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You don't have to remember any server IP; just download the BF2142 demo
(
http://download.air-war.org for a list of download links around the net) from
anywhere, install it, and uncheck the "punkbuster servers only" box and click
on the Server tabs and you'll see two AIRWAR servers... if you can, connect
to the 26 player server as its more fun than the 16 player server. There's never
more than 15 demo servers so you'll have no problem finding my server inside
the demo game.
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SOME FUN THINGS TO LOOK FOR WHILE PLAYING ON AIRWAR
The first thing you'll notice, is the the gunships respawn and fast;
no more waiting in line for a gunship; theoretically you could have
as many gunships in the air as players on the server (26), but in
practice not everyone flies all at the same time. Sometimes its
quiet with 3-4 gunships flying around, sometimes its crazy (like
in the evenings when all the armchair junkies get off work and
come home to their puters) there'll be junk falling all out of the sky
everywhere. The best I can compare or describe it is would be like
the Star Wars dogfights between Xwings and Tie Fighters in 3d space
when things get hardcore crazy.
The second thing you'll probably notice, is the air transports are
bombers; they drop these exploding lighting bombs which light up
the landscape.
The third thing you'll probably notice, is the rocket launchers no
longer shoot 1(4) rockets, but shoot a cluster of 16, which heat seek
on air targets. I.e., a downed pilot on the ground can take out
a gunship who is closing in on the kill.
The fourth thing you'll probably notice, is there is a *lot* of
battlefield wreckage all over my battlefield... at the end of the
game the server looks like a warzone has happened here... as it
should be!
Other mods to watch for:
Rattlesnake Poison Pill Jeeps which deploy poison gas
Waterproof Walkers & Alligator Tanks
One Shot One Kill 50 cal Sniper Rifles
Double Tap Cop Killer Pistols
Extra Rooftop AA batteries & Lasar Cannons
Boosted Pod Power for Elite Pod Surfing Kills
Ghost Shadows of Dead Players to highlight Kits
For a full list of mods visit|
http://airwar.air-war.org
For all you gunship pilots, gunships (other than having the
tracking bug fixed) haven't been modified in one single way...
other than multi respawning fast, they perform exactly as stock.
So if you want to be dangerous in them, you still need to know
how to seat jump.
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SOME BASICS ON THE EXTRA MODS - HOW TO'S
(basically use your standard fire button & WASD):
To drop bombs from the air transport press fire button (horn)
To drop poison gas from the Jeep press fire button (horn)
The Air Transports drop paratroopers instead of pods, so you'll have
to hit spacebar to deploy parachute when jumping out.
To open parachute press SPACEBAR then drive with your standard WASD keys
Use Forward to go forward and down, backwards to go backwards and up
You can also eject out of a pod in the air with E|As it nears the
top of its arc
You can drive over the exploding crates with a hovertank, and it
will blow your tank into the air.
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Server is open TOTAL WAR
No hacks or glitching are allowed, however, there are
NO RULES WHATSOEVER REGARDING COMBAT
IE, Pod surfing allowed; Jeep Jihading allowed; EMP and sniping allowed
Air ramming and vehicle crashing allowed; Bunny hopping allowed
Titan roof camping allowed; Base raping allowed
We play hardcore, if you can kill someone inside
the game using any tactic with an unmoidified client, its a valid kill
And of course, have fun, that's what its all about. I love to play BF2142 just like you ;-)
