In Battlefield 2, players will choose to fight for one of three military superpowers: the United States, China, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition. Armed with the latest modern weaponry, players can take control of any of the game's 30+ vehicles to engage in major conflicts with over 100 players in some of the largest online battles on the PC.

Battlefield 2 features immense, richly detailed, destructible environments, from city streets to remote forests, in some of the most notorious hot spots around the world. Each map in Battlefield 2 adjusts in scale to support the number of players in the world, providing the ideal vehicle-to-player ratio and an optimized game play experience.

Enhanced team play features allow players to enter the action on the front lines as part of a formal squad, or work behind the scenes in Commander Mode to direct the strategic assaults of their teammates. With in-game success, players increase their rank from recruit all the way to General and unlock awards, including new weapons, vehicle decals, medals, and more. Become the perfect soldier!

Additionally, Battlefield 2 showcases an all-new game engine and physics system to bring the modern battlefield to life like never before. The new material penetration feature measures weapons' ability to fire through barriers based on their composition and players will need to know the difference between concealment and cover in order to survive.

Here are some key features of "Battlefield 2":

· Online multiplayer action with up to 64 players on the PC.
· All-new gameplay engine brings the immense locations to life complete with realistic physics and dynamic lighting.
· Maps scale to the number of players engaging in battle for a unique and intense experience every time.
· Take control of over 30 land, sea, and air vehicles, including tanks, helicopters, hovercraft, fast attack vehicles, and fighter jets.
· Choose to battle as U.S., Chinese, or Middle East Coalition troops, each with their own unique arsenals.
· A variety of solider classes including Assault, Sniper, Special Ops, Combat Engineer, Medic, Heavy Weapons, and Anti-Tank units.
· New state-of-the-art weapon systems, including wire-guided missiles and laser designated bombs.
· Material penetration feature makes sure players know the difference between cover and concealment.
· Character Persistence and Growth. With in-game success, players increase their rank from recruit all the way to General and unlock new weapons, medals, and more.
· Join a squad or select the new Commander Mode to assume the strategic role of a battlefield commander directing his forces.
· Full in-game community support including, buddy lists, stat tracking, live chat rooms, and in-game clan creation.
· Voice over IP supported with headset.


What's New in This Release:

New content

· New level: Road to Jalalabad (Conquest 16-32-64, Singleplayer, Co-op)
· New Server Option: No Vehicles mode

Fix List
· Front End:
· Front end - Fix server browser issues with updating info
· Front End - Multiplayer & Co-op - Players on server list can include Bots instead of human players
· Multiplayer Internet Server maps size filter not working
· Fixed an issue in the front end where pressing tab twice in the IP window would cause the cursor to skip to wrong box
· Game Server:
· Increased server stability
· All levels - Co-op - Crash after reviving player without a kit- 1st attempt Server - Linux 32 Dedicated - Server crashes when trying to rotate maps in Special Forces Co-op Mode (fixed on SUSE only. Still present in Red Hat and Fedora)
· Adjust the minimum number of players to start the round.The new values for 16, 32 and 64 players are 6, 6 and 8 respectively.
· Re-enable unlocks on unranked servers
· Ranked server forces unlocks i.e. have to have unlocks selected.
· Coop - Local Server - If Server Host is kicked and banned although they do not actually get kicked, no other players may join the server after that point.
· Fixed a dedicated server crash which was occurring when the user held "CTRL" and "SHIFT" while selecting a map
· Fixed a crash which would occur when c4 was placed on a flag pole and the server rotated maps
· Vehicle drop crash related bug (missing icon)
· Co-Op bot console commands do not function on local servers.
· Client / Gameplay:
· Red/Blue nametag bug –Fix to the issue where players would show up with the wrong color name tag
· Introduced a delay from proning to standing to help reduce exploiting
· Adjusted C4 to make throwing more difficult
· Fixed the issue where a red distance marker appears on the ground
· Fixed the issue that caused players arms to become invisible after switching weapons when using throwable items
· Made adjustments to reduce the damage taken by vehicles when driving
· Adjusted the tire material on the muscle car to reduce the issue with this vehicle taking too much damage.
· Commander options no longer available whilst dead.
· Fixed the issue with a spawn point showing up as selected when a player has spawned in during preview round
· Fixed the issue that would cause infantry players to be revived with no kit.
· Fixed several rare graphics crashes.
· Fixed issue with players crashing while clicking "Join Game" in the front end
· Car-Drop: Made adjustments to the car drop feature to prevent players from exploiting into buildings.
· Discovered and repaired an issue tied to projectiles which would sometimes allow tanks to fire two shells, support to fire multiple rounds, and other issues (all maps).
· Fixed bug where after 2 rounds on the same map, the top player stars are awarded to the wrong people in the menu
· Transport Helicopters – Increased the armor of all transport helicopters
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