Battlefield 2 Patch

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!

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:

· Co-op: Players can now enjoy single player levels on Internet and LAN play with both Bots and human players. We have added a few options to allow the server admin to modify how the bots behave in game. Co-op play is not permitted on ranked servers. · Air Dropped Vehicles: Squad members can no send a request to commanders to drop vehicles at their location.

· Ban list will no longer be wiped in the event of a server crash. · Abandoned helicopters will no longer remain in flight. · If a player joins a squad while dead they will not be permitted to use the squad leader as a spawn point until they have spawned at a flag once. · Flag Capture bar will now react accurately to players entering the capture radius. · Friendly vehicles will no longer appear as valid targets for missile systems. The box with the X through it will still appear however the locked tone will not sound and missiles fired will not track the friendly target. · Fixed the crash that sometimes occurred when switching between game types. · Fixed a tech hang when creating a single player account from an offline account. · Fixed Issues with remote console and Linux servers. · Fixed the issue that prevented players from ranking up in-game when playing on their regular server. · Fixed the bug that altered mini map behavior. · Fixed issue with Special Forces rank names. · Fixed repairing HUD for the engineer when in a vehicle.