Battlefield 2 1.50 Status

Bazajaytee · 08-04-2009, 10:50 AM

Firstly, sorry I have been away for so long, its been a busy time. So here as per request in a number of threads here is an update to where we are with 1.50.

Yes its still coming
We have been working on a few things to do with DRM as old versions of Battlefield 2 use an old version of SafeDisc
We have had a number of last minute hacks appear which we have made fixes for to help stabalise the servers.
We have a minor issue to solve with the Chinese version of the game.

While I can't give an exact date, we are aiming to release our first Beta towards the end of April '09 as long as everything else goes well.

TomBabmo · 08-04-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Bazajaytee

[*]We have been working on a few things to do with DRM as old versions of Battlefield 2 use an old version of SafeDisc

What does this mean? Are you going to update copy protection so that mini-images won't work anymore and real physical BF2-disc in drive is required like with BF2142?

FrankCastleITA · 08-04-2009, 11:07 AM

Open or Closed Beta?

What about the new map? Is it finished or what?

aussiepope · 08-04-2009, 11:11 AM

Why put DRM in it???? clearly this will only punish your customers more.....

well done

Dr_kuh · 08-04-2009, 11:12 AM

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Open or Closed Beta?

LOL that would relly be a slap in the face if it was a closed beta

bctrainers1 · 08-04-2009, 11:12 AM

We have had a number of last minute hacks appear which we have made fixes for to help stabalise the servers.

Glad newer hacks are being addressed and patched up.

JAB_au · 08-04-2009, 11:15 AM

Finally some news, good news on more hacks being patched.

RaptorUK · 08-04-2009, 11:31 AM

lalalala, updating the DRM on a four year old game, this and the Chinese issue is holding the update back is it, unbelievable, probably bull but still unreal.

pahkiller · 08-04-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bazajaytee

Firstly, sorry I have been away for so long, its been a busy time. So here as per request in a number of threads here is an update to where we are with 1.50.

Yes its still coming
We have been working on a few things to do with DRM as old versions of Battlefield 2 use an old version of SafeDisc
We have had a number of last minute hacks appear which we have made fixes for to help stabalise the servers.
We have a minor issue to solve with the Chinese version of the game.

While I can't give an exact date, we are aiming to release our first Beta towards the end of April '09 as long as everything else goes well.

Thanks very much for the update anyway Baza much appreciated

Unobtainium1234 · 08-04-2009, 12:13 PM

Thanks for the update. Good to hear about the provision to counter some newer hacks.

Bazajaytee · 08-04-2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by FrankCastleITA

Open or Closed Beta?

What about the new map? Is it finished or what?

Open Beta

The new map is ready for beta and to get feedback from everyone. So its finished if you guys like it.

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Originally Posted by aussiepope

Why put DRM in it???? clearly this will only punish your customers more.....

well done

DRM has always been on Battlefield.
SafeDisc, SecuROM and PACE depending on which version of each game you have.
DRM doesnt have to be as punishing as it was with Spore. Battlefield doesnt do limited installs. It does protect the exe files though.
What we are looking at doing for Battlefield is removing the requirement for the DVD to be in the drive during boot up. Whether we can get this going is what we are checking. It won't limit your installs on other machines or limit how many times you can install though.

Fat_Swinub · 08-04-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bazajaytee

What we are looking at doing for Battlefield is removing the requirement for the DVD to be in the drive during boot up. Whether we can get this going is what we are checking. It won't limit your installs on other machines or limit how many times you can install though.

This is great news. Thanks for the update.

needitfast · 08-04-2009, 12:32 PM

Bazajaytee isn't it possible to get a changelog already?

I mean, the patch has to be nearly "feature complete" to build an install script - couldn't we get some informations about gameplay or interface fixes/additions/changes? Would be great, even if you understandably couldn't talk about the security changes.

magicoi · 08-04-2009, 12:36 PM

Thanks for the update

Dr_kuh · 08-04-2009, 12:44 PM

They have listened to the community: NO DVD NEEDED!!!

lol this smiley is so funny

Bazajaytee · 08-04-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by needitfast

Bazajaytee isn't it possible to get a changelog already?

I mean, the patch has to be nearly "feature complete" to build an install script - couldn't we get some informations about gameplay or interface fixes/additions/changes? Would be great, even if you understandably couldn't talk about the security changes.

There has already been a changelog released. Here it is again though:

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Update v1.50
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FEATURES
- Additional support for Windows Vista.
- Added Highway Tampa as a required map.
- Added a new map called Operation Blue Pearl.
GAMEPLAY TWEAKS
- Changes made to both the J10 and F35B to make them more balanced. Please note that the J10 is a superior dogfighter to the F35B and as such these two aircraft will never be equally matched.
- AA targeting tweaked to make it more effective.
- Added checks to prevent "runway grieving".
- Various changes made to prevent cheating.
- Tweaked the hit detection, hits will be more accurate to the model.

There is no information on which hacks we have dealt with or how but there are quite a few. There is also another item missing from the list for legal reasons and will be a case of knowing it when the update comes out for Beta.

Bazajaytee · 08-04-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr_kuh

They have listened to the community: NO DVD NEEDED!!!

lol this smiley is so funny

You have no idea how hard its been to get this to happen. If there was a head banging against a wall emoticon, I'd be using it now.

bctrainers1 · 08-04-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bazajaytee

You have no idea how hard its been to get this to happen. If there was a head banging against a wall emoticon, I'd be using it now.

There you go.

TomBabmo · 08-04-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bazajaytee

What we are looking at doing for Battlefield is removing the requirement for the DVD to be in the drive during boot up. Whether we can get this going is what we are checking. It won't limit your installs on other machines or limit how many times you can install though.

Ah, excellent. I was afraid that after updating to v1.50 BF2 would start requiring DVD in drive like BF2142 and cd/dvd-emulation software would become useless.

needitfast · 08-04-2009, 01:06 PM

Thanks for the update.
Sounds good, especially if you got SAA tweaked that you could use these "suicide seats" again.

Codez23 · 08-04-2009, 01:08 PM

Thanks baza. Props for showing up even after we all flamed you

PlayazOnly · 08-04-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bazajaytee

- Changes made to both the J10 and F35B to make them more balanced. Please note that the J10 is a superior dogfighter to the F35B and as such these two aircraft will never be equally matched.

Very good!!

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- AA targeting tweaked to make it more effective.

I hope the AA is not gonna be like in 2142 now.

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- Added checks to prevent "runway grieving".

What does that mean?Speedexploit with Parachute and Car/APC?

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- Various changes made to prevent cheating.

Very nice!!I hope you fixed these Crash to Desktop hacks and made the commander assets serverside controlled to prevent it being hacked after few months.

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- Tweaked the hit detection, hits will be more accurate to the model.

Wow this is superb!!!

I miss something here:
Is the Crash to desktop bug fixed? When you crashing to desktop if you pick up another kit?

Thank you Barry Tingle for the update and i hope you are not mad because of all those threads, were people are flaming about Dice/Ea.
You made a great game(without the bugs

)

Braidedheadman · 08-04-2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bazajaytee

What we are looking at doing for Battlefield is removing the requirement for the DVD to be in the drive during boot up. Whether we can get this going is what we are checking.

Now this is definitely a step in the right direction! Thanks for the updates. Cheers!

(and yes, DRM ala Spore is a nightmare - EA has no need for this kind of trash-the-customer-not-the-pirates lock and key)

213424214 · 08-04-2009, 01:49 PM

Thumbs up for giving us some (good) news!

T-O0815 · 08-04-2009, 01:51 PM

Will there also be an "official" widescreen support ?

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Bazajaytee DICE Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 1,509	Battlefield 2 1.50 Status Firstly, sorry I have been away for so long, its been a busy time. So here as per request in a number of threads here is an update to where we are with 1.50. Yes its still coming We have been working on a few things to do with DRM as old versions of Battlefield 2 use an old version of SafeDisc We have had a number of last minute hacks appear which we have made fixes for to help stabalise the servers. We have a minor issue to solve with the Chinese version of the game. While I can't give an exact date, we are aiming to release our first Beta towards the end of April '09 as long as everything else goes well. __________________ Associate Producer Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Vietnam, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Follow Battlefield on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2 and http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2142

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FrankCastleITA Rookie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 342	Open or Closed Beta? What about the new map? Is it finished or what?

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bctrainers1 Rookie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 372	We have had a number of last minute hacks appear which we have made fixes for to help stabalise the servers. Glad newer hacks are being addressed and patched up.

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RaptorUK Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Age: 32 Gender: Male Posts: 499	lalalala, updating the DRM on a four year old game, this and the Chinese issue is holding the update back is it, unbelievable, probably bull but still unreal.

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needitfast Rookie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18	Bazajaytee isn't it possible to get a changelog already? I mean, the patch has to be nearly "feature complete" to build an install script - couldn't we get some informations about gameplay or interface fixes/additions/changes? Would be great, even if you understandably couldn't talk about the security changes.

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Dr_kuh Rookie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: No-speedlimit-country Age: 25 Gender: Male Posts: 234	They have listened to the community: NO DVD NEEDED!!! lol this smiley is so funny

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needitfast Rookie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18	Thanks for the update. Sounds good, especially if you got SAA tweaked that you could use these "suicide seats" again. Last edited by needitfast; 08-04-2009 at 02:27 PM..

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213424214 Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4	Thumbs up for giving us some (good) news!

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T-O0815 Rookie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 31	Will there also be an "official" widescreen support ?