Profile of James Hale

I thought I'd post this here in case anyone fancied trying something a bit different. I haven't been active here in several years but (primarily owing to lockdown) did recently get back into CoH2 and decided to get my old mod working after a 4 year hiatus. It's now back up, being updated regularly, and public.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2057451448

This mod likely won't be to everyone's tastes but is relatively bug-free, has improved AI, and focuses on unique, interesting faction designs and thematic commander concepts.

The idea was to revert to Relic's original core faction designs, albeit with a twist. The Brits are slightly different in that they are a newer faction and haven't received substantial design changes in vanilla; the best way I can describe them in the mod is 'powerful but inflexible' -- you have multiple options but are locked into them once chosen.

All commanders have been tested; some are kept as-is, some have received tweaks, and some have been redesigned.

In the past most people here seemed to focus more on vanilla 1v1 and 2v2, but if anyone would be interested in trying the mod and providing any feedback (good or bad) then I'd appreciate it. A few of us play this mod regularly and I've been incorporating feedback from testers where it aligns with the mod's design goals, and so whereas not everything will be to your tastes - and especially if you only play vanilla - you will hopefully find something to enjoy.

Thank you!

Rest in peace, Dominik.

You were the best of us.

their QA department is far too busy to test that many patches due to the rigorous testing methods they use.

If you spent less time making bitter, snide remarks and more time bucking up your ideas and acting a little more professional, then perhaps Relic would welcome you back into the fold. Some of us remember the way you and Milka acted in the Alpha, and are still disgusted to this day. Frankly, I am amazed the pair of you weren't server banned.

No one likes a Negative Nancy. Get with the programme, Liam. The Relic family awaits with open arms, but do you have the basic humility to let bygones be bygones, get off your high horse, climb down your ivory tower and actually become productive again?

No, I thought not.

Conspiracy theory time!

Is Relic just as frustrated by the NDA and the non-existent marketing as we are and the appearance of Brits in the game files is their subtle way of telling us what there is to be excited about?

Many of the developers I've spoken to are, yes, but it's not something they can do much about. Their job is to design content for the game, not to change internal office politics or argue about brand management. A sad fact of life, I'm afraid. Do not expect change in those areas. We've had two years of this now.

As for the lines about the Brits, I'd just put it down to an accidental leak. I don't think there's anything to be read into it. Conspiracy is rarely a fruitful line of enquiry.

Have you done a virus scan? I think you may have the 289_A.fungkiip.backdoor trojanne, but I'm not sure. Definitely worth scanning for, though.

Basically, it will uninstall random programmes (including games in your Steam directory) if you ALT - TAB or ALT - F4 enough. Not sure why; maybe Janne will know.

More info here: http://www.pctools.com/mrc/infections/

Hope that helps.