THQ’s Company of Heroes patch v2.02 out now

THQ and Relic Entertainment‘s World War II real-time strategy game Company of Heroes is regarded as one of the best games of its genre. Don’t look now as it’s about to get better because Company of Heroes patch 2.02 has arrived.

THQ and Relic’s Company of Heroes patch 2.02 for the original and the Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts expansion is only 5MB large, but fixes annoying CD key bugs, sync errors and further balances the factions in this already well-polished offering. Here’s the complete list of changes in Company of Heroes version 2.02:

General

• Fixed CD-key validation errors.
• Environmental Reverb is now disabled by default for hyper threaded machines.

See the complete Company of Heroes version 2.02 changelog after the jump!

THQ and Relic Entertainment‘s World War II real-time strategy game Company of Heroes is regarded as one of the best games of its genre. Don’t look now as it’s about to get better because Company of Heroes patch 2.02 has arrived.

THQ and Relic’s Company of Heroes patch 2.02 for the original and the Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts expansion is only 5MB large, but fixes annoying CD key bugs, sync errors and further balances the factions in this already well-polished offering. Here’s the complete list of changes in Company of Heroes version 2.02:

General

• Fixed CD-key validation errors.
• Environmental Reverb is now disabled by default for hyper threaded machines.

Gameplay

• Fixed Overwatch.
• Combat system updates: System reverted to COH infantry combat.
• Vet 3 Ostwind receives a 40% boost to accuracy.
• Wehrmacht Panzer Command Building reduced 15 fuel.
• Wehrmacht Panzer Command build time increased by 15s
•  Knights’ Cross Holders receive Panzerfaust ability at Vet 3
• Panther cost reduced from 140 fuel to 125 fuel
• Panzerfausts cost reduced to 35
• Stugs and StuHs receive a 15% health modifier at vet 2
• Wehrmacht Halftracks receive damage modifier at Vet 1 decreased from .85 to .75
• Wehrmacht Halftracks deliver 20% more damage Vet 2
• Vet 2 StuH has a received penetration modifier of .85
• Churchill Crocodile Flamethrower range increased from 20 to 35
•  Churchill Crocodile Flamethrower damage output increased vs pinned (1.5 damage, 2x accuracy) and suppressed targets (1.25 damage).
• Sniper rifles accuracy vs trench cover increased from .25 to .45
• Reduced cost of Allied MG nest by 5 fuel.
• Ranger Veterancy experience requirements increased to 14/28/50
• British Howitzer Popcap reduced to 10 from 12.
• BAR damage increased to .4 versus Panzer Elite soldiers.
• Puma4 Armoured Car Vet 2 range bonus reduced to 1.125 from 1.2
• Nebelwerfer Vet 3 damage reduced to 1.15 from 1.25.

Online

• Players now get distributed to teams evenly as they join
• Fixed some P2P Sync issues.
• Fixed an error in the way stats were counting.
•  Stats are now displaying correctly.