This beta is far more advanced than the 2.601b but its access will be limited.
Only people participating on the movie trailer contest will have access to the beta. Rules for the movie contest:
- First prize is the wish you want to be include in a special version of NHCmod just for you. The cost of work should not exceed the amount of work needed to add one unit.
- All participants get access to the beta
- All participants that have sent a movie will be in the credits section of the README
- The movie should not exceed 15 min
- Trailer's comments, text should be in English (French is tolerated)
- No nazi propaganda , no obscene pictures, no child pornography, ... no illegal stuff ok?
- No stolen soundtrack from other games are allowed (Use of short extract should not exceed something like 30 seconds, law is complicated)
- Company of Heroes original soundtrack is allowed
- If you want to participate just say it on the forum here
- Movie should be uploaded for streaming at youtube or any other streaming website
- Post the link of your movie on the forum here
- You can post several movie to increase you chance of winning
- Several people can form a team and post the same movie, but only one wish will be granted to the team
- Deadline for posting a movie is 30 June 2011
I think these rules are fair. Unless someone have other recommendation I can start the contest as soon as the new beta is ready.
Features of the upcoming version:
The next beta is nearly ready, here is a list of change since 2.6:
NEW UNITS:
- Daimler Armoured Car Mk. I available at the british HQ truck
- Daimler Scout Car Mk. III available at the Field support truck
- Panther Command Tank available to blitzkrieg doctrine
- Panzerkampfwagen II available to blitzkrieg doctrine
- Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus available to propaganda doctrine
- 75mm GMC M3 available in the US Motor Pool and the Royal Canadian Artillery
- Allied Eselschreck added to US HQ
- Zombies are spawned from the PE secret lab after mad scientists have gather enough corpses
- M8 Scott added to Infantry company
- Wespe added to PE Scorched earth Tactics.
Upgrades:
- Pop cost of Knight Cross holder set to 1.
- "Request paradrop" upgrade requires "Call the RAF" upgrade before being visible
- The Combiner is now compatible with Czech version of CoH
- Cost of the Air recon ability of the radio operator is reduced for the Airborne Company.
- Quick shortcut added to the RADAR.
- Tiger Ace and German officer have 6 levels of veterancy.
- Recoilless jeeps gain level 1 veterancy with the veteran paratrooper upgrade.
- New icon for the Elefant to make sure that everyone can see it.
- Blitzkrieg doctrine can call up to 3 Tigers. (+1 Tiger205 + 1 Tiger Ace + 2 regular Tigers= 7 Tigers!)
- Jagdtiger's HP increased from 1500 to 2000.
- All teams on any Flakvierlings can be reinforced.
- Fix for the veterancy icon of captured M5 3inch AT gun.
- Fix for the Pink wreck of the Jagdtiger.
- Heroes are available if you start a new single player campaign. However, the reward menu will allow you to disable the heroes instead of activating them.
- Rebuilt Elefant does not give a Jagdpanther anymore.
- Elefant moved from blitzkrieg doctrine to defensive doctrine.
- AT shells added to M36.
- Tigers' and Pershing's main gun have the same range but the veterancy improve their gun differently.
- New veteran Level 1 US Heavy Machine Gun Teams from the infrantry company get additional submachine guns.
- New veteran Level 3 MG42 Heavy Machine Gun get an additional MG42.
- V2 cost increased from 325 ammo to 350 ammo.
- Recharge time of Aces' self-repair increased.
- Bad name of rebuilt jagdtiger fixed
- Commandos and SAS can throw grenades from buildings.
- SAS gain range with veterancy.
- Fixed a bug of the original game that prevent nebelwerfer to use medical kit.
- Comet Tank can now crush heavy obstacles
- Comet tank's HP increased from 700 to 900
- Comet tank's gun damage increased and can now beat the panther (if you drive the Comet correctly and if you are lucky)
- Cost of Comet Tank increased to 480 manpower and 110 fuel
- Achilles' gun damage increased
- Achilles' gun range increased from 45 to 48.5
- Firefly Ace can now crush heavy obstacles
- Axis defensive artillery use 100 ammo to be in overwatch mode for a duration of 150 seconds
- Axis defensive artillery require the 88mm Flak 36 AT/AA upgrade
- New British HQ can produce the new units of the mod and crush infantry.
- Royal Engineers cannot inflitrate buildings anymore.
- M3 Halftrack added to Royal Engineers.
- M3 Halftrack's pop cost set to 2.
- M36 added to combiner.
- Tank Aces don't gain armor at level 3 veterancy anymore.
- off-map Registered Artillery restored to axis bunker and observation post.
- Heroes gain less bonus with veterancy.
- AI can build new units of ToV and the mod.
- RAF radio is automatically targeted by enemy units.
- Repair pionneer can repair buildings.
- P-47 and Typhoon overwatch's cost increased to 285 ammo.
- Cost of boxes of FG42 reduced.
- HP of Flakpanzer38(t) increased from 350 to 375.
- Nebelwerfer's range set to 200 (default=150)
- "Allied War Machine" duration increased from 30 seconds to 45 seconds.
- Panzergrenadiers cannot build wooden bunker anymore.
- Elefant's icon fixed.
- Sprint ability added to PE special pioneers.
- Panzer Elite Tank Busters and Assault Grenadiers squads can keep at max 6 weapons instead of 5.
- Bug of the improved Booby trap ability of PE Schwimmwagen fixed
- PE King Tiger gain less bonus at level 4.
- Nebelwerfer recharge time reduction bonus at level 3 reduced from 10s to 5s.
- Halifax Carpet Bombing cost increased from 20 fuel to 30 fuel.
- PE Repair Station cannot heal infantry while being in construction anymore.
- Luftwaffe squad can salvage wrecks and throws grenades.
- Fallschirmjagers bug fixed in the combiner.
- New icons for bazooka, medic, Powell, Piat
- AI always cheats
