BF2 Patch 1.03 Release Date

[Turok]

Most of you may know that BF2 is going to release a 1.03 patch that will fix more than 100 bugs in the game and add new maps to the game.
Suposedly the path that finishes the game.

This is good news for me, because my two ATi-AMD setups will always crash on the game, and when i try to fix the bug with different drivers and options, the only difference is that the game crashes eather faster or slower than before.

Well, I was googling around about the 1.03 patch and found this thread from Total BF2 that says the patch will release tomorrow (October 03, 2005)

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29742

BF2 patch 1.03
Alpha - 2 Sept
· Beta - 19 Sept
· Final - 23 Sept
· CQC/ECG Sub - 28 Sept
· Release - 3 Oct

I hope this is true, or tomorrow we will find out ;)

[cupra]

Most of you may know that BF2 is going to release a 1.03 patch that will fix more than 100 bugs in the game and add new maps to the game.
Suposedly the path that finishes the game.

This is good news for me, because my two ATi-AMD setups will always crash on the game, and when i try to fix the bug with different drivers and options, the only difference is that the game crashes eather faster or slower than before.

Well, I was googling around about the 1.03 patch and found this thread from Total BF2 that says the patch will release tomorrow (October 03, 2005)

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29742



I hope this is true, or tomorrow we will find out ;)

yap, and hope that is true :toast:

[einCe]

OLLLLLLLD the release date and fixes were leaked months ago.

[Turok]

OLLLLLLLD the release date and fixes were leaked months ago.

oh well, then it works as a reminder anyway :P
Since it's been leaked for some time, is it true that it will release tomorrow?

[Martinx]

If so..... OMFG STEAM ROX00RZ TEH BIG1111!

[einCe]

If so..... OMFG STEAM ROX00RZ TEH BIG1111! steam? i think you are confusing valve with ea games. steam is the distro client for hl2,css,dod etc.
and yes as far as i know it will be released tommorrow. i know someone who helped with coding the game ;)

[g-a-m-e]

OMFG Battlefieldz2 patchzz 1.03333333 ROX00RZ TEH BIG1111!








p.s: Whats a "distro client" ?

[Martinx]

steam? i think you are confusing valve with ea games. steam is the distro client for hl2,css,dod etc.
and yes as far as i know it will be released tommorrow. i know someone who helped with coding the game ;)

Haha don't worry man, i said that for no reason whatsoever. I know EA games have nothing to do with steam. I just felt like saying it, it came across my mind, hehe.

[g-a-m-e]

This patch should be great, ive seen a list of fixes... ... now i can blow up s-hit and receive a well deserved reward for it among other things ...

tomorrow, as in past midnight? ill check it out, now that im unemployed for at least a week, i have all the time in the world ...he .....he .... :-(

I was planning to post a link, but it is in dutch ...

- AA missiles much more effective against planes
-No more struggling when going uphill in APC
-No more TK when slightly hitting team mate with vehicle
-Limited amount of points that can be aquired by medics/repair
-new server interface
-ehm...oh yeah,...map zoom is map size dependable
-points for destroying commanders assets
-squad leaders get a message whenever want to join their squad
-u can now see who is with you in your vehicle
-n00b players go up in rank faster
-no more repairing blackhawk in the air
-no more unfair TK minus points, like getting shot down and crashing on teammates...


found it in english...

Wake Island· In a surprise move, forces of the People's Liberation Army have attacked and captured Wake Island in a bid to threaten US lines of supply. USMC forces have been short-stopped from their deployment in Manchuria to respond to this new threat. The airbase on Wake Island is the lynchpin of the Chinese air threat, however it is highly susceptible to ground attack from either the northern

Compare Feature· By clicking the COMPARE button in BFHQ, you can search for another players name and load their current stats into BFHQ. Using the arrow buttons next to the name in the top-left corner of the menu, you can toggle between your stats and their stats. You can also load a player's stats by double-clicking on their name in any leaderboard.

Favorites/History· There is a new tab in the MULTIPLAYER menu that holds a list of the last 20 internet servers you have connected to, plus a list of servers you have selected as favorites.

BF2 Account Tag · You can add a 6-character prefix to your account nickname which will be displayed in-game next to your nametag in the scoresheet, in game messages, and above your player. This prefix does not change your account name or statistic information (e.g. the prefix does not appear next to your name on the leaderboards). You can change this prefix at any time at the account login menu.

Server Reserved Slots· Server admins can define a list of player BF2 account names which will reserve VIP slots on the server.

Engineer/Helicopter· Modified the rate at which engineer can repair a helicopter while sitting in the helicopter. It now takes longer for the engineer to repair the helicopter.

Vehicle/Control Point Capture· Only one person in a vehicle counts towards a control point capture. If passengers want to increase the rate of the flag change, they must disembark from the vehicle.

Vehicle/Soldier interaction· Improved physics of vehicles against soldiers so that soldiers are not as easily killed by moving vehicles. Bring on the wing-walkers!

Auto Balance· Auto team balance no longer moves the commander or squad leaders to the other team.

Point Farming· Limits placed on ability to point farm.

Rank/Awards· Criteria for gaining ranks and awards has been changed.

Supply Drop· The commander's supply drop now has an icon on the minimap and a 3D-map icon in the world


I get the feeling this is very old new though...but just to be sure,..it cant hurt right ...

[einCe]

Whats a "distro client" ?
distro = short word for distribution
client = user run program

[Northwood]

the patch wont be called 1.03

it will be called 1.1

just thought i should clear that up :D

[einCe]

even though this is whats posted on ea's site?

Battlefield 2 1.03 Update Enters Final QA Pass
That's right, troops. Barring any last minute issues, the 1.03 update is only a few days from release now. We thought this occasion warranted a post covering the major features and fixes coming in 1.03, so settle back and enjoy.

[Turok]

The added map looks really cool.
Its the old Wake Island map from BF1942 in present time.
Fits quite nicely with the concept of Battlefield 2
I love remakes :D

http://images.ea.com/eagames/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/screenshots/bf2wake_01.jpg
http://images.ea.com/eagames/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/screenshots/bf2wake_02.jpg

[Martinx]

Well apparently it won't be released today :(

[Nettwerk]

I am ready to rip wake island up AGAIN this time in the future! :D Its a wonder that there is any island left to bomb since 1942 and bfv lol

[Northwood]

i think the spec-ops kit will be wh0red alot with the new patch, plenty of points for blowing up the commanders assets

[Nanobot]

Engineer/Helicopter· Modified the rate at which engineer can repair a helicopter while sitting in the helicopter. It now takes longer for the engineer to repair the helicopter.

Vehicle/Control Point Capture· Only one person in a vehicle counts towards a control point capture. If passengers want to increase the rate of the flag change, they must disembark from the vehicle.

Point Farming· Limits placed on ability to point farm.

Rank/Awards· Criteria for gaining ranks and awards has been changed.


At last we'll se less Blackhawk chopper whores !
Most of the top ranked players are just that with no other skills to show... :rolleyes:

[g-a-m-e]

yeah i hate them to, but only on maps where there are no attack choppers or planes available ...
Flying way out of range stat-whoring ..

Otherwise in a map where there are planes and attack choppers, a packed blackhawk is a juicy and easy target lol... I love them there ...

I'm looking forward to that "new" map as well...It's about time for a new one..

[Mr. Manka]

yaeh i hope they get rid of heli capping

i admin in the glory of war ranked server
and i prolly kick 6 to 7 ppl a nite for intentional and frequent helicapping with the BH

[Turok]

Well, unfortunately the BF2 1.03 patch didnt release yesterday (October 3, 2005).
If EA officially anounces that they are done or verry close to done, why dont they put a release date so people can take a brake from waiting? :mad:

I still cant run the game without crashing. I cant play BF2 until that patch releases.
I went to EA's Easy Info thing, and it shows this:
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/9607/eaeasyinfo9qj.gif
My video drivers are up to date, and the Audigy 2 is runningiwith the CD drivers (Updating to the latest online driver will mess it up).
Its like they finished the game for nVidia users, because ATi has more problems with the game than the nVidia users, and when you autorun BF2 it offers a nVidia driver update :mad:
Where they payed by nVidia to work on their drivers more than ATi?

[g-a-m-e]

I am assuming your computer is overclocked...I had the same problem, everything worked fine hours on end, except that bf2 crashed every now and then to desktop ...

Went from 11 x 265 to 11 x 260 > no more crashes ... Iff u havent tried taking it a tiny notch back yet, you should try it sometime, just to make sure...

[jgerrits]

Wow, wake island part two!!! I think it's time to reinstall BF2. I remember countless hours bombing on that map. It got to the point where I could bomb most AA points from above the clouds, hehe. Always been my favourite map, I can't wait to play this one.

[Mr. Manka]

excuse me silly sider

i am not a "kiddie" admin
i do my job correctly and when some one is whoreing the BH and doesnt heed the server warnings and my warning i am to kick them.
when u see players with 60 assist points and no kills in a BH what would you do?
and from the sounds of it you sound like a BH hopper.

[Turok]

It is your server, and you can do whatever you wish on it. As far as what I would do, that is a no brainer - you take them down and get six kills and a ton of points for flag defending. And the last place you will find me is in a BH. I play mostly as engineer and spend most of my time in a tank or APC, fixing assets, friendly vehicles, or taking down black hawks, instead of complaining about them.

What will happen now is this: the bh's will just hover way up in the air, killing everything in view. If they have to land, so others can disembark, and cap the flag, they aren't going to last long. It will still be whored, only now from up above, where it is harder to spot and hit with AT rockets. The gunners will have a field day camping spawns. The engineers will have field day repairing them in flight, and the pilot gets a lot of assist points. It's still a strong weapon in the game, only the way it is used will change...That will give a lot of people even more to complain about though, so it will never end, I give up.

And don't take offense to the server admin thing. I just feel that if an admin has to tell me how to play, and what I can and can't do in the server, then it isn't worth my time being there. After all, who has the right to tell anyone else how to play the game? Peace.

Well, the 1.03 patch jsut released, so you guys can chill now :D
The patch fixes says it wont let you repair the BH inside

[einCe]

too bad i cant test it yet on my mx4000, i know i can handle it but i have no pixel shaders lol

[einCe]

yeah, they toned it down enough to where you need a whole crew of engineers to repair like before lol