Overview
How to edit maps for 8-players and instructions on how to play a 4 vs 4 player game.
Edit any existing map to make it 8-player
1) Download an SGA Extractor, and use it to open any of the multiplayer.sga files located at Dawn of War II – Retribution/GameAssets/Archives.
2) Extract the desired map and all its associated files to Dawn of War II – Retribution/GameAssets/Maps/PVP.
3) Rename the .scenario file extension to .wb-scenario
4) Run WorldBuilder.exe located in Dawn of War II – Retribution folder and open up the .wb-scenario file you just renamed. From there you can move the bases around and add new ones.
I personally use SGA Reader 2, and it can be found with a simple google search. (can’t post links in guides anymore)
Instructions to play 4 vs 4 games
Select your 8 player map, Change to Team Free For All, put the human players in the 5th, 6th, and both observer slots. Put the AI players in slots 1-4. Swap it back to annihilate victory condition and it will revert back to the 8 player map you origionally selected. The 4th and 8th players will not show up on the screen, but they will be in the game. This “tricks” the game into allowing 8 players. Enjoy