CoH2 Crash Course #1: Basic Concepts + SOV

[@skippyfx]

KEY MOMENTS @2:15 - The Hardest Part @3:07 - Best Faction to Start @3:34 - Introduction to Commanders @5:30 - Soviets Tier 1 + 2 @6:22 - Fuel Points @7:56 - Retreating @9:34 - Cover @10:19 - Mines (these can only be seen by other engineers with minesweepers) @11:54 - Mine vs Infantry @12:34 - Anti-Tank @13:21 - Soviet Commander Recommendation (Anti-Infantry Tactics) @13:33 - Unit Health @15:35 - Unit Abilities @18:20 - Panzer IV @19:58 - Soviets Tier 4 @20:49 - Suppression @22:58 - Vehicle Support / Caution @24:06 - Unit Veterancy @25:15 - Crewing Support Weapons @26:11 - Victory Points (How to Win) @27:28 - Mine vs Vehicle @30:28 - Attack Ground @32:08 - Reversing Vehicles @37:30 - Why Soviets is Best to Learn 1st @39:02 - Soviets Tier 1 @40:45 - Engineers Fight (Cover + Range Differences) @42:57 - Weapon Upgrades in Territory @44:15 - Units in Light Scout Car @45:58 - Penal uses Satchel Ability @49:40 - Panzerfaust (Snare) vs Vehicle (. . .more to come. . .)

[@skippyfx]

Going to keep adding more!

[@amgtshen9748]

SkippyFX nice.

[@Anugrahrao]

can u please tell how to use camera like you because u are not using mouse to move it how?????

[@skippyfx]

@@Anugrahrao I use my arrow keys to make those moves.

[@whiskizyo2067]

its been 9 months, wheres the more to come :P

[@ZinvictanGamer]

Double backspace to bring the camera angle to original angle.

[@RichyRich2607]

Wow.. thanks.. it annoyed the shit out of me xD

[@peqnut]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@fredericadam170]

I've played 1000 hours in this game - thank you man!!

[@franceschik1]

Dude... can you believe this morning I thought: "skippy has a lot of experience in CoH... What if he made videos about tricks and tips?" 10 hours later.... here we go.

[@Buts]

You have tapped into a secret power, abuse it.

[@skippyfx]

Bravo. 💪🏻

[@secretsofthedeep20k]

The calm in the chaos accompanied by nice piano jazz is fantastic. Awesome comeback, thanks for the enlightenment.

[@skippyfx]

Glad you liked that. 😇

[@blazerwitt9042]

No matter how many hours you have on this game it never hurts to watch this! You always learn new things, through mistakes, videos, tutorials, etc! I wish I had this video when I first started out! It's a fantastic guide Skippy!

[@skippyfx]

Thanks man! It’s so true. I’m still learning!

[@colorconnection]

I really appreciate how you don't lose your temper. Games are so much more fun when people don't act like babies.

[@skippyfx]

Amen!

[@AdreeThompsonLMT]

Yes. He is ridiculously cool headed.

[@bombardierboerboels]

Fun fun

[@strafniki1080]

Especially as Soviets

[@liebonhardus9879]

This video just made it to the top of my "What every CoH2 beginner needs to see" list.

[@Nautules83]

A buddy of mine got me into CoH2 recently and I am really struggling to learn, so this is very helpful. Also I can really respect you trying to convey mechanics and abilites while the utter chaos of the game is going on, gave me a few good chuckles aswell as you were juggling everything that was going on. Appreciate this and im sure the rest of the series aswell!

[@Pantsugrenadiere]

3:18 "soviet have weaker units" Me and my shocktroop/penal satchel Pstd: *am i a joke to you ?*

[@bmarci1996]

Me: *Laughs in KV-2*

[@skippyfx]

Was talking about the base units! 🤣 Yeah, in the video I say Shock Troops are the best infantry.

[@pineapplelapolynesia1994]

*A commissar is prepared to join our forces.*

[@mangored209]

@@pineapplelapolynesia1994 he's good too

[@curbgrinder111]

appropriate use of meme/coh2 knowledge detected

[@hevvy2112]

That second game was NUTS! I had no hope whatsoever for your team. That rally speech for mid point made all the difference

[@skippyfx]

Morale is everything!

[@whiskizyo2067]

That awkward moment where your team is getting wrecked so you leave game early then the team suddenly starts coming back and wins LOL

[@throwawayemail6269]

By *far* the best guide to COH2 that I've seen outside of the tiny tips and tricks videos from Hans.

[@skippyfx]

Aw, thanks! I think it can be better, but it was my first attempt after all. Glad it was helpful.

[@julthefool150]

Another thing : flame weapons do more damage against units behind green cover than normal weapons

[@AJsWargaming]

Great video! Everyone needs some basic info. Even if you don't play, helps you enjoy other's gameplay.

[@skippyfx]

Cheers to that. 🙌🏻

[@TB-ModelRR]

I sucked in CoH and I suck in CoH 2, still love it! 😆 Can't wait to suck in CoH 3. Great game!

[@IntergalacticVoid]

Same

[@WeebLord69]

@@IntergalacticVoid coh 3 çıkacağı açıklandı orda you can suck there too now bro :)

[@IntergalacticVoid]

@@WeebLord69 Biliyorum 7 ay önce yazmıştım

[@WeebLord69]

@@IntergalacticVoid 😁

[@kamarovdeux7382]

@@WeebLord69 ben de would like to emmek

[@Brady_Da_GOAT]

Awesome video. Appreciate your determination in sticking with the game in the 2nd match after someone quit. Just a fyi, at 45:50, it’s order 227/ not 221, that you were going for in that speech of yours. Order 227 was the “Not a step back!" order for Soviet soldiers retreating in combat.

[@cdemike7517]

Started playing CoH2 again thanks to Skippy, realized I'm not great, then saw this. Thanks!

[@skippyfx]

Welcome, comrade! We’ll get you for for battle in no time.

[@leventesziklai6703]

I was PaPaBeaRD on twitch and I just wanted to say thank you for your advices and keep up the great work! You're the best content creator that I have know

[@skippyfx]

Thank you, comrade! Much love.

[@redx1li590]

Just got it this weekend with a bunch of friends haha. Can't wait to play some big matches

[@skippyfx]

Have fun!

[@TakeItEasy2019]

Yea the shift+click is really helpful. I only found out when randomly reading the tips on the loading screen.

[@drinkyourwater1039]

in the last game i could hear Red Army is the Strongest while you anihilated that gigantic blob with the katyusha

[@VlatkoDojchinoski]

WOOOOOW!!! That second game.. That comeback.. wow. The best CoH 2 video. Really educational, really good. Thanks!

[@zaikolebolsh5724]

9:45 and harder to suppress don't forget this as it is extremely useful for making the enemy focus an specific squad to let others retreat or to take out a mg entire

[@draxxbergeron3083]

brilliant and that was exciting... that is why I bought the game today. Thanks!

[@iceswallowseaman7788]

Finally What ive been waiting for so long

[@TRANCERwin]

Loving your video.. .i can barely move a unit and you are teaching while wrecking the enemy xd keep up the good content, cheers !

[@GeorgesHenryPORTEFAIT]

I only have 400 hours of COH2 and your video helped me a lot i am still struggling with AI, I win standard, but not difficult Thanks for this video

[@dylanmcdowell3894]

I've seen all kinds of tips & tricks videos, but I really respect the effort to make one while you're live in a 3v3 lol.

[@じゅげむ-s6b]

casually clutches from 22 - 480 till enemy surrendered

[@skippyfx]

That’s how we do.

[@garybravo9542]

Wow my favorite noob is teaching newcomers how to coh 2 hahaha, Go for it skippy

[@skippyfx]

Lesson 2: Forget everything you know. It’s time for Goliaths. 😏

[@RJR1953]

I'm late to the scene but that second battle was awesome. Way to hang in there for the win!

[@neckum3925]

Very good mic quality! Enjoyable to listen to

[@hectorflorespauner3404]

LOL, you listened to my petition and made the video, thanks a lot man, I hope I become better player now

[@skippyfx]

My pleasure! Thanks for giving suggestions. 😊

[@hectorflorespauner3404]

@@skippyfx There's one thing I didn't get though, how do you restore the health bar on units when they are in the HQ?? You've said each army has its own way, right?

[@skippyfx]

@@hectorflorespauner3404 Yes, I neglected to say how the Soviets do it. Got distracted. When you click the 'Tier' 0 building, you'll see the medics as an upgrade on the side (just to the left of the abilities grid).

[@NorroTaku]

that was pressy amazing very auxilliarating!

[@MrPathorn]

As Soviet, if you have engineer dedicated to repair task, upgrade minesweeper on them so they repair faster.

[@tomuhawk96]

I'm pretty sure only Wehrmacht and OKW get faster repair from the minesweeper upgrade. Edit: My bad, looked at the tool tip in game seems you were right.

[@Schubbi61]

@@tomuhawk96 it was like that till last patch

[@DARK24-7]

Not a new player bro,but if there is anything i have neglected-i appreciate the vid.Great resource,and i enjoy yer vids.

[@avenpreston2001]

i like how you were holding the flag bye yourself and your 3 allies all had to go for the mid vp

[@demodude6865]

Thx skippy, I appreciate player with crap load more experience sprinkling their knowledge to new and inexperienced players like me, though I've played many games but only against ai lol

[@skippyfx]

My pleasure!

[@kirbee1113]

That was awesome!

[@skyhr]

That second game.... what the actual F... lollll!!!!

[@Blue-mr7fe]

when one actually looks at the map all game in last game and noticed the green computer actually did more than the player

[@skippyfx]

A common occurrence you’ll see from quitters. They just don’t have the fighting spirit that war demands.

[@elz1318]

That was a great bedtime story

[@kabournoura5886]

Thanks a lot skippy

[@GoadedGoblin]

That last game was so epic

[@andreapatton7111]

Jeers for this video I never knew how to play Russian properly thanks. Subbed

[@manakzar7148]

I started with OKW. After 400 hours, I've started to learn Soviets

[@AdreeThompsonLMT]

Our mini love story in chat at @10:57 😂😂 “when the punk meets miss goody 2 shoes” 😅🥰

[@roscore5]

great video as always. maybe another noobtip (dont know if mentioned it in the video) never park your vehicles in red circles. (except you have the ability to capture)

[@hajtom6280]

Good Job Skippy! I will play hahaha

[@skippyfx]

Yes!

[@ruiningsong9691]

Great comeback.

[@IamAWESOME3980]

I love a tiger tank. I wish to drive one down my local highway.

[@skippyfx]

There’s only one working one left in the whole world. Kind of crazy!

[@jaymendoza4616]

Will you be able to make a video focusing on mechanical skills? Like hotbutton usage? I notice you cycle through your units really fast.

[@salamgarawi2092]

Great video 👍

[@Fury_MB]

Skippy im not gonna watch this video as i already know how to play a good bit but thank you for this, i got 2 of my friends to buy CoH 2 on the free and reduced weekend and have been having a hard time teaching them, this will help them soo much so i really appreciate it, will you please do the other factions as well? Much love

[@skippyfx]

My pleasure! I’m happy to hear that and have a resource for the new people. Yes, Wehrmacht coming next and will do the others too!

[@Laddima222]

I love how the yellow teammate in the first game proceeded to only build MG, got completely wrecked the entire game, and then decided to blame the team for it. Happens in every type of game 😂

[@eddymcchucklenuggets]

Hey Skippy, what is the optimal amount of players (or AI) I should be playing with when starting out, should I start in 1v1s or is it better to jump into 4v4s?

[@julthefool150]

If you like big boom 💥 then lay a Mine and put a Demo charge on top. The aoe damage when the mine goes off will act as auto trigger to the demo charge and the damage of mine + charge stacks. You can almost one shot a panther and you will kill a LOT of units

[@skippyfx]

Demo charges are now visible without minesweepers, so that doesn’t work quite like it use too.

[@julthefool150]

Seriously? Whats the Point in Using them then? But at least now i unterstand Why you plant them behind objects

[@hnnggg5001]

51:50 Grand Theft Auto : Lienne Forest

[@mikeshoults4155]

OMG the micromanaging. So much clicking!

[@Cthulhu_LW]

Skippy dude.. love the content! Ever considered a gameplay with 4 stürmtigers?

[@Pantsugrenadiere]

He already did it several months ago

[@Cthulhu_LW]

@@Pantsugrenadiere Thanks, I will look it up!

[@Pantsugrenadiere]

@@Cthulhu_LW just research 4 sturmtiger coh2 and you will find it directly

[@skippyfx]

Yeah, we did it once, but it was on a big map so we didn’t get them all together enough. We can do better, I think. Still great moments though! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGbakJ1tebuYr9E

[@redjacc7581]

everytime i play with randoms vs AI team there is always one teammate that starts attacking me and destroys my units with aoe attacks.

[@gsftb]

Great video

[@Moriartie1]

Yeah I am new to the Coh2 and I wanna kick some ass while listening to the soviet march 😂

[@xmus4023]

Playing Soviets is like playing 1/1 tokens in MTG. Spawn many, don't care if they die, overwhelm opponent.

[@Bestbitesforu]

Wow the second game was something special 😮

[@mikhailchuev8715]

Best advice from the pros: You see a horse - you barb-wire the horse! (To deny the opponent medium cover of course!)

[@budlikycz2445]

I never played this game online and I dont know any of those intricacies of this game. I played like a few singleplayer skirmishes and campaigns and get my ass handed to me. I started to watch a few beginners friendly vids and thats how got to you so I know the importance to saving the units because of the veterancy and that it is cheaper than to raise a new squad. And I must say: Man 22:12 this was fucking mean what you did to him :-D

[@Sturmdude]

Good games there dude.

[@bcordone]

IIRC they changed one of the US DAMAGING callins (I think the butterfly cluster bomb one) to use green smoke to confuse the enemy. I actually thought green smoke just meant friendly callins and red smoke was your callins or enemy callins. I was gonna also bring up you can use A-move to destroy de-crewed vehicles but you already covered it. You can do it to enemy AT guns and mortars. You can also right click soldiers crawling on the ground to shoot them, which you should do if you notice them since dying soldiers still provide enemy vision and can even set off mines wasting them. You can also push space to send the camera to where notifications are happening.

[@MrJbalmer]

SkippyFX how do you control you map movement? Do you use the middle mouse button or some other method? Cheers

[@skippyfx]

I use the arrow keys.

[@DARK24-7]

BROKEN ARROW!!!

[@serkan978]

Coh2 was one of my first games i know the game very well but watching this for fun xd A lot changed in the 2 years i didnt play and people keep wuiting first 3 mintues :(

[@sparky9284]

Its funny that in the first match that the yellow guy said the team was bad was the guy who was doing the least

[@skippyfx]

Common trend. 🤭

[@roach81cmg]

9:07 all the numbers constantly change for faction balancing

[@akekho3786]

Hey, i was in the first game! And i was terrible :)

[@skippyfx]

Haha! Which side?

[@akekho3786]

@@skippyfx soviet green the one that run into flames after panther

[@zaikolebolsh5724]

@@akekho3786 your soldiers showed courage and are heroes of the motherland

[@666galager]

will you do with the others?

[@skippyfx]

Yes sir!

[@shepherdlavellen3301]

finally

[@flytie3861]

New players will typically get free commanders and 1or2 rare or uncommon commanders, which is the case for me when i started 3yrs ago. The rest can be purchased in game or real world money if ur impatient

[@tomuhawk96]

I think they changed it a while ago so that new players start with some supply now instead and can buy the commanders they want.

[@Post_grad]

Skippy what would you recommend as a good USSR anti armour unit against the wermacht for early game against light armour? The penals with upgraded a.t rifles using resources or the elite guards squad using commanders ability?

[@skippyfx]

Guard Rifles, hands down. They are good multi-purpose and have had a lot of luck in 1v1 finishing off vehicles, even Panzer IV’s. They have a “button” ability that slows down tanks and prevents them from firing as well.

[@redmoon9179]

do all factions!

[@skippyfx]

Wehrmacht is next. 👍

[@grenouille1661]

2 thoughts. compare this game to starcraft 2. controls/key bindings setup

[@Post_grad]

Skippy what avg fps you get in a 4v4 when so many things take place in a certain moment. I get around 35 when many troops are clumped together.. is that okay?

[@skippyfx]

Yeah, sounds normal. I don’t monitor mine actually.

[@osome6806]

I got a weird start on COH2 cause my first game was with budies, with all units unlocked, 2x resources and 300 popcap and now I'm physically incapable of doing anything else. Which is mostly fine cause I realy only play with friends on custom games

[@tharionthedragon3531]

"This is company of heores, thing turn around very very easily" What I saw from my experience was Skippy doing some great unit managing while the germans were just spamming Obersoldaten, Panzergranadiers and then Panthers and Tigers. I love this game, I really do, but I hate how the german factions can just throw some tanks in the equation and win every battle, because "GeRmAnS hAd tHe BeSt aRmOr oF tHe WaR!!"

[@jamesfugerson7474]

Lordly ET

[@norohorvath4783]

"It makes a big boom boom" XDDD

[@bloodyshrapnel2119]

So is the shift key always buggy, failing and not working or is it just me?

[@SAL835]

I get anxious just watching the game....

[@amromohamed3520]

My biggest problem is not knowing exactly what to build and especially what commanders to use and when to use them

[@juandecerro]

nice tips, can you use it when you play?

[@skippyfx]

What do you mean?

[@ghostman303]

At the end you played like a star craft pro lol

[@skippyfx]

Haha. That might be too generous!

[@Zetam1]

How can I move the camera without taking the mouse over the edges of the screen? I've tried using WASD like in total war games, but it doesn't work

[@skippyfx]

Arrow Keys

[@Zetam1]

@@skippyfx Ty! I think is a little bit annoying to use the arrow keys and then go back to the other keys.

[@skippyfx]

@@Zetam1 I also added the common hotkeys on my extra mouse buttons for retreat and reinforce.

[@icaliu1]

What does demo charge look like in opponents screen? Is it defusable to mine sweepers?

[@skippyfx]

Small brown box with a white circle around it. Can be mistaken for a dropped weapon. Yes, it is defusable but dangerous because the enemy can still detonate. It’s best to just “‘A” + click on it with any unit to destroy it.

[@icaliu1]

@@skippyfx thanks for the reply! Is it visible without mine sweepers?

[@fakeperson2620]

I need to see the kills on the asu85 and the katyusha have

[@robertweber8936]

Is coh 3 better yet (july 24)

[@johnbaker7322]

You can find unit stats online if you dig around, but it's hard to find ones that are always up to date and have all correct information. I use this www.coh2-stats.com/ you can at least get a rough idea. Experience really is the best way to learn how good units are, but I do like looking at the numbers sometimes.

[@GoodOlKuro]

SU85 ability does not increase range. It increases sight and makes it into a frontal cone. Was detrimental in this situation as you wanted to keep up with the Sturmtiger, because the ability also makes the SU85 slower.

[@skippyfx]

What do you mean though, it helped me kill the Sturm while keeping back from the Panthers? Only needed because I didn't have any other sight givers.

[@GoodOlKuro]

@@skippyfx you already had vision from your allied pioneers if i remember correctly.

[@skippyfx]

Oh, maybe! Definitely possible.

[@TheNiceDice]

Is there any possibility to change my keybind setting in this game? It kinda annoys me to move my map with the arrow keys.... :(

[@skippyfx]

Unfortunately no editing options. 😓

[@RichyRich2607]

Use auto hotkeys :)

[@eljefe2211]

Hi what’s your pc specs

[@encianhoratiu5301]

Is there a way to zoom out a bit more?

[@skippyfx]

Unfortunately, no. That’s as wide as it gets.

[@devonm5037]

well im ready for my life to get sucked away