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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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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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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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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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The Battlefield 2 fan site has an interview with DICE, the developer, discussing the upcoming changes in Patch 1.2. Most notably to me and probably Chalk.Two is the fact that rank requirements have been lowered again. Sweet! We should be able to get higher ranks more easily now.
Official Change Log for Patch 1.2:

• Dolphin Diving is no longer possible
• Players can no longer jump and shoot at the same time
• Prone Spamming is now fixed
• Sprint exploit is now fixed
• Helicopter now carry 8 missiles rather than 14
• TV-Guided missile now have a shorter range
• Damage decreased from M134
• Hit points on all air vehicles has been reduced
• AA missile lock has been improved
• All support kit weapons have been adjusted
• All Sniper rifles have been adjusted
• Sa80 has been adjusted
• G3A3 has been adjusted
• Reload while sprinting has been enabled
• Medic defibrillator paddles have been adjusted. They now reload while not in use.
• SCAR-L reload sound has been fixed
• Server setting to allow friendly fire to be off on mines without affecting other weapons.
• Server search filters now work properly
• Mines can no longer be destroyed with other explosives
• Bug in MP7 fire rate fixed. Ammo count increased and mag count and damage decreased
• 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
• 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 distance.
• Fixed bug with capturing a flag from outside of the flag radius.
• Fixed map selection screen issue on Wetlands
• Being able to pass through walls using a spinning tank turret has been fixed. It has also been address on all rotating vehicle positions just to be safe.
• Tanks taking damage from the terrain has been reduced
• The Red/Blue nametag bug has been addressed
• The disappearance of tank projectiles and grenade launcher projectiles during online play has been improved and should occur less frequently
• The distance for throwing hand grenade, ammo packs, and health packs has been increased

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The Battlefield 2 fan site has an interview with DICE, the developer, discussing the upcoming changes in Patch 1.2. Most notably to me and probably Chalk.Two is the fact that rank requirements have been lowered again. Sweet! We should be able to get higher ranks more easily now.
Official Change Log for Patch 1.2:

• Dolphin Diving is no longer possible
• Players can no longer jump and shoot at the same time
• Prone Spamming is now fixed
• Sprint exploit is now fixed
• Helicopter now carry 8 missiles rather than 14
• TV-Guided missile now have a shorter range
• Damage decreased from M134
• Hit points on all air vehicles has been reduced
• AA missile lock has been improved
• All support kit weapons have been adjusted
• All Sniper rifles have been adjusted
• Sa80 has been adjusted
• G3A3 has been adjusted
• Reload while sprinting has been enabled
• Medic defibrillator paddles have been adjusted. They now reload while not in use.
• SCAR-L reload sound has been fixed
• Server setting to allow friendly fire to be off on mines without affecting other weapons.
• Server search filters now work properly
• Mines can no longer be destroyed with other explosives
• Bug in MP7 fire rate fixed. Ammo count increased and mag count and damage decreased
• 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
• 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 distance.
• Fixed bug with capturing a flag from outside of the flag radius.
• Fixed map selection screen issue on Wetlands
• Being able to pass through walls using a spinning tank turret has been fixed. It has also been address on all rotating vehicle positions just to be safe.
• Tanks taking damage from the terrain has been reduced
• The Red/Blue nametag bug has been addressed
• The disappearance of tank projectiles and grenade launcher projectiles during online play has been improved and should occur less frequently
• The distance for throwing hand grenade, ammo packs, and health packs has been increased

How much RAM should a contemporary computer system have? This is a very important question for many users out there. In our new test session we compared the performance of systems equipped with 1GB and 2GB of RAM.

Personally I have to say, absolutely yes, if you are playing Battlefield 2. I’m running on 1.5GB right now and had I not ordered the wrong RAM earlier this week, it’d be at 2GB right now.

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How much RAM should a contemporary computer system have? This is a very important question for many users out there. In our new test session we compared the performance of systems equipped with 1GB and 2GB of RAM.

Personally I have to say, absolutely yes, if you are playing Battlefield 2. I’m running on 1.5GB right now and had I not ordered the wrong RAM earlier this week, it’d be at 2GB right now.

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…has been an interesting one. Saturday was my brother’s birthday. He’s now 23 years old and showed up for dinner at my parents totally hung over. Poor guy didn’t look so good, even after he threw up in my parents’ toilet, but hey, that’s what you get for partying all night before

Otherwise it’s been a pretty relaxing weekend. Finally got my car’s oil changed on Friday, watched The Cave and The Transporter 2, got my Legion of Merit ribbon in Battlefield 2, my buddy Tibby keeps creeping up on my global score as well as awards in BF2, and I tried out a bit of a free trial for Guildwars. Now it’s a little bit of Erin Brockovich and then some more BF2 before getting a good night’s sleep.

…has been an interesting one. Saturday was my brother’s birthday. He’s now 23 years old and showed up for dinner at my parents totally hung over. Poor guy didn’t look so good, even after he threw up in my parents’ toilet, but hey, that’s what you get for partying all night before

Otherwise it’s been a pretty relaxing weekend. Finally got my car’s oil changed on Friday, watched The Cave and The Transporter 2, got my Legion of Merit ribbon in Battlefield 2, my buddy Tibby keeps creeping up on my global score as well as awards in BF2, and I tried out a bit of a free trial for Guildwars. Now it’s a little bit of Erin Brockovich and then some more BF2 before getting a good night’s sleep.

The first of at least two and hopefully many booster packs for Battlefield 2 is titled Euro Force and will be available for download on February 8th. I can’t wait. Here’s what’s new:

Three New Maps
“Operation Smoke Screen”, “The Great Wall of China and “Taraba Quarry”.

New weaponry
Each Euro soldier comes equipped with a new primary weapon, from the FNP90 to the Benelli Tactical Shotgun.

Four new vehicles
Including the (in) famous Eurofighter.

The first of at least two and hopefully many booster packs for Battlefield 2 is titled Euro Force and will be available for download on February 8th. I can’t wait. Here’s what’s new:

Three New Maps
“Operation Smoke Screen”, “The Great Wall of China and “Taraba Quarry”.
New weaponry
Each Euro soldier comes equipped with a new primary weapon, from the FNP90 to the Benelli Tactical Shotgun.
Four new vehicles
Including the (in) famous Eurofighter.

Tonight (Chalk.One) me and Tibby (Chalk.Two) had a ton of fun on the Iron Gator map in Battlefield 2 and I managed to fly the Apache chopper inside the Iron Gator aircraft carrier. Cool screenshot below.

Tonight (Chalk.One) me and Tibby (Chalk.Two) had a ton of fun on the Iron Gator map in Battlefield 2 and I managed to fly the Apache chopper inside the Iron Gator aircraft carrier. Cool screenshot below.

New desktop running Ubuntu 5.10. After a long time without Linux, I’m back to dual booting. Let’s hope it holds and I can restrain myself from staying in Windows after playing Battlefield 2.

I’m a little ashamed that for the past month, I’ve had no trace of Linux on my system. The reason: My addiction to Battlefield 2 which forced me to stay in Windows for most of my time and thus use Windows apps. I’m even extremely ashamed that I had to replace my linux based firewall/router with a Windows version so that I could get my wireless network working. Ah yes, it’s been a sad state of afairs in my apartment lately…

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New desktop running Ubuntu 5.10. After a long time without Linux, I’m back to dual booting. Let’s hope it holds and I can restrain myself from staying in Windows after playing Battlefield 2.

I’m a little ashamed that for the past month, I’ve had no trace of Linux on my system. The reason: My addiction to Battlefield 2 which forced me to stay in Windows for most of my time and thus use Windows apps. I’m even extremely ashamed that I had to replace my linux based firewall/router with a Windows version so that I could get my wireless network working. Ah yes, it’s been a sad state of afairs in my apartment lately…

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Mmm, plenty more badges and ribbons to chase now that we’re playing Special Forces.Battlefield 2

Mmm, plenty more badges and ribbons to chase now that we’re playing Special Forces.Battlefield 2

Hmmm… Battlefield 2 goodies… Come on shaw, get my buddy’s connection hooked up again.

Supposedly EA is working on a 1.2 patch for Battlefield 2. Here’s the highlights as stated by EA:

- Helicopter now carry 8 missiles rather than 14

- TV-Guided missile now have a shorter range

- Hit points on all air vehicles has been reduced

- AA missile lock has been improved

- Support kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy

- Sniper kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy

- Anti-Tank kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy

- “Dolphin Diving” is no longer possible

- Players can no longer jump and shoot at the same time

- “Prone Spamming” is now fixed

- “Sprint exploit” is now fixed

- The Sa80 weapon has been improved

- The G3A3 weapon has been improved

- Reload while sprinting has been enabled

- Chinese and MEC APCs can now shoot through penetrable materials

- Damage decreased for the M134

- Medic defibrillator paddles have been adjusted. They now reload while not in use.

Supposedly EA is working on a 1.2 patch for Battlefield 2. Here’s the highlights as stated by EA:

- Helicopter now carry 8 missiles rather than 14

- TV-Guided missile now have a shorter range

- Hit points on all air vehicles has been reduced

- AA missile lock has been improved

- Support kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy

- Sniper kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy

- Anti-Tank kits have had their primary weapons adjusted for accuracy

- “Dolphin Diving” is no longer possible

- Players can no longer jump and shoot at the same time

- “Prone Spamming” is now fixed

- “Sprint exploit” is now fixed

- The Sa80 weapon has been improved

- The G3A3 weapon has been improved

- Reload while sprinting has been enabled

- Chinese and MEC APCs can now shoot through penetrable materials

- Damage decreased for the M134

- Medic defibrillator paddles have been adjusted. They now reload while not in use.

Received today: Good Conduct Ribbon
Awarded to recognize exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active service.
* IAR: 14 kills
* IAR: No Team kills/damage/vehicle damage
* 50 Total time played
Even though this one was on my todo list, it surprised me. I was gunning in an MEC attack chopper with a good pilot and racked up 12 kills in a row. Then I shot down a helicopter for 2 more kills and that’s what did it.Battlefield 2

Received today: Good Conduct Ribbon
Awarded to recognize exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active service.
* IAR: 14 kills
* IAR: No Team kills/damage/vehicle damage
* 50 Total time played
Even though this one was on my todo list, it surprised me. I was gunning in an MEC attack chopper with a good pilot and racked up 12 kills in a row. Then I shot down a helicopter for 2 more kills and that’s what did it.Battlefield 2

Got three more ribbons tonight, the Air Defense Ribbon, the Ground Defense Ribbon, and the Far East Service Ribbon.Battlefield 2

After several hours of trying I finally received this badge last night. Good thing, too, as it was getting close to 1am. This turned out to be a lot harder than I thought. First I thought the best way to go about it was to repair my commander’s equipment but then nobody ever destroyed it, or if they did, I got killed trying to repair it. I finally tried to get this badge while repairing a helicopter in flight on Mashtuur City and thanks to SPEVEL69, it worked. Took a long time and if he wasn’t so helpful, I doubt I would have gotten it done.Battlefield 2

Got three more ribbons tonight, the Air Defense Ribbon, the Ground Defense Ribbon, and the Far East Service Ribbon.Battlefield 2

After several hours of trying I finally received this badge last night. Good thing, too, as it was getting close to 1am. This turned out to be a lot harder than I thought. First I thought the best way to go about it was to repair my commander’s equipment but then nobody ever destroyed it, or if they did, I got killed trying to repair it. I finally tried to get this badge while repairing a helicopter in flight on Mashtuur City and thanks to SPEVEL69, it worked. Took a long time and if he wasn’t so helpful, I doubt I would have gotten it done.Battlefield 2

I managed to get my final basic badge tonight, the Basic Command Badge. Also got this nice Armored Service Ribbon. There’s still quite a few ribbons out there for me to get but most require a certain amount of time. My next goal is to get the Veteran Engineer Badge. If I understand correctly, all I need is to get 10 repair points in a round. Shouldn’t be too hard.Battlefield 2

My goal in Battlefield 2 latetly is to get all the basic badges and all the ribbons. Last night I got two more badges and am now missing only the Basic Command badge. That one seemed so easy to get my first time around and now it’s just not happening. Getting 40 command points prior to the round ending is quite difficult and a lot of it is out of my control. While trying for this badge, I was an engineer, just sitting at the edge of the map doing my commanding bit when all of a sudden I received my Veteran Engineer Combat badge. That was a nice surprise.

I managed to get my final basic badge tonight, the Basic Command Badge. Also got this nice Armored Service Ribbon. There’s still quite a few ribbons out there for me to get but most require a certain amount of time. My next goal is to get the Veteran Engineer Badge. If I understand correctly, all I need is to get 10 repair points in a round. Shouldn’t be too hard.Battlefield 2

My goal in Battlefield 2 latetly is to get all the basic badges and all the ribbons. Last night I got two more badges and am now missing only the Basic Command badge. That one seemed so easy to get my first time around and now it’s just not happening. Getting 40 command points prior to the round ending is quite difficult and a lot of it is out of my control. While trying for this badge, I was an engineer, just sitting at the edge of the map doing my commanding bit when all of a sudden I received my Veteran Engineer Combat badge. That was a nice surprise.

I finally got this tonight after getting 13 kills with C4/Claymore/AT Mine. I did it on Karkand by using C4 all the time. I basically ran towards an enemy, tossed C4 at his feet and then blew both of us up. I ended up with 2 points in the round (wow!) but I did get the badge!

I also got the Basic Aviator badge by spending 10 minutes in an airplane and realizing just how bad I am at trying to bomb things.Battlefield 2

I finally got this tonight after getting 13 kills with C4/Claymore/AT Mine. I did it on Karkand by using C4 all the time. I basically ran towards an enemy, tossed C4 at his feet and then blew both of us up. I ended up with 2 points in the round (wow!) but I did get the badge!

I also got the Basic Aviator badge by spending 10 minutes in an airplane and realizing just how bad I am at trying to bomb things.Battlefield 2

God, I was trying to get the Explosive Ordinance Badge tonight. It requires 13 kills with claymore, AT mine, or C4. I tried it on Karkand by just dropping claymore all over the place. I did get 8 kills with it before being banned for excessive teamkilling, lol. Guess I’ll try another time and hope for smarter teammates.Battlefield 2

God, I was trying to get the Explosive Ordinance Badge tonight. It requires 13 kills with claymore, AT mine, or C4. I tried it on Karkand by just dropping claymore all over the place. I did get 8 kills with it before being banned for excessive teamkilling, lol. Guess I’ll try another time and hope for smarter teammates.Battlefield 2

1.03 Invalid Cdkey Solution – Total Battlefield 2 Forums
1. START-> RUN… -> REGEDIT
2. in regedit go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREELECTRONIC ARTSEA GAMESBATTLEFIELD 2ERGC
3. there is the (default key), double click it
4. a window pops up change the value to your cdkey without dashes
5. run bf2cdkeycheck.exe that is in the attached rar fileBattlefield 2

1.03 Invalid Cdkey Solution – Total Battlefield 2 Forums
1. START-> RUN… -> REGEDIT
2. in regedit go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ELECTRONIC ARTS\EA GAMES\BATTLEFIELD 2\ERGC
3. there is the (default key), double click it
4. a window pops up change the value to your cdkey without dashes
5. run bf2cdkeycheck.exe that is in the attached rar fileBattlefield 2

After today’s release of the Battlefield 2 v1.0.3 patch and some 160 changes to the game, including a general lowering of the number of points required for new ranks, I have gained 4 ranks and got to unlock 4 new weapons. YEAH!
I’m now a Gunnery Sergeant and unlocked the DAO-12, G36C, PKM, and L85A1. This leaves me with only the M95 sniper rifle and the Mk3A1 shotgun left to unlock. I’m so happy that finally I don’t have to hunt down those stupid points so much anymore.

After today’s release of the Battlefield 2 v1.0.3 patch and some 160 changes to the game, including a general lowering of the number of points required for new ranks, I have gained 4 ranks and got to unlock 4 new weapons. YEAH!
I’m now a Gunnery Sergeant and unlocked the DAO-12, G36C, PKM, and L85A1. This leaves me with only the M95 sniper rifle and the Mk3A1 shotgun left to unlock. I’m so happy that finally I don’t have to hunt down those stupid points so much anymore.