Battlefield 1942

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Battlefield 1942

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Developers
	DICE
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Refractor Engine
Release dates
Windows	September 10, 2002
macOS (OS X)	June 28, 2004

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Re-released as a free download on Origin.

The majority of mods appear to be compatible with the Origin version of the game.

The expansions are not included, nor do they appear to work with the Origin copy.

General information

Battlefield Wiki

Battlefield 1942 on the Battlefield Wiki

Battlefield 1942 hub on Planet Battlefield

Improvements

In-game general audio settings

In-game advanced audio settings

Origin Version Disable Intro Movies

Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 1942\Movies, and rename or delete all the movie files there.

or

put the following parameter in he link do the game .EXE :

+restart 1

Latest Game Version

Note: The 2012 Origin digital release is fully patched to 1.61b. No external patching is needed

The latest updates bring Battlefield 1942 up to version 1.61b. This requires installation of:

• Battlefield 1942 Patch 1.1619 (Full)
• Battlefield 1942 Patch 1.61b (Incremental, Requires 1.619 to be installed)

(You can check which version you have installed by opening the file Battlefield 1942/Mods/bf1942/init.con in notepad. Check the number after the line "game.setCustomVersion")

Punkbuster Updates

BF1942 has the Punkbuster anti-cheat software by Evenbalance. However, evenbalance discontinued support and updates for all new clients on February 3rd, 2010, leaving players with only the hit-or-miss ingame updater which downloads the latest PB updates from the 1942 server the player is connected to. Fortunately, 1942 player Tankpanzer managed to package up the last available update in a convenient installer for new players:

• Tankpanzers Punkbuster Updater Info
  • Direct Download

This will get all new players up to the latest version of Punkbuster for Battlefield 1942, boot-free. Players should also update the Punkbuster Services that run in the background as windows processes using the Evenbalance PBsvc.exe installer/updater:

• PBsvc Info Page
  • Direct Download

• Note, the Origin version of the game doesn't contain or require Punkbuster, and is not supported.

Mods And Utilities

The majority of mods appear to be compatible with the Origin version of the game.

Desert Combat

This mod is set during the Gulf War and supplies an arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and many new maps.

Installation

1. Install Desert Combat 0.7. http://www.gamefront.com/files/4968968/desertcombat0.7fullinstall.exe
2. Install Desert Combat Final. http://www.gamefront.com/files/3667810/dc_final_client.exe

Forgotten Hope

Forgotten Hope is a modification for Battlefield 1942 that concentrates on adding both a more realistic and more enjoyable playing experience than the original BF1942 and includes many new specially designed custom maps to play in.

Installation

Download and install the 3 files from http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/downloads.php.

Game data

In-game general settings

Video settings

In-game graphics settings

Widescreen resolution

For this to work, you must have played the game at least once and set the resolution in game to 800x600. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 1942, and open every file with "Video" in wordpad. Do a Ctrl+F search for "game.setGameDisplayMode", and set the 800 value to your current horizontal resolution, and set the 600 to your current vertical resolution. Each file that you change in this manner, be sure to right click it and set the fileto read only.

Note: The game menu will always display at 1024x768, but your in-game resolution will change according to your config file.

Origin Version Custom FOV

Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 1942\Mods\bf1942\Settings, open VideoDefault.con, and change the renderer.fieldOfView value to 1.33333 if you have a 16:9 monitor, or 1.2 if you have a 16:10 monitor.

Windowed

Navigate to "..\Battlefield 1942\Mods\bf1942\Settings\". Open the VideoDefault.con file in Notepad and change renderer.setFullScreen 1 to renderer.setFullScreen 0.

Origin Version Anti-Aliasing

Anti-Aliasing can be forced in the Catalyst Control Center or Nvidia Control Panel, depending on your hardware.

Input settings

In-game key map settings

Issues and fixes

Compatibility with Windows Vista/Windows 7

Note: Compatibility of the 2012 Origin release is still being determined. Some things have been changed "under the hood" in this new release and may no longer be valid. Keep this in mind, especially before doing the Pixel-Fighter patch"

Windows Vista and Windows 7 do not run Battlefield 1942 very well. Before applying any tweaks, most users on both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows encounter crashes to desktop and Punkbuster-related kicks in Multiplayer. Some users report high pings versus Windows XP as well.

Try and run your fully patched/updated BF1942 in Windows Vista/Windows 7 and see if you are able to play a few rounds in Punkbuster Multiplayer servers without any crashes, Punkbuster kicks, or absurdly high pings. If so, ignore the following. If you do experience any of the above symptoms, refer to below for some fixes until you don't anymore. With a little tinkering, 42 should run just fine on Windows Vista/Windows 7.

Attempt 1: Run the game as an Administrator in Windows 98 Compatibility mode

In your Battlefield 1942 folder, Right click BF1942.exe->Go to Compatibility Tab

1. Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and select Windows 98
2. Check "Run as Administrator"
3. Click OK

Compatibility mode should fix the crashes, however sometimes Punkbuster doesn't like it and boots you a few seconds after joining. If this is the case, Turn off compatibility mode and proceed to Attempt 2.

• Note, this method is recommended if you are experiencing crashes for the Origin version of the game. It is also suggested you try the other compatibility modes if Windows 98 does not fix the problem.

Attempt 2: Pixel-Fighter Windows Vista/7 Patch

BF42 Player Grabbi (server admin/creator of Forgotten Hope Mod fan community Pixel-Fighter) has developed a patch which changes some game files and registry entries to fix crashing and eliminate the need for compatibility mode in Windows Vista/Windows 7 (thus fixing Punkbuster kicks because of it). It also adds some Widescreen resolutions (up to 1600x1200) and lowers abnormally high pings on Windows Vista/7 that some have reported. This should be a last resort since it permanently changes Windows registry entries and game files.

• Pixel-Fighter Windows Vista/Windows 7 Patch Info
  • Direct Download

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.2 GB free
Video card (GPU)	32 MB video card which supports Transform & Lighting	64 MB or greater video card which supports Transform & Lighting