Relic say pre-alphaneers “can experience four Italian maps in a variety of game modes, including co-op vs AI opponents, competitive PvP and Skirmish vs AI, while trying out familiar and brand-new features like Full Tactical Pause in skirmish mode, vehicle side armour, Verticality, Battlegroups, and Veterancy”. That’s with two of the factions, the US and Wehrmacht. Relic already held a pre-alpha preview with a slice of the story campaign earlier in the year. At that point, Nate had a play and talked with some of the devs too. Talk turned distinctly Nate-y: The multiplayer pre-alpha starts on Tuesday, the 30th of November at 5pm GMT (9am Pacific) then will run until Thursday the 7th of December at 4am (that’s 8pm Pacific on the 6th). If you played the first pre-alpha, you should be able to simply load up your Steam library and start preloading the multiplayer pre-alpha now. Other folks will need to sign up for the COH-Development Program and link their Steam account before they can join in tomorrow. Company Of Heroes 3 is due to launch on Steam sometime in 2022.
