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{{state|dev}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Company of Heroes 3 cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Company of Heroes 3 cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Essence Engine|name=Essence Engine 5}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Essence Engine|name=Essence Engine 5}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2022}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 23, 2023}}
 
|reception    =  
 
|reception    =  
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|company-of-heroes-3|81}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|14319/company-of-heroes-3|80}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|company-of-heroes-3|rating}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack, DLC }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | World War II }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Europe, Historical, Africa, World War II }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Company of Heroes }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Company of Heroes }}
 
|steam appid  = 1677280
 
|steam appid  = 1677280
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|steam appid side = 1634500
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|steam appid side = 2068340, 2068341, 2068342
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|official site= http://companyofheroes.com
 
|official site= http://companyofheroes.com
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|hltb        =  
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|hltb        = 95570
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
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|mobygames    =  
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|mobygames    = 199646
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|wikipedia    =
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|wikipedia    = Company of Heroes 3
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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{{Introduction
 
{{Introduction
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|introduction      =  
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|introduction      = '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a {{Glossary:Singleplayer}} and {{Glossary:Multiplayer}} {{Glossary:Bird's-eye view}} and {{Glossary:Free-roaming camera}} {{Glossary:RTS}} game and the third main entry in the [[Series:Company of Heroes|Company of Heroes]] series. The game was developed by [[Company:Relic Entertainment|Relic Entertainment]], published by [[Company:SEGA|SEGA]] and released on February 23, 2023. It uses [[Engine:Essence Engine|Essence Engine 5]].
  
 
|release history  =  
 
|release history  =  
  
−
|current state    =
+
|current state    = Even though the game was released on consoles on May 30, 2023<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.companyofheroes.com/en/games/company-of-heroes-3-console-edition|title=Company of Heroes 3 Console Edition - Company of Heroes|date=2023-02-20}}</ref>, the PC version does not include controller support.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mrtnptrs|date=2023-02-20|comment=Plugging in an Xbox controller does nothing at boot. Some configuration files contain references to gamepad and gamepad UI scaling, but seems to have been just preparatory work for the Console Edition. No word if this controller UI will be included on PC at a later date.}}</ref> Post-launch patches brought fixes for visual issues, stability, performance, crashes and many other bugs as well as audio overhauls, many balancing changes, challenges, cosmetics, currencies and more.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/1677280/announcements/detail/3687925174199209718|title=Operation Sapphire Jackal - Patch Notes - Steam|date=2023-03-28}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://community.companyofheroes.com/coh-franchise-home/company-of-heroes-3/forums Official forum]
 +
{{mm}} [https://support.sega.com/hc/en-us/categories/200798539-COMPANY-OF-HEROES Official support portal] for game series
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1677280/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1677280/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1677280 | Steam |  | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | company-of-heroes-3 | Steam | {{store link|Humble|company-of-heroes-3-digital-premium-edition|Digital Premium Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1677280 | Steam | {{store link|Steam-sub|741534|Digital Premium Edition}} also available. |  | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Denuvo}}.
 +
 
 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} The '''Digital Premium Edition''' includes the base game, the Devil's Brigade DLC Pack, the as-yet untitled first expansion pack (coming 2023), and 3 Legendary cosmetics (US HQ, Victory Point, US M4 Sherman).
 +
{{ii}} Pre-orders were granted the '''Devil’s Brigade Pack''' DLC for free.
 +
 
 +
==Monetization==
 +
{{Monetization
 +
|ad-supported          =
 +
|dlc                    = DLC includes cosmetics.
 +
|expansion pack        = Expansions will release in the future, with the first one coming in 2023.
 +
|freeware              =
 +
|free-to-play          =
 +
|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
 +
|sponsored              =
 +
|subscription          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row| Premium Pack | Includes ''Expansion #1'', ''Premium US HQ [Legendary]'', ''Premium Victory Point [Legendary]'' and ''Premium US M4 Sherman [Legendary]''. Included in the '''Digital Premium Edition'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Hammer & Shield | Expansion pack. Included in the '''Premium Pack'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Premium US HQ [Legendary] | Cosmetic. Included in the '''Premium Pack'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Premium Victory Point [Legendary] | Cosmetic. Included in the '''Premium Pack'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Premium US M4 Sherman [Legendary] | Cosmetic. Included in the '''Premium Pack'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Devil’s Brigade Pack | Includes ''US Sniper [Legendary]'', ''US Rifleman [Legendary]'', ''US Scout [Legendary]'', ''M18 Hellcat [Legendary]'', ''M8 Greyhound [Legendary]'' and ''Pioneer Profile & Title [Legendary]'' DLC. Included in the '''Digital Premium Edition''' and as a '''pre-order incentive'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| US Sniper [Legendary] | Cosmetic. Included in the '''Devil’s Brigade Pack'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| US Rifleman [Legendary] | Cosmetic. Included in the '''Devil’s Brigade Pack'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| US Scout [Legendary] | Cosmetic. Included in the '''Devil’s Brigade Pack'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| M18 Hellcat [Legendary] | Cosmetic. Included in the '''Devil’s Brigade Pack'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| M8 Greyhound [Legendary] | Cosmetic. Included in the '''Devil’s Brigade Pack'''. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Pioneer Profile & Title [Legendary] | Included in the '''Devil’s Brigade Pack'''. | Windows}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{--}} Both solutions do not skip the legal screen.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Apply <code>-nomovies</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mrtnptrs|date=2023-02-18|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 +
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete, rename or move intro video files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mrtnptrs|date=2023-02-18|comment=Checked by removing the files myself}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{P|game}}\anvil\movies}}.
 +
# Delete, rename or move {{file|amd_intro.webm}}, {{file|cohdev_intro.webm}}, {{file|relic_intro.webm}}, {{file|sega_intro_dark.webm}} and {{file|sega_intro_light.webm}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Company of Heroes 3\configuration_system.lua|
 +
{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Company of Heroes 3\Savegames\users\{{P|uid}}\configuration_user.lua}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Company of Heroes 2\Savegames\users\{{P|uid}}\savegames}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|origin                    =  
 
|origin                    =  
 
|origin notes              =  
 
|origin notes              =  
−
|steam cloud              = unknown
+
|steam cloud              = true
 
|steam cloud notes        =  
 
|steam cloud notes        =  
 
|ubisoft connect          =  
 
|ubisoft connect          =  
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==Video==
 
==Video==
 +
{{Image|CoH 3 Graphics Settings.PNG|Graphics settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Shadowstealer7|date=2021-07-16|comment=2560x1080 (21:9) tested in the Pre-Alpha.}}</ref>
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Shadowstealer7|date=2021-07-16|comment=2560x1080 (21:9) tested in the Pre-Alpha.}}</ref>
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
−
|4k ultra hd notes          = Resolution for pre-rendered cutscenes can be set independently.
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = Downscaling supported through the '''Game Scale''' option slider. Resolution for pre-rendered cutscenes can be set independently.
−
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
−
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = '''Exclusive Fullscreen''' also supported.
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = always on
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|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = x8 forced on regardless of graphics settings.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mrtnptrs|date=2023-02-28|comment=Testing by forcing AF to x16 and off when running at either low or maximum settings and comparing captured images, it becomes very clear that at both lowest and max settings the game applies AF very well and actually very close to x16, so very likely x8. Very hard to test though due to changing some graphics settings requiring restarts and during benchmark-runs the lighting can change a bit. This all makes this conclusion less reliable.}}</ref>
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = true
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = '''Off''', '''Low''' and '''High''' options available.
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|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = false
−
|vsync notes                =  
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|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                = On/Off toggle.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
−
|120 fps notes              = Options for 30 FPS, 60 FPS and uncapped.
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|120 fps notes              = Frame rate cap options available for '''30''', '''60''', '''120''', '''144''' or '''Unlocked'''.
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
−
|ray tracing                = unknown
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|ray tracing                = false
 
|ray tracing notes          =  
 
|ray tracing notes          =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 +
}}
 +
{{--}} The game features a graphics benchmark option with a detailed end result screen to diagnose potential performance bottlenecks. However, the benchamrk shows a piece of real-time gameplay of CPU vs. CPU, resulting in every run being slightly different. This causes the result for every ran benchmark to be slightly different, causing the benchmarking feature to be potentially unreliable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mrtnptrs|date=2023-02-20|comment=In everyone the position of units, which units die, particle effects location, destruction etc. is everytime quite different between every run of the benchmarking feature.}}</ref>
 +
 +
===Unlock desired Texture Quality settings===
 +
{{mm}} To use Ultra Texture Quality setting, a GPU with 16 GB or more VRAM is needed. High Texture Quality setting need 8 GB or more VRAM. Other Texture Quality settings are locked under different yet unknown VRAM amounts. If any of these requirements are not met, those respective options will be greyed-out as a menu option.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/1677280/announcements/detail/3662026758981087211|title=CoH3 Hot Fix 1.0.1 - February 24, 2023|date=2023-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Munt|date=2023-02-23|comment=Checked in game, compared to friends GPU and VRAM, and his options being more liberal with his larger VRAM}}</ref>
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set desired Texture Quality manually in settings file|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1677280/discussions/0/3770113150030933412/|title=Steam Discussions|date=2023-02-24}}</ref>|fix=
 +
{{--}} Forcing higher texture quality than the game recommends can result in severe stutters/hitches and a decrease in performance when the game tries to use more VRAM than the system can provide.
 +
# Edit {{file|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\my games\Company of Heroes 3\configuration_system.lua}} in a text editor.
 +
# Find and change <code>variantUInt</code> value to '''0''' for Ultra, '''1''' for High, '''2''' for Medium, '''3''' for Low.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
 +
{{Image|CoH 3 Camera Settings.PNG|Camera settings}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
−
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
−
|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = '''Default Profile''' and '''Default WASD''' presets also available. Option available to save keymapping to a new profile and adjust '''Grid Controls''' of the Command Card area of the HUD.
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Sliders available to adjust '''Keyboard Pan Speed''', and '''Mouse Button Pan Speed''' with the middle mouse button.
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
−
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = Option available to '''Invert Drag Scrolling''' with the middle mouse button.
−
|touchscreen              = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
−
|controller support        = unknown
+
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
<gallery>
 +
CoH 3 Controls Settings.PNG|Controls settings
 +
CoH 3 Gameplay Settings.PNG|Gameplay settings
 +
CoH 3 Controls Settings - Remap Common Controls - Game.PNG|Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Game
 +
CoH 3 Controls Settings - Remap Common Controls - Selection & Orders.PNG|Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Selection & Orders
 +
CoH 3 Controls Settings - Remap Common Controls - Camera.PNG|Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Camera
 +
CoH 3 Controls Settings - Remap Common Controls - Army Management.PNG|Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Army Management
 +
CoH 3 Controls Settings - Remap Common Controls - Control Groups.png|Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Control Groups
 +
CoH 3 Controls Settings - Remap Common Controls - Communication.PNG|Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Communication
 +
CoH 3 Controls Settings - Remap Grid Controls.PNG|Controls Settings - Remap Grid Controls
 +
</gallery>
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 +
{{Image|CoH 3 Audio Settings.PNG|Audio settings}}
 +
{{Image|CoH 3 Accessibility Settings.PNG|Accessibility settings}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    = Master, Music, Speech and Sound Effects.
+
|separate volume notes    = Seperate volume sliders for '''Master''', '''Music''', '''Speech''' and '''Sound Effects''' are available.
 
|surround sound            = true
 
|surround sound            = true
−
|surround sound notes      = 5.1 surround sound can be selected in the settings.  
+
|surround sound notes      = Additional '''Dynamic Range''' and '''Output Quality''' settings are available.
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = limited
−
|subtitles notes          =  
+
|subtitles notes          = Only available in cutscenes. Can be turned off through the '''Subtitle Visibility''' setting. '''Subtitle Scale''' options allows scaling to ''100%'', ''125%'' and ''150%''.
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost        = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost        = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
|royalty free audio        = false
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Russian
+
  |language  = Portuguese - Brazil
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Portuguese - Brazil
+
  |language  = Russian
 +
|interface = false
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = Originally advertised but removed by SEGA before the game released.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1677280/discussions/0/3412056228829443719/|title=|date=2023-06-14}}</ref>
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish - Spain
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Spanish - Spain
+
  |language  = Turkish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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==Network==
 
==Network==
 +
{{Image|CoH 3 Online Settings.PNG|Online settings}}
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
−
|local play          = unknown
+
|local play          = false
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
−
|lan play            = unknown
+
|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
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|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
−
|online play modes    = Versus
+
|online play modes    = Versus, Co-op
−
|online play notes    =  
+
|online play notes    = ''Versus modes'': '''1 vs. 1''', '''2 vs. 2''', '''3 vs. 3''' and '''4 vs. 4'''.<br>''Co-op vs. AI modes'': '''2 vs. 2''', '''3 vs. 3''' and '''4 vs. 4'''.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
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Company of Heroes 3
Company of Heroes 3 cover
Developers
Relic Entertainment
Publishers
Sega
Engines
Essence Engine 5
Release dates
Windows February 23, 2023
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack, DLC
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres RTS
Art styles Realistic
Themes Europe, Historical, Africa, World War II
Series Company of Heroes
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Company of Heroes 3 on HowLongToBeat
Company of Heroes 3 on IGDB
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Company of Heroes 3 on MobyGames
Company of Heroes 3 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

Company of Heroes 3 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and free-roaming camera RTS game and the third main entry in the Company of Heroes series. The game was developed by Relic Entertainment, published by SEGA and released on February 23, 2023. It uses Essence Engine 5.

Even though the game was released on consoles on May 30, 2023[1], the PC version does not include controller support.[2] Post-launch patches brought fixes for visual issues, stability, performance, crashes and many other bugs as well as audio overhauls, many balancing changes, challenges, cosmetics, currencies and more.[3]

General information

Official forum
Official support portal for game series
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Humble Store
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 Digital Premium Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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 Digital Premium Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Version differences

The Digital Premium Edition includes the base game, the Devil's Brigade DLC Pack, the as-yet untitled first expansion pack (coming 2023), and 3 Legendary cosmetics (US HQ, Victory Point, US M4 Sherman).
Pre-orders were granted the Devil’s Brigade Pack DLC for free.

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC DLC includes cosmetics.
Expansion pack Expansions will release in the future, with the first one coming in 2023.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Premium Pack Includes Expansion #1, Premium US HQ [Legendary], Premium Victory Point [Legendary] and Premium US M4 Sherman [Legendary]. Included in the Digital Premium Edition.
Windows
Hammer & Shield Expansion pack. Included in the Premium Pack.
Windows
Premium US HQ [Legendary] Cosmetic. Included in the Premium Pack.
Windows
Premium Victory Point [Legendary] Cosmetic. Included in the Premium Pack.
Windows
Premium US M4 Sherman [Legendary] Cosmetic. Included in the Premium Pack.
Windows
Devil’s Brigade Pack Includes US Sniper [Legendary], US Rifleman [Legendary], US Scout [Legendary], M18 Hellcat [Legendary], M8 Greyhound [Legendary] and Pioneer Profile & Title [Legendary] DLC. Included in the Digital Premium Edition and as a pre-order incentive.
Windows
US Sniper [Legendary] Cosmetic. Included in the Devil’s Brigade Pack.
Windows
US Rifleman [Legendary] Cosmetic. Included in the Devil’s Brigade Pack.
Windows
US Scout [Legendary] Cosmetic. Included in the Devil’s Brigade Pack.
Windows
M18 Hellcat [Legendary] Cosmetic. Included in the Devil’s Brigade Pack.
Windows
M8 Greyhound [Legendary] Cosmetic. Included in the Devil’s Brigade Pack.
Windows
Pioneer Profile & Title [Legendary] Included in the Devil’s Brigade Pack.
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Both solutions do not skip the legal screen.
Apply -nomovies command line argument[4]
Delete, rename or move intro video files[5]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\anvil\movies.
  2. Delete, rename or move amd_intro.webm, cohdev_intro.webm, relic_intro.webm, sega_intro_dark.webm and sega_intro_light.webm.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes 3\configuration_system.lua
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes 3\Savegames\users\<user-id>\configuration_user.lua
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1677280/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes 2\Savegames\users\<user-id>\savegames
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1677280/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
[6]
4K Ultra HD
Downscaling supported through the Game Scale option slider. Resolution for pre-rendered cutscenes can be set independently.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Exclusive Fullscreen also supported.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
x8 forced on regardless of graphics settings.[7]
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Off, Low and High options available.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
On/Off toggle.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate cap options available for 30, 60, 120, 144 or Unlocked.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
The game features a graphics benchmark option with a detailed end result screen to diagnose potential performance bottlenecks. However, the benchamrk shows a piece of real-time gameplay of CPU vs. CPU, resulting in every run being slightly different. This causes the result for every ran benchmark to be slightly different, causing the benchmarking feature to be potentially unreliable.[8]

Unlock desired Texture Quality settings

To use Ultra Texture Quality setting, a GPU with 16 GB or more VRAM is needed. High Texture Quality setting need 8 GB or more VRAM. Other Texture Quality settings are locked under different yet unknown VRAM amounts. If any of these requirements are not met, those respective options will be greyed-out as a menu option.[9][10]
Set desired Texture Quality manually in settings file[11]
Forcing higher texture quality than the game recommends can result in severe stutters/hitches and a decrease in performance when the game tries to use more VRAM than the system can provide.
  1. Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\my games\Company of Heroes 3\configuration_system.lua in a text editor.
  2. Find and change variantUInt value to 0 for Ultra, 1 for High, 2 for Medium, 3 for Low.

Input

Camera settings
Camera settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Default Profile and Default WASD presets also available. Option available to save keymapping to a new profile and adjust Grid Controls of the Command Card area of the HUD.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Sliders available to adjust Keyboard Pan Speed, and Mouse Button Pan Speed with the middle mouse button.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Option available to Invert Drag Scrolling with the middle mouse button.
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

  • Controls settings

  • Gameplay settings

  • Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Game

  • Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Selection & Orders

  • Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Camera

  • Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Army Management

  • Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Control Groups

  • Controls settings - Remap Common Controls - Communication

  • Controls Settings - Remap Grid Controls

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings
Accessibility settings
Accessibility settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Seperate volume sliders for Master, Music, Speech and Sound Effects are available.
Surround sound
Additional Dynamic Range and Output Quality settings are available.
Subtitles
Only available in cutscenes. Can be turned off through the Subtitle Visibility setting. Subtitle Scale options allows scaling to 100%, 125% and 150%.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Originally advertised but removed by SEGA before the game released.[12]
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Online settings
Online settings

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Versus, Co-op
Versus modes: 1 vs. 1, 2 vs. 2, 3 vs. 3 and 4 vs. 4.
Co-op vs. AI modes: 2 vs. 2, 3 vs. 3 and 4 vs. 4.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Wwise
Multiplayer Relic BattleServer

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel i5 6th-gen
AMD Ryzen 4 cores 3 GHz		 Intel i7 8th-gen
AMD Ryzen 8 cores 3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB 16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 40 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 950
AMD Radeon R9 370 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
AMD Radeon RX 5600
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ Company of Heroes 3 Console Edition - Company of Heroes - last accessed on 2023-02-20
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-02-20
    Plugging in an Xbox controller does nothing at boot. Some configuration files contain references to gamepad and gamepad UI scaling, but seems to have been just preparatory work for the Console Edition. No word if this controller UI will be included on PC at a later date.
  3. ↑ Operation Sapphire Jackal - Patch Notes - Steam - last accessed on 2023-03-28
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-02-18
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-02-18
    Checked by removing the files myself
  6. ↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-07-16
    2560x1080 (21:9) tested in the Pre-Alpha.
  7. ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-02-28
    Testing by forcing AF to x16 and off when running at either low or maximum settings and comparing captured images, it becomes very clear that at both lowest and max settings the game applies AF very well and actually very close to x16, so very likely x8. Very hard to test though due to changing some graphics settings requiring restarts and during benchmark-runs the lighting can change a bit. This all makes this conclusion less reliable.
  8. ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-02-20
    In everyone the position of units, which units die, particle effects location, destruction etc. is everytime quite different between every run of the benchmarking feature.
  9. ↑ CoH3 Hot Fix 1.0.1 - February 24, 2023 - last accessed on 2023-02-24
  10. ↑ Verified by User:Munt on 2023-02-23
    Checked in game, compared to friends GPU and VRAM, and his options being more liberal with his larger VRAM
  11. ↑ Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2023-02-24
  12. ↑ [1] - last accessed on 2023-06-14