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[JetBlackPanda]

damn this game looks godly on PC.. I am playing on 360 and love it, but the PC version is like God Tier.

 

[Enkidu]

7 flag conquest assault, alright I forgive you Dice.

I can definitely deal with Karkand having one less flag. Interestingly enough, it seems Sharqi also has 7 flags, which is one more than it used to have.

 

[Drewsky]

damn this game looks godly on PC.. I am playing on 360 and love it, but the PC version is like God Tier.

This is what I was thinking. I'm on PS3.

 

[sp3000]

Did they ever confirm if we can use the new weapons (not vehicles duh) on our loadouts for the stock maps as well?

I think the answer was no because on console memory constraints. The weapons simply replace the stock weapons on the karkand maps but are not unlocks that you can use. The reason being because adding more weapons would go beyond the console memory limit.

I can definitely deal with Karkand having one less flag. Interestingly enough, it seems Sharqi also has 7 flags, which is one more than it used to have.

Looks like they added another point between the tower and the rest of the map.

 

[Nostalgia~4ever]

I would assume they mean more destruction than in BF2 but I can't remember if that game had any at all.

no they mean more destruction than vanilla BF3.

 

[Sober]

Wait, I thought this expansion pack was pre-order or 15$ later, but LE has it too? Can I still buy the LE later on and get this expansion pack?

 

[DietRob]

Wait, I thought this expansion pack was pre-order or 15$ later, but LE has it too? Can I still buy the LE later on and get this expansion pack?

If you can find any LE's then sure. LE's are all the first run copies. They may still be available some places.

 

[Loxley]

God damn Wake Island looks sexy as hell.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Wait, I thought this expansion pack was pre-order or 15$ later, but LE has it too? Can I still buy the LE later on and get this expansion pack?

Yes, if you can find a copy.

 

[cackhyena]

Never played BF2. These map sizes, they dwarf something like Caspian to be able to have that many flags?

 

[Ikuu]

So it's the 32 player Karkand? Expected, but disappointing.

 

[zephervack]

Copy this into your injFX_Settings.h file and tell me if it works for you:
(sorry for OT)

Hey, you should open a thread for these, im sure there is lots of interest!

 

[sp3000]

Never played BF2. These map sizes, they dwarf something like Caspian to be able to have that many flags?

No, they are all smaller than that. The flag positions are just much better spaced. If you notice Caspian had all the points in 1/4 of the map size. Here they actually occupy the whole map.

So it's the 32 player Karkand? Expected, but disappointing.

It's somewhere in between the two. The area behind the river is open, but another flag is also near the market area.

 

[mr_nothin]

Hey, you should open a thread for these, im sure there is lots of interest!

Im conflicted because there's already a thread on FXAA injection, since it's not really game specific but then again, most ppl are wanting to use it for BF3 right now. Most people will probably glance over the "FXAA Injection" title

 

[Ikuu]

Considering some of the garbage they've got in BF3 I don't trust DICE when it comes to editing maps.

 

[Nostalgia~4ever]

Ok what do they mean with enhanced destruction?
will this be available on the rest of the maps or just the Back to Karkland ones.

it means more destruction than the vanilla game.

 

[Biggzy]

it means more destruction than the vanilla game.

What so it's possible to destroy more than one building this time?

 

[iam220]

So it's the 32 player Karkand? Expected, but disappointing.

Where do you see this?

 

[Ikuu]

Karkand 64 has 9 points, Karkand 32 has 7. Unless it's Karkand64 and they have a locked Iraqi and US spawn.

 

[Red Blaster]

Karkand 64 has 9 points, Karkand 32 has 7. Unless it's Karkand64 and they have a locked Iraqi and US spawn.

US spawn was always locked in Karkand, one less point wont make that much of a difference.

 

[Kyaw]

Copy this into your injFX_Settings.h file and tell me if it works for you:
(sorry for OT)

That worked!

Caspian looks much greener now.

 

[Enkidu]

Karkand 64 has 9 points, Karkand 32 has 7. Unless it's Karkand64 and they have a locked Iraqi and US spawn.

Karkand 64 has 8 points, not 9.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Last cap point sucked, anyway.

 

[woober]

Last last cap point sucked, anyway.

I liked it. : (

My friends and I would always climb the pipes and get on the roof of the last cap point. SO MUCH FUN.

 

[ape2man]

it means more destruction than the vanilla game.

Wait so they first nerf the destruction in the vanilla maps. And add that
stuff in the new maps.. WTF its like i just bought a in complete product.

 

[Enkidu]

Wait so they first nerf the destruction in the vanilla maps. And add that
stuff in the new maps.. WTF its like i just bought a in complete product.

Do we have any confirmation that they mean more destruction than the vanilla maps? Battlefield 2 had extremely limited destruction (there were some fences here and there that could be destroyed, I believe) so anything is improved destruction compared to the original maps.

 

[Spl1nter]

Do we have any confirmation that they mean more destruction than the vanilla maps? Battlefield 2 had extremely limited destruction (there were some fences here and there that could be destroyed, I believe) so anything is improved destruction compared to the original maps.

more destruction

 

[Mothman91]

YES, those guns look hella nice too. Can't wait.

 

[iam220]

Unless it's Karkand64 and they have a locked Iraqi and US spawn.

It's likely thats what they did, US spawn was always locked and now that last point is the RU spawn.

 

[mr_nothin]

That worked!

Caspian looks much greener now.

Great
I'm working on trying to flatten this exposure curve right now. It's like they have a hard limit set when it comes to trying to tone down the highlight clipping.

They're really emulating a camera lens here.

 

[Nostalgia~4ever]

Do we have any confirmation that they mean more destruction than the vanilla maps? Battlefield 2 had extremely limited destruction (there were some fences here and there that could be destroyed, I believe) so anything is improved destruction compared to the original maps.

yes there is a new interview at IGN were DICE says B2K has more destruction than vanilla.

 

[ape2man]

more destruction

https://s3.amazonaws.com/BF3/content/karkand-small.jpg

so its still not possible to destroy complete buildings like BC2.

 

[José Mourinho]

These new maps look sweet. Oh, and to the people saying BC2 maps were bad. Get out of here. Some solid maps in that game. I'd love to see some of them put in to BF3.

 

[Spl1nter]

so its still not possible to destroy complete buildings like BC2.

You can destroy some buildings in bf3 comletely. It is idiotic to make most buildings completely destructible, it ruins map design and flow.

 

[Mothman91]

Anyone know or have an idea how big this will be?

 

[The Faceless Master]

In Battlelog Back to Karkand is a seperate "game", similar to BFBC2:Vietnam.

What I hope they will implement is a third option on the left, which would be "BF3 + B2K", which would mean one could choose to filter servers that play just BF3, just B2K, or a combination of the two.

I feel that'd be the best way of sorting this problem out.

this!

 

[Confidence Man]

I'll probably never touch vanilla once this is out.

 

[childplease]

I knew it , the only good BF3 maps were going to be the B2k maps. Only caspian is good from the Bf3 maps.

 

[The Faceless Master]

I see... 6 conquest points... on Karkand(? Can't tell with IRNV).

Everyone bitching in that "PC isn't the lead platform anymore" thread... owned?

Dealwithit.gif, PCGAF.

PC is lead platform for the first map pack!

Back For The Gold is next!!?! AMIRITE?!?!

 

[subversus]

I knew it , the only good BF3 maps were going to be the B2k maps. Only caspian is good from the Bf3 maps.

lol. Firestorm is better than Caspian. Also Kharg Island.

 

[Insane Metal]

7 FLAGS CONQUEST ASSAULT

Best use for that .gif. EVER.

 

[Izayoi]

so its still not possible to destroy complete buildings like BC2.

That's a good thing.

This is not Bad Company.

 

[RibbedHero]

Anyone know or have an idea how big this will be?

Since the game includes some, if not a lot, of new assets, I'd say it would be around 800MB-1.5GB. That's just a wild guess, but I can't imagine it being more than 1.5GB. Most likely around 1GB I'd say.

 

[Enkidu]

so its still not possible to destroy complete buildings like BC2.

As long as you can shoot out the walls I'm happy. I actually prefer blown out buildings over the ruins you usually had in BC2, it gives you some cover even if the building is completely destroyed.

 

[aznpxdd]

Oh god, finally, proper conquest maps! Half of the maps on BF3 are great for rush, but not so much for 64 conquest.

<3 Karkand. Though I miss that hazy brown look it had in BF2!

 

[Biggzy]

Anyone know or have an idea how big this will be?

Probably around the same size as Vietnam.

 

[bishoptl]

Lawl nobody cares about TURRIBLE Worst Company 2 maps.

Get that shit out of here.

time to fight

 

[Mothman91]

Probably around the same size as Vietnam.

How big was that? Can you remember?

 

[J-Rzez]

Now we need some explanation of "extended persistence" please. Also, that's pretty damned lame if you can't use the new weapons on old maps, or is that just for consoles?

 

[Red Blaster]

time to fight

you know I'm right bish

why settle for truncated BS when we can have real big country shit like this