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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies - cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies - cover.jpg
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|steam appid side = 287371,287370
 
|steam appid side = 287371,287370
 
|gogcom page  =  
 
|gogcom page  =  
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|wikipedia    =  
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|wikipedia    = Company of Heroes 2
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{series|Company of Heroes}}
 
{{series|Company of Heroes}}
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'''Key points'''
 +
{{ii}} Standalone multiplayer expansion for [[Company of Heroes 2]].
 +
{{ii}} Both armies included in the package can be purchased separately.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
 +
{{mm}} [http://www.companyofheroes.com/ Official website]
 +
{{mm}} [http://community.companyofheroes.com/forum Official forums]
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{{mm}} [http://companyofheroes.wikia.com/wiki/Company_of_Heroes_Wiki Company of Heroes Wiki]
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{{mm}} [http://forums.relicnews.com/forumdisplay.php?314-Company-of-Heroes-2 RelicNews Forum]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/231430/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/231430/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://www.companyofheroes.com/en_us/ Official website]
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=270 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
 
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
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{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Oberkommando West |  | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| US Forces |  | Windows }}
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}}
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==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Launch the game with -nomovies [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]}}
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}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Image|Company of Heroes 2 General.png|In-game general settings.}}
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes 2\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes 2\Savegames\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
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{{Image|Company of Heroes 2 Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  =  
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|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/company-heroes-2/en
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|widescreen wsgf award      =
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|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = gold
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
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|windowed notes            = Use <code>-window</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|launch option]]; to lock the mouse to the game window use <code>-lockmouse</code> as well.
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|windowed notes            = Can also use the <code>-window</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]] or toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}}. To lock the mouse to the game window use <code>-lockmouse</code> as well.
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed notes  = Works well with Borderless Gaming<ref>Tested by [[User:Froztiez|Froztiez]] on July 7, 2014</ref>
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use the <code>-window -fullwindow</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = No option. Follows Windows default behavior.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
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{{Image|Company of Heroes 2 Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Master, music, speech, effects
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Up to 8.1
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|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|mute on focus lost notes = Only when in fullscreen.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
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|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
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|online play players  =  
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|online play players  = 8
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|online play modes    =  
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|online play modes    = Co-op, Versus
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|online play notes    =  
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|online play notes    = 2 players max for Co-op.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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}}{{Network/Connections
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}}
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|matchmaking        =  
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{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        = true
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
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|p2p                =  
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|p2p                = true
 
|p2p notes          =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
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|dedicated          =  
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|dedicated          = false
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
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|self-hosting      =  
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|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
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|direct ip          =  
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|direct ip          = false
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
}}{{Network/Ports
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 11
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        = Unknown
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|opengl notes          = OS X and Linux only.
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  = 5
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|shader model notes    =
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|64-bit executable      = false
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|64-bit executable notes=
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          = Havok
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            = Miles Sound System
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        = Scaleform
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|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        =
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|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      = Steamworks
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|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = Vista
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|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
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|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 2 GB
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|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 30 GB
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|minGPU  =  
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
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|minVRAM  = 512 MB
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|minDX    = 10
  
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|recOS    =  
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|recOS    = 7 64-bit
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|recCPU  =  
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i5 3.0 GHz
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|recRAM  =  
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|recRAM  = 4 GB
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|recHD    =  
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 480
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|recGPU  =  
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|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 5850
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|recVRAM  = 1 GB
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|recDX    = 11
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 21:54, 8 September 2015

Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies
Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies cover
Developers
Relic Entertainment
Publishers
Sega
Engines
Essence Engine 3.0
Release dates
Windows June 24, 2014
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Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies on Wikipedia
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes 2006
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts 2007
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor 2009
Company of Heroes 2 2013
Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies 2014
Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault 2014
Company of Heroes 2: The British Forces 2015
Armor of Heroes 2020
Company of Heroes 3 2023

Key points

Standalone multiplayer expansion for Company of Heroes 2.
Both armies included in the package can be purchased separately.

General information

Official website
Official forums
Company of Heroes Wiki
RelicNews Forum
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All versions require Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Oberkommando West
Windows
US Forces
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/260309/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/260309/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Italian
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
8 Co-op, Versus
2 players max for Co-op.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
OpenGL
OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Miles Sound System
Interface Scaleform
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista 7 64-bit
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz Intel Core i5 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce 480
ATI Radeon HD 5850
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References