Battlefield v1.2 Info ... loike ya langer.

[[TiG]Winters]

Get out the magnifing glasses boys, ive turned pure evil :twisted:

New Version of Battlefield Vietnam LiveUpdate Client
EA and AceGain present ByteSwarm LiveUpdate Version 2.0 for use in updating your Battlefield Vietnam client or server. ByteSwarm LiveUpdate will detect when a new version of Battlefield Vietnam is available (as when we release the 1.2 update in the near future) and allow you to quickly download and install the update. Using ByteSwarm LiveUpdate; you won't have to worry whether or not you are running the latest version of the game or if there is a new patch out there. ByteSwarm LiveUpdate will manage all of this for you. More information can be found at http://liveupdate.byteswarm.com.

ByteStorm LiveUpdate will install over and replace your current AceGain install. For more information on changes and additons to the LiveUpdate software, see the following links:
Read the ByteSwarm DOC | Download ByteSwarm LiveUpdate

Battlefield Mod Update
The Battlefield 1942 Mod Community remains alive and well with the recent release of Galactic Conquest .4 (and the subsequent .42 update). We want to take a moment to congratulate the Galactic Conquest mod team on a smooth release, as well as on the high quality bar they continue to set with each milestone (particularly in their innovative use of Objective Mode to create the epic space battles one would expect from their source material).

Excellent work, GC team! Keep it up.

For more information on the Galactic Conquest mod see http://www.galactic-conquest.net.

Patch 1.2 Update
EA and DICE are heading into the home stretch and nearing Final Candidate status on the 1.2 Update. Since we're moving towards release, we wanted to take a few minutes to talk about a new feature we?ve been holding close to our collective vests, and also give a short update on some 1.1 issues that the community has been particularly vocal about.

First, the announcement: Battlefiled Vietnam 1.2 will include a brand new Spectator mode. At any time during a play, a user can jump into spectator mode by clicking the Spectator button on the Spawn Menu. The player can then choose to roam around in free cam, follow any player?s progress from follow-cam or watch the action from pre-set spawn point cameras. Jumping back to a team is then as easy as clicking the team?s flag on the Spawn Menu. We hope that this feature will be of great use in both casual play and clan matches.

Moving on, we'd like to talk a bit about the community bugs DICE is working to address in 1.2.

Here is an excerpt from the 1.2 Readme noting several community issues DICE has been working to address.

• Tank splash damage against light and heavy vehicles now works.
• Minimap sorting order altered so players are visible above the CP flags.
• Performance problems resolved at the temple in HoChiMinh Trail and Cambodian Incursion.
• Repeating napalm sound bug has been resolved.
• The bug with grenades that goes through bridges has been resolved.
• Parachute not opening properly on first key press.
• Missing icon flashes for radio commands resolved.
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BALANCE/GAMEPLAY TWEAKS

• Helicopter pads at main bases will not reload or repair helicopters occupied by enemy players, even after the control point is taken by the enemy. Note that this is determined by the team the player is on, not by the vehicle they are in.
• Mi8 hitpoints reduced from 125 to 100. Rocket reload time increased from 3 to 4.5 seconds. [/list:u]
  
  Special thanks go out to all the players who noted these issues in the forums at PlanetBattlefield. We appreciate how much you care about Battlefield Vietnam. For more information on the 1.2 Update, see the August Newsletter here.
  
  Now get back on the battlefield soldiers!
  
  From EAGames

[[TiG]ABE]

seems cool


bot 2 happy about the chopers it will effect the game lots.



nothn about the ladder bug tho   :cry:

[Darkireland]

God bless admin powers

[[TiG]Chunks]

Battlefiled Vietnam 1.2 will include a brand new Spectator mode. At any time during a play, a user can jump into spectator mode by clicking the Spectator button on the Spawn Menu. The player can then choose to roam around in free cam, follow any player?s progress from follow-cam or watch the action from pre-set spawn point cameras. Jumping back to a team is then as easy as clicking the team?s flag on the Spawn Menu. We hope that this feature will be of great use in both casual play and clan matches.

What the fuck??!! this sounds ridiculous! we better be able to turn it off otherwise we'll have pricks snooping on your activities and then tip toeing around them!!

[[TiG]Ranger]

thank God

"Helicopter pads at main bases will not reload or repair helicopters occupied by enemy players, even after the control point is taken by the enemy. Note that this is determined by the team the player is on, not by the vehicle they are in"

[[TiG]Suppafly]

that helicopter thing. I guess u could get out and it would get out, and it would get fixed and ammo reloaded and then jump back in

[Static]

that the mi8 has les armor is kinda cool.
with the weaker Huey the Mi8 at times was pretty wel armored.

[[TiG]ABE]

yea the speck tator is no use in clan base as it will be unfair  


eg. other members of clan following the tunnel while on ts. hope that option can be turned off

[tig.alanc]

what about the player arrows not flashing when the command menu is used? Aren't they gonna fix that?

[[GIT]Fairy]

Missing icon flashes for radio commands resolved.

Yeah.  Also they are no longer under the flag on the minimap.

Fairy

[tig.alanc]

oh lol, didn't see that.

[Cosmonaut]

Repeating napalm sound bug has been resolved.

Parachute not opening properly on first key press.

WOOOOHOOOOO!!
Here that suppa? No more excuses!

The chopper changes (especially the no-reloading in enimy base) will add a nice little dynamic to the game. They didnt make any huge changes with this patch anyway.

[Kami]

that the mi8 has les armor is kinda cool.
with the weaker Huey the Mi8 at times was pretty wel armored.

But the huey gunship when theres a pilot and co-pilot was near invinsable to the mi8's they shud lower the speed of the mini guns on that thing there to effective against choppers