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	The Armageddon Steel Legion Mod, also known as '''Dawn of Steel''', is a [[Dawn of War Mods\|Mod]] for [[Dawn of War]]. It is centered around adding the titular [[Armageddon Steel Legion]] to the game.		The Armageddon Steel Legion Mod, also known as '''Dawn of Steel''', is a [[Dawn of War Mods\|Mod]] for [[Dawn of War]]. It is centered around adding the titular [[Armageddon Steel Legion]] to the game.

	It began around the time of Winter Assault, when players were largely nonplussed by how the Imperial Guard handled; it was neither as number-heavy nor vehicle-heavy as the Imperial Guard was ~~want~~ to be on the tabletop. Little of how the Guard was usually intended to play on the tabletop - with massed formations of mechanized infantry, backed with armored support and artillery, [[Reasonable Marines\|using various means to get forces behind enemy lines]] - was incorporated into the final version of the Imperial Guard, and this set a lot of players off - if they couldn't properly get the [[Fist of the North Star\|manliest]] faction down pat, then certainly, something had to be done.		It began around the time of Winter Assault, when players were largely nonplussed by how the Imperial Guard handled; it was neither as number-heavy nor vehicle-heavy as the Imperial Guard was wont to be on the tabletop. Little of how the Guard was usually intended to play on the tabletop - with massed formations of mechanized infantry, backed with armored support and artillery, [[Reasonable Marines\|using various means to get forces behind enemy lines]] - was incorporated into the final version of the Imperial Guard, and this set a lot of players off - if they couldn't properly get the [[Fist of the North Star\|manliest]] faction down pat, then certainly, something had to be done.

	With that in mind, the Mod team involved got their heads together and added a whole new faction via this mod - one that was wholly unlike the Imperial Guard that was released, but not being entirely divorced from it. The first major version of it was made available for Christmas of 2007, with the newest version being released in 2010.		With that in mind, the Mod team involved got their heads together and added a whole new faction via this mod - one that was wholly unlike the Imperial Guard that was released, but not being entirely divorced from it. The first major version of it was made available for Christmas of 2007, with the newest version being released in 2010.

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	==The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly==		==The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly==

	In many ways, the Steel Legion plays very differently from Dawn of War's bog-standard Imperial Guard forces, as you have two very different routes to take through their tree, each of which grants you access to different units, upgrades, and even a different relic unit (both of which are variants of the super-heavy tank, the [[Baneblade]]). Unlike Firestorm Over Kronus/Purgation of Kaurava or [[DoWpro\|Dawn of War Professional]], it doesn't change the existing metagame or factions already in-place; instead it adds its faction and does its best to keep the Steel Legion in its own unique territory within the game itself. It does, ~~however~~, change the scale of existing tank and transport units in the various factions (size-wise) to make them more-true-to-tabletop.		In many ways, the Steel Legion plays very differently from Dawn of War's bog-standard Imperial Guard forces, as you have two very different routes to take through their tree, each of which grants you access to different units, upgrades, and even a different relic unit (both of which are variants of the super-heavy tank, the [[Baneblade]]). Unlike Firestorm Over Kronus/Purgation of Kaurava or [[DoWpro\|Dawn of War Professional]], it doesn't change the existing metagame or factions already in-place; instead it adds its faction and does its best to keep the Steel Legion in its own unique territory within the game itself. It does, unfortunately, change the scale of existing tank and transport units in the various factions (size-wise) to make them more-true-to-tabletop.

	The dual-role nature of the Steel Legion means that you need to choose a specific doctrine to follow for the battle - either focused on Armor and vehicles, or focusing on mechanized infantry. Both offer unique upsides, units, and technology - and unlike a similar choice for the [[Tau]] in Soulstorm, the choice is not an end-of-tech-tree option without one simple choice (with all of the good upgrades available on one side) available for it. The faction plays very differently from the existing Imperial Guard, with its forces leveraged entirely differently, focusing on either grinding foes down in wars of attrition or in mobile combat that overruns enemy defenses.		The dual-role nature of the Steel Legion means that you need to choose a specific doctrine to follow for the battle - either focused on Armor and vehicles, or focusing on mechanized infantry. Both offer unique upsides, units, and technology - and unlike a similar choice for the [[Tau]] in Soulstorm, the choice is not an end-of-tech-tree option without one simple choice (with all of the good upgrades available on one side) available for it. The faction plays very differently from the existing Imperial Guard, with its forces leveraged entirely differently, focusing on either grinding foes down in wars of attrition or in mobile combat that overruns enemy defenses.

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Links and Similar Flimflammery

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	* [http://www.moddb.com/mods/steel-legion-armageddon ModDb link]		* [http://www.moddb.com/mods/steel-legion-armageddon ModDb link]
	* [http://dawnofwar.filefront.com/file/Dawn_of_Steel_Steel_Legion_Mod;85417 Filefront link]		* [http://dawnofwar.filefront.com/file/Dawn_of_Steel_Steel_Legion_Mod;85417 Filefront link]
	* [http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?255981-Steel-Legion-SS-Release-Dec-23th-2010 1.0 Release Post on RelicNews]], which includes images and trailer.		* [http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?255981-Steel-Legion-SS-Release-Dec-23th-2010 1.0 Release Post on RelicNews], which includes images and trailer.

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	The dual-role nature of the Steel Legion means that you need to choose a specific doctrine to follow for the battle - either focused on Armor and vehicles, or focusing on mechanized infantry. Both offer unique upsides, units, and technology - and unlike a similar choice for the [[Tau]] in Soulstorm, the choice is not an end-of-tech-tree option without one simple choice (with all of the good upgrades available on one side) available for it. The faction plays very differently from the existing Imperial Guard, with its forces leveraged entirely differently, focusing on either grinding foes down in wars of attrition or in mobile combat that overruns enemy defenses.		The dual-role nature of the Steel Legion means that you need to choose a specific doctrine to follow for the battle - either focused on Armor and vehicles, or focusing on mechanized infantry. Both offer unique upsides, units, and technology - and unlike a similar choice for the [[Tau]] in Soulstorm, the choice is not an end-of-tech-tree option without one simple choice (with all of the good upgrades available on one side) available for it. The faction plays very differently from the existing Imperial Guard, with its forces leveraged entirely differently, focusing on either grinding foes down in wars of attrition or in mobile combat that overruns enemy defenses.

	Balance for the most part, is pretty good, though it's clear that the modders are none-too-pleased with how the game's developers [[Troll\|religiously nerfed artillery]]. Some facets of the Steel Legion seem quite strong, though never quite as powerful as [[Dawn of Eldar\|that which must never be mentioned]]. It seems to strike a delicate balance, and on that level, seems to have succeeded, though players more fond of the generalist approach of the original Imperial Guard may be put off by it, especially given how much stronger the Steel Legion is as far as options it has. The Steel Legion faction, as a whole, is a bit slow to get rolling, but can be extremely hard to stop if it gets up to speed, ~~hit~~ the enemy with wave attacks and artillery/air strikes.		Balance for the most part, is pretty good, though it's clear that the modders are none-too-pleased with how the game's developers [[Troll\|religiously nerfed artillery]]. Some facets of the Steel Legion seem quite strong, though never quite as powerful as [[Dawn of Eldar\|that which must never be mentioned]]. It seems to strike a delicate balance, and on that level, seems to have succeeded, though players more fond of the generalist approach of the original Imperial Guard may be put off by it, especially given how much stronger the Steel Legion is as far as options it has. The Steel Legion faction, as a whole, is a bit slow to get rolling, but can be extremely hard to stop if it gets up to speed, hitting the enemy with wave attacks and artillery/air strikes.

	==Links and Similar Flimflammery==		==Links and Similar Flimflammery==

1d4chan>Jaimas at 22:00, 12 January 2013

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	~~{{Skub}}~~		The Armageddon Steel Legion Mod, also known as '''Dawn of Steel''', is a [[Dawn of War Mods\|Mod]] for [[Dawn of War]]. It is centered around adding the titular [[Armageddon Steel Legion]] to the game.

	~~A damned fine Mod that was developed during Vanilla Dawn~~ of ~~War and continued well into~~ Winter Assault ~~and beyond~~, the ~~Armageddon Steel Legion Mod adds~~ the Imperial Guard ~~faction of~~ the ~~same name, as a playable faction~~. ~~Heavy on~~ the ~~vehicles, the Steel Legion mod gives you a whole new army~~ to play with with ~~new upgrades~~, ~~Commander units, abilities~~, and the ~~ability~~ to ~~field a goddamned Stormblade as a Relic Unit~~.		It began around the time of Winter Assault, when players were largely nonplussed by how the Imperial Guard handled; it was neither as number-heavy nor vehicle-heavy as the Imperial Guard was want to be on the tabletop. Little of how the Guard was usually intended to play on the tabletop - with massed formations of mechanized infantry, backed with armored support and artillery, [[Reasonable Marines\|using various means to get forces behind enemy lines]] - was incorporated into the final version of the Imperial Guard, and this set a lot of players off - if they couldn't properly get the [[Fist of the North Star\|manliest]] faction down pat, then certainly, something had to be done.

	''~~Updates inbound when I get home!'~~' -- [[~~User Talk:Jaimas~~\|~~Jaimas~~]]		With that in mind, the Mod team involved got their heads together and added a whole new faction via this mod - one that was wholly unlike the Imperial Guard that was released, but not being entirely divorced from it. The first major version of it was made available for Christmas of 2007, with the newest version being released in 2010.

			It even included a mini-campaign all its own, specifically for the new faction.

			==The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly==

			In many ways, the Steel Legion plays very differently from Dawn of War's bog-standard Imperial Guard forces, as you have two very different routes to take through their tree, each of which grants you access to different units, upgrades, and even a different relic unit (both of which are variants of the super-heavy tank, the [[Baneblade]]). Unlike Firestorm Over Kronus/Purgation of Kaurava or [[DoWpro\|Dawn of War Professional]], it doesn't change the existing metagame or factions already in-place; instead it adds its faction and does its best to keep the Steel Legion in its own unique territory within the game itself. It does, however, change the scale of existing tank and transport units in the various factions (size-wise) to make them more-true-to-tabletop.

			The dual-role nature of the Steel Legion means that you need to choose a specific doctrine to follow for the battle - either focused on Armor and vehicles, or focusing on mechanized infantry. Both offer unique upsides, units, and technology - and unlike a similar choice for the [[Tau]] in Soulstorm, the choice is not an end-of-tech-tree option without one simple choice (with all of the good upgrades available on one side) available for it. The faction plays very differently from the existing Imperial Guard, with its forces leveraged entirely differently, focusing on either grinding foes down in wars of attrition or in mobile combat that overruns enemy defenses.

			Balance for the most part, is pretty good, though it's clear that the modders are none-too-pleased with how the game's developers [[Troll\|religiously nerfed artillery]]. Some facets of the Steel Legion seem quite strong, though never quite as powerful as [[Dawn of Eldar\|that which must never be mentioned]]. It seems to strike a delicate balance, and on that level, seems to have succeeded, though players more fond of the generalist approach of the original Imperial Guard may be put off by it, especially given how much stronger the Steel Legion is as far as options it has. The Steel Legion faction, as a whole, is a bit slow to get rolling, but can be extremely hard to stop if it gets up to speed, hit the enemy with wave attacks and artillery/air strikes.

	==Links and Similar Flimflammery==		==Links and Similar Flimflammery==
	* http://www.moddb.com/mods/steel-legion-armageddon - ModDb link.		* [http://www.moddb.com/mods/steel-legion-armageddon ModDb link]
			* [http://dawnofwar.filefront.com/file/Dawn_of_Steel_Steel_Legion_Mod;85417 Filefront link]
			* [http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?255981-Steel-Legion-SS-Release-Dec-23th-2010 1.0 Release Post on RelicNews]], which includes images and trailer.

	[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]		[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]
	[[Category:Video Games]]		[[Category:Video Games]]

1d4chan>Jaimas at 21:27, 12 January 2013

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	A damned fine Mod that was developed during Vanilla Dawn of War and continued well into Winter Assault and beyond, the Armageddon Steel Legion Mod adds the Imperial Guard faction of the same name, as a playable faction. Heavy on the vehicles, the Steel Legion mod gives you a whole new army to play with with new upgrades, Commander units, abilities, and the ability to field a goddamned Stormblade as a Relic Unit.		A damned fine Mod that was developed during Vanilla Dawn of War and continued well into Winter Assault and beyond, the Armageddon Steel Legion Mod adds the Imperial Guard faction of the same name, as a playable faction. Heavy on the vehicles, the Steel Legion mod gives you a whole new army to play with with new upgrades, Commander units, abilities, and the ability to field a goddamned Stormblade as a Relic Unit.

			''Updates inbound when I get home!'' -- [[User Talk:Jaimas\|Jaimas]]

	==Links and Similar Flimflammery==		==Links and Similar Flimflammery==

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A damned fine Mod that was developed during Vanilla Dawn of War and continued well into Winter Assault and beyond, the Armageddon Steel Legion Mod adds the Imperial Guard faction of the same name, as a playable faction. Heavy on the vehicles, the Steel Legion mod gives you a whole new army to play with with new upgrades, Commander units, abilities, and the ability to field a goddamned Stormblade as a Relic Unit.

==Links and Similar Flimflammery==
* http://www.moddb.com/mods/steel-legion-armageddon - ModDb link.

[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]
[[Category:Video Games]]