Legacy????

[Madrush]

what is this exactly? Ive googled it, searched the patches, the hub, store description and the news but nothing is giving answers

[Sloth Bro]

Originally posted by Waspbaker:

So why they brought that ♥♥♥♥ "legacy", we allready have CoH NSV and just CoH???

They brought it back in a different way because apparently the original can support mods better without breaking. They changed the names so that people will know much easier which version of the game is the one people need if they want multiplayer and/or better mod support.

[C1WehrC2peTHA]

i guess with this you can play LAN games again completly offline? i hope so ..

[Æ | Darc Reaver]

Most likely you can.

[Sloth Bro]

Originally posted by C1WehrC2peTHA:

i guess with this you can play LAN games again completly offline? i hope so ..

I'm pretty sure you can still do that with both versions of CoH.

[Æ | Darc Reaver]

Originally posted by Sloth Bro:

Originally posted by C1WehrC2peTHA:

i guess with this you can play LAN games again completly offline? i hope so ..

I'm pretty sure you can still do that with both versions of CoH.

Skirmishes and network games require players to be connected to steam when using "new steam version" (now regular "company of heroes").

I didn't believe it myself until I tried. It's true. Only "Company of Heroes Legacy Edition" works with network games.

[Sloth Bro]

Originally posted by ÆDarc Reaver:

Originally posted by Sloth Bro:

I'm pretty sure you can still do that with both versions of CoH.

Skirmishes and network games require players to be connected to steam when using "new steam version" (now regular "company of heroes").

I didn't believe it myself until I tried. It's true. Only "Company of Heroes Legacy Edition" works with network games.

So you can't play offline LAN for the New Steam Version?

[Sloth Bro]

Originally posted by Waspbaker:

So why they brought that ♥♥♥♥ "legacy", we allready have CoH NSV and just CoH???

Because apparently mods work better with the original version which is now called Legacy Edition.

[Smog]

yeah wtf i couldnt log in dat boi

[GroundDeadFilip]

OK. I tried both and tested both online and offline conditions. "Company of Heroes" which was "Company of Heroes New Steam Version" works the same as it did before.
"Company of Heroes Legacy Edition", which was "Company of Heroes" works the same as it did before the name change. Run the game, it asks for disc, insert the disc, work. Never had to sign into Relic's old system.
Tried skirmish and campaign, both worked. Tried LAN, worked. Multiplayer (not LAN) doesn't work, which is expected and for that you need to use "Company of Heroes" (old CoH New Steam Version).

All in all, just name changed. What you used CoH New Steam Version (was over 2.7) for, you use CoH now. What you used CoH before (version 2.602 iirc), you use CoH legacy Edition.

[ScRaPpErToN]

new names get listings as "new games" thus more exposure, instant listings, confusion, buys, ect
its nothing more than an underhanded money grab. appaulingly deceptive and the tactic of choice used by the scummiest execs/devs. Reminds me of that Dino game that gets a new name many times a year.

[GroundDeadFilip]

Originally posted by ScRaPpErToN:

new names get listings as "new games" thus more exposure, instant listings, confusion, buys, ect
its nothing more than an underhanded money grab. appaulingly deceptive and the tactic of choice used by the scummiest execs/devs. Reminds me of that Dino game that gets a new name many times a year.

Honestly, name change was good idea. New players can finally know which one is current one because Legacy Edition is what it says, legacy while current version is not that confusing "New Steam Version" anymore but it is clear "Company of Heroes".

And CoH is still one of the best RTS games so why not? It's so good even 11 years old, let it have more players.

[delta]

There a reason why the legacy edition has Steam Cloud functionality, while the new one doesn't?

[Sloth Bro]

Originally posted by delta:

There a reason why the legacy edition has Steam Cloud functionality, while the new one doesn't?

The page stores for both say that they both have Steam Cloud.

[r_fralex]

Originally posted by GroundDeadFilip:

Honestly, name change was good idea. New players can finally know which one is current one because Legacy Edition is what it says, legacy while current version is not that confusing "New Steam Version" anymore but it is clear "Company of Heroes".

That's exactly why we did it :)
The Steam pages descriptions were also tweaked for clarity[imgur.com] - but it took us a couple of days. Sorry about that. Try clearing your browser cache if you don't see them now, however.

Going forward, the "Company of Heroes" app - formerly called "Company of Heroes (New Steam Version)" - is the one you should use if you want to play online and enjoy the Steam Workshop maps.

We did not want to remove the Legacy Edition altogether because:

• some of you guys are still playing it, for various reasons (including old mods)
  
• COH1 total conversion pages are tied to it in the Steam back-end, and we can't change that
  
• most of the reviews for COH1 are tied to it in the Steam back-end, and we can't change that / transfer them to the newest app

PS: sorry for the late answer; last couple of weeks have been a bit busy!

[Philgood]

The Legacy version is the original game, no server support, so you can't play multiplayer and you have to have your original COH discs to play. Seems like since they did this the steam version now known as just COH is lagging. Not sure what is going on. Maybe they are trying to force people to play COH 2, lol.