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Company of Heroes patched

New maps, balance changes.

Relic's field medic has made a dashing fix to what was last year's finest World War II game and last year's finest RTS, Company of Heroes, with a 1.5 patch that soothes a number of ills.

So yes, the changelog boasts of two new maps and a significant number of balance changes, with early reports suggesting that it'll take a bit of getting used to, but hopefully to the right sort of end.

At the moment the patch has yet to turn up on the game's official website, but it's available through the usual mirrors, with a 1.4-to-1.5 update weighing in at just under 50MB. If you feel like getting into a debate about the changes, you can do that on a specially prepared Relic forum thread.

It's pretty clear they're listening, and who's surprised? We thought Company of Heroes was magnificent, and Relic's clearly keen to keep its fans happy.