A battlefield2 thread

Siders77 · 18 Jun 2006 at 00:49

I had that last night, went on a Warlord only server and the rounds lasted ages so I got my basic support combat, vet support combat, basic sniper combat and tatical support weaponary badge, they took a while to come through and they came through after my points for some reason, got them in the end though.

They should come through soon.

jim5000 · 18 Jun 2006 at 01:18

Done a complete reinstall of bf2 + addons and it seems to have cured the lagging problem i was having. touch wood.

The only problem i have now is that it wont let me turn on anti-alising at all

jim5000 · 18 Jun 2006 at 10:31

News of 1.31 released...

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

Source

DrEvil · 18 Jun 2006 at 10:40

MrLOL said:
type this into the console

renderer.drawFps1

and that will bring your FPS up

if it starts dropping below 40, then your graphics card is lagging, if it stays well above that, then its your net connection thats at fault.

Thanks MrLOL...

However, been checking my ping/wireless signal - moved the based unit about a bit, and seems better now. Sincerely hope BF2 isn't causing my 7950GX2 hard times on 1600x1200...

Megatron - odd !? I'm gonna try what MrLOL has suggested just to prove the point on my system.

I'm now thinking about hardwiring or positioning a wireless bridge in a better position than where the base units are.

DrEvil · 18 Jun 2006 at 10:43

jim5000 said:
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

Source

http://www.ea.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/editorial.jsp?src=communityupdate_061606

Mundu · 18 Jun 2006 at 11:10

They should really hold up on new maps until they've managed to fix all the bugs!!! Slaughtered a teammate because of the name colour bug yesterday.

Luke · 18 Jun 2006 at 11:16

Mundu said:
They should really hold up on new maps until they've managed to fix all the bugs!!! Slaughtered a teammate because of the name colour bug yesterday.

I left a server out of embarrassment yesterday as I killed a squadmate three times due to that bug... :mad:

Yewen · 18 Jun 2006 at 11:47

malc30 said:
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.

Well I would be able to comment on that, but both my main and second rigs wont load the game up with 1.3, I have tried a bare windows install with just BF2 aswell and nothing.

EA must notice that they have killed the amount of players online with this patch, as they now admit there are bugs in the game!!!

Yes, 1.3 has brought in non startup bugs on my hardware, it wont even load.

Intro sequences, CTD. Sorted by not running the AMD processor driver.

Load it up, mouse does not work, sorted by not using a USB mouse.

Go to use my keyboard, nope, USB keyboard, sorted by using a normal one.

Change USB drivers and they work, but in short bursts.

Go to load the server list, and nothing comes up.

/uninstalls BF2.

megatron · 18 Jun 2006 at 13:09

Yewen said:
Well I would be able to comment on that, but both my main and second rigs wont load the game up with 1.3, I have tried a bare windows install with just BF2 aswell and nothing.

EA must notice that they have killed the amount of players online with this patch, as they now admit there are bugs in the game!!!

Yes, 1.3 has brought in non startup bugs on my hardware, it wont even load.

Intro sequences, CTD. Sorted by not running the AMD processor driver.

Load it up, mouse does not work, sorted by not using a USB mouse.

Go to use my keyboard, nope, USB keyboard, sorted by using a normal one.

Change USB drivers and they work, but in short bursts.

Go to load the server list, and nothing comes up.

/uninstalls BF2.

If fiddle about with the resolutions in the MyDocuments>profile folder video.com I think, then u can sort it. Possibly a conflict with forcing a refresh rate via the driver.

Its an old bug but a good one, I even had to fiddle with the bf1942 demo files to get it to work.

megatron · 18 Jun 2006 at 13:13

Mundu said:
They should really hold up on new maps until they've managed to fix all the bugs!!! Slaughtered a teammate because of the name colour bug yesterday.

I was killed on MEC by a abrahams tank since its name was blue I assumed it was a commandeered vehicle, I checked the kill info and since it wasnt a teamkill; then it was this bug.

Yewen · 18 Jun 2006 at 13:53

megatron said:
If fiddle about with the resolutions in the MyDocuments>profile folder video.com I think, then u can sort it. Possibly a conflict with forcing a refresh rate via the driver.

Its an old bug but a good one, I even had to fiddle with the bf1942 demo files to get it to work.

Not the issue, my copy wont download the server list at all.

fdxd · 18 Jun 2006 at 16:23

Yewen said:
Not the issue, my copy wont download the server list at all.

Make sure you uncheck all the filters first and see if it works.

4T5 · 18 Jun 2006 at 16:24

Yewen mate.
I had a torrid time with the first instal of the incremental 1.3 patch.
I downloaded the Full 1.3 from a different source (fileshack) and patched over the top, then cleared my caches and it is loads better. I still get the odd CTD but it is the odd one rather than every other ******* round.

fdxd · 18 Jun 2006 at 16:25

emailiscrap said:
I left a server out of embarrassment yesterday as I killed a squadmate three times due to that bug...

Dont realy on nametags anyway they takes ages to showup. Just look at their looks. MEC are brown colour for example whereas USMC are yellowish.

fdxd · 18 Jun 2006 at 16:27

jim5000 said:
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

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?

in windows go to run. type in services.msc Then disable wireless zero configuration.

When installing patches remember its best to reinstall the game after a while since constant incremental patching slows down loading, verification etc. if not causing extra problems.

KnightStalker · 18 Jun 2006 at 16:55

a question about unlocks..i have BF2 and SF addon, now say i gain a new rank and an unlock, do i still get 1 or 2? and if i only get 1, can i go play SF then gain another, or does it not work like this.

Smithy · 18 Jun 2006 at 17:15

I believe when you get an unlock, you have to go do a complete game on SF to get the second unlock.

Now for my question; When taking off and landing with heli's and jets, theres a small circular reticle that appears, about 1.5cm in diameter, then sort of wonders off of the side of the screen and disappears, wtf is it?

Jimbu · 18 Jun 2006 at 17:30

Smithy said:
I believe when you get an unlock, you have to go do a complete game on SF to get the second unlock.

Now for my question; When taking off and landing with heli's and jets, theres a small circular reticle that appears, about 1.5cm in diameter, then sort of wonders off of the side of the screen and disappears, wtf is it?

I dont think it really has any significance

Smithy · 18 Jun 2006 at 17:33

i dont doubt that it doesnt hold any significance, but i'd still like to know what it is.

Tilt sensor?
Tail height guide?
Ground positioning guide?

Siders77 · 18 Jun 2006 at 18:27

malc30 said:
Yewen mate.
I had a torrid time with the first instal of the incremental 1.3 patch.
I downloaded the Full 1.3 from a different source (fileshack) and patched over the top, then cleared my caches and it is loads better. I still get the odd CTD but it is the odd one rather than every other ******* round.

Yeh, apparently there's a problem with the patches if they've been downloaded via the EA downloader. If many people join a server that have patched with the patch downloaded from the EA downloader it makes the server unstable so it crashes a lot more and it also causes lots more CTD's.