can mods fix bf2 bugs that their patches dont?

[Charlesbian]

im not familiar with modding, like, at all, but i do have a general question. is it possible for modifications to implement engine enhancements that can get rid of alot of the technical problems the game has, or is this in someway off limits/impossible? this seem may like a dumb question for u veterens but again i am not a modder by any means. it would jsut be nice for major release mods like FH or POE to be able to implement code that would make for better performance than even the original. If this CAN be done, and the fixes are general enough, maybe there should be an initiative to make a general community patch that addresses alot of the technical problems with the game, and that most mods agree to be compatible with? just wondering and any feedback would be nice

[grolsche]

Re: can mods fix bf2 bugs that their patches dont?

If they give us the source code then yes. But because they havent and never will, no.

[jdrou]

Re: can mods fix bf2 bugs that their patches dont?

The most serious problems are in the bf2.exe and can't be changed without source code as GrolscHe said. Weapon effectiveness tweaks can be and are done by mods however. There may be some mods you could do on the client-side graphics files that would improve performance (probably at the cost of reduced quality) but the network lag is almost certainly not fixable by modders.

[Red_Dog-BOM-]

Re: can mods fix bf2 bugs that their patches dont?

Yep, cannot touch the Bf2.exe file without getting in trouble with EA and being banned for life.

But in the end the BF2 engine is really one of the best out there. Sure it could and should have been cleaner and less buggy, but it is what it is.:hmm:

Mods do have alot of flexiblity when it comes to making changes and enhancements to the overall game play. I cannot speak to the other mods out there, but our BOM_SF COOP mod focuses on two main issues beyond use completing and using the unofficial true COOP mode.
1.) weapons accuracy and vehicle tweaks
2.) AI supercharging.

We've found that the BF2 engine has some very powerful and clever AI hooks in the programming. This gives us a huge latitude in pumping up the bots abilities to react to threats and attack in groups. One interesting tweak is the "take cover" internal setting for bots. By tweaking this setting you'll notice that when flying a jet and having your gunner lock-on with the heat seeking missle (tone and lock signal) the bot in the tank below will actually abandon the tank and start running as the missle is launched. :laugh: It is funny to see, because even humans cannot react that quickly. That is just one of about 40 AI pyton tweaks that we've made.

So the engine has a good open python source, that does allow modders and coders to get in and make a ton of fun and interesting changes which enhance the plain vanilla mode of BF2.

[grolsche]

Re: can mods fix bf2 bugs that their patches dont?

Only applies to gametypes though. On the idea of AI though, its not better than other engines. Some engines you can rewrite the entire AI code if you felt like it.