Possible to make mod with NO JETS?

[jdrou]

Re: Possible to make mod with NO JETS?

The question is, will other people like a game that is suited to the wishes of 1 person?

I know a lot of people complained when DICE added infantry-only mode that not having at least jeeps was really annoying, pretty much forcing you to play on only small maps. There are enough people that play IO that I'm sure there are people that would be interested in playing with a 'no jets' server mod. The major problem will be getting people to play on an unranked server, not the mod.

[Minmaster]

Re: Possible to make mod with NO JETS?

meh just play 2142, it has no jets. :p

[[130.Pz]W.Fuchs]

Re: Possible to make mod with NO JETS?

I know a lot of people complained when DICE added infantry-only mode that not having at least jeeps was really annoying, pretty much forcing you to play on only small maps. There are enough people that play IO that I'm sure there are people that would be interested in playing with a 'no jets' server mod. The major problem will be getting people to play on an unranked server, not the mod.

True, but in my opinion those jets are part of the game and if I don't want them I'll go Stalemate/Karkand or whatever.
But thats my opinion ofcourse.
Silly enough I don't play Vanilla anymore :p

[Mitch]

Re: Possible to make mod with NO JETS?

jdrou, exactly. With the Python scripting and other methods, it seems possible to make all kinds of interesting modifications to suit a VERY broad range of tastes. I'm now engaged in trying to learn a little Python so as to gain an understanding of how these scripts work.

As for the question of how many people would be interested, the only way is to try and see. I have been asking around the Web and so far I know there are at least a few people who feel, as I do, that jets are overpowered in BF2 and that the game would be improved by some adjustments in that regard. If eventually we get a server running and word spreads and a few people come and play from time to time, I'll feel I've done what's realistically possible.

If you’re serious about what you are doing and want a dedicated server to test on, or if you need file hosting for downloads, I would be more than happy to donate the necessary resources at no cost provided you utilize the resources solely for this project...

I won’t have much time until after the holidays and while I don’t mod make mods myself, I have done extensive tweaking to most of the ones that were released for BF2, so if you need some help fine tuning and or testing your creation let me know.

[bish000]

Re: Possible to make mod with NO JETS?

Mitch, excuse me for not replying sooner to your kind offer. Indeed let us enjoy our holidays first and worry about BF2 servers afterward -- by that time we should be in a position to take advantage of your help without being complete noobs. Already we've been setting up servers using the BF2ALL64 mod, which allow co-op mode on full-size 64 player maps, and the jet-remover script works perfectly; so we're figuring things out. I wouldn't even be against the use of jets and arty provided they were limited -- say, three jet sorties per side allowed per round, at commander's discretion, and jets could not refuel or restock; and perhaps three arty strikes per round maximum. Glancing at this Python stuff, I am convinced all that is possible, but I certainly don't know how to program it yet. I'm trying to learn a little Python, but what I want to do may require some serious Python experience. At least in the meantime we have something that works perfectly -- the script which can remove any or all of jets, vehicles, artillery; and for me and like-minded people, just playing ANY map with only jets removed is a tremendous pleasure. I don't even mind the arty so much!

Where are you located? We're expats in South Korea, so ping times can sometimes be a little long... I sometimes get kicked from distant servers for having high average ping.

[Mitch]

Re: Possible to make mod with NO JETS?

Where are you located? We're expats in South Korea, so ping times can sometimes be a little long... I sometimes get kicked from distant servers for having high average ping.

Not sure this is going to work to well for you as the server is located in Chicago, Ill If you want you can try pinging our 24/7 Oman server at IP 72.37.227.60:16567 but I am fairly confident you won't get a good ping.

Thanks- Mitch

[bish000]

Re: Possible to make mod with NO JETS?

time=205ms
time=206ms
time=189ms
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That's a good ping for me... usually I'm closer to 300 when I play on faraway servers but on a good day it's around 250 and some servers permit that high a ping. Not all though! What's your cutoff limit?

[Mitch]

Re: Possible to make mod with NO JETS?

time=205ms
time=206ms
time=189ms
time=205ms

That's a good ping for me... usually I'm closer to 300 when I play on faraway servers but on a good day it's around 250 and some servers permit that high a ping. Not all though! What's your cutoff limit?

Once I set up the server and give you access you can set the ping to whatever you wish within reason.

I don't usually play on servers where my ping is over 90 but if you can stand playing with that high of a ping then get with me after the holidays and we can go from there.