Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Hard Mode Is No Joke — Watch AI-Controlled Orks Wipe the Floor With 2 Developers Playing Space Marines
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4’s development team at King Art Games released gameplay footage showcasing the game’s challenging AI. Creative director Jan Theysen and senior game designer Elliott Verbiest featured in a video playing a 2v2 Team Skirmish PvE match against AI-controlled Orks on hard difficulty. Unlike typical developer gameplay showcases where creators demonstrate mastery and decisively defeat enemies, the two developers struggled significantly against the hard AI opponents.
The video featured two separate matches and highlighted how the AI-controlled Orks presented a formidable challenge even to the experienced developers behind the game. While King Art Games’ previous gameplay footage has primarily focused on PvP encounters, this showcase shifted focus to the PvE experience and AI opponent capabilities.
The gameplay reveal is notable for its transparency about the game’s difficulty and AI performance. Rather than carefully curating footage to show the developers winning, King Art Games allowed authentic gameplay to speak for itself, even when it resulted in defeats. This approach provides potential players with a genuine sense of what challenging battles in hard mode look like, demonstrating that the game’s AI opposition is competent enough to challenge even its creators.