Finaler Patch für Battlefield 2142, der drei neue Karten sowie die Freischaltung des Boosterpacks Northern Strike enthält.

ACHTUNG Vor diesem Patch muss Patch 1.50 installiert werden.

Battlefield 2142™ ReadMe File V5.0
September 22nd 2009
Copyright Electronic Arts
Battlefield 2142 v1.51

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About This Document:

Thank you for purchasing Battlefield 2142.

This README file includes information that pertains to general problems and questions you may have concerning the game or your computer.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION
II. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPORTED CHIPSETS
III. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
IV. NOTES ON COMPATIBILITY
V. KNOWN ISSUES/TROUBLESHOOTING
VI. BATTLERECORDER
VII. UPDATE 1.01
VIII. UPDATE 1.05
IX. UPDATE 1.06
X. UPDATE 1.10
XI. UPDATE 1.20
XII. UPDATE 1.25
XIII. UPDATE 1.40
XIV. UPDATE 1.50
XV. UPDATE 1.51
XVI. LEGAL NOTICES

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I. INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Battlefield, soldier. The information contained in this document will help you on the field of combat. This document will provide additional information to what you receive in game. Also if you are experiencing technical difficulties, look here for the most recent troubleshooting answers.

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II. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPORTED CHIPSETS

In order to install and play Battlefield 2142, your system must meet or exceed the following minimum system requirements.

Operating system: Windows XP with latest service pack installed
DirectX 9.0c February 2006 edition (included)
CPU: Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 1.7 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 512 MB
Video Card: 128MB DirectX compliant video card, Pixel shader 2.0 and above. (AGP and PCIe only)
Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible
Hard Drive space: 2.2GB of space is required to install the game
Internet connection: 128kbit Cable/DSL connection

In order to play the game at the recommended resolution, detail and performance levels, your computer should match or exceed the following specifications:

Operating system: Windows XP with latest service pack installed
DirectX 9.0c February 2006 edition (included)
CPU: Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 3.0 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 1.5GB
Video Card: 256MB DirectX compliant video card, Pixel shader 2.0 and above. (AGP and PCIe only)
Sound card: Sound Blaster X-Fi series from Creative Labs
Hard Drive space: 2.2GB of space is required to install the game
Internet connection: 512Kbit Cable/DSL connection

SUPPORTED VIDEO CHIPSETS WITH LATEST DRIVER VERSION INFO.

ATI

Driver tested: Catalyst v6.8 Windows XP

Radeon 9500/9700 series
Radeon 9550 series
Radeon 9600 series
Radeon 9800 series
Radeon X300 series
Radeon X600 series
Radeon X700 series
Radeon X800 series
Radeon X850 series
Radeon X1300 series
Radeon X1600 series
Radeon X1800 series
Radeon X1900 series

NVIDIA

Driver tested: Forceware v91.31 Windows XP

GeForce 5800 series
GeForce 5900 series
GeForce 6200 series
GeForce 6800 series
GeForce 7300 series
GeForce 7800 series
GeForce FX 5700 series
GeForce FX 5900 series
GeForce FX 5950 series

Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported
Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn’t listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all.

X-Fi AUDIO PROVIDER

This option enables optimised hardware-accelerated 3D audio positioning, mixing and environmental effects for users with compatible Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi soundcards. The Ultra-high audio
quality level is only available with the X-Fi audio provider.
NOTE - This feature is only available on X-Fi soundcards with support for "Gaming Mode". X-Fi must be set to "Gaming mode". A guide to setting up your soundcard, plus details of compatible
hardware can be found at http://www.soundblaster.com

In order to play Battlefield 2142 online, you must have the following ports open in your firewall.

TCP 443
TCP 17475
UDP 27900
UDP/TCP 29900
TCP 80
TCP 4711
UDP 27901
UDP 1500-4999
UDP/TCP 1024-1124
UDP 29900
UDP/TCP 27900
UDP 16567
UDP 55123-55125
UDP/TCP 18300
UDP/TCP 18510
TCP 28910
TCP 9960-9969

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III. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

If you have purchased the game on media then follow the instructions below.

Upon inserting the game disc the auto run splash screen should appear. From this screen follow the prompts onscreen to complete the installation.
If the game does not auto run, open up “My Computer” and double click on the drive in which the disc is inserted.

Note you will be given the option to install PunkBuster anti-cheat software. This software is required for play on online ranked servers. If you wish to play on ranked servers you must have PunkBuster installed. Visit www.evenbalance.com for more information on PunkBuster.

You are also required to have DirectX 9.0c installed to play. This is included in the install and will prompt you to update if required.

You will also be given the opportunity to install GameSpy Comrade on your PC. Visit http://comrade.gamespy.com for more information on GameSpy Comrade.

After the installation is complete you should restart your PC.

Once the game has been successfully installed start the game by either double clicking the Battlefield 2142 icon on the desktop (if you selected this option during installation) or do the following:

1. Click on the Windows Start button
2. Select All Programs
3. Select Electronic Arts
4. Select Battlefield 2142
5. Select the Battlefield 2142 icon

If you have purchased the game via the EA Download Manager then follow the instructions as given on screen in the EA Download Manager to install the game.

If you purchased the game via EA Download Manager you must keep EA Download Manager installed on your pc to play the game.

The simplest installation method is to use the Battlefield 2142 Deluxe Edition, which contains Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike and is pre-patched to v1.40. If this version is not available to installation order is as follows:

Battlefield 2142™
Update 1.50 (full)
Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike
Update 1.50 (full)

The full Update 1.50 contains the Highway Tampa content update and all previous update content and as such it is not necessary to install all of the updates.

As a guide, the latest full update should always be installed last. In the event of any problems with the game, reinstalling the latest full update will generally rectify the situation and should be attempted before any other troubleshooting steps.

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IV. NOTES ON COMPATIBILITY

Battlefield 2142 is designed to run on Windows XP compatible graphics and sound cards. Drivers for these devices are provided by the respective card manufacturer and may result in compatibility issues beyond our control.

If you are experiencing any issues, it is always recommended that you obtain and install the latest drivers for your hardware. The majority of hardware vendors have the latest drivers available for download via their websites.

If you are unsure of the manufacturer of your hardware follow the instructions below:

1. Click on the Windows Start button
2. Select All Programs
3. Select Electronic Arts
4. Select Easy Info

Easy Info will state the manufacturers’ name of your Graphics and sound card as well as other useful information regarding your computer.
On the Easy Info screen the links for updating the drivers will direct you to the EA support site which contains links to all major manufacturers and hardware vendors.
Most issues can be resolved by updating hardware drivers and is always recommended.

Notice: This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some DVD-ROM, DVD-RW and virtual drives.

It is a good practice to ensure all your drivers are up to date where possible. When updating drivers it is a good idea to check not only display drivers but also soundcard drivers, chipset (motherboard) drivers and CPU drivers.

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V. KNOWN ISSUES AND TROUBLESHOOTING

EA performs a server maintenance every week on Tuesdays at 09:00 till 11:00 GMT as a result you will be unable to log into Battlefield 2142 during this period.

CHANGING DISPLAY MODE
Occasionally on some video cards you may be allowed to set the display mode to one not supported by your computer. This will result in a black screen being shown. To remedy this use the Windows Explorer to find and delete the directory:

\My Documents\Battlefield 2142\Profiles\

This will reset your game to the default settings. You can now start the game, retrieve or create a new profile, and re-adjust the settings using the Menu as normal.

Players with SoundMAX HD Audio integrated chipsets may experience crackling and popping audio during game play, if you are experiencing this please ensure you have the latest hardware drivers installed (see IV. NOTES ON COMPATIBILITY)

Task switching is not fully supported while running Battlefield 2142. If you use functions such as Alt-Tab and other variations then you may experience problems.

The following sound cards do not support hardware audio renderer option:

Acoustic Edge
ALC861 Audio
ALC882 HDA Audio
Cadenza (Intel 845)
Canyon 3D-2
Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 NX
Creative Labs SB Audigy LS
Creative Labs SB Extigy
Creative Labs SB Live 24-bit
Creative Labs SB MP3+USB
Creative Labs SB PCI 512
Diamond XtremeSound 7.1
DIGIFIRE 7.1
ESS Canyon 3D-2
Game Theater XP 7.1
Gamesurround Fortissimo III 7.1
Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD
Gamesurround Muse LT
Gamesurround Muse XL
HiTec Digital Audio X Mystique 7.1 Gold
IOMagic Storm Surge
Philips Acoustic Edge
Realtek ALC861 audio
Realtek ALC850 audio
SB Live 24-bit
Soundmax 3
Soundmax 4
Soundmax ADI AD1980 CODEC
Soundmax Cadenza (Intel 850)
Soundmax Cadenza (Intel 845)
Storm Surge
Turtle Beach Montego DDL
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
XtremeSound 7.1

Battlefield 2142 was designed for Windows XP with Service Pack 2, however it can be installed and run on Windows Vista machines. For best performance on Windows Vista we suggest installing the following updates from Microsoft:
Vista Virtual Address Fix: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105
SLI support for DX10 cards: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936710
Vista Compatibility Update: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935280

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VI. BATTLERECORDER

Below are the commands that can be used while playing back a Battlerecorded file

As well as using the 'Q' and 'T' keys to control the playback of a recording, you can also use a set of keyboard shortcuts:

• Keys 1 - 9
  Change the playback speed.

• Toggle Free Camera / Player Camera
  Alt Fire Key. By default this is the Right Mouse Button.

While in free camera mode:

• W, A, S, D
  Move forwards, backwards, strafe left and right.

• Double Tap W
  Move camera quickly. Alternatively you can hold the Sprint key.

• Crouch / Prone
  Move camera up and down.

• Mouse
  Rotate camera.

While in the player follow camera mode:

• Space bar
  Next / previous player.

• W and A or the mouse scroll wheel
  Zoom camera in and out.

• Crouch / Prone
  Tilt the camera up and down.

• Mouse
  Rotate camera around the player.

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VII. UPDATE 1.01

BUG FIXES
- Fixed Client Side Crash on Titan Mode.

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VIII. UPDATE 1.05

ISSUE FIXES
- Ground Defence kills now count towards Ground Base Defence Ribbon
- Using the Medic Hub now counts towards Silver Medic Excellence Badge
- Silver Titan Destruction - Badge awarded when core is destroyed
- Debriefing End of Round screen displays player stats
- Enemy Squad Leader Spawn beacon is no longer visible on the 3dMap
- Can now bind same key to crouch for common and land vehicles
- User now unable to repeatedly spam a squad leader to join a locked squad
- Spinning tank turret no longer pushes player inside clipped geometry
- Users can play single-player (offline) mode when EA servers are unavailable
- Fixed issue that caused Battlerecorder Playback And Camera Control Interface function
- Corrected missile silo numbers in Titan Mode
- Squad Leader Spawn Beacon can now be used after a round or map change in online games
- Missing game information in Swedish and Danish when a mutiny occurs against your commander added
- Inconsistent game references removed
- BF2142 showing up as Battlefield 2 in Windows firewall exception list fixed
- Patching update message will shut the game down instead of minimize if EA Download Manager is installed on users machine
- Stats tracking optimizations
- Revised AR's deviation per bullet
- Titan no longer moveable by the Commander once Titan shields are down
- Installer checks for BF2142 running in the background before installing UPDATE
- Improved player collision protocol
- Optimized EA Master Server connection calls

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IX. UPDATE 1.06

BUG FIXES
- Fixed crash to desktop on end of round in Titan mode.

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X. UPDATE 1.10

BUG FIXES
- Remove ability to resupply all unlimited ammo objects
- No longer able to use Sentry Gun pushing player into Titan Crate collision
- No longer able to use RDX DemoPaks drop through first section of the 3rd and 4th upper hallways of both Titans
- Away Bonus is now used when calculating in-game promotions
- Improved communication with GameSpy Database
- EU Duty Ribbon/PAC Duty Ribbon awarded correctly when all criteria are fulfilled
- “Commander score" statistic no longer resets to zero
- Enabled tabbing to password field when using a dedicated server
- News Tickers Speed time to display decreased
- When scrolling through the list in Multiplayer you no longer move both at the same time as the server info
- EMP effect on Gunships reduced from 4 to 3 seconds allows the gunship to recover when throttled up at medium altitude
- SL drone: Tweaked the acceleration on the left right aiming for the bot. It now acquires targets properly
- Adjusted pistols: Increased ROF Clamp values, slightly reduced damage fall off over range
- Adjusted up the damage of the HMG rounds to counter its lower RPM
- Adjusted and/or increased entry radius points for all vehicles
- Removed unused RangeFinder setting from EU Walker, Titan Guns to fix the APC/Railgun/FAV draw out bug
- Fix for latency and TV guided missiles (lowered the acceleration on the missile and fixed firing lag)
- Fixed active camouflage to no longer offset image
- Changed default server port to 17567
- Update to most current PunkBuster client files

FEATURES
- Reserved Slot Enhancement (Gives reserved slots the ability to be filled if not used)
- Unranked Unlock Control (Option to give all first level unlocks and Enable/Disable control of all other unlock levels use)
- Spectator Function (only available on unranked servers)

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XI. UPDATE 1.20

• Czech Republic flag is corrected
• Limited console editing of controlmap
• Corrected stats for PK-74 AR-rocket in BFHQ
• Fixed PDS-1 sonar system interference with UAV
• Heal and repair points awarded after a 50% heal/repair instead of 100%
• Increased security for EA account login
• Fixed tracking of hours with the medic hub in BFHQ
• Fixed server crash involving Coop mode
• Fixed Squad leader drone exploit
• Fixed Rorsch Mk-S8 crosshair misalignment
• Out of bounds now kill immediately instead of doing gradual damage over 15 seconds
• Added server side option to disallow titan movement
• Optimized rendering of Titans
• Fixed exploit using the reactor core door
• Correct message is now shown when trying to join a full server

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XII. UPDATE 1.25

• Fixed PunkBuster duplicate GUID issue
• Lowered volume of Titan end of round explosion
• Fixed Squad Leader drones so they no longer kill the Squad Leader when deployed
• Adjusted the activation radius of the APM
• Fixed incorrect character display of Leaderboard Efficiency on Polish installs
• Fixed Radar Grenade not showing on Mini Map
• Improved AA tracking against all air vehicles
• Fixed a number of terrain and Titan collision issues to prevent exploits
• Adjusted activation criteria of Parental e-mail during registration

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XIII. UPDATE 1.40

• Exploit Fix: hardcoded the time limits of Orbital and EMP strikes.
• RDX Shotgun now detonates RDX, Motion Mines, AP Mines with minimum of 2 rounds.
• Ported EU Assault Rifle changes to the Best Buy unlock as well.
• Fixed LMG Left/Right Recoil
• Revised EU Assault Rifle Recoil
• Increased Clark rate of fire to match Herzog
• Fixed PAC shotgun attachment recoil to match other Herzogs
• Further adjustment to Squad Leader drones to prevent them accidentally killing the Squad Leader when deployed
• Further fix to prevent "pod surfing". Note that some pod movement will still be possible and is an intended gameplay mechanic to allow the player to have some small choice of landing site and to access rooftops.
• Smoke from the CM3-N Radar Grenade deploys more quickly. The Radar range has been slightly increased and endures for the duration of the smoke effect.
• The CM3-N Radar Grenade may now be resupplied.
• The screening effectiveness of all smoke grenades has been significantly improved.
• Adjusted Talon heat source position to improve Gunship missile balance.
• Beta Feedback: Fixed the placement of an AA gun on Highway Tampa
• Beta Feedback: Improved the visuals of the swimming pool on Highway Tampa

FEATURES
- Added an autosave to kit customisations. After you customise a kit and spawn in with that kit, the customisation will be automatically saved until you change it and spawn in again. Note that you must spawn in with a particular kit for it to be saved.
- Titans will now spawn up to two gunships per side
- Squad Leaders no longer have to resupply to re-equip destroyed drones
- Added a new map, Highway Tampa.

Special thanks to "Jonny the Pool Boy"

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XIV. UPDATE 1.50

• Fixed the loading issue caused by corrupt Radial.cdb file
• Further improvements to server stability.

FEATURES
- Added the ability to use widescreen resolutions.
We have seen a massive demand for widescreen resolutions in Battlefield 2142. This feature is still in a Beta state for your use and is not yet fully supported.
- Added No Vehicles option.
- Changed the volume control for the Commander Voice Over
In the sound options page the Help Voice Over volume slider has been renamed to Voice Over and now controls the volume for both the in-game help and the Commander Voice Over.
- Added community maps, Wake Island 2142 and Operation Shingle

GAMEPLAY TWEAKS
- Changes made to pod steering mechanism to improve control while limiting pod surfing.
- Various changes made to prevent cheating.

Operation Shingle
Designed and created by Jason Brice. Retouching by Mary Ellen Schrock. Contact at www.MGXCLAN.com

Wake Island 2142
Designed and created by The Sir. Community. Contact at www.sircommunity.com
Anthony K. (Sir. AAK625) - Project Manager
Elton M. (Sir. Elxx) - Lead Developer
Sam W. (Sir. Bzb) - Testing Coordinator
Alex H. (Sir. Legolas) - Secondary Developer
Mike G. (Sir. AlphaWhiskey) - Original Concept
Michael B. (Sir. Xan) - Storyline Creation
Jason Brice (Trailer Trash) - BFEditor Assistance
Thanks to the rest of The Sir. Community for providing consistent support and assistance through the map's development.

A very special thanks goes out to Tactical Gamer (http://www.TacticalGamer.com) for testing and balancing the map. Through their team oriented play, tactical prowess, and good gaming morals, Wake Island 2142 went from an aesthetically pleasing landscape to a battlefield that will be thoroughly enjoyed by all. We owe a large part of the map's success to their tireless dedication and concise feedback.

Another thanks goes out to the Mercenary International Alliance (http://www.MIAClan.net) clan for providing testing assistance in the nick of time, when it mattered most. The players provided quickly took on a vital role that rounded out our testing experience, helping us greatly.

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XV. UPDATE 1.51

• Added extra account security fixes
• Added fix for nVidia drivers to solve tinitus visual effect
• Hit detection bug fix: Changed so that latency compensation history takes correct stored positions from buffer
• Updated as_titan_wake.tweak to allow for two attack choppers instead of the one previously allowed

FEATURES
- Added Operation Blue Pearl by Bjorn Sundell with special thanks to Jason Brice for lightmaps and finishing
- Added Yellow Knife, Molokai and Strike at Karkand 2142 maps made by Jason Brice
- Northern Strike booster pack maps and content are now free to play
- Added support for the Novint Falcon controller - www.novint.com

Yellow Knife
Designed and created by Jason Brice. Retouching by Mary Ellen Schrock. Contact at soundboyz@sbcglobal.net

Molokai
Strike at Karkand 2142
Designed and created by Jason Brice. Retouching by Mary Ellen Schrock. Contact at soundboyz@sbcglobal.net

Strike at Karkand 2142
Designed and created by Jason Brice. Retouching by Mary Ellen Schrock. Contact at soundboyz@sbcglobal.net

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XVI. LEGAL NOTICES

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