BF2 Tactics Introduction news

Shop system

Ingame shop menu can be opened using the arrow icon on the left side of the spawn interface.

There are 12 types of objects you can buy from the shop menu. Use your ingame score to buy new items. Double click on the item to make a purchase.

- Kits: Soldier kits. Can be bought within friendly CP range. After a successful purchase, press G to pickup the kit at your foot. Can also buy when dead. The purchase will be made after respawn and the kit will be automatically applied.

- Light: Light vehicles like FAAV and HMMWV. Can be bought at friendly ObjectSpawners that spawns them. In game you can see an icon of a HMMWV on those points.

- Amphibious: Amphibious vehicles like LAV25. Can be bought at friendly ObjectSpawners that spawns them. In game you can see an icon of a LAV25 on those points.

- Heavy: Heavy vehicles like MBT and AA vehicles. Can be bought at friendly ObjectSpawners that spawns them. In game you can see an icon of a M1A2 on those points.

- Trans Heli: Transport helicopters or light attack helicopters like UH60 and Littlebird. Can be bought at friendly ObjectSpawners that spawns them. In game you can see an icon of a Littlebird on those points.

- Attack Heli: Attack helicopters like AH1Z. Can be bought at friendly ObjectSpawners that spawns them. In game you can see an icon of a AH1Z on those points.

- Aircraft: Fixed-wing aircrafts. Can be bought at friendly ObjectSpawners that spawns them. In game you can see an icon of a F18 on those points.

- Boat: Water vehicles. Can be bought at friendly ObjectSpawners that spawns them. In game you can see an icon of a RHIB on those points.

- Static: Static defense. Can be bought at friendly ObjectSpawners that spawns them. In game you can see an icon of a TOW on those points.

- Airdrop: Airdrop objects like supply crate and ATV. Can be bought anywhere.

- CP Structure: CP structures that provides ammunition and vehicle repairs. Can be bought within friendly CP range.

- Upgrades: Currently has no effect

This icon indicates the location of the objectspawner and the type of vehicle you could buy. Here in this image you can buy trans helis.

Gameplay

Some major gameplay changes comparing to vanilla bf2 Conquest:

1. Score system changes. You earn extra score when destroying enemy vehicles, and have extra penalty when destroying friendly ones. Also taking CPs earns you a lot more scores.

2. Vehicle restriction system. First, you can't use enemy vehicles. Second, you can't get into the driver seat of a vehicle another player bought. Finally, you need special kits to drive particular vehicles. For heavy vehicles you need a crewman kit, and for helicopters and aircrafts you need a pilot kit.

3. Ammo boxes have been removed, and repair tools can only repair light vehicles. You should buy stationary ammo boxes and repair stations at friendly control points in the "CP Structure" banner in shop menu to refuel and reammo your vehicle or kit. This change aims to make the game pace slower, and make control points more tactically important to players.

4. A base guarding system. When all capturable points are lost, a base guarding system will spawn at the base CP. The system is almost invulnarable and have powerful weapons and infinite ammo.

Map support

This mod support all standard vanilla bf2 maps, which means you can add any map you like as long as it can run in vanilla bf2.

However, as we've only tweaked and tested US and MEC shop items, it's recommended to change the teams to US vs. MEC.

Note that every time you add a new map, you should run map_install.bat again.

Known issues

1. Soldier template error. Normally when you choose infantry kits, you will appear as a heavy soldier with more hitpoints and a bullet-proof vest. But sometimes this may not work. This feature may be removed as we can't come up with a solution.

Installation

1. Unpack the core package into [BF2 directory]\mods\bf2tactics.

2. Create a "Levels" folder, and add maps to this folder, then run map_install.bat. Every time you add new maps, this script need to be run again.

3. Start the mod and enjoy!

Developer

worldlife123: Main system coding

panther223: Object import and tweaking

Credits

We give credits to the creators of models and animations used in this mod from multiple sources.