Battlefield 2142

[prism1029]

After installing 101.41 I'm having problems loading BF2142, trying to load would end up with a crash to the desktop after seeing the splashscreen and a blackscreen. I'm using Vista so I tried the compatability mode, but that just caused BF2142 to say that the BF2142 DVD wasn't in the disk drive when it was.

Can anyone confirm this?

[Either/Or]

I have the mx518 Logitech mouse with two buttons on the inner side which can be binded to any key liking. In the BF 2142 control options you are able to set it so that it works in place of the mouse wheel weapon switching but I was wondering if there is any way I can set it so that the weapon will be automatically selected without me having to click. I know this may seem lazy but this is what I am used to in CS and have been using for nearly 5 years. You can set a key to switch through weapons but it only goes one way not allowing you to go back up the list of what you have. If anyone can help this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[GeneralClean]

What you are asking isnt possible with the mouse. Now macro's yes but not going into detailing about that.

[ChaosBahamut]

Originally Posted by Either/Or

I have the mx518 Logitech mouse with two buttons on the inner side which can be binded to any key liking. In the BF 2142 control options you are able to set it so that it works in place of the mouse wheel weapon switching but I was wondering if there is any way I can set it so that the weapon will be automatically selected without me having to click. I know this may seem lazy but this is what I am used to in CS and have been using for nearly 5 years. You can set a key to switch through weapons but it only goes one way not allowing you to go back up the list of what you have. If anyone can help this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Only way to do that with a mouse is to make a suggestion to DICE. Chances are decent though that they may not get your suggestion.

[GoofyGangsta]

Originally Posted by prism1029

After installing 101.41 I'm having problems loading BF2142, trying to load would end up with a crash to the desktop after seeing the splashscreen and a blackscreen. I'm using Vista so I tried the compatability mode, but that just caused BF2142 to say that the BF2142 DVD wasn't in the disk drive when it was.

Can anyone confirm this?

Yes, I can confirm. BF2142 works fine with 100.65 drivers but crushing with 101.41. I have tried different options to start but nothing helps for me....

[ChaosBahamut]

Might as well start this off with an announcement.

http://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/patches/BF2142/1.25/

Patch 1.25 has been finalized and released, and has some good bug fixes. (SL drones have been modified a bit in terms of spawning area, and etc.) Still wish they removed the Disc check, but that's just me hoping.

edit: Link seems to be broken for the time being.
another edit: Link is working now.

[Whizzer]

I don't think EA will ever release a patch that removes the copy protection for any game. Neither will Ubisoft. Too bad, but that's part of their 'regime'. And let's face it: they control a big part of PC game industry.

[Koroush Ghazi]

List of changes is here:

Fixed PAC Titan geometry exploit: Players may no longer sink into the hull of the PAC titan to freely attack defenders, consoles and the core.
•Fixed EU Titan geometry exploit: Players may no longer sink into the hull of the EU Titan to freely attack defenders, consoles and the core.
•Fixed Squad Leader Drone bug: The spawn placement of the SL drone has been raised to prevent instances where the drone would kill the Squad Leader.
•APM Tuning: The detection radius for Anti-Personnel Mines has been reduced. Players will need to walk much closer to APMs in order to set them off. The blast radius of the APM has also been decreased.
•Fixed radar grenade bug: The bug which caused the radar grenade to sometimes not appear on players' mini-map has been fixed.
•Fixed Bridge at Remagen Exploit: Players will no longer be able to move inside the west facing slope on the bridge.
•Moding addition: Editing for 'Physics. AirDensityZeroAtHeight' has been added.
•Moding addition: The command 'object.listObjectsofTemplate' has been re-added to the rcon_invoke command list.
•Improved SAAW missile tracking: The SAAW will now consistently track all airborne targets. The missiles still require visual lock to be maintained in order to seek targets.
•Improved Gunship missile tracking: The Gunship missiles will now correctly track all other airborne targets. Please note that the missile behavior when fired at ground targets is unchanged
•Improved Gunship Gunner Cannon: The projectile speed and damage for the gunner position cannon has been increased for both gunships.
•Static AA missile tracking improvement: The EMP missiles fired from the static AA has been improved to properly track when locked on to enemy ships.
•Static AA Missile lock on range decreased: The range which static AA may lock onto ships has been reduced to allow ships 'spaces of safety' around the maps.
•Fixed Gunship and Transport Ship Active Defense: A tail section for each of these ships was not properly covered by active defense. This has been corrected to fully protect all ships. Please note that the visual effect for active defense has not changed.
•Gunship TV Missile Adjustment: Damage for Gunship TV guided missiles has been slightly increased
•Fixed fence exploit: Bullet deviation has been added to all fences to prevent a game play exploit. Please note that players behind fences will be more difficult to hit at medium-long ranges due to this change
•Duplicate CD- Key issue: Changes to the CD key check to help prevent issues where players receive a duplicate cd-key error when joining servers.
•LMG Adjustments: The Bianchi and Shuko have been normalized in their settling rates to correct a minor imbalance.
•Automatic Drone adjustment: Health points for the Sentry Gun, Accipiter and Otus drones have been reduced.
•Sentry Gun targeting adjustment: Sentry guns will now take slightly longer to fire on their targets. The sight range for the sentry has also been slightly reduced.
•Fixed Medic Hub bug: Fixed a bug where players would occasionally receive a new medical hub immediately after it was deployed

It looks like EA may have finally addressed some of the major annoyances i had with this game. The APM mines being 'detuned' so that their ridiculous radius and damage is toned down is fantastic. It was absolutely nonsensical to see an anti personnel mine blow up as you move 6 feet away from it.

Also glad they fixed the Titan exploits as entrenched exploiters on a Titan often made them impossible to assault.

Still wondering if the damage from friendly mines will ever be altered, so that teammates who run over them when there's no enemy around aren't counted as a TK. Hardly the fault of the mine-layer if friendlies ignore the huge skull and crossbones warning.

Anyway I'm tempted to play some BF2142 again in the next couple of days while I'm on a bit of a break at the moment. However the disc check is one reason why I actually don't bother playing much BF2142. I only have one CD/DVD/Burner drive and I hate having it filled with a disk all the time so that Windows constantly pauses several seconds to read it the first time I open Explorer or Windows Media Player etc. Not a big deal, but would be nice if they removed the disc check given you need a valid CD key to play the game online anyway.

[ChaosBahamut]

Actually Koroush, I remember reading that the APMs were made "team specific" as of the 1.20 patch. As such, that was taken care of long ago.

And as for the DVD check, being a console gamer I have to admit it's little more than an annoyance as I'm quite used to it. Sides, when you're done playing you can just remove the disc and put it away. Pretty much have to do that as this is the home computer, which also means tweaking it is at an absolute minimal, but I digress.

[Koroush Ghazi]

I'm referring to normal mines, not APMs, but it could be that they have made them team specific. I've only played BF2142 a couple of times since 1.20, and I do admit I had less issues with teamkills (since I play as an engineer). If they've made that change it would be awesome.

The APMs which are planted by snipers even under 1.20 had a ridiculous range so the fix in this patch is well overdue.