Jeg må jo indrømme, at jeg er gået midlertidigt kold på BF3, da jeg ikke selv kan spille pga. key-binding problemet...jeg glæder mig dog stadig til retail udgaven om en måned...
Anyways, der har været en stilstand i nyhedsstrømmen, da de som har postet nyheder, har haft travl med at spille BETA'en, men nu er der ved at komme gang i den igen. Når det gælder BF3 forums er det blevet så uoverskueligt, at det er håbløst at prøve at følge med...
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Ikke mere 'Caspian Border' testing i BETA'en...
Desværre, alt godt vil få en ende, og nu er enden nået for gaming/testing på Caspian Border mappet i BETA'en...zh1nt0 har postet dette i Battlelog forumet:
It´s been 3 days full of win!
Thank you everyone who participated in testing Caspian Border with us during the Open Beta. We of course cherish and appreciate the time you have put into supplying is with good feedback. We will of course read it through and discuss it internally.
Testing has now been completed and we are shutting down the Caspian Border servers.
Men retail udgaven af BF3 kommer om en måned med ni maps, inkl. Caspian Border, og så kommer der smæk på!
Du kan se posten @ Battlelog her (efter log-in) eller en kort artikel om det her og græde ud over det her.
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Tjek din FPS i BF3
Et nemt lille fif til hvordan du tjekker din framerate i BF3:
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Dejlig nemt!
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En GeForce BF3 performance guide
GeForce.com har lavet en Performance Guide for hvordan div GeForce kort håndterer BF3 BETA'en, som illustreret her:
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To keep testing to a manageable level, we picked one resolution and setting that gets us the bulk of the Battlefield 3 look without going overboard. 1920 x 1080 High Quality captured this fairly well. This also enabled us to test a large number of graphics cards to get a better sense of relative performance.
Du finder guiden her.
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Guide til hvordan man ændrer Field of View
Reddit har smidt en guide til hvordan man ændrer sit Field of View i BF3 op! For de som ikke ved det, har det med synsvinklen i spillet at gøre:
A buddy of mine figured out how to change your field of view to 90 degrees. There actually IS a config file for BF3, its in your Documents folder under \Battlefield 3 Open Beta\Settings, called "PROF_SAVE_body". The catch is, you can't just open it with notepad and save it, it will keep your game from launching. You need to open it with a hex editor, such as Notepad++. "Open with" this program and on the 3rd line you'll see "70.000000" - change the 7 to a 9 and voila, 90 degrees FOV, save and exit.
Lad mig lige indskyde her, at hvis du vælger at prøve det, er det på dit eget ansvar! Hvis der sker noget, som at BF3 ikke vil starte op, du bliver smidt af servere af PunkBuster, eller lign, skal du ikke komme og bebrejde hverken mig eller nogen anden end dig selv, mmmmkay!?!
Du finder hele guiden her og hvis det er, kan du jo sikkert 'bare' skifte tilbage til default igen...?
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UAV'en i BETA'en unlocket?
Der kan man bare se...selvom det ikke skulle kunne lade sig gøre i BETA'en, har nogle Xbox gamere tilsyneladende unlocket UAV'en...tjek det ud i en YouTube video her.
Der er også noget EOD footage, altså den Wall-E robot fra Caspian Border traileren, som du kan se her.
Men det er altså ikke usædvanligt sådan nogle 'uforudsete' ting sker i en BETA...
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Ny BattleBlog video viser glimt af Battlelog iPhone app
Det ser ud til, at DICE er på vej med en Battlelog app til iPhone, noget som Battlefield miljøet har skreget efter!
Du finder videoen her.
Og et 'lille' billede til at sætte prikken over i'et:
(Højreklik på billede og vælg 'Vis Billede' for større udgave!)
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Videoen er del af en BattleBlog update som du finder i næste afsnit:
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Battleblog #12: Fight for the honor and glory of your Battlefield 3 Platoon!
DICE har postet endnu en BattleBlog post i serien hvor de præsenterer Battlefield 3 og dets features for os, denne gang om platoons hvilket i denne sammenhæng handler om at danne grupper på Battlelog:
With Battlelog, we are expanding the social aspect of playing Battlefield 3, and Platoons is one of the central concepts in doing that. Check out the Battlelog video above for a closer look at the social platform Battlelog as a whole. Read on for the full details on why being in a Platoon is the most engaging and rewarding way to play Battlefield 3.
A Platoon is essentially the classic concept of gaming clans, only taken to the next level of flexibility and social interaction. Anyone can start their own Platoon easily in Battlelog. Give your Platoon a name, a description, and an abbreviation, and then you’re ready to start inviting friends through the slick Battlelog interface.
Du kan se hele BattleBlog posten hvor videoen indgår her (efter Age Verification).
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Officielt BF3 merchandise præsenteret
Så er der officielt BF3 merchandise fra DICE shoppen:
Der er også posters og du finder det hele her. Du finder en lille smule info om forholdene i en BattleBlog update om det her (efter Age Verification).
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Battlefield 3 Open Beta Update #1
DICE har lavet en BattleBlog update om den første opdatering af BF3 BETA'en, med change log etc., her et udvalg af changes, resten finder du i Battelog forumet.
* Fixed occasional client crash when reviving.
* Fixed killcam showing glitched area under map if your killer is dead.
* Issue with spawning on dead squad mates fixed.
* Fixed a bug where shooting at a moving enemy could cause more than the intended amount of damage.
* Crosshairs for shotguns have been replaced with a new, thinner, art.
* A subtle low health screen effect has been added.
* Tweaked scores of Medals and Service Stars.
* Tweaked the Rank progression.
* Pushing prone on console will not play the animation twice.
* Fixed loss of Squad Leader after EOR at some times.
* Framerate stability fixes.
* The 3D spotting icons has been tweaked to better match the target’s visibility. Icons will show frequently less on mostly obscured targets.
* Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after round transition.
* Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after trying to deploy while the countdown timer still active.
* Squad list now shows specializations chosen, VOIP activity and dead squad mates.
* Non working options in squad menu fixed: "Private" flag and "Switch Teams".
Som antydes, vil der komme flere updates i løbet af BETA'en!