bf2 1.5 and PR work around!!!!

[tim8002]

well, i didn't see anywhere that posted a work around for PR to work while having 1.5 so i'm making this post.... i've tested it and it will work!

ok, so before installing 1.5 patch, go to C:\Program Files and find the EA GAMES folder.

make a copy of the entire EA GAMES FOLDER..(it will make the folder called EA GAMES - copy

now, install the 1.5 patch (it will automatically put it in the EA GAMES folder and not the EA GAMES - copy folder...

now for the important part, change the original EA GAMES folder to EA GAMES 1.5... then navigate to the C:\Program Files\EA GAMES 1.5\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2 and make a shortcut to your desktop to bf2.exe

then change the EA GAMES - copy to EA GAMES, then go to "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr" and make a shortcut on your desktop to pr.exe

tuda WORKS! lots of GB useage, but it works
*LOD* Tim80002

UPDATE:
I found a bug when doing this work around....
If you go into the video settings in bf2 1.5 and change to any resolution other then the old 1.41 resolutions(widescreen such as 1650x1050 etc) PR WILL NOT open... you must change back to 1024 or it will not load up!

[$pyker]

you sure it works online?

[rampo]

wow, anyone wanna test this?

[Maverick]

Or, we could just wait a couple days for .87 =)

[tim8002]

i've tested it 5 times, i swear it works.

i joined tacticalgamer

then i joined nunya 1.5 server

simply making a copy of the folder wont work, it will give you a message saying you need 1.4 for PR to work... but if you rename that copy to the original folder, it works.

[LithiumFox]

oh... it's just... like having 2 copies of the game on your system at once... =/

[tim8002]

Or, we could just wait a couple days for .87 =)

that's crazy talk!

[Robbi]

Surely you needed to change some registry entries?

This is pretty common knowledge, but easier for a lot of people to just not do it and wait.

.87 wont be too far off.

[Jan_engels]

How many time ?? ops:

[OkitaMakoto]

to get around any registry issue [IF they come up] simply avoid using the shortcut changes, and instead copy your bf2 folder. Then have one with the 1.5 update installed, and then one thats 1.41. When you want to play bf2 1.5, just make sure that the updated 1.5 containing bf2 folder is the one with the default folder name. And when you want to play PR, just switch the folder names, that way one is always being used, and the other is named something like "battlefield 2 - Original"

Though I dont see why anyone would want 1.5 without PR

[Robbi]

Erm, but in the bf2 registry folder it has a version value



When we were testing for 1.5 we had to swap this version value from 1.4 to 1.5 any time we wanted to switch between versions, so what has changed now?

[OkitaMakoto]

hmmm whatever, if its working for some people, go for it, but 1.5 means nothing to me without PR to go with it

[tim8002]

Surely you needed to change some registry entries?

This is pretty common knowledge, but easier for a lot of people to just not do it and wait.

.87 wont be too far off.

the way i described you don't have to change any registry....

[ChiefRyza]

If anyone cares, ALT-TABBING no longer works with BF2 in 1.5.

Sometimes I do but I have AA on at work and ALT+TAB still works for me in full screen, there is a delay (not as quick as 1.41 used to be) in it loading where it black screens but it comes back eventually. I just generalise that it won't be fixed for those who are bringing it up.

[tim8002]

Erm, but in the bf2 registry folder it has a version value



When we were testing for 1.5 we had to swap this version value from 1.4 to 1.5 any time we wanted to switch between versions, so what has changed now?

if you do it exactly the way i said, it doesn't matter what's in the registry... PR/1.41 just has to be the original folder name and it works fine.

[ReadMenace]

If anyone cares, ALT-TABBING no longer works with BF2 in 1.5.

Escape to menu, then ALT+TAB works.

-REad

[Jan_engels]

Mouse doesnt work in PR maps...

[ChiefRyza]

Escape to menu, then ALT+TAB works.

-REad

I can confirm this does not work, at least not with me. Apparently tons and tons of people have the same problem and DICE has told them to jog on.

[Jan_engels]

every thing is working fine here... when changed the folders just reset config in game and it works great... PR and BF2 1.5

[Masterbake]

hmmm whatever, if its working for some people, go for it, but 1.5 means nothing to me without PR to go with it

Maybe they just want to play BF2. Perhaps even see if there's anything interesting that PR can implement in future like the prone deviation shizzle. I trust 0.87 will be out soon