Een storing op de statistiek-servers van GameSpy heeft er vanmiddag voor gezorgd dat alle ranked linux gameservers na een mapchange uitvielen. Momenteel zijn de servers nog offline, GameSpy werkt met man en macht aan dit probleem. De problemen komen niet onverwachts, volgende EA zijn er de laatste dagen vaker problemen met de statistiek-servers. De Windows ranked game servers zijn nog online, maar daar worden geen statistieken verwerkt.

Be aware the GS master has been playing up the last few days so it might take a while for snap shots to be updated.

Er is weer een update verschenen van de mod Forgotten Hope met deze keer wederom renders van een paar nieuwe wapens en ingame screens.
De ingame screens zijn helaas nog niet in BF2 genomen maar zijn nog in BF1942 gemaakt, maar met de komst van de MOD Editor kan het niet lang duren voordat de eerste test in BF2 zelf gedaan worden.

While we are waiting for the British to arrive, we would like to show you a few more items that the German forces will be using. First of all, we have the Pak 38 Antitank gun. This was a 50mm antitank gun with a distinctive double shield, that was Introduced as a replacement to the ineffective 37mm "door knocker" guns that preceded it. Although a considerable improvement, the Pak 38 was still not up to dealing with the heaviest Allied tanks, and it was eventually superseded by the more powerful Paks 40 and 88.

Next up is something that a few of you caught an unauthorized glimpse of a few weeks back. We didn't want to let this one out in public until we were sure that it was well behaved enough to include in the next release. It has turned out nicely, so we are proud to present (on purpose this time) the FMW 35 flamethrower. The FMW 35 was similar to its WWI forebears, being both heavy and cumbersome. It's lethal stream of liquid fire made it a formidable weapon, just the same.

Tijd voor de renders in ingame screenshots.

  PAK-38                                                         FMW-35   

ingame screenshots

Voor meer informatie over deze mod kijk op de site van Forgotten Hope

Het is eindelijk zover, de Mod editor voor BF2 is voor de public beta gereleased!
Dit werd bekend gemaakt op BF2 site van EA.

Battlefield 2 Editor Open Beta Release!
EA and DICE are pleased to announce that today, after two weeks of Closed Beta testing, we are releasing the first public version of the Battlefield 2 editor! Over the last couple of days you've probably seen some of the outstanding work that the Closed Beta teams have created using the tools, and now we're giving everyone else the chance to join the fun. Keep in mind that we are considering this release "Beta" software, so it’s still a little rough around the edges, though we’ve worked out many of the kinks. Also, though most core functionality is editable as of this release, there are several more advanced areas of the tools that are still being worked on. One example of of a tool to be delivered in a future update is the Single Player Editor.

Also worth noting is that the current Battlefield 2 Dedicated Server files are not yet compatible with Mods. DICE is already working on a fix for the Dedicated Server files that will be included with the 1.03 patch. In the meantime, this will not prevent Mods from being tested over the Internet entirely. For testing purposes, Mod Teams can still create a non-dedicated server game through the regular in-game multiplayer interface that will allow anyone to connect to your game, either locally or over the net, provided that the rest of the team connects by IP .

In the days ahead we will be announcing the Official Battlefield 2 Mods home page, which I will be very proud to make my "home". Our intent for this page is to make it "the" place for mod teams and mappers and community members to gather and exchange help, problem reports and feature requests regarding all facets of BF2 Editing. The site will also host the BF2 Editor manual, my editing tutorials, and a repository for community editing guides. We are also excited to be able to offer a variety of forums for new or established modders, mod team showcases and support. The site will also stand as a centralized source for downloading mods and maps as they are presented to the community. I'll be providing more information on this as we get closer to launch. For now, I invite everyone to join in the temporary forums we started for closed-beta testing. These will be maintained until the official site is up. There are a lot of great guys there that would be happy to share their experiences with you and get you going. To join, just go to forums and register.

Whether you’re new to the Battlefield experience or a seasoned modder, I invite everyone to download and try out the tools and I hope the accompanying documentation proves helpful for any and all. Happy Modding!

De download weegt 49.3 MB en is HIER te downloaden.

Wederom is er een kleine update verschenen op de site van Battlefield Apocalypse waarin weer een van hun mosnterlijke wapens getoond wordt.

Similar to last week, we have another small update for you this week.
We also have a render of another one of our melee weapons, the Spiked 2x4, nearing completion.

Renders van de Spiked 2x4 zijn hier onder te bewonderen.

                                                           Spiked 2x4:

Voor meer info over deze mod kijk op de site van Battlefield Apocalypse 

Van Warpoint, een Belgische BF2 Events site, heeft ons laten weten dat zij Public Wars gaan regelen. Een stukje uit hun FAQ waarin verteld wordt wat 'pubwars' zijn:

De pubwars zijn wars waarbij iedere speler, met of zonder clan, mee kan spelen. Men moet zich vooraf inschrijven op de site. Later worden ze in twee teams (of clans) spelers zonder clan te laten ervaren hoe het er bij wars aan toe gaat. De wars gaan elke week zaterdag door op de server van Games.Telenet, waarvoor dank. Inschrijven om deel te nemen is VERPLICHT.

Een leuk initiatief dus! Voor meer informatie kun je kijken op hun site:

www.warpoint.be

EA heeft zojuist bekend gemaakt dat door een DDOS aanval op de Battlefield 2 accountservers het inloggen faalt, of zeer langzaam gaat.

EA laat ons weten dat men er van op de hoogte is en dat er zo gauw mogelijk voor een oplossing gezorgd zal worden.

Even geduld dus voor de gefrustreerden en gedupeerden...

Op de officiele site van BF2 geeft EA wat meer informatie over de Mod Development Kit (MDK).

Battlefield 2 Mod Tool Update
As we mentioned in this space a little over a week ago, the Battlefield 2 Editor was released to a small number of Mod Teams worldwide recently to help us uncover last minute configurations issues and/or documentation omissions. This process has been a tremendous success thanks to the dedicated Community Members involved, and we are in the process of addressing a few last minute issues with the Editor. With that said, we are still a few days from Open Beta release. We again ask for the community's patience, as our goal with the Editor is to provide the most stable, complete toolset possible.

Many of you have surely noted that a version of the Closed Beta tools have been illicitly provided to a wider audience without our approval. If you choose to download and install these files, please be aware that you do so without any expectation of support from EA or DICE. As noted, the BF2 Editor is still in the process of being cleaned up, and your experience with the toolset will surely be much more positive if you wait for the Open Beta release in the days ahead.

Het lijkt er dan toch op dat de MDK binnen enkele dagen beschikbaar is voor een open Beta release.

Op de site van Battlefield Apocalypse is een kleine update verschenen.
Deze  update bevat onder meer informatie over de lang verwachte Mod Development Kit (MDK)

We have a small update this week. To the public, things may seem to be going slow lately for BF:A, but that isn't case. As many of you probably already know, EA announced that the BF2 Editor was released to several mods for Closed Beta testing. Well, that's what we've been doing lately; working with the editor. So while new content may seem to have slowed considerably, we are still busy working with and learning how to use our new tools.

We may discuss some of our early impressions and experiences with this new editor in a later news release, as long as we can get EA's permission. But for now, we're just going to leave it at that.

En ook nog ligt er een van hun bloedige renders op ons te wachten.

                                                              Meat Cleaver

De MDK zit dus in de beta-fase. Hopelijk duurt het niet al te lang meer voordat deze public wordt gemaakt zodat we met z'n allen van de vele mods kunnen gaan genieten.

Zoals de meeste gamers wel gemerkt zullen hebben waren gisteren op alle ranked servers alle wapens  unlocked voor iedereen.
EA geeft in het volgende bericht aan dat ze dit probleem opgelost hebben.

Profiles with all Weapons Unlocked

Many users logged into Battlefield 2 today to discover that they had access to all of the game's weapons unlocked in their profile. We have fixed the root issue that caused this to occur and by tomorrow morning all users will return to having access only to the weapons which they had earned. Once our solution is in place, if you find that you do not have access to weapons appropriate to your in-game rank, please direct inquiries to the Support sites linked below. In some cases users may be prompted to re-select the Unlock weapons that they are eligible for (if you are eligible for two weapons you will get to choose the two you wish to have unlocked).

Users in the U.S., please visit http://eatech.custhelp.com to report your technical issue and one of our Support representatives will help you out ASAP.

If you are in Europe, visit the following link for support information/contacts. click here for EU Support

Mochten vandaag als je inlogt de wapens die je al verdiend had, niet meer beschikbaar zijn..
Neem dan [hier] contact op met EA.