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Battlefield 2 Update v1.50 is Here ! |
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 |
From Planet Battlefield...
The special announcement hinted at yesterday has been revealed, and as many guessed the Battlefield 2 booster packs are now free for everyone. Also announced is the release date, which is September 1st. Full changelog can be found below.
After nearly a year of development and three public beta tests Battlefield 2 v1.50 is ready for release. The update will be released on Tuesday 1st September at 5pm UK, 6pm Europe. Stay tuned for release announcement in the near future!
As part of Update 1.50 we are glad to announce that not only is Highway Tampa now a required install included in the update but Euro Forces (Great Wall, Taraba Quarry and Operation Smoke Screen) and Armored Fury (Midnight Sun, Operation Harvest and Operation Road Rage) is now FREE for all Battlefield 2 players. Including the brand new map, Operation Blue Pearl this brings EIGHT new maps that everyone can play and will be added to ranked Battlefield 2 servers world wide. The Booster Pack content is included in the update and has made the file just over 2Gb in size.
Server providers around the world will have access to the client file so find your closest host for best download speeds. To install Battlefield 2 Update v1.50 you must have Battlefield 2 updated to version 1.41 or Battlefield 2 Complete Collection from EA Store installed. Thank you to all of the EAUK Forums (http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-2/) members who have given feedback and requests during the development of this update. The full change log for Update 1.50 is as follows:
Features:
# Additional support for Windows Vista.
# Added Highway Tampa as a required map.
# Added a new map called Operation Blue Pearl.
# Added Euro Force and Armored Fury as free to play content for all Battlefield 2 players.
# Added Widescreen support
# Allowed BF2.exe to use more than 2Gb RAM
# Added support for the Novint Falcon controller (http://www.novint.com).
Gameplay Tweaks:
# Changes made to both the J10 and F35B to make them more balanced.
# AA targeting tweaked to make it more effective.
# Added checks to prevent "runway grieving".
# Various changes made to prevent cheating.
# Tweaked the hit detection, hits will be more accurate to the model.
# Occasional connection drops after being on a server a couple of minutes - Fixed
# Prevented use of mouse wheel to provide speed boost to vehicles
# Prevented use of mouse wheel to exploit parachutes
# Players can now pass claymores by going prone
# Update the HUD on TV Guided missiles to increase visibility on maps like Dragon Valley
# Added Battlefield 2142 style prone deviation (going prone will now cause reduced accuracy for a brief period)
Bug Fixes:
# Fixed the issue where picking up a players kit would cause CTD
# Updated BF2OpenAL.dll from version 1.1.1.0 to version 2.1.8.1
# Updated ch_gas_station collision mesh on Dragon Valley to be consistent with other gas station buildings
# Fixed the issue where MEC artillery piece on Operation Clean Sweep changes to the USMC's control when they capture the Airfield flag
# Updated the Challenger2 HUD to show the correct icon instead of the M1A2 HUD icon
# Changed a PLA FAV to MEC FAV on Road to Jalalabad
# Tweaked the artillery respawn time on Dragon Valley for to 360 seconds as other artillery uses
# Included a delay after weapon switch for the Bizon (PP-19) to 0.666
# Updated the F35B's lock delay to 1 second instead of 1.5 seconds to match other aircraft
# Changed the Humvee camo on Taraba Quarry to be the correct design
# Increased the splash damage of the UH-60 (Black Hawk) guns from 0.25 to 1.5
# Updated the G36E HUD to react the same as other weapons during sprint .....
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Sunday, 23 August 2009 |
Tonight sees ECC join the SEAL army of the TGW tournament during Battle 5 of the 7th Campaign. The previous 4th Battle saw the WOLF army win both the played Titan maps, while just narrowly losing out on a single conquest map. Therefore, ECC squad members will have to be at the top of their game if they are to influence the conflict in SEAL's favour.
This evenings battle will be played out across four custom / modified maps which, for those who have not as yet downloaded / tried them, can be accessed from Chus' post here. Downloading the .rar files allows you to extract the levels straight into your '\mods\bf2142\Levels\' directory. Then eager players can take a look at the maps through creating a local game or test them on TGW's server.
Good luck goes out to the ECC squad for their first foray into this tournament; subsequent to the match we will hopefully have a review of the 5th battle's outcome.
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009 |
After an almost unanimous decision last Tuesday night at the clan meeting, ECC are proud to announce that we will be entering a 6 man squad in the 2142 tournament organised by Tournament Gaming World.
Playing in 64 player battles, over many custom maps, as part of either the SEAL (PAC) or WOLF (EU) armies the TGW tournament looks to introduce a higher level of team-work and squad play to the 2142 gaming experience. For those clan members who haven't as yet completed all the sign up shenanigans, take a gander at Cutchy's posts here and here. ECC's first contribution in the tournament will be next Sunday (the 23rd) being hopefully the first of many.
In other news, the 'My Rig's better than yours...' discussion seemed to spark some interest (all be it not many pics!) with the winners [ECC] H3adl3ss and [ECC] Miss Peachy taking the plaudits for the 'Most Special PC' and 'Most Excessive Monitor' respectively! Congrats both; look out for a PM soon regarding a slightly different prize.
Finally, a quick competition for all interested with this weird little flash game (don't worry about audio). Whoever posts the longest time wins!
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