Battlefield 1942 Information

A page linking to some worthwhile pages and sites about the game Battlefield 1942. There is also a Battlefield 2 set of links.

My Pages

Frequently Asked Questions - just that, answers for commonly asked questions.
Annotated Maps - maps marked with vehicles, emplacements, ammo, medical, etc.
Tips and Tactics - lots and lots of them.
Weapons Effects and Grid O' Death - paper vs. scissors vs. rock.
Trevor Larkum's tank data file - tank vs. tank.
1shot1kill's Vehicle List - vehicles on each map.
Mod tools page - links to some minor mod tools I made, and the wiki.
A full-sized poster of my signature file image.

Forums

EA.com message board - poor forum software, but many many posts.
BF42.com forum (General Discussion, General Editing) - worthwhile posts, very active modder community.
Planet Battlefield - another active forum.
BFNation forum - an active forum community, even has an EA representative posting.
ECGN - generally intelligent posts by good players.
IGN - yet another forum

Fan Sites

Planet Battlefield - great news, interviews, and inside information; many strategy guides at this site.
BF42.com - excellent news, some good tip information.
BF1942Files.com - a good place to download patches, mods, and other files.
BF Nation - another site with the basics.

Official Electronic Arts Pages

EA Game's BF 1942 site
Patch list. Go to EA's patch download site to actually get the patch (it is sometimes easier to download patches from 3D Gamers or Fileplanet).
EA Support site - check here first for answers to many technical problems. EA.com message board - poor forum software, but many many posts.

Other Stuff

Fileplanet's BF 1942 section - lists all the important stuff. Get in line, soldier!
3D Gamers - a no-wait place for downloading the official patches, add-ons, etc.
Koroush Ghazi's Tweak Guide - lots of good information on patches, mods, tweaks, console commands, etc.
BFstats - look up your rating worldwide (however, does not include all servers currently)
BF Tracks Live - Europe - a different stats site, mostly for Europe
Tips sites - a link to links...
Battlefield 1942 Airforce - more tips on piloting

Mods

For how to install and play mods, visit my FAQ. Here are some of the best places to look for new mods and maps:

Planet Battlefield mods and maps - comprehensive lists of mods and maps released and in development.
File Planet - another comprehensive list. Check their popular download list for what's hot.

Mods that have been released

Let's get down to it: the most popular mod by far is Desert Combat - U.S. vs. Iraq, with jets and other fun stuff. 1200 servers can't all be wrong. Another popular mod (though nowhere near as popular as DC) is Eve of Destruction - Vietnam war. Everything else, you might find a few active servers if you're lucky. That said, try the All-Seeing Eye and use its filters to see what's popular this week. (Interstate '82, Forgotten Hope, and Silent Heroes had some action last I looked.)

Mod tools

EA's official Mod Development Tools is the place to start. BattleCraft 42 is the official tool for making new maps. See Planet Battlefield's mod tool listing for a comprehensive list. Another excellent place for links to tools and tutorials is at lobo's site. My own modding resources are in the MDT; one useful link that is broken on the MDT is the scripting tutorials page. For information on making mods, one of the best places to start is BF42.com's editing forum. There is also a modding FAQ at BF1942UK; also check out the CEBF forum.

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Eric Haines, a.k.a. [Fredhead] / erich@acm.org

Last change: November 5, 2006