Heat of Battle is a BF2 mod focused on delivering top-tier animation, sound, and lighting, as well as fast-paced, intense gameplay.
Well. How to phrase this? Just wow.
Great weapon handling: check
Awesome maps: check
Accurate weaponry (minus the PRC and Spetsnaz using RPG-7s): check
All in all: a round 10/10.
Should be a standalone, IMHO.
very nice weapons models and amazing single player experience, nice and genuine addition to the community! perfect to be paired with BFHD
Love it! The most fun I have had with infantry in BF2 in awhile. Really nice weapons, effects and soldiers/kits. Hope to see more updates in the future.
It's been a long time waiting, And now it's released! Great work on this long project :D
I first I thought this mod was never released because it has PR content and aslo content from other mod such Alpha Project, DISE and more, but then I was suprised when he actually uploaded vidoes on YouTube about showcasing the SCAR-H and tells that the mod will be released sometimes at the end of the year. Of course the team have to remove and PR assets and starts making their own content.
Alright, where should I begin? Lets talk about the weapons first, the weapon model looks great! espicially the textures! the weapons looks nice and realistic on top of that the firing sounds is sooo satisftying. The M95 and vz.58p sounds the best IMO. The animations is very high quality for a mod. I am more impressed the fact that somehow the team manage to make the animations to work for a 10 year old engine. Oh I aslo forgot to mention the nicely done animation blending tho, I must admit that it actually made the weapon handling more realistic.
I would say the animation is kinda fair to compare with BF3/4 or some CoD games.
Now lets talk about the weapon balancing here. The weapon is well balanced for the most but some weapons like vz.58 need a rebalanced because 2 shots kill isn't fun. The gunplay is very satisfying with new blood effects. I aslo like the weapon distant sound ambience and the suppression effect. It makes the mod more immersive.
There's not much to say about con, like some of the muzzleflashes are placed incorrectly especially in suppressed guns and bug like when you pick a medkit you'll die instantly. Other than that the mod is perfect if you're looking for a modernized version of BF2 with lots of improvement of the vanilla one.
This mod definitely deserve my vote for mod of the year!
Thanks for reading!
Let me start off, by saying I have NEVER been a fan of vanilla Battlefield 2 weapon handling, recoil, turn speed or ballistics. It always felt super sloppy to me, like somebody tied the barrel of the weapons into knots and also hit them with a hammer.
Well, this mod basically fixes the biggest problem I had with the base game. It looks amazing, and also sounds and feels great too. The suppression effects, tracers, bullet whiz sounds, and ambient gunfight sounds in the background give the mod a really convincing feeling of immersing you in the experience.
It also doesn't hurt that it is using some amazing weapon models as well. If you are growing tired of the stale gunplay in regular Battlefield 2, then this mod might just be the remedy the Dr. ordered.
The best mod for BF2 so far, imo. I really like improvements that I get from this mod. Especially the sound and the reshade. Bring me to the next level of Battlefield 2.
This turns BF2 into another game basically.
great mods
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