With the current state of balance in Company of Heroes 3, my co-dev and I decided to develop a soft COH3 balance tuning pack for consideration in assisting with multiplayer balancing.
- Aircraft and AA revamp
- Replaced all Attack Loiters with Strafes with reduced 3CP requirement
- Re-standardized max AA distance to 200 from 270
- Re-standardized max AA distance to 200 from 270
- Recon plane health increased from 480 to 1280 to balance to new AA damage
- High-Altitude bomber plane health increased from 480 to 720 to new AA damage
- All medium and heavy vehicle callins have been replaced with T4 unlocks similar to COH2. All CP requirements reduced by 1 to keep in line with COH3 match timings
- Limited ability for either factions to paradrop starting units at the start of the match
- Wehrmacht Medical Bunkers can now auto reinforce
- Grenadier’s merge ability should not be applicable to retreating units
- Added “Breach” ability to all grenade throwing units which include Gurkhas, Footguards, Commandos, Grenadiers, Stosstruppen, and Paratroopers.
- Emplacements, towable heavy artillery, and offmaps should no longer attack HQs
- Includes BL5.5 Artillery Emplacement, Cannone Da 105/28 Howitzer, Infantry Section’s Forward Observer Artillery Barrage, and Dingo’s Forward Observer Artillery Barrage
- Changed requirements for USF support companies to lock T4 rather than T2/3 to open more viable strategies.
- Increased fuel price of T3 to 55 from 45
- Reduced hitpoints of 17pdr and Flak 36 to 350 from 600 to keep in line with standard heavy team weapons hitpoints
- Bazookas and GrB 39s no longer require initial weapon reload when deployed
- Updated SBPS and EBPS names of MG34 and MG42 to keep consistent with existing set naming conventions
- Fixed detect mines toggle missing on sappers (was overlapped by breach)
- Added missing towing to DAK medical truck
- Added handbrakes to Halftracks and Trucks
- Smoke added to units that were missing its upgrades
- Fixed USF vehicle smoke launchers that canceled after additional player actions and is now brought in line with DAK vehicle smoke launchers
- Added Smoke Launchers have to the Whizbang as it’s classified as a Sherman
- Fixed missing smoke ability for DAK’s Mortar Halftrack
- Added missing smoke ability to Carro Armato M13/40 Light Tank and Tiger
- Standardize ultra light vehicle camo detection range
- Increased Dingo’s range to 4 from 1
- Decreased Kettenkard’s range to 4 from 15
- Decreased 221’s range to 4 from 15
- Increased Scout and Pioneer squad sizes to 4 from 3 to increase survivability, offensive power increase is minimal
- Decreased target size of Snipers back to 1.33 from 1.5
- Removed deflection damage to Boys and Panzerbusche39, but increased ROF, and increased max penetration by 10% to compensate for decreased DPS due to change
- Added Recon Sight ability for Pathfinders and Scouts at Vet 1 which gives them 10 extra LOS when stationary
- Fixed typos and missing effectiveness infos
- Replaced Armored Battlegroup’s “Veteran Crews” with “Rigorous Vehicle Training”
- Air Support Center required rework
- P-47 Strafing Run cost reverted to 60 from 50
- P-47 Dive Bomb cost reverted to 90 from 70
- P-47 Strafing Run Damage decreased to 20 from 30
- Replaced ASC’s “Double Sortie” with “Improved Munitions”
- P-47 Strafing Run can be upgraded with rockets, cost increased to 120 from 50
- Dive bomb can be upgraded with a heavier 2,500 lb bomb, cost increased to 150 from 70
- P-47 Rockets now cause light suppression on impact to replace reduced damage to infantry
- Scouts
- Revert Smoke Grenade recharge time to 120s from 180
- Revert flare range to 50 from 40. Applies to Scouts and Pathfinders
- Reduce Scout build time to 30 from 33
- Heavy Machine Gun Paradrop needs tuning relative to their timing
- Can only be dropped within LOS
- Riflemen performance can be reduced
- Removed 2nd BAR upgrade to encourage combined arms builds
- Assault Engineers required rework as USF lacked reliable SMG units
- CP cost increased to 2 from 1
- Health increased to 100 from 90
- Added Thompson (Gurhka stats) upgrade
- Build time increased to 30 seconds from 25 seconds
- Manpower cost increased to 280 from 200
- SSF Commandos can be improved in performance
- Added camouflage ability to keep in line with other Special Operations units
- Captain
- Improved QoL for “Rally to Me!” ability to set on squad position rather than requiring a target
- Reduced cooldown to 60 from 120
- 1/4-Ton 4x4 Truck needs tuning
- Increased cost to 250 from 240
- Added Command Truck upgrade to improve mid/late game utility
- Increased Command Truck upgrade cost to 50 from 25
- M8 Scott role changed to a mobile ranged howitzer unit to expand indirect options for USF
- Increased base range to 75 from 60, just out of reach of AT guns
- Increased “Barrage” range to 90 from 60
- Increased “White Phosphorus” range to 90 from 60
- Decreased scatter to 0.05 to be in line with other light howitzers
- Increased reload time to 5 from 4
- Can only fire when stationary
- Updated name to M8 Scott Howitzer Motor Carriage
- M18 Hellcat is under tuned comparatively to other TDs
- Scaled down by 10% for on screen fluency of threat level
- Increased max speed to 6.5 to match base PIII speed
- On the moving accuracy from 0.65 to 0.75
- Unlockable Easy 8 cost reduced to 440 manpower from 640, and CP cost reduced further to 5CP
- Replaced British Armored Battlegroup’s “Light Vehicle Withdraw and Refit” with “Rapid Salvage”
- Infantry Section requires tuning
- Gated Boys and Bren upgrades behind T2
- Decreased cost of Bren LMG to 75 from 100
- Gurkhas manpower cost have been increased to 380 from 360 to reflect their performance
- Increased CMP 15cwt AA damage to infantry by 30%, DPS now nearly comparable to 8rad
- Increased Centaur base range to 40 from 35 to kite AT Infantry more effectively
- Increased armor of M3 Grant to 195 from 170 to improve survivability of unit and attractiveness of unlock
- Increased Churchill IV Tank penetration by 15%
- Perimeter Monitor cost have been reduced to 225 from 250 to reflect performance
- Armored Reserve upgrade moved to T4 and increased manpower cost to 250 from 100
- Exchanged “Rapid Advance” with “Veteran Squad Leaders” upgrade positions at T2 and raised cost manpower to 400 from 360 to improve DAK’s map presence
- Armored Support reworked to address “free” upgrades
- Replaced Superior Fire Drills with Teller Mines
- Replaced Vehicle Awareness with Spotting Scopes
- Kradschützen requires tuning to increase mid-late game utility
- Included as a unit that provides combined arms
- Increased cost to 240 from 200 as a result of new utility
- Panzerjaeger is undertuned after losing a squad member and is locked behind a call-in
- Now buildable in T3 and gated by Support Armored Elements upgrade
- Increased health to 100 from 85 to better align with other AT infantry
- Bersaglieri are overperforming early game with their permanent sprint passive ability
- Decreased cost to 300 from 320
- Removed “Quick March” ability
- Swapped “Urra” with “Sprint” ability as it is not meant to be a CQC unit
- Added fast capture to Bersaglieri to replace Vet 1 ability
- Added combined arms ability to Bersaglieri to improve combined arms tactics
- 8 Rad is overtuned relative to their timing and unit type
- Reduced base health to 360 from 420, same as Greyhound
- Semovente is underperforming in their TD roles
- Armor increased from 100/55/40 to 60/45/30
- Flak 36 currently overperforms compared to Allied counterparts due to AA and AT role, alongside full 360 auto-targeting
- Increased reload to 4.25 seconds from 2.125
- Increased manpower cost to 380
- Infantry Battlegroup’s HMG bunker was overperforming for cost
- Increased munition cost to 60 from 0
- Increased build time to 45 from 15 to keep in line with standard bunker build time
- Booby trap is under performing relative to cost - Decreased cost to 50 from 55 to keep in line with specialized passive defense like the teller mine
- Luftwaffe Battlegroup requires update after callin changes
- Fallschirmjäger Squad Paradrop now replaces Luftwaffe Combat Group, CP increased to 2 from 1
- Smoke Bombing Run now replaces Stuka Strafing Run, which has now been replaced Fallschirmjäger Squad Paradrop’s previous position
- Grenadier is undertuned relative to their role and cost with little late game viability
- Reduced upgrade Grenadier to elite cost to 50MP
- Added LMG42 upgrade to open late game options
- Swapped “Sprint” with Bersaglieri’s “Urra!” ability
- Jaeger is overperforming against other infantry with the Panzerschreck upgrade
- Give 2 weaker Panzerschreck (160 split between the two) to reduce the squad’s anti-infantry damage while maintaining their potency against vehicles
- Fallschirmpioneer Squad is overtuned relative to their timing
- Can only be dropped within LOS
- Stoßtruppen needs tuning
- Increase Stoßtruppen’s STGs ready aim time from 0.5 to 0.25 to improve upgrade desirability
- 221 Scout Car is underperforming for its cost and should serve as a stopgap between AI/AT vehicles
- Scaled model to approx. size of Humbar given the similar role for on-screen fluency.
- Decreased damage to 100 to serve the new AI/AT role
- Increased AOE
- MG42 cost increased to 280 from 240 to reflect performance
- Flak 30 Anti-Aircraft Gun Team increased damage towards aircraft can deal with head on strafes
- Nebelwerfer scatter reduced to 8 from 12 so it’s DOT is less oppressive
- Decreased reload time of Stummel from 5 to 4 to improve upgrade desirability
- Revert fuel costs of Panzer IV to 90 from 100 to match medium tank price to performance ratio
- Updated Panzer Officer Quarters text to “Promotes all non-unlockable units“ from “Promotes all units”
- Panther performance can be adjusted to be more dedicated against vehicles
- Increased range to 45 from 40
- Reduced speed to 5 from 5.2
- Manpower cost reduced to 500 from 550
- Increased Brummbar base range to 40 from 30 to kite AT Infantry more effectively
- Remove on the move repair with the USF Field Repairs ability (blocked by editor restrictions)
- Update veteran abilities of certain units to better reflect their roles (blocked by editor restrictions)
- 221 Scout Car gunner and Hellcat crew are scaled incorrectly after unit scale change
- ASC’s “Improved Munitions” incorrectly calls in double P47’s for rocket strafe and a JU-87 for for Heavy Dive Bomb
- Incorrect VO playing with new Strafe update