Welcome to Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies

Originally developed by Relic Entertainment
Developed for Linux by Feral Interactive Limited
Published for Linux by Feral Interactive Limited

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

This document is intended to help you answer any questions that you may have about Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies

  1. Will Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies work on my Linux distro?
  2. Which graphics cards and driver versions are supported by Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies?
  3. Does Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies support achievements?
  4. Can Mac, Linux and Windows players play each other in online multiplayer games?
  5. Where can I find a list of all the units in the game?
  6. Switching to a virtual terminal causes the game to crash or the graphics to render incorrectly. How do I prevent this from happening?
  7. Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies runs slowly on my computer. Is there anything I can do to increase the speed?
  8. How do I get technical support for Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies?

  1. Will Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies work on my Linux distro?

    Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies has been fully tested on Ubuntu 14.04.2. For the best gameplay experience, we recommend you use this distro.

    The game should also work on other recent versions of Ubuntu, and may also work on other Linux distros; however, as the game has not been tested on these, it is possible that you will encounter performance and gameplay issues, and we do not currently offer support for other versions or distros.

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  2. Which graphics cards and driver versions are supported by Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies?

    The graphics card series and driver versions below have been tested, and these and higher series or versions will run the game without issues:

    Intel

    Series: Intel Iris Pro
    Driver version: 10.5.2

    Nvidia

    Series: 6xx
    Driver version: 352.21

    NOTE: Open-source Nvidia graphics drivers are not currently supported by Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies. Unfortunately, the current open-source Nvidia drivers do not support a number of the graphical features used in the game.

    AMD

    AMD graphics cards are not currently supported by Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies.

    If you wish to play the game using an AMD graphics card, we recommend that you update your graphics driver to AMD Catalyst version 15.7 or higher. You may be able to play the game, but are likely to see graphical glitches and experience performance or stability issues.

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  3. Does Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies support achievements?

    Yes, achievements are supported by Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies.

    If you are signed in to Steam, your achievements will be visible to you in-game and also to other players through the Steam application.

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  4. Can Mac, Linux and Windows players play each other in online multiplayer games?

    Mac and Linux players can play each other in online games, but neither can play with Windows players.

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  5. Where can I find a list of all the units in the game?

    There are detailed unit guides for each army in Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies available on the CoH2.org website:

    Oberkommando West
    US Forces

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  6. Switching to a virtual terminal causes the game to crash or the graphics to render incorrectly. How do I prevent this from happening?

    Switching between a virtual terminal (by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F1-F6) and the X server (by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F7) while the game is running may cause the game to crash or the graphics to render incorrectly.

    The problem will be fixed the next time you launch the game.

    We do not recommend switching to a virtual terminal while running the game, as the problem is likely to occur each time you do so.

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  7. Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies runs slowly on my computer. Is there anything I can do to increase the speed?

    There are several factors which have an impact on the speed at which Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies runs. Please see the Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies Performance Tips section in the ReadMe for ways to increase the speed at which the game runs on your computer.

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  8. How do I get technical support for Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies?

    Please read the technical support information in the ReadMe; this tells you what to check and if necessary, how to contact Feral Technical Support with your issue.

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