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by Maarten Goldstein, Mar 21, 2003 9:38am PST

Related Topics – Battlefield 1942, Electronic Arts

A Friday surprise from Electronic Arts, as they have just released a new free level for Battlefield 1942 called Operation Aberdeen. If you run a server there is this file which will allow you to run this new map. Here's a description of the level.

Operation Aberdeen is the latest free map from DICE. It is an all armor battle set in the desert. There are 5 points to capture, and players will need to secure both outposts, and the area around the central town to ensure victory.

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Neat map! Its a Desert map, with 4 uncapped based and 2 starting based. Each starting base has 8 tanks in it. When you cap a base you get 2 new tanks at the spawn right away. No planes, no jeeps, just tanks. I envision some rough battles on that map. Well done.

Mar 21, 2003 10:38am PST

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Neat map! Its a Desert map, with 4 uncapped based and 2 starting based. Each starting base has 8 tanks in... : ashkie
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While I have gripes about this game, its so damned hard not to like :D. And it sounds like this map is heavy on the tanks which is good...BF42 is fun when you have a Tank or other vehicle or plane or when you're manning a flak cannon. It doesn't really do it for my when I'm running around as infantry (seems more like work), but when you are playing with all the cool toys its very fun.

Mar 21, 2003 7:17pm PST

While I have gripes about this game, its so damned hard not to like :D. And it sounds like this map is h... : Vorlonesque

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I'm surprised how few engineers there were on ashkie's...I woulda thought that landmines, detpacks, and the ability to repair your own ride would make this an engineer's paradise

making the starting bases caturable was a stroke of genious...although the defcon gun never seems to rape as much when I'm using it

Mar 21, 2003 5:55pm PST

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I'm surprised how few engineers there were on ashkie's...I woulda thought that landmines, detpacks, and t... : Piotyr
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    every time I tried that, I got surprised with machine gun fire to the face : Piotyr
    - that'll happen occasionally : Ctrl-Phreak

#168

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Needs more B17's personally reserved for me.

Mar 21, 2003 6:36pm PST

Needs more B17's personally reserved for me. : brewsterdog

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This sounds much better then that shitty Coral Sea map... ^_^

Mar 21, 2003 9:53am PST

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This sounds much better then that shitty Coral Sea map... ^_^ : ghost in my shell
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#161

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SWEET SWEET SWEET...take your UT bonus pack and stuff it :)

Mar 21, 2003 5:26pm PST

SWEET SWEET SWEET...take your UT bonus pack and stuff it :) : brewsterdog

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oh goodie....

i've been having Crash to Desktops with BF for a while. Now the damn game won't even start!!!

this sucks

Mar 21, 2003 4:30pm PST

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oh goodie.... i've been having Crash to Desktops with BF for a while. Now the damn game won't even st... : MurrayTheSkull
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    thanks. i'll test it now. : MurrayTheSkull
    - nope still getting BSODs : MurrayTheSkull

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Great map. Think Coral Sea for Tanks.

Mar 21, 2003 4:43pm PST

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Great map. Think Coral Sea for Tanks. : trove
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  only this map its also possible to have ground troops, they are more than likely to get raped by enemy t... : Turd Ferguson
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    True. There are some ancillary roles in Coral Sea though. AA gunner, Defgun gunner, Engineer. : trove
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      yeah, but all of those are 10x more boring that running around capping flags. : Turd Ferguson
      
      I disagree - most of the time I play coral sea, I play as an AA gunner/engineer, and not only do I shoot ... : mattleexbox

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i downloaded the map, installed it, and I cant see it in my map selector box. ????????????

Mar 21, 2003 4:23pm PST

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i downloaded the map, installed it, and I cant see it in my map selector box. ???????????? : ultramega
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- ok, I just jumped onto ashkies, and it loads right up so no probs there. Tankers galore. : ultramega

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My quick review:
I love this map. I always enjoy playing on maps with lots of tanks. There are still lots of strategies that people don't effectively use with regards to tanks in this game. Of course attacking in groups is the key, and it should be interesting how gruops can be most effective considering the different points of armor on each tank and the number of different tanks (tigers, M10s, shermans). An example strategy would be to sneak up behind and then rush an enemy group, firing at their butts before they can all respond, taking out shermans first. I see much potential for this map!

I also thinking adding a cap point in the center of the map which requires you to get out of your tank was an excellent idea.

Mar 21, 2003 2:39pm PST

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My quick review: I love this map. I always enjoy playing on maps with lots of tanks. There are still lot... : Sparhawk6
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  Another strategy that people don't use enough that would be great in this map is using scouts to "paint t... : nakedsavage
  - the problem is takes a good couple of minutes to zero in on a target and by the time you start doing real... : eghartman
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  Team playing in tanks kicks ass. My only problem is my style is too idiosyncratic for most people so I m... : trove
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    there is no "I" in team. =P adapt. : Pneum0
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      2 actually : Pneum0

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Quick question.. How do you set your refresh rate in BF1942?

Mar 21, 2003 3:49pm PST

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Quick question.. How do you set your refresh rate in BF1942? : Tripps
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  in bf1942\Mods\bf1942\Settings\VideoDefault.con add this "renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 1" : Turd Ferguson
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    er, then you can pick your refresh rate in the video options menu. : Turd Ferguson
    - damn! right on soldier! :D : Downforce
    - Thanks Mucho : Tripps

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blah.. did the serbar just crash?

Mar 21, 2003 1:59pm PST

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blah.. did the serbar just crash? : supaslasha
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- http://games.eof.net/stats/bf1942/bfserverinfo.php : futant
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  its back up : ashkie
  - I want to go home and play witchoo fuggers :X : Downforce

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that new animatrix traler (the 4+ minute one). much much goodness. MUCH.

Mar 21, 2003 3:29pm PST

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that new animatrix traler (the 4+ minute one). much much goodness. MUCH. : IHateASU
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- trailer* : IHateASU

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GG all who were just playing. Edge + me + quiet = win. The key is attack in groups.

Mar 21, 2003 1:16pm PST

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GG all who were just playing. Edge + me + quiet = win. The key is attack in groups. : Sparhawk6
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  I just wanna see an hoard of tanks roaring across the desert bearing down on some poor schmuck on foot. : Wyvern
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    Its even funny to see 6 tanks run right into 1 poor sherman : Sparhawk6
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      yeah, that was fun stuff.... : edgewise
      
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Ashkie - Would you ever consider running CTF on the BF1942 server?

Mar 21, 2003 1:04pm PST

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Ashkie - Would you ever consider running CTF on the BF1942 server? : bipolar
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Upcoming Battlefield 1942 RTS mod:

http://www.empiresmod.com

Mar 21, 2003 2:26pm PST

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Upcoming Battlefield 1942 RTS mod: http://www.empiresmod.com : scorchmon
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- sweet : Katarn3279

#129

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One whole fucking map. Thanks...

Mar 21, 2003 3:08pm PST

One whole fucking map. Thanks... : Legato

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I never dl'd the Coral sea map after hearing so much crap about it.... here's hoping this one's a little better.

Mar 21, 2003 10:01am PST

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I never dl'd the Coral sea map after hearing so much crap about it.... here's hoping this one's a little ... : Dimmona
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- you aint missing much by not downloading coral sea, but you did get the map with the patches btw =P : -=kodiak=-
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  Coral Sea is one of my favourites! I will admit that I have to be in the mood for flying but it is certa... : KinetiK
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    Coral sea is my favorite map. Just too bad leagues refuse to use it for matches. : Speedy8
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      haha, thank you capt obvious : Drocnoc
      
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      I like to swim the entire length of the map. I say it's "swim biased". : acheron
      
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      i thought you start to drown if you swim for so long. : Turd Ferguson
      
      I was kidding : acheron
- If you're using 1.2 or higher, you did download it. : Liquid
- Coral sea got spawn-camped to death. : H-52

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Do these include the new RTR tanks ?

Mar 21, 2003 2:45pm PST

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Do these include the new RTR tanks ? : MrLobo
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- Thankfully, no : Katarn3279

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it's nice, i was expecting a larger map, but it's really more small/medium. map layout:

there's 3 horizontal bases in the middle of the map, and then 4 more (basically) at the 4 corners. teams start in opposite corners, SW and NE. there's probably a dozen tanks at startup, one stationary and one mobile artillery cannon, and a bunch of bunkers for final defense. oh yeah, the home base looks to be cappable.

it's pretty crazy; i was getting shot from all sides. you forget how tunnel-visioned the tanks are. it's easy to get blindsided since the whole map is relatively flat and everyone is in a tank. i forsee a lot of anti-tank personnel, engineers (maybe, the tanks are too powerful against each other) and a single scout just for spotting. you can see most of the map from the non-starting corner points. don't know about allied, but the axis side corner has a tower, so scouting will be easier.

i can easily see how real teamwork is going to be crucial to prevent getting flanked. oh, and the cap points are tiny around the flags.

Mar 21, 2003 1:37pm PST

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it's nice, i was expecting a larger map, but it's really more small/medium. map layout: there's 3 hori : Dante
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- Wow, a good thorough description. Thanks! : UtilityMaximizer

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This is how DICE supports a game.
EA may suck (and does) but DICE has always been excellent in their support. An example: They released a patch for Codename Eagle just before they released the MP demo of BF1942, 3 years after CE's initial release.

Mar 21, 2003 10:01am PST

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This is how DICE supports a game. EA may suck (and does) but DICE has always been excellent in their sup... : Fyunch Click
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  when they release Linux server and SDK, then I will agree : ctlaltl33t
  - SDK, bitches, SDK! Step 1: Make Game Step 2: release SDK Step 3: Profit! : Ebu

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Screenshots of the new map?

Mar 21, 2003 2:14pm PST

Screenshots of the new map? : SlimJim

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Mirror:

http://games.eof.net/files/bf1942/standalone_server_aberdeen.zip
http://games.eof.net/files/bf1942/battlefield1942aberdeenmap.exe

I'm gonna toss it on the server

Mar 21, 2003 10:20am PST

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- you = teh man's man! : Antilles_Prime
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  Server is running the map and this map only for a bit. : ashkie
  - danke for the marionette : -dm7
- Thank you for being so cool with all these servers and whatnot, ashkie :) Appreciated x10 : alacious
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  nice. I can't wait to try it out. Being at work won't help me a bit though. : Former_HPB
  - Yeah I want to go home and play too! : celerity
- Thanks ash, I wish I could contribute some cash again :( : quietb0y
- as always i always wait till u put it up and then grab it in like 2 seconds. thank you : Shadore66
- Awsome, thanks! 40 minute wait on fileshack is painful :( : jenkin

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God bless Dice, I want to make sweaty man love to all of them.

Mar 21, 2003 12:49pm PST

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God bless Dice, I want to make sweaty man love to all of them. : archon
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- A....nm : bling1bling

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Good map. Could possibly end up being one of my fav maps :)

Mar 21, 2003 1:58pm PST

Good map. Could possibly end up being one of my fav maps :) : mikage

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This makes 2 free maps ...from EA. Hope this shuts a lot of you nerds up. proably wont though, as you are persistent

Mar 21, 2003 9:48am PST

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This makes 2 free maps ...from EA. Hope this shuts a lot of you nerds up. proably wont though, as you are : Silent Wolf
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    au contraire : KinetiK
    - Oh noes! He posted in Freedom! : Cpt. Baseballbat
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  I won't shut up until at least the desert combat team gets an SDK. : Turd Ferguson
  - i dont blame ya :) : Silent Wolf
  - I don't know if EA will ever allow that. Given their current business model of finding a hot property : Ajax
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  - MY DIGNITY COSTS $2.73 : johnny rotten
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    - get an inch take a mile, I just wish the SDK would show up. : quietb0y
- I agree. This rocks, even if I'm not a big tank guy : Shadore66
- Compare it to the UT2K3 bonus packs. Then stop talking. : Sapiens

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I still like wake island and battle of the buldge.

Mar 21, 2003 1:26pm PST

I still like wake island and battle of the buldge. : Pneum0

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At work, I wanna hear some reviews of this map dammit! ten hun soldier mount up and give me some shock & awe!!

Mar 21, 2003 12:12pm PST

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At work, I wanna hear some reviews of this map dammit! ten hun soldier mount up and give me some shock &... : bling1bling
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- It's good, best strategy is to stay together. If you like tanks you'll like it if not you're milage may ... : quietb0y

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When are we gona get map tools and stuff? Theyre holdin out on us.

Mar 21, 2003 11:48am PST

When are we gona get map tools and stuff? Theyre holdin out on us. : annih1late

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I request a mirror, Calgon take me away!

Mar 21, 2003 10:04am PST

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I request a mirror, Calgon take me away! : -dm7
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- buhaha : bling1bling

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BF1942 on ashkies NOW!!!
new map fun!
GO GO GO GO!!!

Mar 21, 2003 11:09am PST

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BF1942 on ashkies NOW!!! new map fun! GO GO GO GO!!! : moshman
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  - Inthe evening there will be people..... maybe : -dm7
  - No Play...Workie :( : Ebu

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It'd be nice to get a DC version of this.

Mar 21, 2003 10:43am PST

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It'd be nice to get a DC version of this. : P-Squid
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OK, this is the second time this has happened. I click to download, find a mirror, wait for 32 minutes, and then when my time comes, I am informed that there is nothing in my download queue.

major suckage.

of course, by that time, there are usually links to mirrors posted, so I just go there.

Mar 21, 2003 10:11am PST

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new map seems kinda cool

heavy on engineer and anti tank of course =|

Mar 21, 2003 10:53am PST

new map seems kinda cool heavy on engineer and anti tank of course =| : -=kodiak=-

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My dad used to do Friday Suprises for me and my brothers-- THIS RULES!

Mar 21, 2003 10:36am PST

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My dad used to do Friday Suprises for me and my brothers-- THIS RULES! : celerity
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  Its up on my server 24.129.183.146 -- http://www.bfstats.com/livestats.php?ip=24.129.183.146&port=23000 : celerity
  - ^^ but its in DESERT COMBAT MODE!!! Try it out with DC. : celerity

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pics of the map?

Mar 21, 2003 10:22am PST

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pics of the map? : Antilles_Prime
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- For pics go to www.bf1942.com http://www.bf42.com/images/news/0169/1.jpg http://www.bf42.com/images/n... : Cpt. Baseballbat

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How appropriate. Just when our troops are in the desert with lots of armored battle vehicles

Mar 21, 2003 10:23am PST

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How appropriate. Just when our troops are in the desert with lots of armored battle vehicles : norulez
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- o_o : -dm7

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Fileplanet Mirror: http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/planetbattlefield/battlefield1942aberdeenmap.exe

Mar 21, 2003 9:52am PST

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Fileplanet Mirror: http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/planetbattlefield/battlefield1942aberdeenmap.exe : spenmoney
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- Fileplanet mirror? You lost? : asylumn
- Haha. So phunny. : SlamDunk

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Operation Alderaan?

Mar 21, 2003 9:55am PST

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Operation Alderaan? : Omaha
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- Alderaan is peaceful we have no weapons there! : krazy_yak

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