Company of Heroes: Eastern Front

Announcements (Read-Only) => Announcements => Topic started by: Blackbishop on December 25, 2011, 06:56:07 PM

Title: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Blackbishop on December 25, 2011, 06:56:07 PM: Hello Eastern Front fans,

It is christmas time, that special time of the year, give and receive presents, share a dinner with your beloved ones; a tradition that is carried in Company of Heroes as well. Armies have a truce in these days, however an unknown evil is rising, threating the celebration of the christmas eve.

(http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/Snowmen_1.jpg) (http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/Snowmen_1.jpg)

While you and your army wait for the christmas eve an invasion begins that very evening, your army is caught in surprise, however you soon realize you are not figthing against your usual enemies, but an army of creatures made of snow and branches... using stolen equipment against you.

(http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/Snowmen_2.jpg) (http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/Snowmen_2.jpg)

Their fast paced advance and their combat abilities is not similar to anything you have faced. Nonetheless, intelligence reports announce that they have a weakness, they will melt once the sun rises. So now they fight to crush your party, your christmas tree and what it represents... oh and your presents as well. It is now your duty to hold down the advance of these creatures until the christmas come, until the christmas countdown fades off.

(http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/Snowmen_3.jpg) (http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/Snowmen_3.jpg)

As you problably now had guess, we are talking about a special mode for Eastern Front, where you need to hold a point in a fixed amount of time in order to achieve the victory. We are not talking about a normal objective, neither of normal enemies nor the usual reward for actually winning.

Besides celebrating Christmas, we are also celebrating the achievment of getting the fourth position in the Player's Choice of MOTY 2011 ;D!! Thanks to your support we got a better position than the previous year :D!! You can read the related article and check the other mods that are part of the top 10 here (http://www.moddb.com/mods/coheastern-front/features/moty-players-choice-mod-of-the-year).

(http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/Snowmen_4.jpg) (http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/Snowmen_4.jpg)

You will need to defend your christmas tree against waves of snowmen, which are not going to give up and live to fill one sole objective: to crush that christmas tree, that's why you will prevent this to happen, and once the countdown reaches zero, if you actually achieve it... everthing will end for one of the parts involved.

(http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/Snowmen_5.jpg) (http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/Snowmen_5.jpg)

Remember, your enemy has nothing to lose, you do. Good luck commander.

(http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/merrychristmas.jpg) (http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/10/9675/merrychristmas.jpg)

Don't forget to use the update function of the EF launcher ;D! If you have troubles downloading the update with the launcher, you can download it from here: Cannot download the patches? Look here! (http://easternfront.org/forums/index.php?topic=2533.0)

Btw, if you have troubles finding it, this will help you ;):
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/blackbishop/EF-Content/how_to_find_it.jpg) (http://www.majhost.com/gallery/blackbishop/EF-Content/how_to_find_it.jpg)

Merry Christmas,
The Eastern Front Team
Title: Re: Christmas Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: SublimeSnugz on December 25, 2011, 07:00:37 PM: looks very fun
Title: Re: Christmas Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Chancellor on December 25, 2011, 07:08:11 PM: LOL...I've always hated Relic Grenadier skins because I've always stated their uniforms looked like snowman uniforms. The irony...
Title: Re: Christmas Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Glimz on December 25, 2011, 07:16:10 PM: LOL Epic
Title: Re: Christmas Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: 777mais777 on December 25, 2011, 07:28:01 PM: Cool! ))
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Dzierzan on December 25, 2011, 08:03:25 PM: LOL, i have to play it.

BTW bravo, 4th place :D.

EDIT: Noob question, where can i find it in game?
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: CptDeath on December 25, 2011, 09:03:06 PM: Looks really fun, but... I'm not able to find it in game! :(
Please, could someone be so kind to explain me where is this "new mode"? i see the usual ones, nothing about Christmas or whatever...

Txs m8s
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Rikard Blixt on December 25, 2011, 09:05:40 PM: I believe it's in the normal map section under the name of "Operation: Save Christmas".
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Walentin 'Walki' L. on December 25, 2011, 09:06:31 PM: In main Menu press "Skirmish" and then at 4vs4 find the map called "Operation: Save Christmas"
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Blackbishop on December 25, 2011, 09:18:49 PM: Quote from: CptDeath on December 25, 2011, 09:03:06 PM
Looks really fun, but... I'm not able to find it in game! :(
Please, could someone be so kind to explain me where is this "new mode"? i see the usual ones, nothing about Christmas or whatever...

Txs m8s

This will help you to find it ;):
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/blackbishop/EF-Content/how_to_find_it.jpg) (http://www.majhost.com/gallery/blackbishop/EF-Content/how_to_find_it.jpg)
Title: Re: Christmas Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Celution on December 25, 2011, 09:47:38 PM: Quote from: Yauz on December 25, 2011, 07:08:11 PM
LOL...I've always hated Relic Grenadier skins because I've always stated their uniforms looked like snowman uniforms. The irony...

You just won some free beer.
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Pac-Fish on December 25, 2011, 10:49:39 PM: WO HOO! Trying it out now ;D

Hooray we are 4th :P
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: CptDeath on December 25, 2011, 11:19:34 PM: Found it with your indications, txs a lot you all friends.
Have fun (and give that snowballs hell) ;)
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Pac-Fish on December 25, 2011, 11:41:45 PM: I hate to say this but this christmas special is pretty hard :P. Anyone beat it yet? And this game practically proves airborne suck >:(
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: stealthattack1 on December 26, 2011, 12:17:50 AM: nice. so this is what they were talking about. ill have to try it out. thanks guys!
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Pac-Fish on December 26, 2011, 12:46:56 AM: Also the doctrine button doesn't work. Is that intentional?
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: stealthattack1 on December 26, 2011, 12:56:26 AM: wil not end. nice. ;)
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Enigma on December 26, 2011, 06:44:30 AM: and this we have been waiting for so long? ???
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Dann88 on December 26, 2011, 06:55:55 AM: Right now I got Scar Error for the first time, now I knew what it is. How to play this operation, tell me in details please :(
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Blackbishop on December 26, 2011, 07:51:44 AM: Quote from: Enigma on December 26, 2011, 06:44:30 AM
and this we have been waiting for so long? ???
If one week and a half is that long for you ::). My definition of long should cover at least more than one month. Do not confuse this with Maxi's gift, both are different things and this one started almost one week ago.

@Dann88
If you got this error, we need to know why happens so we will need your scarlogs.

Quote
scarlog.####.####.txt
Located on My Games\Company of Heroes\LogFiles. For SCAR related errors. Replace the "#" for the current date and time.

Other than that we are not going to know what's happening hence we are not going to be able to suggest anything rather than this one: you can try to uninstall EF, delete the files left for the installer if that occurred and reinstall EF.
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Lethal Dosage on December 26, 2011, 09:30:09 AM: I finished it, but i found a bug... it doesn't end once the timer counts down and all the snowmen are dead.
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Tankbuster on December 26, 2011, 10:50:04 AM: Will it be included in next patch?
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: cephalos on December 26, 2011, 11:25:59 AM: Hmmm.... MoW also made the same type of game mode, exactly the same with snowmen attacking and defending Christams tree...
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Rikard Blixt on December 26, 2011, 11:44:00 AM: Quote from: Enigma on December 26, 2011, 06:44:30 AM
and this we have been waiting for so long? ???

This game mode had a development time of 5 days. 5 days from "We should do something for Christmas" until release is pretty impressive in my book.

Anyway, no this is probably not what you been waiting for for "so long".
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: titan on December 26, 2011, 12:20:59 PM: Merry Christmas to all of u guys
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Walentin 'Walki' L. on December 26, 2011, 02:15:45 PM: Currently scar crashes happen if:
-For example one player is in slot 1 and one player is in slot 3 = crash
-You host the map via Multiplayer without a CPU player (in slot 5) = crash

Not a crash but good for information I guess:
-The map doesn't end even if the counter reaches 0.

Quote from: cephalos on December 26, 2011, 11:25:59 AM
Hmmm.... MoW also made the same type of game mode, exactly the same with snowmen attacking and defending Christams tree...

Yes, indeed they have but it isn't that challenging :P.
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: IEatBolsheviks on December 27, 2011, 11:23:38 PM: LOL!

Thanks and merry christmas. And congratulations to MOTY #4.

And I got beaten every time I tried to stand up to the snowmen. I'll just wait for thaw ;) .
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Enigma on December 28, 2011, 06:53:47 PM: When can we expect the next update (which will correct errors, inaccuracies, and so on)?
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Max 'DonXavi' von B. on December 28, 2011, 06:55:28 PM: As far as I know everything is fixed so far, map is also updated (by me) so it's much more beautiful and less empty. I'll ask the other devs about a potential update is the next few days.
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Enigma on December 28, 2011, 07:48:39 PM: Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: stealthattack1 on December 28, 2011, 11:07:05 PM: has anyone beaten this game?
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Pac-Fish on December 28, 2011, 11:25:15 PM: I did with the help of 3 other ppl :P
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: SublimeSnugz on December 28, 2011, 11:30:49 PM: Quote from: Fishhunterx on December 28, 2011, 11:25:15 PM
I did with the help of 3 other ppl :P

I beat it together with fish :P it was pretty easy.
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Pac-Fish on December 29, 2011, 12:01:38 AM: Quote from: Snugz on December 28, 2011, 11:30:49 PM
Quote from: Fishhunterx on December 28, 2011, 11:25:15 PM
I did with the help of 3 other ppl :P

I beat it together with fish :P it was pretty easy.

Yeah but the thing is (and IMO should be fixed) is that every additional player gets 450mp, meaning if you have 4 players, you will have 1400 mp collectively. If you play alone you will only have 450 mp and must micro more. The mp should at least be changed to make the game harder :P
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Walentin 'Walki' L. on December 29, 2011, 01:59:16 PM: Fixed in next patch :p
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Tankbuster on December 29, 2011, 02:21:34 PM: Speaking of which, when will the next patch be released?
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Dzierzan on December 29, 2011, 03:00:33 PM: When it's done. :P
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Walentin 'Walki' L. on December 29, 2011, 03:07:54 PM: He can read my minds...
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: neosdark on December 29, 2011, 03:45:10 PM: I think he means the hot-fix for the Snowman map ;D

And Walki, you have more than one mind :o, teach me master.
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Enigma on December 29, 2011, 04:44:47 PM: Future hotfixes will correct the error of the Soviet soldiers uniforms?
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: BurroDiablo on December 29, 2011, 06:41:02 PM: What errors? We have better things to do than pander to pedantism...
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: neosdark on December 30, 2011, 02:44:26 AM: Quote from: Enigma on December 29, 2011, 04:44:47 PM
Future hotfixes will correct the error of the Soviet soldiers uniforms?

Soviet Uniforms are fine, this isn't a historical simulator, its a game, thus some fictional or non-perfect elements are allowed in. If you know how to, have the time to, and really have nothing better to do then you can make some lovely skins for the Soviet Army but otherwise DON'T BOTHER MENTIONING IT
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Tankbuster on December 30, 2011, 06:46:37 AM: Tried soloing it, got to 1 minute then

CRASH!!!
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Pac-Fish on December 30, 2011, 08:03:28 AM: By crash, do you mean the game froze or you lost? If you mean you lost well then thats your problem XD
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Tankbuster on December 31, 2011, 08:19:14 AM: It just closed.

Found out that my laptop was flashing a low battery warning. -_-
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Pac-Fish on December 31, 2011, 04:27:38 PM: Quote from: Tankbuster on December 31, 2011, 08:19:14 AM
It just closed.

Found out that my laptop was flashing a low battery warning. -_-

Well thats a Derp moment :P
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: stealthattack1 on January 01, 2012, 04:01:04 AM: i cant beat the snowman mode. of course i do it solo, and i cant build anything except brit mines. is the same for everyone? and do you all get only a commando, naval, storm, and whatever the PE squad is?
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Pac-Fish on January 01, 2012, 04:33:22 AM: Yes all I get is the 4 squads. They aren;t mines they're demo charges :P

Thats the challenge of it. Do it with a teammate. Its much easier. Less micro :P
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: stealthattack1 on January 01, 2012, 11:35:44 PM: thanks. just wondering.
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Enigma on January 02, 2012, 12:12:36 PM: So when will the next update?
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: neosdark on January 02, 2012, 05:22:43 PM: Quote from: Enigma on January 02, 2012, 12:12:36 PM
So when will the next update?

Every time you ask it gets pushed back another day.

STOP ASKING
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Max 'DonXavi' von B. on January 02, 2012, 05:28:21 PM: Thank you, Neos :)
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Pac-Fish on January 02, 2012, 06:45:01 PM: Quote from: neosdark on January 02, 2012, 05:22:43 PM
Quote from: Enigma on January 02, 2012, 12:12:36 PM
So when will the next update?

Every time you ask it gets pushed back another day.

STOP ASKING

I can see you've fond a new font to play with ;)
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: neosdark on January 02, 2012, 08:11:31 PM: Ya its awesome
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: stealthattack1 on January 03, 2012, 06:35:24 AM: font? i doubt it. font size? maybe.
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Pac-Fish on January 03, 2012, 07:01:52 AM: Well IDK about you but the letters almost appear to have a small jaggedness or prickilyness to it. Reminds me of the vila in your intestines :P

And the font colors ;)
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: Tankbuster on January 03, 2012, 07:06:50 AM: Nice color tho
Title: Re: Season Special: The Rise of the Snowmen
Post by: stealthattack1 on January 03, 2012, 07:32:30 PM: Quote from: Fishhunterx on January 03, 2012, 07:01:52 AM
Well IDK about you but the letters almost appear to have a small jaggedness or prickilyness to it.

dude, that's just the pixels on your end. your right about the color though.