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Wednesday, 06 September 2006 |
First and foremost is the news many of you have been hoping for – the long awaited 1.4 patch for Battlefield 2 goes live today. After much anticipation the new patch featuring the new "Road to Jalalabad" map which is sponsored by Comcast is available for download. We deeply appreciate everyone’s patience during this patch cycle and look forward to playing with you on the new map!
Meanwhile in the Battlefield 2142 tuning beta we are working at a furious pace to incorporate player feedback into our development. Players have commented on all aspects of 2142. From the dynamic new Hover Tank to our new Titan game mode players are making themselves heard. We are pleased that we have already taken steps to improve client and server stability while also making changes to the game experience directly based on player feedback, in game play tactics, and (of course) use of exploits. All of our efforts with the Tuning Beta are to ensure this next step for Battlefield raises the bar for team based FPS games everywhere.
The recently announced Veterans Program gives everyone who has played Battlefield 2 the ability to reserve a soldier name and receive an immediate boost in rank so that they are able to hit the field running. Many of you have established an identity as premiere players on the sandy streets of Karkand or in the skies above Wake Island. This is your opportunity to continue building your legacy in a whole new Battlefield! Veterans also receive an exclusive in-game indicator of their Veterans status and a special verbal taunt in BF2 together with patch 1.4.
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Wednesday, 06 September 2006 |
After months of waiting and two public beta releases, the final version of the Battlefield 2 v1.4 patch is out today! Check below for the changelog: Gameplay Tweaks:
- The vehicle drop has been modified to help prevent exploits such as blocking enemy vehicles, destroying vehicles and commander assets, or as an alternative to artillery.
- C4 tossing distance has been reduced.
- A prone->crouch delay has been added.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed the Linux server hangs when trying to load a Special Forces Co-Op map.
- Another attempt at fixing the Red/Blue nametag bug.
- Fixed the missing server info on the map briefing screen.
- Fixed the server browser issues with updating info.
- Fixed the filter by maps size option in the server browser.
- Fixed a low reproducibility crash bug related to the vehicle drop.
- Fixed a crash in Co-op after a player is revived without a kit.
- Fixed a server crash on Linux 32 when trying to rotate maps in Coop Mode.
- Fixed the occasionnal red distance marker appearing on the ground.
- Fixed the bug that caused the player's arms to become invisible when switching weapons.
- Co-Op bot console commands now function on local servers.
- Fixed the excessive damage taken by the Muscle Car.
- Adjusted the minimum number of players to start the round on ranked servers. The new values for 16, 32 and 64 players are 6, 8 and 8 respectively.
- Re-enabled unlocks on unranked servers.
- Commander options are no longer available whilst commander is dead.
- Fixed bug where a spawn point is shown as selected when it is not if player has spawned in during the preview round.
- Co-Op (Local Server) - Fixed the issue where no other players may join the server if the server host is kicked and banned.
- Ranked Servers now force unlocks.
- Added support for multiple gamemodes in single maplist for mods
Download Mirrors - Incremental Patch:
• FileFront
• GamersHell
• FilePlanet
• BF2S
• AusGamers
• StrafeRight
• FanGaming
• Double Skill
• GamersNation
• Computer Games
Download Mirrors - Full Patch:
• BF2S
• FileFront
• GamersHell
• FileShack
• AusGamers
• FanGaming
• Double Skill
• GamersNation
• Computer Games |
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