Company of Heroes Resource Thread - Mods, Tools, Information

[Jack Sparrow's Vindication]

This is a thread for reference by new players or those not familiar with what's out there. It's nice to have it all in one place. Not all mods/maps/tools will be listed, only the higher quality or player tested ones. Some resource links are old and still reference the older file locations, you'll have to remember to use the "new steam version" locations when installing or editing. I take no credit for the links/content provided, please download/install programs and scripts at your own judgement and risk. I won't link to anything I don't personally trust... but I've been wrong before :0D

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  New Steam Version File Locations (Windows 7)

  • Main Folder (game files, modules and most mods)
    Steam\SteamApps\common\Company of Heroes Relaunch
    
  • Secondary Folder (save games, scenarios)
    Users\*your_user_name*\Documents\my games\Company of Heroes Relaunch
  
  
  

  New Steam Version .SGA Map Locations (Windows 7)

  Drive:\Users\*your_user_name*\Documents\my games\Company of Heroes Relaunch\ww2\scenarios
  
  
  

  Convert .SGB Maps to .SGA Maps

  1. Open worldbuilder map tool.
     
  2. Load .sgb file into wordbuilder.
     
  3. Export .sgb to .sga format.
     
  4. Move .sga to correct folder.
  
  
  

  Tools

  • Seb's GR Map Installer Tool
    http://gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showtopic=599636
    
  • Seb's GR Map Installer Support
    http://gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showtopic=599639
    
  • Gridkeys Tool
    http://www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showtopic=285329
    
  • Custom Hotkey Tutorial Video
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAkJ8l1mhY
  
  
  

  Modding (Tools, Documents and Tutorials)

  • When using the Wordbuilder you must use the old CoH directories (not the relaunch folders). (Drive:\Users\*your_user_name*\Documents\my games\company of heroes\ww2\Data\Scenarios\MP). If you do not have this folder, just create it and make/edit your map files then move them to the new Steam version folder when completed.
    
  • Kapp'n's Modding Thread
    http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?242020-Company-of-Heroes-Modding-Tools
    
  • Corsix's Mod Tools Thread
    http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?107734-Community-Mod-Tools-%280-5-4%29
    
  • Darkbladecr's Modding Thread
    http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?230238-CoH-Modding-Setup-All-the-tools-in-one-installer
    
  • Worldbuilder Information
    http://www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showforum=1442
    
  • Wordbuilder Manual (.pdf)
    http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?258894-Released!!!-World-Builder-Manual-v1-0
    
  • Basic Wordbuilder Tutorial Video
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi76rJAnAsY&list=TL13EZyLrFnzDJojbOrP_XZeNApOfvlEBn
  
  
  

  Mods

  • Modern Combat
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/company-of-heroes-modern-combat
    
  • Blitzkrieg
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/blitzkrieg
    
  • Europe at War
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/europe-at-war
    
  • Utah Beach (add-on for EaW)
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/europe-at-war/addons/utah-beach
    
  • Eastern Fronts
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/coheastern-front
    
  • The Great War 1918
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-great-war-1918
    
  • Pfuschers HD Skins
    http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?269422-Pfuschers-HD-Pack
    
  • Operation Market Garden
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/operation-market-garden
    
  • Europe In Ruins
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/europe-in-ruins
    
  • Normandy 1944: European Theater
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/normandy-1944-european-theater1
    
  • Battle of the Bulge
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/battle-of-the-bulge
    
  • NHC Mod
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/nhcmod
    
  • Back to Basics Mod
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/back-to-basics-battle-of-the-hedges
    
  • Afrika Mod (TBD)
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/company-of-heroes-afrika
    
  • Fortress Europe (TBD)
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/fortress-europe
    
  • Zombie Mod (TBD)
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/zombie-mod-a-company-of-heroes-modification
    
  • Pacific Thunder (TBD)
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/pacific-thunder
  
  
  

  Maps

  • Slaizt's 250-in-1 Map Pack (some poor maps inside)
    http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1803979
    
  • Blitzkrieg Map Pack (requires Blitzkrieg Mod)
    http://www.moddb.com/mods/blitzkrieg/downloads/blitzkrieg-v40-map-installer
  
  
  

  Media

  • Imperial Dane's Propagandacast
    https://www.youtube.com/user/Propagandacast
    
  • Bridger's Training Tuesday
    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tales+of+heroes+training
    
  • Game Replays
    http://www.gamereplays.org/companyofheroes/
  
  
  

  Noteworthy Links

  • CoH Main Wiki
    http://companyofheroes.wikia.com/wiki/Company_of_Heroes_Wiki
    
  • American Wiki
    http://companyofheroes.wikia.com/wiki/United_States
    
  • British Wiki
    http://companyofheroes.wikia.com/wiki/British
    
  • Wehrmacht Wiki
    http://companyofheroes.wikia.com/wiki/Wehrmacht
    
  • Panzer Elite Wiki
    http://companyofheroes.wikia.com/wiki/Panzer_Elite
    
  • CoH Filefront
    http://companyofheroes.filefront.com/
    
  • CoH GameBanana
    http://coh.gamebanana.com/
    
  • CoH Forums
    http://community.companyofheroes.com/
    
  • Relic Forums
    http://forums.relicnews.com/forumdisplay.php?146-Company-of-Heroes
    
  • CoH Graphics Tuning
    http://gamereplays.org/community/Coh_Graphic_tuning-t904894.html
    
  • Guide to Mico Management
    http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?114332-Microing-Company-of-Heroes-A-guide-for-beginners
    
  • CoH Offline Mode (Official)
    http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=748032
    
  • New Steam Version Install (Official)
    http://steamcommunity.com/app/4560/discussions/0/666827974745428545/
  
  
  

  Noteworthy Information

  • Steamdb: http://steamdb.info/app/228200/
    
  • To add downloaded maps to existing mods (if normal method does not work for you), add the .sga map file location to that mods .module file (backup original first as you won't be able to play with anyone that doesn't have an identical .module file)
    
  • Backup intentionally modified files before "Verify Integrity of Game Cache", they may be overwritten.
    
  • Saved replays must be loaded in the same build version that they were recorded/saved.
    
  • When CoH launches without fullscreen click the 'maximize' button or click anywhere on the screen once then 'Alt+Enter'.
    
  • When using the Wordbuilder you must use the old CoH directories (not the relaunch folders). (Drive:\Users\*your_user_name*\Documents\my games\company of heroes\ww2\Data\Scenarios\MP)
    
  • Launch Options
    
    • Disable Intro Movies: -nomovies
      
    • Run Game In Windowed Mode: -window
      
    • Launch Mod: -modname "module" -dev (remove quotes and insert module name)
  • First repair method:
    
    1. Right click CoH Steam Version in library
       
    2. Click Properties
       
    3. Click Local Files
       
    4. Click Verify Integrity of Game Cache (backup intentionally modified files first)
  
  
  

  Games Similar to Company of Heroes

  • Company of Heroes 2
    
  • Dawn of War Series
    
  • Men of War Series
    
  • Theater of War Series
    
  • Wargame Series
    
  • Tom Clancy's End War
    
  • Codename: Panzers
    
  • Rush for Berlin
    
  • RUSE

[Jack Sparrow's Vindication]

* reserved for future additions

- Please add your favorite and useful CoH websites and tips/tweaks.

[Dont-ask-me-what-Im-shooting-at]

you forgot Europe In Ruins and Operation Market Garden, 2 great mods

[AdmV0rl0n]

great post - great info. And yeah - lets green light stable/well made mods!

[Jack Sparrow's Vindication]

Originally posted by ☩₮ℑGΣℜϟ☩:

you forgot Europe In Ruins and Operation Market Garden, 2 great mods

Thanks... Added both to OP.

Originally posted by AdmV0rl0n:

great post - great info. And yeah - lets green light stable/well made mods!

Agree... "well made mods" should be greenlit.

[Jack Sparrow's Vindication]

Can someone please confirm file locations for Windows 8 and Windows XP Steam relaunch versions?

Have Windows 7... not sure about 8 and XP.

New Steam Version File Locations (Windows 7)
Main Folder (game files, modules and most mods)
Steam\SteamApps\common\Company of Heroes Relaunch
Secondary Folder (save games, scenarios)
Users\*your_user_name*\Documents\my games\Company of Heroes Relaunch


New Steam Version .SGA Map Locations (Windows 7)
Drive:\Users\*your_user_name*\Documents\my games\Company of Heroes Relaunch\ww2\scenarios

[III_iTz_XxGhOsTxX_III]

does anyone know the syestem requirents for the blitzkerg mod thanks?

[Jaqen H'ghar]

NHCToV mod for steam ?!

[Jack Sparrow's Vindication]

Originally posted by Jaqen H'ghar:

NHCToV mod for steam ?!

Added, thank you for the help!

Originally posted by DayviDH1993:

does anyone know the syestem requirents for the blitzkerg mod thanks?

I'm not sure. I have a 580m, an i7 quad, 16gb of cheap ram and I run the HD textures with no issue... what are your specs? Can you run vanilla okay? HD textures are optional on the Blitzkrieg launcher.

[hurepoix]

HD texture : Blitzkrieg said requiered video card is at least 521 Mo. Overall Blitzkrieg mod is just a bit more greedy both for standard Ram and video Ram than VCOH. However Coh is now a old game and modern computer have few issue with it, even lag are always possible.
64 bits OS are welcome, but only due to the fact it can adress more than 4 Go Ram.
I7 or I3 or dual core make few difference for Vcoh and its mod. This game dont use Multi threading. Only CPU speed and cache memory have influence on general performance concerning CPU.
Blitzkrieg is a very good mod, but is very/only oriented PVP, become more and more elitist, imo, and less and less adapted to compstom and multiplayer coop. Restrictions become drastic to avoid PVP abuse, game exploit, but too much restrictions have bad sides, I spoke about above. Just my opinion.

[Jaqen H'ghar]

Np good work ;)

[III_iTz_XxGhOsTxX_III]

Originally posted by ☠ DustiestCaliber ☠:

Originally posted by Jaqen H'ghar:

NHCToV mod for steam ?!

Added, thank you for the help!

Originally posted by DayviDH1993:

does anyone know the syestem requirents for the blitzkerg mod thanks?

I'm not sure, I have a 580m with an i7 and I run the HD textures with no issue... what are your specs? Can you run vanilla okay? HD textures are optional on the Blitzkrieg launcher.

yeah i have the vanilla on ultra settimgs with no problem but when i play the mod on ultra settings my fps is awful its unplayable my specs are OS:win 7 64 bit processor is an i3-3225 @3.30ghz ram: 4GBs GPU: radeon 7770 1GB. yeah i tried it without the hd textures didn't sem to make it run any worse or better in terms of fps

[III_iTz_XxGhOsTxX_III]

Originally posted by hurepoix:

HD texture : Blitzkrieg said requiered video card is at least 521 Mo. Overall Blitzkrieg mod is just a bit more greedy both for standard Ram and video Ram than VCOH. However Coh is now a old game and modern computer have few issue with it, even lag are always possible.
64 bits OS are welcome, but only due to the fact it can adress more than 4 Go Ram.
I7 or I3 or dual core make few difference for Vcoh and its mod. This game dont use Multi threading. Only CPU speed and cache memory have influence on general performance concerning CPU.
Blitzkrieg is a very good mod, but is very/only oriented PVP, become more and more elitist, imo, and less and less adapted to compstom and multiplayer coop. Restrictions become drastic to avoid PVP abuse, game exploit, but too much restrictions have bad sides, I spoke about above. Just my opinion.

my specs are OS:win 7 64 bit processor is an i3-3225 @3.30ghz ram: 4GBs GPU: radeon 7770 1GB and i can play the vanilla on ultra settings. i mostly just play skirmish v AI so the PVP doesnt effect me so i dont mind

[Jack Sparrow's Vindication]

Originally posted by DayviDH1993:

Originally posted by ☠ DustiestCaliber ☠:

Added, thank you for the help!



I'm not sure, I have a 580m with an i7 and I run the HD textures with no issue... what are your specs? Can you run vanilla okay? HD textures are optional on the Blitzkrieg launcher.

yeah i have the vanilla on ultra settimgs with no problem but when i play the mod on ultra settings my fps is awful its unplayable my specs are OS:win 7 64 bit processor is an i3-3225 @3.30ghz ram: 4GBs GPU: radeon 7770 1GB. yeah i tried it without the hd textures didn't sem to make it run any worse or better in terms of fps

Not really sure what to say then. As far as I know the HD textures are the only change that might make the mod lag your FPS. You could check out and/or post on the blitzkrieg forums support section?

http://blitzkrieg-mod.de/board/