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Battlefield 2142

Discussion in 'Upcoming Games Discussion' started by Derfud, 20 Mar 2006.

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Derfud

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It's official, BF2142 has been in development for awhile and the video shown along time ago of a mech in a futuristic city was the new game. It's being made by Dice Sweden and is scheduled for release in 2006 (though that'll probably get delayed). IMPORTANT! The game IS using the SAME core engine as Battlefield 2.

There will be two factions (sad panda), American-European Alliance (Americas and most of Europe) and the Pan Asian Coalition (Russia, the middle-east, and India). These two factions are fighting over control of the only hospitable places left on Earth after the polar ice caps melt, covering 75% of the world in an ice age.

Apparently each base class will have two subclasses to choose from, such as support going engineer or medic. And you can develop the class "RPG style" as you progress, with a more extensive ranking system like BF2's.

Snipers and spec-ops are two paths to take in the "recon" class. There appears to be two sniper rifles. They have a cloaking ability that makes them appear like a blurry blob running around (when moving), when cloaked they are almost invisible. One of the branches carries tracking bugs they can plant on/near things which will put some kind of target on those enemies, and the article mentioned some weapons will automatically track/follow that target. They also get EMP grenades disabling vehicles and binding players.

Assault didn't get revealed too much except they have "badass guns", and the secondary fire on them launches proximity grenades (unless it hits someone/thing then it blows up).

Support you can choose from engineer or medic. Nothing revealed about medic, but engineers will have drones they can deploy which will spot enemy targets and attack with some light firepower, but it's made clear that it is a very loud obvious device that will attract attention to you. Also they will have access to 3-4 types of mines.

Anti-tank had really no info about it at all. PCG guessed the branches are anti-air and anti-ground vehicle, and their rockets might seek.

There are weapons still on Dice's drawing board such as a vehicle mounted railgun. APC's are equipped with emp weapons to help deploy under enemy fire, and have "mysterious hatches that might be used for experimental weaponry", perhaps customizable turrets or emplacements. The picture of the APC shows side mounted turrets and a top turret, with 4 little hatch-like things with logos that appear to be some kind of buildable area.

Infantry wear special uniforms that will allow for different abilities (recon has cloak).

Rewards will be given for excellent squadwork, and staying in the squad each map will have benefits.

Squad leaders will now deploy special beacons to allow squad members to respawn by him, so the leader will be able to join the fight while teammates are respawning unlike BF2. But the beacon can be destroyed, or camped until it's naturally destroyed.

New physics are being added to allow for more versatility with animations and such like the mech walking. They can also be knocked over in "extreme circumstances". It will also crush players.

New mines include the "chaser mine" which will be planted until a nearby vehicle drives by, at which point it will hover after it.

There are sticky-bomb like explosives for the recon.

Hovercraft-like things (think HK's from Terminator) will replace helicopters, and there will be futuristic fighter jets but Dice is keeping those under wraps.

The interface is being overhauled completely. Buddy list is being implemented that will allow you to join the server any buddy is in. Simplified menu is replacing the cluttery old menu. Also map loading times are being reduced.

Parachutes are being replaced with something Dice has not commented on. They did say though that they are not jetpacks. So it's something else.

Night vision/grappling hooks will probably show up in the game, they are thinking of importing expansion pack features into their game but they aren't sure what to do.

Co-op with your friends is going to be a complete new game mode, against an AI team.

There's another mystery game mode they are keeping under wraps but PCG is guessing it's an entirely air game mode (odd!).

Apparently the game was in a pre-alpha stage when PCG played the game but they said it should be out by the end of this year and the game will be displayed for sure at E3.
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Shamelessly ganked from BOHICA boards.

I'm surprised they're making another one so soon! Looks like it will have more of a plot-feeling.

Derfud, 20 Mar 2006

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Chops DragonWolf

*squirt*

I'll have to change my title to mech whore

Chops, 21 Mar 2006

#2
Sentrosi Protocol Officer Officer

Officer
EA Sucks. Not gonna get it.

Sentrosi, 21 Mar 2006

#3
Hamma Commanding Officer Officer

Officer
Hey what do you know the same game again for the 3rd or 4th time with different weapons and maps

Hamma, 21 Mar 2006

#4
ShadowSpawn DragonWolf

Mech wars and The other ones like it were alot of fun and i always thought EA games have been pretty good, The Network issues were always the problem not the gameplay. Ill have to see how the beta plays.

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ShadowSpawn, 21 Mar 2006

#5
Rayzer

I've been a big fan of Mech Warrior for a long time, good to see it's making a comeback.

Rayzer, 21 Mar 2006

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Hyncharas DragonWolf

Same here. Before I joined the CDL I was a player of MW4: Vengeance/Black Knight for 3 years, with at least 2 of those years a Star Captain...

Gametrailers has since got a self-contained form of the trailer from EA and placed it on their website:
http://www.gametrailers.com/download.php?id=9774&type=wmv&f= (WMV)
http://www.gametrailers.com/download.php?id=9774&type=mov&f= (MOV)

Having said that, EA have been surprisingly quiet about this game, since usually most titles have information leaked about them by people who are either testing their products or handling some development-level. Given the first announcement about it only came a couple of months ago, they've done pretty well for themselves regarding its secrecy.

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Hyncharas, 21 Mar 2006

#7
Sentrosi Protocol Officer Officer

Officer

ShadowSpawn said:

The Network issues were always the problem not the gameplay.
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This is why EA sucks. They know they have shitty netcode, but do nothing to solve it. Gameplay is great, but gameplay sucks if you're still loading the textures and map.

Sentrosi, 21 Mar 2006

#8
Derfud

EA is a publisher and game developer, but DICE does all the development for the battlefield games.

Derfud, 22 Mar 2006

#9
Sentrosi Protocol Officer Officer

Officer
And EA can tell Dice they have shitty netcode....

You publish it, you're responsible for it.

Sentrosi, 22 Mar 2006

#10
Hyncharas DragonWolf

Given the fact that DICE is about to be bought out by EA, I would've thought they'd get their act together

Hyncharas, 22 Mar 2006

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Swift As Feather

well, I like Battlefield 2. And I still play it alot for my Diehard FPS shooter urges. And I think the game has gotten better since its release. And I am actually looking foward to test driving 2142. I also want to try the new ghost recon.

Swift As Feather, 30 Mar 2006

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Sputters DragonWolf<br>Invisible Shorts<br>AKA Black DragonWolf

I'll probably get it

Sputters, 30 Mar 2006

#13
Sentrosi Protocol Officer Officer

Officer
Good luck with it. Hope you all have fun.

Me? Tabula Rasa.

Sentrosi, 31 Mar 2006

#14
ShadowSpawn DragonWolf

Ya ill be getting it as well , look forward to seeing you guys in it.

ShadowSpawn, 31 Mar 2006

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Hyncharas DragonWolf

This is the same trailer that IGN and others released before... just much more sweeter:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=10040&type=mov

Hyncharas, 15 Apr 2006

#16
Panthera18

Im deffinatly gonna get it. I like Mech Assult on Xbox. So i bet it will be fun. Cant wait to play with u guys again.

Panthera18, 17 Apr 2006

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Hyncharas DragonWolf

I'm just glad there's going to be another mech-based game for the PC again, it's long overdue

Hyncharas, 17 Apr 2006

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Dyganth DragonWolf

Not sure why everyone's saying it's a mech game, it's a Battlefield game. They're just the tanks of BF2142, 2 guys with rocket launchers will still kick your ass.

That being said, it does look pretty, but it just looks like EA's attempt to compete with Quake Wars: Enemy Territory.

Now this is a real mech game.

Dyganth, 18 Apr 2006

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Swift As Feather

agree with dyganth, this will be a game with mechs in it, not necessarily a mech game.

Dyganth, the link is intriqing, looks like they were gonna go with the torgue engine but then had to switch to a new one, Im not a techie, so im not sure why, but it undoubtly has pushed back production, but its interesting to read about. Ill keep an eye on that one.

Swift As Feather, 18 Apr 2006

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