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I did a search on TG and I couldn't find one post referring to the upcoming sequel to the very successful Dawn of War and it's 3 expasion packs. Dawn of War 2 will continue the story of the Blood Ravens chapter and their never ending quest to rid the cosmos of xenos and the witch. As they attempted to remove the Eldar's foothold on the planet, they failed to see the new threat of the hive mind...

So far all that's been released in player controlled races is the Space marines, Eldar, Tyranids, and Orks. There are new features across the board from customized commanders and levels to new abilities for specialized units such as aerial assault for assault marines.

The multiplayer system will be much like the current system for Dawn of War. The campaign system takes a major indepth turn for a longer stride. Rather then running a tiny small campaign and turning into multiplayer mayhem. The campaign system will take you upon the Blood Raven's personal strike cruiser. Upon this cruiser you'll pick between worlds of battlegrounds. Upon your cruiser, you'll be able to customize your squads as the campaign moves on, making sure not to become unbalancing like the Dark Crusade's system. There will be many more features to choose from in a drag and drop system with many items to pick from for each slot as the game progresses. This'll allow you to custom tailor your squads to your play style and not what the game designers tell you to take. your strike cruiser will act as your mobile platform to launch your assaults, but it will also act as reinforcement platform and artillery support, adding an additional dynamic into this sequel.

The most anticipated part to DoW2 will be the new playable race of the Tyranids. The "Nids" were the most asked for feature in DoW. THQ and Relic were unable to meet the demands of the people due to the limited game engine for the first run. The old engine would have molded the Tyranids into a player race that wouldn't play like a swarm; and match pound for pound like a space marine. Nids are a nasty, slimy, and down right fearsome swarm, from the microscopic to massive herodules to the living hive ships the carry the swarm itself. Think about the stories of the Ultramarines conquest and finding entire planets shrouded in a moving pinkish slime attached to the hive ship. With the Essence 2.0 Engine coming into play for DoW2, this'll allow more dynamic units and armies to be created. This'll allow the Tyranids to act more like they do in the table top game. The units so far unveiled are the Hive Tyrant, Warriors, Carnifex, Termagants, Hormagaunts, Spores, and the Lictor.



HD Trailers from Gametrailers.com,

Meet The blood Ravens

E3 Cinematic Trailer - Its their world now.

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More screenshots at http://www.dawnofwar2.com & at http://community.dawnofwar2.com/blogs/?p=409