Company of Heroes Patch Changelog

What's new in Company of Heroes Patch 2.602

• 3 new maps have been added to the game:
• 2p Carpiquet
• 6p Refinery
• 6p Steel Pact
• 3 new community map have been added to the game:
• 2p Duclair
• 2p Egletons
• 4p Alsace Moselle
• The following maps have received significant balance changes:
• 2p Beaux Lowlands
• 2p Flooded Plains
• 2p Ruins of Rouen
• 2p Sturzdorf
• 2p Wrecked Train
• 4p Duclair
• 4p Lorraine
• 4p McGechaen's War
• 4p Point Du Hoc
• 4p Rails and Metal
• Bug Fixes:
• Units no longer continue to crawl after recovering from Suppression
• Chance for a kill critical on vehicles is now properly being updated when they've received other non-kill criticals (5% bug)
• Unbuilt Tank Traps cannot be repeatedly spawned around enemy vehicles
• All vehicles now properly have vehicle cover
• Registered Artillery can no longer target field defenses
• Registered Artillery can no longer be refunded after use
• M18 Hellcat can now be detected
• Goliath can now be detected
• Recon Squads can now detect camouflage while moving
• Teller Mines no longer have a chance to miss vehicles in vehicle cover
• The Hotchkiss now properly shares experience with other PE units
• ATHT's using Focus Fire now have intended accuracy vs moving British infantry
• Hetzer Veterancy requirements reduced to standard
• M10 Veterancy requirements increased to standard
• Panzer IV Stubby now prioritizes light vehicles over infantry
• StuH now prioritizes infantry over vehicles
• PE Panzerschrecks no longer convert to Wehrmacht Panzerschrecks when dropped
• Geschutzwagen wrecks can now be salvaged for Munitions
• Luftwaffe reinforce time reduced to standard
• Paks and Nebelwerfers can now use Medkits
• AT Grenades now collide with enemy vehicles
• Hetzer and Jagdpanther CP reward increased to standard
• Panther Battlegroups are much less likely to fail to spawn the second Panther
• Medics no longer detect camouflage
• Snipers and weapon teams can now pick up Supply Drops
• Tank Traps can no longer be placed so close together that they block infantry
• mm Howitzers are now re-crewed with 3 squad members
• Removed the chance for the Pak38 support members to one-hit kill infantry
• Bombing Run no longer does double damage to Vet 3 StuGs
• M10 no longer has increased accuracy vs skirted PanzerIVs
• Wehr Officer 81mm Mortar Bombardment can no longer be interrupted to produce false smoke
• Panther Battle Groups and OMCGs will not refund their cost if partially called in on an unfinished building
• AT Guns no longer avoid their reload time by resetting the gun after a shot
• Panthers now properly benefit from Tank Destroyer's APCR upgrade
• Nebelwerfer rockets no longer have a chance to instantly kill all occupants of a building
• Sappers with the Demolitions & Disposal upgrade are no longer negatively affected by the Lieutenants movement aura
• Pioneer Call-in now has proper requirements after the HQ is destroyed
• PE Armored Cars are no longer resistant to engine damage from mines
• Ranger Bazookas no longer drop with greater frequency than other slot items
• Propaganda War's chance to not trigger on targets has been removed in most instances
• Snipers are now able to re-enter camouflage after a reasonable duration after exiting a building
• "Burst Fire" effects have been reduced on the Ostwind, Puma, and PE Armored Car
• Kettenkrad's can now repair resource points that have had Scorched Earth used on them
• American Medics are now selectable (to see unit health)
• Demolition Charges can now be targeted by weapons
• Stickybombs can now be interrupted by retreat commands
• Panzerfaust can now be interrupted by retreat commands
• General
• Speech
• Some speech files missing from Wehrmacht and Panzer Elite upgrades have been restored
• Medics
• Health reduced from 120 to 60
• Snipers
• Accuracy vs garrisoned units increased from 75% to 100%
• Will no longer automatically seek cover before firing
• Flamethrowers
• Damage vs units in open cover reduced from 1.0x to 0.85x
• Damage vs units in negative cover reduced from 1.0x to 0.75x
• Damage vs Soldier Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.95x
• Damage vs buildings increased from 0.5x to 0.6x
• Infantry Flamethrower max damage reduced from 40 to 30, min damage increased from 15 to 25
• Sherman and Churchill Flamethrower max damage reduced from 40 to 35, min damage increased from 20 to 30
• Halftrack Flamethrower max damage increased from 30 to 35, min damage increased from 10 to 30
• Grenades
• No longer have a chance to miss the targeted location
• Abilities
• Weapon using Abilities can no longer be used while Pinned
• Base Buildings
• All base buildings can now reinforce
• American
• Engineers
• Suppression threshold increased to match other infantry
• Suppression recovery threshold increased to match other infantry
• Upgrading with flamethrowers now increases your suppression modifier by 1.5x
• Mortar
• Barrage scatter angle reduced from 15 to 10
• Set-up time reduced from 2.4s to 1.5s
• Pack-up time reduced from 2.8s to 1.9s
• .30 Cal HMG
• Pack-up time reduced from 2.5s to 2.1s
• Ready aim time decreased from 0.3 to 0.1 (it will aim faster)
• Anti-Tank Gun
• Reinforcement cost reduced from 71 to 26
• Accuracy vs Anti-Tank guns reduced from 0.5x to 0.1x
• Accuracy vs Infantry reduced from 0.15x to 0.05x
• Accuracy vs Snipers reduced from 0.15x to 0.02x
• Targeting priority vs Snipers reduced from 10 to 5
• Weapon health increased from 300 to 390
• Sherman Crocodile
• Range increased from 20 to 25
• Vet 2 1.5x Penetration bonus replaced with a 0.8x Cooldown bonus
• M18 Hellcat
• Speed increased from 6.0 to 7.2
• Acceleration increased from 1.5 to 2.0, Deceleration increased from 3.8 to 4.4
• Vet 2 bonus is now 1.5x Penetration rather than +1.25 Range
• Hellcat penetration at short range increased from .65x to .75x, medium range from 0.55x to 0.69x, and long range from 0.4x to 0.63x
• Target table now identical to the M10's
• Damage bonus from camouflage reduced from 2.0x to 1.5x
• Penetration bonus from camouflage reduced from 5.0x to 1.5x
• M26 Pershing
• Cost reduced from 900 Manpower to 800 Manpower
• Off-Map Combat Group
• M8s and Hellcats now spawn with their upgrades
• Population requirement increased from 12 to 15
• Off Map Artillery
• Damage modifier vs Pak38s reduced from 2.0x to 1.33x
• Jeep
• Received Accuracy from the Pak reduced from 1.0x to 0.75x
• Received Accuracy modifier from the Pak while moving reduced from 0.75x to 0.5x
• Received Damage from the 57mm ATG reduced from 1.0x to 0.5x
• Strafing Run
• Significant changes to make Strafe more effective against groups of units and less effective against single units
• Sticky Bombs
• Deflection Damage enabled, set to 50%
• Accuracy increased to prevent thrown Stickies from missing their intended target
• Riflemen
• Received XP bonus from BARs and Stickies reduced from 5% to 0%
• Received XP bonus from Supply Yard 2 increased from 20% to 30%
• T17
• Cooldown lowered from 2-2.5 to 0
• Reload increased from 1 to 3.5
• Health increased from 175 to 265
• Vet 1 Health bonus reduced from +175 to +50
• Fixed an issue where the T17 had a harder time penetrating the rear armour of some vehicles
• Fixed an issue where the T17 would fail to penetrate Snipers
• Wehrmacht
• Kampfkraft Center
• Now requires a built base structure or a FHQ
• Pak 38
• Number of camouflage shots reduced from 3 to 1
• Cost reduced from 310 Manpower to 290 Manpower
• Reinforcement cost reduced from 57 to 23
• Accuracy vs Anti-Tank Guns reduced from 0.5x to 0.1x
• Accuracy vs Infantry reduced from 0.15x to 0.05x
• Accuracy vs Snipers reduced from 0.15x to 0.02x
• Accuracy vs Shermans increased from 1.0x to 1.1x
• Accuracy vs Cromwells increased from 0.8x to 1.0x
• Accuracy vs Pershings increased from 1.08 to 1.15
• Targeting priority vs Snipers reduced from 10 to 5
• Weapon health increased from 300 to 390
• Panzerschreck
• Accuracy vs M8 Greyhound Armour increased from 0.73x to 0.85x
• Accuracy vs M3 Halftrack Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.85x
• Accuracy vs Stuart Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.85x
• Damage vs Stuart Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.7x
• mm Flak 36
• Accuracy vs Infantry reduced from 0.5x to 0.15x
• Accuracy vs Snipers reduced from 0.25x to 0.05x
• Targeting priority vs Snipers reduced from 10 to 5
• Puma
• Received Accuracy bonuses while moving from Vet removed
• Level 2 Veterancy sight bonus increased from 4 to 10
• Officer
• Build Time reduced from 45s to 25s
• StuG
• Acceleration increased from 1.7 to 2.5, Deceleration increased from 2.0 to 3.0
• G-Wagon
• Damage lowered from 250 to 185
• MG Gunner now requires Vet 2
• Vet 3 bonus reduced from 0.5x Reload to 0.75x Reload
• Accuracy vs Anti-Tank Guns reduced from 0.65x to 0.2x
• Nebelwerfer
• Suppression radius reduced from 18 to 13.5
• StuH
• CP cost lowered from 3 to 2
• Cost lowered from 600 Manpower to 500 Manpower
• Tiger
• CP cost increased from 4 to 5
• Cost lowered from 900 Manpower to 800 Manpower
• Assault Grenades
• Maximum damage lowered from 35 to 25, minimum damage lowered from 25 to 10
• Low health kill critical chance increased from 0% to 30%
• Knights Cross Holders
• Now passively regenerate 21.12 Health per Minute
• Received Damage from BARs, Brens, and Thompsons reduced from 0.85x to 0.78x
• Firestorm
• Damage vs 105mm Howitzers reduced from 1.0x to 0.35x
• Medkits
• Cost reduced from 35 Munitions to 30 Munitions
• Goliaths
• Goliaths can no longer be Buttoned
• Goliath rotation speed increased from 45 to 65
• Rocket Barrage
• Long AoE increment damage increased from 0.1x to 0.2x
• AoE accuracy increased to 100%
• Panzerfaust
• Damage vs Bren Carriers increased from 1.3x to 1.45x
• Accuracy increased from 100% to 200% at all ranges
• Accuracy vs infantry halved
• Blitzkrieg
• Cost reduced from 150 Munitions to 125 Munitions
• Manpower Blitz
• Cost reduced from 200 Munitions to 175 Munitions
• MG42
• Cost reduced from 260 Manpower to 250 Manpower
• Build time reduced from 40s to 35s
• Pack-up time reduced from 2.5s to 2.1s
• Weapon health increased from 300 to 390
• Halftrack
• Received Accuracy bonuses while moving from Vet removed
• Motorcycle
• Received Accuracy bonuses while moving from Vet removed
• Schwimmwagen
• Received Accuracy bonuses while moving from Vet removed
• Cost reduced from 240 Manpower to 225 Manpower
• Build time reduced from 45s to 40s
• Volksgrenadiers
• Reinforce percentage reduced from 0.5x to 0.4x
• Capture speed increased from 1.0x to 1.25x upon reaching Skirmish Phase
• Light MG42
• Drop chance reduced from 60% to 30%
• Long Range Accuracy increased from 0.1x to 0.13x
• Commonwealth
• Kangaroo
• Cost increased from 240/10 to 300/45
• Health reduced from 650 to 550
• Speed reduced from 6.5 to 5.85
• Build time increased from 35s to 45s
• Staghound
• Damage vs Infantry Armour reduced from 1.75x to 1.5x
• Damage vs Airborne Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.75x
• Damage vs Heroic Armour reduced from 0.85x to 0.75x
• Damage vs Sniper Armour reduced from 1.5x to 1.0x
• Damage vs Soldier Armour reduced from 1.5x to 1.0x
• Accuracy vs Elite Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.75x
• Accuracy vs Soldier Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.75x
• Sappers
• Now have the Wirecutters ability
• Pounder
• Health increased from 400 to 450
• Accuracy vs Anti-Tank Guns reduced from 0.5x to 0.1x
• Accuracy vs Infantry reduced from 0.15x to 0.05x
• Accuracy vs Snipers reduced from 0.15x to 0.02x
• Targeting priority vs Snipers reduced from 10 to 5
• Lieutenants
• Now receive a 0.85x Received Damage modifier at Vet 1
• Vet 2 Received Accuracy modifier increased from 0.9x to 0.75x
• Now receive a 0.75x Received Accuracy modifier at Vet 3
• Lieutenants' aura's stackable damage modifier at veterancy level 1 has been reduced from 1.125 to 1.04
• Lieutenants' aura's non-stackable damage modifier at veterancy level 1 has been increased from 1.025 to 1.11
• Lieutenants' aura's stackable damage modifier at veterancy level 2 has been increased from 1.025 to 1.065
• Lieutenant's aura radius increased from 25 to 30
• PIATs
• Penetration modifier at short and medium range reduced from 2.0x to 1.0x
• Reload modifier at long range reduced from 1.6x to 1.2x
• Projectile speed increased from 10 to 15
• Penetration vs skirted Panthers reduced from .15 to .112
• Penetration vs skirted PIV reduced from .449 to .337
• Penetration vs skirted StuG reduced from .332 to .249
• Damage vs Infantry Armour reduced from 0.5x to 0.33x
• Damage vs Heroic Armour reduced from 0.5x to 0.33x
• Damage vs Elite Armour reduced from 0.5x to 0.2x
• Damage vs Sniper Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.2x
• Damage vs Soldier Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.33x
• Mortar Pit
• Build Time reduced from 90s to 60s
• While under construction received damage modifier increased from 0.5x to 0.75x
• Damage reduced from 20 to 18
• Supercharged range decreased from 100 to 90
• Recon Section
• Recon Sections can no longer build Trenches
• Churchills
• Churchill and AVRE Population lowered from 14 to 8
• Churchill Crocodile Population lowered from 16 to 10
• Churchill 6 Pounder gun AoE distance increased from 0.1/0.25/0.5 to 0.15/0.5/1.0
• Bofors
• Build time reduced from 90 seconds to 60 seconds
• Bren Carrier
• Self-Repair ability is disabled while the Carrier is garrisoned
• Garrison disabled while Self-Repair is active
• Panzer Elite
• Halftracks
• All Panzer Elite halftracks have received an update to their pathfinding
• Panzer-Jaeger Kommand
• Build time increased from 115 to 135
• Gewehr 43
• Maximum cooldown reduced from 1.8 to 1.65, minimum cooldown reduced from 1.25 to 1.15
• Suppressive Volley Fire now Suppresses the target
• Suppressive Volley Fire slow duration reduced from 20s to 5s
• Incendiary Grenade
• Hotkey changed from "Y" to "N"
• Kettenkrad
• Sight Range increased from 35 to 55
• No longer autotamically moves out of the way of other vehicles
• Schwimmwagen
• Sight Range increased from 35 to 55
• Mark Target cooldown increased from 10 seconds to 45 seconds
• Mark Target Munitions cost increased from 0 to 15
• Incendiary Trap trigger radius increase from 0.5 to 2
• Incendiary Trap's damage-over-time modifier vs British infantry increased from 1.0 to 1.25
• Infantry Halftrack
• Accuracy vs Light Cover increased from 0.75x to 0.8x
• Panzerschreck
• Accuracy vs M8 Greyhound Armour increased from 0.73x to 0.85x
• Accuracy vs M3 Halftrack Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.85x
• Accuracy vs Stuart Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.85x
• Damage vs Stuart Armour reduced from 1.0x to 0.7x
• Scout Car
• Detection radius increased from 9 to 18
• Vampire Halftrack
• Divert Supplies now camouflages the Vampire while active
• Population reduced from 4 to 2
• Munitions Halftrack
• Cost reduced from 200/15 to 200
• Population reduced from 4 to 2
• Armoured Car
• Detection radius lowered from 9 to 0
• Accuracy vs garrisoned units increased from 0.4x to 0.45x
• Vet 2 and Vet 3 increase Health by 20 each
• Build time increased from 45 to 55
• Overdrive ability hotkey changed from "O" to "V"
• Marder III
• Sight Main Gun LoS bonus increased from +5 to +10
• Tracking speed increased from 10 to 20
• Accuracy vs Anti-Tank Guns reduced from 0.65x to 0.2x
• Population reduced from 8 to 5
• Anti-Tank Halftrack
• Accuracy vs M8 Greyhound Armour increased from 1.0x to 1.05x
• Treadbreaker cost increased from 40 Munitions to 50 Munitions
• Population reduced from 6 to 4
• Hotchkiss
• Accuracy vs Infantry increased from 0.5x to 0.6x
• Stuka upgrade cost reduced from 150 Munitions to 100 Munitions
• Stuka Barrage cooldown reduced by 10 seconds per Vet level
• Bergetiger
• Population reduced from 10 to 8
• Hummel
• Population reduced from 12 to 10
• Base-Sector Flakvierlings
• Population reduced from 3 to 0