In great news for the entire Company of Heroes gaming community, the legendary strategy franchise is back, combining gripping combat with new layers of strategy in a stunning Mediterranean setting. Company of Heroes 3 is coming to PC in 2022, bringing the intimate story of the series to a new arena of war.
Something that we find quite interesting is that, in a new video, Relic Entertainment describes how authenticity and realism have brought the battlefield to life and how these key pillars have evolved for Company of Heroes 3. To create a truly authentic experience, The Relic team was inspired by their conversations with historians, watching countless hours of documentaries about World War II, and reading technical journals from the era.
For Company of Heroes 3, the studio has also created a unique system called “Paper Doll”, in which the objects in the game are designed in a more modular way, so that each suit or tank can be easily customized to look different. and therefore feel more authentic.
The video also provides an in-depth look at how animations, vehicles, armor and unit behaviors have progressed and how environments have changed for CoH3. “Now units really react to their surroundings, for example when planes fly overhead or when an enemy is close, their stance changes, which really creates a living battlefield,” says Tristan Brett, art director for Company of Heroes 3. .