New Patch News

[[THE]MrClark]

This was posted on 12/13 on the EA UK Site IF it's true it could be good news

"Hi all,

We are currently working on the next Battlefield 2 update. We believe this update has some significant improvements that everyone will appreciate. We’ve seen the discussions on the forum and will do our best to address as many issues as possible, as soon as possible.

Here is a quick run down of just some of the issues we have been working on.

- Helicopter now carry 8 missiles rather than 14
- TV-Guided missile now have a shorter range
- Hit points on all air vehicles has been reduced
- AA missile lock has been improved
- Support kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy
- Sniper kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy
- Anti-Tank kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy
- "Dolphin Diving" is no longer possible
- Players can no longer jump and shoot at the same time
- "Prone Spamming" is now fixed
- "Sprint exploit" is now fixed
- The Sa80 weapon has been improved
- The G3A3 weapon has been improved
- Reload while sprinting has been enabled
- Chinese and MEC APCs can now shoot through penetrable materials
- Damage decreased for the M134
- Medic defibrillator paddles have been adjusted. They now reload while not in use.

We'll be announcing further additions to this list, but that will have to wait until the next update. This is NOT the complete list of items we are working on. As we have more items go through testing and we are sure of a change we will update you.

For now, cheers.

Armando "Aj" Marini
Battlefield Team"

[Veritas]

Nice to know. Thanks for the update.

[Rammer]

what the heck is prone spamming? what the heck is dolphin diving??does this mean the end of bunny hopping or they just cant shoot while doing it now? when is the patch comming out ??? lol inquireing minds wanna know !!!!

[Veritas]

I think prone spamming is when people go from standing to prone over and over, making it harder to be hit.

Dolphin diving...don't know about that one. Hopefully it does disable shooting - people MIGHT stop doing it then (bunny hopping is annoying when used as a battle tactic, funny when used for nothing in particular).

:twocents:

[Lag Messiah]

Dolphin Diving is something near and dear to me. It's when you jump and go prone in the air so you land already prone. That's stupid...isn't not like you can run and dive in real life...booo on that

It's the knifers best friend :(
Not to mention it's good for reviving someone in the middle of a fire fight. That's the only thing I don't like about this patch so far.

[Totenkopf]

Looks like the old school tatics wont work and real world stuff wioll really make a difference. Aw... no more dolphins to kill, aw... no more peeps in mid air going prone, aw... no more stupid fricking bunny hopping!!!

Yes!!! Bring it on! Finally!

oh and, poor widdle ickle will-wee has to pway wike the west of us. Aw....

:muhaha:

[Lag Messiah]

Don't hate the playa, hate the fact that you suck at the game, bitch...

I take back everything I said in the other thread...I don't have to listen to you, you're not my real dad!!!

*runs crying to his room*

[Rammer]

LUKE trust your feelings ,,,,,I AM YOUR FATHER!!!! now that outta scare the crap outta ya !!!

[[THE]MrClark]

Prone Spamming might be pushing the jump key while prone rapidily.

They are also taking hitpoints from aircraft and improving the missle lock The jet whores won't like it. The helos look like they will be more vunerable too. In addition to the above they are lowering the missles carried from 14 to 8 and reducing the range of the tv missle

[Rammer]

We hates them jet heurs , hates them we do yessss

[[THE]MrClark]

I was just on the EA forums. They have a thread on the new patch. The first 1/2 dozen posts were screaming that the patch is going to kill BF2 if you eliminate bunny hopping They brought up that 90% of the CAL and TWL players are against it After the first six or so posts the rest were all pro patch.
Apparently all they do in CAL matches for BF2 is bunnyhop. OMG they're going to have to learn real world tactics lol

[Veritas]

*tear* we can't be cheap anymore... :sigh: (we being the whiners, not me)

maybe they should have learned to play nicely and fair in the first place...

[[THE]MrClark]

This came from BF2s It doesn't pertain so much to the new patch as it does Tournament Clans (ie CAL)

Karkand, USA.

To have your commander assets ripped out within the first minute of the round is annoying, but legit and perfectly acceptable, to then have a hummer full of the clan remount, and drive directly to the main base, set up, and wipe people out as they SPAWNED is just plain sad!

This "tournament playing" clan, as they so thankfully informed us, were "allowed to spawnrape and bunnyhop" as its written in the bible of "tournament" play... I let rip into these sad sods, to be greeted with the reply of "we are better than u, NoOb..!" etc etc. Im sure u have all been there. These type of people are, as far as i am concerned teh SCOURGE of online gaming, particularly re fps. Ive been playing online a long time, almost 15 years, and this type of "score at all costs" player, truely wreck the gaming experience... they remove the sense of immersion, the feeling of team play, and the element of competition. I dunno if this forum permits expletives, but those f*cksticks should have their accounts crippled.

rant over.
feel free to blog about this type of cretin here.

[Rammer]

Recruit that guy ,, he's our kind of player ,, god how i hate those spawn campers and base rapers ....unless ofcourse it's me doing it ,, then it's ok hehee

[Rammer]

ah i found a great example of "dolphin diving" lol too funny

http://media.putfile.com/Dolphin-diving

[[THE]MrClark]

I just read today that the awaited patch should be released sometime around the end of Jan. thru early Feb

[Rammer]

WOOOOHOOOIE ,, dearl lord praise the programmers for getting rid of the bunny hop !!!!

[[THE]MrClark]

Community Update 1/11/06

Hello everyone and a Happy New Year to all of you.

Today we have some big announcements that we’re excited to share with you! First of all, news about 2 new booster packs that will expand the battlefields of Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2: Euro Force and Battlefield 2: Armored Fury.

Euro Force will be released on February 8th and sees the introduction of the all-new European Army in 3 new maps. Each Euro soldier will come equipped with a new primary weapon, from the FNP90 to the Benelli Tactical Shotgun. There will also be 4 new vehicles, including the (in)famous Eurofighter. The 3 maps are “Operation Smoke Screen”, “The Great Wall of China” and “Taraba Quarry”.

Armored Fury will be released on March 28th and the focus is on large mechanized battles, harking back to the El Alamein style maps on BF1942. There will be 3 new maps – “Midnight Sun”, “Operation Harvest” and “Operation Road Rage” – but also 2 new vehicle classes. Attack Jets and Recon Helicopters, which can spot nearby enemy units, will make their debut.

Both packs will be available exclusively online at www.downloader.ea.com at $9.99 each (€9.99 in Europe and £5.99 in the UK).

As well as these booster packs, we are of course still utterly devoted to providing updates to Battlefield 2. We can’t say it enough; thank you all for your support and dedication! Update 1.2 is currently undergoing public beta testing and will be released very soon. As with the first list, this second list includes confirmed fixes only:

* Helicopter now carry 8 missiles rather than 14
* TV-Guided missile now have a shorter range
* Hit points on all air vehicles has been reduced
* AA missile lock has been improved
* Support kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy
* Sniper kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy
* Anti-Tank kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy
* "Dolphin Diving" is no longer possible
* Players can no longer jump and shoot at the same time
* "Prone Spamming" is now fixed
* "Sprint exploit" is now fixed
* The Sa80 weapon has been improved
* The G3A3 weapon has been improved
* Reload while sprinting has been enabled
* Chinese and MEC APCs can now shoot through penetrable materials
* Damage decreased for the M134
* Medic defibrillator paddles have been adjusted. They now reload while not in use.
* Server search filters now work properly
* All mines (Claymore, Anti-vehicle, C4) can now be picked up by the same class that dropped it by using the “G” key.
* Mines can no longer be destroyed with other explosives
* Flash bang effect radius decreased
* Added unlocks for Sniper and AT kits
* Fixed a bug in terrain rendering with night vision, whereby terrain was still dark in dark areas.
* Fixed a bug whereby mods that are not bf2 or not xpack permutate shaders every time a level is loaded.
* Fixed a bug whereby non-xpack mods cannot use xpack shaders.
* Fixed bug in TV guided missiles of Havoc helicopter
* Bug in MP7 fire rate fixed. Ammo count increased and mag count and damage decreased
* APC Update – “Chinese and MEC APCs can now shoot through penetrable materials”. This fix was a miscommunication to the patch team. Chinese and MEC APC’s have been reverted and the LAV25 now no longer shoots through penetrable materials.
* Vehicles no longer disappear when viewed from some vehicles with a HUD (e.g. Tanks).
* Performance gain found in static mesh rendering.
* Detonation radius from grenade launcher explosions has been reduced.
* Grenade launcher projectiles now have a minimum time before arming.



As always, thanks for your support and keep talking – we’re listening.

Your friends at EA and DICE


The grenade launchers won't be able to be used in short range (min distance before arming) and Damage radius is reduced This is from EA's BF2 page

[Rammer]

sounds very cool! nice modifications and fixes to some frustrating problems , thanks for the info Joe !

[[THE]MrClark]

hmm Sounds like you may be able to shoot down the UAV now like in real life



Community Update - 1/18/06

Listen up Soldiers!

By now, you have all seen the list of fixes in the next update (1.2). We are still trying to nail down a few final items and put the final touches in place.

Here's a list of additional items to look for in version 1.2:

* UAVs are now visible in the world so if you are being scanned, you can know about it and take action against it.
* Rank progression is no longer limited to the enlisted ranks. All officer ranks are now available.
* Bug that allowed players in vehicles to contest a flag from outside the flag radius is now fixed.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to clarify some confusion stemming from our updates.

The first item is on the topic of grenades. Players will still be able to toss grenades while jumping. Although the ability to fire while jumping has been removed, players will still be able to initiate a grenade toss prior to jumping and follow through with the toss, thereby gaining themselves some extra distance. We understand that there will be some adjustment in tactics required when the patch comes out but we are confident that the community will quickly come to grips with the new tactics.

The second item is on the topic of the booster packs. We have not created the maps as a separate expansion pack requiring a separate server. The booster packs will increase the content of the base game and thereby may be run on a server in regular rotation with the original maps.

Hope that clears up some of questions you’ve all been asking.

[EA]Mike and the rest of the Battlefield Team

[[THE]MrClark]

I wonder if this means more unlocks and if they are going to lower the bar again for the higher ranks like they did in the previous patch

[Veritas]

I think they may be adding new ranks...not sure what they're going to do about the current ones.

Unlocks would be good...better if I could kill with anything besides a tank though :rolleyes:

[[THE]MrClark]

EA has presented more information about the patch and the delay....

"Hello everyone.

As I pretty much expected, there is some last minute news to pass along. There’s some good and some not so good news but, hopefully, the good outweighs the not so good.

First, I’ll start with the bad news to get it out of the way. We have held onto the 1.2 patch a little longer than we had initially planned. We really felt that it was important to delay the patch and take care of some of the issues that have had the community concerned. This means that it will be released sometime in the next two or three weeks. This, unfortunately, means that the Euro Force Booster Pack will be delayed as well since it relies on the patch. Look for Euro Force to be released in the latter half of February now.

Also, another bit of bad news is that the new feature that allows player to pick up deployed mines with the G key is being held back. In the end, we felt it just wasn’t complete enough for public consumption. We at DICE apologize to all of you who were eagerly awaiting this feature.

I hope that the reasons for the delays are seen as positive by you, the community, and therefore I list these reasons as the good news portion of this update.

The following issues were addressed:
Being able to pass through walls using a spinning tank turret has been fixed. It has also been addressed on all rotating vehicle positions just to be safe.

The disappearance of tank projectiles and grenade launcher projectiles during online play has been improved and should occur less frequently

The distance for throwing hand grenades, ammo packs, and health packs has been increased.

And finally…
The Red/Blue nametag bug has been addressed


Regarding the last point, what we have done is make the code more secure to try and prevent any cases where this bug may occur. Since the fix has been in place, we have had no reproduction of the bug in testing.

We’re excited about being able to release 1.2 very soon and hope you all are too."

All the best,
AJ Marini

Found this today

[Rammer]

Thanks JOe ,, too bad about not being able to pick mines and c-4 packs back up tho that seems like a realitic feature that is needed to me .

[[THE]MrClark]

It seems everyone is getting unlocks. It might be prudent to choose them latter. I got two unlocks also even though at Sargent Major I already have all availible unlocks. My choices were undefined so I suspect that the new patch is close to being released and they are adjusting the software in a master computer to take into account the new unlocks So you might want to wait till the patch so you have the most choices allowed for your rank The two new unlocks will be AT and Sniper. I think the new sniper is a British sniper rifle that resembles the AWP Another rumor is that the new AT unlock is the P90

[[THE]MrClark]

This confirms that its because of the upcoming patch Just found this Its a EA emplyee's post

We have a small heads up announcement regarding the next couple of weeks in BF2. Things are rolling along for the patch and the booster pack, and as expected you'll likely see them later this month. The patch will come first, and be well in place in time for the first Booster. That said, we want to inform you of a small oddity you may see in-game while we get the various aspects coordinated.

Short explanation: At some point in the next couple of weeks, you will see an empty in-game window pop-up, just like you received an award. This is just GameSpy detecting now that when the patch comes out you will get another weapon unlock. You should only ever see it once or twice, depending on how high your rank and how many unlocks you’ll have coming. Once the patch is out, your weapon unlock will be available in the BFHQ tab and you can make your choice.

Long Explanation: The next patch is going to give many players another weapon unlock at their current rank. In order to get the best testing results we are having GameSpy configure up the weapon unlocks now on their end. This allows us to test them in a true environment, which is rather effective. The side effect of this is that when this is first in place you are likely to see an empty placeholder message. It will look just like you received an award and will appear once for each unlock you’ve earned. This message would be telling you that you have received another weapon unlock, but we haven't patched the weapons in yet. So you will see this placeholder message which is harmless. When the patch is in place though, the stats system will think you already got your notification in- game. So you will want to hit the BFHQ tab and unlock your free weapon.

Thank you everyone for your attention, and we hope you all enjoy the upcoming new content! Game on.


- Shawn
Producer, Battlefield Live
EA Online

[[THE]MrClark]

Just to let you know that I spotted a fake Community Upate refering to the 1.2 patch. It is on the bf2s forum. It says that instead of reducing the effects of the grenade launcher they will be increasing them. It is a shot of a DICE web page I went up on the real DICE web page and found that they had photoshopped the page and edited it The real DICE web page just describes the game. DICE does not due community updates CU's are done on EA sites not DICE. Others have come to the same conclusion that I have. The guy who did this didn't post the link to the page instead he posted a screen shot So if you see it somewhere else don't worry it's a fake

[[THE]MrClark]

I found this in the EA BF2 forum. It mentions it is in the booster pack but I suspect that it will be in the patch. Looks like my new rank will be 2nd or 1st LT depending when it goes into effect The enlisted ranks will have to be lowered too since right now the requirement for Sgt Major is 50K and 2nd LT 200,000

The new ranks from the booster pack will be as follows:

50 000 Global points = 2nd Lt.
75 000 Global points = 1st Lt.
90 000 Global points = Captain
115 000 Global points = Major
125 000 Global points = Lt. Colonel
150 000 Global points = Colonel
180 000 Global points = Brigadier General
200 000 Global points = Major General

The proof lies here: http: //www.totalbf2. com/forums/showthread. php? t=55200

*Thank s to escape_nl at Totalbf2.com for the original post

[[THE]MrClark]

Found this today

Community Update - 2/13/06

Listen up soldiers:

We have some great news for you regarding the upcoming patch. 1.2 is in the final stages of its release cycle. This means you need to keep an eye on this web space for further info and a release date.

I want to extend a huge thanks to our community for helping us grasp the issues that have made your gameplay less than optimal at times. We are very happy with the improvements in this patch and sincerely hope you are all pleased with the work we’ve done.

AJ Marini

[[THE]MrClark]

Check out the ability to shut off friendly fire just for mine!!!!

* Dolphin Diving is no longer possible
* Players can no longer jump and shoot at the same time
* "Prone Spamming" is now fixed
* "Sprint exploit" is now fixed
* Helicopter now carry 8 missiles rather than 14
* TV-Guided missile now have a shorter range
* Damage decreased from M134
* Hit points on all air vehicles has been reduced
* AA missile lock has been improved
* All support kit weapons have been adjusted
* All Sniper rifles have been adjusted
* Sa80 has been adjusted
* G3A3 has been adjusted
* Reload while sprinting has been enabled
* Medic defibrillator paddles have been adjusted. They now reload
while not in use.
* SCAR-L reload sound has been fixed
* Server setting to allow friendly fire to be off on mines without
affecting other weapons.
* Server search filters now work properly
* Mines can no longer be destroyed with other explosives
* Bug in MP7 fire rate fixed. Ammo count increased and mag count
and damage decreased
* Flash bang effect radius decreased
* Added unlocks for Sniper and AT kits
* Fixed a bug in terrain rendering with night vision, whereby
terrain was still dark in dark areas.
* Fixed a bug whereby mods that are not bf2 or not xpack permutate
shaders every time a level is loaded.
* Fixed a bug whereby non-xpack mods cannot use xpack shaders.
* Fixed bug in TV guided missiles of Havoc helicopter
* The LAV25 now no longer shoots through penetrable materials.
* Vehicles no longer disappear when viewed from some vehicles with
a HUD (e.g. Tanks).
* Performance gain found in static mesh rendering.
* Detonation radius from grenade launcher explosions has been
reduced.
* Grenade launcher projectiles now have a minimum distance.
* Fixed bug with capturing a flag from outside of the flag radius.
* Fixed map selection screen issue on Wetlands

* Being able to pass through walls using a spinning tank turret
has been fixed. It has also been address on all rotating vehicle
positions just to be safe.
* Tanks taking damage from the terrain has been reduced
* The Red/Blue nametag bug has been addressed
* The disappearance of tank projectiles and grenade launcher
projectiles during online play has been improved and should occur less
frequently

* The distance for throwing hand grenade, ammo packs, and health
packs has been increased

have fun..

[GoodZwell]

* Mines can no longer be destroyed with other explosives


I thiink they are making a big mistake there. In real life you can destroy explosives with other explosives. dumb dumb dumb...

Oh and for those that disagree, BYTE ME!


Did they update the expected time the patch will be out?

[[THE]MrClark]

It appears that they have started releasing the patch in Germany and Europe It should be here today

Below is a link to a bf2s forum thread that has links to the european sites

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=13863

[Veritas]

Finally...those stupid bunny hoppin punks will have to play fair...

(meaning they will until they find something new to exploit :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: )

[Rammer]

As soon as it comes available this site should be good for loading the patch from.
http://www.ea.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/euroforce.jsp

[RahX]

i agree with goodzy on the mine thing, its just silly :( i like the ff disable on the mines tho :D ill be home weds so get ready for an ass kickin fellas :D

[[THE]MrClark]

The patch is out As of this writing EA is bogged down. I checked with file front they have the 1.12 to 1.2 patch 84mb the original to 1.2 patch is 385mb and not availible on file front yet


http://files.filefront.com/Battlefield+2+v112+to+v12+Patch/;4762120;;/fileinfo.html

[Veritas]

I guess the question is... are we doing that now? As in, is this the time to download it, or wait a little bit?

*EDIT* It seems that xfire is going to download it on my behalf...so I guess I don't have to worry about it.

[Rammer]

yea gotta love that Xfire!

[Veritas]

Well, other than the fact that it keeps stopping the download in the middle...

[Totenkopf]

Seems to be downloading just fine for me!

:D :D :D

[Veritas]

Well, our server won't let me in for "modified content" but other servers were fine...

So I tried going back to 1.12 to see if that worked...nothing.

[Totenkopf]

and I have ... we all got on tonight..

[Veritas]

Yes, and while there are a few things that could be changed in the new patch, I think it's better than the last one.

[Rammer]

I didnt recive any promotions with the new patch but it seems our Mr. Clark is not far from becomming a First Lt....DAMNIT!!!! lol

[Veritas]

Hey, I didn't get anything either...and neither did anyone that has the same or lower ranks than us...

still, it will be nice when the new weapons (and the 2 other ones I don't have yet) can be unlocked...it will be a good day for killing.

Not sure which two to pick first: G-36E, P90, & L96A1 (Brittish Awp-monster)...

[GoodZwell]

I couldn't hit a fly with the sniper riffles even if he was standing in the muzzle.

[Veritas]

Yeah, my luck with sniper rifles is about the same.

But...at least it's better on BF2 than it was in CS... >_<

[[THE]MrClark]

Ok Bf2s has updated the requirements for the ranks in the UBAR section. Nothing changed for Sargent Major and below Sargent Major is still 50,000 pts
2nd LT is 60K, 1st LT is 75K(I'm at 72K), Capt is 90K, Maj is 115K, LT Col is 125k, Col is 180K. We noted last night that the leading players at300K+ were all Colonels This because at the general levels you need to have expert level badges and attain the rank below. So for Big Gen you need theall the vehicle badges to be expert plus be a colonel, for Maj General you must attain Brig Gen and have all your combat and Kit badges plus what you needed for big general to be expert

[[THE]MrClark]

My impressions were that the accuracy of some weapons was greatly increased. The awp is real easy to get one shot kills and has a distinctive sound of the muzzle and bullet breaking sound barrier down range

[[THE]MrClark]

Read somewhere that Euro Booster Pack will be availible Feb 21

[Rammer]

yup the news is 2 more days! gee good thing i have broken a toe and cant work this week , I may have time to load the booster pack lol

[GoodZwell]

yup the news is 2 more days! gee good thing i have broken a toe and cant work this week , I may have time to load the booster pack lol
Now theres detication and commitment for yah guys! Yah know when one breaks his toe....!

[[THE]MrClark]

Hmmm no mention on whats being fixed




Community Update - 2/20/06

Listen up Troops,

Although patch 1.2 included several fixes that we know were eagerly awaited, it unfortunately introduced some new issues. These are being addressed immediately and we are working around the clock to resolve those. Patch 1.21 (coming soon) will be tested in a limited beta with select Battlefield community members starting as early as this week. We’re doing this to ensure a clean release of 1.21. In addition, we have decided to postpone the Euro Force Booster Pack until sometime after the release of the updated 1.21 patch.

Stick to this web space for additional information soon.

On a more pleasant note, Battlefield 2 hit somewhat of a milestone last night with over 52,000 simultaneous players. This is the highest number of players we’ve seen at one time for Battlefield 2 and almost 4 times more than the peak number of Battlefield 1942.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

The team at DICE and EA

[Rammer]

great another 4 hour download and still no Euro pack pooie !

[[THE]Digger]

Well I have found in the new patch, That it seams like their is a [???M] marker for the center of the map or something that doesnt exist, and it is in red on my screen. I went to one of them and I was standing in middle of the map or thought so. As well as their is still a tag problem, like scoping over someone, it takes longer to find out who your aiming at, wether be red or blue. I also find that some Blue name tags are missing so I have been punished for TK's, Hopefully they fix it soon, But not like the guys that punish you for throwing a nade in some where then they run for the nade you just threw.

[Rammer]

yea i had noticed that distance marker myself and wondered wtf it was , ya get there and its nothing lol .

[Veritas]

Perhaps that is why they're releasing a 1.21 patch asap...

to fix the new problems (or maybe just some of the old ones)...

Either way I like it more than 1.12...

[[THE]MrClark]

Community Update - 2/21/06

Good day soldiers, We want to let you know that we have been making great progress on patch 1.21 and are happy to share with you some of the issues that are being addressed. The patch will be tested in a limited beta starting the end of this week. We're working around the cock to minimize your wait on the release of 1.21 but at the same time want to make sure that the patch is thoroughly tested before it goes out officially.

Below is a list of the current confirmed fixes

* Crash bug when using Hummer with TOW in the Special Forces expansion pack has been fixed
* Screen capture is now working
* Performance issues with certain ATI cards has been addressed
* Server browser can now filter by map name
* Claymores - the number that can be dropped at any one time has been reduced to 2

Once again thank you for your patience and see you all on the Battlefield!

The team at DICE and EA



Found today

[Rammer]

geez some piddly little changes if ya ask me

[[THE]MrClark]

The hummer/tow bug crashes the server not the client Amazing that they didn't catch it in beta

[Veritas]

Well, at least some things will be fixed...

of course, not the tag bug or anything like that... :rolleyes:

[RahX]

the tag bug is annoying as all hell.

[Rammer]

Ooooo new patch by the end of Feb??? for cryin out loud , they haven't even posted an update to the delay since the 22nd of last month!!!! I am not a happy warrior over this.

[[THE]MrClark]

Hmmm a tad upset are we:P I heard last night that it was availible from a private site but didn't post cause I didn't know if was a virus or such nothing was on the ea web site Today thou it is availible

Community Update - 3/10/06

Hi Everyone,

Today’s update is short, sweet, and to the point. After thorough testing, patch 1.21 has now been released and is available for immediate download.

bf2_patch_1.21.exe - 367MB
bf2_incremental_patch_1.2_-_1.21.exe - 13.9MB
bf2_server_1.21.exe - 246MB
bf2-linuxded-1.1.2716-548-installer.zip - 252MB

The fixes include the performance issue with Pixel Shader 1.4 video cards and the Hmmwv with TOW crash on Battlefield 2: Special Forces maps. For a full list of fixes please see the readme file.

The team at Dice and EA


Good timming on the rant Fred :D :D

[[THE]MrClark]

No word on Euro but I wouldn't expect to see it for at least a week. They will want to see if anything new crops out of the woodwork before releasing new code

[Rammer]

see? the squeaky wheel do get da grease!!! heheee I just feed up waiting on their pookie butts!

[[THE]MrClark]

Was that squeaky or rusty wheel?? :P :P :D :D :D :lol: :lol: It did take them a while The patch is the smallest I've seen to date

[Veritas]

Yeah, it would have been nice if they would have taken the time they did to fix more bugs, but at least something was fixed...

[Rammer]

small patch? some 367MB took awhile to load too but I got it ! NOW WHERE THE HELL IS THE EURO PACK??? lol

[Veritas]

Come on...you expected them to have it? What do you think they are, timely? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[[THE]Digger]

Um why didnt you just take the small increment patch at 37 MB you already had patched up to the 1.2 you just need to go to the 1.21 so the small 37mb wouldnt have taken as long, Hehehehe

small patch? some 367MB took awhile to load too but I got it ! NOW WHERE THE HELL IS THE EURO PACK??? lol

[[THE]MrClark]

Found 3/18 in the EA Forums

Euro Force and EA downloader

Early feedback for the Battlefield 2 Euro Force booster pack has been very positive. Our community digs the new Challenger 2, the Tiger HAP and the early favored map seems to be Operation Smoke Screen. We appreciate all the positive feedback you guys have been sending us and are also looking at the negative feedback as a way to resolve issues and as a way to provide better content in the future.

Speaking of negative feedback, we are aware that a small number of people are experiencing issues with the EA downloader. With that, and because we value your loyalty, we are investigating every customer service ticket we get. Here are some of the issues at hand.

ISSUE: Customers attempting to adjust their GameSpy ID names more than 3 times and then having to wait a week to change it again due to security concerns.

RESOLVE: You can change your GameSpy nickname up to 3 times per week. Do this by opening the downloader. You will see a text link on the Euro Force image. Alternately, you can go to ea.com and My Account and edit the info there.

NOTE: This is temporarily being change to 10 times to accommodate the issues at hand.

Complete FAQ can be found here.

ISSUE: Customers that can not use their EAD to connect to download or login.

RESOLVE: The inability to connect to the EA downloader is usually a blockage of data from one machine to another. When troubleshooting online connections you should keep in mind that you are not only dealing with your computer, but also the computer you are connecting to. Also be aware that every other computer your signal passes through can affect this connection.

Complete FAQ can be found here.

ISSUE: ActiveX / IE 7. IE7 is not final, and is not a supported browser. Revert to IE6 and set security / privacy / activex settings to default. While it would certainly be better if we were not dependant on any third party software, we have to recognize that IE7 is not final.

Complete FAQ can be found here.

ISSUE: 7049:0 error – We are aware of this issue and are currently investigating it. Once we know how to resolve it we will update you.

There are other various issue that we’re looking into and will update everyone in the community as we find solutions. For those of you playing Euro Force, keep up the good fight. For those who are having issues getting it to run, keep your chin up. We hope to have most of the issues solved quickly.

[[THE]MrClark]

They released a patch 1.22 today. Filefront has the imcremental and its 9 to 10 megs Both versions are availible on the EA Downloader also

[[THE]MrClark]

Version 1.3 Full is availible at File Front

[[THE]MrClark]

Patch 1.3 also lowers the requirements for badges/medals/ribbons

'm going to create a new thread for this, and sticky it for the time being. When Chuy gets the time to update UBAR, I'll remove the sticky. I don't want this to get buried in the other thread.

I've confirmed all of the findings that were posted in this thread. I've added other stuff at the bottom of this post. Enjoy!


Veteran Knife - Removed in round requirement
CONFIRMED

Expert Knife - Removed in round requirement
CONFIRMED

Basic Explosive - Lowered from 13 kills to 5 kills in a round
CONFIRMED

Vet Explosive - Lowered from 23 to 20 kills in a round
CONFIRMED

Expert Explosive - Lowered from 37 to 30 kills in a round
CONFIRMED

Expert First Aid - Increased Time requirement from 54000 (15h) to 360000 (100h)
Expert First Aid - decreased heals from 25 to 20 in a round
CONFIRMED

Expert Repair (Engineer)
decreased repairs from 25 to 20 in a round
CONFIRMED

Vet Transport - Decreased time from 180000 (50h) to 90000 (25h)
CONFIRMED

Exp Transport - Decreased time from 540000 (150h) to 270000 (75h)
CONFIRMED

Vet Heli - Decreased time from 360000 (100h) to 180000 (50h)
CONFIRMED

Expert Heli - Decreased time from 1440000 (400h) to 540000 (150h)
CONFIRMED

Vet Aviator - Decreased time from 360000 (100h) to 180000 (50h)
CONFIRMED

Expert Aviator - Decreased time from 1080000 (300h) to 540000 (150h)
CONFIRMED

Vet Air defense - Removed time requirement
Vet Air defense - Lowered kills from 12 to 10 in a round
CONFIRMED

Exp Air Defense - Removed time requirement
Exp Air Defense - Lowered kills from 24 to 20
CONFIRMED

Vet Ground Def - Removed Time
Vet Ground Def - Lowered kills from 12 to 10 in a round
CONFIRMED

Exp Ground Def - Removed time requirement
Exp Ground Def - Lowered kills from 24 to 20
CONFIRMED




===============Ribbons===================

War College Ribbon
Removed 3:1 win/loss ratio
Removed 45 point commander score in a round
Added 200 Wins
Added 25000 Global commander score
Increased time from 180000 (50h) to 360000 (100h)

CONFIRMED


============Medals===================

Air Combat
Lowered time from 720000 (200h) to 360000 (100h)
Lowered kills from 10000 to 5000
Removed Accuracy
CONFIRMED

Armor Combat
Lowered time from 900000 (250h) to 360000 (100h)
Lowered kills from 10000 to 5000
Removed Accuracy
CONFIRMED

Heli Combat
Lowered time from 900000 (250h) to 360000 (100h)
Lowered kills from 10000 to 5000 (this one was actually 20000 to 5000)
Removed Accuracy
CONFIRMED

Combat Infantry
Lowered time from 1800000 (500h) to 720000 (200h)
Removed In round time 2040 (they snuck that in there with 1.2x)
CONFIRMED

Marksman infantry
Added time 1080000 (300h)
Removed In round time 2040 (they snuck that in there with 1.2x)
CONFIRMED

Sharpshooter Infantry
Added time 1440000 (400h)
Removed In round time 2040 (they snuck that in there with 1.2x)
CONFIRMED


IN ADDITION:
The Vet/Expert Tactical badges have been fixed:
Vet requires 100 deployments (global)
Expert requires 500 deployments (global)

The Vet/Expert Grappling Hook badges have been fixed:
Vet requires 100 deployments (global)
Expert requires 500 deployments (global)

The Vet/Expert Zip Line badges have been fixed:
Vet requires 100 deployments (global)
Expert requires 500 deployments (global)

SF Aerial Service Ribbon was removed



CHANGES IN RANKINGS
Brigadier General
Removed Expert Badges: Armor, Transport, Helicopter, Aviator, Air defense, Ground defense
Added Veteran Badges: Armor, Transport, Helicopter, Aviator, Air defense, Ground defense
Added global time 3888000 (1080h)

Major General
Removed Expert Badges: Knife, Pistol, Assault, AT, Sniper, SecOps, Support, Engineer, Medic
Added Veteran Badges: Knife, Pistol, Assault, AT, Sniper, SecOps, Support, Engineer, Medic
Added global time 4500000 (1250h)

Lieutenant General
Added global time 5184000 (1440h)

[[THE]MrClark]

Found this today on the FAF web page it looks like a community update

Greetings,

We recognize that this has been a very trying time for everyone who enjoys Battlefield 2 and are putting forth every effort to improve upon the issues that are causing some players frustration. The DICE team has been reviewing player feedback gathered from forums, email, and the ranker server providers in an effort to provide the best possible step forward from 1.3. While this work has been highly focused on bug fixing the team has also managed to put some work towards new content.

Some groups have noticed the testing of a new map ?Road to Jalalabad? being run on our test servers. This map will be included in our next patch release and is not part of a new booster pack. Some of the items on the change list for this next step are:


Reversion: Allowing unlocks on unranked servers
Fix/Reversion: We fixed the issue preventing mod teams from running multiple game modes in one map list.
Tuning: We have lowered the number of players needed to start a ranked game.
Tuning: We have made some modifications to the vehicle drop feature introduced in 1.3. These changes should reduce the overall impact of "cartillery" on game play.
Crash Fix: We have located and fixed a crash connected to 1.3.
These are only a small portion of the fixes being worked on for our next step. We would also like to announce that we will be holding an Open Beta in early July for this next patch. We will have public servers hosted, Beta files available on mirror sites, and specific threads for feedback during this Beta period hosted on the EA forums.

As always keep your eyes on this space for all the latest Battlefield News.

-The DICE Battlefield Team