company of heroes eastern front campaign

*Cool-downs instead of costs: While upgrades will require costs as with other factions, the abilities they unlock will instead rely on cool-down timers rather than using munitions points.

*Already veterans: Red Army units will be unable to earn veteran ranks on the battlefield, instead relying on producing units of varying experience and quality, from poorly trained/equipped conscripts to the elite Red Guards. *No re-crewing: Red Army soldiers will not have access to dropped German weapons. 227), the retreat ability will be unavailable in the in-game menu. *No retreat: True to the Soviet practice throughout World War II of using NKVD officers to punish desertion (per Joseph Stalin's Order No. *No starting unit: As a representation of the Soviet Union being caught unaware by Operation Barbarossa, the player will start a mission with no units present on the map, but will be able to produce cheap units quickly. The faction would feature a different play style modelled after the Soviet Union's actual use of troops and strategies in World War II.

The primary focus of Eastern Front is the addition of a third playable Allied faction, the Red Army. Rather, the modification will add new factions and maps which will be fully integrated into the existing features and content.

The mod will be released for download on January 21st, 2010 according to the official site announcement on December 30th, 2009.Įastern Front has been promised by the development team to not harm users' original copies of Company of Heroes or any of the subsequent expansions in any way, with players still able to play the official versions normally, including online play. Set in the Eastern European theater of World War II, the mod primarily features the Soviet Union's Red Army and Nazi Germany's Ostheer. Company of Heroes: Eastern Front is an upcoming fan-designed modification for Relic Entertainment's critically acclaimed real-time strategy game Company of Heroes.

Company of heroes eastern front campaign