Company of Hero

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About Company of Heroes

• Title: Company of Heroes®
• Release Date: September 11, 2006
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Players: 1-8
• Playable Factions: American, Wehrmacht

Overview

The highest rated RTS game of all time, Company of Heroes brings to life the journey of the brave men of Able Company as they fight in the greatest war mankind has ever known.

From the opening shots of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, players lead squads of Allied troops into battle against the German war machine through some of the most pivotal battles of WWII. Through a rich single player campaign, players will experience the intensity, courage, and bravery of the heroes that defined a generation, set against the backdrop of the most dynamic battlefield ever seen in a game.

Awards

• Computer Games Magazine: Game of the Year 2006
• GameSpy: PC Game of 2006, Best Sound, Best PC Strategy Game, Best PC Multiplayer, Gamers Choice - Best Strategy
• GameSpot: Best PC Game 2006, Best Strategy Game
• IGN: PC Game of 2006, Best PC Strategy Game, Best Use of Sound on PC, Best Online PC game
• Game Critics Awards: Best Strategy Game
• GameSpy: Best of E3
• Interactive Achievement Awards: Strategy Game of the Year
• G4TV/XPlay: Best Strategy Game
• GameTrailers: Best Strategy Game
• PC Gamer: Game of the Year 2006
• Spike TV: 2006 Video Game Awards - Best PC Game, Best Military Game

Features

• Essence Engine - Relic's cutting-edge engine provides graphical quality and realistic physics unprecedented in an RTS
• Environmental Strategy - Completely destructible environments allow you to re-shape the battlefield, using buildings and terrain to your advantage, or denying them to the enemy
• Advanced Squad AI - Command intelligent soldiers that interact with their changing environment, take cover, and execute advanced squad tactics to eliminate all enemy opposition

Screenshots

Basic Training: Controls

Controls

Squad Controls

Squad Selection -In Company of Heroes Online you select entire squads to command, not individual units. To select a squad, simply click on it by pressing the left mouse button. You can assign a hotkey to a squad by hitting CTRL plus the number keys (0-9) to assign that squad a hotkey designation.

Squad Movement -To move your selected squad, simply click the right mouse button on the area you wish to move your units. To order your selected squad to attack, click the right mouse button on the enemy you wish to attack.

Squad Commands -Units have varying abilities which can be accessed using the Unit Command area at the bottom right of the game screen (see Game Screen menu). With your desired unit selected, left click one of the commands from the unit command area. To complete the command, left click the place on the map that you want the command executed.

Camera Controls

The camera is your main means of controlling your units. There are four camera options:

Pan -Pan the camera perspective forward, backward, left or right by moving the cursor to the edge of the screen or by using the arrow keys.

Zoom -Scroll the mouse wheel up to zoom the camera perspective in or down to zoom the perspective out.

Rotate -Hold the ALT key down and move the mouse to rotate the camera’s perspective on both a horizontal and vertical axis. To return the camera to its default position hit the Backspace key twice.

Hot Keys

Global Commands

System Commands

Unit Commands

Multiple Selection Hotkeys

Camera Commands

Allied Infantry: Engineers

Description

Engineers are your go-to units for supporting your other troops. They can build and maintain fortifications, lay down mines to hinder enemy progress, and repair vehicles in the field. In combat, they can also engage the enemy in close proximity, although ranged attacks leave them vulnerable.

Details

Role	Building and Support
Weapons	M3 Submachine Gun
Requirements	Headquarters

Unit Costs
Manpower	Munitions	Fuel	Pop Cap
140	0	0	3

Available Upgrades

Name	Resource Type	Cost
Flamethrower	Munitions	50
Minesweeper	Munitions	35

Special Abilities

• Cut Wire
• Plant Demolition Charges
• Repair
• Build Defensive Structures

Tips

• Although a weak initial starting unit, pioneers become a powerful infantry killer when equipped with flame-throwers
• Can be upgraded with demo charges that allow you to booby trap neutral and enemy buildings!