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Hey guys, figured that this warranted it's own thread as it'll get drowned in the gargantuan official thread. Having made my little spreadsheet of unlocks, I've got a few useful links to share with you all for everything from how to attain Pins/Insignias, how much they're worth through to Weapon Stats, Physics mechanics and Performance tweaking guides (including FOV changes).
Anyway, first up is my compiled spreadsheet of Kit and Rank Unlocks:
EvilGrin's BC2 Kit Unlock Spreadsheet
IGN have a good "Multiplayer guide" that spans all formats, the layout is pretty poor, but it's quite comprehensive:
http://boards.ign.com/battlefield_bad_company/b10679/189853638/p1/
Here's a brilliant site with Weapon Comparison Charts, very good info here, and if you read down at the bottom it tells you info on bullet types etc. which is very handy too:
http://denkirson.xanga.com/722757523/bad-company-2/
This site has a pretty list of weapons/gadgets/specialisations etc. along with GUI Screenshots and a decent description, sadly no stats/unlock info though:
http://badcompanytwo.com/multiplayer/gadgets/
Playstation multiplayer guide... has some decent info on Ranks, Pins/Insignias and Weapon stats with images and it's laid out in an easy to read way, all the info is transferrable over to the PC version too:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/...ompany-2-Multiplayer-Info-Guide/td-p/45357734
This site is basically a tweak guide for improving performance on the PC, be careful that the information has been updated for retail rather than the beta version before you use it. Not that it'd screw anything up anyway really. It also has a guide for changing your ingame FOV:
http://www.fragcast.org/?p=433
Very handy thread over at i3d forums, has a lot of linked information, covers a whole heap of stuff, admin tools, map breakdowns, good performance and admin guides as well as some general troubleshooting:
http://forum.i3d.net/clientside-technical-support-bc2/146128-battlefield-bc2-info-helpdesk.html
Anyway, hope this post has been useful for some, if anyone has some good sites to share that I've missed, post 'em here and I'll include them in this post. Likewise, if you see any information I've missed in my spreadsheet, any errors or any suggestions for it too, post up and I'll sort it out.
BC2 Configuration tool (edits your settings file) - Note: that the FOV setting refers to VFOV, not HFOV - see fragcast.org link above for FOV calculator!:
http://ohlawl.com/liseda.html - Beware - the "View distance" slider is actually "RenderAheadLimit"
Alternative Config launcher, again not used it so can't comment on how good it is, but it does look good:
http://www.fileplanet.com/210430/21...ad-Company-2---Gossamer's-BC2-Config-Launcher
Bad Company 2 Soldier Stats site - tracks your Soldiers in all versions, PC, 360, PS3:
http://bfbcs.com
Unofficial BC2 Server Admin guide and tool downloads:
http://forums.gameservers.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=38841
Handy info on how to remove Mouse Smoothing to improve Turret turn speed etc. - Note: Use at own risk as it requires editing game files:
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=13997695&postcount=1684 - original source for this: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18126148
Enjoy, and Cheers guys!
Anyway, first up is my compiled spreadsheet of Kit and Rank Unlocks:
EvilGrin's BC2 Kit Unlock Spreadsheet
IGN have a good "Multiplayer guide" that spans all formats, the layout is pretty poor, but it's quite comprehensive:
http://boards.ign.com/battlefield_bad_company/b10679/189853638/p1/
Here's a brilliant site with Weapon Comparison Charts, very good info here, and if you read down at the bottom it tells you info on bullet types etc. which is very handy too:
http://denkirson.xanga.com/722757523/bad-company-2/
This site has a pretty list of weapons/gadgets/specialisations etc. along with GUI Screenshots and a decent description, sadly no stats/unlock info though:
http://badcompanytwo.com/multiplayer/gadgets/
Playstation multiplayer guide... has some decent info on Ranks, Pins/Insignias and Weapon stats with images and it's laid out in an easy to read way, all the info is transferrable over to the PC version too:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/...ompany-2-Multiplayer-Info-Guide/td-p/45357734
This site is basically a tweak guide for improving performance on the PC, be careful that the information has been updated for retail rather than the beta version before you use it. Not that it'd screw anything up anyway really. It also has a guide for changing your ingame FOV:
http://www.fragcast.org/?p=433
Very handy thread over at i3d forums, has a lot of linked information, covers a whole heap of stuff, admin tools, map breakdowns, good performance and admin guides as well as some general troubleshooting:
http://forum.i3d.net/clientside-technical-support-bc2/146128-battlefield-bc2-info-helpdesk.html
Anyway, hope this post has been useful for some, if anyone has some good sites to share that I've missed, post 'em here and I'll include them in this post. Likewise, if you see any information I've missed in my spreadsheet, any errors or any suggestions for it too, post up and I'll sort it out.
BC2 Configuration tool (edits your settings file) - Note: that the FOV setting refers to VFOV, not HFOV - see fragcast.org link above for FOV calculator!:
http://ohlawl.com/liseda.html - Beware - the "View distance" slider is actually "RenderAheadLimit"
Alternative Config launcher, again not used it so can't comment on how good it is, but it does look good:
http://www.fileplanet.com/210430/21...ad-Company-2---Gossamer's-BC2-Config-Launcher
Bad Company 2 Soldier Stats site - tracks your Soldiers in all versions, PC, 360, PS3:
http://bfbcs.com
Unofficial BC2 Server Admin guide and tool downloads:
http://forums.gameservers.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=38841
Handy info on how to remove Mouse Smoothing to improve Turret turn speed etc. - Note: Use at own risk as it requires editing game files:
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=13997695&postcount=1684 - original source for this: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18126148
Enjoy, and Cheers guys!
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