Company of Heroes = the best game ever?
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Qonfused
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... How?
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Rangers and Squad sticky bombs do the trick. Take them down quick, if you use cover effectively, it's not hard. If I get a Squad in front of the tank and throw sticky bombs at it, I send some Rangers around the back and you get critical hits.
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Rangers and Squad sticky bombs do the trick. Take them down quick, if you use cover effectively, it's not hard. If I get a Squad in front of the tank and throw sticky bombs at it, I send some Rangers around the back and you get critical hits.
interesting might have to try that
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I just watched the replay from our game. Damn, the CoH replay system is really, really shit. It desperately needs an overhaul.
With regards to tanks, always remember that the best principle is to make your enemy adapt to your tactics and not the other way around. By bringing tanks onto the field first, you force them into a reactive stance. Whereas if all you are doing is countering their attacks, YOU are the one being reactive and therefore in a position of weakness.
With regards to tanks, always remember that the best principle is to make your enemy adapt to your tactics and not the other way around. By bringing tanks onto the field first, you force them into a reactive stance. Whereas if all you are doing is countering their attacks, YOU are the one being reactive and therefore in a position of weakness.
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Rangers and Squad sticky bombs do the trick. Take them down quick, if you use cover effectively, it's not hard. If I get a Squad in front of the tank and throw sticky bombs at it, I send some Rangers around the back and you get critical hits.
Yes, but it's so much easier just to build tanks and infantry.
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I'm getting better now with the demo still, going to order it next week because I know I have nothing to do then. Qonfused - yeh, something I've got alot better at, able to combine both, rather than just one.
This is why I LOVE the game though:
Before:
After:
It's so fun just forming your own battlefield, the gameplay changes everytime because of it.
This is why I LOVE the game though:
Before:
After:
It's so fun just forming your own battlefield, the gameplay changes everytime because of it.
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In teamgames you get a share of all the resources the whole team takes. So don't be working on your own during a teamgame, work together.
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You share points, but not actual resources. So you'll be making the same per minute, but you won't have to actually worry about what either of you are spending.
Not actually sure how OPs count towards that, like if you only see returns for your own that you've built or if they all benefit the whole team...
Edit - Oh, and about watching replays - http://www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showtopic=138168
Scroll down to point 3 (4 is handy aswell).
Not actually sure how OPs count towards that, like if you only see returns for your own that you've built or if they all benefit the whole team...
Edit - Oh, and about watching replays - http://www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showtopic=138168
Scroll down to point 3 (4 is handy aswell).
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Goddamnit, I keep getting owned lately... I'm losing faith in allies again
I seem to make alot of headway in the early game, but as soon as they start rolling out tanks I just fall apart. The only real counter is AT guns, but on many maps they're so bloody hard to position, and they die so very easily...
Also, it's becoming more and more apparent that the company you chose can mean victory or defeat in 1v1. Just now I played Semois and picked armor company, whereas he chose defensive doctrine. Since I wasn't rolling out tanks until I got Calliopes he had Stugs storming my points early on, then by the time I had Calliopes he had Panzers, and by the time it looked like I could start pushing back he'd started building 88s to guard his victory points, and there was no real way of taking them out. My calliope barrages had to be done from afar so I wasn't taking fire and they kept missing... and since he had most of the points at this stage I was soon out of munitions...
Bah, losing isn't always fun in this game
Edit - Oh yeah, new avatar/sig kind of pertains to that game a little... he got a lucky goliath off early on which took out an entire rifleman AND engineer squad which were guarding a VP.
Ouch.
I seem to make alot of headway in the early game, but as soon as they start rolling out tanks I just fall apart. The only real counter is AT guns, but on many maps they're so bloody hard to position, and they die so very easily...
Also, it's becoming more and more apparent that the company you chose can mean victory or defeat in 1v1. Just now I played Semois and picked armor company, whereas he chose defensive doctrine. Since I wasn't rolling out tanks until I got Calliopes he had Stugs storming my points early on, then by the time I had Calliopes he had Panzers, and by the time it looked like I could start pushing back he'd started building 88s to guard his victory points, and there was no real way of taking them out. My calliope barrages had to be done from afar so I wasn't taking fire and they kept missing... and since he had most of the points at this stage I was soon out of munitions...
Bah, losing isn't always fun in this game
Edit - Oh yeah, new avatar/sig kind of pertains to that game a little... he got a lucky goliath off early on which took out an entire rifleman AND engineer squad which were guarding a VP.
Ouch.
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Goddamnit, I keep getting owned lately... I'm losing faith in allies again
I seem to make alot of headway in the early game, but as soon as they start rolling out tanks I just fall apart. The only real counter is AT guns, but on many maps they're so bloody hard to position, and they die so very easily...
Also, it's becoming more and more apparent that the company you chose can mean victory or defeat in 1v1. Just now I played Semois and picked armor company, whereas he chose defensive doctrine. Since I wasn't rolling out tanks until I got Calliopes he had Stugs storming my points early on, then by the time I had Calliopes he had Panzers, and by the time it looked like I could start pushing back he'd started building 88s to guard his victory points, and there was no real way of taking them out. My calliope barrages had to be done from afar so I wasn't taking fire and they kept missing... and since he had most of the points at this stage I was soon out of munitions...
Bah, losing isn't always fun in this game
Edit - Oh yeah, new avatar/sig kind of pertains to that game a little... he got a lucky goliath off early on which took out an entire rifleman AND engineer squad which were guarding a VP.
Ouch.
Allies are definitely the stronger of the two sides, so I wouldn't lose faith in them too quickly.
There are plenty of other counters to tanks. Sticky bombs (if you're massing riflemen), AP rounds on HW teams, recoilless rifles and satchel charges on airborne squads, other tanks...
Your priority as allies should be to deny the enemy fuel points. 50% of them isn't enough, you need to hold the majority. Constantly make hit and run attacks on his fuel. It's vital.
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I've only just started playing this on online, and whenever I play allies I get my ass handed to me (i get spammed by zillions of Ostwinds before ive set up my AT defences). I can do OK as axis though.
I may just be a bit shit at this game...
I may just be a bit shit at this game...
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It takes practice.
But the most important tip I can give you right now when you're playing as Allies is control the fuel. As much of it as you possibly can. And the fuel you can't control, make hit and run attacks on. Decap it when you can.
You have to slow their teching. No fuel, no tanks.
But the most important tip I can give you right now when you're playing as Allies is control the fuel. As much of it as you possibly can. And the fuel you can't control, make hit and run attacks on. Decap it when you can.
You have to slow their teching. No fuel, no tanks.
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Just played the greatest game as allies against a friend (he plays axis and he's a BASTARD with tanks). He's been trying out a strategy lately where he builds the absolute minimal of infantry and just saves until he can start rolling out masses of armor. So I just went totally on the offensive the whole time, kept him busy defending his own points so he barely had time to try and cap mine, pushed right back into his territory, even managed to cut off like 3 of his sectors by grabbing a strat point once
Then he rolls out a couple panzers and an ostwind pretty much all one after the other... but with the help of my ATs, airborne w/ recoilless and an early M10, I BARELY managed to hold them off and kept all of my points
Fun fun fuuuuuuuun when you manage to pull this stuff off.
Then he rolls out a couple panzers and an ostwind pretty much all one after the other... but with the help of my ATs, airborne w/ recoilless and an early M10, I BARELY managed to hold them off and kept all of my points
Fun fun fuuuuuuuun when you manage to pull this stuff off.
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Nope. My friend knows that now too
Gotta strike a balance early game. Once you already have "enough" of everything on the battlefield and you're bringing in some serious resources, you can start spamming away at whatever you want most.
Gotta strike a balance early game. Once you already have "enough" of everything on the battlefield and you're bringing in some serious resources, you can start spamming away at whatever you want most.
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It takes practice.
But the most important tip I can give you right now when you're playing as Allies is control the fuel. As much of it as you possibly can. And the fuel you can't control, make hit and run attacks on. Decap it when you can.
You have to slow their teching. No fuel, no tanks.
Thanks for the tip! I just tried it out, and I still lost, but it was a pretty close run thing.
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TENTATIVE Company of Heroes PATCH RELEASE NOTES
================================================== ==================
Please note that this is a tentative list of patch fixes, released early as a courtesy to the community, and remains to be cleared by THQ QA.
The contents of a patch are subject to change at any point
up to the patch's release.
The full and complete patch readme will be released as soon as
it has been cleared for all versions in all locales by THQ QA.
Please note that the Tentative Patch release notes are in English
only, but that fully translated versions of the release notes will
be available once the fix list has been confirmed in all locales.
- Company of Heroes Team
================================================== ==================
Company of Heroes -- Patch 1.30 Readme
October 24th, 2006
NEW FEATURES
------------
New multiplayer map: 6P_Seine River Docks
New and improved Game Replay functionality allows players to view the game from a selected player’s perspective in slow motion or fast forward. In addition the game UI can now be minimized to reveal a larger viewing space of the action going on in the replay. To compliment this, a new Cinematic Mode allows players to sit back and enjoy the show.
Cinematic Mode camera - Replay your battles as the game automatically switches between cinematic camera angles, capturing the sound and fury of war from the combatants' perspective.
IME support for Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista
IMPROVEMENTS
------------
Improved SLI performance on Nvidia systems using the latest drivers.
GENERAL FIXES
-------------
BugReport has more space on the success dialog to show Cyrillic text.
Far East characters will not clip when listed in a multi-line text box.
30260 is now listed as the correct port to leave unblocked.
Removal of ghost bug that could leave duplicates upon reload of a saved game.
The playback controls for viewing a recorded game have their graphics fixed.
CAMPAIGN
--------
Medal text is now visible (Korean)
Reinforce radius has been fixed on certain buildings.
M02: Fixed several instances of having the wrong named character's picture attached to subtitled text.
M02: Game no longer incorrectly instructs the player to reinforce the squad.
M04: Fixed a Fatal Scar Error that occurred when the church is taken back by the enemy forces, just as the timer ends, and as the cinematic is about to begin.
M05: Convoy will no longer exit the map using an unsecured road after you complete the final objective
M08: Fixed critical error after countdown reaches 0 after holding the city centre point
M10: The ''Select HQ'' Button now properly selects the forward HQ
M10: Fixed the lack of audio for subtitled text.
M10: Game no longer incorrectly instructs the player to convert a building outside controlled territory
M11: Briefing fixed subtitle timing issue
GAMEPLAY
--------
Fixed the problem where mouse-clicking on a unit onscreen under heavy loads often does not result in the unit being selected.
Improved load times by fixing pathfinding regens.
Fixed the bug where capturing an enemy weapon resulted in it having enemy unit occlusion.
Veterancy speech samples are now triggered correctly.
The vehicle repair icon now shows up offscreen.
Fix for Allied Engineers becoming trapped when building barbed wire close to sandbags or other obstacles, which prevents them from completing orders.
All sectors default to neutral on Map Montherme.
ONLINE
------
Fixed the issue of split or cut-off text when viewing the Play Now screen in the Online Lobby on 1920 X 1200 (widescreen)
Players should now hear an audio prompt when sending a chat message to an ally or enemy.
The scrollbar for the player list now resets properly to the top position when switching between chat channels in the online lobby
Fixed the bug where Annihilation games would end before players could see the enemy's HQ collapsing.
Users with slower computers will see each other properly in the game lobby.
Most Wins list and top 15 players list display properly in the Leaderboard 1v1 bracket.
Players looking for Ranked Games are no longer displayed as "0" on the News tab.
Fix for cut-off and split text in the Online Lobby when viewing 1920x1200 widescreen in Polish, Spanish, Czech, German and Italian.
PERFORMANCE
-----------
Performance measurements now include loading time.
Fix for no SFX, Music or Speech play if you ALT-TAB from the MP lobby and ALT-TAB back after the game has loaded.
Fixed a crash relating to players logging out of Relic Online during the countdown to game launch.
UI now properly filtering out old replays from previous versions of the game.
BALANCE CHANGES
---------------
Allied and Axis HQs can no longer be deleted by the player to gain bonus infantry units.
Players will no longer lose munitions income from creating an Axis Sniper.
Axis Blitzkrieg ability now triggers icon display over Axis Anti-Tank Gun.
Axis Halftracks and Allied halftracks will now carry a maximum of 3 squads.
Weapon capture squads can now reinforce to full squad size.
Axis Ostwind has more frequent reloads, will be less effective vs units in cover or in buildings.
Axis Ostwind’s damage to player-buildings has been reduced (35-40% reduction)
Axis Panther tuning moderate speed and rotation rate increases (bringing mobility a bit closer to the Allied Sherman). It’s gun range has been increased by 10 and makes it the longest range tank killer apart from AT guns.
Tuned projectile launcher location for Axis Pak 38 so it now shoots from the correct gun height.
Axis Armoured Car cost increased by 10 fuel points.
Axis Stug build time increased by 10 seconds.
Full health snipers are no longer “one-shot” killing each other. It now takes 2 sniper shots for full health sniper kills.
Allied Sherman main gun should no longer have an easier time killing units garrisoned inside of buildings than if they were outside
Allied Engineers have a 1% chance to instantly kill a target
Fix for the computer AI constantly cancelling construction and rebuilding a structure when destroying the building and staying in the area in any game.
Allied Engineer Demolitions ability should now destroy an Axis Security Post in one hit.
Sniper weapon has a chance of inflicting casualties or leaving target alive.
Axis Salvage ability is no longer giving inappropriate returns for the Axis Halftracks and Stug.
Fixed the Allied Bazooka’s unnecessary accuracy penalty vs. the Axis Stug and Panzer IV.
Allied Airborne Satchel charges strengthened against buildings and bunkers.
Allied Rangers now detect units at a range of 7 meters.
Axis Flammenwerfer halftrack does not apply the weapon if the Halftrack is upgraded when Pioneers are garrisoned inside
Axis Puma and Stug combo in the Tier 3 building efficiency tweaked.
Fortify the Perimeter ability has been strengthened by 1 command point.
Axis Flak 88 ability has been increased by 1 command point.
For the Fatherland ability cost has been reduced by 20%.
MOD SUPPORT
-----------
Scenario pack support
A scenario pack (*.sga file) is an archive that contain all the files needed for a scenario allowing for easy map sharing.
To play a new map put the scenario pack in the "$CoHInstallDir\WW2\Scenarios\" or the "My Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\Scenarios\" folder.
Added the Worldbuilder tool.
Added the MovieMaker tool.
Supports export of scenario packs by selecting Export Scenario in the File menu.
Source
================================================== ==================
Please note that this is a tentative list of patch fixes, released early as a courtesy to the community, and remains to be cleared by THQ QA.
The contents of a patch are subject to change at any point
up to the patch's release.
The full and complete patch readme will be released as soon as
it has been cleared for all versions in all locales by THQ QA.
Please note that the Tentative Patch release notes are in English
only, but that fully translated versions of the release notes will
be available once the fix list has been confirmed in all locales.
- Company of Heroes Team
================================================== ==================
Company of Heroes -- Patch 1.30 Readme
October 24th, 2006
NEW FEATURES
------------
New multiplayer map: 6P_Seine River Docks
New and improved Game Replay functionality allows players to view the game from a selected player’s perspective in slow motion or fast forward. In addition the game UI can now be minimized to reveal a larger viewing space of the action going on in the replay. To compliment this, a new Cinematic Mode allows players to sit back and enjoy the show.
Cinematic Mode camera - Replay your battles as the game automatically switches between cinematic camera angles, capturing the sound and fury of war from the combatants' perspective.
IME support for Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista
IMPROVEMENTS
------------
Improved SLI performance on Nvidia systems using the latest drivers.
GENERAL FIXES
-------------
BugReport has more space on the success dialog to show Cyrillic text.
Far East characters will not clip when listed in a multi-line text box.
30260 is now listed as the correct port to leave unblocked.
Removal of ghost bug that could leave duplicates upon reload of a saved game.
The playback controls for viewing a recorded game have their graphics fixed.
CAMPAIGN
--------
Medal text is now visible (Korean)
Reinforce radius has been fixed on certain buildings.
M02: Fixed several instances of having the wrong named character's picture attached to subtitled text.
M02: Game no longer incorrectly instructs the player to reinforce the squad.
M04: Fixed a Fatal Scar Error that occurred when the church is taken back by the enemy forces, just as the timer ends, and as the cinematic is about to begin.
M05: Convoy will no longer exit the map using an unsecured road after you complete the final objective
M08: Fixed critical error after countdown reaches 0 after holding the city centre point
M10: The ''Select HQ'' Button now properly selects the forward HQ
M10: Fixed the lack of audio for subtitled text.
M10: Game no longer incorrectly instructs the player to convert a building outside controlled territory
M11: Briefing fixed subtitle timing issue
GAMEPLAY
--------
Fixed the problem where mouse-clicking on a unit onscreen under heavy loads often does not result in the unit being selected.
Improved load times by fixing pathfinding regens.
Fixed the bug where capturing an enemy weapon resulted in it having enemy unit occlusion.
Veterancy speech samples are now triggered correctly.
The vehicle repair icon now shows up offscreen.
Fix for Allied Engineers becoming trapped when building barbed wire close to sandbags or other obstacles, which prevents them from completing orders.
All sectors default to neutral on Map Montherme.
ONLINE
------
Fixed the issue of split or cut-off text when viewing the Play Now screen in the Online Lobby on 1920 X 1200 (widescreen)
Players should now hear an audio prompt when sending a chat message to an ally or enemy.
The scrollbar for the player list now resets properly to the top position when switching between chat channels in the online lobby
Fixed the bug where Annihilation games would end before players could see the enemy's HQ collapsing.
Users with slower computers will see each other properly in the game lobby.
Most Wins list and top 15 players list display properly in the Leaderboard 1v1 bracket.
Players looking for Ranked Games are no longer displayed as "0" on the News tab.
Fix for cut-off and split text in the Online Lobby when viewing 1920x1200 widescreen in Polish, Spanish, Czech, German and Italian.
PERFORMANCE
-----------
Performance measurements now include loading time.
Fix for no SFX, Music or Speech play if you ALT-TAB from the MP lobby and ALT-TAB back after the game has loaded.
Fixed a crash relating to players logging out of Relic Online during the countdown to game launch.
UI now properly filtering out old replays from previous versions of the game.
BALANCE CHANGES
---------------
Allied and Axis HQs can no longer be deleted by the player to gain bonus infantry units.
Players will no longer lose munitions income from creating an Axis Sniper.
Axis Blitzkrieg ability now triggers icon display over Axis Anti-Tank Gun.
Axis Halftracks and Allied halftracks will now carry a maximum of 3 squads.
Weapon capture squads can now reinforce to full squad size.
Axis Ostwind has more frequent reloads, will be less effective vs units in cover or in buildings.
Axis Ostwind’s damage to player-buildings has been reduced (35-40% reduction)
Axis Panther tuning moderate speed and rotation rate increases (bringing mobility a bit closer to the Allied Sherman). It’s gun range has been increased by 10 and makes it the longest range tank killer apart from AT guns.
Tuned projectile launcher location for Axis Pak 38 so it now shoots from the correct gun height.
Axis Armoured Car cost increased by 10 fuel points.
Axis Stug build time increased by 10 seconds.
Full health snipers are no longer “one-shot” killing each other. It now takes 2 sniper shots for full health sniper kills.
Allied Sherman main gun should no longer have an easier time killing units garrisoned inside of buildings than if they were outside
Allied Engineers have a 1% chance to instantly kill a target
Fix for the computer AI constantly cancelling construction and rebuilding a structure when destroying the building and staying in the area in any game.
Allied Engineer Demolitions ability should now destroy an Axis Security Post in one hit.
Sniper weapon has a chance of inflicting casualties or leaving target alive.
Axis Salvage ability is no longer giving inappropriate returns for the Axis Halftracks and Stug.
Fixed the Allied Bazooka’s unnecessary accuracy penalty vs. the Axis Stug and Panzer IV.
Allied Airborne Satchel charges strengthened against buildings and bunkers.
Allied Rangers now detect units at a range of 7 meters.
Axis Flammenwerfer halftrack does not apply the weapon if the Halftrack is upgraded when Pioneers are garrisoned inside
Axis Puma and Stug combo in the Tier 3 building efficiency tweaked.
Fortify the Perimeter ability has been strengthened by 1 command point.
Axis Flak 88 ability has been increased by 1 command point.
For the Fatherland ability cost has been reduced by 20%.
MOD SUPPORT
-----------
Scenario pack support
A scenario pack (*.sga file) is an archive that contain all the files needed for a scenario allowing for easy map sharing.
To play a new map put the scenario pack in the "$CoHInstallDir\WW2\Scenarios\" or the "My Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\Scenarios\" folder.
Added the Worldbuilder tool.
Added the MovieMaker tool.
Supports export of scenario packs by selecting Export Scenario in the File menu.
Source
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Oh repiV, could you add me. I am either Shakermaker or GiulioCesare.
repiV
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So... I take it that's a no then?
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You guys wanna go for a 3v3 now?
Yeah, really looking forward to the mapmaker. I have a couple of great ideas for MP maps. I hope it's a bit n00b-friendly.
