Dawn of War II 'There is Only War' Beta Now Live

The massive update known as 'There is Only War' for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is now officially live. The beta is scheduled to run until 14 July, 2009. More information on the beta can be found here and via the official release notes.

Among the changes are these:

World Builder

• World Builder, the map editor is now available to allow users to edit, create, and add new maps to multiplayer games
• Open the world builder by navigating to C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\dawn of war 2\ world_builder.exe.
• Save maps to C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\dawn of war 2\Assets\Maps\PvP
• It is recommended to have an 8800 GT class video card, or be able to run DOW II with ‘high’ graphical settings
• Maps

Added 8 new multiplayer maps to the game

• (2p) Calderis Refinery
• (2p) Outer Reaches
• (2p) Leviathan Hive
• (4p) Calderis Refinery
• (4p) Golgotha Depths
• (6p) Calderis Refinery
• (6p) Angel Gate
• (2p) Legis High Stratum is now available for all Dawn of War II owners

Additional UI Content

• Added an RSS news ticker to the title screen that will show critical game updates, news, and information
• The Main Menu News tab is now controlled by RSS. You can subscribe to the RSS feed at: dow2news.relic.com/relic/dow2/news/english.xhtml
• Added a new PvP loading screen tip about Sweeping Advance
• The PvP loading screen now shows loading progress bars for each player in the game

Game Options

• You can now freely change the Number of Tickets needed to win a match (250, 500, or 1000)
• You can adjust the Starting Resources of a match to be standard or high
• Added the option to end a match by conceding defeat in Ranked and Custom Games in the F10 Menu. Team games require a unanimous vote to Concede.

Campaign

• Various new pieces of wargear have been added to the Campaign. Can you find them all?

Observer Feature

New Fog of War Options

• Choose between both teams’ viewpoints
• New option lets observers see enemy movements beneath the Fog of War

Telecast Features

• Attention Arrows let telecasters highlight a squad, object, or piece of terrain with an easy click
• Large mouse cursors for Low-resolution webcasts