Battlefield 2142 overview
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The year is 2142, and the dawn of a new Ice age has thrown the world into a panic. The soil not covered by ice can only feed a fraction of the Earth's population. The math is simple and brutal: some will live, most will die.
In Battlefield 2142, players choose to fight for one of two military superpowers - the European Union or the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition -in an epic battle for survival.
Armed with a devastating arsenal of hi-tech weaponry, including assault rifles, cloaking devices and sentry guns, players will also take control of the most lethal vehicles known to man. Massive battle Walkers wage fierce combat on the ground, while futuristic aircraft rule the skies. When taking on this futuristic armor players will need to use their wits and an arsenal of new hi-tech countermeasures like EMP grenades and smart mines to level the playing field.
Epic online gameplay for up to 64 players drops gamers on the front lines as part of a formal squad, or behind the scenes in Commander Mode to direct the strategic assaults of their team-mates.
For the first time in the history of the franchise, Battlefield 2142 will include a brand new game type to complement the classic conquest game. The epic, new Titan mode challenges gamers to destroy the opposing army's Titan - a massive, heavily armored, flying warship - while defending their own. To defeat a Titan, gamers must first take down its shields, board the craft and fight to its inner core before detonating it from the inside. This genre leading gameplay innovation changes the way you play, encouraging both teamplay and strategy in explosive large-scale confrontations.
With in-game success, players increase their rank and unlock awards, including new weapons, medals and more, delivering the most comprehensive and flexible persistence in the Battlefield universe to date.
Maps
- Brand new locations and scenarios - set in the year 2142.
- Most of the maps are based in North Africa (since this is where most of the remaining land is)
Teams and Classes
- Players can play as the "American-European Alliance" (Continental America and most of Europe) or "Pan Asian Coalition" (made up of Russia, Middle East, India).
- No Far East countries - possible add-on in the future?
Vehicles
- Heavily influenced by futuristic sci-fi movies, such as Aliens.
- Similar mix of vehicles as in previous Battlefield titles (tanks, APCs, transport, etc.), but with the addition of Mechs.
- Mechs are armed with an anti-aircraft gun, TOW anti-tank rocket launchers, and anti-infrantry mini-guns on each arm
- Other vehicles will be given more powerful weaponry to balance this out, such as EMP
- Helicopters are replaced by blade-less hovering ships
- Fighter jets are to be included, but details aren't yet known
Weapons
- Although futuristic-looking, still based on current weapon technology on the whole (ordinary bullets).
- EMP grenades to scramble vehicles' vision and reduce their speed
- Number of new mines to use: Chaser (anti-tank)
- Artillery will still be included
In order to install and play Battlefield 2142, your system must meet or exceed the following minimum system requirements.
Operating System: Windows XP with latest service pack installed DirectX 9.0c February 2006 edition (included)
CPU: 1.7 Ghz
RAM: 512 Mb
Video Card: 128Mb DirectX compliant video card, Pixel shader 2.0 and above.
Hard Drive space: 1.8Gb of space is required to install the game
Internet connection: 128kbit Cable/DSL connection
In order to play the game at the recommended resolution, detail and performance levels, your computer should match or exceed the following specifications:
Operating System: Windows XP with latest service pack installed DirectX 9.0c February 2006 edition (included)
CPU: 3.0 Ghz
RAM: 1.5 Gb
Video Card: 256Mb DirectX compliant video card, Pixel shader 2.0 and above.
Hard Drive space: 1.8Gb of space is required to install the game
Internet connection: 512Mb Cable/DSL connection
SUPPORTED VIDEO CHIPSETS WITH LATEST DRIVER VERSION INFO.
ATI
Driver tested: Catalyst v6.7 Windows XP
Radeon 9500/9700 series
Radeon 9550 series
Radeon 9600 series
Radeon 9800 series
Radeon X300 series (non integrated versions)
Radeon X600 series
Radeon X700 series
Radeon X800 series
Radeon X850 series
Radeon X1300 series
Radeon X1600 series
Radeon X1800 series
Radeon X1900 series
NVIDIA
Driver tested: Forceware v91.31 Windows XP
GeForce 5800 series
GeForce 5900 series
GeForce 6200 series
GeForce 6800 series
GeForce 7300 series
GeForce 7800 series
GeForce FX 5700 series
GeForce FX 5900 series
GeForce FX 5950 series
Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn�t listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all.
The following sound cards do not support hardware audio renderer option:
AOpen AW-320
AOpen Cobra AW-840
AOpen Cobra AW-850
AudioExcel AV512
AudioExcel AV515M
C-Media 8738
Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 NX
Creative Labs SB Audigy
Creative Labs SB Extigy
Creative Labs SB Live 24-bit
Creative Labs SB MP3+USB
Creative Labs SB PCI 512
Diamond XtremeSound 7.1
ESS Canyon 3D-2
HiTec Digital Audio X Mystique 7.1 Gold
IOMagic Storm Surge
Philips Acoustic Edge
Realtek ALC861 audio
Soundmax 3
Soundmax ADI AD1980 CODEC
Soundmax Cadenza (Intel 850)
Turtle Beach Montego DDL
Turtle Beach Riviera
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz