Battlefield 2142 News

Patch 1.50 - What will probably be the last patch for 2142 was recently released. It seems more a technical issued patch, fixing previously fuxored things in the game.

EA-Battlefield 2142: Patch 1.50

»June 7th – »2008

Patch 1.25 (April 24th, 2007) - A new patch to address many of the communities concerns has been released with quite a few changes, tweaks and bug fixes. Too many gameplay and bug fixes to list here, but you can see what changes were made at the EA website.

EA-Battlefield 2142: Patch 1.25

»April24th – »2007

BF 2142 announces Xpack release.

»Feb23rd – »2007

Patch 1.20 (FEB 27th, 2007) - A new patch to address many of the communities concerns has been released with quite a few changes, tweaks and bug fixes. Too many gameplay and bug fixes to list here, but you can see what changes were made at the EA website.

EA-Battlefield 2142 Community Update Patch 1.20

»Feb23rd – »2007

Patch 1.10 (DEC 19th 2006) - A new patch to address many of the communities concerns has been released with quite a few changes, tweaks and bug fixes. Too many gameplay and bug fixes to list here, but you can see what changes were made at the EA website.

EA-Battlefield 2142 Community Update Patch 1.10

»Dec22nd – »2006

Playability or not? - I've noticed some re-playability issues with several 2142 maps. There doesn't seem to be as much a variation in the way events unfold for each map. This could possible be my perception because of inexpereince, but in general the gameplay on many 2142 maps seems repeatitive.

Interior Enviroments and the BF engine. - Simply said, the BF engine itself doesn't do that good a job with interior enviroments. While the engine does an adequate job indoors considering what else it can do , it certainly is not it's strong point. Titam modes problem with frame rate and the movement of the Titan, coupled with the BF series inability to really be an inside shooter leave me thinking that Titan mode is not something I want to play. When I do play Titan I stay on the ground capping silos. 2142's inablility to recreate interior atmospheres is enough reason not to participate in battles on the Titan. CQC (close quarters combat) is also something that the BF engine has always been lacking. As was said it does an admirable job at CQC considering the other things it can do (vehicle intergration, vehilce movement, and large ballistic weapons), but in the long run CQC is certainly not it's forte. The map makers have incorrectly scaled the Titan interiors. A cyber world is never really to the same scale as the characters in it. The hallways are too tight, not from a stratigic stand point but just from a a practical one. Practical for scaling , and what the BF engine does well. The interiors of the Titan should have been closer to gymnasiums, rather then broom closets. It would have made for better fighting, and a better use of the engine. There's also and issue as to whether or not the engine itself can handle the entire game, which I think we're begining to see.

BattleField's Newest Installment 2142 - The lastest in the Battlefield series is 2142. Based in the year of it's name, it pits two future European forces against each other.

Titan Game mode. - New to BF2142 is and added game mode of play. Titan. Where you instead of capturing sqawns to control map positiong and assets, the spawn points are missle launching pads. Capture a these missle bases more then the other team, and it will bring down the the sheilds of the Titan mother ship. The Titan is large hovering ship, that contains defenses and a core reactor. Lower the shields with repeated missle attacks from the ground and you can board your enemy Titan ship. Now the battle becomes Close Quarters Combat in an attempt to destroy the enemy's Titan Core. Destroy the Core and win the game.

More awards and unlocks. - Probably the most disturbing aspect of the 2142 is the ammount of incentives in the form of pins badges and awards. There's a miriad of new things to achieve, other then helping the team. With 40 unlocks it also adds to the frenzy. More points for selfish play gains you unlocks faster. When the frenzy calms down though we might see some good game play.

»Nov18thst – »2006