COMPANY OF HEROES 3 | 4 Essential Tips Before You Start (Beginners Guide)

Company of Heroes 3 brings a blend of familiar and fresh mechanics alike, and in today's beginner's guide video we're going to take a look at some tips and tricks that should help new and veteran players alike! Though a lot of the gameplay in Company of Heroes 3 is similar to its predecessors, there are some new mechanics and systems that really impact how to play under certain circumstances, and this beginner's guide video aims to provide tips across the board, delving deep across four essential topics.
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00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Environmental Destruction, Cover & Flanking
04:59 - Clearing & Holding Buildings
08:34 - Working with Vehicles
13:39 - Survive
18:11 - Outro
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[@PartyElite]

Buy it here with the promo code PARTYELITE to support the channel when you buy: link.xsolla.com/D7jZsVcH ! And if you want to see what the dynamic Italian Campaign looks like, check this video out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaemmnt6mpeopZI ! I hope this video helps you refresh your memory or otherwise come to grips with all the mechanics that are new to you in COH3 - whether you're a vet or a newcomer, there's some new stuff in there worth exploring. If you have any questions or tips of your own, feel free to share 'em in the comments!

[@semigall78]

Wrong link to video about Italian campaign.

[@ty4daze332]

This was really helpful and exactly what I needed to feel more confidant and to start playing since I'm new to RTS games, Thanks!!

[@Faras-km5xz]

Welcome to the Battlefield young Commander !

[@Jeepster44444]

The best intro video I've seen on CoH3 yet... Just the right material and length... thanks!

[@MrNomad505]

Thanks for explaining all the building mechanics

[@25BDominique2021]

Great video brother 👍🏾

[@gregoryshinn9805]

Thanks for the video

[@poplovegaming]

I came here as a baby noob looking to get better at the game. I left this video as a fully grown man who still sucks at COH but now I know what I need to change :D

[@elmeriradlund8591]

I do play a similiar game called: iron harvest 1920+. But its ww1 and with mechs. So some stuff i quite familiar. But this video now made me know better about comapny of heroes 3 👍

[@CosmicMaik.]

Great video!

[@claytonoconnell5061]

Thanks great tips

[@LumberingTroll]

The game is not without it's flaws so far, but I quite like it, a nice set of improvements over CoH2, I wish we could zoom the camera out further, but there is a mod for it already, though it doesn't work for campaign yet.

[@Deadwarrior000]

What are the improvements you speak of? I just played for 3 hours and it just feels real bad, especially as a new comer.

[@hapotus410]

@@Deadwarrior000 i've been playing CoH1 casually every now and then for like 10 years, but i never got myself to like the pacing of the CoH2. CoH3 seems similar to CoH1 with a few QoL changes. Combat is faster and units die as fast as in CoH2.

[@philippos5547]

Would love a COH 2 veterans guide with all the new changes explained.

[@matt961234567]

COH2 vets are pensioned out civvies by now

[@nosnibormailliw5122]

Check out Helping Hans he plays CoH competitively and always releases good tip videos he's gonna be releasing some bangers for this one.

[@rwogh]

all the hotkeys are different - good luck

[@Gansa75]

@@rwogh it sucked for 2 days then a couple of hours in single play mode I'm used to the "grid" key bindings already .. and I'm baffled why they didn't come up with that system from COH1 already .. but i sux monkey balls that the zoom is way too violent ... and it cant be changed in single player campaign

[@diiiaggl4513]

Really helpful

[@aryansharma552]

Please can you bring back planet zoo

[@forrestperkins6237]

I hope they add more to the total war style campaign, add maps and improve ui and gfx. Gameplay is solid

[@kgeo2686]

I'm HYPED!!!!!! Never played COH before but I like what I see.

[@gomphfluctuator9007]

Start with COH2 as this game is in its actual state far worse!

[@kgeo2686]

@@gomphfluctuator9007 I understand that sentiment. Your not the first I’ve heard say that :/ I’m gonna keep my eye on this a bit before decided. I do trust relic to support and update since they have finally brought AOE4 to a good place. After a year… lol

[@ashokrohan7232]

@@kgeo2686 I say play the first one. best value for money with more, longer campaigns. gameplay is also lot more strategic. you're expected to build bases as well. COH2 removed a lot of the slower paced gameplay of the first game, and is more fast paced with almost no base building

[@malliceuk]

I loved the first one more than the second. It was a great game with much more steady learning curve. The addons/dlc for the first are quality too.

[@mcpanzer4637]

Thanks for the review! I've noticed a red cover icon that I believe is denoting negative cover on roads/road edges (in this video for example, your flanking rifleman at 2:06 get it once they start to move south of the truck).

[@TheStella117]

Negative cover icons also appear to indicate the new high ground mechanic. If your unit is in green cover, but takes fire from enemies on higher ground, their green cover symbol will turn to red

[@PartyElite]

I wasn't 100% sure if that was "negative cover" or "cover currently inactive" - I guess the icon does match the old one, but I've not yet seen it come up when in the middle of the road, or shallow water, or anything of the sort. You might be right though, and maybe I was being a little overly doubtful

[@shadowssun1120]

​@@PartyElite one of the video tutorials Relic just put out (I believe it was how 2 take cover for dummies) specifically mentions it as for "units taking fire from enemies with high ground advantage"

[@yyyp12345]

First thing I did when starting to play this game is try and split "reverse" keybind and "retreat" from R - havent found a way. Any ideas?

[@SeFa590]

Great tip for beginners; start the game, take allies, begin the match, spam light tank, win.

[@user-ir4xf5kx1f]

I am new to this game on console, can you make a video about unit counters and the upgrade system?

[@sparklxrd]

thanks, can you do an advanced guide next?

[@joshmilner4864]

Still dont really understand the building aspect and upgrade part of things. I need some help there.

[@niceguy7570]

How do i salvage Units that i dont want anymore on ps5 ?

[@jesperthomsen7718]

I played for 4 hours now and there is definently some bug fixing but im happy with graphics which a lot of other players are complaining about. I am however very annoyed that they moved troop overlook to bottom left. under settings/gameplay there is a "global unit control position" which is default bottom left. I changed it to top right but it didnt help. so did 2 of my friends with no result. Is this not suppose to change this?

[@tobyFOTS]

I had the same problem but got it working today, all I did was change it back to default which is the bottom left save then pick top right position again save and it worked. I have a feeling a few of the settings are bugged. The FPS limit I set to 120 to stop my pc melting and the game trys to run 130+

[@tlarson5422]

Men of war and mow assault squad have probably been my favorite rts games. Company of heroes looks like a more mainstream version of that. Thoughts?

[@roguegargoyle914]

Company of Heroes is the older of the two IP's but both are clones, of a sort, of Close Combat. Not sure if I'd call one anymore hardcore than the other tbh.

[@picatdim]

Have you played Gates of Hell: Ostfront? It's the spiritual successor to Assault Squad, made by a development studio of former modders. It's awesome, and my favourite WW2 strategy game atm :)

[@portman8909]

Company of Heroes is not worth playing if you have played men of war.

[@tlarson5422]

@@portman8909 thanks.

[@tlarson5422]

@picatdim I'll check out ostfront. I've seen it on steam.

[@deyontaemcdougald3617]

will u do a series on this?

[@PartyElite]

I've got one going right now, yep - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4u7oXeMf5mHoMU ! Enjoy =)

[@heikkisanelma6625]

red bibs are in campaign map.

[@scalisque5403]

So on the recommended specs it suggested an 8 core processor but I only have a 4. Could I run the game with out it being shit or should I wait to buy until I upgrade? I can run warhammer 1 without any problems for reference

[@PartyElite]

I can't imagine this game is more intense than TW:WH1, but a lot of that comes down to optimization. How does your setup compare to the minimum specs? I'd defer to that to be safe!

[@scalisque5403]

@@PartyElite my graphics card and power supply I just upgraded. The biggest difference would be my processor

[@TheChride]

Has this game change better in 7months? i havent yet bought it

[@davidh7977]

The audio is not working on KZbin! 2/4/24

[@Macnaomh]

Worked for me

[@jacquesjtheripper5922]

Weird how vehicles seem made of Legos when destroyed 😅

[@angrypepecancer5205]

there's your negative cover 2:07 lol

[@PartyElite]

In prior games, iirc, negative cover would include locations (like being on the road) and the pips on the ground for the move order would turn red. Now it seems to only show up on the unit when they're being fired from a direction that ignores their cover.

[@RustyYork91]

You sound like Steve Buscemi

[@komandortarkin]

Wow man, one poor guy has a really bad day... 10:36

[@CoolChris2080]

If you want to get... ahead... in life you need to... tread... carefully. (:

[@TheSGBrown]

Bought CO3 yesterday for PS5. Tanks travel through other vehicles. Soldiers will stand on BOTH sides of assigned cover. Jank galore. Uninstalled. Waste of $, imo. -Fwiw, played the first two on PC. Mouse and keyboard are, imo, necessary for control and any fun. /ymmv

[@williambrinkmeier1772]

The camera alone ruins this game without mods why do companies limit the camera so much its terrible also the game bug splats way too often once every hour or 2 .

[@Trifler500]

Just FYI if you're interested, it's vehicle "wreckage" (already plural) or "wrecks", not "wreckages"

[@danielsaenz23]

I’ve been really into CoH1 again recently there is almost nothing new here 😭

[@phantasmo9998]

This games doesn't even work for me in the first place. These fucking companies need to test their games. I'm very pissed off

[@kingarthur7250]

This gsme is like dlc for coh2...its rubbish imo as has same limited zoomed in camera on old dated engine that conveys none of the scale of a world war. 4/10 off me..very old dated dlc for coh

[@Science1677]

The enemy run through each other? What a joke.

[@sam_47_ad86]

Real Shame no gore at all, COH 1 and COH2 are the best in the series for those who play this game for first time try COH 1 and COH2 before playing this you'll see the lot of differences from atmosphere, graphics, destruction and many other things, its a step down.

[@solce5720]

Agree such a cartoony kind of arcade feeling

[@chodagreat7876]

Is it available on consoles? Just bought this, because im fiending for Command and Conquer. This is the only game on PS5 that comes close..

[@noonookinz4560]

⁠@@chodagreat7876I feel you. I play on PS5 also and I still play Ancestors Legacy lmao

[@tj7667]

@@noonookinz4560that is a goated game tho

[@koolerpure]

based on the other reviews for this game it looks like this game is a step back from CoH2 and its a real shame

[@solce5720]

80 euro for this state of the game i cannot recommend and here is why. 1. Bad audio, (no explosion sounds, walking stuka and tiger motor sounds, etc.). 2. Bullets go through buildings. 3. Terrible UI. 4. Terrible graphics, coh1 looks like a masterpiece to this. 5. Stats screen is bad. 6. Only 2 4v4 maps, and 3 3v3 maps. 7. Feels like an old mobile phone game. and most important of all, there is no coh atmosphere.

[@TheVasilcin]

Worse graphics than coh1? Are you by any chance blind?

[@solce5720]

@@TheVasilcin Maybe this is good for your standards surely not for mine :)

[@zbigniew2628]

@@TheVasilcin He probably talks about design.

[@Deadwarrior000]

!. Didn't have any audio issues 2. I haven't noticed that yet. 3. Eh Seen worse but not by much. 4. That's just a bias, there is a difference between graphics and art direction, You dislike the art direction. 5. True. 6. Played 3 hours didn't even select these so doesn't matter to me imo. 7. Ehhhhh kinda the game feels like you need to be on speed to play it. The game has problems to the point I just uninstalled. Bugs are everywhere like the game deselecting the units you are trying to order and the bots not being new player friendly in any way. I do agree to just play CoH2 instead though.

[@portman8909]

It looks so bad lol

[@BlckBlu3]

can someone invite me to the discord?

[@BlckBlu3]

link isn't working for me

[@kingarthur7250]

This gsme is like dlc for coh2...its rubbish imo as has same limited zoomed in camera on old dated engine that conveys none of the scale of a world war. 4/10 off me..very old dated dlc for coh