March 10, 2010
Global
- Support for screen resolutions with a wider aspect ratio than 16x9, such as those used with AMD's Eyefinity technology
- Stance Toggle option has been added for switching between ranged and melee unit behaviour in all game modes
Multiplayer
- New Map: 2p Judgment of Carrion
- New Map: 2p Ice Station Obelis
- New Map: 4p Desert Showdown
- New Map: 4p Judgment of Carrion
- New Map: 4p Selenon Fissure
- New Map: 6p Argent Shelf
- New Map: 6p Judgment of Carrion
- New Map: 6p Calderis Refinery (Free-For-All)
- New Map: 6p Judgment of Carrion (Free-For-All)
- Added Librarian Unit to tier two of Space Marines
- Added Weirdboy Unit to tier two of Orks
- Added Tyrant Guard Unit to tier two of Tyranids
- Added Gene Stealers Squad to tier two of Tyranids
- Added Wraithguard Squad to tier two of Eldar
- Added the ability to play against owners of Chaos Rising who are playing as the Chaos Race
- Added Free for All and Team Free for All Victory Point game modes to Custom Games
- New target priority system implemented so that idle units prefer attacking enemies they specialize against
- Vehicle wrecks now remain on the map and provide cover
The Last Stand
- Added the ability to play with owners of Chaos Rising who are playing as Chaos Sorcerer or Hive Tyrant
Campaign
- Added the ability to transfer save games of completed Aurelian Campaigns to Chaos Rising
- Added the ability save during mid-missions (Chaos Rising Campaign Only)
- Wargear tooltips in both campaigns now contain significantly more information such as attack speed, accuracy, etc
- New 'Invite a Friend' button added to the bridge to easily invite friends to a co-op game
