News - DECember 2004

22nd December 2004
BG42

BattleGroup42 1.1 Released | Read About It | Download It | Play It | Alps & Pegasus Bridge Map Previews

BattleGroup42 1.1 Released

Read About It

Read the ReadMe 110.txt.

Download It

There are three files available, one for players, two for servers

Client Update (requires 1.0 client)
Filename: Battlegroup010FullInstall.exe
Filesize: 299Mb

Server Update (requires 1.0 client)
Filename: BG42_110_Server.zip
Filesize: 16Mb

Filename: BG42_110_Server.rar
Filesize: 10Mb

Visit our forums to get the full list of DOWNLOAD MIRRORS.

Play It

Also on our forums is the current list of GAME SERVERS.

If you're still having no luck then a server monitor like All-Seeing Eye will help you along the way.

Alps & Pegasus Bridge Map Previews

The Alps. Defended by Germans, assaulted by Americans, only the strong survive!

German troops rush to defend Pegasus Bridge as British paratroops swoop in aboard their gliders.

21st December 2004
BG42

Calling All Server Administrators!

With the impending release of BattleGroup42 1.1 we will be releasing the server file early as usual. There have already been a number of server admins request details of the file. The intention is to email all server admins directly with release details as the file becomes available.

Please would all servers administrators who would like to run a BG42 1.1 server please email webadmin@battlegroup42.com ASAP so you will be included in the initial release process.

 

20th December 2004
BG42

A Battlegroup42 Christmas Present!

Battlegroup42 is pleased to announce that its 1.1 release will be out this Wednesday, just in time for Xmas!
We have listened to our many fans and as well as providing new maps and other content we have made significant changes to our 6 class system. In particular we have rebalanced the classes with changes to the anti-tank rifles, AT grenades, deployable MGs, bayonets and shotguns.

The full list of changes is given below along with some screenshots of the new Japanese AT grenade and the TO-34 on Berlin Streets - plus the Omaha Day 1 map, including the LCT.

    5 New Maps
  • Omaha Day 1 (with bot support)

  • Paderborn (with bot support)

  • Pegasus Bridge (with bot support)

  • Villers-Bocage

  • Alps
    New Content
  • Landing Craft Tank (LCT) on Omaha Day 1.

  • Smoke grenades (different colours for each country).

  • Type 3 hollow charge AT grenade for Japanese.

  • New M3 Stuart tank skin.

  • New Panther tank skin for models A and D.

  • 1.0 Swamp map has been revised and made larger.

  • 1.0 Anguar map has been retextured.
    Infantry Changes
  • Rifleman has zoom.
  • Rifles (scoped and unscoped) now have deviation so no more sniping on the run.

  • Anti-tank weapons now have large devations. Aiming is quicker when kneeling or laying prone.

  • AT class now has a pistol for their sidearm.

  • Pistol damage increased at close range.

  • US engineer on Omaha Day 1 has bangalores in place of ex-packs.

  • PPSH toned down.
    Gameplay Changes
  • Flyable gliders on Pegasus Bridge in conquest mode.

  • Bangalore torpedoes are able to destroy the barbed wire on Omaha Day 1.

  • Parachutes removed in Pegasus and Battle of Britain.

  • Tank sound volumes reduced.

  • 11kHz and 22kHz sounds improved

  • Nancy now works online (could only be played offline in 1.0).

  • Tank turret speeds have been given historically proportional speeds (i.e., Tiger is slower than Panther G and so on).

  • Some verhicle speeds reduced (e.g. Puma and M8 Greyhound armoured cars).

  • Improved Realplayer AI.

  • TO-34 flamethrowing tank added to Berlin Streets.

 

 

Omaha Day 1 - The scene is set .....

 

..... The attack!

 

Japanese Anti-Tank Grenade. Russian TO-34 flame tank.

 

10th December 2004
BG42

Paderborn & Villers-Bocage Map Previews | BG42.de - Beta Test Sneak Peeks | Postcards from the Beta Testing Front-line

Paderborn & Villers-Bocage Map Previews
Due for release in the forthcoming BG42 1.1 update, Paderborn and Villers-Bocage are just two of the new maps that will be on offer.

Paderborn
Daybreak, March 30th 1945. A US armoured column approaches the town of Paderborn set on taking it from the defending German forces. In the town a panzer unit, comprised of students from the 271st Panzer Reconnaissance Training Battalion and tanks from the Tank Replacement Battalion, sally forth to meet the attack. The battle raged into the afternoon for over six hours before both sides withdrew.
Can you break the stalemate? Wide open terrain broken by thick pockets of trees and key defensive positions are your battlefield. Get to it soldier!

 

Tanks across open ground. Planes in the morning sky. Alone or in packs no-one is safe!

Villers-Bocage
June 13th 1944. The outskirts of the village of Villers-Bocage became the setting for one of the most famous armoured engagements of World War 2. Panzer ace Michel Wittmann single-handedly destroyed an entire column of British armour as Montgomery prepared to attack Caen.
BG42 returns to Villers-Bocage and gives players the chance to reverse the British defeat or replicate Wittmann's victory.

 

The British prepare to advance into the Bocage while Wittmann aboard his Tiger is on the prowl.

BG42.de - Beta Test Sneak Peeks
Sarge Surfat over at BG42.de has been keeping a watchful eye on the alpha and beta testing of various maps being prepared for BG42. His most recent update features the Pegasus Bridge map and previous articles include the Overloon, Alps and the forthcoming LD:Omaha Beach. Get over to www.BG42.de to see the latest behind the scenes pix.

Postcards from the Beta Testing Front-line
The Napalm Cowboys are one of the clans at the forefront of our recent beta testing. One of their number, Strummer, has been sending back some great postcards from the beta testing battlefront. To see these visit the following forum links : Villers-Bocage | Pegasus Bridge.