A battlefield2 thread

KnightStalker · 14 Jun 2006 at 02:52

ok guys, i need some help with this, I have mutiple gamespy ID's, and i havent played the game for a while, and i cant remember what USER name i had, its annoying me as i had a few unlocks and a few badges, but for the life of me cant remember what that username was....its annoying me as i dont want to start from the bottom all over again...so is there any program or something that i can my info back, as its annoying me...please help....

Also every username i try, it says uniqueid invalid or something, when i know i used to play them with that ID....this is really annoying me

Also ive tried everysingle combo of my passwords i have and it still dont work, i hope someone can help me out or at least shed some light on it.

megatron · 14 Jun 2006 at 05:02

KnightStalker said:
ok guys, i need some help with this, I have mutiple gamespy ID's, and i havent played the game for a while, and i cant remember what USER name i had, its annoying me as i had a few unlocks and a few badges, but for the life of me cant remember what that username was....its annoying me as i dont want to start from the bottom all over again...so is there any program or something that i can my info back, as its annoying me...please help....

Also every username i try, it says uniqueid invalid or something, when i know i used to play them with that ID....this is really annoying me

Also ive tried everysingle combo of my passwords i have and it still dont work, i hope someone can help me out or at least shed some light on it.

Try ** email address attached to ** gamespyid, Im using the same one I created for BF1942. It seems to pick up email addresses more than username. Put a check next to "search email", this is at the ingame login.

DanMc07 · 14 Jun 2006 at 13:08

Which files do I have to deleate so I dont have to watch all those videos at startup? I cant remember, somone posted it a cupple of month ago, and I cant be botherd searching through 100+ pages

Last Kronin · 14 Jun 2006 at 13:38

Dont delete them as this may casue problems with patching, what to do is rename the .bik files to .backup for instance Dice.bik to dice.backup, then theres the EA.bik, intro.bik and legal.bik

Usher · 14 Jun 2006 at 13:44

DanMc07 said:
Which files do I have to deleate so I dont have to watch all those videos at startup? I cant remember, somone posted it a cupple of month ago, and I cant be botherd searching through 100+ pages

just drag the 'movies ' file out & delete it or put it in my docs or wherever you like.
It causes no probs whatsoever

Hlebio · 14 Jun 2006 at 13:49

Not a good idea to delete them.

As the guy up there said, best just to rename them all from .bik to .backup.

ob1 · 14 Jun 2006 at 14:22

THeres no problems with upgrading because of missing movie files, just remove the large ones

DanMc07 · 14 Jun 2006 at 14:54

Where are they usually found again?

Edit: found it with the trusty search button

Thanks a lot for the info guys

KnightStalker · 14 Jun 2006 at 15:13

megatron said:
Try ** email address attached to ** gamespyid, Im using the same one I created for BF1942. It seems to pick up email addresses more than username. Put a check next to "search email", this is at the ingame login.

thing is if i try that, it doesnt bring up the right user i want...and there seems to be no way of changing what user it uses

Rebel=UK= · 14 Jun 2006 at 15:17

How do i get someone the SF unlocks, ive logged in with his username & loaded a map and got a kill on that map but he still hasnt got the unlocks :confused:

{Edit}

Forget it , it just took awhile to update :rolleyes:

ob1 · 14 Jun 2006 at 15:39

KnightStalker said:
thing is if i try that, it doesnt bring up the right user i want...and there seems to be no way of changing what user it uses

I dont think you can have more then one user per email address account (not for the same game anyway), try another email address

KnightStalker · 14 Jun 2006 at 15:45

ob1 said:
I dont think you can have more then one user per email address account (not for the same game anyway), try another email address

you see i only have 2 emails, tryed them both, both bring up 2 users i havent played before, but yet the2 user's appear using my email address's, this is bugging me as i cant remember the username mainly that i used, really annoying

Edit again, i have 2 usernames on my Gamespy IDs, thats 2 email address's with 2 usernames each....now i know one of them is the one i used, but BF2 only picks up the username i dont want when typing in the email address, is there anyway to change this so it picks up a different one, if not then, does anyone want my BF2 copy and SF copy.

megatron · 14 Jun 2006 at 23:14

KnightStalker said:
you see i only have 2 emails, tryed them both, both bring up 2 users i havent played before, but yet the2 user's appear using my email address's, this is bugging me as i cant remember the username mainly that i used, really annoying

Edit again, i have 2 usernames on my Gamespy IDs, thats 2 email address's with 2 usernames each....now i know one of them is the one i used, but BF2 only picks up the username i dont want when typing in the email address, is there anyway to change this so it picks up a different one, if not then, does anyone want my BF2 copy and SF copy.

Go to www.gamespy.com or www.ign.com and try to log in, it should give u the choice of username u want to log in with and also the option to delete a username. Failing that ask on planetbattlefield forums, or ea forums.

I believe gamespy merged with ign, and thats why u end up with 2 usernames (if u signed up for both places) (90% sure its IGN).

megatron · 14 Jun 2006 at 23:21

DanMc07 said:
Which files do I have to deleate so I dont have to watch all those videos at startup? I cant remember, somone posted it a cupple of month ago, and I cant be botherd searching through 100+ pages

Right click ** shortcut to battlefield2.exe and select properties. Make sure to add the restart +1 to the "target" field. This is mine copied and pasted:

"E:\Program Files\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +restart 1 +menu 1 +fullscreen 1

Also its here that u can specify a resolution higher than the highest standard res the game supports, i.e. higher than 1280*1024.

See here:
http://www.tweakguides.com/BF2_9.html

KnightStalker · 14 Jun 2006 at 23:57

megatron said:
Go to www.gamespy.com or www.ign.com and try to log in, it should give u the choice of username u want to log in with and also the option to delete a username. Failing that ask on planetbattlefield forums, or ea forums.

I believe gamespy merged with ign, and thats why u end up with 2 usernames (if u signed up for both places) (90% sure its IGN).

that doesnt work, as you cant delete them, ill ask on other forums but this is annoying me, as i only played 2 month ago, and i just cant remember what username and password combo i used.

jim5000 · 15 Jun 2006 at 02:20

BF2 is annoying me so much since the last patch. The game is really laggy, and i keep getting diconencts all the time. Its impossible to fight with anyone as the view jumps around and you randomly teleport a few meters away from yourself all the time.

I have a constant ping of under 20 and still get this happening. I've tried lowering my graphics, checking my net connect etc. but it has made no difference. Its really annoying because I play BF2 basically everynight, and I haven't been able to for the past few weeks. I can't even play AF which i shelled out a fiver on :mad:

Anyone know if reinstalling it will fix the problem? What order should I install BF, SF, EF, AF, and the patches if I do reinstall?

BloodWolf · 15 Jun 2006 at 02:42

Agree. It's a laggy peice of crap now... they need to sort it!

I got ping of like 17-30 and I lag a lot, it's unplayable and I get all these connection issues it's ridiculous..

4T5 · 15 Jun 2006 at 10:34

Guys the first time i installed the 1.3 my gameplay felt vague kind of laggy and i had many CTD's.
I downloaded the full 1.3 patch again from a better source ( Fileshack) and installed it over the top. Now although i still get the odd CTD it is the odd one rather than loads and my gameplay is as it was before the patch.

jim5000 It sounds like you need to clear your cache files to me and reinstall the Full 1.3 patch. BF2 makes multiple cache files when you mess with the settings and these cause conflict.
Like i say my gameplay is sound but i do suffer the odd CTD.

Deliverance · 15 Jun 2006 at 10:41

malc30 said:
Guys the first time i installed the 1.3 my gameplay felt vague kind of laggy and i had many CTD's.
I downloaded the full 1.3 patch again from a better source ( Fileshack) and installed it over the top. Now although i still get the odd CTD it is the odd one rather than loads and my gameplay is as it was before the patch.

jim5000 It sounds like you need to clear your cache files to me and reinstall the Full 1.3 patch. BF2 makes multiple cache files when you mess with the settings and these cause conflict.
Like i say my gameplay is sound but i do suffer the odd CTD.

I clear my Graphics cache about once a week, i have a high end Graphics card (X1900XT) 2GB of RAM...and i still get graphics stutters. Granted not to the extent he is describing, but it is as he describes it. (ie jumping several meters, teleport style, mega slow downs) Its not even a drop in frame rates that causes it either as far as i can tell. All my GFX settings are on high with 6x AA and its normally around 80/90 FPS, it will occasionally drop to about 40/50 but thats no where near low enough to cause the stuttering.

4T5 · 15 Jun 2006 at 11:00

I have to say i play BF2 on Mediums. My system plays it on High but with the stuttering slow loads ups and vague non contact feel to kills.
On Mediums it runs sweet as, i am first on the map by loads generally. I have 1st spawned with the boats on the carrier and still had time to climb upstairs and take a jet many times. My system is well old but loves BF2 as long as all is on Medium. I think BF2 looks great on mediums and feel totally in touch with my kills. There is this Thud i get that i don't get on higher settings if that makes sense.

So i have to ask, have you tried clearing all cache files and setting everything to medium and playing a few rounds. You may find the smoothness and general improvement of gameplay more rewarding and less likely to CTD.
Just an idea of course and trying to help. I am still playing as much as before and only suffer about 1 CTD a day. Bare in mind i play for hours every day..

So 1 is not to bad to suffer. Mine are not actual in game crash out CTD's either. the way it is for me now is i join a server press join game then select every

upgrade select my class then when i go in to join in just locks. I have the esc option though which takes me back to the server list and the second time i select a server all is well. These are less frustrating than ingame CTD's to me.
I do notice in the top right screen during map changes a lot of folk getting disconnected and like i said earlier i lose squad members i am only just getting to know which ****** me off.

Something i am noticing since 1.3 is the lack of people online compared to before. This to me is totally down to the CTD's and will be the death of BF2 if not sorted asap.