company of heros

tuxy

i'm suprised there are no threads about this here.
i just completed the game last night.
i normaly don't like rts but this game is amazing.
you might be sick to death of games on WWII but this is the best game released in a long time.
so get the demo and then the full version when you realise how good it is

Skittle

Um, the full game isn't out here until Friday, so prey tell how have you completed it already?

the_syco

Skittle wrote:

Um, the full game isn't out here until Friday, so prey tell how have you completed it already?

We are not talking on the internet...:rolleyes:

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OP: playing it on a LAN myself, but I may play it in Single Player. Question: do you pick your doctrine (inf/tank.etc), or is it selected for you in the missions?

KdjaCL

Damn was gonna go buy it today, stupid release dates.


My one handedness needs a game like this.


kdjac

Pyr0

the_syco wrote:

We are not talking on the internet...:rolleyes:

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OP: playing it on a LAN myself, but I may play it in Single Player. Question: do you pick your doctrine (inf/tank.etc), or is it selected for you in the missions?

The doctrines are picked for you when you start, single player is pretty good. Just about finished it now.

Pugsley

Im well through the campaign now, damn good game, I got a good few games up on the multiplayer beta and its definately worth getting for the multiplayer.

jaggeh

ill be pawing a copy of this next week with my greasy mits.

Relic are on a proverbial roll.

BlitzKrieg

jaggeh wrote:

ill be pawing a copy of this next week with my greasy mits.

Relic are on a proverbial roll.

when have the not been?

Ciaran500

BlitzKrieg wrote:

when have the not been?

Homeworld 2's vertical difficulty spikes?

tuxy

the_syco wrote:

Question: do you pick your doctrine (inf/tank.etc), or is it selected for you in the missions?

its picked for you in most missions. near the end of the game, you get to choose yourself.

BlitzKrieg

Ciaran500 wrote:

Homeworld 2's vertical difficulty spikes?

still good game though...



just a bit hard. (compared to dawn of war which was a bit easy.)

jaggeh

i mean they are on a rolllll

Homeworld
cataclysm
Homeworld 2
dawn of war
winter assault
Company of heros

not one of these games have i not liked. imho they are the new westwood. kings of rts be they!

bizmark

What was so hard about homeworld 2? Apart from the last mission and those annoying indestructible ships on one or two missions i found it pretty easy.......But ya ill be picking coh up on Friday any of you lot up to beating me over and over in multiplayer? Or perhaps a co op against the ai?

Kiith

Relic have created some of the best rts's i've ever played. The original Homeworld will always have a special place in my heart, and will always be in my favourite games list. Homeworld 2 was also great, but not as good (

I mean they just dumped the mothership!!!

)

Dawn of War was great, and i can't wait to get Company of Heroes. Its about the only WWII game that has me interested in quite a while.

ButcherOfNog

I'll be picking it up at the weekend, no doubt i'll be playing lots of multiplayer. Might organise a wee league ala the current DoW one on darkkeep, nothing too serious, just some fun.

Stephen

It got 10/10 from Eurogamer. Impressive.

evad_lhorg

jaggeh wrote:

i mean they are on a rolllll

Homeworld
cataclysm
Homeworld 2
dawn of war
winter assault
Company of heros

not one of these games have i not liked. imho they are the new westwood. kings of rts be they!

lets not forget the amazing "the outfit"


wish my pc could run this. looks amazing.

BlitzKrieg

shhhhhhh

Nietzschean

tuxy wrote:

i'm suprised there are no threads about this here.

Strategy game forum?

humanji

Didn't think it too impressive. It's fun and all that, but it's more like a mod for Dawn of War. And it's a tad repetative. No crap, but by no means worth 10/10.

Cunny-Funt

Heard great things about it and will deffo be playing it once ive me pc sorted. Been ages since ive played a good rts although I played homeworld 2 a few months back which rocked

theTinker

I played it first only a few hours ago, seems really good, hardly have the time though. Im ALWAYS doing exams or starting a job or something when a good game gets me....:(

Homeworld is my fav of all time. For its time it was beautiful and even now has some great parts. (except for enemies which cant be blown up etc).

That game is like holy....

RE*AC*TOR

more like...... Company of ZEROS...


baddum tish!

jaggeh

hey they may start out as zeros but after you rush the machine guns on omaha id call them heroes!!!

but seriously, my palms are getting itchy. Special edition is exclusive to game

The Freeman

are any of ye lads running it on a 9800 pro at all??????????

(fingers crossed)

jaggeh

www.techspot.com - fairly comprehensive guide to how grafix cards run the game.

The Freeman i think you are going to be sool for this game unless you turn everything off and play it in 'stamp' resolution.

The Freeman

cheers dude,time to upgrade i think

Squall

Picked this up in the states a few weeks back.

Fantastic game. Gets nice and challenging but never overly so. The mechanics are great. Very satisfying to play.

Definately pick it up

qwertz

I hate those propaganda games where you can only play as the "magnificent" Americans.

Ciaran500

qwertz wrote:

I hate those propaganda games where you can only play as the "magnificent" Americans.

I hate those Nazi bastards that only let you play as the Germans more :rolleyes:

uberpixie

The Freeman wrote:

are any of ye lads running it on a 9800 pro at all??????????

(fingers crossed)

A 9800 Pro performs fairly close to a 6600GT in 1024x768
(bout 20% less, the 6600GT beats it at anything higher by a much bigger margin)

You should be able to run it fine on medium to low quality settings@1024x768.

Def give it a try.

Skittle

Do you think there might be anywhere that might be able to sell it tonight? I won't be in town on Friday and I'm away for the weekend...

Skittle

jaggeh

i usually get my games on a thursday night in smiths, game very seldom allow sale before the release date, however game have an exclusive :rolleyes: on the limited edition version.

Dcully

This is the best RTS i have ever played,brilliant game.
Im forst to admit im crap at rts games ,im loving the skirmish mode,some nice maps to skirmish on.

jaggeh

heres the skinny, smiths are selling it for 39.99 but they wont have stock till monday. game are selling the limited edition one to pre-orders only and they dont have any regular copies. the limited edition one is 55 euro, you get a map/poster some vehicle ID flash cards and a survival handbook. you also get a copy of dawn of war.

qwertz

This thread is about Company of Heroes

Ciaran500 wrote:

I hate those Nazi bastards that only let you play as the Germans more :rolleyes:

bizmark

jaggeh wrote:

heres the skinny, smiths are selling it for 39.99 but they wont have stock till monday. game are selling the limited edition one to pre-orders only and they dont have any regular copies. the limited edition one is 55 euro, you get a map/poster some vehicle ID flash cards and a survival handbook. you also get a copy of dawn of war.

So no one will have it tomorrow ? :mad:

Skittle

jaggeh wrote:

heres the skinny, smiths are selling it for 39.99 but they wont have stock till monday. game are selling the limited edition one to pre-orders only and they dont have any regular copies. the limited edition one is 55 euro, you get a map/poster some vehicle ID flash cards and a survival handbook. you also get a copy of dawn of war.

Jaggeh, which Smiths store did you check? It probably doesn't matter, 'cause in 10 minutes I'm leaving work to trapes around the game shops to see who has it.:D

Skittle

BlitzKrieg

never picked up dawn of war (just skimmed my mates copy.) So that special edition looks sweet to me.

Skittle

Right, I've just picked it up from Smyths in Jervis street for 40 notes. They had 40 copies but none were out on the shelves so ask for it at the counter. They were busy stocking the shelves with FIFA 07...

Skittle

Praetorian

This game is very very good :S

Spastafarian

Praetorian wrote:

This game is very very good :S

What are you running that on?

BigEejit

excellent game alright .... that mission with the hedgerows just did my head in though ... bloody 88's and anti-tank guns are way overpowered

actually, if you play some skirmish games against the Germans you may find yourself faced with loads of anti tanks guns ... bit annoying tbh

BlitzKrieg

sort of a reverse of reality (German's terrified at the countless Allied Anti Tank guns.)


tiny tidbit: Micheal Witmann (Tank Ace) was terrified of Anti-Tank guns and had an extreme fear of them. which is not surprising seeing he is a tank commander. But he had little or no fear of other tanks...just the anti tank guns.

brianon

jaggeh wrote:

hey they may start out as zeros but after you rush the machine guns on omaha id call them heroes!!!

but seriously, my palms are getting itchy. Special edition is exclusive to game

My pre-order from game arrived yesterday. Map + cards... blah. Rubbish.
GREAT game though...love it.

ShiverinEskimo

BlitzKrieg wrote:

sort of a reverse of reality (German's terrified at the countless Allied Anti Tank guns.)


tiny tidbit: Micheal Witmann (Tank Ace) was terrified of Anti-Tank guns and had an extreme fear of them. which is not surprising seeing he is a tank commander. But he had little or no fear of other tanks...just the anti tank guns.

All that sounded so much better coming from someone called BlitzKrieg.

Can't wait to play this game. Love anything to do with WWII and love RTS. Happy Days.

BlitzKrieg

ShiverinEskimo wrote:

All that sounded so much better coming from someone called BlitzKrieg.

Can't wait to play this game. Love anything to do with WWII and love RTS. Happy Days.

father was a historian...hence both the name and the tdbits of knowledge.

bizmark

skirmish ai is annoying all it seems to do is build legions of tanks and engineers (that ****ing flamer needs a nerfing!) my one and only working tactic against them = build a HUGE line of tank traps Mg gun bunkers and anti-tank guns across the map then bomb the **** out of their side of the map before moving forward thankfully the ai doesn’t seem to understand the need for a bulldozer blade on their tanks....or base defense.

Why is it that these modren rts games are trying to get rid of my favourt tactic of a strong defence letting his army die on my guns then i counter attack?

Tusky

Wow. Played the first two missions today, one of the most impressive game engines I have seen in quite some time. A joy to play. Just wish my pc could run it a little better. Time for an upgrade. ugh.

Pugsley

Tusky wrote:

Just wish my pc could run it a little better. Time for an upgrade. ugh.

I find the game running really well compared to most new releases, my 2.16ghz athlon XP, and 9600XT graphics card are running it fine.

Tusky

Pugsley wrote:

I find the game running really well compared to most new releases, my 2.16ghz athlon XP, and 9600XT graphics card are running it fine.

Mine runs it fine too, but I want to play it in all its glory!