Thread: Interesting 2142 Trivia

Demize99 from DICE has been posting random bits of trivia about 2142 today on Twitter. Most of them can be found here: Twitter / Search

Random #BF2142 fact: Ammo boxes originally exploded when destroyed by enemy fire. This made them incredibly unpopular things to be near.

Random #BF2142 Fact: The first design for Active Defense required the player to shoot down the missile. Not a single missile was hit. Ever.

Random #BF2142 fact: There was an AntiVehicle version of the Sentry Gun and Squad Leader drone prototyped, but it never made the final game.

Random #BF2142 fact: It took 6 months and about 10 different designs to make the Air burst PK Rockets manageable in combat.

Random #BF2142 fact: Not to be out done, the PAC Transport was originally called the Flytt Potatis, due to the brown debug color and shape.

Random #BF2142 fact: The 2nd position of the Walkers was originally a short range UAV to guard the walker from close range infantry attacks.

Random #BF2142 Fact: The flight model for the Gunships originally came from the transports, until someone VTOLed straight up a building.

Random #BF2142 Fact: The EU Gunship was originally named the Flytt Gurka, due to its debug green color and resemblance to a flying pickle.

those are a riot!