Battlefield 2142 - 1.51 Closed BETA

**HBPyro** · 06-13-10, 08:16 PM

*squeal of excitement*

**BrokenApe** · 06-13-10, 08:25 PM

Agree with you HungerForce, I do miss Verdun titan mode... and if they made 2142 more compatible with Vista/7 like they did with BF2 with that last patch it would be quite nice

**i8pptuakamonstercam** · 06-13-10, 08:25 PM

hopefully i wont need to use the cd anymore. :P

**Whiskey_dod** · 06-13-10, 08:34 PM

Oh please fix the glitchiness of the gameplay!

**Alundil** · 06-13-10, 10:39 PM

this is such welcome news

**Option hunter** · 06-13-10, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by WaterDumple

Or maybe making the Gruber sniper scope stabilizer a better option somehow.

The Scope Stabilizer will never be a good option. It's very useless. Probably the most useless unlock there is. By the time you've unlocked it, you should already know how to compensate for drift by yourself. If you haven't, then you need to seriously consider using a different class.

But this thread isn't about which unlocks are good and which aren't. I'm glad they are getting it out now rather than never. Maybe it'll breath more life into the game.

**xXKJ12Xx** · 06-14-10, 12:09 AM

thats cool... about time a new patch eh?

**SpankyMcFly3** · 06-14-10, 07:49 AM

Here are some excerpts from the "Official 2142" tweet page ( http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2142 )

We are still working on BF2142 v1.51, we are having to rebuild build scripts after the build machine HDD died. Luckily Perforce has the game 3:45 AM Mar 19th via TweetDeck

Niklas is back on BF2142, working on finishing v1.51 once and for all. Watch this space for more information. 8:53 AM Feb 2nd via TweetDeck

Want to see a sneak peak at what is coming to BF2142 1.51? If so check out the official BF2142 forums here: http://tinyurl.com/ylenpcc 4:25 AM Nov 20th, 2009 via web

Then following it to http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/b...l#post11975444

Hey guys
Trying to get the programmer back on BF2142 still, he is being tied up on BFBC2 PC version.

As for the changelist you know this is a small update in terms of fixes and is aimed at adding more security fixes onto accounts to stop spoofing.

Other things you will see are:

* No DRM method on the exe as with BF2 (No more SafeDisc, PACE or SecuROM (depending on which version of BF2142 you have) and no more errors from EADM saying you need to log in to EADM to verify ownership even if you are logged in)
* Operation Blue Pearl
* Two brand new maps from community modder Jason Brice (more on this later)
* Northern Strike will be available to EVERYONE

Also yes, BF2142 Deluxe Edition is heading to Steam and Direct2Drive (and all other online retailers you see selling BF2 Complete Collection) once BF2142 1.51 is done.

DakotaDoc64, Here are some previous snippets/quotes from Bazajaytee on this forum:

"We do know about these hacks and yes we will be addressing them to block out the use of these hacks, Battlefield 2 will recieve this update first as part of its 1.50 update. Battlefield 2142 will be updated with security fixes shortly after that. "

and...

"....you'll be happy to know that stopping the hacks that crash servers IS part of 1.51."

The good news is that after BF2 received the update a few months ago, servers have been much more stable. I can only assume that 2142 will also benefit from some of the same fixes when 1.51 is released.

- CandidPdx

You will be glad to know that all of the maps fit with the Battlefield 2142 theme.

To answer some other questions:

* Server stability fix is in BF2142 v1.51 so should see a stop to the crashing servers exploit
* There is no release date yet because as I mentioned earlier, I'm waiting for the programmer from BFBC2. So until he is back on BF2142 I can't estimate how long he will take to finish the update. There has been closed beta testing of the update with Combat Studios which is why we know of the major loading bug we have to deal with.
* Operation Blue Pearl is Assault Lines
* There are currently no extra Titan maps included.
* Mac will get this update as quick as it can be converted from PC to Mac. This process isn't done by DICE so we will leave 1.50 servers running for Mac players until 1.51 comes out for the Mac. Then all 1.50 ranked servers will be shut down.
* crysis40 there are fixes, mainly around stability and account security. As previously mentioned 1.50 was the main BF2142 update. 1.51 is a minor increment update to fix the security issues. We just threw in 3 maps for you. Not too bad for an incremental update really.

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I am very excited about the upcoming release. Baza and I, as well as some very dedicated people from Combat Studios, have put in a lot of time making sure this happens. We will post some screens,as soon as it is cool to do so.

TX,
J Brice

as promised

THE MAP INDEED HAS A GOLIATH (although no flag can be capped by sitting in the Goliath)...A FEW MECS, AND A SPEEDER OR TWO. IT IS 64, 32, 16 ASSAULT LINES. I cannot reveal name at this time. (and no, I did not do Leipzig...all time favorites there).

As far as Titan maps, we did have one in the works, but most likely wont make the build, as it was submitted a little late. However, with the release of free Northern Strike Content, most (since they don't have NS) will be getting two new titan maps from that.

I will say that everyone should have the CORRECT build for 1.5, with northern strike included. This will make the install go much smoother...ya'all can get a head start on that now. Making a full patch for this would be difficult, as the current 1.51 build is around 1.1 gigs, which means a full patch would entail a couple gigs at least...way too big of a download.

Despite all of what you have heard, you are still in for some great surprises. I'm sure there will be some good/bad comments...Just remember this...

A lot of people have donated their time, and efforts to make this possible. Please have respect for all of us, as we did not GAIN anything financially from this experience...WE SIMPLY LOVE THE GAME, and WANT TO SEE PEOPLE CONTINUING THEIR FUN WITH 2142.
J Brice

march 02 2010
they sent a tweet out today, the programmer is back on bf2142

Which puts us up to date. That is all my sifting came up with.