Jan Ole Peek

Battlefield Podcast – Episode 4: Petition to save BF2?

Our fourth installment is now available for download. Topics covered in this week’s episode are more confirmed news about Patch 1.3 for Battlefield 2, new screenshots and renders for Battlefield 2142, a petition to save BF2, our first mod overview and Q&A – with the Tactical Mod – and our weekly Tweak, Tip, and Spotlight.

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Battlefield Podcast

This is a new weekly podcast done by a couple of Battlefield 2 fans that discuss weekly news, topics of interests, exclusive interviews and connections with the community. They’ve released 2 episodes now and support is rising. Take a look, Listen to the latest episode and spread the word!

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Battlefield 2142 Central Opened

My buddy Hee will remember us discussing this. I’ve opened the doors to my new Battlefield 2142 website. All the good short names were taken so I ended up with bf2142central.com. I have a feeling that there’s going to be a lot of competition from existing Battlefield 2 websites and a lot of BF2 players seem to have a huge hate-on for BF2142. But whatever, take a look, check it out, you might like it. At least take a look, damnit!

For this site I’ve decided to try my fourth different CMS script, Joomla.

BF2: Mine and Mine 2

Even if you don’t play Battlefield 2 you’ll still enjoy these movies. Created entirely in the game and using some hilarious sound tracks and voice overs from such comedies as Monty Python, these are truly entertaining. The first one is quite a bit funnier than the second one, so I actually suggest you watch Mine 2 first and leave the best for last.

BF2 Euro Force delayed in lieu of 1.21

Will the Battlefield 2 booster pack, Euro Force, ever be released? It was supposed to come out tomorrow, but due to problems introduced in the recent 1.2 patch, EA and Dice are now at work on patch 1.21. So Euro Force has been pushed back again

Listen up Troops,

Although patch 1.2 included several fixes that we know were eagerly awaited, it unfortunately introduced some new issues. These are being addressed immediately and we are working around the clock to resolve those. Patch 1.21 (coming soon) will be tested in a limited beta with select Battlefield community members starting as early as this week. We’re doing this to ensure a clean release of 1.21. In addition, we have decided to postpone the Euro Force Booster Pack until sometime after the release of the updated 1.21 patch.

Stick to this web space for additional information soon.

On a more pleasant note, Battlefield 2 hit somewhat of a milestone last night with over 52,000 simultaneous players. This is the highest number of players we’ve seen at one time for Battlefield 2 and almost 4 times more than the peak number of Battlefield 1942.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

The team at DICE and EA

Battlefield 2 Community Update

There has been a new community update posted today over at the Battlefield 2 website. It addresses the recent patch release as well as the Euro Force booster pack. Here’s what they had to say:

Patch 1.2 is out and we hope you are all enjoying the changes. For the most part, the initial response from the community has been very positive. We’re pleased to be able to make your gameplay experience more pleasant.

The next big addition to Battlefield will be the Battlefield: Euro Force booster pack, which will be released on February 21st. In addition to the release of Euro Force, we are preparing an updated version of the editor for release at roughly the same time.

On a less pleasant note, there is an issue with 1.2 and some Special Forces maps. All variants of Leviathan and the 32 and 64 player variants of Night Flight have a crash bug. We have advised our ranked server providers to remove these maps from their map rotation until a resolution has been set in place. We will be able to provide more news in future updates. I stress, this is only an issue with the Special Forces expansion pack and nothing more.

There have been a few comments regarding AT rockets passing through targets. We have noted the issue and are working towards a solution.