It's been over a week now since Sega and Relic revealed that they were working on Company of Heroes 3. Even though the RTS games' release date is set for late 2022, Relic has released a pre-alpha build for players to test out. Provided you sign up for a Relic account and you meet the hefty system requirements, you've got until August 2 to have your fill with a slice of content from the Italy campaign.
If you're someone who's played the build to death and are looking for one last hurrah before the testing period ends, you're in luck. One intrepid fan has managed to 'mod' the build so you can play as Germany. User Miko has opted not to share the exact specifics of what they did to unlock the Germans, but they have shared several versions of an edited save file that anyone can download and put into their game to try out for themselves.
As far as we can tell, these save files only let you load into a tactical battle and don't involve the campaign map. You will need to at least start the campaign once before you use these files, as you'll need to put them in specific folders. The exact file location is in the initial post of the linked thread.
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