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Battlefield 1942(tm) Secret Weapons of WWII Demo
Read Me File
July 23, 2003
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Thank you for playing the Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII demo. This
readme file contains information that will help you fully
enjoy this demo.
NOTE: This Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII Demo is 'work
in-progress', thus does not fully reflect the quality of the finished game. If
you experience technical difficulties please see the troubleshooting section in
this Readme file, no other support is provided for this demo.
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1. Gameplay
2. Default Controls
3. Installation
4. Uninstall
5. Troubleshooting
6. Help
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1. Gameplay
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Map:
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This demo contains a single map, Hellendoorn. The Hellendoorn launch site was
one of the most successful sites and is credited with the successful destruction
of the Remagen Bridge, the last left standing over the Rhine. The purpose of
this bridge was to allow the German troops to retreat if need be- however, the
Allied forces successfully crossed the bridge before it was destroyed, making
the bridge more of a liability than an asset. In late March of 1945, the German
troops were forced to retreat from Hellendoorn due to Allied advances.
New Vehicles:
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Flakpanzer - Panzer chassis with quad anti-aircraft gun. Effective against
planes, lightly armored vehicles, and infantry.
LVT-4 Water Buffalo - A tracked, amphibious, landing craft/troop carrier with
two mounted machine guns.
Schwimmwagen - An amphibious vehicle with machine gun for passenger use.
Axis R75 Motorcycle & Sidecarβ Quick and maneuverable basic transportation.
Allied 42XA Motorcycle & Sidecar- Allied equivalent of the Axis bike.
Natter rocket plane - A rocket plane with nose-mounted missiles, single
speed, no landing gear.
Goblin Jet Fighter - A small, fast attacker jet fighter with quad nose
mounted machine guns.
Jet pack - Personal Rocket pack for limited infantry flight capability.
New Infantry Weapons:
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Allied:
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Assault - Bren LMG -as with all assault weapons, more accurate when
stationary or prone.
Medic - Silenced Sten Mk.II SMG -silenced version for covert operations.
Engineer - Remington Auto 5 Shotgun - semi-automatic combat shotgun.
(All Allied troops also receive the standard issue British Commando knife-
LMB= Throw, RMB= standard attack.)
Axis:
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Scout - Gewehr 43 Zf4 - Semi-automatic Sniper Rifle.
Assault - Fallschirmjager Gewehr 42 - Light machine gun
Engineer - K98 with Rifle Grenade - Rifle grenade fitting for precision
assault.
(All Axis troops also receive the German Elite standard issue knife, LMB=
Throw, RMB= standard attack.)
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Patch 1.45
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** IMPORTANT INFO INVOLVING AIR CONTROLS IN PATCH 1.45 **
Patch 1.45 has introduced 3 new AIR controls, located under CONTROLS in
the OPTIONS menu, on the 2nd page of the AIR tab. If you have applied
the 1.45 patch to an existing, previously played install of
Battlefield 1942, you will need to define keys for these controls
in order for them to work while playing.
For reference, if you apply the 1.45 patch to an installation of
Battlefield 1942 that has not been previously played, the keys are
setup by default as follows :
AIR Control Default Key
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GO TO POSITION 4 Key 4
GO TO POSITION 5 Key 5
GO TO POSITION 6 Key 6
NETWORK/SERVER FIXES
-game.listPlayers will now display client IP addresses when run from
the server console
CLIENT FIXES
-Support for Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII expansion pack
-Land vehicles will not respawn if player is too close to spawnpoint.
-Def Gun now has shell icon instead of rocket.
-Fixed issue with using the mouse wheel as a control.
-AI skill no longer resets to EASY when browsing menus.
-Dropped kits stay on static objects such as bridges, houses, etc.
-Fixed issue with disappearing buttons after activating a custom game.
-Tooltips added for Def Gun, stationary MG42 and stationary Browning.
-Kits can no longer be picked up from a distance.
-Fixed force from explosions on vehicles which were sometimes wrong,
and caused vehicles to roll over.
-AI players don't count when voting in COOP.
-Possible to select position 4, 5 and 6 in aircrafts.
-Console background does not disappear after switching to main
menu.
-Changing camera view while shooting or leaving water works.
-CO-OP briefing text now displays the specific conquest type for each
map (Assault, Head-On or Hybrid)
-Names with line-feeds are now valid.
-Fixed floating exploit.
-Fixed first person animations, which sometimes stopped prematurely.
-Fixed crash when changing camera view under certain conditions.
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2. Default Controls
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DEFAULT KEYS:
Forward/Backward: W/S
Side step: A/D
Walk: SHIFT
Crouch: Lft CTRL
Prone: Z
Jump/jetpack burst: SPACE
Enter/Exit a Vehicle: E
Select weapon from the inventory: 1-6 OR mouse wheel up/down
Reload Current Weapon: R
Opens a parachute: 9
Pick up kit (change current class): G
Bring the respawn interface down: RETURN
Go back to the menu: ESCAPE
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3. Installation
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To install the Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII demo:
1) Double mouse-click "Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII Demo" executable.
2) Follow the instructions that appear to install the demo.
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4. Uninstall
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Windows 98, and ME
To uninstall the Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII demo:
1) Bring up your Start Menu.
2) Choose "Settings".
3) Choose "Control Panel".
4) Choose "Add/Remove Programs"
5) Highlight "Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII Demo" and click the
"Add/Remove..." button in the lower right.
6) Follow the instructions that appear, to uninstall the demo.
Windows 2000
To uninstall the Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII demo:
1) Bring up your Start Menu.
2) Choose "Settings".
3) Choose "Control Panel".
4) Choose "Add/Remove Programs"
5) Highlight "Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII Demo" and click the
"Change/Remove" button below its name.
6) Follow the instructions that appear, to uninstall the demo.
Windows XP: Home Edition and Professional
To uninstall the Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII demo:
1) Bring up your Start Menu.
2) Choose "Control Panel".
3) Choose "Add or Remove Programs"
4) Highlight "Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII Demo" and click the
"Change/Remove" button below its name.
5) Follow the instructions that appear, to uninstall the demo.
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5. Troubleshooting
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VIDEO CARD DRIVERS
- It is highly recommended to go to your video card manufacturer's
website and download updated drivers for your card.
SOUND CARD DRIVERS
- It is highly recommended to go to your sound card manufacturer's
website and download updated drivers for your card.
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6. Help
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No support is provided for the Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII Demo.
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