Forgotten Hope 2 mod for Battlefield 2

32 comments by Fenring on Sep 5th, 2009 digg this super bookmark

Our original plan was to release friday, but Battlefield 2 patch 1.5 and some serious bugs that managed to sneak through the release candidates meant that everyone had to work on getting everything finished right up until today. This is why we did not want to post an announcement the week before the release, like we normally do.

One of the most noticeable and exciting changes in 2.2 will be the addition of 3D iron sights. The main reason we changed from our flat 2D iron sights was because of the rough transition between 3D model and 2D sight. We know many people have voiced their concerns about 3D sights on our forum, but the new sights have been received with great enthusiasm by all our betatesters, some of which also had concerns before seeing it in game. So, here are six screenshots showing off these new 3D iron sights.

 

The major changes in 2.2 are:
5 New Soldier models:

The US Army
The Canadian Army
The British Army
The German Wehrmacht
The German Grenadiers

7 New maps:

Pointe Du Hoc
Purple Heart Lane
Lebisey
Operation Goodwood
Operation Totalize
Operation Lüttich
Falaise Pocket

16 New German vehicles, including:

PzKpfw VI Ausf. B 'Tiger II'
PzKpfw V Ausf. G 'Panther'
StuG 40 Ausf. G late
Focke Wulf FW-190 A-8
Nebelwerfer 41

11 New British vehicles, including:

Cromwell Mk. IV
Churchill Mk. IV
Sherman VC 'Firefly'
Hawker Typhoon Mk. I B
LCA 'Landing Craft Assault'

8 New American vehicles, including:

M3A1 Halftrack
M8 Light Armored Car
M4A1 Medium Tank
M10 Tank Destroyer
LCVP 'Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel'

35 New weapons, including:

MG42
StG44
Panzerschreck
Sten Mk.II
Pattern 14 Rifle
PIAT
M1 Garand
M1918A2 BAR
M1A1 Flamethrower

Be sure to check out all vehicles and weapons in their corresponding sections on our website. You can also see a detailed description of each map, with its layout and many screenshots in the maps section.

Another change we would like to mention here is a change in gameplay. First off, every plane in the mod has gotten a complete physics overhaul, making flying much smoother and easier. We recognised that flying in previous versions was not something everyone could enjoy, so we hope these changes have fixed that. Secondly, the tank damage and armour system has also been given a good tweaking. We felt that tank combat was over too quickly and that there was too little strategy involved, with the winning tank nearly always being the one who spotted the other tank first. Of course, Tigers and Panthers will still kill Shermans with a single shot, but tanks that are more evenly matched should be up for a longer fight than before.

Last, but not least, we have the complete changelog, for everyone who wants to take a look at all the changes in detail.

Download the Changelog here

That's all for today, but be sure to come back tomorrow for the 2.2 release! Until then, feel free to visit our IRC channel and our public forums to discuss this update and other news.