BF1942 Battle Plan - No Client Mods

BF1942 Battle Plan - No Client Mods
[Apr 19, 2003, 2:19 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

The Battlefield 1942 Website has details on what's to be included in the upcoming version 1.4 patch for DICE's World War II shooter. The update includes word that client-side mods are to be disabled in the future as part of their effort at eradicating cheating and exploits:

A note on cheating and exploits -- we've all seen how cheating can destroy the gameplay experience for everyone. EA and DICE take cheating seriously and we are taking an aggressive stance in preventing exploits which allow people to cheat. The biggest source of all BF cheats and exploits are client-side modifications. With the release of patch 1.4, we are disabling all client-side mods. Unfortunately, this means that the client side mods that aren't used for cheating will also be affected. DICE and EA have spent the past few months trying to engineer a solution which allows client-side mods to work while stopping the cheats. Ultimately it proved impossible to do so in such a way that prevented future client side mods from opening up new methods of cheating and exploitation. However, this doesn't mean that all mods are unusable. By making the mods into full server-side mods (Desert Combat for example), everyone can experience the cool factor that these mods offer.

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I don't understand how this is possible.
Apr 19, 2003, 15:36

Sarcasmo

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I don't understand how this is possible. Apr 19, 2003, 15:36

Apr 19, 2003, 15:36

Sarcasmo

Desert Combat uses new models and textures for the planes and weapons, how can it not be a client side mod? My understanding is that a server side mod is, among other things, something that doesn't require any changes on the client side. But since DC and other mods play offline, and my computer needs to be able to display things that don't come with the original game......again, how is this possible? If they're suggesting DC can become some rediculous game with WW2 planes moving at 10 times the speed, and still be great, then EA can EAt me. I'd sooner believe that they've just decided to take a position against modding their games. It wouldn't be a huge surprise for a company like EA to decide free mods chip away at their gains on expansion packs.

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Apr 19, 2003Apr 19 2003

hmm

Pete

Apr 19, 2003Apr 19 2003

Re: hmm

Lowen SoDium

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