Battlefield 2
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Game Info
| Game version | All versions through 1.3 tested |
| Installer | Works, no known problems, though must be run in winxp mode |
| Game | Works, excepting game version 1.2 - version 1.22 currently recommended |
| Patch | Works through 1.3, other than 1.2, which is not playable 1.22 is recommened, as 1.3 introduces a lot of bugs that even Windows users complain about. |
| Download patch |
Patch v1.21 from EA (368 MB)
Patch v1.21 From Alternate mirror |
| Demo works | Works, no known problems |
| Download demo | |
| Requires no-cd patch | No |
| Multiplayer works | Works, partially (do not use version 1.2!! - see notes) |
| Works with Cedega version(s) | 5.1 (best), 5.0 (NVidia users should use at least 5.0.2) |
| Tested with Cedega version(s) | 5.1, 5.0 |
| Supported by TransGaming | Yes |
| URLs |
Official Battlefield 2 Homepage
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Issues
- The current BF2 patch (1.21) makes the game FULLY PLAYABLE AGAIN with cedega!
- The old BF2 patch (1.2) seems to be unplayable with all versions of Cedega! See this thread on the matter.
- PixelShaders 1.4 need to be enabled in Cedega 5.0.
- Nvidia only with 7676 or greater drivers (ATI graphics cards are not supported).
- Users may experience the occasional error message when quitting Battlefield 2 complaining that the game is unable to unload a DLL. You may ignore this error or use the Stop button in Cedega to bypass this error.
- Multiplayer (with Cedega 5.1) "partially" supports Punkbuster anti-cheating technology. Transgaming says it could result in bans - use at your own risk.
To run the game at a resolution other than those supported in-game, add +szx X +szy Y as a command-line parameter, where X and Y are the desired horizontal and vertical screen resolutions. Note that even the fairly-standard resolution of 1280x1024 is unsupported upon initial install and must be set this way, it is however added upon installation of patch 1.03 (or greater).
Expansion Pack: Special Forces
- Special forces - works but is more unstable than BF2 main with the 7676 drivers
- Avoid night vision goggles if possible as they cause crashes or massive slowdown.
Booster Packs: Euro Force and Armored Fury
- The EA-Downloader doesn't work, so I had to download the Game on Windows (via VMware or on your second harddrive). Then I've copied the setup files back to my Linux Workstation and installed them.
- I got it working from the advice given on the transgaming forums by tux08902. The forum thread is http://transgaming.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6761.
Heres what he said:
"Now I can finally kick that nasty XP partition off of my system.
Anyway, to get the booster packs installed, I copied over the EA Downloader directory from Electronic Arts directory in my XP partition from Program Files, into the BF2/cdrive/PF/Electronic Arts directory. I made the last directory.
Then I changed all the permissions with Chmod 777 for every file with the recursive option.
Then I installed both of the packs using the BF2 GDDB profile. You need to do it this way to be able to play online because the validity check is built-in."
Playable PB-Enabled Ranked Servers
- On my system at least I could join many different servers. Most of them will kick me with the error message "Unknown Windows API Function [131124]" and a few others. I was not able to resolve it however there are servers that I could join and play for a long time that seems to be quite stable. I suspect that the processes running along with the architecture and PB version allows you to not get kicked out. The servers that have 64 I think for 64 bit arch allow you to stay in. Although there are many 64 servers that kick you too. Its something special that the server host probably did. I am looking into it. I thought I'd post the working ones here to see if anyone else has the same success results as I did.
- These servers are all Ranked and have been tried multiple times on my Ubuntu Edgy Eft 6.10 GNU/Linux 32 bit system with fluxbox, metacity(GDM), and beryl Window Manager (WM)s. Fluxbox and metacity ran good. Fluxbox was the most efficient. I use the beryl-manager to switch managers now. I do not recommend having beryl enabled during game play as it could crash. The latest test was performed 04-24-07 with Cedega version 6.0 and BF2 FULL 1.41 patch.
BF2 RANKED SERVER LIST (Looking for more mirrors)
- http://mouyiosmachine.hopto.org:8080/games/BF2/phgstats/ (MIRROR #1)
- http://mouyiosmachine.hopto.org:8081/games/BF2/phgstats/ (MIRROR #2)
- http://papoumachine.hopto.org:443/games/BF2/phgstats/ (MIRROR #3)
VISIT LINK BELOW TO REPORT SERVER KICKS AND BANS OR TO REPORT WORKING RANKED SERVERS:
http://cedega.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=39242#39242
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Categories: Games | Battlefield | Working | Supported
