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After a long wait, dead silence from the hosts and numerous rumors, a new announcement has been made about Tales of Heroes.

Well guys it's been quite a while. I'm sorry I didn't post any news in the recent past. I've been doing some thinking and I've decided to give CoH one more shot. I have at the very least, one last show lined up, but we'll see if the balance patch currently in beta can bring back the spark. Stay tuned, I promise to get #75 out in the next few weeks, and I'll keep you all more posted on my progress.

We may be seeing the end of Tales of Heroes. No matter if you think thats good or bad.

The Pofia Mod has been released together with a rather vague message from the developer.

This mod is about fusing a bit of realism with balancing plus with a bit of Oh snap with new and some quite unique units for each side and every faction. You really got try it to learn what its about.

So to try it out and learn what its about download the mod here.

Relic has announced today the release of their balance playtest to help beta test for the upcoming 2.400 patch. Take a look:

We are pleased to announce the Company of Heroes – Balance Playtest! Some things we plan on introducing throughout this Playtest are:

1. Host Proxy support. The network layer has been re-written to support host relayed traffic. What does this mean? Essentially, if you can connect to the host of the game you can connect to everyone else!
2. Map Contest. The top community submitted maps will be added to the PlayTest! These maps will be part of the auto-match loop as well as random play. The winners will be announced at the end of the beta, by you!
3. Bittorrent Downloader. In order to assist with the delivery of patches and additional content, an opt-in bittorrent system will be tested to help distribute data to you much more quickly.
4. Daily/Bi-daily Gameplay Changes & fixes. As with the last beta we will be iterating very quickly making the Company of Heroes gaming experience even better!

NOTE: The Company of Heroes - Balance Playtest will not modify any of your existing Company of Heroes or Opposing Fronts game files. This installer will work for all locales.

Below are the installation and requirement details on the Playtest:

Download the installer from here: http://thq.vo.llnwd.net/o10/CoH/playtest/CoH_Playtest_Setup.exe

Playtest Requirements:
- Company of Heroes and/or Opposing Fronts installed and patched to version 2.301
- 8gb available hard drive space.

To view the change log for v2.400, click here. To post you feedback on the beta be sure and post it in this forum.

Community member Henry666 has released a new map titled "Dust and Stones". This map will be entered into the map making contest but is available to try now. Check it out:

Mapsize: 512 x 512 (playable area)
Max Players: 8
Terrain: Desert
Resources: 6 x 5 Fuel, 12 x 5 Munition, 2 x 10 Munition, 14 x Manpower, 5 x Victory Point
Game Modes: Victory Point Control & Annihiliate
Map Description: Teams start on opposing sides of an abandoned train station and have to choose to go straight through it or flank the enemy across some hills.

Be sure to post any feedback that you have on this map right here on Total CoH.

We recently reported about a new beta patch being released, today we have a follow up article on it. It seems from a post over on the Relic forums by Cryogen that the new patch will contain a new feature. Take a look:

The new networking layer in this next beta supports Host proxying. Because it does, the only person that you have to connect to in order to be in the game is the host of the game. This should improve connectivity of 4/6/8 player games to be the same as what 2 player games are like now.

Stay tuned for more news as well as the eventual release of this new patch!

The Tale of Heroes Podcast has released their latest episode recently. Here's what they had to say:

Here it is guys, Episode #74 is finally available! The first render of the show seemed too blurry, so i upped the quality a bit (which is why it's later than i'd like). I'll also be updating the podcast with an ipod compatible version later today and streaming is still on the way.

As for the show, it's a great match on the new Beaux Lowlands between some high ranked players. Riflespam to M8 faces off against heavy T2 wehrmact in this exciting game!

To listen or download this new podcast episode be sure to visit here.

This was announced at Relic Online.

A potential in-game exploit has come to our attention. While we understand the desire to improve/change or otherwise make the game your own, and respect those with the ability to do so, we must advise against unsupported modifications to the game's files. Please be aware that modifying your game client is against the Terms of Service and will result in a permanent account banning

Be aware that if you are exploiting the games files, it might cause Relic to lock down these files, making some mods impossible to use. If you're cheating you might end up harming the community, so don't.

The Battle of the Bulge mod has been released for Coh 2.3/OF. This is what was announced by the developers:

Early this morning, following heavy artillery bombardement,large German forces
have penetrated US positions in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxemburg!!

Allied High command is hastily rushing reenforcements to the
area, to counter the surprise attack and prevent them from crossing Meuse river.

Can you stop the elite of the german panzerdivisions, or vice versa,lead them to victory?
Find out.

All TGN has to say is: Mmm... Snow! Download the mod here.

Relic developer Mukkel recently posted the following message over at Relic News

There will be a beta starting shortly with gameplay/balance changes, improved network connectivity (proxy hosting) as well as MAPS!

Stay tuned. More information will be coming down the pipe in the coming days.

mukkel

We can only hope for the best and wait for a big bunch of new maps!

THQ owned Volition is putting a little tribute to CoH in its latest game: Saints Row 2
Sure cant wait to taste that lamb mine...