Port 6112 or whatever it is has been forwarded on my system firewall and through the router but I still cannot play online. What do I need to do to get it working, I haven't been able to play CoH1 online at my place since I got this stupid new router so if I can't get it working with this thing I'm just fucked because its mandatory with the new cable+phone+net bundle I have.
Probably the funniest motherfucker on the planet. He appeared on a few of Devildoggamers Arma2 videos and I played with him for a bit this weekend (I was in his fireteam )
What don't you like about it? I don't like how the barrel and grip attachments work, for example in BF3 there wasn't really a downside to heavy barrel aside from not being able to use other barrel attachments. Now they all have tradeoffs that don't really make that much sense. Either you have less side to side recoil with a ridiculous upward pull, or no upward pull but with terrible full auto accuracy (and lets be honest, full auto is the only way you can successfully use assault rifles except for maybe the Scar-H). The only one that seems like a no brainer are the ones that augment hip fire accuracy. And the net code problem should have been fixed like 2 months ago. But looking past those two things I like the game better than BF3- better maps, much better class balance, suppression effects reworked, more freedom with building destruction like in BC2, CAS planes (A10 and Chinese equivalent) main gun is actually effective vs ground targets now, amongst other smaller improvements.
Wow thanks for the reply's guys. I have been at work the last two days and just got back to the thread.
My budget right now is about $850-900, so I have some flexibility to build a pretty beefy computer. I considered buying a pre-built, but I want to know how to build my own PC, so as time goes on and I need to upgrade myself, I won't feel intimidated in doing so.
Noted, thank you!
Good to know, i'll keep that in mind.
Okay, so step one, get a components list together, doing some research right now.
I actually bought a computer about 7 months ago for ~450$. It uses AMDs trinity APU processors, and its set up to easily run crossfire with another card, so on one hand I could just upgrade the PSU and install my other GPU, but my concern is that I wont have room to upgrade it further, and won't get the results that I want from my current setup.
Here are the specs for my new rig, most the parts were suggested by D3adshot and Bud:
That comes out to around $650 (DVD drive not included). On that budget+build you have just enough money to pick up a R9 270x, GTX 660ti or GTX 760 for your GPU.
Spend the extra money to get a solid system. If you want to save money then do it in the GPU department, that way if you aren't pleased you only need to upgrade one component. Right now I'm only bottlenecked by my 6850, but when I get my 780 in the next 7-10 days I'm gonna rock out with my cock out because everything else is good to go for a fairly high end rig. If you want hardware advice then ask D3adshot or Budwise they are both experts at this stuff.
I just spent around $700 on my new system (not even including the 6850 I already had) and the CoH2 framerate is bouncing all over the fucking place on lowish settings. Not trying to crush your hopes or anything, but if you are building a computer specifically for CoH2 you need to decide between being economical or being happy because you won't get both. This game is possibly the worst optimized out there, just to put things in perspective my 6850 does almost flawless 60fps on ultra Red Orchestra 2, 45-60 medium BF4, and 40-60 high Arma 3. I recommend getting a 6970 or better if you are serious about this game.