Company of Heroes 2 — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Company of Heroes 3 - Free Weekend & Sale | 2025-03-06 | Company of Heroes 3 is FREE to try until March 10th, 2025! We just released our 2.0 Anniversary Update featuring the return of some iconic maps, campaign improvements, multiplayer balance changes, and more. Now is the perfect time to jump into the action! If you want more, check out our new heavy tank Battlegroups in the Fire & Steel DLC. |
| CoH3 Free Weekend & Franchise Sale | 2024-05-09 | Company of Heroes 3 is FREE to try until May 13th! Experience the Mediterranean theatre through authentic mechanics and tactical gameplay in single player, multiplayer or co-op. Now is the perfect time to download the game as we've built upon community-requested features and improvements, which are all now live. Grab your friends or join the community by participating in our Drawing the Victory Event, which runs until May 14th. Completing it will unlock exclusive profile items for all players! If you like the game during the free weekend, you can purchase Company of Heroes 3 for a 50% discount until May 16th as part of our Franchise Sale, our |
| Wire Report - February 2023 | 2023-02-02 | February 2023 There’s been so much Company of Heroes news in the last couple months, we knew we had to recap it all and showcase some of the amazing content our players have been creating! With CoH3’s launch approaching fast this month on February 23rd and the Multiplayer Tech Test behind us, we’re not going to waste anymore time. Let’s get into it! NEWS Multiplayer Tech Test Our final public test of Company of Heroes 3 concluded in January, and we want to thank all 154,000 players who took part! This last push allowed us to iron out any remaining technical issues before launch and it was a great opportunity for our team to get a head start o |
| Tech Test CoH-Development Update | 2023-01-19 | We wanted to thank everyone who took part in our most recent Company of Heroes 3 Multiplayer Tech Test! This was our last push to test our online infrastructure and to nail down any pesky bugs and crashes before we launch on February 23rd. Over 154,000 players took part in the Tech Test, which was four times more than what we had for the Mission Alpha in July! We can’t thank you enough for helping us with this crucial step. Over the course of the test, we received over 650 bug reports from the community through our new online form. Your testing also helped us identify crashes well before launch so that we can already investigate fixes. All th |
| British Forces Sizzle Trailer | 2023-01-18 | The British Forces are a stubborn and efficient fighting force. Aided by their Commonwealth allies, the Brits can do it all - from digging in and weathering the storm, to striking out and punishing the enemy with a range of mechanized options. |
| Multiplayer Tech Test | 2023-01-11 | Objectives & Intent Welcome to the Company of Heroes 3 Multiplayer Tech Test! This is our last big development push before launch and we’re extremely excited to finally get it into your hands. Your participation will allow us to prepare for launch by testing our infrastructure on a larger scale. The test also helps us identify new bugs and issues that cannot be caught without having thousands of people playing the game at the same time. Your feedback during this test is critical. Though the game is essentially ready for launch, your feedback on your experience - everything from faction balance to units to systems and more - will help inform f |
| Tech Test Registration | 2023-01-09 | Get ready for our public Multiplayer Tech Test which starts on January 11th! This test will be available to all players for free. All you need to do is visit Company of Heroes 3's Steam store page to register. Navigate to the Steam store page for CoH3 here Underneath "Pre-Purchase" you'll find "Join the Company of Heroes 3 Playtest" Click "Request Access" That's it! If you've registered before the test goes live on January 11th, you'll be notified once it has begun to download it. If you register after the test has started, you should be prompted to download it right away. We'll have more information on the test, it's contents and an FAQ goin |
| Holiday Recap 2022 | 2022-12-22 | It’s been a whirlwind year for Company of Heroes! With only a couple of months before we launch CoH3, we wanted to recap all the news we’ve shared with you, along with some of your feedback that made it into the game. Our team will be taking some time to rest over the holidays, so things will be quiet for a bit. We hope that you and those close to you will also get a chance to enjoy the holiday season and will ring in a happy new year! Our team will be back in full swing as we get ready for January’s Multiplayer Tech Test and CoH3’s launch in February. The start of 2022 was quiet, as the team was heads down working on the game and getting som |
| CoH3 Launch Content & Beyond | 2022-12-06 | Company Of Heroes 3 – Launch Content & Beyond Company of Heroes 3 will be releasing on Steam on February 23, 2023 and will be the biggest game at launch in the franchise’s history. CoH3 brings the series’ intimate, boots-on-the-ground storytelling to two brand-new theatres of war, one with branching storylines where players make difficult historical choices, and the other being a focused narrative-driven experience offering a ‘classic CoH’ approach, all with our acclaimed tactical gameplay. We plan to support CoH3 for years to come, with plenty more updates and content coming post-launch. Today we want to cover everything you’ll be able to ex |
| Company of Heroes Wire Report - November 2022 | 2022-11-30 | November 2022 Welcome to our first Wire Report! These ongoing reports will be your one-stop-shop for the latest Company of Heroes news, developer insights, community content, and more. With the launch of Company of Heroes 3 just a few months away, there’s going to be a ton of cool stuff you’ll want to keep tabs on – so we’re collecting it all in one place! NEWS Modding Tools at Launch We’re so excited to bring modding support to CoH3 on day-1! Players will be able to create, share and play mods right away, and we aim to continue growing these tools based on your feedback for years to come. At launch players will be able to create: Maps & Scen |
| Wehrmacht Sizzle Trailer | 2022-11-16 | Check out the sizzle trailer for the new look at the Wehrmacht! Defensive, Veteran and intimidating, the Wehrmacht will weather the storm before unleashing an array of devastating counterattacks to smash the enemy. |
| CoH3 US Forces Faction Deep Dive | 2022-10-31 | Check out our latest faction deep dive with the Company of Heroes 3 Gameplay team. We review two action-packed multiplayer games (including one with the legendary DevM!), discuss main rosters, Battlegroups, and all the new ways to play this classic faction. |
| Company of Heroes 3 Launch Date Moved | 2022-10-04 | As we approach the November 17th launch date for Company of Heroes 3, our team has decided the game is not quite up to our players’ or our own high standards. There are still bugs to squash, pixels to polish, gameplay to adjust and feedback to address. As a result, we’ve decided to move the launch date to February 23rd, 2023. While we know many of you are itching to get your hands on the game, we believe this to be the best decision for CoH3, our players, and our studio. This provides our hard-working team and partners with the necessary time to deliver CoH3 in a better overall state. So, what does this all mean? It means we’re spending this |
| Company of Heroes 3 Essence Editor | 2022-09-30 | We’re making Company of Heroes history! The Company of Heroes 3 Essence Editor and modding will be supported day 1. That means when the game launches, it will come with the latest that our brand-new Essence Engine 5 has to offer, and new capabilities to build more incredible Company of Heroes experiences than ever before. We aim to make the creation, sharing, and playing of mods as seamless as possible for both creators and players. Once created, mods can be published to the Steam Workshop to enable an easy and familiar path to downloading and playing community content. At launch, we’ll be sharing comprehensive documentation for these new too |
| Pre-Order CoH 3 | 2022-07-12 | Company of Heroes 3 is now available for Pre-Order! Get the Launch Edition now and receive the Devil’s Brigade DLC pack featuring Legendary skins for Infantry, Vehicles, and other Legendary tier cosmetics. Play the Mission Alpha by clicking here to get a first look at the long-awaited Deutsches Afrikakorps faction. Mobile, mechanized, and elite, the DAK are an innovative new faction developed in conjunction with our players through CoH-Development. If you already signed up for CoH-Development and you played our first Pre-Alpha Preview in July or our Multiplayer Alpha in December, you’re ready to jump into the Mission Alpha! Make sure to watch |
| Relic 25th Anniversary Sale | 2022-06-20 | Relic turned 25 years old this year! To celebrate, we're rolling out deep discounts across a wide range of our most famous products. Head here to check out everything that's on sale. Not only that, but the popular mini-game Armor of Heroes returns for a limited time. The game is free to keep if you redeem it by the 23rd of June. -To redeem the game head to: community.companyofheroes.com -You will need to log in and then click the main banner to arrive at the rewards page -Link your steam account on the rewards page -Once you have linked your account, you will need to claim your copy -The button to claim is found where the previous link Steam |
| Hotfix - June 15, 2022 | 2022-06-15 | This hotfix restores the last major balance patch after an accidental rollback. Additionally, we have included a small update to faulty art assets that could have impacted the player experience. |
| Hotfix - June 14, 2022 | 2022-06-14 | Today's hotfix updates faulty art assets that could have impacted the player experience. |
| Company of Heroes 3 Multiplayer Pre-Alpha | 2021-11-30 | Relic Entertainment is delighted to present this exclusive first look at multiplayer gameplay in Company of Heroes 3. This Pre-Alpha experience will give you a taste of our multiplayer vision, and we can’t wait for you to play. This Multiplayer Pre-Alpha will be available to play from 9am PT / 5pm GMT, Nov 30th until December 6th. Head to community.companyofheroes.com to sign up and get the build. Please note, if you previously played the July Pre-Alpha Preview, you should already have the Multiplayer Pre-Alpha in your Steam Library. |
| Company of Heroes 15th Anniversary Franchise Sale! | 2021-09-23 | Celebrate 15 years of Company of Heroes, and complete your collection with the limited time 15th Anniversary Franchise Collection! If you already own Company of Heroes 1 or 2 content, this smart bundle will adjust the price down, so that you only pay for content you don't have. Enjoy, and see you on the field General! |