Battlefiled 2 set up
 

having installed this and gone to EA it seems there are loads of downloads i need - is that right or can i just get the latest on it mentions? do i need all these patches?

need a nice easy guide to it!

Download the EA Downloader.
You just need the latest patch (1.22 I think we're up to) should be about 350Mb in size.
Bare in mind if you install the Special Forces add on at a later date then you'll need to apply the latest patch again.

General rule of thumb is
Install BF2
Install any add-on (SF or Euro Force - Don't bother with EuroForce though)
Install Latest Patch.

ahhhh...ok canceled the 1.22 patch and going for SF first instead!

ok...it wont let me download the patches until i have V 1.12....yet it doesnt offer that as a download?????

Download ver 1.22 install this. Then get your other add-ons (This should allow you to do this as you are now > 1.12) once done re-run the 1.22 patch.

I take it your Bro has sorted out your new PC now?

99% done!

Game on tonight then girls :D

ok...all done- now how do i find other SNers?

Theres a thread on this page Battlefeild 2 players u will fond a few scooby netters game tags there .



Pongo555 mine is =TPF=Pongo555

so what do i do with that? just put it in gamespy "find pllayer"?

www.game-monitor.com works best for me. Good to have more people around.

You trying to be top of the thread list every morning?!

i was sure when i used to play CS i could store player names somewhere then see who was online and who wasnt....can i still do that?

tankie, you play?
What server?

Normaly go on SNAFU's like most other people on here mate, You on tonight?

X-fire is one of the ways to do it for BF2 - but it means all your 'buddies' need to be using it too.

BF2 itself only lets you store favourite servers.

I hope to be on tonight, but my NTL connect is a bit ropey after an upgrade yesterday (roll on tomorrow AM when I can call customer support and hit the roof!:mad:). So may see some of you then.

so ijust look up the snafu server and get on that way?

Yep, should appear in the search list - you can always enter 'SNAFU' in the server name box, then update list.

Or connect by IP: 85.236.101.15 Port: 16867

Once you've played on it once, it will appear in the favourites window - then you can 'make it a favourite' so it remains there permanently.

Hmm. Used the incremental 1.21 to 1.22 patch which tells you it has successfully installed 1.21 (which I already had) version showing on the game screen is 1.1.2719-548.0. Really helpful.

EA Downloader just shows me a load of trailers. What a crock.

You know when you wish you hadn't bothered....................

And Special Farces is bleedin' twenty quid, not a tenner.

Toots don't bother with SF until you're sure you like the whole BF2 experience ;)

I've had major trouble with the patches. Everytime I've tried the incremental patches it fecks it up. Hence I always do a full reinstall and use the new full patch.

can i somehow put the game on my harddrive so i dont have to keep putting the cd in?

;)