Community Update #25 [v1.4]

Winters

The 1.4 patch has now been released! Full thing over at the EA Community Update #25. You can find mirrors/links to the updates below and also the link to that ever lovely v1.4 Linux Server!

1.4 Patch
Breaking news straight from the frontline. The Battlefield 1942 1.4 patch has been released. You can download it NOW!

Download 1.4 Patch
Download 1.4 Incremental Patch (1.31 users download this to upgrade to 1.4)
Download 1.4 Patch Stand Alone Server
1.4 Patch Readme
1.4 Server Config Info

OPEN BETA Battlecraft 1942 Map Editor
In other news making the headlines today, the OPEN BETA Battlecraft 1942 Map Editor is now available. Download this NOW and begin creating your own Battlefield’s. ** You must install the 1.4 patch before installing the Battlecraft 1942 Map Editor**

Download the OPEN BETA Battlecraft 1942 Map Editor
Download the OPEN BETA Sample Map Files
OPEN BETA Sample Map INSTALLATION help files

We’d love to hear your feedback concerning the OPEN BETA Battlecraft 1942 Map Editor. So, we’ve partnered with Planet Battlefield in order to bring you a robust, easy to use forum.

Go to the OPEN BETA Battlecraft 1942 Forums at Planet Battlefield.

Linux Server
Last but not least, we now have support for Linux Servers. For more information on that, and a link to download the Linux Server file, click here.

That about does it for today. Enjoy and have a great week!

EAComMike and the rest of the Battlefield 1942 team.

The v1.4 Patch Read Me file:

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Battlefield 1942(tm) v1.4
Read Me File
June 9, 2003
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Patch 1.4
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NETWORK/SERVER

New Features
-Improved CRC content checking which allows the server administator the option to include client side modifications but still block client side cheats. -Added ability to reserve slots with a password. -Added spawn points for some airfields.

CLIENT FIXES

New Features
-The console command Soldier.CameraShakeFactor 1.0> toggles the camera shake in 1st person on/off.

-Two new weapons replacing earlier weapons used in the game
-Type 99- Japanese Assault rifle
-DP 1928- Russian Assault rifle

Improvement of game feeling
-Slight delays when turning, jumping and pulling out new weapons for a smoother and tighter experience.
-Recoil animations changed.
-Improved Death Cam: can now be configured to disable `Reveal Killer' mode.

Gameplay Fixes
-AA Guns do not cause splash damage when hitting sandbags.
-Mines now detonate when vehicles go in reverse over them.
-Infantry can now aim a full 180 degrees up and down in the 1st person view.
-Camera shakes when firing weapons mounted on vehicles.
-A pixel added to the center of the cross hair (server option).
-Disabled ability to repair land-based vehicles in hangars.
-Rear gunner for Stuka/SBD/Ai-chi-val now have cross hair.
-Default mouse sensitivity raised for air controls. (You need to revert to default input settings once for this to take effect.)
-Added friendly mine indicators to HUD and mini-map.
-Increased bayonette damage to cause instant kill.
-Machine guns on Japanese destroyers don't run out of ammo anymore.
-Deviation time goes back to normal after running faster.
-Archival in Wake Island CTF spawns in with full health again.
-Less damage to planes from stationary machineguns.
-Road to Rome bombers re-balanced.

Graphical Improvements
-New and improved parachute landing animation in 1st person view.
-Lightmaps on ships implemented.
-Increased visual effect for AA-gun airplane hits.
-Improved hit particle effect when shooting at infantry.
-Road to Rome british soldiers get the Sten Gun.
-Faulty Defgun death effect fixed.
-Fixed a bug with B17 flaps that caused them not to appear on clients.
-Bazooka/Panzerschrek smoke trails changed.

Optimizations
-Improved precaching when loading maps, reducing stalls when new objects are loaded in during game.

Menu
-Scoreboard now shows current server's name, IP address and Map name.
-Scoreboard now lists player ID for all players.
-Buddylist is now saved to profile and retained between maps.
-Text messages and kill messages from buddies are color coded green.

I've moved the list of mirrors to my post below to make it easier when updating

kaimera

lovely...28.14 Megs for the 1.31-1.4 update.

4.2Kb\s ....actually...bahh..tis dropping down n down from 7.5Ks

anway..bout a hour n a half left to go

Winters

1.4 Client Update Mirrors

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FULL Battlefield 1942 1.4 Patch (70 MB)

• ftp://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/patches/battlefield_1942_patch_1.4.exe I] Main EA Mirror [/I
• http://www.fileplanet.com/files/110000/112888.shtml I] Fileplanet [/I
• http://www.3dgamers.com/dl/games/battlefield1942/bf1942_patch_1.4.exe.html I] 3DGamers [/I
• http://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk/blueyondergames/battlefield1942/patches/win32/battlefield_1942_patch_1.4.exe I] Blueyonder [/I
• ftp://bfcentral.com/battlefield_1942_patch_1.4.exe I] BF Central [/I
• http://download.nvidia.com/downloads/Battlefield_1942/battlefield_1942_patch_1.4.exeexe I] NVIDIA [/I
• http://download1.nvidia.com/downloads/Battlefield_1942/battlefield_1942_patch_1.4.exe I] NVIDIA [/I

INCREMENTAL Battlefield 1942 1.4 Patch (29.5 MB) I]v1.31 to v1.4[/I

• ftp://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/patches/battlefield_1942_incremental_1.31-1.4.exe I] Main EA Mirror [/I
• http://www.fileplanet.com/files/120000/125826.shtml I] Fileplanet [/I
• http://www.3dgamers.com/dl/games/battlefield1942/bf1942_incremental_1.31-1.4.exe.html I] 3DGamers [/I
• http://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk/blueyondergames/battlefield1942/patches/win32/battlefield_1942_incremental_1.31-1.4.exe I] Blueyonder [/I
• ftp://bfcentral.com/battlefield_1942_incremental_1.31-1.4.exe I] BF Central [/I
• http://download.nvidia.com/downloads/Battlefield_1942/battlefield_1942_incremental_1.31-1.4.exe I] NVIDIA [/I
• http://download1.nvidia.com/downloads/Battlefield_1942/battlefield_1942_incremental_1.31-1.4.exe I] NVIDIA [/I

1.4 Dedicated Server Mirrors

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Linux Server
*** Linux Server - Please Read ***

• http://bf1942.lightcubed.com/ I] Official Download Site [/I
• http://matureasskickers.net/ftp/BF1942/LinuxServer/
• http://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk/blueyondergames/battlefield1942/server/linux/bf1942_lnxded-1.4-openbeta4.tar.bz2 I] Blueyonder [/I

Windows Server

• ftp://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/patches/battlefield_1942_server_only_1.4.exe I] Main EA Mirror [/I
• http://www.fileplanet.com/files/110000/112886.shtml I] Fileplanet [/I
• http://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk/blueyondergames/battlefield1942/server/win32/battlefield_1942_server_only_1.4.exe I] Blueyonder [/I

Battlecraft 1942 Mirrors (11.5 MB)

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• ftp://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/misc/battlecraft_1942_beta_v1_0.zip I] Main EA Mirror [/I
• http://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk/blueyondergames/battlefield1942/battlecraft/battlecraft_1942_beta_v1_0.zip I] Blueyonder [/I
• http://download.nvidia.com/downloads/Battlefield_1942/battlecraft_1942_beta_v1_0.zip I] NVIDIA [/I

Dcully

Nice work there Winters,thanks a lot m8.;)

kaimera

so after a few hours o playing normal BF v1.4...

flak effects are the best EVAR. very very classy.

might be just me, but I found it much easier to hit infantry from distance with BAR.
Mopped up on the last server I played. very unusual

showing the ping on the scoreboard...tis weird. Showed me as having a ping of 22...on a 56K...then it would go up to treble digits as per normal...then back down to low two digits.

shinzon

before i go and dl the ppatch, just wondering does desert combat and eod work with it or do they have to release a patch as well

regards

shin

jow

before i go and dl the ppatch, just wondering does desert combat and eod work with it or do they have to release a patch as well

Hi,

yes it seems so..... DC 0.35 runs fine with 1.4 (on my PC)

jow

shinzon

I see most of the servers on ASE have still to update to the 1.4 patch, only found a few servers running it, like the new effects and yes DC does run on 1.4, I was just trying to connect on 1.31 servers, and funnily enough theres pitfully few EOD servers running anymore as well

regards

Shin

Winters

Ive updated to 1.4 and also downloaded Battlecraft. I havent had a chance to play 1.4 yet but ill give it a go tomorrow morning or something and ill report back. From what i hear many people are happy with the patch, but im still not convinced with this Content Control stuff... stops custom maps with servers that have it switched on, which kinda defeats the purpose of even releasing Battlecraft '42.

Most/nearly all mods do work with the 1.4 patch so thats good news. Any problems your having should be sorted out with the next mod release. EOD is expected soon, although they are talking of adding in the Chinook and CH47 into some maps. DC team are going well and .4 should be soon. Theres gonna be some proper boats in DC .4, the screens of which are very nice indeed...

Lenny

Great news
I'm getting 30k off ea fgames(first one)

vac

games2.iol.ie, Irish DC server back up! Thanks rev

Also, thanks to shinji (who doesn't even play bf) for downloading dc, extracting it, zipping it and uploading it for rev to use on his linux box

Winters

Allright, some mod news here concerning the 1.4 update.

Desert Combat
Frank DeLise has updated the DC website about the compatibility of DC .35 and the 1.4 patch:

Unfortunetly, DesertCombat 0.35 does not fully support BF version 1.4. We are updating DC and we should have a patch out soon.

Thanks for your patience.

Eve Of Destruction
The 11% demo update is available which requires the v1.4 patch. You can find more on this over at the EOD thread here .

There really the only great mods so ill leave it there...

vac

That doesn't mean DC won't work lads, it just means it won't utilise all the new features 1.4 added.

DC works just fine with 1.4.

Lenny

I don't the new allies gun, when you zoom in it takes up a fair chunk of the screen

Also, because peoples names and scores
right beside their ping it has something like <#5> or some other number
anyone able to clear me up on what that means?

shinzon

Anyone notice that the pings have also gone crazy, my 56k modem has been giving pings of between 20 and 40, then going upto the normal 140 150, not that im complaining mind you, 20 or 40 ping for a few mins is great lol

Strange though

Shin

kaimera

the # beside the name is yore player ID number. used for kick votes

and yes shinzon..I notied that too with the pings. verid :-|

jow

and yes shinzon..I notied that too with the pings. verid :-|

No... actually it is a simple fault by the developers :rolleyes:

After inserting the player number, the space for the ping-display is simply too small.

So all pings above around 200 will be cut off one digit!

It seems they need some quality checking procedures during the developing process

jow
PS: does no one of you have that strange red amplitude on the screen when switching "showfps 1" ????

Pugsley

DOwnloaded it overnight, will get around to checking it later today........... infact I might do it after browsin boards