Battlefield 2 Patch 1.50 Beta Released

[Elxx]

Well, after what seemed like years of waiting, we are finally receiving the first taste of the 1.50 patch for Battlefield 2. If you haven't been paying attention lately, the patch includes a brand new map dubbed Operation Blue Pearl as well as Highway Tampa, a once-optional map for 1.41. In addition, there are the usual bug fixes - see the full changelog here.

Remember that this patch is incremental - you need to have Battlefield 2 v1.41 installed.

Download Patch 1.50 Beta - FileShack
Download Patch 1.50 Beta - Fileplay.net

Here's the official changelog:

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Update v1.50
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FEATURES
- Additional support for Windows Vista.
- Added Highway Tampa as a required map.
- Added a new map called Operation Blue Pearl.

GAMEPLAY TWEAKS
- Changes made to both the J10 and F35B to make them more balanced. Please note that the J10 is a superior dogfighter to the F35B and as such these two aircraft will never be equally matched.
- AA targeting tweaked to make it more effective.
- Added checks to prevent "runway grieving".
- Various changes made to prevent cheating.
- Tweaked the hit detection, hits will be more accurate to the model.
- Added support for the Novint Falcon controller.

SPECIAL THANKS
- Special thanks to Blackbird at the TV2 community www.battle.no

[ch3ch3n]

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[Deesies]

Will I be able to patch the game from beta to the full version when it's released? I don't feel like downloading 1.3 gigglebits for a beta patch.

[Tuner111]

i have it

[Joey]

:o :o :o

[WolfAlmighty]

Quick, someone put up a Wake server so we can see just what they did to the whole J-10/F35B issue.

[M0t0rBreath]

we need a U.S link!!

[Floxcie]

Cool, downloading...

[Skaggy]

2 hours 21 minutes remaining.

[Snuffy The Evil]

Oh, it's a beta? I thought it was the real thing. I was super-excited for a moment.

Guess I'm not paying enough attention. :S

[Spuddy]

1.3GB for an incremental patch, that's just unrealistic!

[WolfAlmighty]

1.3GB for an incremental patch, that's just unrealistic!

They're apparently trying to make it smaller before final, but even still, the full patch could easily be in the 2 GB range.

I remember when my dad got a 20 MB HDD for our computer way back in the day, and we couldn't imagine ever using that much space.

[Skaggy]

Can I get a WTF please?

[bob055]

WTF?????????? that real

[Joey]

Lolwut Skaggy?