In this mode, the crosshair is replaced with gray circle with radio commands around the circle.Radio commands are now displayed on an ingame menu brought up using the Q key:.Camera angles can be changed, as well as the speed.Files are around 1Mb in size and are played within the Battlefield 2 engine.
Battlefield Recorder - will allow the ability to record ingame videos:.EA plans to offer more servers worldwide sponsered by ISP's, etc, provided they meet requirements.
Ranking/unlockables can be on all servers, but only EA servers record and send back stats.Ranking is only available on "official" (EA and EA leased) BF2 servers.There is a special access to forums/download servers.One can unlock medals, special weapon functions, decals, etc.One can have multiple profiles per account (stunt, clan, public, etc.).Ranking from Recruit all the way to General, one's online profile can track kills, weapon usage, medic stats, engineering stats, etc.There are four abilities: Artillery Strike, Satellite Scan, Predator UAV and Supply Drop.The commander can be voted out by team.He can communicate over VOIP to squads.The commander is like any other soldier on the battlefield in that he choses a kit, spawns in, can die, etc.The highest rank gets the position, ties go to a vote. Players must "apply" before the round.Commander Mode - strategic role of a battlefield commander directing his forces:.The squad leader is a mobile spawn point.A max of 6 players per squad including the leader.The squad leader can use the T key to issue commands or right click on the ingame map.Server admins can set maps to use 16, 32 or 64 player versions to provide the ideal vehicle-to-player ratio, custom maps can be made to scale to fit any number of players.New gameplay engine, realistic physics and dynamic lighting, material penetration feature, destructible environments.
The various forces still use the trademark feature of the Battlefield series, the spawning vehicles that any player can hop into.Ī demo is available for download from major game sites featuring a single map ("Gulf of Oman") for single-player and also a multiplayer map with a time limit of 12 minutes. The armies use modern weaponry: The Americans use well-known American weaponry such as the Abrams tank, the Chinese mostly use Chinese-made copies of Soviet weapons, and the Middle Eastern Coalition use mostly Soviet or Russian weapons. The game is about a hypothetical war in the near future between three powerful factions: the United States, China, and the fictional Middle Eastern Coalition (MEC). The Australian release date is set for late June. The European release date is set as June 24, 2005. However, The Trauma team has since been let go ( ).īattlefield 2 was originally scheduled to be released on March 21, 2005, but was delayed until Jfor North America.
Battlefield 2 is often compared to the popular Desert Combat mod for Battlefield 1942 as both games take place in modern times and, after the acquisition of Desert Combat developer Trauma Studios by DICE, developers that worked on Desert Combat went to work on Battlefield 2. It utilizes a new engine for gameplay, physics, and graphics, as well as other functions. Battlefield 2 was announced in the Spring of 2004. Template:If defined call1 Template:If defined call1 Template:If defined call1īattlefield 2 is a newly-released computer game based on the Electronic Arts Battlefield franchise. Template:If defined call1 Template:If defined call1 Release date(s)