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Company of Heroes 2

There's a General that won't need to pull rank in Company of Heroes 2. We are of course talking about the cruelly unforgiving General Winter that managed to literally bring entire armies to a dead halt on the Eastern front.

 

And now it seems like Relic Entertainment is going the distance to make sure this presence is felt. By introducing their new ColdTech weather technology they will ensure things won't just look crisply wintery.

 

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

 

Any historian will attest to the huge role the brutal Soviet winter played in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II and this is now realistically simulated in-game thanks to Relic Entertainment's new Essence Engine 3.0 and its ColdTech system.

 

ColdTech includes an 'extreme cold' mechanic which accurately encapsulates the Soviet winter which reached extremes of -40 degrees F in 1941. At those temperatures human skin will freeze in a matter of minutes, something that is portrayed in the game. On winter maps, Infantry units exposed to the bitter cold will gradually freeze to death unless the player keeps them warm by building fires and garrisoning them in buildings. Dynamic blizzards will increase the effects of extreme cold making it even more hazardous to leave infantry in the open.

 

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On top of the innovations in snow technology the engine allows ice to become a weapon in a smart commander's arsenal. Not only does it have a unique texture, affecting vehicle and troop movement, but it can collapse or be destroyed from underneath troops and vehicles, plunging them into the hypothermic Russian waters. Over time destroyed ice will re-form due to the winter conditions in the game.

 

We certainly look forward to defrosting this hotly anticipated real-time strategy game as it slowly, but surely, warms up for its 2013 release date. In the meantime, enjoy the fresh screenshots showcasing the effects of this tech.

 

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