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Mephisto · 03-24-2004, 04:03 AM

Well, its offical. Will fix the M60 kit, ATI chipsets, and replace the crappy explosion sounds. I think its gonna be sweet. Whats your opnion?

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New Patch
posted by Bort @ 21:11:42 CST | Category: Battlefield Vietnam | Comments: 0

A new post on the EA forums from BFVModerator lists some of the new changes in the patch.

Dear all,

As I am sure many of you are aware, there have been a number of issues with the DICE/EA full release version of Battlefield:Vietnam.

We are currently undertaking final testing on a patch for the product, which will be released this Friday (3-26), and will include the following fixes that have been suggested by the community :

* Implementation of a GUI voting system similar to that included in the 1.6 patch for Battlefield:1942

* The M60 (US) machine gun will only be useable while the player is prone.

* It has been noted that "vehicle camping" is a problem within the online community for Battlefield:Vietnam. Therefore, in our first patch for the product, players inactive in movement for longer than 15 seconds, within a vehicle spawn radius, will suffer the same health penalty as if leaving the combat zone.

* Fixes to the ATI graphics cards that have suffered problems. Similar graphical fixes shall be given to users of MX/Ti range NVidia graphics cards. Hopefully this will remove the various problems users of these cards have had while playing the product.

* It has become apparent that several of the sound (gunfire/explosions) effects are not to many people's likings. Work has been done on upgrading these sounds and, upon the release of the v1.1 patch, the in game sounds shall be more authentic than at present.

A number of other minor fixes will also be implemented, and we will be releasing another patch in the not too distant future should you inspire us with your ideas.

Keep them coming please, and we can make this game the top game of 2004.

Yours kindly,
BFVmoderator
AKA EAJim

Good news, so we can expect a path on Friday

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carramrod01 · 03-24-2004, 04:07 AM

Yea the first two are what I most wanted to see fixed. But where did you hear this "official statement"?

TEXAS NIGHTMARE · 03-24-2004, 04:35 AM

http://boards.ea.com/messages?14@190...T.10@.2cdba4a2

UnKnownSoldier · 03-24-2004, 05:45 AM

Well,upon reading some of the responses to that lengthy article,it seems that most people are under the impression that this is a hoax

...I guess we'll see come Friday. I think it's kinda fishy as well since this post was put in "Original Discussion" & not the "Announcements" section of EA's forums....As I said,I gotta see it to believe it come Friday

420 · 03-24-2004, 06:13 AM

I dont believe it. Hopefully I am wrong.

grim reaper · 03-24-2004, 08:17 AM

seems abit fishey, surly it would be an EA community announcment.

allso you can only fire the m-60 when prone, surly you should be able to fire standing but just with crap accuracy.

Monkeyfeng · 03-24-2004, 08:56 AM

finally there s patch coming out. but i don't agree with the fixes that is done to the m60. u have to prone to shoot? i don't know. its kind of hard to imagine.

Dick_Justice · 03-24-2004, 01:18 PM

I just wish they would take away the LAW from the M60 dude. That was always my major concern.

Also the anti-camping thing seems to be stupid thing. I mean imobile for 15 sec and you get damage. That sucks and won´t achieve anything since people normaly move around while camping...

KNYTE · 03-24-2004, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick_Justice

Also the anti-camping thing seems to be stupid thing. I mean imobile for 15 sec and you get damage. That sucks and won´t achieve anything since people normaly move around while camping...

Supposedly that only applies if you are within a certain radius of a vehicle spawn point. In my opinion something like this should have been implemented in BF42 a long time ago.

dork1337 · 03-24-2004, 05:28 PM

i think the vehicle spawn camping thing is stupid also, what if your defending your base? i like to go prone next to a tank or something and shoot at people

KNYTE · 03-24-2004, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dork1337

i think the vehicle spawn camping thing is stupid also, what if your defending your base? i like to go prone next to a tank or something and shoot at people

K, that's kind of valid, but can you argue that the amount of vehicle spawn camping in BF42 and BFV is not horrendous and needs to be fixed? What would you recommend as an alternate solution?

Also, I personally try to avoid using vehicles for cover. 90% of the time a smart player will just destroy the vehicle you're hiding behind, thus proverbially killing two birds with one stone....or in this case a rocket or grenade.

420 · 03-24-2004, 06:38 PM

You do know its fake ya know.

Gab · 03-24-2004, 07:30 PM

i hope is fake.

THe m60 should stioll be able to be shoot form the kneeling position. At times the vegitaion is so thick if i go prone I cant see shit. So i will switch between prone and kneeling to fire.

Guru Imakuni · 03-24-2004, 08:01 PM

I think the spawn camping thing happens if you are in a vehicle in a vehicle spawn radius for more then 15 seconds. It prevents most people from hopping in a vehicle then going AFK.

TEXAS NIGHTMARE · 03-24-2004, 08:19 PM

Yep it is a hoax.

http://www.bfv-central.com/modules.p...iewtopic&t=156

Dick_Justice · 03-24-2004, 08:39 PM

It did seem rather early for a patch, but I presume DICE is working already to fix those issues and we should get a patch soon...

jstark · 03-24-2004, 09:08 PM

As for the base camping issue, I admit I have not even played all the maps yet, but from what I have seen there are not many uncapable flags on many maps. Are there any uncapable bases?

Jim

carramrod01 · 03-24-2004, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by grim reaper

seems abit fishey, surly it would be an EA community announcment.

allso you can only fire the m-60 when prone, surly you should be able to fire standing but just with crap accuracy.

exactly. When I read mephisto's post I went to check the BF Vietnam ANNOUNCEMENT forum on EA's website and nothing was there...so then I came here to ask where he heard it.

Dick_Justice · 03-24-2004, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jstark

Are there any uncapable bases?

No, all bases can be taken now. Some just need longer to cap. I don´t really like that feature, since someone always sneeks into the base and caps it, even if it does take 2 minuits.
I´d prefer if the main bases were still uncapable...

KNYTE · 03-24-2004, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick_Justice

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Originally Posted by jstark

Are there any uncapable bases?

No, all bases can be taken now. Some just need longer to cap. I don´t really like that feature, since someone always sneeks into the base and caps it, even if it does take 2 minuits.
I´d prefer if the main bases were still uncapable...

I like it. It makes the game more fluid, discourages spawn killing, and gives players a chance to spawn/attack from different angles and directions in the middle of the game.

03-24-2004, 04:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
carramrod01 First Sergeant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: a little to the left Posts: 573	Yea the first two are what I most wanted to see fixed. But where did you hear this "official statement"? __________________ #12279 by lucifersam (User) at 2004-02-21 01:56:14 GMT how do i watch this?...how do i \"unrare\" files?

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UnKnownSoldier Second Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,394	Well,upon reading some of the responses to that lengthy article,it seems that most people are under the impression that this is a hoax ...I guess we'll see come Friday. I think it's kinda fishy as well since this post was put in "Original Discussion" & not the "Announcements" section of EA's forums....As I said,I gotta see it to believe it come Friday __________________ FH\|UnKnown Soldier http://s7.invisionfree.com/Cracked_a...ded/index.php?

03-24-2004, 06:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
420 General Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,605	I dont believe it. Hopefully I am wrong. __________________ "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989

03-24-2004, 08:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
Monkeyfeng Captain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Taiwan, can you find it on the map? Posts: 2,785	finally there s patch coming out. but i don't agree with the fixes that is done to the m60. u have to prone to shoot? i don't know. its kind of hard to imagine. __________________

03-24-2004, 08:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	seems abit fishey, surly it would be an EA community announcment. allso you can only fire the m-60 when prone, surly you should be able to fire standing but just with crap accuracy.

03-24-2004, 01:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dick_Justice Major Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marl, Germany Posts: 3,350	I just wish they would take away the LAW from the M60 dude. That was always my major concern. Also the anti-camping thing seems to be stupid thing. I mean imobile for 15 sec and you get damage. That sucks and won´t achieve anything since people normaly move around while camping... __________________ Plays BF 2 in Europe under the name of \"Erich_Felsner\"

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dork1337 Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Central ILLINOIS! Posts: 59	i think the vehicle spawn camping thing is stupid also, what if your defending your base? i like to go prone next to a tank or something and shoot at people __________________ amd 2500+ ati radeon 9800 pro 256 512 pc3200 3mb cable

03-24-2004, 06:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
420 General Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,605	You do know its fake ya know. __________________ "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989

03-24-2004, 07:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
Gab Private 1st Class Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 130	i hope is fake. THe m60 should stioll be able to be shoot form the kneeling position. At times the vegitaion is so thick if i go prone I cant see shit. So i will switch between prone and kneeling to fire.

03-24-2004, 08:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
Guru Imakuni Captain Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,309	I think the spawn camping thing happens if you are in a vehicle in a vehicle spawn radius for more then 15 seconds. It prevents most people from hopping in a vehicle then going AFK. __________________

03-24-2004, 08:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
TEXAS NIGHTMARE First Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 1,572	Yep it is a hoax. http://www.bfv-central.com/modules.p...iewtopic&t=156 __________________

03-24-2004, 08:39 PM	#16 (permalink)
Dick_Justice Major Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marl, Germany Posts: 3,350	It did seem rather early for a patch, but I presume DICE is working already to fix those issues and we should get a patch soon... __________________ Plays BF 2 in Europe under the name of \"Erich_Felsner\"

03-24-2004, 09:08 PM	#17 (permalink)
jstark Corporal Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 193	As for the base camping issue, I admit I have not even played all the maps yet, but from what I have seen there are not many uncapable flags on many maps. Are there any uncapable bases? Jim __________________ Winnie_the_Pooh (seen lately on any Flaming Dart server) [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SgAWAyMXc34FrKoBYK0vHnlHdUl6BqgIFKxsm6wyr23SxbRIh o0Y5TFPR5WitOanv289aQr8N2FpQ4qmNBULDtY7Jmkk5MOTRv 7P1IPGvqz!LOVRY18w/haw_clan_pooh.jpg?dc=4675452567925447829[/img]