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Title: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 07-08-2014, 20:08:11
World at War invites the public to take part in our Pacific Theater beta test
This Satuday, August 9th  1PM New York - 6PM London
Featuring:  Japanese nationals, Mitsubishi Zeros, Boats of immense size, and new Cartographies

WaW #1 server  209.222.20.115
Join us on TS:  ts.bfewaw.com

(http://i60.tinypic.com/rvydra.jpg)

WWW.BFEWAW.COM (http://WWW.BFEWAW.COM)

Download Here:
http://www.bfewaw.co.uk/maps/events/waw_pacificevent201408.rar (http://www.bfewaw.co.uk/maps/events/waw_pacificevent201408.rar)


Extract the map archive to your .\fh2 folder
For example, a default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\fh2
This will be putting files in your .\fh2\levels and .\fh2\localization folders.
It will not interfere with your FH2 or other BF2 modifications.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-08-2014, 20:08:01
Interesting.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Turkish007 on 07-08-2014, 21:08:00
Screenshots, pl0x
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Godall on 07-08-2014, 21:08:28
I'll be there! With me are people)) :D
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: djinn on 07-08-2014, 23:08:02
VERY interesting.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 07-08-2014, 23:08:02
Screenshots, pl0x

I'll get some screenies up in a bit.  I'm a bit busy/lazy at the moment.
Any requests?
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-08-2014, 23:08:09
Whatever you have?
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: 0utlaw on 07-08-2014, 23:08:32
*disclaimer: there will be no historical realism within this test. Be warned!

 ;)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: jan_kurator on 08-08-2014, 00:08:02
Stubbfan, do you know something about it?  :P
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 08-08-2014, 01:08:40
(http://i58.tinypic.com/wugvoi.jpg)
(http://i57.tinypic.com/m9q781.jpg)
(http://i59.tinypic.com/s59y1g.jpg)
(http://i62.tinypic.com/2ir7nfs.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/312k2nm.jpg)

That will have to do for now.
Sorry for my bad graphics and photography skills.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: djinn on 08-08-2014, 01:08:35
nice.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 08-08-2014, 01:08:46
Interesting indeed. Shame I dont have a public build at hand to test these out.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Wilhelm on 08-08-2014, 03:08:44
This looks great!  I will definitely join in on Saturday.

I have to say, some of the ported FH1 stuff (?) doesn't look half bad.  ;D
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 08-08-2014, 05:08:26
(http://i59.tinypic.com/2ur06fk.jpg)

(http://i60.tinypic.com/2zi3tjn.jpg)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Turkish007 on 08-08-2014, 10:08:49
This... is..... AWESOME! Honestly I expected some low quality tournament stuff, these look much better! I will download as soon as the link is given to us.

I leave to work in the flour factory in İzmir the next day of the event, what a coindence! But I'm sure I'll make it since so many cool stuff is present in it.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 08-08-2014, 10:08:45
Now that´s some great news indeed. I´ll be there.. much too long since I last flew a Zero :D
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Mudzin on 08-08-2014, 10:08:13
I hope there will be proper announcement on the main page soon in order to get more players.  ;)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: jan_kurator on 08-08-2014, 12:08:20
I have to say, some of the ported FH1 stuff (?) doesn't look half bad.  ;D
On the screenshots, from far a way, yes. I have some pacific theatre content on my HDD and FH1 ports looks terrible to be honest, especially when it comes to handheld weapons. I only hope they are codded well, because visually they're faaar away from FH2 standards. I'm not saying it won't be fun to play with them tho. They can be extremely fun for events but don't expect them in official builds, don't forget that this beta test has nothing to do with FH2 development.

Interesting indeed. Shame I dont have a public build at hand to test these out.
Is it a big problem to download it? Just rename your testing/mapping/whatever build and download 2.48 via launcher Flippy!  ;)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: djinn on 08-08-2014, 14:08:22
I sure wish I had the download capabilities for this. But I can only download such big files at work, and its likely that won;t happen till I'm home for the weekend.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Roughbeak on 08-08-2014, 15:08:21
Yeah really great! Loving the models and textures. :)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: psykfallet on 08-08-2014, 16:08:02
Wow so $tallker/Jimi Hendrix was not bullshitting?  :o Where does all this come from? Fh1? BF1943?
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: 0utlaw on 08-08-2014, 18:08:01
don't forget that this beta test has nothing to do with FH2 development.

This is only a WaW project that has nothing to do with any form of the standard FH2 development. Since this is only a 'beta' test, please have patience as crashes, bugs, glitches, lag, etc. are to be expected. We hope that all players have some fun and provide constructive criticism/feedback to help us further develop the WaW Pacific Theatre content.

Stubbfan is the true mastermind behind this project, so..

ALL HAIL STUBBFAN!
ALL HAIL STUBBFAN!


Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Surfbird on 08-08-2014, 18:08:37
Cool!

I'd check it out but I can't be there at the time unfortunately.

Hopefully next time :)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 08-08-2014, 19:08:46
If the content is anywhere as good as it looks like in the pics, then I'll raise my hat and take a deep bow, congratulation anyone and everyone involved in this project. Yes, I am very sceptic when it comes to things and I guess tad cynical too but I want to be impressed and I hope I wont be disappointed. Not that it matters to anyone wether I am or not, but it's a big thing for FH2 if this would actually shine light on a brighter pacific future.

So far so good.  :)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 08-08-2014, 22:08:33
I have a phallos the size of Burj Khalifa when looking at the pics!
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 09-08-2014, 00:08:18
Download link is in the top post

Enjoy!
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Slayer on 09-08-2014, 00:08:53
I'd love to check this out! :) :) :)

One important question, though: for how long will the event run? I can't come when it starts (6 PM CET, right?), but I might be able to later that evening.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 09-08-2014, 00:08:26
I'd love to check this out! :) :) :)

One important question, though: for how long will the event run? I can't come when it starts (6 PM CET, right?), but I might be able to later that evening.

We are kind of playing by ear.  We'll see how long the crowd holds.  This is just a beta test.  There may be other tests in the future and likely an official event when it's all worked out.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 09-08-2014, 01:08:24
Downloaded it twice and upon extracting it said: !   \waw_pacificevent201408.rar: Checksum error in levels\waw_guadalcanal\waw_pub_objects_vehicles_client_textures.zip. The file is corrupt
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 09-08-2014, 01:08:08
Yeah, I just got that too.

We got a guy looking at it.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: TASSER on 09-08-2014, 01:08:16
Woooow... As in WOOOOOOOOW.

Guys, I'm blown away! Can't wait to check this out!
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 09-08-2014, 02:08:15
Ok, let's try this again.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: 0utlaw on 09-08-2014, 02:08:00
the download worked for me this time  :D
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 09-08-2014, 03:08:30
Yeah it works fine for me too.  Sorry if you have to download it again.  We appreciate the help in testing.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 09-08-2014, 03:08:53
Yeah, the files were all dandy now.

Pretty damn nice work. I'll post full first impressions after I've had my beauty sleep.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Wilhelm on 09-08-2014, 03:08:33
Where did some of the content come from?  Like the type 100?

Overall, I am really impressed! A little rough around the edges here and there, but still holds up pretty darn well!

 ;D

Are the Japanese head models based off the Chinese BF2 models, or are they entirely custom?  They look different from anything I have seen, but I am not sure if they are from some other place or modified from something else?

Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 09-08-2014, 06:08:55
This looks VERY promising guys :) I can't wait to check this out. Curious as to who made the content or if it was ported from FH1?
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 09-08-2014, 09:08:26
Install instructions have been added to the top post.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: jan_kurator on 09-08-2014, 09:08:23
This looks VERY promising guys :) I can't wait to check this out. Curious as to who made the content or if it was ported from FH1?
Most of it was ported from FH1, and AFAIK most of the exporting/codding was done by Stubbfan. He sent me his work months ago but I see lots of improvement. Good job, it's gonna be fun today!  ;D
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Oberst on 09-08-2014, 10:08:12
Looks very cool. I hope the event will stay for tomorrow, as I can't be there today.

I already have two (small) remarks:
- The betty bomber is missing the ammo counter for the bombs.
- the convergence point of the 20mm guns on the george fighter is in my opinion way to far away from the plan to be usefull. Meaning you might miss a lot.
- P38 on Adak 20mm doesn't work
- Ford GPA .30 cal doesn't work
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Stubbfan on 09-08-2014, 13:08:03
Thanks for the input. Keep em coming. Im sure there's a lot of buggy things in there.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: gamerjer on 09-08-2014, 17:08:44
i just checked the maps their awesome nicely done guys, discovert a bug like in midway u cant climb on the lader next to the ship and some other easter eggs in wake island a generator with the africa corps logo and in adak island a bunker with rauchen verboten probably stuff used from other maps but still verry impressive work u guys did there you almost create the whole pacific theather of bf1942 expect battle of the phillipnes and coral sea missing out but still awesome job! if it were single player maps to and the eastren front got released u guys have created a brand new bf1942 with even more maps and more fun impressive work! ;D at first i thought an pacific theather in fh2 is a no go but u guys proved the opposite! :P
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: 0utlaw on 09-08-2014, 17:08:45
you almost create the whole pacific theather of bf1942 expect battle of the phillipnes and coral sea missing out but still awesome job!

without giving away too many details, there are more maps currently under construction as well.  ;)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Turkish007 on 09-08-2014, 18:08:21
All the year I wait for my exams and classes to be over to play FH2 properly, and when its over this event is declared which I am very eager to join. Then a last minute change destroys all my plans....  >:( God dammit, sorry but I cant be here tonight. I am very unlucky.  :'( I cant believe how this changr of plan is on the exact date AND time...

Hope to join you guys another time, when the newer maps are released.  :(
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Stubbfan on 09-08-2014, 18:08:34
15 minute countdown.. get your stuff downloaded, head over to WAW TS ts.bfewaw.com and line up.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: aserafimov on 09-08-2014, 18:08:57
What is the Password?
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Stubbfan on 09-08-2014, 18:08:41
Password is removed. All can join!
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: RAnDOOm on 09-08-2014, 19:08:00
Loading up.

Nice event fellas.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Stubbfan on 09-08-2014, 20:08:10
I started WAW #2 with the maps, since #1 is full
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Wilhelm on 09-08-2014, 22:08:38
The reason for the server crashes was the deployable .30cal kit.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Oberst on 09-08-2014, 22:08:52
Are the 8 inch coastal defense guns not supposed to be repairable?

EDIT: Repair seems not to work at all.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Turkish007 on 09-08-2014, 22:08:25
When will we repeat this event? Please not until next sunday...
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Stubbfan on 09-08-2014, 22:08:32
This is a beta, once we fixed a bunch of bad stuff we'll surely have another go.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Turkish007 on 09-08-2014, 22:08:18
That is good to hear, I really wanted to take part in this. Next time for sure!  :D
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Mudzin on 09-08-2014, 23:08:31
Remove PB from the server - it's useless and only makes troubles...
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Mudzin on 09-08-2014, 23:08:18
And sth is wrong with fh2 master server...
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Slayer on 10-08-2014, 01:08:51
OK, just quit after playing this for hours. First impression is: wow! Second impression is: oh man, I loved it so much when BF1942 came out!

This event brought back many sweet memories from back in the days when I was looking for a WWII flight simulator and ended up playing BF1942. Thank you all who contributed to making this happen!

Some pictures, click on them (twice) to see original size:

Guadalcanal, the very suspiciously looking gun (it's an 88 model) shoots the Jap tank
(http://i.imgur.com/MUG2261l.jpg) (http://imgur.com/MUG2261)

Guadalcanal, getting medals after death
(http://i.imgur.com/Lxq0Q3el.jpg) (http://imgur.com/Lxq0Q3e)

Iwo Jima, rolling the volcanic countryside
(http://i.imgur.com/iSveDLJl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/iSveDLJ)

Wake Island, getting the enemy in my sights
(http://i.imgur.com/d51RXKwl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/d51RXKw)

Now on the bugs I noticed. I'll start with the map I nopticed rthem on, this doesn't mean that it is map related per se, but since I didn't test everything on other maps, I'll do it this way.

Wake Island:
- planes crash above the sea, instead of in the sea. The sea level has an invisible layer over it, I guess.
- scope of th submarine is stretched: it needs adjusting for widescreen FH2 players.
- exiting the seat on landing craft kills you when the ship is moving.

Adak Island:
- 16p version: the OOB in the south, close to the southernmost flag is bigger than indicated on the map. You get the warning already north of it.
- 64p version: on the eastside of the map, you can clearly see where the sea "ends", it looks ugly.
- 64p version: in the US destroyer I could sail up to the Japanese carrier to destroy all planes and try and sink it. I suggest creating an OOB around the Japanese carrier.

Guadalcanal:
- repair didn't work. I heard something about it being disabled to prevent something with ships, but please try and figure something out because now everyone suffers from this "no repair" solution.

Iwo Jima:
- the turtle mines (at least those) have no 3D mine signs (the red skulls).

Didn't get to play Midway yet. I have to play more Japanese, too.

Good luck fixing the stuff and let's hope it gets to be an add-on to the mod one day. At least all naval stuff needs to be fixed for that, which is quite a huge task.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-08-2014, 01:08:16
I only had a chance to run these in Local but man I was impressed even tho most of the equipment are "just" ported BF42 stuff. More impressive were the map work. Guadalcanal was not just a simple port over with the exact tree and static layouts... theres some semi-jungles in it and some fine mapping work done on the bases. Another map that hit me hard was Iwo Jima. Really liked the eery feeling of a completely bombarded island. Hopefully I'll get to play them at some point too.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Mudzin on 10-08-2014, 01:08:28
Haven't played much cause I had troubles with loading to the game - got always CTD... When I joined I was impressed by the awesome new stuff - I hope to see it in the offical mod soon. Pity, that constant server crashes made me ragequit quite quickly...  ::)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Roughbeak on 10-08-2014, 02:08:44
Had a lot of fun, very impressed with this even though it's just a beta.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Kubador on 10-08-2014, 03:08:33
Haha Slayer, when I drove this tank my thoughts were: why is this 88 doing here and why... you were killed by Slayer.

(http://static.fjcdn.com/comments/quot+puff+a+cigarette+daily+-+you+will+die+ten+years+_ea55637b447bec865acddc3af610678d.jpg)

On the minimod: it has great potential but still many bugs to iron out. I'd like to see those maps under FH2 devs/betas supervision and hopefully this could be released with the mod.

Bugs from the top of my head:

- wake crashes, looks like material or vehicle bug
- japanese player models (or more precise - reskins) are too look alike to the marines - confusion and tk galore
- guam could have too much overgrowth or is not optimized as I had noticeable performance drops especially after aiming
- repair thing as Slayer mentioned, very annoying and confusing
- japanese landing boat of doom
- japanese bomber (multi-seat one) doesn't have any weapon/ammo interface

and plenty little things, from aesthetics to balancing.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: 0utlaw on 10-08-2014, 03:08:52
Thanks for participating and we hope you all had fun.
Here are some screenshots of random players during the test.

http://s159.photobucket.com/user/x0utlawx/slideshow/WaW%20Pacific%20Theatre%20Beta%20Test%201
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 10-08-2014, 06:08:01
First of all, great job guys :) porting over all of this content and remaking the maps is no small task. I've only gotten the chance to look at these maps and assets on a local server briefly. I'm very impressed with what you guys have come up with tho.

Of course there are some visual bugs and 'low quality' models and textures, but for the most part this was all done very well. Iwo Jima had a nice feel to it. (Even tho i couldn't get an American tank off the volcanic sand :P) So did wake and Guadalcanal.

I'm curious to see what you guys have in store for this beta, if you plan on releasing it as a mini mod or submitting it to the devs or whatever. I'm also wondering how these maps played out on public servers? There's nothing like the combined arms aspect of Battlefield, and I wanna know how these bf42 maps translated :) please keep us 'busy with rl ppl' updated.
Title: Please make the WaW Pacific theatre official
Post by: CB-Corrado on 10-08-2014, 10:08:19
Please find a way to cooperate with the WaW team to make this happen. If eastern front and pacific theatre will be implemented in the game, FH2 really becomes a WORLD War II game.
There are only some bugfixes and tweaks neeeded, for example voiceovers for all japanese orders.
But in general these maps would fit incredebile good into FH2!
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: hitm4k3r on 10-08-2014, 11:08:20
I am very impressed aswell. Rising Storm doesn't stand a chance against this and that says something. I played Wake Island, Iwo Jima and Guadacanal. And they really felt like I would imagine the Pacific Front in FH2. Most awesome map from my POV is Wake Island. There is simply nothing on this map that breakes the immersion of being in the Pacific. The smaller bugs like damage values and armor of planes and ships can be tweaked and don't hold back this experience.

With a few tweaks here and there Wake Island could easily end up on one level with the official stuff, from the visual side and the gameplay. It just plays like Battlefield.

Some suggestions though, that I allready brought up on TS but will write them here anyway:

I would try to let people spawn in the ship positions and deny the chance to exit the vehicles. This way you avoid people sliding over them. Only exception would be the aircraft carriers wich should be static as in vBF2.

Guadalcnal screems for being either a nightmap or a map with heavy rain. Or better: a nightmap with heavy rain.

A historical detail that you could achieve are the uniforms of Marines on wake Island. They look quite similar to the british uniforms, or atleast the helmet. Maybe you can add this somehow:

(http://evg-nalivaev.narod.ru/US_2.jpg)

Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Oberst on 10-08-2014, 12:08:54
I noticed a problem with the shermans spawning on the beachhead. It was impossible to climb even the smallest hill with them. You couldn't get out from the beachhead.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Slayer on 10-08-2014, 12:08:35
I noticed a problem with the shermans spawning on the beachhead. It was impossible to climb even the smallest hill with them. You couldn't get out from the beachhead.
On Iwo Jima, right? I saw a Sherman slide over the beach like it was in quicksand. There must be something wrong with the ground material there.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Oberst on 10-08-2014, 13:08:16
Oh, forgot to mention the map. Yes, Iwo Jima.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Turkish007 on 10-08-2014, 14:08:02
@5hitm4k3r

I think there was a guy who made pacific theatre US soldier textures. Dont know where he is tho.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: IrishReloaded on 10-08-2014, 14:08:32
Hi guys!
First post since ages!
I really appreciate the time put into this, and the result shows me and I think us that it was worth it.

First of all the pro:
+ Childhood memories came back when playing the maps - i still know the layout :D
+ Mapdesign and improvements - niceley down, not too much. Maps run good on me - no fps drop

+/- Zoom on Typ 100 Mg is too big
+/- little Jap tank zoom is too much, or strange in a different way I cant explain
+/- Green vs Green uniforms - Japs should be more unique.
+/- Japan hands are too whitish - need more jellow :D
+/- Submarine vs Prince of Wales - Sub killed with 2 (?) torpedos
+/- Too many US Planes on Midway

- Iwo Jima Beach Sand stops tanks (mentioned before)
- Iwo Jima a little too dark, fels cold eventough its a pacific island
- Guadalcanal : Inside buildings its almost pitch black - need better lightmap.



I hope this will be played in future. The event was really good with lots of players- I would suggest to run just one server, when the player numbers are dropping to unite all players in one server so we dont have 2x 25 Players each.

Thanks ! and see you 1
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: psykfallet on 10-08-2014, 15:08:35
I thought it looked pretty damn good, most of the stuff was acceptable or great quality, I think only the Ho-Ha and the carriers were noticably low quality.

Bugs:

*Type 99 Turtle mine is not sticky/magnetic as it should?
*missing sounds for japanese roger that/negative
*destroyers basicly invincible? survives many torpedos and destroyer shots
*Ha-Go back mg movement isnt smooth
*Type 99 lmg ironsight: the magazine blocks too much of the view
*Way too many Type 100 smgs, should be officers only.
*Lighting too bright on Wake
*Lighting too dark and greenish on Iwo Jima
*destroyed type 88 75mm gun lacks collision mesh
*SBD Dauntless rear gunner view shows only one rudder
*No japanese smoke grenades?
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Ts4EVER on 10-08-2014, 15:08:51
*Way too many Type 100 smgs, should be officers only.

Actually, they probably should not be there at all, since they were only used by paratroopers.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: CB-Corrado on 10-08-2014, 16:08:44
Another problem:
You can't enter a submarine from outside.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: 0utlaw on 10-08-2014, 18:08:36

Guadalcnal screems for being either a nightmap or a map with heavy rain. Or better: a nightmap with heavy rain.


already in the plans ;)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: CB-Corrado on 11-08-2014, 02:08:44
Some issues i found while playing:

- When you are sitting in one of the gunner positions of the japanese troop transport vehicle HA HO and look to the rear, the whole back end of the vehicle is invisible
- You can't enter ships or submarines, when you are swimming in the water around it
- You always die, trying to bail out of a moving vessel
- When you are swimming next to the hull of the HMS PRINC OF WALES, you can look through it
- On some maps the japanese flag looks like the present day flag with the red disc in the middle, on Midway it looks like in WWII with the additional red rays
- The YAMATO and PRINCE OF WALES aren't historical correct on Midway, espacially the PRINCE OF WALES, because it's even no US-Ship
- On some ships shooting animations or/and sounds of several guns/weapons are missing
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: DesertFox20591 on 11-08-2014, 03:08:44
Some issues i found while playing:

- When you are sitting in one of the gunner positions of the japanese troop transport vehicle HA HO and look to the rear, the whole back end of the vehicle is invisible
- You can't enter ships or submarines, when you are swimming in the water around it
- You always die, trying to bail out of a moving vessel
- When you are swimming next to the hull of the HMS PRINC OF WALES, you can look through it
- On some maps the japanese flag looks like the present day flag with the red disc in the middle, on Midway it looks like in WWII with the additional red rays
- The YAMATO and PRINCE OF WALES aren't historical correct on Midway, espacially the PRINCE OF WALES, because it's even no US-Ship
- On some ships shooting animations or/and sounds of several guns/weapons are missing


Good Points also:
wrenches can NOT repair anything,also when you jump into water from a Carrier you die,you simply can NOT walk with stability on HMS(which i think was also featured in BF1942) and finally the clouded weather in Iwo Jima its kind of 'darky' those are major issues in addition   
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Ts4EVER on 11-08-2014, 03:08:30
AFAIK the ships damaging soldiers on them can't be fixed. It is the reason why there aren't any official naval maps.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: CB-Corrado on 11-08-2014, 10:08:33
AFAIK the ships damaging soldiers on them can't be fixed. It is the reason why there aren't any official naval maps.

Perhaps, it would be a solution to block the possibility of entering and exiting the vessels, if it's programmable. So the only way to board them is spawning on them. And the only way to exit is to get destroyed or suicide.
But the symbols of the ships should be shown on the minimap or else you don't know in which ship you are spawning.


Another suggestion:
Carriers could be static objects like in BF2, because there is not much sense for them in moving around the map. On Midway Map such static carriers could be the place for the two flags, currently in the middle of the ocean.
It would be an idea to make static carriers destroyable anyway...
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 11-08-2014, 11:08:24
Also, when you jump from airplane with parashute and you land,you are always wounded and need bandage
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: psykfallet on 11-08-2014, 11:08:26
Some issues i found while playing:

- On some maps the japanese flag looks like the present day flag with the red disc in the middle, on Midway it looks like in WWII with the additional red rays
- The YAMATO and PRINCE OF WALES aren't historical correct on Midway, espacially the PRINCE OF WALES, because it's even no US-Ship
1. That is because the rising star flag is the naval flag used by IJN and the regular flag is used by the army.
2. They are well aware of that obviously, but those are ported from BF1942 and are there are no alternatives.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Oberst on 11-08-2014, 11:08:43
Also, when you jump from airplane with parashute and you land,you are always wounded and need bandage

That is something you also find in regular FH. You need to open your parachute early enough, if you don't, you will die or atleast be wounded. This is to prevent people from only open the chute like 5m before the ground.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: PoliticalCorrectness on 11-08-2014, 15:08:33
Unfortunately I missed it on Saturday  >:( ....but it sounds very promising especially all the positive Reviews in this thread...
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Ts4EVER on 11-08-2014, 16:08:34
Yeah it was quite awesome. The only thing I didn't like that the maps (while very good) where all ported over from BF1942, and it showed. I wish they had ported over FH1 maps instead, since they are closer in style to FH2. Would make it easier to include them officially.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: hitm4k3r on 11-08-2014, 16:08:50
But Wake Island is a port from BF2 and it would line up pretty well with official content allready. There is a reason why DICE published that map for allmost all titles in the franchise and it won't hurt FH2 one bit if it includes that map. The most things on that map that need to be tweaked or fixed are all more or less not mapping related.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Ts4EVER on 11-08-2014, 16:08:52
Yeah. Personally I wouldn't mind seeing at least the naval and air content in the mod, but that is not my decision to make (since I am not the one doing the work on that ;) )
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 11-08-2014, 16:08:57
Wake Island and Midway are such iconic maps and the Air + Naval Gameplay is what made the Battlefield series stand out from and is still not matched by any other game.
I would be happy if we could get them integrated into FH2, better sooner then later.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: CB-Corrado on 11-08-2014, 20:08:33
Wake Island and Midway are such iconic maps and the Air + Naval Gameplay is what made the Battlefield series stand out from and is still not matched by any other game.
I would be happy if we could get them integrated into FH2, better sooner then later.

But Adak Island, Iwo Jima, Wake Island and Guadalcanal, too!
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-08-2014, 21:08:46
Tbh, I'd take the 0.7 Midway any day over the BF42 Midway.

- 0.7 Midway
- Iwo Jima
- 0.7 Saipan
- Guadalcanal
- Wake Island

Oh and Tarawa from 0.7 would be friggin grand too. That should keep you guys busy.  :P

Yes, plx!
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: CB-Corrado on 11-08-2014, 21:08:19
Tbh, I'd take the 0.7 Midway any day over the BF42 Midway.

- 0.7 Midway
- Iwo Jima
- 0.7 Saipan
- Guadalcanal
- Wake Island

Yes, plx!

Can you explain why?
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 11-08-2014, 21:08:47
Can you explain why?

Why what? Why would I take 0.7 version of Midway instead of the BF42?

If that's what you are asking: It's better. Actually looks nice and still offers the same naval warfare. In 0.7 however it was an objective map which would be interesting setting in FH2 too.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: TASSER on 11-08-2014, 21:08:15
Tarawa in FH was my hands down favorite map. Incredible atmosphere, great gameplay.

Downloading the Pacific beta tonight!
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 11-08-2014, 22:08:46
Quote
Also, when you jump from airplane with parashute and you land,you are always wounded and need bandage

That is something you also find in regular FH. You need to open your parachute early enough, if you don't, you will die or atleast be wounded. This is to prevent people from only open the chute like 5m before the ground.
I didnt know that FH2 is !!!!THAT!!!! realistic.Nice job devs.If FH2 has better engine there would be no end
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: jan_kurator on 12-08-2014, 01:08:21
- 0.7 Midway
[...]
- 0.7 Saipan

Oh and Tarawa from 0.7 would be friggin grand too. That should keep you guys busy.  :P

Yes, plx!
Oh god, yes, please! Also add Tulagi Island from the Fan Mappack #6 to the list
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: djinn on 12-08-2014, 01:08:09
Although I think the FHSW Iwo Jima might have been more, dare I say, historically accurate in scale and feel.


While I didn't play online cuz I didn't realize I could actually absorb the size of the pack, I was quite blown away by the maps honestly.

So carefully reproduced. I kept having to remind myself I wasn't in FH1 and playing the originals.

Some good work done here, especially with the vehicles and the sheer number of them.

I wish with some tests, this thing actually gets good enough to
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: TASSER on 12-08-2014, 01:08:49
- 0.7 Midway
[...]
- 0.7 Saipan

Oh and Tarawa from 0.7 would be friggin grand too. That should keep you guys busy.  :P

Yes, plx!
Oh god, yes, please! Also add Tulagi Island from the Fan Mappack #6 to the list

Guys... Stop...

Too much nostalgia!
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: djinn on 12-08-2014, 01:08:06
My only real gripe, and it IS a gripe is not hearing unique sounds especially for the American SBD Dauntless and F4U corsair, but clearly unrealistic to ask for.

Now I wish someone will work some Singleplayer into this  ;D
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: 0utlaw on 12-08-2014, 02:08:40
trust me fellas, i have a long list of maps that i will bring over to fh2. 

 ;D
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: reptiledude on 12-08-2014, 05:08:47
I've never wanted my PC with me as much as right now. On vacation in beautiful sunny California and all I can think about is playing as a Japanese soldier on Adak. What's wrong with me?
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: hitm4k3r on 12-08-2014, 10:08:18
Nothing wrong there mate. Just FH2 addicted as all of us  ;D
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Mr.D on 12-08-2014, 22:08:34
the WaW servers are dead now :(
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: gamerjer on 12-08-2014, 23:08:41
guys there is some issues i found with the pacific maps sometimes it randomly crashes to desktop (without  error popping up or causes a punkbuster kick while my friend can play it without problems on the laptop any idea whats causeing it? and now another thing someting i noticed in the pacific theather the soldiers had in real other cloathing (http://www.uss-hornet.org/calendar/pacific/pacific03-med.jpg)
after all i still find the maps and stuff verry impressive to bad their probably wont be added to the whole fh2 game in sp mode to because its damn fine work for all fh2 fans! ;)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 13-08-2014, 00:08:40
Quote
guys there is some issues i found with the pacific maps sometimes it randomly crashes to desktop (without  error popping up or causes a punkbuster kick while my friend can play it without problems on the laptop any idea whats causeing it?

We are aware of the crashes and are fixing that issue. 
The PB kick is a WaW server thing.  You need to update your punkbuster to stay on.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Mudzin on 13-08-2014, 00:08:43
Quote
guys there is some issues i found with the pacific maps sometimes it randomly crashes to desktop (without  error popping up or causes a punkbuster kick while my friend can play it without problems on the laptop any idea whats causeing it?

We are aware of the crashes and are fixing that issue. 
The PB kick is a WaW server thing.  You need to update your punkbuster to stay on.

Whats the point of keeping PB running when it only checks bf2 files?
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 13-08-2014, 01:08:49
Quote
Whats the point of keeping PB running when it only checks bf2 files?

I don't know.  If someone has a better anti-cheat solution, let us know.  As a tournament we have to do something to minimize hackers.
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Jimi Hendrix on 13-08-2014, 02:08:40
 Been waiting for this announcement of confirmation for awhile.

 I have downloaded & am looking forward to exploring the maps.


 Hopefully, ill be back from R-N-R just in time for some bug free testing.

 ;)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 27-11-2014, 02:11:08
In case you missed it.  Get your Pacific on with Guadalcanal this Saturday!

http://bfewaw.com/showthread.php?t=292160&p=3247001#post3247001 (http://bfewaw.com/showthread.php?t=292160&p=3247001#post3247001)

or

http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?topic=19878.30

(http://i60.tinypic.com/2ewmyhv.jpg)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 27-11-2014, 22:11:40
There will be ships!

(http://i58.tinypic.com/2e0jjfr.jpg)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 28-11-2014, 22:11:45
Thar she blows!

(http://i60.tinypic.com/33tic9l.jpg)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: GeoPat on 29-11-2014, 08:11:24
Hill 123, really just a bump.

(http://i62.tinypic.com/dxe1zn.jpg)

http://bfewaw.com/showthread.php?t=292160&p=3247001#post3247001
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: PoliticalCorrectness on 02-12-2014, 09:12:10
I couldn't be part of the beta test...so, how did the map(s) work out? Did the ships work? How was "the Feeling"?  :D
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: Roughbeak on 02-12-2014, 15:12:19
I couldn't be part of the beta test...so, how did the map(s) work out? Did the ships work? How was "the Feeling"?  :D

I have to say it was not bad. Guadalcanal was the best map (IMHO) in the beta, great atmosphere.

The ships were very cool, although there was a bug that you had to aim at the guns to lower it's health. ;)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: CB-Corrado on 18-11-2015, 13:11:09
trust me fellas, i have a long list of maps that i will bring over to fh2. 

 ;D

Are there some news?  ;)
Title: Re: Pacific Theater beta test This Saturday, August 9th !!!
Post by: 0utlaw on 18-11-2015, 17:11:37
trust me fellas, i have a long list of maps that i will bring over to fh2. 

 ;D

Are there some news?  ;)

The latest news is that these maps were recently added to the 762 cmp server, so those may be played there with many other custom/tournament maps. As far as my work, I havent started anything new just yet, as im continuing to enhance the ports already created which will be very nice when finished. Afterwards, i will start to port more pacific/eastern theatre maps as planned.