If something does not work, always check if vanilla CoH works first. Just start 'Company of Heroes (New Steam Version)' in your steam library.
If this does not work too, it's probably not a problem with the mod itself.
Here are some common problems listed, including a (mostly) working solution.
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1. Game is not being run as known steam productThis normally happens, when another CoH mod was installed via Steam directly. This solution works in most cases:
- Create a shortcut to the Steam.exe (default path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe)
- Rightclick it, and add the following to the target line:
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-applaunch 228200 -mod Blitzkrieg -nomovies -dev
The full target line should be like this then:
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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 228200 -mod Blitzkrieg -nomovies -dev
Click OK and rename it to 'CoH Blitzkrieg Mod' or something similar. You can select another icon for it too if you want.
Just start BK Mod using this shortcut, and it should work.
If it's still not working, restart Steam and try running Steam as Admin.
It's described
here too.
First check, if vanilla CoH is working! (CoH without mods, start 'Company of Heroes (New Steam Version)' in your Steam library.)
This sometimes happens, if a configuration file or other temporary files are corrupted. This should fix most of the problems:
Go here: (insert your own windows username)
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C:\Users\WINDOWS_USERNAME\Documents\my games\Company of Heroes Relaunch
Rename the folder or delete it. The default configuration will be restored automatically once you start CoH again.
Note that replays, savegames and other game settings are inside this folder, so it's highly recommended to make a backup of the folder. Just rename it to something like 'Company of Heroes Relaunch - BACKUP', so it doesn't keep the original name.
This happens with some maps sometimes. Here is a fix:
Go to C:\Users\WINDOWS_USERNAME\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes Relaunch, rightclick the playback folder and select properties.
Set it read-only, so the .temp replay can't be created anymore.
Note that CoH won't create replays automatically anymore then. You may won't be able to save them anymore too, so this is rather a bad solution.
There can be different reasons for this. If this happens in vanilla CoH too, your graphics card is probably too old.
First make sure that your graphic card drivers are up to date, and that you are using the latest DirectX version for your OS. (DirectX should normally auto-update with windows updates)
If this doesn't help, you can try all or a mix of the following things:
- Unactivate HD ground and HD inf textures (in BK launcher)
- Unactivate shadows in options menu
- Use lowest graphic quality options
- Run CoH in compatibility modes:
Go into your CoH folder, and locate RelicCOH.exe (default in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Company of Heroes Relaunch\RelicCOH.exe)
Rightclick RelicCOH.exe, select properties and go into the compatibility tab. Try running it with older OS versions. (Windows 7, Windows XP)
If you kept everything from the older OS and didn't deleted and reinstalled everything, you may get problems with running Company of Heroes or other games via Steam.
The best solution is to completely delete Steam, all Steam games you having installed and everything else related to steam. Then install Steam again, download and install Company of Heroes (New Steam Version) and start it at least once, before you install BK Mod.
If you don't want to reinstall everything, you can let Steam verify your game files too.
Go into your Steam library, rightclick Company of Heroes (New Steam Version), click properties and select 'Verify integrity of game cache...' in the Local files tab.
You can find an article directly from Steam Support
here too. It's described there pretty well.
If the problem isn't listed here, or the solution does not work, start your own thread including as much information as possible.
If possible, provide screenshots, the warnings log, system specifications (dxdiag export) and other infos that may be relevant.
How to post the warnings log or a dxdiag export?Warnings log:
1. Go to C:\Users\WINDOWS_USERNAME\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes Relaunch, using your windows username instead of the placeholder
2. Put the warnings.txt file into a ZIP archive and attach it to your post, or open it with any text editor and post its content with
pastebin.com (no signup required)
DxDiag export:
1. Press Windows key + R and enter 'dxdiag.exe', press enter and wait for the progress bar
2. Press the 'Save All Information...' button, name the file like your forum topic and add your username behind it, then save it where you will find it
3. Put the file into a ZIP archive and attach it to your post
Attaching files to a post:
1. Scroll down to the bottom of the editor, there are different tabs, one is called 'Upload attachment'
2. Select a file under 'Filename: ' and press 'Add the file', it will start uploading - add a file comment if possible
3. Submit your post, your file will be automatically displayed at the end of your post, available for all users to view/download
