Battlefield Bad Company 2

[Singh400]

So that means the An94 will be getting a nerf then, as it was buffed in the last patch?

Yeah, it is being returned to pre-patch levels. It isn't being nerfed further than that before.

[Marenghi]

huzzah!

[will101]

I just got this game recently and have started dipping my toe. I've only racked up 6 hours or so but it's a real step on from BF2. I'm loving the way you can get multiple unlocks per round

Forgive me for not reading 38 pages of posts but could someone point me at a graphics setup guide for ATI cards? I've seen a few tips on the official EA forums but the best guide was aimed at Nvidia cards.

The game's running pretty smoothly at around 50-60 fps with high details and textures on my 512MB 4850 but I just know I'll have to trade off between detail and AA settings. I'm only using a 1680x1050 resolution display so the 4850 might just be enough.

Will I see any improvement if I'm successful in unlocking the 4th core of my Athlon II X3 425? Task manager shows all three cores running about 80-95% while in-game (but not flat-lining). It might be that I'm very slightly graphics bound. The other option is to bump the speed up a bit for more headroom but I haven't had any slowdowns or jerky game-play yet.

[Singh400]

Anyone managed to break 50 kills in one round yet? Got so close last night!

[Phage]

What's the text chat key...

[Singh400]

What's the text chat key...

J = Global, K = Team, L = Squad.

New updated patch changelog...

Changelog:

Server - Some potential sources for lag/rubberbanding have been eliminated
Server - The old reserved slots has been replaced by a kick-on-demand system like in BF2
Server - Log file for server admins: all remote admin interface commands/events are logged
Server - Log file for server admins: major server events + all chat messages are logged
Server - Idle kick is controllable
Server - Profanity filter can be disabled
Server - Teamkill-kick system is controllable
Server - Ticket counts and bleed rate are controllable per-level
Server - Infantry only mode available per-level
Server - Initial spawn delay and respawn delay are adjustable
Server - Server description can be up to 400 characters, and use "|" for line breaks
Server - Banlist can contain up to 10.000 entries
Server - reduced latency in packet handling

Admin Interface - fixed the player.onKill spam that occasionally happened
Admin Interface - ensured that player.onJoin events always report the player name
Admin Interface - events triggered when people spawn
Admin Interface - much more info on kills
Admin Interface - detailed stats are reported at end-of-round

Gameplay - Various minor level bugfixes
Gameplay - Helicopter handling has been tweaked
Gameplay - Weapon tweaks have been implemented based on PC public feedback
Gameplay - Tracer dart gun speed has been changed from 300 m/s to 200 m/s
Gameplay - Fixed technical hang when a crate was armed outside of the combat area
Gameplay - "Victory is near" message was shown for the wrong team on Valparaíso, this has been fixed
Gameplay - Countermeasures can be fired when driving a helicopter
Gameplay - The brightness of the pilot view in the Russian helicopter has been reduced
Gameplay - Advanced Spotting scope works better
Gameplay - Knifing people in the back works again (we backed out the change that we had done for Server R11)
Gameplay - Hit box for moving targets expands based on the speed of the targets movement
Gameplay - G36 now has crosshair when in Hardcore mode

Server Browser - Servers are sorted into 3 categories: Normal, Modified, Hardcore depending on their settings
Server Browser – Added support for retrieving update progress
Server Browser - Now refreshes information
Server Browser - Join queue system when attempting to join a full server
Server Browser - All settings are automatically saved between sessions
Server Browser - Pings are sent via an alternate mechanism, which should work for non-Administrator users as well

Client - Fixed DX9 issue, which likely caused graphics glitches and perhaps crashes
Client - Fixed some crashes
Client - Toggle/hold crouch is user controllable
Client - Toggle/hold zoom is user controllable
Client - Vsync bugfixed for DX10/DX11
Client - Rewritten how settings are written to disk; this should reduce/eliminate the spawn lag
Client - Fixed bug where a player could join a server before the stats has been downloaded causing faulty stats in "EOR- unlock progression"-screen
Client - New chat system allows chatting when dead (but not during end of round) and keeps a 100 lines log
Client - Improved Play Now functionality
Client - Removed K/D ratio and Skill Level filters in the leaderboards
Client - Any points you get while being dead will be added to your score
Client - Reduced negative mouse acceleration
Client - Increased health on the Cobra to match other vehicles
Client - More informative disconnection/kick reasons
Client - Support for SPECACT kits in all game modes
Client - Support for Map Packs so PC gets future VIP maps at the same time as consoles

The Balance tweaks are as follows:

Slightly increased the damage of the UZI at long range.
The AKs74u now has more felt recoil when aiming.
The G3, VSS, and all SemiAutomatic rifles now settle slightly faster between shots when aiming.
The PKM, Type 88LMG, G3, An94, and 40mm shotgun have returned to their former glory.
Increased the damage of the MG3 to bring it in line with the rest of the LMGs.
Fixed a bug where the Saiga12 with slugs would do too much damage at long range.
Fixed a bug where the SVU would do too little damage at long range.
Fixed a bug where M95 rounds would not kill armored targets with headshots.

[Ciber]

I just got this game recently and have started dipping my toe. I've only racked up 6 hours or so but it's a real step on from BF2. I'm loving the way you can get multiple unlocks per round

Forgive me for not reading 38 pages of posts but could someone point me at a graphics setup guide for ATI cards? I've seen a few tips on the official EA forums but the best guide was aimed at Nvidia cards.

The game's running pretty smoothly at around 50-60 fps with high details and textures on my 512MB 4850 but I just know I'll have to trade off between detail and AA settings. I'm only using a 1680x1050 resolution display so the 4850 might just be enough.

Will I see any improvement if I'm successful in unlocking the 4th core of my Athlon II X3 425? Task manager shows all three cores running about 80-95% while in-game (but not flat-lining). It might be that I'm very slightly graphics bound. The other option is to bump the speed up a bit for more headroom but I haven't had any slowdowns or jerky game-play yet.

Your 4850 should run the game nicely and threee core should be enough. I can get around 100fps by turning down a few things. Try the amd tweakguide here: http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_1.html

[GoNz0]

the main devs gone off sick, patch back on friggin hold

[Ciber]

BC2 Vietnam is coming, but we will have to buy it. I guess it will be £10 like northern strike. I'm sure it will be worth it though: http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/batt...2-vietnam.aspx

Gun club looks interesting as well: http://www.gunclub.ea.com/

[Singh400]

Anyone managed to break 50 kills in one round yet? Got so close last night!

Being off sick does have its benefits



(clicky)

[jamieuk23]

Am gutted about this my self

[Ciber]

Am gutted about this my self

About what?

[Singh400]

Patch news...

By the end of tomorrow (which is TODAY) we will have something to tell you regarding the release date of the patch.
Kalms is going to do some work before we can discuss our solution but we may roll back one of the changes so we can get the current changelog out and work on that one remaining issue after.

That will allow you to get most of the fixes and features which you have been waiting for including access to Map Pack #3.

[petercook7]

BC2 Vietnam is coming, but we will have to buy it. I guess it will be £10 like northern strike. I'm sure it will be worth it though: http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/batt...2-vietnam.aspx

Gun club looks interesting as well: http://www.gunclub.ea.com/

i remember playing BFV great game best one out of the BF series, anyhow iam about to give up playing BFBC2 and cod MW2 each having their own seperate issues, BFBC2 high ping of 400 on uk servers, when i get low pings on bf2 and other games.
It just feels like they have no idea what they are doing now with pc games, bring back the old coders.

[Singh400]

That's it. I have had enough. I can't ****ing stand selfish people anymore. Too many rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish scared of dying, too many people focusing on keeping a good KDR. I'm out. FU BC2.

[Terbinator]

That's it. I have had enough. I can't ****ing stand selfish people anymore. Too many rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish scared of dying, too many people focusing on keeping a good KDR. I'm out. FU BC2.

Opposed to running round with the Saiga ?