After 9 months or more, BF2142 v1.40 final patch is out.

Dopefish · #1 (**permalink**) 11-13-2007, 04:45 PM

EA - ::Battlefield Franchise::

Final changelog:

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FEATURES

- Added a new map - Highway Tampa.
- Added an autosave to kit customisations. After you customise a kit and spawn in with that kit, the customisation will be automatically saved until you change it and spawn in again. Note that you must spawn in with a particular kit for it to be saved.
- Titans will now spawn up to two gunships per side
- Squad Leaders no longer have to resupply to re-equip destroyed drones

CHANGES

- Exploit Fix: hardcoded the time limits of Orbital and EMP strikes.
- RDX Shotgun now detonates RDX, Motion Mines, AP Mines with minimum of 2 rounds.
- Ported EU Assault Rifle changes to the Best Buy unlock as well.
- Fixed LMG Left/Right Recoil
- Revised EU Assault Rifle Recoil
- Increased Clark rate of fire to match Herzog
- Fixed PAC shotgun attachment recoil to match other Herzogs
- Further adjustment to Squad Leader drones to prevent them accidentally killing the Squad Leader when deployed
- Further fix to prevent "pod surfing". Note that some pod movement will still be possible and is an intended gameplay mechanic to allow the player to have some small choice of landing site and to access rooftops
- Smoke from the CM3-N Radar Grenade deploys more quickly. The Radar range has been slightly increased and endures for the duration of the smoke effect.
- The CM3-N Radar Grenade may now be resupplied.
- The screening effectiveness of all smoke grenades has been significantly improved.
- Adjusted Talon heat source position to improve Gunship missile balance.
- Beta Feedback: Fixed the placement of an AA gun on Highway Tampa
- Beta Feedback: Improved the visuals of the swimming pool on Highway Tampa

K_Dog · #2 (**permalink**) 11-13-2007, 05:15 PM

Broken Record Time sR.2142 Team members don't Patch until you back up your install.

Gargs's instructions on how to do this here.

jdeegz · #3 (**permalink**) 11-13-2007, 06:24 PM

wow, that is a tiny patch for 9 months >< game must be perfect!

Hunter2112 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-13-2007, 07:07 PM

I am afraid to apply it before a match, in case I am called upon to play.

K_Dog · #5 (**permalink**) 11-13-2007, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunter2112

I am afraid to apply it before a match, in case I am called upon to play.

You can copy your install directory and switch from one to the other as needed by renaming the directories. but yes we will be playing the old version tonight.

Hunter2112 · #6 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 02:33 AM

Ok, I have applied it and played on a server. Pod surfing is dead! You can perhaps move back and forth 3 times the entire time you are coming down moving 2 perhaps 3 feet, but that is about it… Pod surfing is just flat out gone. I wish that they had made it where if you tried really heard you could move 10 feet or 15 feet, but it is apparently hated so bad by people who can’t do it that it has just been removed from the game. There is simply no way a person could get on a roof. You can't bet a beacon that close to a roof.

Dopefish · #7 (**permalink**) 11-14-2007, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Hunter2112

Ok, I have applied it and played on a server. Pod surfing is dead! You can perhaps move back and forth 3 times the entire time you are coming down moving 2 perhaps 3 feet, but that is about it… Pod surfing is just flat out gone. I wish that they had made it where if you tried really heard you could move 10 feet or 15 feet, but it is apparently hated so bad by people who can’t do it that it has just been removed from the game. There is simply no way a person could get on a roof. You can't bet a beacon that close to a roof.

Sure you can. Kev and I used to do it when the game first came out before anyone even knew what pod surfing was. You can just put it close enough to a building to get on a roof. On top of that, EA stated that they don't care if you get on a roof and it's actually allowed. They just wanted to stop people podding halfway across the level. This way you can still get on a roof, but if anything, it will be an immediate roof.

TheShelks · #8 (**permalink**) 11-16-2007, 08:33 AM

I just played Highway Tampa for the first time, anyone else think they went way over the top with vehicles?

Dukefrukem · #9 (**permalink**) 11-16-2007, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jdeegz

wow, that is a tiny patch for 9 months >< game must be perfect!

dcikra · #10 (**permalink**) 11-16-2007, 11:24 AM

pod surfing is so much fun though
and awesome for racking up massive dog tags

I don't even play 2142 anymore, they took way too long with this patch, but gg that it came out.