The players can choose whether or not observers will see a delayed version of the game (with between 0 and 15 minutes supported), plus the option to observer as a party, to keep casting teams synchronised. The observer mode will allow over 500 players to view a match at any given time, with the ability to disable the UI and show the game “cinematically”, as well as the ability to allow or deny livecasting of games.
It looks like they’re trying to give Company of Heroes 2 some legs, in the sense that there are both mod tools letting players tweak the game to their liking, as well as an observer mode which appears squarely aimed at livecasting. SEGA and Relic have revealed details of the game’s latest patch, due to go live at 2pm PST (about three hours from the time of writing). Who knows? Maybe the mod tools will let people turn Ardennes Assault into Defence of the Ardennes.Ĭompany of Heroes 2 will be getting mod tools and an observer mode later today.