BF1942 Secret Weapons Announced

pgc6000 · Aug 25, 2004, 01:41 PM

I don't have BF1942, but for those who do you might like to know that the expansion to BF1942 is expected to ship in october. Here is the artical:
Aspyr Media today announced it will be publishing the Macintosh version of Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII, an expansion pack that lets you control bizarre and lethal top-secret weapons of WWII.

Here's a bit more info on the expansion pack:
Straight from Allied and Axis laboratories, many of these weapons never saw combat until now!

Defeat your enemies with a variety of experimental firepower, including the Wasserfall Guided Rocket, the Natter Rocket Plane, and the revolutionary Rocket Pack. Drop from a cargo plane behind enemy lines and prepare for close combat with one-shot-kill knives, new machine guns, and more. Give all of these weapons and vehicles a trial by fire on eight tough new battle maps.
Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII is expected to ship in October.
http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ID=10014
I must say, for a expansion pack port that was quick considering BF1942 was just realeased.

Converted2Truth · Aug 25, 2004, 05:50 PM

Might be interested in this expansion if my copy of BF1942 ran decent on my system. But the expansion looks twice as fun as the current version.

pgc6000 · Aug 25, 2004, 07:14 PM

It's an intresting idea. I may want to get BF1942 now, I've heard it's not as good as CoD but it has awsome multiplayer and it has vehicals, atleast that's what people say.

Anarchy99 · Aug 25, 2004, 07:40 PM

i have a question whats with aspyr and other mac porting houses when it comes to expansions i mean with all games that dont/didnt have expans you could grab the pc files and put them on the original game for mac and it works at least for me not saying this expan and others arnt wanted but wouldnt it be smarter to work on other games than expansions you can get else where

applekid · Aug 25, 2004, 08:11 PM

Some expansions have re-written apps that require porting work. And unofficial installations don't guarantee compatibility and are rarely supported by the publisher.

The only commercially available expansions I can think of that worked relatively problem-free without having an official Mac version are the NWN expansions and Ghost Recon: Island Thunder.

Anarchy99, please use punctuation and make sentences. That was a mess to read and understand.

iJon · Aug 25, 2004, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pgc6000

It's an intresting idea. I may want to get BF1942 now, I've heard it's not as good as CoD but it has awsome multiplayer and it has vehicals, atleast that's what people say.

im going to disagree. i've played both extensively. cod is more of a fps, pretty linear. only difference in the game is takes acouple of bullets to kill someone in the beginning of the games. takes about 20 near the end, but is still fun.

you get 64 players geared up for bf1942. you have all these vehicles and you can do as you please, these real big maps, just an awesome time, and lots of coo mods. cod has cool mods as well.

they are both fun, but i don't put them in the same category. i would more compare cod with moh. now i am waiting for battlefield 2, looks like it will be so much fun.

iJon

pgc6000 · Aug 25, 2004, 10:15 PM

Oh yes, Battlefield 2 looks nice. Watched the preview on G4 TV.

broken_keyboard · Aug 26, 2004, 12:02 AM

I have purchased something like 12 games from Aspyr over the last 3 years - BF1942 was the first one where I felt truely disappointed and ripped off.

Aug 25, 2004, 01:41 PM	#1
pgc6000 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2004	BF1942 Secret Weapons Announced I don't have BF1942, but for those who do you might like to know that the expansion to BF1942 is expected to ship in october. Here is the artical: Aspyr Media today announced it will be publishing the Macintosh version of Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII, an expansion pack that lets you control bizarre and lethal top-secret weapons of WWII. Here's a bit more info on the expansion pack: Straight from Allied and Axis laboratories, many of these weapons never saw combat until now! Defeat your enemies with a variety of experimental firepower, including the Wasserfall Guided Rocket, the Natter Rocket Plane, and the revolutionary Rocket Pack. Drop from a cargo plane behind enemy lines and prepare for close combat with one-shot-kill knives, new machine guns, and more. Give all of these weapons and vehicles a trial by fire on eight tough new battle maps. Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII is expected to ship in October. http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ID=10014 I must say, for a expansion pack port that was quick considering BF1942 was just realeased. __________________ 1.5 GHz 12" Powerbook G4, 1 GB RAM 64 VRAM

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Converted2Truth macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hell@HighAltitude	Might be interested in this expansion if my copy of BF1942 ran decent on my system. But the expansion looks twice as fun as the current version. __________________ Powermac G5 Dual 1.8 (pci-x)/3.5GB/4x250GB RAID 0/ATI X800XT/Revo7.1 Join macrumors - Folding Team and help change the future.

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pgc6000 Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2004	It's an intresting idea. I may want to get BF1942 now, I've heard it's not as good as CoD but it has awsome multiplayer and it has vehicals, atleast that's what people say. __________________ 1.5 GHz 12" Powerbook G4, 1 GB RAM 64 VRAM

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pgc6000 Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2004	Oh yes, Battlefield 2 looks nice. Watched the preview on G4 TV. __________________ 1.5 GHz 12" Powerbook G4, 1 GB RAM 64 VRAM

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Aug 25, 2004, 07:40 PM	#4
Anarchy99 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2003	i have a question whats with aspyr and other mac porting houses when it comes to expansions i mean with all games that dont/didnt have expans you could grab the pc files and put them on the original game for mac and it works at least for me not saying this expan and others arnt wanted but wouldnt it be smarter to work on other games than expansions you can get else where

Aug 25, 2004, 08:11 PM	#5
applekid macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: On this chair	Some expansions have re-written apps that require porting work. And unofficial installations don't guarantee compatibility and are rarely supported by the publisher. The only commercially available expansions I can think of that worked relatively problem-free without having an official Mac version are the NWN expansions and Ghost Recon: Island Thunder. Anarchy99, please use punctuation and make sentences. That was a mess to read and understand.

Aug 26, 2004, 12:02 AM	#8
broken_keyboard Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Secret Moon base	I have purchased something like 12 games from Aspyr over the last 3 years - BF1942 was the first one where I felt truely disappointed and ripped off.