problem playing soviets

[mikronim]

I downloaded and installed the eastern front mod on a computer in a gaming zone and although everything worked properly ( ef maps, ef reward units, etc) i couldn't select the soviet faction in game setup( it appeared to have a lock next to the name) when i selected it a notification came up not allowing me to play them....
Does anyone know the reason this happens??

[GodlikeDennis]

By gaming zone you mean a place where they have lots of LANed up computers? These places usually use cracked versions of games so EF won't work with that.

[mikronim]

yes exactly.... but i don't think they are cracked because steam games for example log into a steam account and everything ef works except for the faction ... Is it needed to log into relic in order to play soviets?

[Blackbishop]

Its needed to have the latest version of CoH, in this case 2.602. If you have an inferior patch you won't be able to use soviets.

[mikronim]

does it matter if i update vanilla coh after having installed ef??... and is the folder the installer provide the correct one or should i change it to the folder i have intalled vanilla coh?... i only have tales of valor installed

[Blackbishop]

You only need to update your game to 2.602, it doesn't matter if you installed EF before updating. Don't worry about it.

You can get them from here:
http://www.patches-scrolls.de/company_of_heroes.php

[mikronim]

i insalled it on another computer and changed the installation directory to the one i have ToV installed and now when i run ef it says cannot locate ef directory

[Blackbishop]

Do you install it with admin rights or just copied it?

Also, you can make a shorcut if you like:

How to create an Eastern Front shorcut