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Company of Heroes Update Released

October 27, 2009, 11:45 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Company of Heroes have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where mines could be used to destroy newly spawned enemy tanks and prevent further respawn


• Fixed a couple of issues to make COH easier to mod

THQ Week - Day 2 - Company of Heroes 50% off

October 13, 2009, 10:46 am - Valve - General Announcement

Today's big deal from THQ is 50% off all Company of Heroes games. That's 50% off the original Company of Heroes and the stand alone expansions Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts and Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.

WEEKEND DEAL - Save 25% on the THQ Collector Pack, which now includes Dawn of War II

August 27, 2009, 12:51 pm - Valve - General Announcement

The weekend starts early with 25% off the THQ Collector Pack.

With the addition of Dawn of War II, the pack also includes:
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Titan Quest
Titan Quest - Immortal Throne
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Gold Edition
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
Full Spectrum Warrior* and
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers*

(*Full Spectrum Warrior games not available in Germany - sorry but still a great deal, right?)

Company of Heroes Update Released

June 10, 2009, 8:52 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Company of Heroes have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Bergetiger audio volume was lower than intended.
  
• Fixed an issue with speech mixing.
  
• Fixed an issue with the game crashing while trying to exit from cinematic mode.
  
• Fixed a number of issues with the World Builder.
  
• Updated the help text for a few units.
  
• Fixed an issue with incompatibility between save games and version.
  
• Fixed a bug with long scenario descriptions.
  
• Cool-downs are now working properly for all weapons.
  
• HMGs in buildings will now switch targets as intended; there is a 3.5 second delay before the hmg will fire at another target.
  
• Squads will no longer rush at an undeployed weapons crew when ordered to attack.
  
• Fixed an issue where Pak38s could stack their first-strike modifiers.
  
• Fixed an issue with the lobby and front-end slowing down and operating slowly. This makes joining games and automatch teams much more reliable.
  
• Fixed a networking issue that caused a player's stats to appear as all zeroes.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the last played map to be forgotten when starting a game of the same type.
  
• Fixed an issue where a host's game would crash when both host and client would try to move to an empty slot simultaneously.
  
• Fixed a few issues with players swapping slots and gameplay types within the lobby.
  
• Fixed an issue with "Swap Starting Location" functionality.
  
• Fixed a usability issue with the Autopatcher error messages.
  
• Fixed an issued that caused the game to crash upon loading the Mission 4 from Invasion of Normandy.
  
• The help text for the British Staghound has been updated to correctly reflect its role.
  
• Raised Panzerschreck squads preference to target Light Vehicles while garrisoned in buildings.
  
• SCAR Bug reporting has been turned off while players are running with -dev.
  
• Purple box no longer appears when trying to place British emplacements next to each other.
  
• Panzerkrieg: Fixed exploit that let players create Defensive Infantry for free ignoring the cool down timer.
  
• Repair bunker pioneers now repair engine criticals when repairing damaged vehicles.
  

• Added a new map called Panzerkrieg: Hebecrevon.
  
• 2p Sturzdorf has been updated to its proper version.
  
• 2p Beaux Lowlands has been updated to its proper version.
  
• 2p Wrecked Train has been updated to its proper version.
  
• 2p Langres has been updated to its proper version.
  
• 6p The Scheldt has been updated to its proper version.
  

• Improved the reliability and effectiveness of the American's Strafing Run.
  
• The T17 armored car's damage output has been reduced.
  
• Penetration of the T17 armored car has been reduced.
  
• The Panzer Elite's Schwimmwagen Scorched Earth ability has been replaced with an "Incendiary Trap" ability.
  
• The British Command Truck's mobile ability will no longer be available while the Truck is setting up.
  
• Panzergrenadier's Suppression Volley can properly target weapon crews that are set-up.
  
• Infantry sections with Bren upgrades can now use 'Button Enemy Vehicle' when garrisoned inside a building.
  

• Recon flight will now detect camouflaged vehicles and infantry (Panzerkrieg only).
  
• Panther health decreased by 11%.
  
• Panther Damage Multiplier reduced by 7%.
  
• Panther Range Multiplier reduced by 7%.
  
• Hellcat weapon reload modifier decreased by 11%.
  
• Hellcat damage multiplier increased by 9%.
  
• Hotchkiss health decreased by 10%.
  
• Churchill range increased by 7%.
  
• Stealth infantry units now cost 35 Manpower.
  
• Stealth infantry sticky bomb damage reduced by 27%.
  

Company of Heroes 2.502 Update Released

April 22, 2009, 1:00 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Company of Heroes have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

v2.502

Fixes

• Fixed a crash that occurred while automatching in an operation automatch.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred in the Worldbuilder when saving a valid map.
  
• Action markers work again in the Worldbuilder.
  
• The default map folder in the Worldbuilder works again.
  

• There is now a delay that affects how quickly an MG will swap between windows. An MG will have to stay at a window for a short period of time ~2 seconds before it can move to another window.
  

Company of Heroes & Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Update Released

March 30, 2009, 7:23 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Company of Heroes & Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Company of Heroes

• Updated to version 2.400
  

Company of Heroes Update Released

April 29, 2008, 3:15 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Company of Heroes have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Company of Heroes

• Resolved a game arbitration issue when the game resulted in a sync error.
  
• Fixed World Builder to export correctly. All custom maps should now save correctly. Be sure to re-save your custom maps to carry over these properties
  
• Updated save game version. Save games previous to 2.300 will not be compatible with the current version of Company of Heroes
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed the player to teleport garrisoned troops
  

Company of Heroes Update Released

March 18, 2008, 11:17 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Company of Heroes have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Company of Heroes

• 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 Team Automatch enabled
  
• Added a number of missing tooltips and information popups
  
• Re-factored competition logic for ranks and results
  
• Fixed some bugs where whispers were not being sent properly
  
• Leaderboard search is now not case sensitive
  
• Fixed a number of crashes
  
• Removed phantom Vet 2 and Vet 3 upgrades on Panzer Elite Jagdpanther and Hetzer
  
• Fixed Panzer Elite Incendiary Mortar weapon causing constant engine critical
  
• Panzer Elite Light AT halftrack modifier set correctly for cooldown modifiers (was enable 2.5, is now multiply 1.5
  
• Panzer Elite Fallschirmjager attack trigger priority value when camouflaged reduced
  

Now on Steam - Company of Heroes: Gold Edition

March 4, 2008, 12:09 pm - Valve - Product Release

Now available on Steam, Company of Heroes: Gold Edition bundles the award-winning real-time strategy game, Company of Heroes, and its expansion, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, for the low price of $39.95.

Company of Heroes is the WWII real-time strategy game that brings to life the journey of the brave men of Able Company as they fight across Europe in the greatest war mankind has ever known. Combine Company of Heroes™: Opposing Fronts™ with the original Company of Heroes for a total of four playable armies online. Join British artillery with American armor to dominate the 3rd Reich or utilize Wehrmacht and Panzer Elite blitzkrieg tactics to annihilate the Allied invasion.

Company of Heroes Update Released

December 12, 2007, 12:17 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Company of Heroes have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Company of Heroes

• Performance improvements, especially on single-core systems
  
• Fixed a bug with account secret question collisions
  
• Removed the ability to add chat messages with no content
  
• Streamlined the in game downloader and added checksum verification
  
• Increased the default volume mix output, should now be equivalent to original CoH
  
• Fixed a bug where speech and music would stop mid-game
  
• Replays now restore the custom atmosphere, and also do not reset the atmosphere for save games
  
• Fixed a bug that resulted in the UI losing functionality after watching an NIS
  
• The screen no longer remains black if you save the game during a black screen transition
  
• Fixed a number of incorrect speech trigger