BF2 PATCH IS OUT!!!!

[6StringSamurai]

http://electronicarts.co.uk/games/591/4251/

Battlefield 2 1.4 Patch Announcement

First and foremost is the news many of you have been hoping for ? the long awaited 1.4 patch for Battlefield 2 goes live today. After much anticipation the new patch featuring the new ?Road to Jalalabad? map which is sponsored by Comcast is available for download. We deeply appreciate everyone?s patience during this patch cycle and look forward to playing with you on the new map!

Meanwhile in the Battlefield 2142 tuning beta we are working at a furious pace to incorporate player feedback into our development. Players have commented on all aspects of 2142. From the dynamic new Hover Tank to our new Titan game mode players are making themselves heard. We are pleased that we have already taken steps to improve client and server stability while also making changes to the game experience directly based on player feedback, in game play tactics, and (of course) use of exploits. All of our efforts with the Tuning Beta are to ensure this next step for Battlefield raises the bar for team based FPS games everywhere.

The recently announced Veterans Program gives everyone who has played Battlefield 2 the ability to reserve a soldier name and receive an immediate boost in rank so that they are able to hit the field running. Many of you have established an identity as premiere players on the sandy streets of Karkand or in the skies above Wake Island. This is your opportunity to continue building your legacy in a whole new Battlefield! Veterans also receive an exclusive in-game indicator of their Veterans status and a special verbal taunt in BF2 together with patch 1.4.

 

[BuckNaked]

I was just going to post the same thing...

1.4 Patch ? New content

* New level: Road to Jalalabad (Conquest 16-32-64, Singleplayer, Co-op)
* New Server Option: No Vehicles mode


1.4 Patch ? Fix List
Front End:

* Front end - Fix server browser issues with updating info
* Front End - Multiplayer & Co-op - Players on server list can include Bots instead of human players
* Multiplayer Internet Server maps size filter not working
* Fixed an issue in the front end where pressing tab twice in the IP window would cause the cursor to skip to wrong box

Game Server:

* Increased server stability
* All levels - Co-op - Crash after reviving player without a kit- 1st attempt Server - Linux 32 Dedicated - Server crashes when trying to rotate maps in Special Forces Co-op Mode (fixed on SUSE only. Still present in Red Hat and Fedora)
* Adjust the minimum number of players to start the round.The new values for 16, 32 and 64 players are 6, 6 and 8 respectively.
* Re-enable unlocks on unranked servers
* Ranked server forces unlocks i.e. have to have unlocks selected.
* Coop - Local Server - If Server Host is kicked and banned although they do not actually get kicked, no other players may join the server after that point.
* Fixed a dedicated server crash which was occurring when the user held "CTRL" and "SHIFT" while selecting a map
* Fixed a crash which would occur when c4 was placed on a flag pole and the server rotated maps
* Vehicle drop crash related bug (missing icon)
* Co-Op bot console commands do not function on local servers.

Client / Gameplay:

* Red/Blue nametag bug ?Fix to the issue where players would show up with the wrong color name tag
* Introduced a delay from proning to standing to help reduce exploiting
* Adjusted C4 to make throwing more difficult
* Fixed the issue where a red distance marker appears on the ground
* Fixed the issue that caused players arms to become invisible after switching weapons when using throwable items
* Made adjustments to reduce the damage taken by vehicles when driving
* Adjusted the tire material on the muscle car to reduce the issue with this vehicle taking too much damage.
* Commander options no longer available whilst dead.
* Fixed the issue with a spawn point showing up as selected when a player has spawned in during preview round
* Fixed the issue that would cause infantry players to be revived with no kit.
* Fixed several rare graphics crashes.
* Fixed issue with players crashing while clicking "Join Game" in the front end
* Car-Drop: Made adjustments to the car drop feature to prevent players from exploiting into buildings.
* Discovered and repaired an issue tied to projectiles which would sometimes allow tanks to fire two shells, support to fire multiple rounds, and other issues (all maps).
* Fixed bug where after 2 rounds on the same map, the top player stars are awarded to the wrong people in the menu
* Transport Helicopters ? Increased the armor of all transport helicopters

 

[6StringSamurai]

DAMN THIS BEING AT WORK!!!! lol, called the girlfriend and had her start downloading it for me, getting my ranked server upgraded as we speak, come on 5:00!!!!

 

[DannyLove]

Originally posted by: 6StringSamurai
DAMN THIS BEING AT WORK!!!! lol, called the girlfriend and had her start downloading it for me, getting my ranked server upgraded as we speak, come on 5:00!!!!

lol. im very excited as well

 

[pontifex]

- Another attempt at fixing the Red/Blue nametag bug

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHA

"another attempt"...so they have no clue whats wrong with their damn game. thats too funny.

 

[lozina]

Hmm ... no mention of the crashes that started to plague 1.3 ? Like the one which sometimes strikes when you click "Join" after the map is loaded, or the CTD's while actually playing? I just see mentions of crashes fixed mainly in co-op mode...

There's really nothing from that patch notes that I am excited about, except maybe the fix on cartillery.

 

[Runes911]

Originally posted by: pontifex
- Another attempt at fixing the Red/Blue nametag bug

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHA

"another attempt"...so they have no clue whats wrong with their damn game. thats too funny.

Priceless.

 

[leeland]

Originally posted by: lozina
Hmm ... no mention of the crashes that started to plague 1.3 ? Like the one which sometimes strikes when you click "Join" after the map is loaded, or the CTD's while actually playing? I just see mentions of crashes fixed mainly in co-op mode...

There's really nothing from that patch notes that I am excited about, except maybe the fix on cartillery.

DITTO...

How about you fix the bug that drops you right when you hit JOIN GAME. Nothing was more irritating than finding a server, waiting the entire time for the long ass load times...only to hit the button and crash to desktop.

OR

My other favorite one...in the game...have a ping in the 40's or lower...everything is going grand and then all of the sudden

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR CONNECTION

WTF is with that ? I cannot tell you how many times I have gotten either one of the two above problems dropping me out of servers.

I think they should stop all advancements in this game until they get the Simple stuff fixed...reb/blue bug....crashing to desktop...

And if they slow down the prone to standing sequence anymore it is going to look like old people humping...I wish they would stop tweaking the damn game and just fix the bugs

 

[BuckNaked]

Edited 2nd reply for updated fix list


ack... stalled at 98%... bangs head on desk....

 

[pontifex]

your download or the patch install?

 

[gorcorps]

For those installing, be sure to post if this brings the game out of beta...

 

[DanTMWTMP]

booo hurry!? anyone have a mirror!! it's getting swamped!

 

[DannyLove]

Originally posted by: lozina
Hmm ... no mention of the crashes that started to plague 1.3 ? Like the one which sometimes strikes when you click "Join" after the map is loaded, or the CTD's while actually playing? I just see mentions of crashes fixed mainly in co-op mode...

There's really nothing from that patch notes that I am excited about, except maybe the fix on cartillery.

maybe you didn't read the entire patch notes?

* Fixed several rare graphics crashes.
* Fixed issue with players crashing while clicking "Join Game" in the front end

Also, I was getting many CTD's and it turned out to be my extra 1gig of memory I had placed in my mobo. Aside from the software, you may need to troubleshoot your comp as well.

 

[clamum]

Awesome, downloading now... one hour left (damn this connection).

Hahahah.... how did I guess pontifex would be in this thread bitching again. So predictable.

 

[BuckNaked]

Originally posted by: pontifex
your download or the patch install?

The d/l... I had been having a hard time getting it... finally got it, installed it, and played a little... seems good so far...

 

[lozina]

Originally posted by: DannyLove

Originally posted by: lozina
Hmm ... no mention of the crashes that started to plague 1.3 ? Like the one which sometimes strikes when you click "Join" after the map is loaded, or the CTD's while actually playing? I just see mentions of crashes fixed mainly in co-op mode...

There's really nothing from that patch notes that I am excited about, except maybe the fix on cartillery.

maybe you didn't read the entire patch notes?

* Fixed several rare graphics crashes.
* Fixed issue with players crashing while clicking "Join Game" in the front end

Also, I was getting many CTD's and it turned out to be my extra 1gig of memory I had placed in my mobo. Aside from the software, you may need to troubleshoot your comp as well.

maybe the original post didn't have any of those items listed under what was fixed

but I'm glad they indicate those issues are fixed in the revised patch notes

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: 6StringSamurai
DAMN THIS BEING AT WORK!!!! lol, called the girlfriend and had her start downloading it for me, getting my ranked server upgraded as we speak, come on 5:00!!!!

lol, its just a patch for a game that isnt that good anyways chill.

 

[duragezic]

Whether or not you like the game, a ton of BF2 players have been waiting for this. It's been what, 3 months or so since the 1.3 patch that introduced a lot of instability/crashes?

I just patched up. I wanna play but my 'net connect is probably too slow still thanks to inconsiderate people on torrents.

"People still play this game?" Hahaha wow too bad people need to type that all of the time but you might wanna look at Gamespy stats. It's pretty big now. I can't believe some of the garbage multiplayer games that people play still (CoD,CoD2, MoH is a big wtf). And that original CS is ridiculous too. Never was that good of a game. Wish those players would migrate over to some better games that need the players (where's Q4? LOl I don't like it but pretty sad its not on the list)

 

[Czar]

How can you tell if you are a bf2 veteran?

 

[josh6079]

New levels are always nice. I swear I'm going to make a hack and send it to everyone disabling their ability to play that damn Karkand map anymore. Those kinds of people are the types that enjoy Clear Channel radio stations.........you know...........where they kill a song over and over and play it non-stop.............

I haven't yet seen the invincible blue/red name glitch, so hopefully they fixed that.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: duragezic
Whether or not you like the game, a ton of BF2 players have been waiting for this. It's been what, 3 months or so since the 1.3 patch that introduced a lot of instability/crashes?

I just patched up. I wanna play but my 'net connect is probably too slow still thanks to inconsiderate people on torrents.

"People still play this game?" Hahaha wow too bad people need to type that all of the time but you might wanna look at Gamespy stats. It's pretty big now. I can't believe some of the garbage multiplayer games that people play still (CoD,CoD2, MoH is a big wtf). And that original CS is ridiculous too. Never was that good of a game. Wish those players would migrate over to some better games that need the players (where's Q4? LOl I don't like it but pretty sad its not on the list)

whats wrong with those games? at least they aren't still beta versions that are full of bugs that require constant patching (and still don't get fixed).

 

[Cutterhead]

I just started playing BF2 again recently; looks like my timing might be right if this patch fixes some of these issues. Anyone have any suggestions for some decent ranked servers (focused on teamwork and not a bunch of asshats running around aimlessly)?

 

[Markbnj]

For those installing, be sure to post if this brings the game out of beta...

I downloaded this patch hoping that it will cure a rare BSOD in the nvdisp module that has made the game unplayable for me. Sometimes this will happen fairly soon in every game, and in other cases I have played for a week or two without it happening. Last night after installing I played a full game, went to spawn into the next game and... CTD. Now I have never had a CTD in the game since buying it. So, either my rare BSOD problem has become a CTD, or the CTD is new.

 

[6StringSamurai]

Originally posted by: Cutterhead
I just started playing BF2 again recently; looks like my timing might be right if this patch fixes some of these issues. Anyone have any suggestions for some decent ranked servers (focused on teamwork and not a bunch of asshats running around aimlessly)?

Yeah.. see my sig. Gets going around 6:00pm est until. mot of they guys work/ in school so no daytime players.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: Markbnj

For those installing, be sure to post if this brings the game out of beta...

I downloaded this patch hoping that it will cure a rare BSOD in the nvdisp module that has made the game unplayable for me. Sometimes this will happen fairly soon in every game, and in other cases I have played for a week or two without it happening. Last night after installing I played a full game, went to spawn into the next game and... CTD. Now I have never had a CTD in the game since buying it. So, either my rare BSOD problem has become a CTD, or the CTD is new.

BSOD != software problems. Your video card is unstable. Stop overclocking, or don't overclock as high.