DoW2: Retribution - Elite Mod v.2.5.0

2.5.0 Release Log

Fixes

- Fixed Touch of Nurgle not healing models with the effect correctly
- Fixed some models in the campaign being invisible due to pvp model overlap
- Fixed Cloak of Shadows giving an increasing ranged damage reduction each second resulting in ranged damage immunity and health gain from damage after 7 s
- Fixed the following weapons not damaging loaded transports: Beamy Deffguns, Brightlance, Set-up team Lascannons, Leman Russ mounted lascannon, Predator Lascannons, Carnifex + HT venom cannons, PC Lasturret, Multimelta Dreadnought, and Wraithlord Brightlance
- Changed the Tyrant Guard's rotation modifier to a 0.05 multiplier (from 0.01) to prevent a bug where it was unable to move
- Fixed Sorcerer's Warp global teleporting enemy units, and teleporting units to their respective commanders
- Removed the red debuff circle effect from Holy Pyre due to it staying active passed the ability duration
- D-Cannon projectile changed from missile to artillery to prevent terrain hits (tracer effect had to be removed)
- Fixed Warrior Brood Reverse Synapse activating without Adrenal Glands upgrade
- Improved reliability of BC's psychic lash
- Operatives can now cancel Stun Grenade and Satchel Charge throws
- Removed Warrior Acolyte detector decorator
- Interceptors decorators now swap with weapons
- Fixed Rangers' Pathfinder Gear that sometimes resulted in them being unable to fire
- Fixed Drop pod enabling reinforce before impact
- Fixed Dreadnought Assault Cannon Barrage locking in on entities rather than firing in a line
- Fixed Lord Commissar not benefiting from cover
- Improved reliability of Lord Commissar's execution abilities
- Improved reliability of Catachan's shotgun blast & ol' unreliable execution abilities
- Further attempts to prevent Flesh Hook, Trippa Shot, and High Powered Shot from bugging
- Fixed Lictor getting knocked back by Sanctuary on retreat
- Fixed some invisible Last Stand models
- Fixed Carapace Armor granting the Lord Commissar a net +75 hp every time he equipped and then un-equipped the Carapace Armor
- Fixed Swift Movement stacking with Fleet of Foot abilities
- Fixed Loyal to the End never expiring on squads

Maps
Note: If you had access to the new maps before they were finished, you must delete the old version(s). They are found in Dawn of War II - Retribution\GameAssets\Mods (typically: graesark.sga, nocturneinfernofinished.sga) if you had them. If not, don't worry.

- New 3v3 map Nocturne Inferno by zeetorq
- New 3v3 map Taros Mining Facility by zeetorq
- New 3v3 map Siccaris Plateau Redux v1.0 by Max Power
- New 3v3 map Graesark Undercity by Indrid
- New 2v2 map Minethera Outpost by Swiftsabre
- Updated map: Avensa Stronghold v1.3 by Indrid
- Updated map: Lugganath Glacier v1.1 by Swiftsabre

Tooltips

- Now has Italian translation! Translation by Nifo
- Corrected and updated many tooltip descriptions

General

- Set timer for some T1 squad models to disappear after death (7 minutes), which should prevent some performance issues later in the game
- Loading into Land Raiders no longer makes units wait to enter (decreased maximum loading time from 5 to 0)
- Force Commander portrait has been changed to Gabriel Angelos
- Relic's Blood Pack is now compatible with Elite
- Grey Knights faction renamed to Ordo Malleus
- New portraits for the GK Operatives and Catachans by Kilgarn
- Updated portrait for the IG Heavy Weapon Team by Kilgarn
- New Space Marine Elite Scheme: Lamenters
- Shifted the Neurothrope's ability icons to the left so they start on Q gridkey and go to R; non-grid keys unchanged
- Drop pod ability icon moved to last slot (switches with tm shield)
- Set Carnifex and Tyrant Guard Charge grid keys the same as the Hive Tyrant's (W instead of Q) for consistency within the race. The gridkey for Spawn - Rippers and Shieldwall is now Q
- Energy Burst hotkey moved to "T" to prevent overlap with Psybolts; previously was "M"
- Warrior Acolyte upgrade hotkey changed from R to E to not overlap with Reinforce hotkey
- Added missing randomization for Raptor voice lines
- Various AI updates by KanKrusha

Balance

- Decreased the courage modifier of suppression_pvp damage while in heavy cover by 25%
- Melee resistance on Havocs, Devastator and Devastator Plasma squad decreased from 40% to 20%
- Charge attack damage type changed from piercing to power melee
- Charge attacks now has a damage per entity per second stack limit; entities hit 2 or more times over 2.5 s are immune to further charge damage
- grenade_pvp damage modifier to vehicles increased from 0.25 to 0.5
- missile_pvp damage modifier to infantry reduced from 1 to 0.5 and to heavy infantry from 1 to 0.75
- manticore_rocket damage modifier to units in energy shield cover increased from 0 to 0.7

Chaos

- Heretic cost reduced from 210 down to 190
- Heretic melee damage reduced from 24 to 20
- Heretic Doom Blast damage reduced from 25 to 15
- Noise Marine Sonic Blaster now has a 1.5 s delay before disabling infantry
- Dirge Caster range effect radius reduced from 40 to 32
- Reduced the Chaos Terminator Reaper Cannon range from 49 to 38
- Chaos Terminator rotation speed from 600 to 200
- Removed melee charge from Raptors when upgraded with Meltaguns

Eldar

- Banshee leap breakdown time reduced 0.1 s to 0 (recover from leaps faster)
- Providence health gain increased from 200 to 300
- Enhance speed decreased from 3 to 2
- Enhance duration increased from 6 to 10 seconds
- Witchblade of Kurnous special attack damage increased from 46 to 50
- Witchblade of Kurnous damage increased from 80 to 100
- Destructor damage type changed from grenade_pvp to psychic_pvp
- Destructor damage reduced from 54 to 25
- Destructor now fires 2 bolts instead of 1
- Warlock now gains +1 speed for 8 s upon leaping
- Warlock now gains knockback immunity while casting Immolate & Warp Throw
- Heavy Gauge Death Spinner now has 60% chance to knockback on hit, and can not knock back a single model more than once every 4 seconds
- Phase shift now grants affected units a 40% damage reduction for 5 s when it expires
- Dire Avenger cost reduced from 300 to 270
- Fire Dragon armor changed from infantry_fire_resist to heavy_infantry
- Fire Dragon 'passive' aura no longer reduces damage taken, but still grants weapon_knockback immunity. (ability_knockback removed)
- Dark Reaper health increased from 175 to 200
- Dark Reaper reload duration reduced from 3-3 to 2-2
- Dark Reaper 'Tempest Barrage' ability removed
- Dark Reaper Exarch no longer grants additional +10% health to the squad
- Dark Reaper Exarch now adds +10 sight range to the squad
- Dark Reaper Exarch cost reduced from 85/25 down to 85/15

Imperial Guard

- Increased the squad-size of Imperial Guard Heavy-Weapon Team from 4 to 6 (pop unchanged, so it's still 12 pop squad)
- Reduced the health of Imperial Guard Heavy-Weapon Team from 185 down to 150
- Ogryn reinforcement cost reduced from 70/15 down to 66/12
- Striking an enemy with Servo-Skull (Wargear) now reveals that target for 30 seconds.
- Banewolf no longer slows enemy vehicles
- Guardsmen Commissar upgrade cost increased from 75/15 up to 75/20
- Kasrkin armor type changed from infantry to heavy_infantry
- Kasrkin Sergeant armor type changed from infantry to heavy_infantry
- Kaskrin vision increased from 40 to 50
- Kasrkin Grenade Launcher cooldown decreased from 6 to 5
- Kasrkin Melta Guns upgrade removed
- Kaskrin Krak Grenade now behaves more like the Orb of of the Omnissiah projectile, rather than a melta-bomb throw which caused the grenade to get stuck on terrain.
- Lord General Leman Russ-call in cost increased from 500/0/300 to 500/50/300

Space Marines

- Force Commander Thunderhammer special now hits targets within a 12m radius rather than tracking infinite distance
- Techmarine Venerable Dreadnought cost increased from 600/50/300 to 600/100/300
- Venerable Dreadnought 'Dark Age of Technology' cost reduced from 100/50 to 100/25
- Land Raider Redeemer Aura no longer provides a damage reduction modifier
- Land Raider Redeemer Melta damage increased from 80 to 100
- Land Raider Redeemer Flamers now inflict 40 courage damage
- Assault Terminator rotation speed reduced from 600 to 200
- Terminator rotation speed reduced from 600 to 200
- Apothecary Full Auto can no longer knock back a single model more than once every 4 seconds
- Techmarine Plasma Gun cost reduced from 120/35 to 120/30
- Techmarine Powerful sweep ability cooldown increased from 25 to 30
- Techmarine Powerful sweep ability damage reduced from 45 to 40

Ordo Malleus

- Flamefury Strike has been replaced by "Call-in Paladins" cost is 650/150/350
- Paladin/Terminator Psycanon & Incinerator now have a 0.5 accuracy while firing on the move (from 1)
- Paladins can no longer retreat (However, regular GK Terminators can)
- Paladin rotation speed decreased from 600 to 200
- Holy ground cast duration reduced from 3 to 2 s
- Terminator rotation speed decreased from 600 to 200
- Terminator charge has been removed, and replaced with Teleport-Assault
- Terminator cost increased from 600/100 to 600/125
- Terminator reinforce cost percentage set to 60% (120/25)
- Holocaust cast animation is now activated on all terminator models
- We are the Hammer! No longer increases the movement speed of the Brother-Captain (Starting ability only)
- Blessed Aegis moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2
- Inquisitorial Stormtrooper cost increased from 210 to 225 requisition
- Inquisitorial Operative build time increased from 24 to 28s
- Inquisitorial Operative weapon range reduced from 28 to 26
- Inquisitorial Operatives weapon cooldown time increased from 0.3 to 0.6 s
- Psychic Field is now interruptible
- Vindicare Assassin build time reduced from 32 to 24 seconds
- Vindicare Assassin weapon cooldown increased from 4.5 to 5.0
- Vindicare Assassin round switch duration from 2 to 4 s
- Vindicare Assassin now has a 0.85 speed modifier while switching rounds
- Vindicare Target Acquired reworked:
removed 50% damage buff
removed cooldown/reload debuff
added an on-hit effect granting vision of target for 10 s
- Purgation moved from T2 into T1
- Purgation Squad cost adjusted from 400 req to 300/30 cost
- Purgation Psycannon cooldown time increased from 0 to 0.5 s
- Rhino moved from T1 to T2
- Rhino health is now set to 500 by default (vehicle armor)
- Rhino 'Armored Plating' upgrade has been removed
- Rhino now allows for nearby squads to reinforce
- Rhino cost increased from 180/30 to 250/45
- Rhino Lascannon wind-up increased from 1 to 2
- Rhino Lascannon damage increased from 140 to 165
- Replaced Strike Squad Psycanon with a Psilencer
- Psilencer deals inferno damage
- Strike Squad Psybolt ammo cost reduced from 75/20 down to 65/15
- Canticle of Absolution no longer disables abilities
- Canticle of Absolution now improves cooldown recovery rate on own infantry (save SHI) by 2.5x while in area of effect
- Canticle of Absolution duration increased from 10 to 15 s
- Canticle of Absolution cast duration reduced from 3 to 2 s
- Purifier Justicar health regeneration increased from 1.0 to 2.0
- Purifier Psychic Field cast duration reduced from 2 to 1 s
- Brother-Captain Teleporter Pack has been removed
- GK Dreadnought grenade launcher removed for now due to fire animation bugs
- Purifier Justicar health regen increased from 1.0 to 2.0

Orks

- Slugga Burnaz cost increased from 65/15 to 80/15
- Deff Dredd dakkas dps increased from 9,46 to 12,298 (damage from 25 to 32,5)
- Painboy 'Stronga Cybork Implants' damage increase from 5% to 15%
- Kustom Forcefield cost increased from 110/25 to 110/30
- Supa Tuff Beam cost reduced from 150/60 down to 150/50
- Kommandos melee damage increased from 16 to 18
- Kommando Nob (squad) melee damage increased from 20 to 30
- Kommando Nob (squad) rocket damage increased from 40 to 50
- Shoot 'em Good can no longer knock back a single model more than once every 4 seconds

Tyranids

- Hive Tyrant Bio-Plasma cost reduced from 100/30 down to 100/25
- Ravener Alpha Burrow no longer slows him down by -25%
- Ravener Burrow Trap energy cost reduced from 45 to 40
- Ravener Crippling Talon wargear now grants an additional +50 health
- Terrify cooldown increased from 60 to 90s
- Lictor (unit) melee skill increased from 60 to 70
- Genestealer has undersone some substantial changes
Genestealer 'Rending Claws' has been moved from T3 to T2
'Adrenal Rush' heal on hit reduced from 5% to 2.5%
'Adrenal Rush' damage reduced from 40% to 20%
'Adrenal Rush' ranged damage reduction increased from 45% to 60%
- Carnifex pop increased from 18 to 20 (upkeep remains the same)
- Carnifex Bio-Plasma radius increased from 5 to 6 (+added the damage modifier long distance from 8 to 6 with 0.5 damage modifier)
- Infestation Tower sight radius lowered to 15 from 30, keen sight radius lowered from 5 to 0 (did not detect either way)
- Infestation Tower no longer reduces incoming damage
- Lictor Alpha health reduced from 630 to 600
- Termagant cost increased from 240 to 260
- Zoanthrope cost increased from 400/40 to 400/60
- Zoanthrope Focused Warp Blast no longer snares vehicles
- Zoanthrope Focused Warp Blast damage increased from 100 to 165
- Zoanthrope Focused Warp Blast can now only be used on Super Heavy Infantry or Vehicle units
- Zoanthrope Focused Warp Blast range reduced from 65 to 60
- Zoanthrope Focused Warp Blast cooldown decreased from 30 to 20 s