Battlefield 1942 Plus Release

 

Battlefield 1942 client patches

This mod provides several fixes and improvements to Battlefield 1942. It also has some additional features however these are all disabled by default. It is also possible to set custom colors for players on the buddy list.

The current version is 1.3.2. You can see your version in the main menu in the bottom left corner.

 Battlefield 1942 Plus 04/24 v1.3.2: Download

Installation

Copy dsound.dll into your game directory.

If you already have a modded dsound.dll in your game directory, rename it to dsound_next.dll, it will keep working!

Extra steps under Wine

The mod works under Wine, but by default libraries placed next to executables aren't loaded. To fix this you have to run winecfg. On the Applications tab add BF1942.exe, then on the Libraries tab add dsound to the dll overrides.

Support

If you have any issues with the mod or want to ask for bugfixes or features then you can do it here by opening an issue, in the SiMPLE forum topic or on Discord by messaging me (uuuzbf).

Configuration

If you want to enable some optional features, take a look at bf42plus.ini in the game directory, it explanations for each available setting. This file is automatically created after first launch.

Alternatively you can change the configuration from the game's ingame console, type plus. then tap TAB twice to see the available commands.
 

Updater

The DLL has a builtin updater, so it can replace itself with newer versions. When there is an update available, a window will appear on startup, with the details of the new update. You have the option to postpone updating or apply the update. The mod only sends the mod's version string to the update server when checking for updates. No other data is transmitted.
 

Buddy colors

You can now assign different colors to buddies by clicking the ADD BUDDY button on the scoreboard repeatedly. It cycles between 4 different colors, or if the SHIFT key is pressed it assigns random colors.

Another way to assign colors to buddies is to use the plus.buddyColor console command. You can specify colors in #RRGGBB, #RGB formats or a webcolor name.

Some examples:

    Set player chicken to pink: plus.buddycolor chicken pink
    After adding yourself as a buddy you can set your own color too: plus.buddycolor yournick green
    Don't forget to use quotes if the nickname has spaces: plus.buddycolor "name with spaces" #ADD8E6

You can also change the buddy colors in bf42plus.ini in the [buddycolors] section.

Bugfixes

    Fix crash when the game is minimized
    Fix ping display in scoreboard
    Fix other windows getting resized when the game is launched
    Fix maplist sometimes empty
    Fix some servers greyed out in the server list
    Center kill message now shows who teamkilled you
    Game startup sped up by about a second, dependant on system
    Fix a loading screen crash caused by a bug in the game's memory allocator
    Fix dead players showing as alive snipers after connecting to a server
    Fix broken playernames breaking the middle kill message

Improvements

    Speed up reconnecting to servers on map change
    Changing mod when joining a server from the serverlist is faster
    Nametags are lowered when u get close to other players so you can see it. Can be disabled by adjusting lowerNametags
    game.showFPS, game.showStats, etc screens are adjusted if you are using a different sized font, the font color is now yellow for better readability and can be changed with debugTextColor setting
    Yellow server messages are immediatedly copied to the console so one isn't lost if it is overwritten by another

Optional features

These features are disabled by default. Edit bf42plus.ini in the game directory to enable them.

    Message when someone connects to the server (option showConnectsInChat)
    Show player IDs in chat and/or in kill messages (option showIDInChat and showIDInKills)
    Show player IDs in nametags (option showIDInNametags)
    Show in the console who started a vote or voted (option showVoteInConsole)
    You can start the game temporarily in windowed mode if u hold SHIFT while the game is starting and select Yes

Planned features

    A 3D map like the one in BF:Vietnam
    Settings GUI for changing options
    Extending the game protocol to allow servers to create any static object
    Colors in console
    Better screenshots: timestamp in filename, png or jpg files, different save location(?)
    Customizing ID display in chat and nametags
    Improve windowed mode

Experiment

Version 1.3.0 has a few optional (disabled by default!) patches, which may improve overall gameplay experience, however it needs more testing. When it is enabled the game applies the patches with a 50% chance on startup. When a multiplayer map ends it is revealed wether it was enabled or not via a message in the chat and on the middle death message. This way one can form an opinion about gameplay experience before knowing if the patches are active or not.

To enable this blind test mode with the patches, change the setting highPrecBlindTest in the config to on (or plus.highPrecBlindTest 1 in the console, then restart). This config option will be removed in the next version when the test ends. The patches may become default enabled or disabled depending on how the tests go.

Please report your experiences in the topic on the SiMPLE forum or to me (uuuzbf on Discord) directly, or feel free to open a GitHub issue about it.

 

Autor: uuuzbf

 

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