TFD2001

Happy Birthday! TFD

I'm using this one.. :o http://www.bf2.be/page/screenpage1/36.jpg?PHPSESSID=975b3f7c07b6e6b4d7d8a5a18fd6e5ac TFD

Looks like the kids are charged more severe than the driver, and rightfully so... TFD

So don't get it.... I liked what I saw in the "real" interview I posted, and I think there's gonna be major improvement to gameplay, and the graphics are constantly be said to be "stunning"... I'm gonna take my chances, you keep playing FA and CS..... TFD

The fellows at The Irish guard were able to get Dice to answer a few questions for them. Here's the Q&A posted at their website here. TFD Dice Battlefield 2 Questions & Answers Session Those nice people at Dice allowed us a short questions and answers sections about Battlefield 2 which is just around the corner. While most of this stuff isnt new there are some new pointers on features we where not sure about: 1. How many ranks will there be in BF2 and how long do you estimate it will take to gain a new rank? Battlefield 2 will ship with 13 ranks. In general players can achieve the earlier ranks more easily, but the higher ranks take more time and experience points. 2. When playing clan matches will it be possible for the battle recorder to be disabled. If so will it be obvious to the clan visiting the server that this has happened, i.e. will it stop clans being sneaky and viewing the other clan's tactics. In other words will the visiting clan be able to lock out the other clan from spectating them? The battle recorder is a server side option that can be turned on or off. 3. While playing the game is it possible to have a second person spec view, as in Desert Combat ? Unclear question...? 4. Does the ammo crate drift a bit when it comes down, and will it be viewable to the opposition, giving your position away? The ammo crate maintains a relatively direct path it lands pretty much where the commander points to. Players can see it parachute into the world, so they know where to look for it. 5. Is music going to be any part of the game at all, i.e. will you have an MP3 player built in? If so will it work in vehicle? Music while in vehicles (similar to Battlefield Vietnam) is not in the game. We do have original music, that pays homage to the Battlefield 1942 theme music. 6. Is the 3d Map, Q-Hud of old, going to be on by default? This is off by default, but it's a one key toggle to turn it on. 7. I want to know how undectable the sniper will be to ordinary infs, will the opposition have to be close to spot them? This depends on how good of an eye you have. We don't do any tricks to make the sniper less visible, if they are laying still and prone they can be hard to spot, until they move or fire their weapon. 8. Whats the average size of the maps in bf2? Are the largest maps akin to El Al in BF1942, or bigger/smaller? There are three flavors of every map in Battlefield 2 16 32 and 64 player versions. The larger versions of the maps feel comparable to the size of El Alamein, if not bigger. The smaller maps play more like Stalingrad, with intense close quarters infantry battles. 9. Are their any map designed purely for foot or any designed with a heavy bias towards tanks/aircraft? All of the maps are designed with a balance between infantry / vehicle play. There are no maps that lean towards one vehicle type (Coral Sea, Aberdeen, etc.) 10. How long do the supply drops last? The supply drops have a set amount of ammunition / health that they can refill before they disappear. Supply drops can also be destroyed. They are not on a timer. The 3d map not being on automatically is a bit annoying, lots of "press Q you ****" messages shall ensue. Once again thanks to Dice for taking the time to speak to TiG. [TiG]TheFairy

Saw this in a news post at TotalBattlefield2. The folks at http://bf2.be/ have posted alot of highres screens. Some of which are older, and some new ones too. Most are at 1600x1200.. You can get to them here: http://www.bf2.be/index.php?a=specialone Feer not low bandwidth peeps, main page is much smaller thumbs... TFD

Got this from the gametrack forums. Might try this, see if it fixes the issues? Posted April 11.. "One of the weird things about BFV, is losing buddy colors. One fix, although a pain, is to: * Create your buddy list. * Exit BFV * Go to Program Files ==> EA GAMES ==> Battlefield Vietnam ==>Mods ==>Bfvietnam ==>Settings ==>Profiles ==>YOUR PROFILE NAME * Right-Click BuddyList.con and choose Properties * Under Attributes, check Read Only * Start BFV * Now Exit BFV * There will be a newly created folder as outlined above, but this time it's located in My Documents ==>Battlefield Vietnam ==>Mods ==>Bfvietnam ==>Settings ==>Profiles ==>YOUR PROFILE NAME * Make BuddyList.con read only like you did above. * To make this stick, the files have to remain Read Only, which means you'll have to manually edit the list in notepad or whatever, save it, then apply the read only." TFD Edit: To do this, you must connect to a Multi-Player game too...

Depends on your perspective... I enjoy them, however, usually when I get to enjoy them, someone else is suffering some sort of personal loss i.e. property, pets, or relatives.. Therefore, you will rarely here me say "fires are sweet" TFD

Classic!! :o Would love to see some pics if you can get 'em! TFD

Hmm, I'd only be about 2 1/2 hours away in Illinois. Keep me posted.. :peace: TFD

Never have any problems with IE? I stay on top of it, and keep a close watch on the spyware and what not to avoid any problems.. TFD

Hell Yea! TFD

I'll likely be on tonight. Probably off and on anytime between 15:00 and 23:00 CDT. I'll have my xfire up when I'm playing.. Lets see if we can't get a good BF:V group together tonight for on our server, or elsewhere... I gotta get my stats back up . TFD

Yep, most computer problems (especially those that require reformats) are generally user generated problems. Dell makes good PC's all around (when talking the pre-built/preconfigered), and the most I've ever had to wait on a part (on the rare occasion it was needed) was 24 hours. Haven't heard anything bad about their laptops either. At work, we use Compaq/HP (damn contract.. ), but the laptops we've been getting are like 9200-9800's and they all seem to be pretty good (except for the outside sales rep we have who is constantly bringing it back to me with a bug or a load of adware in it, again, user generated problem.. lol). TFD

http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/planetbattlefield/news/releaseparty-fin-2.avi :o TFD

Could we by chance get the fileplanet link? Did a quick search, was unable to locate it? TFD

I'm from Tuscola, Illinois and am a member of the fire department. I started using this as my online alias in 2001 TFD2001 = Tuscola Fire Department in 2001... :o TFD

Wow, how do you loose a whole closet? TFD

Yepper, and for god sake, don't hover in one spot.. TFD

You want a real-time solution to the problem, however, this isn't really feasable. I highly doubt that admins do, or want to sit around day in and out waiting for pm's telling them about hackers. They have lives and jobs too. The current system that is in place, best I can tell, is pretty good. Having not played any of the CSS/HL/HL2 stuff, I can only imagine. This is why I think EA at least helped by implementing Punkbuster, while it's not a 100% solution, it certainly helps to curb the hacking. I feel for your problems, but I don't think, the way things sound, that there is currently, a better solution, than what is already in place. My 2 cents... TFD

Nice work! TFD

I like it, nice work! Looks pretty cool! TFD

Really should read thru the forums some, this all has already been covered... TFD p.s. Does need some smileys added though...

Most times the unsubscribe links/buttons only verify for them that there is someone on the other end that is looking at them, and then they continue to pass around/sell your address to others as a verified address.. I agree, spammers/spyware/virus creators need to be tied to a pole and shot.. TFD

Well, what if I wanted to drive down from Illinois, am I still invited?? TFD