Most weapons, abilities, and units are unlocked based on the year they were historically introduced. Using a battlephase system that is universal to all players, battlephases upgrade automatically through command points, and are modelled after years 1942, 1942, 1944. The mod puts the player much more in touch with their environment - no more fighting over only bridges as key points, but roads, forests, houses, fields, etc. Coordinated combined arms attacks are necessary to break carefully planned defenses and ambushes. Kriegspiel transforms the game into a casual yet platoon-level combat 'simulator'. Kriegspiel has extraordinary attention to detail - ranging from real vehicle acceleration, to overpenetration damage modifers, to correct gun traverse and elevation. AI difficulty level is graduated by resource modifiers, rather than intelligence.

The mod incorporates a slew of intelligence changes to the AI, particularly increasing their use of cover and aggressiveness. Kriegspiel's shrapnel and concussion system. It stresses the use of smaller squads (sections) for small unit tactics, in depth combat with randomized criticals on every weapon, greater map object permanence, unit morale, a vehicle fire system, and even a physical bullet and physical shrapnel system.

Named after Avalon Hill's 1970 hex grid game - 'Kriegspiel' - Kriegspiel V5: Realism Overhaul is a mechanically ambitious mod for Company of Heroes 2. Steam workshop mod page, subscribe to download:

Company of heroes 2 overhaul mod