The AT Battlefield Bad Company 2 F.A.Q.

[The-Noid]

"I want to go in, if we don't go in you know he will send some pussy ass special ops with heart beat monitors and shit. " That is classic.

 

[Scionix]

I dunno search around some of the EA forums and see.

I figured it out, it's the SLI. Single GPU mode gets rid of the stutter but takes an fps hit (expectedly). Boo.

 

[zerocool84]

I figured it out, it's the SLI. Single GPU mode gets rid of the stutter but takes an fps hit (expectedly). Boo.

This game doesn't seem to like Nvidia cards. Especially SLI.

 

[Scionix]

This game doesn't seem to like Nvidia cards. Especially SLI.

I'm trying to decide what's worth more, the fps, or the great lighting/AA for dx10.

D:

 

[pontifex]

Oh, my name in BF BC2 is Black Fox 3, so add me to your lists

 

[Zargon]

I just stabbed gully twice on the ATOT server 😀

 

[smackababy]

I just stabbed gully twice on the ATOT server 😀

And I shot you in the face with a noob tube but you didn't die and I had to shoot another.

The amount of health on this game is ridiculous sometimes. That and the only people who play Conquest are snipers...

 

[TridenT]

And I shot you in the face with a noob tube but you didn't die and I had to shoot another.

The amount of health on this game is ridiculous sometimes. That and the only people who play Conquest are snipers...

I think it's the lag. I've made over 200 kills with the grenade launcher easily and I can tell you... The people who survive are getting away because of lag. Sometimes it'll go straight through them, other times it's RIGHT ON THEM and it goes "BWOOM" and they come out and knife me. It's like, "Wait, wut?" And they have "100% Health" at the end of it. I'm like, "wtf? Lag. Fail. Lame"

Other times I think I didn't hit them and see them die like half a second later and I go, "I guess that works..."

 

[spacelord]

Is this game even playable with a X2 3800 with an 8800GT at medium settings? nice, if there was a demo to try. and glad they as what age.. a 5 year old could enter 66 and get in. what use is that?

 

[paperfist]

I think it's the lag. I've made over 200 kills with the grenade launcher easily and I can tell you... The people who survive are getting away because of lag. Sometimes it'll go straight through them, other times it's RIGHT ON THEM and it goes "BWOOM" and they come out and knife me. It's like, "Wait, wut?" And they have "100% Health" at the end of it. I'm like, "wtf? Lag. Fail. Lame"

Other times I think I didn't hit them and see them die like half a second later and I go, "I guess that works..."

Amen to that I played on some German server last night and I literally got away with murder 😀 I love lag 🙂

Also there really need to be a crouch toggle and not just hold it forever. My pinky gets numb from holding down ctrl for so long after a while of playing.

Can't you just bind it to the num lock key?

You would not see anything on any of the menus, just when you go in to a game and go to customize your load-out, you should see the limited edition items selectable there. An easy thing to spot is the Tracer dart gun showing up in the Pistol column. This is normally a Level 11 unlock.

Here's are the 6 items:

Improved Vehicle Armor -- Shows up in last column
Supreme Vehicle Firepower (alt fire) Shows up in last column, usually last
Vehicle Motion Sensor -- Shows up in last column
Tracer Dart Pistol -- Shows up under pistols
M1A1 Submachine Gun -- Shows up in first column
M1911 Pistol -- Shows up under pistols

Awesome, thanks so much you are da man!

 

[Jules]

What settings do you guys recommend for the following rig.


C2Q Q9400 @ 3Ghz | GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L | 4GB G.SKILL DDR2-800 | CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4850 512MB 690/1100 | WD Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS | Samsung DVD Burner SH-S223F
Hanns·G Hi-221DPB Black 22" LCD Monitor | Antec Three Hundred

 

[N2gaming]

I just loaded it and after DLing the recent patch I went and tried the single player mode and when the game actually starts I am going around in circles and I cant stop it (sigh).

My system is 2 yrs old but was kinda high end so maybe its my Logitech USB keyboard...I dunno.

I guess I troubleshoot further tomorrow when I'm not so frigg'n tired.

I dont remember my system specs but its sumthing like this:

WinXp
ATI Radeon HD 4800 (updated drivers tonight)
Intel Duo Core E6850 (3.00GHz)
Logitech USB keyboard (illuminated)

 

[Chappie]

hey N2gaming,

try erasing the flight controls..also do you have a joystick of any kind plugged in?

that might be it as well.

Chappie

 

[Childs]

Just out of curiosity, I'd like to know from the people who've played BF2 on 64 players maps if having BC2 limited at 32 players max makes any noticeable difference in terms of "immersion" or "action"? I'm interested in BC2 but having half the number of maximum players compared to BF2 seems to be more of a constraint more than anything else so far unless perhaps the maps are overall smaller to compensate?

I'd like to see how you guys feel about that so far.

You do notice it, but really you dont. If that makes any sense. Like I have yet to have had feeling of scale like when you do Infantry only on Strike at Karkand, or Gulf of Oman where everyone on the server is at one or two places. Its mostly feels like 6v6, possibly due to lots of snipers camping, so it never really feels like 16v16. Now, depending on how you played BF2, ie worked with squad, it will probably feel the same. Lone wolf'n it feels the same. If you are not constantly thinking 64 players! 64 players! you most likely wont notice.

In retrospect there was probably never more than 20 players on the screen at any given time in BF2, but I just remember it differently. Kinda like how MAG has 256 players, but rarely are there more than 64 players in a 200m area.

It does however, feel like BF2, even though BF2 didnt have buildings crumbling around you. The destructive environment makes it seem like there are more enemies after the objectives than there really are. I was hung up on the player count at first but now I dont care.

 

[N2gaming]

hey N2gaming,

try erasing the flight controls..also do you have a joystick of any kind plugged in?

that might be it as well.

Chappie

yes, I have my CHProducts-USB plugged in also, but what do you mean by "erasing the flight controls"? btw, thanks

 

[GullyFoyle]

hey N2gaming,

try erasing the flight controls..also do you have a joystick of any kind plugged in?

that might be it as well.

Chappie

yes, I have my CHProducts-USB plugged in also, but what do you mean by "erasing the flight controls"? btw, thanks

Go in to the controls for "on foot", and map all the joystick controls (third column) to the same button on your joystick (whatever you would use for a Fire button). Start at the bottom. This will effectively wipe out all the joystick settings except the top one, which is for "fire".

 

[scooterlibby]

Every time I load up a map the game crashes. Anyone else experiencing this in the last hour or so?

 

[Zenoth]

You do notice it, but really you dont. If that makes any sense. Like I have yet to have had feeling of scale like when you do Infantry only on Strike at Karkand, or Gulf of Oman where everyone on the server is at one or two places. Its mostly feels like 6v6, possibly due to lots of snipers camping, so it never really feels like 16v16. Now, depending on how you played BF2, ie worked with squad, it will probably feel the same. Lone wolf'n it feels the same. If you are not constantly thinking 64 players! 64 players! you most likely wont notice.

In retrospect there was probably never more than 20 players on the screen at any given time in BF2, but I just remember it differently. Kinda like how MAG has 256 players, but rarely are there more than 64 players in a 200m area.

It does however, feel like BF2, even though BF2 didnt have buildings crumbling around you. The destructive environment makes it seem like there are more enemies after the objectives than there really are. I was hung up on the player count at first but now I dont care.

Hey thanks for the feedback about that, it gives some hope for sure, I'm still considering it.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

I can't decide if I should play more, or go to sleep.

 

[smackababy]

I can no longer stand faggots who do nothing but snipe. Yes, some times (very rarely) you help your team. Otherwise, you're just being an annoying little lovely human. Every squad I get into, is filled with snipers. I don't even mind the LMGs taking no skill at all, it is just the sheer amount of snipers in this game is retarded.

I cannot wait until they release a server mod and you can limit the snipers to like 3 per team.

 

[Chappie]

Had a great time with some of you guys on the "ATOT tugboat" last night. Could only play a few rounds because this old guy can't stay up too late anymore.....

Great time!!! BC2 name is Chappie

Chappie

 

[pontifex]

on the BF veterans site, it won't let me add BC2. No fields come up to enter any info...

same with the PS3 1943 entry.

Oh, and is anyone keeping a list of ATOT player names? I really don't want to have to go through 80+ pages looking for names.

 

[Termie]

on the BF veterans site, it won't let me add BC2. No fields come up to enter any info...

same with the PS3 1943 entry.

Oh, and is anyone keeping a list of ATOT player names? I really don't want to have to go through 80+ pages looking for names.

Pontifex - there's a separate thread under PC Gaming for the ATOT server: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2055894

But here's the list that Dark4ng3l put together (updated with a few other names).

aclim-1uh8
cottonrabbit-cottonrabbit
ussfletche-ussfletcher
Termie-Termie
MedicBob-MedicBob
KMFJD-Zeberg
Novasatori-gevo
Evilcomputer92-sp2000
Dark4ng3l-Sokarius
Chocobar-Bananacat
Smackababy-band of pandas
fatpat268- fatpat268
Zargon-Zargon
Jules-FMJ Joker
Chappie-Chappie
Pontifex-Black Fox 3

 

[Zargon]

on the BF veterans site, it won't let me add BC2. No fields come up to enter any info...

same with the PS3 1943 entry.

Oh, and is anyone keeping a list of ATOT player names? I really don't want to have to go through 80+ pages looking for names.

for bc2 its supposed to just show up if you used the same email as your bc2 ea account for vets but its not working right

they 'know about it and are working on it'

as much as its sorta cool, its a total scam anyways and likely a part of project 10 dollar aka project screw all gamers in the rear


mine says 4, but in game its still 1, without bc2

 

[Termie]

Is this game even playable with a X2 3800 with an 8800GT at medium settings?

What settings do you guys recommend for the following rig.


C2Q Q9400 @ 3Ghz | GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L | 4GB G.SKILL DDR2-800 | CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4850 512MB 690/1100

Guys - I'm replying to you both since you both have similar video cards but very different processors. Honestly, anything from 8800gt and up will play this game just fine. But people are having trouble with older processors.

(1) With an X2 3800/8800gt you'll have problems even at low settings. Others can jump in, but another user was having trouble with his x2 5000/8800gt combo at low, and I can assure you it's not the 8800gt.

Verdict: it's time to upgrade. But you can upgrade to an AMD X3 720 (OEM), new motherboard, and 4GB of memory for about $250 right now at Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.352756. The X4 955 with MB and Ram is just over $300: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.352757. Ram prices have shot up recently, so maybe wait a few weeks to see if you can save $10-20.

(2) With a Q9400/4850, you'll easily get high settings at 1680x1050 (the res of your screen?), but that's if you force DX9. I get 50-60fps. With DX10, I was getting closer to 40fps, but your overclocked 4850 will probably be fine, as long as you don't push too much AA.

Verdict: Go for it. It's awesome!