Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies
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| Developers | |
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| Relic Entertainment | |
| macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive |
| Linux | Feral Interactive |
| Publishers | |
| Sega | |
| OS X, Linux | Feral Interactive |
| Engines | |
| Essence Engine 3.0 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 24, 2014 |
| macOS (OS X) | January 28, 2016[1] |
| Linux | January 28, 2016[1] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 80 |
| OpenCritic | 81 |
| IGDB | 81 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Europe, Historical, World War II |
| Series | Company of Heroes |
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Key points
- Standalone multiplayer expansion for Company of Heroes 2.
- Both armies included in the package can be purchased separately.
- Multiplayer is cross-platform between OS X and Linux only.[1]
General information
- Official forums
- CoH2.org - home to the competitive multiplayer community, with tips and a replay repository
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Europe only. | |
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| Humble Store | |
Master Collection also available. | |
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| Steam | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Oberkommando West | |
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| US Forces | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Launch the game with -nomovies parameter[citation needed] |
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes 2\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/CompanyOfHeroes2/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes 2\Savegames\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/CompanyOfHeroes2/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | Windows only.[2] |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Can also use the -window parameter or toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. To lock the mouse to the game window use -lockmouse as well. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use the -window -fullwindow parameter. |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | No option. Follows Windows default behavior. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | For scroll speed. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master, music, speech, effects | |
| Surround sound | Up to 8.1 | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Only when in fullscreen. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Turkish | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. |
Network
- Multiplayer is cross-platform between OS X and Linux only.[1]
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 8 | Co-op, Versus 2 players max for Co-op. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 | |
| OpenGL | OS X and Linux only. | |
| Shader Model support | 5 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | Havok | |
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Interface | Scaleform | |
| Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| 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 |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.10.3 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 1.8 GHz | Intel 2.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 600 series AMD Radeon HD 7000 series 512 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 780M AMD FirePro D700 AMD Radeon R9 295X 4 GB of VRAM |
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit, SteamOS | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz | Intel Core i5 3.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 600 series Intel Iris Pro 1 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 4 GB of VRAM |