Company of Heroes 3 News

[h2]NEWS[/h2]

Balance Tuning Update (1.2.3)
Next Thursday, August 24th, join our Gameplay Balance team live on Twitch at 10am PT for a short chat about the Balance Tuning update coming later that day. This will be a smaller update, "tidying up" after Emerald Bear, but we'll also have some insights from the CoH3 Balance Team on the state of multiplayer and what their focus will be in the future. Be sure to tune in!



[h2]DEVELOPER SITREP[/h2]

Play Session
If you haven't had a chance to check out our last two play sessions, go ahead and give them a watch. Gabby and John really put in their best efforts to beat the dev team. But did they succeed?

Let’s find out!

Check out the casual 4v4 action from July 27th here.

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and from August 11th here.

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Wounded Warriors Charity Fundraiser
We wanted to give you a quick update on the Wounded Warriors Charity Fundraiser. We are extremely grateful to announce that, with your amazing support, Schilly has successfully raised a whopping CA$3,185! We couldn't have achieved this milestone without the help of each and every one of you. Your contributions, big or small, have made a tremendous impact. Thank you for being part of this wonderful cause and helping us reach our goal.



[h2] PARTNER CONTENT [/h2]

Master League 2023 Finals
The finals for the 2023 season of the Master League community tournament are happening this weekend! Find all the details here and be sure to tune in live with host A_E on Twitch. Relic has donated $1,000 to the prize pool bumping it up to $4,100 – meaning first place will take $2,000 home!



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Be sure to catch up on the tournament's most recent games before catching the finals this weekend!

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[h2]COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT[/h2]

First up we wanted to spotlight the new CoHdex fansite which has a CoH3 wiki and player stats, and will be introducing some additional tools in the future. Check it out here!



The 4vs4 Summer Clash hosted by CoHmmunity Germany saw 64 players from around the world playing for a prizepool of €400. If you love big planes and tanks, check out the CoH2 action in the finals!

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We’ve highlighted Shadowphreak’s workshop creations in the past, and this mapmaker has really been experimenting with what’s possible in the CoH3 Worldbuilder. Check out their latest addition, an all-new Horde Mode!



SomeRandomGuy shared their latest Roblox creations on our official Discord. Their OKW headquarters is looking great!









Cesare on Discord has also captured some amazing desert battlefield shots!







You can submit your content for consideration by using the hashtag #CoHCommunity on our social channels or by sharing screenshots, links and videos on our Discord or Official Forums.

That's it for this week! Don’t forget to join us on August 24th at 10 AM PT on Twitch for an upcoming livestream with our Gameplay Balance Designers. We'll be discussing the next balance tuning update and sharing more news.

[h2]LINKS[/h2]
Play CoH3 Official Forums Steam
Technical Support
Bug Reporting YouTube
Twitch
Discord
Facebook
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The past couple of weeks were all in the sign of the Emerald Bear! This Wire Report is meant to catch you up and cover the news from the last couple weeks, along with showcasing content our players have been sharing with us.

[h2]NEWS[/h2]

Emerald Bear Release



We released the Emerald Bear, 1.2.0 Update for PC on July 25th, along with two hot fixes to tidy up some gameplay and performance issues (1.2.1 and 1.2.2).

You can watch a summary of all the updates that were added to 1.2.0 in the Mission Briefing on YouTube.

To recap:

• New Maps
  
• Player Profiles
  
• Ranks
  
• Pathfinding Improvements
  
• Off-Map Ability Improvements
  
• Multiplayer Balance
  
• Gameplay Changes
  
• Quality of Life & Bug Fixes
  

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Emerald Bear Patch Notes

Along with the Mission Briefing summary we've also released a comprehensive list of patch notes, providing detailed information about the numerous system improvements, bug fixes, and balancing tweaks that were included in this release.

You can access the full list here.

Emerald Bear Community Insights

Check out the brief recap of how things went with the Emerald Bear, 1.2.0 PC Update, the feedback we’ve been seeing, and what’s around the corner for CoH3.

Read more here.



[h2]DEVELOPER SITREP[/h2]

Play Session

If you missed it, John, the dev team & our guest players SargeGG, Lady RYtsu and Cas got together for a relaxed CoH3 gaming session, where you can also find out about John's unit preservation skills.

Check out the casual 4v4 action here.

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PC Hot Fix 1.2.1

This hotfix focused on fixing high-rate crashes.

You can find the patch notes here.

PC Hot Fix 1.2.2

This hotfix focused on improving performance issues and FPS drops as well as fixing gameplay bugs and balance.

Find out more here.



[h2]COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT[/h2]

Potok10 shared some fantastic shots of their models with us on Discord. Let us know which is your favorite!







You can submit your content for consideration by using the hashtag #CoHCommunity on our social channels or by sharing screenshots, links and videos on our Discord or Forums.

That's it for this week. Don’t forget to tune in to another fun play session with our community team next week Friday August 11th!

[h2]LINKS[/h2]

Play CoH3 Official Forums Steam
Technical Support
Bug Reporting YouTube
Twitch
Discord
Facebook
Twitter Instagram

Emerald Bear, our 1.2.0 update for Company of Heroes 3 on PC, has been out for just over a week and we wanted to recap its release and the feedback we’ve been hearing from players. Our team wanted to thank everyone for all your comments, posts and reports – these allow us to continue improving the game and to quickly hot fix any issues that have popped up. If you missed any of the news or changes that rolled out with Emerald Bear, you can get caught up by checking out the Emerald Bear Mission Briefing and the 1.2.0 Patch Notes. 

[h2]Performance, Bugs & Balance[/h2]

The timely feedback and crash reports from our players helped us solve some of the most impactful bugs and issues quickly with two hot fixes. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we worked on releasing these hot fixes to address some of the biggest issues that came with Emerald Bear.  Our 1.2.1 hot fix resolved the three highest occurring crashes after the launch of Emerald Bear. It also fixed infinite smoke abilities on vehicles, resolved a minor cosmetic issue, and made some tweaks to fix the resolution of the Player Profile and to ensure it was linking to the correct leaderboards. In the 1.2.2 hot fix, we fixed a problem that was leading to significant drops in FPS which was affecting many of our players. We also addressed several gameplay issues that were over performing – namely, the US Forces Air Support Center was a little bit too spicy, so we had to cool it down. We also fixed an infinite bombardment exploit, a cosmetic and lighting issue on Monte Cavo that was affecting vehicles, and we resolved a bug that prevented players from buying certain team weapons like the 17-pounder or the Flak 36. 

[h2]Player Profiles[/h2]

The first iteration of Player Profiles rolled out with our new League and Tier ranking system and we’ve heard a lot of your feedback on this feature so far – specifically, about what types of information are shared and how they are presented. This will help us as we look to improve Player Profiles, so they remain a valuable hub of information and game stats for each player.
  
[h2]Console Edition[/h2]

We know seeing cool new features and changes for CoH3 on PC often means our Console Edition players are giving us a stern look as they tap their watch. Rest assured that we are addressing the important bug fixes, gameplay changes and features to ensure the Console Edition continues to evolve. Our post-launch team is working diligently with an external partner to prioritize updates, which unfortunately do experience a gap in delivery time from the timing of the initial PC update. However, we’re working on improving that cadence and timeline to try and reduce the wait time as much as possible. 

For now, you can expect the Console Edition to be updated to the PC 1.1.6 update (Brass Leopard) in September. 

[h2]What’s Next?[/h2]

Our next PC patch will focus on some multiplayer balance fine tuning, and you can expect it to be released near the end of August. We’ll have more news on this soon and we plan to host a short livestream with our Balance Gameplay Designers in the coming weeks to talk about it in more detail. 

Finally, we hope to share a Roadmap in August that will cover our CoH3 plans for the rest of the year.
  
Stay tuned in the coming days for more news on our next patch and be sure to keep your feedback coming by visiting our official Forums or Discord.  

This hotfix focuses on improving performance issues and FPS drops as well as fixing gameplay bugs and balance. You can also find the issues we are tracking and looking to resolve in the Known Issues list.

• Fixed an issue resulting in FPS losses for some players caused by a bug in how the game is loading/rendering terrain.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from buying certain team weapons (Flak 36, 17 pounders) despite having enough resources.
  
• Fixed an exploit allowing players to indefinitely use some bombardment abilities.
  
• Fixed a lighting issue on Monte Cavo 4v4 map that caused certain vehicle cosmetics to glow.
  
• American Paradropped units now benefit from Infantry Support Center upgrades.
  
• Player's rating will be displayed only after all stats have been loaded.
  
• Added localization for Player profile tooltip.
  

• P47 Air Support Center Strafing Run damage per shot reduced from 30 to 20
  
• P-47 Air Support Strafing Run Delay from 0 to 2
  
• P-47 Air Support Strafing Run area of effect can no longer miss in certain circumstances
  
• P-47 Air rate of Fire reduced decreased from 20 to 16
  
• P-47 Strafing Run munition cost increased from 50 to 60
  
• Air Supply munitions cost reduction reduced from -33% to -20 munitions; applies to P-47 Dive Bomb and Strafing Run
  
• Air Supremacy cooldown bonus reduced from -50% to -30 seconds flat; applies to P-47 Strafing Run and Dive Bomb
  

The 1.2.1 hot fix focuses on fixing high-rate crashes and problematic gameplay issues. Our team is currently investigating a performance issue that has been reported by players and we hope to be able to share some news on this topic soon. We are closely monitoring several gameplay issues which you can find on our updated PC Known Issues list.

• Fixed an issue with smoke abilities on vehicles.
  
• Fixed top 3 high-rate crashes.
  
• Player Profile web leaderboard links now link to the populated leaderboards.
  
• Adjusted Player Profile resolution size so it fits in the screen for all game resolutions.
  
• Cosmetics for the Deutsches Afrikakorps Panzerpioneer Squad will now be equipped on all unit models.
  
• Moved build number from the main menu to the settings menu.
  
• Removed the Pachino Stalemate Test map from custom matches.
  
• Added missing localization for Benghazi and Monte Cavo maps.
  
• Added localization for certain tabs in the end game screen.
  
• Added localization for Player Profile tooltip.