New to this

[HeavyHitta-47]

I just put battlefiled back on my computer and online its just chaos so i found this site and need some help to get me started. Any help would be great.

[gazzthompson]

read the manual downloaded with the mod.
if you are a infantry player, start BASIC! join a squad and follow the squad leaders orders join a squad called "ENG VOIP" or "teamwork" etc . make sure you dont request kits or operate ANY asset without some training on a training server or LAN.

welcome, the learning curve is steep but once conquered the game is amazing.

[HeavyHitta-47]

Ok will do i just started the download and its 1.77 gigs. Alot more than i thought. Hope its worth it. Im looking for tactics and teamwork and communication. Hope this is it.

[gazzthompson]

. Im looking for tactics and teamwork and communication. .

right mod for you then.

also check this:

YouTube - Project Reality: Marksmanship and Deviation Tutorial

[OkitaMakoto]

Ok will do i just started the download and its 1.77 gigs. Alot more than i thought. Hope its worth it. Im looking for tactics and teamwork and communication. Hope this is it.

Welcome!

There are TWO downloads, just fyi.

Get the CORE and the LEVELS.

Dont just get one or the other
And also dont download the PATCH if you dont already have .85[which if youre just starting, Im assuming you dont]

Welcome, be sure and read through the manual, get a mic, find a good squad, and just give it some time.

Big things:
Dont move and shoot. You wont hit anything thats not right in front of you.
Use your ironsights/scope. Not scoping in will significantly decrease your effectiveness
Use your Mic and Voip!
Stick with your Squad Leader/Squad

And something you have to do from time to time: If your squad leader is telling you he doesnt care what weapon you take, doesnt ask that you stick with him, and generally isn't being an actual Squad Leader, do yourself a favor and find another squad FAST. I dont know how many times Ive tried to stick it out in such a "squad" only to find out I wasted a night of gaming. Youll know when youve found a great SL

Anything else and we'll be here to help you out, but just focus on getting the basics, as PR is a pretty big change from BF2 in terms of the basics you need to know

[HeavyHitta-47]

Ok just started the level downloads. Watched that video and it was pretty cool. Cant wait to get started.

[gazzthompson]

OkitaMakoto;1104108']

And something you have to do from time to time: If your squad leader is telling you he doesnt care what weapon you take, doesnt ask that you stick with him, and generally isn't being an actual Squad Leader, do yourself a favor and find another squad FAST. I dont know how many times Ive tried to stick it out in such a "squad" only to find out I wasted a night of gaming. Youll know when youve found a great SL

thats a good point, being new squad leading yourself will be more hassle thats its worth so you will have to rely on others to lead you.

try and join a "teamwork" or "voip" squad. if you join mid game and there is room in squads, highlight them and see which squad is closest together, and see if squad leader has a officer kit (rank symbol as his kit)

[Spec]

And, once you know the basics: Consider downloading mumble. Many people use it now - basically, it allowes you to use voip to people outside of your squad, only depending on where they stand (positional audio: You hear it from the correct direction and only until a certain distance. You'll find a stickied thread about it here.)

Anyway, welcome to the forums, and listen to those people above (And probably below too)

[HeavyHitta-47]

Ok cool thanks for all the input. When i played battlefield i picked medic alot. Got 50% on my downloads so im hoaapy and cant wait to get started. Is there anything i need to download to talk with squad members?

[gazzthompson]

no, just vanilla bf2 voip.

there is a program called mumble which allows you to talk to other non squad members if they have it. but dont worry about that yet the game has a big enough leaning curve

[OkitaMakoto]

Ok cool thanks for all the input. When i played battlefield i picked medic alot. Got 50% on my downloads so im hoaapy and cant wait to get started. Is there anything i need to download to talk with squad members?

Typically? No.

You can hop right in and use Voip like in BF2

But there are a few servers running mumble almost exclusively [they say "Mumble Server" in their title most times. Those may REQUIRE you to have mumble installed. I know for sure that the RT Reality Teamwork Europe and North America Mumble servers require you have it downloaded. On those two, you can use voip or mumble depending on your squadleader...

But for normal games, Voip is the way to go...

[HeavyHitta-47]

Ok cool thanks.

[Spec]

Yeah, sorry for the confusion^^ First get used to the normal game, enough things to learn

[HeavyHitta-47]

Just waiting on it to get done. Its now at 75%.

[HeavyHitta-47]

Just got done now its installing.

[HeavyHitta-47]

Its saying

Faild to load Effect: StaticMesh. fx
StaticMesh.fx(2): error X1507: Faild to open source file:
'mods/xpack/shaders/datatypes.fx'

[OkitaMakoto]

Its saying

Faild to load Effect: StaticMesh. fx
StaticMesh.fx(2): error X1507: Faild to open source file:
'mods/xpack/shaders/datatypes.fx'

There should be a simple fix of moving a file..

i think the fix is written on the forums.. ill take a look around..

*EDIT*

see if this fixes it:
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f370-p ... sh-fx.html

[HeavyHitta-47]

I figured it out i had to download the update for battlefield 2 to 1.41. Got that all worked out but now when i join a game i get kicked out and it says error loading pcbl?????

[casiNo]

Try downloading pb setup and updating pb
FilePlanet: Punkbuster Setup v 3.0
The official site seems to be down atm so...

[HeavyHitta-47]

Thanks that did it.