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Company of Heroes

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Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes cover
Developers
Relic Entertainment
macOS (OS X) Aspyr Media
Publishers
THQ
Sega
Engines
Essence Engine 1.0
Release dates
Windows September 12, 2006
macOS (OS X) March 1, 2012
Company of Heroes guide on StrategyWiki
Company of Heroes 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

Online multiplayer for non-Steam versions stopped working on May 31, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1]
Steam version updates can potentially break mods.

General information

Official website
Company of Heroes Wiki
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Community Discussions - New Steam version

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Requires SecuROM 7 DRM disc check or persistent internet connection (later versions). This DRM was briefly patched out of the game, with 1.71 (no expansions) being the last version to require neither internet, nor a disk to play.
Windows
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Windows
Mac App Store
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Company of Heroes Complete: Campaign Edition
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Fully patched. See New Steam Version.
Windows
Soundtrack is available for free here.

Version differences

New Steam Version

The New Steam Version (included alongside the original THQ release) has all the multiplayer components modified to use Steamworks, as the original multiplayer servers are no longer available. Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts and Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor count as DLC and do not require any extra downloads.

Company of Heroes Complete: Campaign Edition

The OS X release of the game, it includes the Opposing Fronts and Tales of Valor expansions.

Note that multiplayer is not included.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches for the game can be found here (Retail Only).

Skip intro videos

Instructions[2]

Use the -nomovies command line argument.

Game data

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

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\*.ini
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\*.lua
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\*.txt
macOS (OS X)
Steam %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes Relaunch\*.ini
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes Relaunch\*.lua
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes Relaunch\*.txt
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4560/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\Savegames\
macOS (OS X)
Steam %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes Relaunch\Savegames/
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4560/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
Syncs save games.

Video settings

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

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Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Spanish
Russian
New Steam Version & Retail

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
(Taken from the Anthology).User created game profile, Delete spDx10.dll in game directory see vorpx forum.Note:Profile should work with Opposing Front and Tales of Valor as well.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Non-Steam version only.
Online play
8

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 6112, 30260, 9100
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Stuttering when playing with DX9 or High Shader Quality

Performance friendly.
Disable Tripple Buffering[citation needed]

Launch the game with the -notriplebuffer parameter.

Game chooses incorrect refresh rate

The game may not choose the highest refresh rate supported by the screen.
Set refresh rate manually[citation needed]

Launch the game with the -refresh 120 parameter (where 120 is the screen refresh rate).

Steam version start-up crash

The latest Steam version of this game won't start on some systems, crashing back to the desktop immediately.
Use old XThread.dll[3]
  1. Download XThread.dll.
  2. Extract into the installation folder, replacing the existing file.
  3. If the game is in German after this fix open Locale.ini in the installation folder.
  4. Change lang= to the language you want (for English use lang=English).
  5. Save your changes and run the game again.

Crash when loading into a map

The game will crash when loading into any map. This is possibly caused by SLI/Crossfire cards.
Set the graphics settings to high instead of ultra, or use borderless windowed[citation needed]
  1. Set the graphics settings to high. If it still crashes, use borderless windowed with ultra settings.

Second monitor blacking out

When launching the game on a dual screen setup, the secondary monitor will often be blacked out.
Press Alt+ Enter twice.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 10
Shader Model support 1.1, 4
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes DivX Video
Multiplayer GameSpy, Steamworks Steamworks support is only available in the New Steam Version.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon XP
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 1.1 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.6
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2600
Nvidia GeForce 8600
256 MB of VRAM
Supported ATI chipsets: Radeon 9500 series, Radeon 9600 series, Radeon 9700 series, Radeon 9800 series, Radeon X300 series, Radeon X550 series, Radeon X600 series, Radeon X700 series, Radeon X800 series, Radeon X1000 series, Radeon X1100 series, Radeon X1300 series, Radeon X1600 series, Radeon X1800 series, Radeon X1900 series, Radeon HD 2400 series, Radeon HD 2600 series, Radeon HD 2900 series
Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForce3/Ti series, GeForce4/Ti (excluding the GeForce4MX series), GeForce FX 5700 series, GeForce FX 5800 series, GeForce FX 5900 series, GeForce 6200 series, GeForce 6600 series, GeForce 6800 series, GeForce 7300 series, GeForce 7600 series, GeForce 7800 series, GeForce 7900 series, GeForce 8400 series, GeForce 8500 series, GeForce 8600 series, GeForce 8700 series, GeForce 8800 series

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/4560/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (4560) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References