UKF Bugged/New units?

Hey guys, I'm a new player to CoH 2 (in 2020, I know! O.o) and am loving it so far. I am playing UKF exclusively (despite all the naysayers! ) and have a pretty good grasp of the game now.

However, the other day I was playing a bot game with a friend, and a few units appeared in buildings that I have never seen before.. namely the British Medic Squad in the Field Headquarters (T0), and the Assault Officer in the Command Platoon Post (T1)... where did these units come from, they're not new, are they..? O.o Also, I've noticed some abilities on certain units that I had never seen before, though I can't remember exactly what they were..

At first I thought I had used a new Commander or something and never noticed them, but during my next game they were still there, and before I had chosen any Commanders. I thought maybe it was a map setting or something, but we didn't use any mods (except Cold Tech disabled and High Resources..). I can't find any information on these units and they are not listed in the Unit Guide here on the site, so I am at a loss.

Can anyone tell me if these are intended units, and what caused them to appear? Or is my game somehow bugged and showing me old units or scenario-specific ones..? Any insight would be appreciated, thanks!

Hey! Welcome to the forums. Both the British Medic Squad and the Officer are new additions to the core roster of the UKF as of a patch from a few days ago. In other words, your game is working as intended...probably.

Winter Patch just droped with a major rework for UKF. The Medics (T0) and Assault officer (T1) are new. check the patch notes linked on the COH2 Reddit.

Hey! Welcome to the forums. Both the British Medic Squad and the Officer are new additions to the core roster of the UKF as of a patch from a few days ago. In other words, your game is working as intended...probably.

Holy cow... really? Thanks for the quick reply! I'm quite shocked that they are completely new units, I didn't even notice a patch for the game on Steam.. O.o

Thanks for clearing that up! I'll be sure to give them a shot. Also, I just recalled one ability I never noticed before on the AEC, a recon plane ability that seemed quite strong. I'm not sure, but I think it unlocked through veterancy. Can anyone confirm if that is new as well?

Is there a reliable place to check all of the patch notes..?

PS: I found them here: https://community.companyofheroes.com/discussion/67/coh-2-changelog/p6

Thanks for the replies guys, I was very confused! O.o

Holy cow... really? Thanks for the quick reply! I'm quite shocked that they are completely new units, I didn't even notice a patch for the game on Steam.. O.o

Thanks for clearing that up! I'll be sure to give them a shot. Also, I just recalled one ability I never noticed before on the AEC, a recon plane ability that seemed quite strong. I'm not sure, but I think it unlocked through veterancy. Can anyone confirm if that is new as well?

Is there a reliable place to check all of the patch notes..?

PS: I found them here: https://community.companyofheroes.com/discussion/67/coh-2-changelog/p6

Thanks for the replies guys, I was very confused! O.o

PPS: I'm actually quite blown away by how active this community is and the developers still putting in work on a 7 year old game. I literally did not expect there to be new units, just balance changes every 6 months or so. Pleasantly surprised.

Keep up the good work! 8)

Welcome!

The updates are done by a community team, and they do well, considering how precarious balance is in this game.

Both units were only in 1 commander, and they didn't see much light, even though they have good voice lines and such.

A recon plane on an AEC would come from the Designate Command Vehicle commander ability, I believe.

Welcome!

The updates are done by a community team, and they do well, considering how precarious balance is in this game.

Both units were only in 1 commander, and they didn't see much light, even though they have good voice lines and such.

A recon plane on an AEC would come from the Designate Command Vehicle commander ability, I believe.

I see. Thanks for the info! I feel really dumb posting this in the Bug forum now and not General or the UKF one.

And you are so right about the Designate Command Vehicle ability! I couldn't remember how I got it... Veterancy was a dumb guess haha.

I noticed a few icon text bugs as well, and that's what eventually led me to think that something went wrong I guess.. I was about to report them but can see they're already on the list here in the forums. Great community!