I saw this last week on the EA site when it came out, but didnt realize that there was so much information about the mod tools that DICE is creating for BF2. DICEs Battlefield Mod Coordinator Lawrence Brown (Formerly of Trauma Studios) has put together a quick introduction to the mod tools. What seems like it will be the greatest improvement is that it is an all in one package for mapping and modding existing objects. New models and animations will still need to be done in a 3rd party software such as 3DMax or Maya, but everything else can apparently be accomplished in the different subsections of the modding program.

You can read all of the details in the February 4, 2005 Community Update.

The Forgotten Hope mod has released some more information on their upcoming update. Among other things, they have added the M4A1 Sherman (75mm cannon) in British (shown below) and American colors, as well as the M4A1 that was upgraded with a 76mm cannon to make it a larger threat to the heavier German armor. They have also done some work on the “Battle of Foy” map including adding a snow effect.

you can read all about it at the Forgotten Hope website

Ever wonder how they do it? You know, the guys who seem to wield a tank like an iron fist. You got them out numbered, but they manage to take you out like a can of sardines under a sledge hammer. Well, here is your chance to get even. We have a top notch Forgotten Hope player ready to teach you all he can about the various tanks in Forgotten Hope and how to use them properly. He lives and breaths this stuff. I cant say for sure, but Id be willing to bet he has full size replicas of these bad boys in his backyard. 🙂

Join us in TeamSpeak and on our server for evening of fun, mayhem and maybe you will learn a thing or three.

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Friday Febuary 4th 10pm EST

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IP: 67.18.226.37

TeamSpeak: (all training will be done here)
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The Forgotten Hope Mod for BF42 has an update today showcasing renders of their new British Valentine Mk II and Mk III tanks.

In addition, they posted part 2 of their Custom Map news item the other day detailing the final 3 maps. Nuenen, The Road to Ramelle, and Trois Ponts.

You can read all of the details at the website: Forgotten Hope

It is being reported that a few execs from EA mentioned BF2 was going to be delayed until First Quarter of their Fiscal Year 06. Before you completely panic, that is April-June 2005. We can only speculate why this delay is happening. Here are a few things to consider.

– EA has officially made public they are purchasing DICE.
– A recent bug has been exposed that affects BF42 and maybe BFV. We have no info if this same bug affects BF2, but it would be wise to fix it before releasing the game.
– EA is a stock driven company and may be looking for a boost to their First Quarter earnings and feel BF2 will do that.

We will keep an eye out for more info, but in the meantime, enjoy our upcoming Custom Map Blowouts next month and lets hope BF2 comes out in early April (just in time for my B-day).

The Forgotten Hope mod for BF42 has posted an update showcasing some recent developments.

First, they announced the winner of their mapping contest. The winning map was Nuenen-1944 by Mars. For his work, The mod team will create a new static model and vehicle for Mars to use on a new map.

Second, they are working on some small changes to Fan Map-pack #2 and will be releasing it in the near future. In the meantime they will be posting screen shots of the maps.

This will all serve to fill our FH needs until the 0.67 update which is promised “soon”. This update promises new weapons and vehicles as well as a revised “Foy” map.

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