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2006-01-11 10:06:58

#1

Sgt.Scream.MDK: Member; +19|7183|Florida - America's Wang!

Didn't see any note of this, but I saw on http://battlefield.ea.com/ that the BF2 First Booster Pack website is live. check it out, has some screenshots of the three new maps and some new vehicles. EA says that the first booster, Euro Force, should be out Feb. 8 and the second booster, Armored Fury, should be released March 28, and will contain "El Alamein" type maps.

It also talks a little bit about the upcoming 1.2 patch, confirming more "fixes":
- Server search filters now work properly
- All mines (Claymore, Anti-vehicle, C4) can now be picked up by the same class that dropped it by using the "G" key.
- Mines can no longer be destroyed with other explosives
- Flash bang effect radius decreased
- Added unlocks for Sniper and AT kits
- Fixed a bug in terrain rendering with night vision, whereby terrain was still dark in dark areas.
- Fixed a bug whereby mods that are not bf2 or not xpack permutate shaders every time a level is loaded.
- Fixed a bug whereby non-xpack mods cannot use xpack shaders.
- Fixed bug in TV guided missiles of Havoc helicopter
- Bug in MP7 fire rate fixed. Ammo count increased and mag count and damage decreased
- APC Update – "Chinese and MEC APCs can now shoot through penetrable materials". This fix was a miscommunication to the patch team. Chinese and MEC APC’s have been reverted and the LAV25 now no longer shoots through penetrable materials.
- Vehicles no longer disappear when viewed from some vehicles with a HUD (e.g. Tanks).
- Performance gain found in static mesh rendering.
- Detonation radius from grenade launcher explosions has been reduced.
- Grenade launcher projectiles now have a minimum time before arming.

Hope this hasn't already been posted, enjoy!

Last edited by Sgt.Scream.MDK (2006-01-11 10:11:22)

2006-01-11 10:13:55

#2

DUFFKING: Insert witty comment here; +3|7178|Brixham, UK

"- Grenade launcher projectiles now have a minimum time before arming."

2006-01-11 10:14:10

#3

IBKCKNURASS: Corrosion Inhibitor; +172|7157

hope ur joking..... how could this not have been posted already?????

2006-01-11 10:14:56

#4

Sgt.Gh0st: Pump-Action Pimp; +16|7202|The Hague, Holland

DUFFKING wrote:
"- Grenade launcher projectiles now have a minimum time before arming."

Indeed, the patch sounds awesome.

What whas that? Euro-Force? Gotta check it out

2006-01-11 10:16:33

#5

Sgt.Scream.MDK: Member; +19|7183|Florida - America's Wang!

IBKCKNURASS wrote:
how could this not have been posted already?????

The website just went live today

2006-01-11 10:20:45

#6

Sgt.Gh0st: Pump-Action Pimp; +16|7202|The Hague, Holland

Dudes, new armies. I wonder what countries have the pleasure to be in it (It better be holland ).
And will it ONLY be sold online ? No hard-copy?

2006-01-11 10:22:24

#7

elite: Member; +89|7134|Sheffield, England

holland sucks, probably france or germany, somethink like that

2006-01-11 10:24:06

#8

RDMC_old: Member; +0|7156|Almere, Holland

maybe sounds dumb.. but it this an expansion pack like special forces that u have to buy seperatly or is it some sort of patch?

2006-01-11 10:25:09

#9

RDMC_old: Member; +0|7156|Almere, Holland

elite wrote:
holland sucks, probably france or germany, somethink like that

No man holland doesnt suck and we have the same tanks as germany so why germany? I want holland

2006-01-11 10:26:17

#10

RDMC_old: Member; +0|7156|Almere, Holland

=RDG=[N.B]canadiannnn wrote:
you gotta buy it...

mmm.. hope it is better than special forces..

2006-01-11 10:26:22

#11

tthf: Member 5307; +210|7177|06-01

could be an European Union army kind of thing (like the MEC).
can't wait for the new shiny armour stuff though!!!!

2006-01-11 10:26:38

#12

WormGuts: Member; +17|7214|Dayton, Ohio

Sgt.Scream.MDK wrote:
IBKCKNURASS wrote:
how could this not have been posted already?????
The website just went live today

the patch has been in the works for some time though. the issues that it was to address have been mentioned in a previous thread. one that you missed covers the troubles of bunny hopping. if i knew how to link another threads location i would but i don't.

2006-01-11 10:27:07

#13

=FDX=VEga: Carlos Hathcock Jr; +7|7132|'Ull, Yorkshire, England

The changes sound awesome, the new vehicles and weapons sound awesome and the new army sounds awesome. Lets just hope it all meets our expectations. The article also mentions 2 new vehicle classes - Attack Jets (A10 Warthog maybe?) and Recon Helicopters (RAH-66 Commanche perhaps?) which will be introduced in the second booster pack. Its a shame we can't have hard copies though.

2006-01-11 10:28:58

#14

RDMC_old: Member; +0|7156|Almere, Holland

I just look at the screenies I thjink they added the french.. cause of the barets.. maybe i'm wrong.. but I guess they have put the french in..

2006-01-11 10:32:09

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RDMC_old: Member; +0|7156|Almere, Holland

=FDX=VEga wrote:
The changes sound awesome, the new vehicles and weapons sound awesome and the new army sounds awesome. Lets just hope it all meets our expectations. The article also mentions 2 new vehicle classes - Attack Jets (A10 Warthog maybe?) and Recon Helicopters (RAH-66 Commanche perhaps?) which will be introduced in the second booster pack. Its a shame we can't have hard copies though.

They have added the Euro fighter

2006-01-11 10:33:42

#16

=RDG=[N.B]canadiannnn: Forklift Whore; +67|7187|Canader , eh?

sounds really cool...cant wait..

2006-01-11 10:36:23

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=FDX=VEga: Carlos Hathcock Jr; +7|7132|'Ull, Yorkshire, England

Yeah but the EuroFighter is an air superiority fighter, by attack jets i'm assuming they mean ground attack which is why i'm hoping for an A-10. They have also said that the EuroFighter will be in the first booster pack and the attack jets in the 2nd.

2006-01-11 10:41:44

#18

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|7111|Devon, England

i cant find this on the site, all i see is the booster pack for battlefield: modern combat, the one for the consoles. sum1 gimme a direct link plz!

2006-01-11 10:42:20

#19

Sgt.Scream.MDK: Member; +19|7183|Florida - America's Wang!

=FDX=VEga wrote:
Yeah but the EuroFighter is an air superiority fighter, by attack jets i'm assuming they mean ground attack which is why i'm hoping for an A-10. They have also said that the EuroFighter will be in the first booster pack and the attack jets in the 2nd.

Gotta say though, since the second booster is Armor based, it would be nice to have a A-10 tankbuster zooming around (assuming you're the one doing the flying )

2006-01-11 10:42:48

#20

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|7111|Devon, England

i cant find this on the site, all i see is the booster pack for battlefield: modern combat, the one for the consoles. sum1 gimme a direct link plz!

2006-01-11 10:45:09

#21

Jobarra: Member; +0|7101

Can't wait. Sounds like a hefty and worthwhile expansion. Looks like they have fixed the server filters as well with the upcoming patch.

Looking at the screenshots for the Euro Forces booster, I think I like one of the maps already. Looks like a MEC map to me with a little town on a hilltop in the desert. The should be fun to assault. I'm wondering if Israeli forces will be part of the new army. The reason I say that is because it looks like one of the new tank models is an Israeli Merkava MBT. I was thinking if it was European, it would be British or German MBT, but their MBTs have a more substantial profile on the turret I thought. I thought the Merkava was one of the only tanks that has that sharp angle on the turret as well as a smaller turret overall.

Man, I hope it is the A10 and Frogfoot that are put in as Attack Jets. Of course, I think everyone will be TKing for them Truthfully, I would prefer a hardcopy as well. However, with how EBgames and Gamestop/Babbages have moved primarily to console games(last time I walked into a gamestop, they had ONE display dedicated to PC games. And most of those were MMO type), I imagine EA will actually sell more by selling online. 5.99 british pounds? I'm guessing about $15 American? Terrible at conversions, but I know it's about twice as much in dollars, and to get a nice round figure it's going to be 14.99 or 19.99. Who knows, maybe it will be 9.99

2006-01-11 10:45:27

#22

HellHead: The fantastic Mr. Antichrist; +336|7129|Germany

elite wrote:
holland sucks, probably france or germany, somethink like that

Nonono, can´t be the german army, no way ! Our politicians would never allow EA to use them for a war game !
German soldiers going to war in a different country, shooting people ? No way...
Maybe they can be the medics...

GOD ! My country sucks once in a while...

2006-01-11 10:46:01

#23

tF-voodoochild: Pew Pew!; +216|7268|San Francisco

http://eagames.co.uk/products.view.asp?id=8048

What I find interesting is that it says the developer is Activision... wonder why DICE isn't doing the work for these boosters...

2006-01-11 10:46:41

#24

Erkut.hv: Member; +124|7155|California

Sgt.Scream.MDK wrote:
- Detonation radius from grenade launcher explosions has been reduced.
- Grenade launcher projectiles now have a minimum time before arming.

I'm sure t00bers around the world are going ro cringe when their little bunny hopping exploits don't yield the same results.

2006-01-11 10:50:48

#25

Jobarra: Member; +0|7101

Hmmm.... thinking about it some more, I wonder how they will balance ANY other attack jet with the A10. I can't think of another jet like it in the world. The Frogfoot is close, but the A10 just seems to be way more efficient at it. Since the second expansion is armored, it definitely makes sense that they would have tank-killers in it. I can't wait for that expansion actually. It sounds like there will be some kursk type battles in there. It will be a nice change of pace to play some maps designed specifically for vehicles. I wonder if they will be introducing a wider range of mobile AA as well with that booster. I think I would take a ZSU-type AA vehicle over the current ones since the AA missiles are incompetent at best.

=FDX=VEga wrote:
The changes sound awesome, the new vehicles and weapons sound awesome and the new army sounds awesome. Lets just hope it all meets our expectations. The article also mentions 2 new vehicle classes - Attack Jets (A10 Warthog maybe?) and Recon Helicopters (RAH-66 Commanche perhaps?) which will be introduced in the second booster pack. Its a shame we can't have hard copies though.

I thought the Commanche was a replacement for the Apache, i.e. an attack chopper. When I think recon I think one of the Bell fast movers(I think they are Bell helicopters. Whatever the one on Magnum PI was )

tF-voodoochild wrote:
http://eagames.co.uk/products.view.asp?id=8048

What I find interesting is that it says the developer is Activision... wonder why DICE isn't doing the work for these boosters...

Ewww... Activision?

Every game I've ever gotten from Activision just seemed to generally be lacking. I haven't purchased from them in awhile, so are they a bit better now? Maybe I'm just thinking of Hasbro and Atari. Those I know have been bad games.

tF-voodoochild wrote:
thx jobarra...

No problem. Sorry, been awhile since I've been on forums that allow edits . Kept the above first post just for continuity sake.

Last edited by Jobarra (2006-01-11 11:01:31)

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