

• New Multiplayer Infrastructure: The game transitioned to Battle Servers to address connection and latency issues, ensuring smoother gameplay.
  • Migration of Multiplayer to Steam improved matchmaking and overall multiplayer functionality.
• Removal of Legacy Features: The update removed LAN and peer-to-peer multiplayer features and the ability to pause games during multiplayer matches, streamlining the online experience.
• Quality of Life Improvements: The Pause/Break key functionality was enhanced to work during single-player and replays, and a new 'continue' button for ranked matches was added to improve post-game flow.
• Achievements and Statistics Fixes: Several bugs affecting achievements and in-game statistics were resolved, including issues preventing certain achievements from unlocking and incorrect statistics recording.