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Secret Weapons of WWII Multiplayer Demo

Posted by malebolgia on 05 August 2003 - 00:16 · 8 comments & 541 views

Get ready for a World War II experience like you’ve never imagined. Weapons and vehicles from the Allied and Axis laboratories are about to see combat for the first time in the stand alone multiplayer demo for Battlefield 1942™: Secret Weapons of WWII, the incredible new expansion pack for the 2002 Game of the Year.

The demo also unleashes the power of ten of the 16 new weapons in Secret Weapons of WWII. Fly and fight at the same time with the experimental German rocket pack, or buzz the skies in one of the new compact dynamo fighter planes—the Axis Natter rocket plane or the Allied F-85 Goblin. Both the Axis and Allies also have new motorcycles with machine gun-mounted sidecars, as well as amphibious assault vehicles: the German Schwimmwagen and the American LVT-2 Water Buffalo. The new Axis Flakpanzer, a T-38 tank with an anti-aircraft gun mounted on top, is a nasty beast—but it looks tame compared to the Allies’ Sherman tank with a T-34 Calliope rocket launcher.

Available Friday

News source: EA Games

UNDEAD CHANGES
Within the Tomb of Relics maximum stock for the Rod of Necromancy has been reduced from 2 to 1.

HUMAN CHANGES
Aerial Shackles damage has been increased from 20 points per second to 30 per second.
The gold cost for a Dragonhawk Rider has been reduced from 235/40 to 200/30.
Arcane Towers now deal Piercing damage, and have had their range increased from 700 to 800.
Animal War Training upgrade cost has been reduced from 150/250 to 125/175.
Long Rifles Upgrade now requires a Keep instead of a Workshop.

NIGHT ELF CHANGES
Spirits of Vengeance (which are summoned by the Avatar of Vengeance) have had their damage increased from 14-18 to 17-21.

ORC CHANGES
You no longer need a Fortress as a prerequisite to build Batriders.
Wind Rider hit points have been reduced from 600 to 570.
Burrow armor has been increased from 2 to 5 and damage has been reduced from 1d8+33 to 1d5+22

CLASSIC CHANGES
Anti-air creeps have been added to each Mercenary Camp in the map (4)Tranquil Paths (Reign of Chaos).
Wyvern hit points have been reduced from 600 to 570.
Halls of the Dead and Black Citadel attack cooldown have been reduced from 2.0 to 1.5.
The multiplayer custom map desync that occurs between Reign of Chaos and Frozen Throne players has been fixed.

NOTES:
Replays are incompatible between major game revisions (1.11 replays cannot be viewed with the 1.12 version of Warcraft III). Custom save games will not load from version 1.11.

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#1 Posted by naap51stang on 05 Aug 2003 - 01:49: I've been a fan of SWOTL since the old dos game in the early 90's.
About time someone did a follow up on this old classic.

#2 Posted by kainashi on 05 Aug 2003 - 02:09: i can't wait for this.

#3 Posted by kuroneko on 05 Aug 2003 - 03:30: Can't wait to play this at the LAN parties!

#4 Posted by jmole on 05 Aug 2003 - 03:57: Man you should have said THE DEMO is coming out Friday. I thought you were saying it was coming out in stores on Friday.

(1 reply) #5 Posted by greatpumpkin02 on 05 Aug 2003 - 04:10: Will you be able to play the demo stand-alone? Or do I need to have a copy of BF1942? Is the game still about $40 or what? Maybe it'll be worth it after I get my new video card and ditch this onboard GF4MX...

#6 Posted by Solarix on 05 Aug 2003 - 15:30: awww i expected to see a link for the demo i thought it was out =

#7 Posted by corrosive23 on 07 Aug 2003 - 09:40: road to rome was only 20 so i hope this one is as well.

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