BF2142 Clan Mod

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CLAN MOD v 3.0 RELEASED!
The Clan Mod recently grew one year old, but it's been long since the last BF2142 patch and thus also Clan Mod release – almost 7 months. That might be one of the reasons as of why there are so many new features in this version. It's been a blast seeing how more and more players and leagues are continuing to start using the Clan Mod and that the Clan Mod is now the biggest BF2142 mod out there, regarding number of players as well as servers.

What happens next is hard to tell exactly, we don't even know if there'll be any more BF2142 patches. It is possible however that new Clan Mod versions are released, even without a new patch. It's also possible that a new, infantry-based, mod will be released within a month or two. The mod will not in any way replace the Clan Mod, but might be a fun addition. There's an easy way to stay updated on the latest going on – sign up for the mailing list!

Version 3.0 of the Clan Mod contains many new features, for instance you can now play "Double Assault mode" (both teams attack, grey flags in the middle) on almost all 16 player maps as well as Headon (one team attack, the other defend) on the maps that were previously only available in Double Assault mode (f.e. tunis harbor and suez canal). Double Assault mode should speed up the game play on maps like Camp Gibraltar and Cerber Landing for those that like faster game play. The Flag-by-Flag game mode has also been extended to 3 new maps! Belgrade (Statue flag impossible to capture), Bridge at Remagen and Liberation of Leipzig. The 3 Northern Strike booster pack maps have also been included in the Clan Mod from v 3.0 – but they require you to buy the booster pack for vanilla BF2142 first. A special batch file should check for Northern Strike once the installation is completed and if you have it installed, should copy the necessary files to the Clan Mod's levels directory. This means that if you install Northern strike after installation of Clan Mod v 3.0, you'll need to install the Clan Mod again (no need to uninstall though – overwriting the files works fine).

The only new chat command in this version is !dass [on/off]. When on a server, type !dass to check if Double Assault or Headon is currently running. If you're using the setting "Old style" (can be set in clanmod.con), headon will be played on the maps that use headon in vanilla BF2142 and DASS on the maps that use DASS in vanilla BF2142. A little note here is that although it doesn't look like it when you bring up the in-game map, the main base is still impossible to capture in headon mode.

A big change in this version is the server settings (clanmod.con). The server settings for commanders and infantry only has changed drastically and new server settings have been added for the game modes Flag by Flag and Double Assault / Headon, plus a special server setting for map changes using !map in chat – it can be disabled, enabled or set not to allow Northern Strike maps. It's now possible to lock the server settings for infantry only, FBF, commanders on/off and DASS (Double Assault) – a feature requested by owners of public servers. For war servers, it's recommended to leave these settings unlocked though, and that's also the default in the clanmod.con file in the server release. These settings have the following options (unlocked = can be changed using chat commands):
0 = Disabled, locked.
1 = Disabled by default, unlocked.
2 = Enabled by default, unlocked.
3 = Enabled, locked.

Fore a more detailed description of each server setting and its available options, check the Server administration readme.

Here follows the complete change list for version 3.0:

- Added Double Assault game mode to all 16 players maps except Belgrade, Port Bavaria, Shuhia Taiba, Sidi Power Plant and Verdun. When on a server, use !dass [on/off] to switch between Double Assault mode and Headon mode.
- Flag By Flag mode: FBF added to Belgrade (16), Bridge at Remagen (16), Liberation of Leipzig (16).
On Belgrade, the Statue flag is excluded from FBF (impossible to caputre). FBF setting is now remembered between the rounds.
- Added map Highway Tampa.
- Added map Bridge at Remagen (requires Northern Strike boosterpack).
- Added map Liberation of Leipzig (requires Northern Strike boosterpack).
- Added map Port Bavaria (requires Northern Strike boosterpack).
- Added possibility to lock server settings for Infantry only, Commander on/off, FBF mode, DASS mode.
- Added 2142cc support on the server side. (2142cc finally supports mods!) Note: 2142cc prints an annoying error when using Clan Mod chat commands though.
- Netbat system disabled (Should remove the annoying "Wallhack bug" / "Enemies spotted all round bug").
- Fixed bug where you could get full ammo by being revived before the kit bag spawns.
- Improved sprint ability for all kits.
- Improved the knife. Watch out!
- PAC team now has the PAC anti-vehicle weapon instead of the EU weapon.
- Added new server settings and possibility to lock some of the old ones. Check the server administration readme for a detailed description of each setting and its available options.

At this location, you can find files referred to in this news post (clanmod.con and the server readme):
http://www.bf2142.se/clanmod/files/

As usual, you'll find the download mirrors at the main page: http://www.bf2142.se/clanmod/
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