Company of Heroes: Europe in Ruins News

Just some august fixes, balancing and Soviet Breakthrough doctrine changes ...

[p]Patch R066 brings  a major update to the Soviet breakthrough doctrine, the first in a planned update of all of the three Soviet doctrines following the release of the faction in 2024.  Alongside these doctrinal changes, we are also still tinkering away at improving the overall balance and uniqueness of the Soviet faction with further patches aiming to introduce more reward units for Soviet players to make use of. [/p][p] [/p][h2]1 - Launcher changes[/h2]

• [p]Trueskill PVP rating system:[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a bug with the team balance calculation not showing the correct values[/p]
  • [p]Further improvements were made to player rating calculation based on how battles unfolded (instead of just looking at win/loss). The result should be a fairer and more accurate rating for players.  [/p]
  • [p]A reminder that with the system now fully implemented we strongly encourage players to follow the color recommendations and to make player swaps (matching players by color) to get as close to an evenly balanced game as possible. This will make games more fair and enjoyable for everyone.
    
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[h2]2 - Bug fixes[/h2]

• [p]Fixed tank telephones not working on Shermans[/p]
• [p]US riflemen should now get their squad leader Thompson SMG at vet 5[/p]
• [p]Staghounds are now able to purchase foxholes sloggers upgrade in Royal Engineers doctrine [/p]
• [p]Fixed P4 damage against Katyusha vehicle armour being lower than intended[/p]
• [p]Fixed SVT upgrade, now gives the intended 4x non-leader svt rifles [/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug with the flakvierling having 40 range instead of the intended 45[/p]
• [p]Nebelwerfers are now able to hold and capture territory[/p]
• [p]Removed the repair hotkey for the Tiger[/p]
• [p]Changed the hotkey for SE rocket strike[/p]
• [p]Fixed Muni HT UI medkit overlap with repairs [/p]
• [p]Fixed soviet mortar smoke icons and text[/p]
• [p]Changed the hotkey for bundle nades on sapper[/p]

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[/p][h2]3 - Gameplay and balance changes[/h2]

• [p]Rolled out the new reverse ability to the last remaining vehicles (PE HTs, bren carriers, priest, hummel, …) [/p][p][/p]

[h3]Soviets[/h3]

• [p]ISU-152 reward unit: slightly lowered the damage values against heavier axis armour type[/p]
• [p]Repair kits: fixed a number of repair kits on soviet tanks being undercosted. [/p]
• [p]BA67: sight reduced to 60 (from 70)[/p]
• [p]Spotter team: squad leader HP reduced from 120 to 100, second squad member HP reduced from 90 to 80[/p]
• [p]KV-2: range reduced to 45 (from 50). MP cost reduced to 800 (from 900)[/p]
• [p]Molotov assault: cost reduced to 60 (from 70)[/p]
• [p]Soviet Resilience (Urban Combat): zeal bonus reduced to -7.5% from -10% per man lost (this is temporary measure, until urban doc rework)[/p]

[p][/p][p]Breakthrough Assault doctrine update[/p][p]Note: All existing breakthrough companies have been wiped to accommodate the doctrine update. [/p]

• [p]Assault order: made a base unlock on the Serzhant. Now gives -50% received suppression, +50% moving accuracy and -33% reload for a 25 second duration (instead of -30% received damage, moving accuracy and reload over a 20 second duration)[/p]
• [p]Stand and Fight: Now also grants PTRD squads a short duration rapid fire ability
  (-33% reload time, -1 speed for 20 seconds) [/p]
• [p]Combat Repairs: now a free unlock on guards that allow repairs with ingame manpower. (currently set at 50 MP/use) Repair amount reduced to 150 HP over a 100s period (from 200 HP) to gear it more towards use on light vehicles and medium tanks[/p]
• [p]Infantry Tactics: replaced with new ability “Mechanised Vanguard”. Grants DSHK, T60s and T70s the ability to capture and hold territory. Also gives T34 access to a mine roller. [/p]
• [p]Explosive Ordnance: now gives access to HE filler rounds as a timed ability instead of as a flat +15% damage buff. (+20% damage, -10% accuracy, 20s duration, 180s cooldown). When activated this ability also negates the bonus penetration and scatter from the BR-354P rounds unlock. [/p]
• [p]Infantry Provisions: ability now also grants guards, and strelki access to grenades on global pool[/p]
• [p]Za Rodinu: tank infantry aura changed to -20% weapon cooldown instead of +20% damage. Range increased to 60 meters (from 20)[/p]
• [p]Defense in Attack: now extended to all SV infantry[/p]
• [p]Factory No. 183: now also gives +1 pop for every Katyusha on the field[/p]
• [p]Breakthrough Assault: replaced with new ability “Ura!”. Grants infantry and support weapons access to sprint (+20 MP)[/p]
• [p]Base of Fire: now also gives saperi access to slow mines (20 MU for 2x)[/p]
• [p]Smoking Hot: added scatter reduction to the katusha smoke upgrade. Cost increased to 60 MP[/p]
• [p]Razdevka: Recon run now a single purchase with a 6 minute cooldown. Cost set at 50 MU.[/p]
• [p]Calling it in: offmap reworked and renamed to “Concentrated Fire”.  For 30 seconds, all vehicles gain +33% accuracy, -25%, reload and cooldown and -50% weapon scatter at the expense of 33% vehicle speed[/p]
• [p]Motorized Brigade: Now also unlocks the SU-122, a self-propelled howitzer assault gun with stats similar to the StuH[/p]

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[/p][h3]Americans[/h3]

• [p]M8 scott: reload time increased to 6 seconds (from 5.5)[/p]
• [p]Pershing: cost reduced to 800 MP (from 850)[/p][p] [/p]

[p][/p][h3]Commonwealth[/h3]

• [p]Matilda: [/p]
  • [p]Can now purchase CCS heal on cooldown.[/p]
  • [p]Base penetration at L range increased to 0.9 (from 0.7)[/p]

• [p]Hammer & Anvil (RSE): cost reduced to 20 F (from 40)[/p]
• [p]Blackout (Commandos): duration increased to 30 seconds (from 20)[/p]
• [p]Partisans: cost reduced to 210 MP (from 220). Unit limit set to 8. Some further changes will be made to the unit and the commando doctrine in a next patch. [/p]

[p][/p][h3]
Wehrmacht[/h3]

• [p]Pervitin pills: cost on volksgrenadiers reduced to 35 (from 40)[/p]
• [p]Panther: [/p]
  • [p]Cost increased to 660 MP, 420 Fuel (from 600 MP, 400). Sideskirt cost increased to 60 F (from 40)[/p]
  • [p]Veterancy changed and equalised with PE Panther[/p]
    • [p]Vet 2 now gives -15% reload & +15% penetration
      (instead of +15% speed)[/p]
    • [p]Vet 5 now gives +15% speed
      (instead of +35% accel/decel on WM panther)[/p]
• [p]Tiger: [/p]
  • [p]MP cost reduced to 820 (from 875)[/p]
  • [p]Veterancy changed:[/p]
    • [p]Vet 2 now gives +20% penetration alongside the accuracy bonus
      (instead of increased turret traverse speed)[/p]
    • [p]Vet 4 now gives -20% received penetration
      (instead of +20% penetration)[/p]
    • [p]Vet 5 now gives +15% speed
      (instead of +35% acceleration/deceleration) [/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h3]Panzer Elite[/h3]

• [p]Sturmtiger reward unit: AOE reduced slightly to 12 (from 15) to better correspond with the explosion visual. Normalised damage modifiers against light vehicles. (No more 3000 dmg against M8s)[/p]
• [p]Faustpatronen: now no longer have a chance to miss[/p]
• [p]SE medkits: cost reduced to 15 MU (from 20)[/p]
• [p]Panther: [/p]
  • [p]Cost increased to 420 Fuel (from 400). Sideskirt cost increased to 60 F (from 40)[/p]
  • [p]Veterancy changed and equalised with WM Panther[/p]
    • [p]Vet 2 now gives -15% reload & +15% penetration
      (instead of +15% accuracy)[/p]
    • [p]Vet 4 now gives -15% reload & 15% penetration
      (instead of +40% penetration on PE panther)[/p]
    • [p]Vet 5 now gives +15% speed
      (instead of -15% reload)[/p]

Welcome to the great wipe of 2025 Q2. We've been hard at work for you boys, and even though we've done a lot, there's so much more to do!



All:

• War contribution is now counted per faction instead of per company
  
• Removed hotkeys from repair kits
  
• Rolled out reverse to a number of light vehicles
  
• Mainline US, CW, PE and WM infantry vet 3-5 bonuses have been changed.
  
• Updated 8p Tilburg and 6p El Alamein (thanks ivsh!)
  

OLD
Vet 3: 20% dmg, 10% hp
Vet 4: -20/40% rec suppression (& new squad leader weapon on some infantry)
Vet 5: -25% reload and cooldown

NEW
Vet 3: 20% damage
Vet 4: 10% hp (& -20% rec suppression on close quarter infantry)
Vet 5: -15% reload and cooldown OR squad leader weapon

Cooldown reductions and + grenade uses via vet 2/3/4 remain unchanged but cooldown reductions now typically occur at vet 2 and 4 instead of vet 2 and 3
Heroic crits have been removed from vet 5 snipers, now consistently get + range and + sight or - cooldown instead

US

• M20: HP reduced to 250 (from 270)
  
• 30 MG: cost reduced to 260 MP (from 280)
  
• Airborne MG: cost reduced to 280 (from 300)
  

CW

• Fixed a UI overlap issue on churchills
  
• Vickers MG: cost reduced to 260 (from 280)
  
• RSE rocket run: call on delay time increased from 2 to 2.5s
  
• B25 offmap: damage per bomb increased to 250 (from 200), AOE increased from 9 to 10
  
• Bren suppression fire: suppression modifier reduced significantly
  

WM

• HMG42: cost reduced to 280MP (from 300)
  
• Begleits: G43 upgrade cost reduced to 45 MU (from 50)
  
• Joint Ops: now also gives +1 use to stormtrooper bundle grenades
  
• V1 offmap: damage modifier versus buildings increased to 0.7 (this to ensure a direct hit kills the +100HP triage)
  
• V1 offmap: cost increased to 110 MU
  
• Feldgendarmerie: retreat ability now tied to the squad NCOs (2/4 squad members), this will mean that losing men puts you at risk of losing the stop retreat ability
  
• Char B2 removed from terror
  
• LEFH Howitzer crew now able to retreat
  
• Pz38(t) available as a reward unit!
  

PE

• SE MG42: cost reduced to 300 MP (from 320)
  
• Luftwaffe infantry: cost increased to 175 MP (from 165)
  
• Wirblewind: cost reduced to 180 F (from 190)
  
• X7 Rocket: L range bracket (5 - 7m) damage modifier reduced to 0.35 from 0.5
  
• Fixed P4 IST rapid fire hotkey overlap
  
• Panzerwerfer: AOE damage reduced to be more in line with Nebelwerfer
  
• Captured KV1 reward unit has been replaced with Char B2
  
• Sturmtiger: weapon cooldown reduced to 120s (from 150s). 350mm shell speed increased slightly
  
• Pz38(t) available as a reward unit!
  

SV

• Shturmoviki: cost increased to 300 MP (from 290)
  
• Saperi: population cost increased to 4 (from 3)
  
• Maxim MG: cost reduced to 280 MP (from 300)
  
• Guards: infantry armour type changed to airborne. HP reduced from 90 to 85
  
• OSNAZ: HP reduced to 90 (from 95)
  
• PPSH: reduced dps at medium and especially long range
  
• Eviction: fixed a bug with eviction ppsh having much better stats than intended
  
• Soviet Resilience: cost on Shturmoviki increased to 30 MP (from 25)
  
• Shock troop saperi: +1 man no longer adds +1 pop
  
• AT Rifle Squad: given access to rifle corps upgrade in propaganda war
  
• IL2 rocket run: call on delay time changed to 2.5s - 3.5s (from 2 - 4s)
  
• DT LMG: should now work with eviction
  
• ISU152 and BT7 now available as reward units!
  

This is a relatively small patch for the wipe, but more content is coming soon!

• Reverse rolled out to additional vehicles (PE, Tanks w garrison ability)
  
• Updates to 8p Overloon, 8p Brecourt and added a new larger version of 8p Nueville (thanks Gork!)
  

• PE can now get access to the Henschel KT with 5k war contribution points
  
• CW packs can now drop a legedendary tier B25 Mitchell Bombing Run offmap
  
• Nashorn should now be able to rotate while cloaked
  
• Comet given heavy crush
  

• Div Asset flamer cooldown reduced to 33% (from 50)
  
• Assault engineer shotgun range brackets adjusted to 6/12/20 from 6/15/20
  

• Recon marksman ability hotkey changed to S to stop conflict with garrison unload
  
• Fixed Crusader AA penetration table against mechanised advance halftrack armour
  
• Churchill crocodile pop reduced to 13
  
• Fixed some ui overlap issues with hull down, sabot and reverse
  
• Staghound: HP reduced to 400 (from 450). Weapon reload time increased by 0.5s. Cost reduced by 10F
  

• Fixed Tiger Ace animation & sound
  
• Terror intimidation unlock should no longer remove access to steady aim toggle on mp44s
  
• Volks b-patrone cost reduced to 65 MU
  
• Begleitsgrenadier MP cost removed from mp40s
  
• A new panther model has been spotted on the field (Blame speedy)

• OSNAZ cost to 260 MP (from 250)
  
• OSNAZ passive heal to 15 MP (from 10), SVT upgrade to 60 (from 55)
  
• IS2 veterancy requirements increased slightly
  
• Mortar S bracket reduced to 1.5 from 2. S bracket damage reduced to 1.25 from 1.5.
  
• Saperi SN body armour changed to Assault Equipment, now grants 2x PPSH, bundle nade and the SN24 body armour for +40 MP, 60 MU. Excludes with flamethrower.
  

• SE MG crews given access to medkits
  
• 50mm HT and Marder no longer auto-target infantry
  
• 250/9 Halftrack no longer has garrisoned infantry clipping and shooting through
  
• Fixed FJ MG34 squad camouflage
  
• Fixed SE incendiary barrages, now again a seperate ability
  
• SE Hotchkiss Direct fire artillery max scatter reduced to 12 from 15
  
• Scorched Earth Bitter Endings wear n tear repair kits max hp reduction per tick reduced to 1.75 from 2.25
  
• Sorched Earth survivalist now also grants a health regen bonus out of combat
  
• Assault flammen grenadiers now have mp44s instead of k98 to accompany their flamethrower. Price adjusted to reflect this signifcant buff
  
• Tank Hunters expert scavengers now gives Muni halftracks access to an upgrade that grants 40 starting munitions to make use of ingame