BF1942 Public

[Dead]

For those of you interested in playing Battle Field 1942 with us, we have opened up the Demo server to the general public.

The IP address for this server is 65.198.174.92

The multiplayer Demo can be downloaded from this site.

You must have DirectX 8.1 (http://www.microsoft.com/directx) to play this game.


Here are some things that we have found out about the game:

Dont have windows open during game play, if you must run ICQ, AIM, etc etc minimize them.

After the game resets after 10 rounds on some machines it will minimize the game, dont worry its still running take a 20 - 30 second break then maximize the game back and it'll load up just fine.

One word of advice to all noobs:

READ AND COPY DOWN TO PAPER THE KEY MAPS This game utilizes many keys and you will need to familiarize your self with them. You'll see the full list of them under the options screen.


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* EDITED VERSION *
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Much to my schagrin i took the password off (and it filled up in a matter of MINUTES!!! which isn't what we wanted)

We wanted All of you who play on our CS server to have another good common place to try out BF1942

so here is the password to get in:

noobsrus

[MadOne]

you cats have got to get this downloaded and join us here..

[Dead]

Here are a few Screen Shots I'll get more from the jeeps and tanks and stuff for ya today.

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot0.jpg

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot3.jpg

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot5.jpg

[LA_MERC_Cowboy_From_Hell]

Wahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! I want to play so bad!!!
I uninstalled it and I'm starting from scratch in case something was screwy with it...hope it works.

Scott

[MadOne]

there are more in the BF1942 forums as well..

[Dead]

Here are more screens of things you can do.

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot6.jpg

One of the bases


http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot12.jpg

Tank blowing up a personal carrier

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot13.jpg

Tank rolling down the path

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot36.jpg

Tower machine gun

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot41.jpg

LA_MERC_LaTech drivin a Jeep

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http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot49.jpg

Anti Aircraft gun

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot71.jpg

Another one of the Bases

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot72.jpg

Parachuting from a plane!


http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot79.jpg

Another Jeep shot


http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot83.jpg

Shotting the Jap. ships from a land based turret

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot89.jpg

On the deck of the Jap. Air Craft Carrier

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot92.jpg

Aircraft Carriers' AntiAir Guns

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot95.jpg

On board the Jap. Battle Ship



http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot97.jpg

Transport ship

http://www.impactmediaworks.com/images/lamerc.forum/ScreenShot101.jpg

Landing the Transport ship.


As you can see there are many things to do in this game.

[-FA- Th|3f]

anyone got any special way of gettimng on this thing it is crashing

[Noxious]

i just get on, lol.
u might be having video problems there jeff.
talk to blake, he might be able to help ya.

i have some Sound Problems, every now and then, my sound goes all crackly and what not. but it goes away. but it comes back. argh.

[bighead]

you have soundblaster live noxious? i had the same prob and had to download the latest drivers for xp

[LA_MERC_Cowboy_From_Hell]

OK, who has a GeForce 2 MX 400 64meg? And if you do, can you play? Ive found 2 others (Mercy and Vicious) who can't get on either.....Post here if you have that card and the results.

Scott

[Lexian]

i have it and it runs fine...

[LA_MERC_RiverRat]

Runs fine on mine....that exactly the card I have too....

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====================
System Requirements
====================

Minimum:
500 MHz CPU
128 Megabytes of RAM
3D accelerated 32 MB video card or equivalent with HW-T&L
(Hardware Transform & Lightning) and 24-bit z-buffer
160 MB free hard disk space plus space for saved games
(additional space required for Windows swap-file and
DirectX 8.1 installation)
16X Speed CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
DirectX 8 Compatible Sound Card
MS compatible mouse
Keyboard

Recommended:
800 MHz CPU
256 Megabytes of RAM
3D accelerated 32 MB video card or equivalent with HW-T&L
(Hardware Transform & Lightning) and 24-bit z-buffer
160 MB free hard disk space plus space for saved games
(additional space required for Windows swap-file and
DirectX 8.1 installation)
16X Speed CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
DirectX 8 Compatible Sound Card
MS compatible mouse
Keyboard

Required Operating Systems:
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP or Windows 2000
Note that Windows 95 is not supported.

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These are known to have issues:

Hercules Prophet FDX 8500 LE AGP 64MB ATI Radeon 8500

Nvidia GeForce2 Integrated GPU AGP 32MB Nvidia nForce
(nForce)

ATI Radeons
- Some cards in the Radeon family may have graphical issues such
as texture flicker and some drop-out. By the time you read this
the latest drivers form ATI should be available to address these
issues.

SETTING 16-bit
- Setting the color depth to 16 bits will give you more flickering
(z-buffer errors).

- When playing the game with 16-bit you might experience
flickering on the buildings if LIGHTMAPS under video options
is turned on.

- VIDEO SETTINGS
Read the section Improving Gameplay Performance below to help
minimize some of the above video card issues.

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Cards that are not HW-T&L compatible will not be supported!


Known soundcard issues:
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AOpen AW320 PCI Audio PCI Windows 2000
All sounds (vehicle, gun, etc.) cut in and out while in a game.
The computer will also randomly briefly flash a blue screen error
message right before the computer re-boots while in a game.

Aureal Vortex PCI Windows XP
Aureal Vortex 2 PCI Windows XP
Aztech A3D PCI Windows XP
Diamond Monster Sound II MX300 PCI Windows XP
Turtle Beach Montego A3D Xstream PCI Windows XP
Turtle Beach Montego II PCI Windows XP
Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla PCI Windows XP

The seven cards above all experience the following:
Vehicle sounds are distorted. This includes tanks, jeeps, AA-
guns, etc. Voices play too fast.

Yamaha Xwave-192 PCI
Sounds cut in and out intermittently during gameplay. Engines will
go quiet off and on.

Avance AC97 PCI
Voices and soundfx will be sped up.
This is known as the 'chipmunk effect'.

[Dead]

after reading through the EA Support forums i've seen were several people fixed these issues with downloading 2 things a) latest video drivers for their cards and b) the latest DirectX 8.1b

Ill post more as i find it.

[dA nYc pIMp]

it doesnt work for me for some reason it just starts and closes :(

[Dead]

Here is the official current word from EA reguarding the MP version

PROBLEM:
Battlefield 1942 (PC) GENERAL - Troubles with multiplayer demo

SOLUTION:
Due to the minimum requirements of this demo being quite high, there are a couple things that must be checked to ensure these requirements are met. If the requirements are not met, we cannot guarentee the demo will function on your computer system. If all requirements are met fully, and you still experience issues when trying to operate the demo, we are unable to offer additional technical support, as the is not a finished product or official release.

THIS IS NOT FINAL SOFTWARE. YOU MAY ENCOUNTER ISSUES WHICH WILL BE FIXED IN THE FINAL PRODUCT.

YOU MAY EXPERIENCE RANDOM CRASHES AND LOCK-UPS. WE ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS AND IT WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE FINAL PRODUCT.


Checking Minimum Requirements:
The minimum requirements and supported hardware for this demo are listed in the readme.txt file that is installed with the demo. Please read this document and compare the requirements to the hardware on your system.

In addition, check the list of supported, and non-supported hardware for this demo in the readme. If you are using a non-support hardware device we cannot guarentee the demo will function on your computer system.

Preparing Your Computer:
If your computer meets all the requirements and your devices are supported, it is a good idea to prepare your system before launching or installing the demo. Install the latest drivers for your devices, especially your video and sound cards. These are generally available at the website of the device manufacturer. Here are some common manufactuer websites:

www.nvidia.com
www.ati.com

www.creative.com
www.turtlebeach.com

Once drivers have been updated, you will want to close background applications. You may not know it, but chances are that you have many programs running on your computer eating up it's resources. Closing down these unneeded programs will help boost performance in your game. This is something you can do before starting the game every time you wish to play.

If you are using Windows 98 or Windows ME, close background programs by doing this:

1) Hold the Ctrl and Alt keys down at the same time and hit the Del key once. This will in turn bring up a window called "close programs". The only two applications that you want listed here before running the game are EXPLORER and SYSTRAY.
2) Close all other programs by double-clicking on them.
3) Repeat this process after closing each application until only EXPLORER and SYSTRAY are listed.
**Note that some applications may take multiple times before closing. Don't worry that you are permanently changing your system configuration; these applications will return when you restart your system.

If you are using Windows XP, close background programs by doing this:

Hold the Ctrl and Alt keys down at the same time and hit the Del key once.
This will bring up the "Task Manager", follow the steps bellow in order:

1) Click the "Processes" tab.
2) Click on the User Name button to sort by user name
3) Click on anything besides EXPLORER and TASKMGR for this User Name or other user names. Do NOT select anything for SYSTEM, LOCAL SERVICE, or NETWORK SERVICE.
5) Click on END PROCESS
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 until only explorer.exe and taskmgr.exe are open for this user name.

If you are using Windows 2000, close background programs by doing this:

1) Hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys, tap the Delete key.
2) Select Task Manager
3) Click the Applications tab.
4) Click on the name of the program in the list and click on End Task
5) Repeat this process until all the background task are closed

In addition to closing background tasks, there are files located on your hard disk that programs are no longer using and are now wasting space. To clean up these files you can use a tool provided in Windows called Disk Cleanup.

To run this program in Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP, or Windows 2000:

1) Click on the Start button, then click on Programs, then Accessories, System Tools, and select Disk Cleanup.
2) Select which Hard Disk to cleanup. Generally the disk drive letter you want to clean is C:
3) Hit the OK button.

Improving Game Performance:
The demo will allow you to improve performance and frame rates by sacrificing looks. You can do this by lowering video settings. Video settings are found in the options menu of the game. The most important setting to lower to improve performance is resolution.

Change these settings by preference. If you wish have better graphics, be aware that you may experience choppy gameplay.

TCP/UDP game ports:
The main port used by this demo is: 14567
Ports will vary depending on server, but are displayed when trying to connect.
Please consult your router or firewall manual for instructions on how to open this port for multiplayer gameplay.

As stated previously, if you continue to experience issues with the demo, we are unable to offer additional technical support, as the is not a finished product or official release.

THIS IS NOT FINAL SOFTWARE. YOU MAY ENCOUNTER ISSUES WHICH WILL BE FIXED IN THE FINAL PRODUCT.

YOU MAY EXPERIENCE RANDOM CRASHES AND LOCK-UPS. WE ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS AND IT WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE FINAL PRODUCT.

[LA_MERC_Cowboy_From_Hell]

Finally some decent info to work with.....I saw a few things that I will try tomorrow. I saw something in their forums though that I beleive to be true....this isn't a demo...IT'S A BETA!!! If it was a demo it would be bug free. IT ISN'T. but oh well...try it in the morning.

Scott

[LA_MERC_Mercy]

bah...i have already done all that and i still cannot run the dang thing...but i have found out that it isnt my monitor(tried another one), and the nvidia refresh fix doesnt work, cant read the display properties of the card, so i have narrowed it down to my card, which is strange...it is a geforce2400mx 64meg card...the only thing i could think of is that it may be something with the aopen cards(which mine is)...dont know though...i guess i will have to go buy one...

[SnAkEbItE]

Well I broke down and bought a nvida TI4200 and all I can say is the game totaly rocks.

[LA_MERC_Mercy]

im getting a gf3 ti200 toward...i hope...

[Dead]

hey i got a GF4 440 MX and it runs perfectly smooth although it is the redheaded stepchild of the GeForce line still a good card - i got mine cuz i wanted dual heads for my 2 19" monitors (w00t - makes a world of diff. for a developer to have two big monitors).

[LA_MERC_Mercy]

well im getting me a geforce3 Ti200 tonite from [lag]Zen...thanks zen...so i hope to be up and running and playing with yall tonite

[LA_MERC_Diesel]

w00t w00t Mercy!
The LA_Merc Army is awesome.

82nd Airborne/fighter wing:Andyconda,Tyler,Onji
1st Armor division:MadOne,LaTech,Diesel
69th Komikazi Jeep Division: Deadhorse :p
5th Naval Fleet:Intimid8tor
7th cavalry:Bighead,Redneck,Omega Prime,StratCat,
BigPermJr(Minesweeper/Decoy) :p
Reserves in waiting:BigBrother,Dirge

Could ya imagine a 10vs10 match, has anyone played more than 5vs5 on our server yet??

[Dead]

i have with pub peeps we had 11v11 was just mad chaos!!! - btw i LOVE killin people with jeeps so much fun to hear the "clunk clunk clunk clunk clunk clunk" as i drag em for few hundred yards after the kill.

[LA_MERC_RiverRat]

I lag big time with more than 4 people per team (8 total) - the game gets really choppy and my ping jumps from the usual 80 to an average of 240 with more than 8 people

[Dead]

Well if we could get more people in at once we could try to get it goin and tweak the server better. according to EA should run 16 just fine dunno though until we get people in.