A battlefield2 thread

eekfek · 27 Aug 2006 at 10:06

Siders77 said:
Anyone got any tips for flying jets with a keyboard and mouse?

I've really started to get into flying today (Got my Aerial service ribbon today )

I can't seem to make sharp turns to evade missiles and stuff. Bombing isn't too bad now but I'm still finding it hard. I usually fly down to bomb a few people then crash into them 'cause I can't pull up in time.

ONLY fly the j-10 ... no really , that plane is sooooo overpowered .

eekfek · 27 Aug 2006 at 10:13

tweakinfreak said:
Hi guys,
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Never had any issues with installing BF2, could anyone offer some advice on this please I'm using the lastest Cat display drivers!!

Edit: Can anyone confirm that 1.3 full is the only update I need to apply once BF2 is installed?

not sure what your problem is other than gfx drivers but try this pattern :-

install Battlefield 2
install Special Forces (will pre-patch auto)
install 1.3 Full Patch
install Euro Forces ( if you have it )
install 1.3 Full Patch
installArmoured Fury ( if you have it )
install 1.3 Full Patch

for some strange reason re-installing patch 1.3 can help fix your problems.

**P.s i use NGO ATI optimized driver v1.6.6 - try guru.com**

iMacMart · 27 Aug 2006 at 10:54

kicks66 said:
did it work pre patch?

No won't work before or after 1.3 full?

Treid deleting the my documents folder too apparently that can fix it?

Siders77 · 27 Aug 2006 at 11:13

eekfek said:
ONLY fly the j-10 ... no really , that plane is sooooo overpowered .

Rofl, yeh. Once one of those gets behing you you're dead, lol. :rolleyes:

Was in an F-35 (I think) and as soon as a J-10 got behind me I just couldn't get away from it.

iMacMart · 27 Aug 2006 at 11:57

eekfek said:
not sure what your problem is other than gfx drivers but try this pattern :-

install Battlefield 2
install Special Forces (will pre-patch auto)
install 1.3 Full Patch
install Euro Forces ( if you have it )
install 1.3 Full Patch
installArmoured Fury ( if you have it )
install 1.3 Full Patch

for some strange reason re-installing patch 1.3 can help fix your problems.

**P.s i use NGO ATI optimized driver v1.6.6 - try guru.com**

Spot on mate, took standard CAT's off and put lastest Omega's on and I'm away

happy days........thanks

jim5000 · 27 Aug 2006 at 12:14

eekfek said:
AlfCheesey i see from your pictures you have shadows on during play.
this does make the game look nice, but puts you at a disadvantage because at certain distances you cant see the enemy hiding.
try switching them off for optimal vision especially if your sniping

To be fair, each to their own, but I think that is pretty lame. BF2 isn't a straight gun ho fps like quake, its supposed to be realistic. You are supposed to be able to hid\take cover, find sneaky spots etc.

Turning off shadows really isn't in the spirit of the game....

Siders77 · 27 Aug 2006 at 12:25

jim5000 said:
To be fair, each to their own, but I think that is pretty lame. BF2 isn't a straight gun ho fps like quake, its supposed to be realistic. You are supposed to be able to hid\take cover, find sneaky spots etc.

Turning off shadows really isn't in the spirit of the game....

Realistic? What game have you been playing?

You want realism, then get Red Orchestra, BF2 is hardly realistic at all.

eekfek · 27 Aug 2006 at 12:27

jim5000 said:
To be fair, each to their own, but I think that is pretty lame. BF2 isn't a straight gun ho fps like quake, its supposed to be realistic. You are supposed to be able to hid\take cover, find sneaky spots etc.

Turning off shadows really isn't in the spirit of the game....

dont take this the wrong way but your sooooo wrong

not many peeps can run this game with all the bells and whistles AND get a decent enough frame rate to compete.

if your gonna play online fps, you HAVE to have a good frame rate over asthetics otherwise you'll get killed over and over , simple as that.

tweakinfreak ; glad i could help, your welcome

tonyyeb · 28 Aug 2006 at 09:49

Little bit of info on Patch 1.4.... no release date yet but things are looking up....

http://planetbattlefield.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=84847

MNuTz · 28 Aug 2006 at 19:11

jim5000 said:
To be fair, each to their own, but I think that is pretty lame. BF2 isn't a straight gun ho fps like quake, its supposed to be realistic. You are supposed to be able to hid\take cover, find sneaky spots etc.

Turning off shadows really isn't in the spirit of the game....

THIE AINT NO GAME BOY! THIS IS WAR!!!

Ive always had my graphics turned up full on everything, and tbh ive noticed no difference in turning shadows off anyway! It just seems that some people have the ability to hit you even though they are just outside your view range!

Final8y · 28 Aug 2006 at 20:28

MNuTz said:
THIE AINT NO GAME BOY! THIS IS WAR!!!

Ive always had my graphics turned up full on everything, and tbh ive noticed no difference in turning shadows off anyway! It just seems that some people have the ability to hit you even though they are just outside your view range!

They hit you in side your viewing range, its just that you did not see them

MNuTz · 28 Aug 2006 at 20:34

Final8y said:
They hit you in side your viewing range, its just that you did not see them

No, i know where they are due to overhead surveilance or ive seen them climbing up a ladder and ive manouvered for a better shot etc. I know they are there but cant see them and then POW! im dead from 1 shot to the head!

Sometimes i get their names appear if they are just on the outskirts of my view so i know where they are in order to shoot back.

Goberpiles316 · 28 Aug 2006 at 21:29

Dont expect the patch any time soon, I sat in on a BF 2142 dev chat yesturday @ i28 and that was the first question asked, and no proper answer was given.

Jabbs · 28 Aug 2006 at 22:34

I got the feeling this the end of bf2, loads of servers vanished since the beta so you can only imagine the scale of bf2 servers that will go when its out.

Cybermyk · 28 Aug 2006 at 23:48

I would guess at tomorrow being the 1.4 release date but I have no evidence. It's just that I have a match tomorrow night and it always seems to be the case that I can't install a patch on the day of release due to a match.

A lot of the servers have been switched to POE2 but if EA servers are going offline it's either a good thing or a bad thing.

Anchundan · 31 Aug 2006 at 09:58

Yeah, maybe tomorrow.

Best guess is Tuesday 5th September. I really can't see it arriving later than next week. I'm really frustrated with this - I'm trying to get some more medals and badges, but when the servers reset themselves, I've lost them again!

eekfek · 31 Aug 2006 at 10:07

Jabbs said:
I got the feeling this the end of bf2, loads of servers vanished since the beta so you can only imagine the scale of bf2 servers that will go when its out.

yes there will be a drop in servers when bf2142 is out, but from what myself and a few others i know playing the beta 2142, bf2 wins hands down .
now i know its early days and the game has a few mths to be tweaked and bugs fixed(hah yeah riiight) , but its the gameplay that matters and atm 2142 doesnt inspire us to play it (yet).

bf2 has a lot going for it, vanilla , addons/boosters and mods like POE , theres life in the old dog yet .

Luke · 31 Aug 2006 at 10:42

Although they have traditionally released patches on Tuesdays, there is a post on BF2S from a guy who is adamant it will be released on Thursday the 7th.
Time will tell though...

I hope 1.4 is enough to bring back all those who baled out following the 1.3 fiasco, as the game is really worth persevering with, despite the problems.
I can also highly recommend the Point Of Existence mod, it is fantastic!

Defcon5 · 31 Aug 2006 at 10:54

Whats the poe mod do?

Jabbs · 31 Aug 2006 at 11:15

eekfek said:
yes there will be a drop in servers when bf2142 is out, but from what myself and a few others i know playing the beta 2142, bf2 wins hands down .
now i know its early days and the game has a few mths to be tweaked and bugs fixed(hah yeah riiight) , but its the gameplay that matters and atm 2142 doesnt inspire us to play it (yet).

bf2 has a lot going for it, vanilla , addons/boosters and mods like POE , theres life in the old dog yet .

I must agree with you there i have been playing the beta of 2142 since the second phase of tests but hands down i prefer bf2 in every form, i hardly play beta now.

I think the problem 2142 has got is the gfx department, when 1942 was out and bf2 came out it was a massive jump in the gfx department which is what everyone wants to see, but with 2142 its just got a tweaked engine of bf2.

What has annoyed me is the next gen consoles get a new bf with dices new engine but theres no word on anything for the pc in this department, maybe 2142 should be using the new engine to give it higher quality visuals instead of ea just trying to cash in again.