Battlefield 2142: Betafield

[Soduka]

No, no, this is not an EA and DICE bashing thread. I am not one to talk, but I have been thinking and if I cannot do it myself and learn down the road when and if DICE releases the editor, I want to create Battlefield 2142 as we saw in previews. My belief, it seemed like a cooler game.

Better looking silos, better looking titans, the map Verdun, not changed to what it is now. Belgrade, not changed to how it is now. The titans, higher up in the atmosphere like they were in a video I saw back in June. I just want to create a Battlefield that could have been, not saying "Oooh DICE sux they changed all this stuff."

No, I just want to play a mod (Hopefully make it if I could) the way I saw it, and what I bought the game for. So far I have found shots of Verdun and Belgrade the way they were in the beta, the maps. I don't know if any other shots were released, but I plan on compiling all the info I can find and the old stuff and massing it for later.

Just a thought, that I will try to go through with.

[Whiteplague]

sounds like a good idea, i liked the flying thing in one video i think the flying thing is now the UD-6 Talon

well id play it at lweast for a bit to see how it was way back in the good old days of june '06

[Sir. Elxx]

Fully working pods anywhere on the map! YES!#~#15

[SuperMario7]

They should have jets!I was looking forward to bombing a titan!!

[bassie12]

The old anti-titan missile silo's are still in the game but not used.
Those where seen in some trailers.

[Soduka]

I had counted on this, since it is clear from BF2 DICE doesn't really clean up the messes it leaves behind even if it doesn't use them. Examples in BF2 like the voice commands are still there but not used. Just hidden in an archive. I suspect they might have left other things in BF2142 files. I've already seen the fact that Belgrade has a 48 sized Titan preview picture in the BF2142 mod folders, pointing to the fact that Belgrade was once going to be a Titan map.

[SuperMario7]

They probably failed and gave up after the first attempt.

[Cryptik]

APC's float c'mon even though there arent many maps with water and maybe extend maps

[Soduka]

Well I plan on following up on EA's word of

"Titans will be able to drop many things, including walkers and APC's onto the Battlefield to help your soldiers out!"

Pff, none of that happened, but it will if I get my hands on the proper tools.

[SuperMario7]

EA always lies...Some of the lies on BF2's website is what made me get the game...

[Sidonuke]

interesting need a mod team member?

[Soduka]

Sorry, I wish I could put a mod team together, but I lack the necessary resources to do it. Right now I'm just a guy with an idea, perhaps in a few months that'll change.

[I-Kodiak-I]

EA always lies...Some of the lies on BF2's website is what made me get the game...

True.. just look on ur BF2 box, it says no where is safe to hide, with penetralbe materials or somethign like that meaning u can shot thru steel walls with APC's etc... well they took that feature OUT in a patch, so even if they add something they'll eventaully take it out, even if its on the actaul retail box !

[SuperMario7]

Yes,I love how exploding bullets can't go through a tin fence.

[Soduka]

Not to get off topic, but have you ever watched one of those trailers for BF2 way back before it came out? WHAT A CROCK! Almost nothing from those videos is in the actualk games like different maps, Blackhawks with rocket pods, more squad commands and voice commands in general, different command interface, and laser targeting SRAW weapons.

I mean really, that game was a disaster with marketing. The trailer I just watched, I kid you not 90% of the stuff they showcased was not in the game.

[SuperMario7]

They probably just whipped up a video in Flash to make people want the game lol.

[LBraden]

I agree with you there Jey, I have played Command and Conquer games, and you find "missing" units in it, I have worked though them with my game editors (I either 1) made them, 2) downloaded them) and its amazing what they are.
I did unlock them all using the default weapons for the correct sides, and found that a few units were over powered, so I can see why they were dropped, I think that if people actually checked all games that has ever been released, you will find this "Missing content", one theory that a friend of mine has is that them 2 vehciles like the Goliath and Hachimoto - http://www.totalbf2142.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15622 - were missing in the inital release because of balance, but now are being released.

[NadeMaster]

I just read this and had a couple of things to say. Number one as we all know 2142 still had problems when it came out so the fact that they got rid of some stuff to make their lives easier is understandable. I am totally game for all of these great ideas. I also want to bring out that there are broken files but as we know they are bringing out some of those borken files into the boosterpack. With the titan dropping vehicles into the battlefield that and a lot of other things like planes would all be good for EA to hold back on for an expansion pack. See where i am going with this. Pretty much EA wants to make a profit and there is nothing wrong with that. Everyone can criticize me as much as you guys want but I think what i just said was pretty logical. Thats it.

[Kalo]

Ah, i see, you think they want more profit when it might just be they couldnt get it right or did it for less lag and such.

[tonks950]

*sigh* I just watched the 20 minute video of bf2142 beta at e3. How awsome did the game look back then. I liked the old silos, the promise that you could air-drop mechs from the titan, the gunships (also the fact that 2 spawned on the titan), the lack of nade spamming in the corridors because none of those strange force field thingys blocking off the spawn point.BF2142 Beta sure beats normal 2142 anyday.
I'd love to join this mod team but my modding skills are basic at best. Maybe sometime in the future when I'm better.

[Snuffy The Evil]

Hey, are you going to add that 'War-dance' animation us BF2 veterans were supposed to get?

Because if you did, you'd be my new best friend. :)

I'd like to join too, but, like Tonks, my mod skills are very basic. I'll try to teach myself first before setting something on fire. ;)