Folks.

I have taken it upon myself to write this little update, I must apologise for the lack of any newspost or update regarding First Strike and its compatability with BF2142 patch 1.51.

Ok, so as you  may or may not know, there are various versions of 2142, each with its own dedicated launching file. 1.51 includes the removal of the disk check facility for those using disk variants. Anyone using EA digital download obviously never had this issue.

Anyway, to make FS compatible with all versions, we needed examples of these files to make a common one that would work with all variants of BF2142. With 1.51 we needed to see if the patch now created a common .exe file or still crreated custom ones dependant on your variant of the game. Unfortunately, there has been no response so far from our team on any issues or problems starting the game with 1.51, suggesting no one has checked it out. A big problem when you consider we have a CG each weekend and the update was apparantly officially validated this week by EA.

Ok, so I am now going to tell you how YOU can make FS compatible with 1.51 and make it launch WITHOUT waiting for an update! It's so simple, it's already been posted before

Here's what you need to do. Download and install the 1.51 patch (you can get it from this link if you haven't already: http://cdn.battlefieldbadcompany2.com/s … 1.51.exe).

Once installed navigate to your 2142 directory (eg C:program files\Electronic Arts\Battlefield 2142). In there should be two files, BF2142Launcher.exe and FirstStrike.exe. They may also be listed as application files.

Make a copy of BF2142Launcher.exe (such as on your desktop), then rename your copy FirstStrike.exe (you can leaVe off the .exe part if your computer is not set to show file extensions). Now copy your NEW FirstStrike.exe to your BF2142 directory and overwrite the existing file.

First Strike should now launch the game as it did before!

If needed, I will try to write a better guide with pictures for anyone that has problems with this post.

See you at the CG!

Oh, the Rebel Defiance server is running on BF2142 1.51 server files if anyone is interested. The first FS server to do so.

Bite my shiny metal Tie Fighter!

Don't under estimate the power of the bots, they can be a challenge. Especially on the Endor maps.

Joining the server and playing co-op for a while is a good way to pass the time. Often other players will start joining if they see someone on.

Bite my shiny metal Tie Fighter!

We all are

64 bot support would be nice, but not everyone may have a pc capable of running that many bots, we therefore chose to limit it currently to around 24. You can increase the number of bots yourself, but you need to ensure that any file changes are reverted back before playing online.

Bite my shiny metal Tie Fighter!