BF1942 reviews, anyone?

[FasterSoonerNow]

Does anyone have it, yet?

I checked my local Apple Store today... They still didn't recieve it.


But if you have, I'd definitely like to hear about it.

Relatively smooth playing? What Mac are you playing it on? Any bugs? etc.

[bitfactory]

bump...

anyone? Call of Duty is an awesome port - but what about BF1942?

my apple store still doesn't have it yet, either.

i thought there were a lot of folks fired up about this?

:rolleyes:

[evil]

well i would buy it if i had a job.

[Nor_mac]

I've played BF1942 quite a bit on PC and you can certainly look forward to a great game! From what I can see from the QT promos the game looks even better on the mac.

[yellow]

I just got my official copy.
It's a pretty good game, though I prefer CoD. The AI (especially on teammates) is completely and utterly retarded. The harder you make the game, the more retarded they get. But most of the time they won't hamper you too much. Some of the maps are tremendous fun. Driving tanks is a blast (literally). Flying is a pain in the posterior (IMO). Online is a lot of fun, but there seem to be a lot of Desert Combat sites out there. Something that is not available for the Mac yet. Though I hear tell of people being able to download it and extract the right files to play DC on their Macs. If you like FPS WWII games, then this one should be right up your alley, as long as you remember that it's become glorified capture (and hold) the flag, which can be fun!

[applekid]

DC is available.

Check one of the older threads posted here. There was a link to a file in a .dmg or .sit format.

[crazzyeddie]

How is the performance in BF1942 and what are the specs on your computer?

[yellow]

DP 1.4GHz G4 Qwoosh (read: Quicksilver '01 with a loud-ass fan) / 1GB RAM / nVidia GeForce 4 Ti (128MB)

It plays very well with the graphics cranked up. If you try and crank up the amount of bots in the game beyond ~175-200%, you'll see a significant slow down. The sound can be a little wonky at times, but it's all about the channels and the MHz of the sound output. I ended up keeping the defaults and not playing with those too much.. I have junky speakers anyway.

[peteMG]

I just got my official copy.
Flying is a pain in the posterior (IMO).
I can't comment on the mac version, but the thing that solved flying for me on the PC was getting a USB adapter for an old N64 controller I had laying around. I was able to get buttons laid out just how I like them, and went from feeling totally useless in the cockpit to loving every minute of it. I found landing, picking up extra ammo or people, and getting back up there extra rewarding.

USB adapter: Adaptoid at Jandaman (http://www.jandaman.com/games.mvc?p=n64adaptoid&Category_code=PC)

[dpaste]

I love it! I think it's the most addictive game ever but also I love WWII stuff and any type of game that can succesfully pull a different kind of experience.

CoD single player was a lot of fun but when it came to multiplayer I just didn't care anymore. BF1942 is dynamic in comparison with your standrard run and gun action but also the very easy use of dozens of different vehicles and weapon emplacements. I think DICE did an amazing job giving so many different controls and unique physics over each vehicle and still making it exciting and arcade-like in comparison to a simulator.

If your playing BF1942 in single player then your cheating yourself. BF1942 is almost completely about the multiplayer experience.

Speaking of which, does anybody know of any other links to download the converted Mods for BF1942 beside the link in the threads here? I've been trying for a half day now and I'm still being asked to wait 10 minutes.

Just as a side note BF1942 has been my only and last reason for still using a PC until now. I work entirely on Macs and I think the fact they got this title ported is amazing. I hope it runs OK but I really hope that in the future they could take an extra month in developement and make these games for the Mac as well.

One last note, my Apple store still hasn't recieve it but my Comp USA did.

[yellow]

I found landing, picking up extra ammo or people, and getting back up there extra rewarding. LOL. I found "landing" to be a deadly crashing experience. :)

[darkwing]

LOL. I found "landing" to be a deadly crashing experience. :)

Why land? Jump out in mid air and hit the parachute key. Nothing is better than ramming your plane into someone's tank and laughing from above.

Steve

[FasterSoonerNow]

Here's something I love doing... (if you're an engineer)

Fill up the jeep with all of the remote dynamite sticks you have... Then get in... And drive toward your target (try to take it easy driving or some of the dyno will fall out of the jeep), when you're in range... Punch the gas... Speed toward your target (be it a tank, plane, or just an area where enemies are known to be) When you're almost there... Jump out of the jeep, it'll keep moving, and push the button.

BOOM.

Creates a MASSIVE explosion.

[Ninja_Turtle]

just get the game...this game is cooll...you wont regret it... :D

[aswitcher]

Anyone running this on a new 17PB? Hoes it fare? Any hints on setups for max performance?

[Black&Tan]

I've been looking forward to this game for a while, but what I did not expect is the lack of joystick support. Flying a fighter without a joystick is like trying to eat without using your hands. Possible, awkward, but not natural or enjoyable.

While I've read online some people are having luck with some joysticks, the lack of documentation is frustrating. I've emailed Aspire and they've told me "gamepad support is limited in the original game." I've got a CH Products Combatstick 568 and have never had any recognition problems with flight-based games. I'll try USB Overdrive and see if that works, but this is a serious detriment to an otherwise fine game.

[AssassinOfGates]

I've been looking forward to this game for a year now. I got the last copy on the shelves today since the specs say 867 with a 32 meg video card, and install it on my overclocked 1.08 with the geforce 4 Ti (128) and 512 ram.

It runs awful. On the nVidia server with Battleaxe map I got an average of 13 fps. On less populated servers with the same map it was from 15-25. Must be the whole Motorola thing. Or is it just a bug with my system?

Now here's the tricky part: Should I keep it and hope future patches like 10.3.5 and any Aspyr updates improve things, return the game with CompUSA's restocking fee, or sell it?

If you have a G5 or some uber-system I can't afford, then go buy the game. It seemed really promising but I'm afraid mine doesn't make the grade.

EDIT: Incomplete sentence.

[yellow]

Frankly, I'm surprised.
Your processor is fast enough, and your graphics card is certainly fast enough.

[AssassinOfGates]

Frankly, I'm surprised.
Your processor is fast enough, and your graphics card is certainly fast enough.

Yea, I'm rather suprised myself. Same sorta thing happens in UT2003/4 where a dual 800 quicksilver can outperform me and I get crap on outside maps, or things with lots of action like Onslaught.. But then again that might not be the case anymore now that I wiped the HD.

Back to BF1942, no matter what the res or graphics or sound is set to the fps remains about the same. Anyone ever experience something like this?? :confused: I really want to keep this game.

[snowdog]

Yea, I'm rather suprised myself. Same sorta thing happens in UT2003/4 where a dual 800 quicksilver can outperform me and I get crap on outside maps, or things with lots of action like Onslaught.. But then again that might not be the case anymore now that I wiped the HD.

Back to BF1942, no matter what the res or graphics or sound is set to the fps remains about the same. Anyone ever experience something like this?? :confused: I really want to keep this game.

What kind of connection you've got?
Speed?

I haven't played the Mac version yet, but the pc version needs a good pipe when playing on servers with lots of folks.

[AssassinOfGates]

What kind of connection you've got?
Speed?

I haven't played the Mac version yet, but the pc version needs a good pipe when playing on servers with lots of folks.

2.5 megs down, 190kbps up.

[yellow]

Does the single player campaign play OK for you?
Have you tried other servers, and do they play OK for you?

[broken_keyboard]

I just got this game today. I haven't tried multiplayer yet but single player is rubbish. As someone already stated the enemy AI is awful. Also it seems like there is no one around. These are supposed to be these massive battles but there are only 10 players. You can just get out of the trench and run right over to the enemy lines without getting hit! Bahahaha!

If you want single player then get Call of Duty - keep away from this garbage. Performance is very good on my G5/Rad 9800.

[pgc6000]

So wait.....I have COD, so far the best WWII game ever, so would BF1942 seems like junk to me now that I have played and completed COD?

[yellow]

I just got this game today. I haven't tried multiplayer yet but single player is rubbish. As someone already stated the enemy AI is awful. Also it seems like there is no one around. These are supposed to be these massive battles but there are only 10 players. You can just get out of the trench and run right over to the enemy lines without getting hit! Bahahaha! Well, the first level is pitifully easy. It does get a little more challenging along the way. A little. Go ahead and crank up the amount of players and the difficulty. It gets hard, because your team gets more pathetically stupid.

[broken_keyboard]

Well, the first level is pitifully easy. It does get a little more challenging along the way. A little. Go ahead and crank up the amount of players and the difficulty. It gets hard, because your team gets more pathetically stupid.

I have completed all the Allied and Axis missions on default (50%) difficulty now. A few were challenging, but as you say it is mainly because your AI team-mates are so crap. There's nothing worse in the middle of heated battle then seeing 3 of your team mates facing the wall running going nowhere.

Some other things about the game: no tutorial - you actually have to read the manual (thankfully it is very short). Most of my recent games the only thing I use the manual for is to find the activation code sticker. Also the between level UI is strange and non-intuitive - it looks like a rough UI the developers put in as a place-holder and then at the end of the project they just decided to go with it. It hasn't been thought out at all. This is not a criticism of Aspyr - I'm sure they just faithfully ported it.

[MacAztec]

I love this game. I play it on my PC (2.6GHz P4, Radeon 9500 Pro) and it runs flawlessly. I have never experienced a glitch. Extremely smooth.

I don't play regular BF 1942 though, I play Desert Combat. The DC patch makes the game SOOOO much better. I love it now. The guy that did the DC thing really took a lot of time in designing the guns, planes, ships, etc. Everything is like modern day weapons and vehicles.

Anyways, I play on Wake CTF 24/7 (scorps server) under the name AzteK. Only on Desert Combat though.

I'm really good at DC. I'm usually a Scout (sniper), and Wake is my best map. I know all the good places where you can't be seen.

I have never played Single player mode. Multiplayer is sweet though, especially in games where each team has atleast 25 players. Really sweet.