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 Post subject: Update coming soon!
PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:18 pm 
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Community Update - 6/30/05

Update 1.01 Coming Soon
That's right, the first Battlefield 2 Update is coming your way very soon. We've kept quiet about this update so far, but today we're going to reveal the major fixes coming with the Update. The best part is, every fix in this update is a result of Community feedback on the demo and retail game release.

Fixes

-Fixed issues that caused the Multiplayer Browser to become unresponsive.

We've added some new functionality and buttons to the Multiplayer Browser that make finding an open game of Battlefield 2 much, much easier. Issues users have encountered involving zero ping servers or browser hangs have all be addressed.

-Fixed an issue where some game controls were not available to be rebound within the Options menu.

Some functions previously were not available to be rebound in the Controls Options menus. These items have been added to make rebinding of functions much easier.

-Fixed a crash with rebinding LMB

Users who rebind the Left Mouse Button to "Move forward" rejoice!

With these fixes and more, it should be much easier to get in to a game of Battlefield 2 and that much easier to play it the way you want to play it. Look for this update to be deployed into battle some time next week!

Linux Server Build
Many of you have made us aware of issues with the previously released retail Linux server (2442) in both 32-bit and 64-bit environments. DICE has finished work on a replacement build and QA has been working hard to validate something that we can release to the community. Our goal is to get a fully operational version of the Linux server out to the Community ASAP. Stay tuned to this spot for updates.

BF2 Editor Update
Those of you who have been watching this space over the last couple of weeks are aware the BF2 Editor was intended to be released to the Community by the end of June. While we feel we are on the homestretch now in terms of being able to release a complete Battlefield 2 Mod Development Toolkit, we will not be able to meet our previously stated goal. At this time, we are committed to getting the Open Beta of the Battlefield 2 Editor released some time in July. Stay tuned to this space for more details.

Advanced Tactical Center for Battlefield 2 Releasing!
Tomorrow marks the initial release to the community of a tool built by Foolish Entertainment especially for Battlefield 2 - the Advanced Tactical Center for Battlefield 2. This easy to use tool allows your clan to communicate tactics easily and evolve them together in real time! There are also some new tools to the ATC like "zoom", "export tactic" and a "Custom Map Wizard" that builds upon the already large library of tools! Create and manage your squad before even joining a server with ATC. For more information on ATC, visit www.foolishentertainment.com

Have a greath 4th everybody!


God please dont let it be a huge file!

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:29 pm 
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an update for a game that *just* came out...the sign of a true crappy game.


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:09 pm 
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no, its a sign of the times.

The updates are not for game-breaking bugs. Game runs smooth for me. If you notice, the fixes are 2 GUI/config fixes and 1 crash . actually, this is the least buggy game i have ever played. The only 2 ingame bugs i've ever noticed is one where a friendly gets a red name over their head, and one where you suicide and it changes your team.

if you choose to criticize the game because they are fixing problems (that ALL games now adays have at release sadly) then thats your loss. BF2 is one of the best games i've ever played. The teamwork required rivals that of T1 and T2.

hell, right now (8:00 EST) bf2 has about 2,000 more players online than all of HL1 (including CS) . HL1 has been on the top of the charts for years! Now thats really really saying something... not to mention the fact there are still 3,500 people still playing the demo.

http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/

I really hope you arn't basing your dislike of the game on a couple hours of bad squads (or no squads) or laggy servers


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:58 am 
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no, basing my hatred from being a host of many battlefield servers and seeing how TERRIBLE they are at memory and cpu management. You'd think some companies could take a cue from Id Software and improve the engines in their games. Instead, they just churn out huge memory and cpu hogs driving up the price of hosting -- same thing happened with T:V...It pretty much drove me out of business.


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Striker - you see the side of the business so many of us do not. I do not doubt your claims regarding how hard or expensive the game is to host.

Remember however, since most of us do not see this, we rate the game based on our enjoyment and any bugs or problems that we experience during game play. BF2 has played extremely well so far for me, and I really enjoy it and its teamwork aspects too.

Perhaps if enough feedback is received from those hosting the game, future patches could address some of the issues you mention as well.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:11 am 
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well i dont plan on saying anything else about it, i just needed to vent


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:48 am 
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ah, well ya could be right there striker. I have had a bunch of servers crash on me while playing. Other than that though, its a good game :D


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^Great game

(for any doubters...what were those gamespy statistics you told me about Kraska? ;)). BF2 wins.


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