So, Ostheer Release can actually be played on Retail and 2.602.

[qwertykop]

My flatmate can play the newly released Ostheer on his retail/2.602. YES, the latest EF install. I have seen it.

How is he doing that?

The dude ain't telling me how and rubs it on our faces.

How is he doing that?

[Blackbishop]

I'm not sure if there is more than one method to do it... so either he really did it or he is just pulling your leg lol.

[Marfiosie]

1.) Install COH on Steam - it will autopached to V 2.702- install EF MOD on the folder
2.) Install COH Retail Version  an Patch to V 2.602
3:)Copy all files of the Steam Version(in ...\SteamApps\common\Company of Heroes Relaunch) in a seperated folder
4.) Copy all subfolders of the Retail Version in the folder, that you created in step 3-  INTEGREATE -NOT OVERITE!
5.)Copy the "RelicCOH.exe" and the "Lua....dll" form the retail Version in the folder, that you created in step 3 and overite
(i dont know the name of the * .dll file- if show an bug-message you can read the name)

start the game and insert you game disk...

You can only play on lan and only with a person with the same version like you...

[Blackbishop]

@Marfiosie
What a way of complicate things . No one should do that ever.

[Miles Dixon]

Quite complicated, I hope that the current version can be played via LAN directly. The steam thingy always update for unknown reason sometimes and it takes some time just to play a skirmish game >.<

[gooface]

Quite complicated, I hope that the current version can be played via LAN directly. The steam thingy always update for unknown reason sometimes and it takes some time just to play a skirmish game >.<

is there a better way then?

[Blackbishop]

That not should be called a way to do it TBH, you just need to replace one file to make this possible. With this method you complicate things a lot .

[gooface]

That not should be called a way to do it TBH, you just need to replace one file to make this possible. With this method you complicate things a lot .

What is the one file that you need to replace to make this possible? I would love to play this mod on 2.602.

Could you please explain the steps to get it working on 2.602?

[coolerthancool]

I just figured it out! you just replace FactionFix.dll with the original one.

it worked for me i hope it work for you!

[qwqq]

I just figured it out! you just replace FactionFix.dll with the original one.

it worked for me i hope it work for you!

Where do i find this file?
edit: So it comes with Eastern Front...  Do i have to replace the dll that comes with 2.xx with the one of the 1.7 version of the mod? 

I would be really interested in making the 2.xx Versions run on CoH 2.602.

[coolerthancool]

you just replace the eastern front 2.xx factionfix.dll with the relic CoH 2.602 original one.

[Walentin 'Walki' L.]

you just replace the eastern front 2.xx factionfix.dll with the relic CoH 2.602 original one.

Soviets/Ostheer can't recrew weapons then

[coolerthancool]

yes they can.i tried it!

[k3nsai]

Thanks to the guys who found the solution. I personally have two versions installed 2.700 for online playing and   
2.602 for lan and skirmish. Now again we can organize lan parties with new version of EF - that's great.