BF2142 first impressions

[Alluvium]

i load the game up start it...

my bf2142 crash... directx ... (crash 1)so after updating my directx

i run bf2142, cant seem to sue my old account yet tho, is annoying

comments on the game:

they have done a good job in reducing the load times, and the genral speedyness of it all.

the new menu system looks cool, and handles nice.

in game the titan mode, while there were not alot of guys playing and of course all figuring stuff out, the game play was a bit slow, but every so often we got into the swing of things, and man it was enjoyable.

alll the vehciles in t2142 have atleast like 2 guns on them when a server is full i forsee, ALOT of fire and tracer rounds ect flying every where.

The walker is sweet it has a maion drievr and its 2nd gunner has a machine gun/anti air ability... you can also make it sprint.

"choppers" are alot diff now they all like kaluladotcom.... now anyone can fly



the studip demo does not have any unlocks tho, and this makes me cry. it means the starting options are pretty miserable, you caxn have 1 of 4 guns and heavey armour if you choose (makes you run less)


things i liked from the demo:

your view screens in diff tanks/walkers/ect are digital and your helmet screen is digital, and you get distortions some time which look cool.

no more arty, there is now a EMP arty... which is not delayed, so you call it in and it arrives then and there almost.

i think some of the models are hot looking :p



dislikes:

i crashed 4 times and had 2 disconnect issues.... :(

although it seems that that was because i set my specs up to very high

[FeralBanana]

:rofl:

I hear it takes the same sys resources as BF2.. Does that mean I can play it w/out upgrading? :D

The rest actually sounds pretty cool... not too sure about it yet, but mebbe :D

[Albereth]

Already gone and done the changes to avoid having to using a button to talk. BTW it is V to teamies and B to commander. Oh, and the parachute is on the space bar

[FeralBanana]

wth?!?! lol

PLEASE tell me the parachute *actually* works!!?

Still pretty cool... spose :D

[Cullen_Doom]

Parachute works. Sniping is interesting because when you breathe the barrel drifts off target - actually all guns like that. So I suppose dolphin divers can do their thing but will miss a lot.

[FeralBanana]

:hmmm:

That actually sounds HECTIC... :D

[Sminty]

Most interesting stuff...was totally lost for the first round or two but now I am getting the hang of it and I like it. My chief gripe would be that the feedback on hitting the guy you are aiming at is a bit iffy...maybe I just have to get used to it, but I can never figure out if I am hitting someone or firing over thier heads.

Resource wise it seems to be lighter than BF2 actually...which is really good news..my old machine has no probs running it.

The parachute was an interesting change...you don't always need it....when you leave the transport ships you are actually encased in a pod of sorts and you just go crashing to the ground (then spend 3 minutes trying to make head or tail of where you are and what direction you're facing) and ready to be killed by some sod who was lucky enough to spawn behind you...cause NOBODY knows where the spawn points are!

The whole mobile spawn point for transports is really brilliant...as soon as people learn to use it tactically.

Vehicles generally suck though...my tank is ineffectual against infantry and the apc is useless againt other armour...only versatile ground vehicle is the walker except that its a HUGE target....

What I do like now the most is that unlocks become mission critical...ranking up is going to be really worth it and I can see the forums going wild wih people discussing which unlock is best....the default weapons really suck.

[JAWS_Firefox]

Spendt about an hour on it and left as confused as when I started. Being outside armour is seriously detremental to your health.

Did not notice much difference in the uniforms. Suspect I'm going to TK a lot!?

Really liked the concept of the Titans, though.

[FeralBanana]

:rofl:

I TK enough ANYWAY... Not sure what I'll do in this ;)

[Alluvium]

lol unifroms are black or grey :p

um yeah alot of the things YOU NEEED SQUAD MEMJBERS WITH YOU

ie the tank doesnt have machine gun , only if there is a 2nd guy init

walker is AWESOME but you need a 2nd guy to man the anti air the wlker has

apc is cool, but again the 2nd guy has emp shots

ect ect

:p

[FeralBanana]

Lol.. COMPLETELY Team Based... Just as I thought... :)

It's good and bad... I mean, on the public server's gameplay's gonna be KAK if people continue playing like they play BF2.. Completely selfishly etc..

Anyways, It will be HECTIC with the clan!! :D

[Shadow]

Yea I thin kthe overall package as a game is not bad, I found the weapons a little more lethal tha BF2. I also agree with alluvium, you are gonna need squads.

[Alluvium]

oh oh and my FAV FAV PART


you BASICALLY CANT SPAWN RAPE!!!!!!!


the uncapable flag point has a shield around it that nothing can get thru :) only friendlies !!

and the game dynamic makes it VEry fluid and hard to sapwn camp , :)

[rainy]

That's in Titan mode. Or did you play Conquest as well?

[FeralBanana]

OMW OMW OMW OMW this sounds HECTIC (just coz of that ;))

[Alluvium]

that is in titan mode, havnt played conquest, but you can see the nature of the game is totally different from BF2 it is much more dynamic

sawpn raping is possable. but not somthing that in my opinion will be happening alot..


although i must add the demo serv is a toys map. not really infatry bassed

[WAJKILLER2]

Donwloaded and played for the first time, not bad at all exeprt for all the bugs. The maps loads quite quickly. Gameplay, a lot to get used to. That battlewalker is a bitch tog et down and quite a deadly machine. Saw som e of the assault and Fibbers on there and gues what, they are hoggin the armour. One guy, a new name but was playing with a fibber tried to camp with the chopper thing around the titan, ha ha, he saw his ass. Then as i spawn the same asshole camps at the bottom starting point below the titan. Shoots me with a tank and soon after a fibber arrives with a ballte walker, ha ha idiots, i get into one of the big guns of the titan and blow them to pieces.

The game is overall very well done the graphics are very nice and supirsingly runs fine on my machine. The guns are definately something to get used to. The engineer gun is a blast but not to be used in close combat, you end up blowing all your mates to bits. Love the zoom feature on most guns and the minigun on the transport ship is a blast, will propably get nerved too. Assholes.

The tank, man what a peice of equipment, when a walker comes at you hit it with an emp, walker stands still. A chopper annoyes you hit it with an emp, chopper drops like a rock.

The walker is definately a machine to be reconed with, funny to controll but has some awsome fire power. The guns are quite cool. And it seems that when you are an egineer oyu cannot fix a vehicle close to you while you are in a vehicle you have to get out and fix it.

The chopper, a real nice machine. Same weapons and kit, nice manouverablelity. The tv missle is really cool and not to fast and you dont have to click to steer it just guide it with your mouse, and bang.

Another cool thing is although i was squad leader i could spawn on my teamies. Very cool. Close combat is very intense the guns are really heavy. You do not venture out into the open and try some funny bunny shit to hiut a guy, you will be toast by the second hop. Some fibber stried to knife me, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Idiot, i used my engineering gun to send him packing.

Had a good fight on the landing deck of the titan, man what a fight, if you venture out into the open you are dead. Those guns really mow you down quite easily.

The sever is quite busy and i look forward to the next battle, however i will not buy the game until they sort out the bugs, will hear from the peeps who get it first what the full version is like. And when i do buy it i will definately not buy any expansion packs, i can see a whole dosen coming.

[Mouse]

Just a quickie on the login issues for 2142

You need to use you EA Member login details and not your BF2 account, as the vetran program ties you in with your EA account

Once you have logged in you will be able to use you pre registered 2142 nick.

Cheers

Mouse

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[Mouse]

News just in from BT Games and I quote:


IMPORTANT NOTICE - Order Confirmation

10 October, 2006

Dear Mouse,

BATTLEFIELD 2142 B0NU$ OFFER

You are receiving this mail as you have pre-ordered the Limited Edition Battlefield 2142 B0nu$ Offer.

Changes to Bonu$ Offer:

It was originally said in the B0nu$ offer that it would include and in game Gun Unlock. According to Electronic Arts this has fallen away and will not be included. Additionally the USB Flash key is no longer 64MB it will now be 128MB.

The B0nu$ offer now includes:

A Battlefield 2142 branded 128meg USB flash drive (including an in-game rank-up)..........

.....Kind Regards,

Jorina Fourie
BT Games – A Budget Technologies Initiative

I mean come on what is one gun unlock going to do?

Just give us the damn thing!!
Next thing you know the "Special Pre-Order Edition" will just come in a shiny EA plastic bag that you just paid an extra R60 for.

[stoke]

So .. you still get the rank-up, but not the unlock ? :confused:

[rainy]

That's how it looks. Now hwo they are going to do that, I don't know.

Mouse, thanks for the info on the BF2142 login thingy.

[Alluvium]

ah coolio

[Sminty]

its probably like BF2 in that regard...first rank up has no unlocks (remember those frustrating days anyone?) ;)

[TG]

I played it last night for the first time. Boy, talk about overwhelming.
I had no frikkin' clue what I was doing a lot of the time. ;)

One thing that I really like is the ability to spawn into a troop transport vehicle. That's a cool feature.

I also LOVE launching myself out of an APC, that rawks ;) It confuses the hell out of people when you suddenly appear out of nowhere... and it's really fun trying to guide yourself onto someone's head -- can you say creative TK's? :D

The battles on the titan are quite awesome - it will be MUCH better when you can lob some grenades ... I'm hoping they're available as unlocks :p

It took me quite awhile to figure out how to get into the titan. I kept getting splattered against the stoopid thing's shields at the front. :p

Flying the attack craft is interesting. If you press the down key the craft activates jets and you hover. This however is not the same for the troop transport - it goes down when you press down :p

Another thing I find annoying -- well, I just have to get used to it -- the kill messages appear in the bottom center of your screen, so half the time I missed the fact that I had made a kill, cuz I kept expecting to see the message at the left hand side. Gah!

Oh yeah - I got me a set of dog tags last night :woot:

Also - interestingly enough - although the Veteran's program said that 'ThisGeek' had already been taken - I was able to create a soldier with that name, so they lied. XEye too.

Btw - the | symbol DOES work - it just doesn't appear when you type it, strangely enough.

And I think that's enough random rambling for now.

[Bass]

Also played for the first time last night TG :)

Yup - I agree that it is overwhelming at first - trying to figure out where you are & where you should be, is quite a task - never mind who is friendly/enemy !! :yikes:

I think the gameplay possibilities are excellent though ! Just playing a bit with all you guys last night showed how important teamwork is going to be & it was FUN !!! :D

Thanks for the tip about the kill messages though ... It was frustrating not knowing if I had killed someone or not - didn't pick up that the message comes up at the bottom of the screen.

Also got a dogtag :woot: :D

It looks like the clan prefix isn't always displayed correctly though - XEyes was |||Wrg XEye and a few other tags came up as "rG SpAc3dd" for example ..

I was impressed with the gameplay - think it plays well I must say :D

TopCD (Menlyn) says they will have it on the 15th .. :)

[Darnit696]

Not to mention the fact that I kept landing the troop transporter on yer head... that woulda caused more confusion. I think the TK reatings are going to skyrocket. :D

[TG]

It looks like the clan prefix isn't always displayed correctly though - XEyes was |||Wrg XEye and a few other tags came up as "rG SpAc3dd" for example ..


It doesn't display correctly in vehicles... and XEye's was because he's a tool. ;)
When you type the | symbol in the clan tag area, it looks like it didn't do anything... meanwhile, the character is actually there.

[Alluvium]

oh yeah forgot to say the sound track rocks, they paid alot of attention to it :p

[stoke]

I hate hate hate the server browsing facilites.
What the frusk does amber or orange or green or white mean anyway ?
Who's on the server ? Hu Hu Hu ?
Stupid stupid stupid.
:grr:

[rainy]

Got the demo - will give it a bash tonight.

Whats the IP of the demo server?

[rainy]

stoke - apparently green means a ping between 0 and 100.

[stoke]

Yea .. heard that as well [0-100].. seems colours are better than reading cos apparently most gamers cannot read.

And .. how am I going to find other WrG'ers ? Hu Hu Hu ?

Don't worry about the IP Addr.
Click on the advanced tab.
Type -= SGS in the search string.
ENTER.

C U ONLINE !

[TG]

Btw - you can add players to an online list... it's on the bottom left of the screen.

[FeralBanana]

:hmmm:

This actually sounds HECTICLY cool... Anyone in CPT that can give it to me? Please?! :p

[Alluvium]

um i wuold need a dvd to write it to ?
but i could prob give it to you on the wknd or somthin

[FeralBanana]

:eek:

Seriously!?! YAAAY!!! :D:D:D

I can organise a DVD... or, I could organise my laptop (if it was a safe place like a Mugg and Bean or summin..)

Where/When/What?

BTW do you know about/are you going to Springtide?

[Alluvium]

wth is springtide ?

and i have uni exams at the end of the monthish, so prob no...


um would be easy if you just brought your lappy to my place?? then i could lift you back home ?

[FeralBanana]

Tx fer yer help... talk to you some other time on MSN..

No need to spam the forums :p;):rofl: