Basic Strategies to start with

[Dann88]

About CTRL-grouping, here is my way:
Early: 5 - your first inf squad, 6 - all your engineers, 4 - 2nd inf squad, 7 - 1st support squad, 8- 2nd support squad, 3 - 3rd inf squad, 1 - 1st vehicle, 2 - 2nd vehicle
Late: 5 - main inf squads, 4 - 1st flanking groups, 3 - 2nd flanking groups or 3rd vehicle, 9 - first arty, 0 - second arty (6, 7 and 8 stay the same)
Number 5 for inf because it's in middle of the keyboard from there go left for more attack and right for more support
Vehicles are precious things in CoH, number 1 2 3 easy to know and on corner left of the keyboard, most easy to use them.
Hope it helps.
And hey what if I push that pause button? What will happen? Never use it before.

[CER10TY]

I sort of use my Starcraft 2 Hotkey setup.

1 - Main Army
2 - small group
3 - small group
4 - HQ
5 - Barracks
6 - Factory

etc etc, and it works really well. I have no problem to use hotkeys in the heat of battle, but CoH is extremely different than Starcraft 2 so it's not like you have 1 big main army anytime.
I never used the pause button lol, I usually just quit once I lost everything when playing against AI, old Starcraft Habit.

[GodlikeDennis]

The HQ and tier buildings are automatically mapped to F1, F2 etc.

0 and counting down are my artillery groups.
1, 2 are infantry groups
3 is Snipers or LTs

[Pac-Fish]

Yeah whenever you have something like a 105 howitzer or a Stuka you should put it in its own special control group. Especially during a battle. You don't want to have to look for it.

[CER10TY]

The HQ and tier buildings are automatically mapped to F1, F2 etc.

0 and counting down are my artillery groups.
1, 2 are infantry groups
3 is Snipers or LTs

Can you mark special location keys? Such as, if I'd press F5 I'd hop directly to base and such?
And, does CoH have action messages which you can hop to? For example, if an enemy tank engages my infantry in the middle of the map, a warning would pop up (it does actually), and I could just press Spacebar and hop to it instantly. That allows me to quickly respond to things aswell.

[GodlikeDennis]

I think double tapping any of the building buttons (F buttons) will send you back to base but I'm not sure. Personally I don't even use hotkeys except for reinforce, retreat and control groups. Very rarely nades, but only to hide the squad member throwing.

[Otto Halfhand]

The HQ and tier buildings are automatically mapped to F1, F2 etc.

0 and counting down are my artillery groups.
1, 2 are infantry groups
3 is Snipers or LTs

• i use: 9,8,7 for indirect fire weapons
• 0 for snipers
• 4 for builders
• 6 for vehicle trans port

And, does CoH have action messages which you can hop to? For example, if an enemy tank engages my infantry in the middle of the map, a warning would pop up (it does actually), and I could just press Spacebar and hop to it instantly. That allows me to quickly respond to things aswell.

pressing on the message shields on the left hand side of battle GUI centers you on the action the message refers to

[Pac-Fish]

About your replay. Can you please upload it a different way (zipped folder or diff website thats easy to use) cause IDK how to access it.

[jojorabbit]

@Cat Fishy
Click on link he provided, then just click on text/link between text Download and <391.53 KB|, 5 stars are below Download text, you will find it .

[Pac-Fish]

thx jojo . Ill watch it soon

Edit: is this a EF or vCOH replay? cause its not working for me

[CER10TY]

Forget the replay, it isn't eve na proper one, lol.
I'll upload a proper replay once I get home.

[Komrad]

Hello,

the original question remains: Is there an basic strategy guide for EF?

I started to play multiplayer with my friend, and always the one playing with russians lose against wehrmacht...
...main problem is that mg42's tear sovjets in parts. Soviets lack mobile mg when germans got their mg very early.

[krupp steel]

Get a support barracks and get out some snipers.  And don't blob instead flank and toss molotovs on MGs.  Use conscripts as bait to keep the MG busy (their primary role is to absorb damage) and your stronger forces that kill faster (command squad,Strelky, guards) to flank and destroy.

[Pac-Fish]

There is no official strategy guide. Like the original COH its more DIY and learn on the job. But feel free to ask us anything . Or play a game with us

[Wekwekboris]

Hello,

the original question remains: Is there an basic strategy guide for EF?

I started to play multiplayer with my friend, and always the one playing with russians lose against wehrmacht...
...main problem is that mg42's tear sovjets in parts. Soviets lack mobile mg when germans got their mg very early.

MG42 is easy to bypass. Snipers can take them out or use 2 Conscript Squads as bait as another flanks and throws the molotov. Once you get strelky and a better CS, MGs will be quite easier. RBS, Sturmovie and Guards can tackle the MGs with ease.