EnemaEms Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Ever since Battle For Middle Earth II was released on teh 360, I discovered that I like a genre I thought I would never like...the RTS genre. Anyway, I saw a video preview on Gamespot for Company of Heroes and it looked prettty good. I downloaded the demo and I now cannot wait for this game to come out. I am sure WWII RTS games are a dime a dozen. How does this one stack up against other WWII RTS games? Is anyone here going to pick this up? Am I talking to myself again? -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric M Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I played through this demo last night and liked it a lot. I, like you, am not an RTS gamer at all but the WW2 setting is too much to pass up. I enjoyed the D-Day level more than the other one because I didn't have to worry about resources. Speaking of which, I remember a string of wargames from Microsoft about ten years ago that were WW2-based. I can't remember the title though...Close Combat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 The "Close Combat" titles were quite fun. I'm not a fan of other WW2-based RTS titles, but I do plan on trying "Company of Heroes." If you're a new convert to the RTS genre, you owe it to yourself IMO to try the "Age of Empires" series or the original "Rise of Nations." They can be picked up cheap now, except maybe AOE3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Anyone download the new demo? I just did last night..I will install it later today. The requirmenets went way down... I am hoping to see a boost in performance over the beta version. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Picked this up. Man, is it a beast -- although apparently there an issue with SLI setups that causes performance to chug too. Haven't had a chance to really play it yet, hoping to jump in this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thro Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I can confirm SLI is useless on this title. I am sure there will be a patch out soon to fix it. Even though it chugs with my 7800GT SLI setup, it is one great game. If anyone wants to try some multiplayer this weekend let me know. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thro Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I just saw this at the Relic forums: http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=107735&page=1&pp=15 The patch should be out today. It appears the only current workaround for SLI users is to completely disable your 2nd GPU in windows device manager. Simply turning off SLI in the Nvidia control panel doesnt fix the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 I'm hopelessly addicted. This game is amazing. It still chugs a little for me in spots, but I suspect that my control panel is set to single-GPU for some reason. I'm going to force alternate-frame rendering and see if that helps. All the same, it's practically impossible to put this down once you start. I love RTS's but I'm no master of them, so I typically get drawn into long matches. I spent probably two hours or so last night working to retake Carentan (third single-player mission.) Carefully flanking the Germans, grabbing munitions points, sneaking up from behind to satchel their MG42 nests and anti-tank guns. I find myself getting attached to my little Army guys -- I hit the retreat button on my veteran squads if there's even a hint of trouble. I love stealing German mortars and shelling their chokepoints from half a mile away, or mining roads and watching German supply convoys careen out of control and crash into the nearest ditch. So much detail, so well executed -- this is a model for WWII gaming in any genre, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daisy Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Gogamer has the DVD edition for $32.90 for the next 36 hours. I'm really tempted to pick it up, but I have to try out the demo first. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Very very tempting...I may pull the trigger on this one especially since I was waiting on a good deal anyway. Glen...try the demo, it is a fantastic game. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covak Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 During lunch at work yesterday someone got a bunch of us to try a big multiplayer game. First thing I did after work was buy it for myself and I've been playing it non-stop (except for sleeping) since I got home last night. Haven't even tried the campaign, I've just been doing some skirmishes and playing online (just small 1v1 matches so far). I absolutely love it! Every aspect of the game seems so perfectly balanced to make for perfectly-paced WWII battles. All the little things that used to annoy me with typical RTS games are missing from this one. And then there are the great graphics and awesome sound... fantastic game all around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave C Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 I'm very tempted. Spec wise I should be ok with my XPS Gen2. 2GBRAM and a GeForce Go 6800 Ultra video card. correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covak Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Hehe, I'm glad you can watch replays after you get rocked. I just learned a valuable lesson from someone online: on small maps you're not really going to increase your manpower income much beyond what you get from your HQ, so just secure yourself some fuel and you're good to go. I'm very tempted. Spec wise I should be ok with my XPS Gen2. 2GBRAM and a GeForce Go 6800 Ultra video card. correct? Totally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 So I finally bought this last night. Got the Gold Edition from Steam. Anyone still play this at all? My Steam id is EnemaEms. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 I'll be picking it up next week Dean as part of my "Welcome back to PC Gaming" spending spree:). I'm not usually a big RTS fan but this and "World in Conflict" are two BIG games I really want to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 I have The Gold Edition of Company of heroes as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Just played for 2 hours. Something finally tore me away from GTA. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted May 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Played some more last night while waiting for the Eye Of Judgment update to download and install. Started the Carentan mission and now having a sniper helps tremendously. Being able to throw him in nearly any building is great. Also love the mortar teams. I am kicking myself for taking so long to get this game. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Just finished up Carentan. Man oh man did that get hectic. Hit the checkpoint on the next mission. Each level gets better and better. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Halo Wars is supposed to be more like Company of Heroes than other RTS games. What does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 It means it will be awesome. COH doesn't worry about resource gathering. Instead you take control of different types of points (Munitions, Fuel, etc.). The game focuses more on the action using smaller groups instead of huge armies. I haven't played many RTS', but of the ones I have played, this one is easily my favorite. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I need to rethink how I am playing. I haven't played many RTS games in a long time. I need to slow down and build up forces more. I'm up to the part where you need to secure the road, but getting my ass kicked every single time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted June 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 That the one where your base is in the lower left corner and you start off with a bunch of vehicles to secure the middle of the map? I am stuck there too. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 LOL. I think I know the problem. I'm going to save the guys in the middle. Then instead of moving forward In going to just pull everyone back to the base area and build up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted June 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Actually, I found out that you need to take out their base as quickly as possible on the NE side of the map. They have a weapons and vehicle depot there that keeps spawning new tanks. I found this out when looking at the tactiocal map after the 3rd time I died. What I am going to do is make the house a forward base and setup barracks there to get a few platoons created and then rush that base. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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