Battlegroup 42 (For Battlefield 42) Game Night

I am working with our buds in the Napalm Cowboyz clan to organize and promote a few nights of playing the latest release of the Battlegroup 42 mod for Battlefield 1942. Information is all below. Hope to see you there 🙂


p.s. Sorry for the huge quote, but it gets all the information about this truly monster mod. The download is huge so if you don't have it already, plan well in advance.

-=NC=- Larva wrote:Battlegroup42 Night on -=NC=-Bar & Grill
1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month - 9PM EST
209.130.203.110 : 14567

Anyone who has some free time on Tuesday nights should consider stopping by the Bar & Grill for some BG42 1.3. We're doing it the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. Very Happy

We'll have a fun lineup of maps in the rotation: a mix of NC infantry-only favorites, some tank battle maps and some new maps from 1.3. After a few runs through the maps we'll refine the map rotation to everyone's liking. Mr. Green

I'm coordinating with |GRB|Sarge to post the monthly BG42 schedule in the several different forums so we can all meet up and enjoy BG42 on a populated server, one that will give decent pings to us folks in North America. Wink

Make sure you upgrade to the latest version which is 1.3. The 3 files you need are pretty big, but VERY worth it!!! Tons of new maps and toys! The files are on the NC FTP site.

DaCrapper of Battlegroup42 & Battlegroup Frontlines wrote:
Topic aktuelle News
The waiting is over! Finally the new and BIG Battlegroup42 1.3 Full Install Release has hit the mirrors. Expect the download links today on your favourite BF news site! We will also add the links here to this post when we become aware of them.

So here are the mirrors:

http://battlefield2.filefront.com/files/Ba...leGroup_42;7835

http://planetbattlefield.gamespy.com/View....s.Detail&id=127

They also have many new screenies!

Thanks to Fluestertuete from the german warumdarum.de community we can also offer you a Bittorrent link for downloading. There is no password needed!

http://80.190.246.101:6969/torrents/Battle...CEBA405BFC39630

Battlegroup42 1.3 Installation Advice:
Please UNINSTALL or DELETE any previous BattleGroup42 mod version(s) BEFORE installing Version 1.3! This mod is intended for Battlefield 1942 version 1.61. Please update your game if your BattleField 1942 version is not 1.61!

The mod is packed into an installer package containing 3 files (an EXE and two data files, ".d01" and ".d02"). Make sure you have disabled your anti-virus software BEFORE installing! (Feel free to scan the EXEs for viruses before installing).

To install, simply start the EXE file and point the installer to your BattleField1942/Mods directory. If you chose the default installation of BF1942, this would be:
C:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 1942Mods

If you get a warning stating that you are overwriting files, please UNINSTALL any previous version of BG42 before proceeding!!!

Battlegroup42 1.3 Change Log
New Maps:

4004-Narvik

4209-Bloody Ridge

4301-Velikye Luki

4309-Navarone

4312-Ortona

4408-Mont St. Michel

4409-Hells Highway

4409-Operation Stalemate

4411-Operation Infatuate

4412-Ghost Front

4412-Waldhambach

4502-Siegfried Line

Reworked Maps from previous releases:

4112-Kalinin Front (former "Karst")

4208-Kaukasus (former "Operation Barbarossa")

4212-Tigers at Tebourba (former "Tebourba")

4212-Tebourba Breakthrough (former "Tebourba")

4304-Final at Bizerte (new Statics)

In addition, new Co-Op mode and improvements in the AI Strategies were made in the following maps ( by CareyBear, one of our newest members!)

4004-Narvik

4408-Anguar

4409-Hells Highway

4410-Battle of Overloon

4502-Siegfried Line

4503-Paderborn

Liberation of Caen

The MOB Clan Map pack #2 is now an integral part of BG42. Many maps have new, highly detailed static models (special thanks to Geronimo|Ger!!!) or have been upgraded with new ambient sounds. Twenty four maps are either new to BG42 or have new Co-op modes. Many other maps were modified to include new units and/or features.

Hints:
We made use of smigs "controlled gates" on several maps. To operate them, just go into the guard house, press "E" or whatever you use to enter a vehicle. Now you can open or close the gates by using the "left" / "right" button (military fences) or the open/close buttons (e.g. for operating the ramp of the landing crafts).

On several maps we now have controlpoints which require two players for capture. Expect this on Waldhambach, Siegfried Line and Velikye Luki.

Special hint for Navarone: To eliminate the axis spawn point on the small island, you have to destroy the guns with explosives. The capture of the controlpoint will not stop them spawning!

Bot Support:
The AI has undergone many, many enhancements and tweaks for better Co-op games. This applies to map paths/strategies, hand weapons and vehicle AI code. Bots can now see as well as you can, but are limited by factors such as fog and visibilty on a map by map basis. Bot "senses" such as hearing have been enabled for all hand weapons. If you fire your weapon, expect Bots to respond! The knives are silent Bots now use self-propelled artillery, stationary artillery guns, stationary machine guns, binoculars and mines more effectively than before!

New Vehicles:

Sdkfz. 222

Sdkfz. 234/1

Sdkfz. 251/9 "Stummel"

M3 Grant

M3 GMC

Bren Carrier

M36 B1 Jackson

DUKW

Assault-DUKW

LVT2 Water Buffalo

LVT4 Alligator

Gaz 67

Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind"

Flakvierling 38

BMW R75 w/sidecar

Schwimmwagen

25-pdr howitzer

Matilda Frog

Flamm-Hetzer

Mitsubishi G4M Betty

The DUKW was donated by a noble soul to the BF1942 community a few years ago... We thank him, although his name is now lost to history! The BMW_R75, FlakPanzerIV turret, Schwimmwagen, and 25 Pounder are from the BF1942:Secret Weapons demo.

All vehicle guns now fire where you aim the crosshair. It's up to you to judge for distance! Most main guns use 1/2 real-life velocity. The exceptions are howitzers, which use a lower velocity to simulate real-life use.

Artillery batteries:
The player controls three guns at once, each of them firing with a slight delay. These new feature comes in several versions: Katyusha-, Nebelwerfer-, sig33-, 25pdr- and M2A1 howitzer batteries.

New weapons:
All player kits have been redesigned with uniformity in mind. Weapon loadout varies depending on kit and nationality. There are two new pick-up kits: MaschinenGewehr34 and M1919Browning machine guns. Note that jumping/moving greatly affects accuracy! The prone position is most effective for these weapons, although you can now fire from any position.

The Molotov, Incendiary Grenade, M14 Thermite Grenade are effective sabotage tools. The M18 Smoke Grenade and NbHgr39 smoke grenade have a small explosion radius and are effective defense weapons.

The Sikes Commando Knife is silent and deadly at close range! It can only be thrown.

BG42 V1.3 has also many new bullet, explosion, grenade, and ambient effects.

Battlegroup42 1.3 Bug Report and discussion:
Please report every issue you found during playing here at the forums. It would help us to make a better version 1.4. Of course you are as well invited to discuss the new Battlegroup42 1.3 with us and other fans.

Battlegroup42 1.3 Online Gaming
There is a BG42 online gaming event at the [MOB] BG1 server every Wednesday and Sunday from 8.00 pm GMT+1 on.

IP-Adress:: 81.169.151.27:14568

You are all welcome to join! If you set up a server as well please let us know and post it here at the forums!

It might be cool to play Ghost Front again.... :-)

I suck at BF2, so i'll pass on getting BF42 for a bit..lol

I will point out 2 things, GRB was an official Beta test-clan of BG42. Also note, Ghost Front is our very own Raze's map with a design inspired by our very own Atomm. This mod is great!

any plans on jumping on their server as a group?

I plan on playing. Don't know if I will be able to get on right at 9:00 but will be on as soon as I can.

I will see what I can do

Count me out, no BF1942 installed. 🙁

Because the first Tuesday in July is the 4th, -=NC=- is moving up the Battlegroup42 night to June 27th (tomorrow). They are also going to be starting things off at 10:00 instead of 9:00. If you have Battlefield 1942 download this mod and join in for some WWII action.

Raze wrote:any plans on jumping on their server as a group?

That'd be fantastic - the more the merrier! Sarge is a cool cat - it'd be great to meet some of his GRB bros.

[b]Our teamspeak is @ ts5.clanservers.com:8777
BG42 ServerIP: 209.130.203.110 : 14567

If you guys like in-your-face infantry-only action, we've got versions of Berlin & Stalingrad in the rotation with NO TANKS! :mrgreen: We also got an infantry map called Swamp, with very cool visual and audio effects. We also have some great tank-battle maps that BG42 is notorious for.

Hope to see you there!

Good to see you on this side of the web Larva 🙂

Larva wrote:Sarge is a cool cat

Thanks for the endorsement! 8)

-=NC=-Larva wrote:

If you guys like in-your-face infantry-only action, we've got versions of Berlin & Stalingrad in the rotation with NO TANKS!   :mrgreen:  We also got an infantry map called Swamp, with very cool visual and audio effects. !

Man I love all those maps!!!
we had some great battles in the swamp

I have to go to the airport tonight to get my Mom, but should be on playing after that. I will be on Xfire and likely on the -=NC=- TS.
One thing I really miss from BF2 while playing this mod is the squad comms. It's a lot of typing if you aren't in TS with your teammates.

Yea the commo rose coms system is rather cool in BF2. Too bad they did not add just a few more items like spotting mines. The current thing is to use a boat spot and you know if it is on land that is a mine. 😉

There also should be a 'sorry' and a 'no'. When someone asks for a ride and I am full up I hate says no and instead of it saying sorry it says no way man. It is random as of now.

Thanks for dropping by Larva.

Yea, we were big fans of BG42 back in the day. We would play Swamp over and over. Loved that map.

I will not be able to make it tonight, but I'll shoot for the next time.

Well, in case anyone is going to play tonight, I'll be late. I need to go get my Mom at the airport and due to general airline suckatude her flight that was supposed to be in at 8:50 is now coming in at 10:30 :evil:

-=NC=- is going to be playing Battlegroup42 1.3 on both July 11th and 18th for anyone interested. Play should start around 10:00 EST.

Server info is at the start of this thread.

I look forward to seeing you there Sarge! 🤘 BTW you guys have AWESOME smilies! I love this one!

Did you see these two?

🤘 🤘

What kind of website with the name Gamers Radio would be if we didn't have good Rocking Smilies.

Good point. Yeah I saw those smilies too - I'll be utilizing them every chance I get. 👍

GREAT fricking games Sarge. I was suprised we played BG42 for 4 hours, especially on a week night. I was dead tired for work the next morning!!! But that was too much fun and well worth it.

Next week we should have more attendees: Strummer, RVtiss & Ridge should be able to make it. OmarBaldy is going to see if he can game from work, until he gets broadband at home again. TankFox... well I don't think he has any good excuses so I'm just going to pester him until he shows up! I've posted about it in some more forums as well, so hopefully that helps as well!

Definitely good fun and I stayed up playing much later than I should have. I finally got used to how far a grenade flies and was using them to good effect on Berlin Streets.

I need to remember to take some screen shots next time though...

Sorry I missed it guys. I had a late night at work.....

It's time again for another night of Battlegroup42 1.3

10:00 PM tonight on the -=NC=- server.

Hopefully I won't be the only GRB there 🙄

I might be able to make this one... wooohooo

I don't think I will make this.

Got a lot of stuff to do tonight. Wife's family is flying in tomorrow.

So, how was it?

I got everything downloaded, but it was too late to install and try to play. I'll do my best to make the next one though.

It was fun but a small group and -=NC=- were having server issues. Started with around 10 or so, but by the time the server issues got ironed out we were down to 8. Played some fun rounds of Berlin No Tanks, Stalingrad, Aberdeen and Villers-Bocage. Tried to play Swamp, but something was causing most everyone to crash out.

Larva says he will work on resolving the server issues and the paring down the map list for next time to keep the more compact ones in the mix since it is generally a small group.

Good deal.

BTW, I noticed they use ClanServers.com. We were using them before when the BF2 server kept crashing. They are cheap, but not worth it.

BG42 1.31 IS OUT
The problem seemed to be with a BG42 1.3 Server File. Now 1.31 is out and supposed to address this and other sources of disconnect and CTD issues. Plus we're turning off Punkbuster, which is kind of pointless for a BG42 server. 😄 Our BG42 server is hosted by a member, located at his day job venue - because it's free and has a ridiculously large data pipe. 😎 It's a good machine with plenty of horsepower.

Sarge pretty much summed it up. Our 1st map, SWAMP was a disco-fest until we switched the map. After that we had trouble-free gameplay for hours, until the last map, but we were all about finished for the night then anyways. It was fun night once we got things rolling.

Our next BG42 Tuesday is August 1st. This should give everyone ample time to download the BG42 1.31 patch and the EA Match Map Pack. Two new maps in our rotation require that map pack. In addition to those maps, we are going mostly with BG42-enhanced vanilla maps, for their smaller size, trouble-free gameplay, and because more players know their way around those maps. 😀

BG42 1.31 Patch:
BG42 1.31 Patch Mirrors

EA Match Map Pack for BF1942:
Download from ampednews
Download From Fileplanet

Thanks Larva!

I have said this every week so far, but I am going to try my best to be there

I am downloading now... Now if I get soem chores done before game time I may be golden.... I wonder if I have bf42 installed still

Bubba, this won't be until next week buddy.

As I put in another thread, they are playing USI tonight though if you are interested.

Bitches!!! I will start installing USI

USI night was fun. Those were some GOOD fricking games. I love the infantry maps.

Aug. 1st, next Tuesday is the next BG42 night - it's the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. I'm working overtime to make sure everything is nice and smooth for gaming time. We may get a pretty good crowd for this BG42 night. 😀

Thanks Larva. I need to remember to do the 1.31 update....

I still need to do the 1.31 update for BG42 and anyone else who is going to play tomorrow night needs to as well.

links to the download are a few posts up in this thread.

It's time once again for another night of Battlegroup42 for those of you with interest.

They have released a patch that is supposed to fix the disconnection issues that have been occurring. You can get it here: http://www.bf-games.net/index.php?action=d...downloadid=1590

Things will kick off tonight at ~10:00 on the -=NC=- server. IP is at the top of the thread iirc.

Well, Sarge is certainly on top of things! 🤘

I'm promoting this one pretty hard. I've sent everybody and their grandma a customized PM, so that evertbody feels special 😀

I want the swamp

Due to technical difficulties we'll be playing BG42 1.32 on the MOB server tonight:
81.169.151.27 Port# 14568 (note that the port# ends in 8 instead of 7)

-=NC=- has suspended their Battlegroup42 Tuesdays for the time being. Instead they are trying to gather to play Point of Existance for BF2 every Tuesday. Let's make sure we drop by and say hi and play a couple of rounds.