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'Battlefield 1942' - Patch Information

Posted by Marcel Klum on 22 January 2003 - 22:40 · 8 comments & 279 views

BF 1942 supports up to 64 players and give them the ability to fully experience World War II combat. Playing as several infantry classes, gamers will also be able to control many weapons available to the Axis and Allies as well as command numerous land vehicles, ships and aircraft. Everyone on the Battlefield team at DICE and EA has been working late nights on another surprise for the community. We’d like to take this time to announce the Battlefield 1942 1.3 patch – it’s coming soon, maybe even sooner than you think! Read more for a sneak peak of the upcoming additions.

Implemented TK solution: On the server-side you can implement various TK-solutions such as a Spawn Delay penalty (puts them into spawn limbo) or the simple Kick/Ban. On the client-side you'll be able to Forgive or Punish TK depending on how the server is set up.
Client performance optimization
Map-loading optimized
Improved interface for in-game voting

In addition, the 1.3 patch will allow Road to Rome users to play on original BF1942 servers. You will still need to own RtR in order to play on the new maps included in the expansion pack.

News source: Worth Playing

Key features include:

One new Hero per race, each possessing powerful spells and magical abilities specifically designed to enhance each race
A host of new units, each equipped with new abilities and spells, giving players the opportunity to create diverse strategic and
tactical forms of combat
3 new tilesets featuring extraordinary new lands to explore, complete with numerous creeps and critters to wage war upon
Player-built shops, unique for each race, equipped with items carefully designed to improve and aid the units of every race
Neutral buildings, which will provide players with numerous new upgrades, items and abilities
Neutral Heroes, available for recruitment by all players, that can supplement and strengthen a player's army with all new spells and
abilities
An advanced world editor that allows players to create their own custom campaigns, complete with cut-scenes and voiceovers
Many new multiplayer maps
Expanded multiplayer options over Battle.net® including multiple new game types, clan and tournament support

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#1 Posted by timdorr on 22 Jan 2003 - 23:10: The "map loading optimized" sounds good. If they can get it to take less than 2 munutes to load a map, then I'm happy...

#2 Posted by paulhaskew on 22 Jan 2003 - 23:13: lol, get a faster puter

#3 Posted by KitKat on 22 Jan 2003 - 23:16: how slow can ones computer get?

#4 Posted by Atom on 22 Jan 2003 - 23:26: ive never had a problem loading maps. they are usually quite quick taking around 30 seconds to load at the most

#5 Posted by persianpsycho on 22 Jan 2003 - 23:52: map loading takes 17 seconds for me, exactly, my system isn't even top of the line, and i don't have a nocd crack either, so im not sure what everyones always complaining about. The tk fix is a good sign, and a hud change is coo too. Look forward to it.

#6 Posted by McFly on 22 Jan 2003 - 23:56: Hopefully they're looking into the infamous crash-to-desktop problem. Seems to be related to refresh rates...still a great game nonetheless

#7 Posted by Jon on 23 Jan 2003 - 01:40: [quote]and give them the ability to fully experience World War II combat[/quote] am I the only person who dislikes that. I for one certainly dont want to experience ww2 combat, and strongly doubt bf1942 simulates it. Oh well. Persianpsyho, I think ur a bit lucky then, everyone I know at uni finds map loading takes ages. The TK changes are great news, there are some serious jerks out there. [quote]Hopefully they're looking into the infamous crash-to-desktop problem.[/quote] Hmmm, u make it sound like there is one problem with one solution. Is it really that simple..? I ended up essentially building a new system just to play bf1942, and boy was it worth it

#8 Posted by evilroy on 28 Jan 2003 - 18:00: [quote]I for one certainly dont want to experience ww2 combat, and strongly doubt bf1942 simulates it.[/quote] Gotta wonder why you're playing a first person WWII sim then if you don't enjoy the gritty feel of this one. Hope ya didn't buy it only to find out it wasn't your cuppa tea

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