Battlefield 2

[Richard Creager]

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[Mr. Peanuts]

Yeah, the bots are the best I've seen.

[Mr. Peanuts]

I was idling in my clan's IRC channel today and I got a message saying the developers of BF2 are going to be answering questions. So I went along to it. My question got answered I filtered it to get rid of questions regarding people's personal issues with the game.

<QuestionBot> diamon asked: What kind of hardware u need to run the game smoothly with all details max?
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: We are currently working on a fix for the server browser speed you see in the demo. This will not be like this in the full game.

<QuestionBot> tSh|CodeRed asked: Why are no GeForce4-Cards supported?
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: Sadly the GF4 does not support Pixel Shader 2, which we need to make the game look as good as good as possible.

<QuestionBot> Seti asked: Have you taken steps to prevent people from using cheats, for instance implemented anti-cheating software?
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: There are several systems in place to deal with cheating.

<QuestionBot> inx|stephen asked: With battlefield 1942 & Battlefield Vietnam being such straight forward first person shooter games - and successful ones at that; why did you feel it necessary to involve such a strategic gameplay within Battlefield 2?

<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: The simple shooting fun is still in there. Only we now have added more depth, so you can play in different ways. Squads was something i wish BF1942 had.

<QuestionBot> Sampyla asked: Will there be any urban map types?
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: YEP!, some of my favourite maps are the urban ones like Strike at Karkand.

<QuestionBot> nacht asked: what scripting language / engine do you use in the game? do you think a common scripting engine for example included in dx would be benefitful? what do you think about lua in this regard...
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: We have a scripting language in BF2, Python. This controls how the game works in quite a large way, for example you can alter the way spawn points work. There will be some documentation released on this in the future for those of you that are interested in making MOD's.

<QuestionBot> Peris asked: There is a big usability problem with setting up controls, it's really hard to properly assign keys because you have to replace the key's it's assigned too first.. are there any plans to make this more straightforward like just switching the keys when you assign them?
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: This is because, even though the key in the front end is not bound to anything, it is in the controls.con file. Today we were working on fixing this.

<QuestionBot> K1nt4ro asked: One good reason to buy BF2 instead of 42/vietnam for about half the price? :P
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: Squads, Much better visuals, Commander, Built in VoIP, Demo Recorder, Online Ranking & Medals . . .

<QuestionBot> sCa|Kami asked: why are the anti air capabilities in the game so ineffective vs jets?
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: Its a timing thing. Try and shoot as they fly away from you. Try not to shoot at a sever angle, or the missile will loose its lock. Also try and make the pilot use their flares before you fire. Hope that helps.

<QuestionBot> uK|Peanuts asked: Surely up to 32 people using their microphones at the same time would cause a problem? What measures do you have on countering mic spam?
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: You cant talk to all 32 people for that reason. You can talk to your squad, and if you are the Squad Leader you can talk to the Commander. I was going to ask if it is for squad only but I went ad made myself look like a dumb blonde in front of 5000~ people.

<QuestionBot> Seba|^w0rk asked: will the ingamebrowser be "usable" because right now, scrolling is "not really" possible..
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: Yes, the full version of the game will not have this problem

<QuestionBot> CrazyAnt asked: Not so much as a question, but a suggestion. I'd love to see the commander to be able to assign players to squads. This would be a very hand feature, esp. on public servers where people seem to be rather hesitant to join squads.
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: As a Squad Leader you can invite people to your squad using the MANAGE tab on the SQUAD screen.

<QuestionBot> Strider asked: Is Voip enabled in BF2 Demo? It seems not.
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: VoIP is included in the demo. You can have the game server run it, or the seperate VoIP server which is also included with the Demo. It is up to the server admin to enable VoiP for that server. Sevrers running VoiP have headset icon next to them in the server browser. To use VoiP you need to be in a squad and press 'B' to talk to your squad mates. Hope thats helpful

<QuestionBot> String asked: Given the come and go nature of game servers do you think there could be an issue with commandos dropping out or doing nothing and thereby preventing "normal" gameplay regarding supplies etc? In other words, if a commander isnt effective is it still possible to play the game on that team perfectly OK like 1942 or bfv?
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: You can always start a Mutiny vote to get rid of them

<QuestionBot> I^want^voice^pl asked: i'm commander; how can i show the "commander-screen"?
<QuestionBot> [DICE]Sanosuke answers: Press the CAPS LOCK key when you are the Commander to see the Commander interface. Help will take over from there and let you know about all the functions on the screen.

[Mr. Peanuts]

edit: fuck off

[scumbag]

edit: fuck off

a question arises, what?

[Mr. Peanuts]

Firefox wasnt letting my paste the whole log, so I tried splitting it up.

Then I managed to post it all in the one post.