Eastern Front Download and Installation Guide

[minhvn]

from what i read from your key, you are using a cracked retail game, that explain everything.

[Blackbishop]

You should wait until CoH:ToV gets cheaper and purchase it, otherwise you should play EF 1.720 with your cracked version because the patch 1.800 only made compatible EF with the new Steam CoH... however, Ostheer will be only playable on the Relaunched version on Steam.

[Foofighter689]

I am new to the forum but have been a fanatical fan of EF for quite some time.  However, I cannot get EF to run after switching over to steam.  I know this is a familiar topic and I have read a number of posts on how to "fix" the problem without positive results.  I have an Alienware aurora running windows 7 with dual nvidia video cards.  I have the new COH steam version in my steam library and have downloaded the EF 1.800 mod.  When I try to launch EF, windows cannot find the EF files. 

Can anyone help?

[Blackbishop]

Are you sure you installed EF in the new Steam path? Are you sure you installed EF in the root directory of the new CoH?

Could you post a screenshot of your new CoH directory so we can tell you what you did wrong?

[Jalle64]

Hello! Im new to the forum so please bear with me.
My issue is that I cant play EF online through steam. Its patched and Ive got all three COH versions in steam, including the new Steam one. My EF runs but not in logged in status. So how should I go from here?

Or is it possible that EF isnt capable to run online through steam?

[Blackbishop]

If you are not playing the game "Company of Heroes (New Steam Version) from your library, then you are not playing the new Steam version and you are using the old one and getting offline because there is no more Quazal servers to bring you online. Or maybe you start Steam offline which makes EF to go offline.

[Jalle64]

Yes, I play the new version via steam, but how do I start EF so I can play it online?

[Blackbishop]

You start it as usual, there is no way to play EF offline only unless you are offline either by lack of internet connection or due to steam is just not online or you are playing a different version rather than the new one...but you already discarded this last one so it should be something different.

If you want assistance, you can add me on steam, my ID is blackbishop.

[Jalle64]

I found it! Eureka!

I was starting it in the wrong version of the game, that one without Reloaded after it so.... now it works!!!!!

[Foofighter689]

Blackbishop,

My COH files are in the directory "program files (x86) and then in a subdirectory file entitled "THQ".  For some reason, I am having trouble taking a screenshot of the directory files.  Does this help?  The EF files are also located in the same folder as COH. Here is the location: C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Company of Heroes

[Jalle64]

Hello Foofighter689! You must install EF in the Steamapp map, and in the map with CoH Realoaded, if not it doesnt work.

[Blackbishop]

Btw, if you are using a pirate version it won't work.

[bonacha]

hy everyone,
fisrt to all, excuse me if i dont write well i m french.
i have a problem with EF and steam, i try the method give on this page ( newbielink:http://www.easternfront.org/forums/index.php?topic=5883.0 [nonactive] ) but i can t lauch the mod. A error messaje appear telling that his anable to find the lauch.exe.
I have the 3 CoH, buy by steam, working perfectly.
I realy want to try this mod so if someone can help me it would be grat,
thanks

[Blackbishop]

You should be using the "Company of Heroes (New Steam Version)" and not these three as we posted in the last announcement . Uninstall EF, uninstall the other CoH versions (unless you need them for some reason), install the new CoH and install EF in this new directory.

If you need more assistance feel free to add me on Steam as blackbishop.

[Rikard Blixt]

I just deleted that topic, since it was out of date and shown to be confusing. Follow the instructions in the first post of this thread.