Patch 1.03 Released!

[Kloever]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

How long is it gonna take for BFHQ to update? Got 5 kills and 3 ranks up

[Snake101]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

All I can say is...
WOOT WOOT WOOT!
Downloading right now!

[Kloever]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

And how to change my name back? I add a number before my name to test it, but now it always apear

[Bashbunny]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

LOL I just jumped Three ranks and have all but one unlocked. My friend his ALL his unlock now. Well I can forget about rank servers now, I got all the guns I want or will ever use. Thx EA (sarcasm)

[Muftobration]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

What's with all the people complaining about going up a rank on the first kill. Do you all seriously think you go up one rank per kill? No, it doesn't happen like that. When you get a kill, the game runs a check on your score. If you have sufficient score to rank up, you do. snce the requierments are now lower, you will rank up on the first kill in most cases. If you had 9000 points and the new requierment for the next rank is 5000(not for real, I made those numbers up) then you will get a kill, it runs the check, you go up a rank. I hope all those who were complaining about that "problem" didn't really believe one kill = up rank. You have to be some kind of fool to believe that.

[-(PK)-DarkIllusion]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

LOL I just jumped Three ranks and have all but one unlocked. My friend his ALL his unlock now. Well I can forget about rank servers now, I got all the guns I want or will ever use. Thx EA (sarcasm)

wer u expecting to play vanilla bf2 forever? i'm sure u'd want to get this past u n then play the mods that r gonna be out soon. they look preety AWESOME so far... FH2, DESERT CONFLICT, etc...

[Bashbunny]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

And how to change my name back? I add a number before my name to test it, but now it always apear

Yea me too, FIRST NOTE the PRefix will effect (will be apply) too ALL account name on your list. So what ever u put will appear in every name, I had a stupid OGz -OGz-Bashbunny . At first I try to just rewrite it with something because I couldn't undo it (eg it became *-OGz-Bashbunny). BUT somehow after some more pressing of key that don't show (eg. "-"). Somehow the prefix clear out again so everything is ok again. I am not sure what key it was (I was pressing alot of it), but try them all, one of them do clear the Prefix.

[Haas]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

================================================== ======================
Patch v1.03
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NEW FEATURES

- Wake Island Map

Included a remade version of this popular BF1942 map.
Battlefield 2 version includes a 64 player layout and is
configured for multiplayer only.

- Server Favorites / History

There is a new tab in the MULTIPLAYER menu that holds a list of
the last 20 internet servers you have connected to, plus a list
of servers you have selected as favorites.

* Added a button to the other multiplayer tabs that adds the
currently highlighted server to your favorites list.
* Added buttons in the in-game server info menu (press TAB to
access) that will add or remove the server you are currently
playing on to / from your favorites list.

- Account Login Welcome Screen

After you login to an online account, a message appears that
contains BF2 news and information which updates periodically.

- Stat Compare

By clicking the COMPARE button in BFHQ, you can search for another
players name and load their current stats into BFHQ. Using the
arrow buttons next to the name in the top-left corner of the menu,
you can toggle between your stats and their stats.

You can also load a player's stats by double-clicking on their
name in any leaderboard.

- Nickname Prefix

You can add a 6-character prefix (such as a clan tag) to your
account nickname which will be displayed in-game next to your
nametag in the score menu, in game messages, and above your player
in the game world.

* This prefix does not change your account name or statistic
information (e.g. the prefix does not appear next to your name
on the leaderboards).
* You can change this prefix at any time at the account login
menu.

- Server Reserved Slots

You can define a list of player nicknames that will act as a
"reservation list" for your server.

* The list is located in mods\bf2\settings\ReservedSlots.con
* You can add player names to the list by editing the file and
adding the following text for each player :

reservedSlots.addNick <account name>

where <account name> is the player's registered account name,
not including a nickname prefix (see above).
* You can define the number of slots to set aside for reserved
players in the dedicated server launcher, or with the setting
sv.numReservedSlots <number> in your serverSettings.con file.
* The number of players on the list and the number of reserved
slots does not necessarily have to be the same.

- Mod Support

There are several new changes that improve support for mods.

* When connecting to a server that is running a mod that you have
installed but not activated, it will be automatically activated
and you will load into the server.
* Added a filter on the server browser for servers running the
currently activated mod.
* Fixed dedicated server launcher to properly handle launching mods.
* Improved support for mods sharing archives with bf2

- Improvements to in-game HUD / Map

* The viewable area of the spawn menu / commander map is now scaled
based on the out-of-bounds area so that only the playable area
takes up the majority of viewable map space.
* The names of CPs are now displayed on the spawn menu / commander
map and minimap
* The minimap zoom level now changes dynamically depending on the
type of vehicle you are in. If you zoom in or out manually, that
zoom level is remembered for that vehicle type next time you use
it.
* The names of players in your vehicle are displayed in the HUD
when someone enters the vehicle or switches positions.
* There is a new element in vehicle HUDs that displays the reload
time for countermeasures (smoke and flares).
* Flags for each team are now displayed below their ticket count
on the minimap to make it easier to tell what team you are assigned to.


GAMEPLAY CHANGES

- Many criteria for ranks and awards have changed. If you are immediately
eligible for a new promotion, unlock, badge, award, or ribbon, it will
be awarded the next time you receive points on a ranked server.
- Only 1 player in a vehicle will get credit for or speed up capturing
a flag at a CP. The other passengers must exit the vehicle to increase
the speed of capture or receive capture score.
- Commanders no longer accrue a TK when artillery hits
teammates.
- The commander's supply drop now has an icon on the minimap and a 3D-
map icon in the world.
- Auto team balance no longer moves players to the other team if they
are a team commander or a squad leader.
- The wrench repair rate on helicopters has been decreased.
- You now receive 1 support point for destroying an enemy commander's
artillery, UAV or Radar station.
- If you have received a point for healing, repairing, or resupplying
a teammate, you will not receive another point from them for the same
action for a set period of time.
- Singleplayer enemies use the knife more effectively.
- New engine sounds for the T98 tank.
- New engine sounds for the China/MEC light jeep.
- New cannon sounds on APCs.


BUG FIXES

- Fixed physics of vehicles against soldiers so that soldiers are not
killed so easily by moving vehicles.
- Fixed a physics issue that can cause you to be stuck when falling into
shallow water
- Fixed an issue with soldier armor when spawning on a squad leader in a
vehicle
- Fixed some objects that caused vehicles to take massive collision damage
- Fixed erroneous message stating that you punished a TK when auto-
punish is OFF on the server.
- When a vehicle explodes due to external forces, the driver is no longer
mis-credited for the kills.
- Added turret movement sounds to several vehicles.
- Fixed an issue that caused crosshairs to stay on the screen when
switching camera views.
- Fixed an issue that caused the time limit status of the server not to be
sent to clients when it is changed by the server.
- Fixed server setting sv.allowExternalViews. Setting this to 0 will
disallow external views.
- Added setting for interfaceIP to the server launcher
- Changed automatic TK banning to ban by cd-key instead of IP address
- Improved the stability of secondary position turrets to reduce jerkiness
during movement.
- Fixed spawning on squad leaders to prevent players from spawning where
they should not.
- Fixed issue with auto team balance not sending new players to the team
with less players.
- Set T90 top hatch armor to "Front Armor".
- Set some wheels on jets and helpcopters to stronger armor to prevent
them from being destroyed instantly by AT missiles.
- Adjusted wheeled vehicle engines on hills to improve climbing.
- Changed the Commo-rose behavior so that player does not leave crouch
when using it.
- Passwords entered to join password protected servers are now cleared
after use.
- Improved PLAY NOW functionality.
- Fixed some memory usage issues in the front end.
- Fixed an issue allowing color changes in player name text.
- When you click on a server in the server browser, the information
from that server is updated to be more accurate.
- Fixed a crash in the Ranked Linux server when communication with stats
back-end ceased.
- Improved the behavior of AA missiles when locked on an enemy.
- Fixed an issue where parachuting soldiers could not be healed.
- Added the server port to the SERVER INFO tab.
- Removed the SERVER INFO tab when playing singleplayer
- Fixed an issue causing some soldier & vehicle control keys to be used
for in-game menus.
- Added new soldier artwork in BFHQ
- Added name of video director to credits</pre>

Here ya go the changelog
This one rocks haha

- Added name of video director to credits</pre> The forgot him suckerss

[Swifty]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

If your using ASE or X-Fire neither program need's updating, Because of the lame message from EA it corrupts the join process, EA Need to sort the message out so we can join :).

O And another bug is receiving the Far east service ribbon most of the members in my clan have got it.

[freefall]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

I just realized how great 1.02 was actually working. It´s really unbelievable what EA has done here again. A buggy main program, then a buggy patch, then a hotfix and now, months later a buggy patch 1.03. Don´t they test their patches or what?!!
The new cannon sound for the APC and the Tank engine are OK, I guess. But the Jeeps engine sound is really bad.
Besides, there are not just new sounds; the turret sounds for tanks and APCs are missing since 1.03!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And could it be that the M1 tank is more vulnerable? I got more 1 hit kills from AT missiles than ever before

[dazza2005]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

is that rite with new patch , went in to a ranked sever and captuered a flag and got ranked is this right or not

[Swifty]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

No it's not right, You need to get 1500 GP's for Lance Corpral then 10500 for Corpral not one kill for a rank..

[keaarori101]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

Heh i dont lag a bit maby bc of my system but this patch is ausome i dont like how all these noobs get to catch up to are hard earned points to rank up and u see these noob master surgants and u think Cmon u didnt have to Work ur ass off doing it

[dazza2005]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

well i took a flag and got a rank ,so is there a fix comming out for it then ????

[Swifty]

Re: Patch 1.03 Released!

Hopefully EA will sort things out and reset the ranks to when the patch was released as they probably backed up all the stats servers.

Answer to Daz:
Probably in a few months, EA Will tell us to downgrade again probably