New Battlefield 2 Dedicated Server Files

Is this the patch that fires the menu developers?

Good lord I hope the game patch improves the browser. I can only imagine how upset GameSpy is what with having their name on that horrendous bit of coding by the DICE guys. Its 2005, game browsers are not new technology, you'd think by now folks could code one up that doesn't make you want to punch your skull in with a meat tenderizer.

i only seem to crash to desktop when the map ends on a ranked server. is that the norm? kinda sucks as more and more ranked servers pop up. i normally try and avoid them due to lag but tried several games yesterday and every time the map ended, the game crashed.

The first patch for BF2 will be available Wednesday the 6th at approximately noon PST.

The new Linux server and Windows servers will also be available. The Client patch weighs in at just over 13 Megs. While the server files are complete re-installs. The server software is the major part of this release. Netcode is a big piece of this for the Ranked and UnRanked Servers.

Patch v1.01

* Fixed in issue that caused the Multiplayer Browser to become unresponsive.

* Fixed an issue where some game controls were not available to be rebound within the Options menu.

* Fixed an issue with increasing performance degradation on servers.

* Fixed a problem with shader caching on client/host : after the first map in a rotation, shaders would be loaded on the fly during gameplay.

* Fixed a crash with rebinding LMB

* Fixed a problem that caused environment mapping to not appear on reflective surfaces.

* Fixed a crash that happened when a client picks up a kit that doesn't
exist anymore.

* Fixed a problem with AI when the game was paused for a long time: bots
would become unresponsive and also shoot more accurately.

* LOD distances tweaked on certain objects.


We will have the client patch available for download at Noon PST on the 6th....