After Patch 1.50 Beta 1 for Battlefield 2 EA now released Patch Beta 2. In comparison to the first patch the maps Highway Tampa and Operation Blue Pearl have been overhauled. You can apply Patch 1.50 Beta 2 without removing the Beta 1.

Background Battlefield 2 Patch 1.50 Beta
Patch 1.50 for Battlefield 2 is anxiously expected by the community. Electronic Arts EA has released a Beta version, which is impressive 1.25 GByte big. You can download the Patch at the end of this article.

Developer Dice still offers support, four years after Battlefield 2 hit the market, and now asks for user feedback. Patch 1.50 Beta delivers a new map called Operation Blue Pearl and also adds several security updates.

The Beta physe of Patch 1.50 is said to run for some weeks in order to create enough feedback. For the correct installation of Patch 1.50 Beta, Battlefield 2 has to be updated to version 1.41.

Changelog Patch 1.50 for Battlefield 2:

- Additional support for Windows Vista.
- Added Highway Tampa as a required map.
- Added a new map called Operation Blue Pearl.
- Added support for Widescreen resolutions
- Added support for the Novint Falcon controller - http://www.novint.com
Gameplay Tweaks
- Changes made to both the J10 and F35B to make them more balanced. Please note that the J10 is a superior dogfighter to the F35B and as such these two aircraft will never be equally matched.
- AA targeting tweaked to make it more effective.
- Added checks to prevent "runway grieving".
- Various changes made to prevent cheating.
- Tweaked the hit detection, hits will be more accurate to the model
- Increased the time to go prone after jumping from 0.3 seconds to 0.7 seconds
- Fixed G36E HUD during sprinting to match other weapons.
Special Thanks
- Special thanks to Blackbird at the TV2 community www.battle.no

In our gallery you can find some screenshots of the multiplayer map Operation Blue Pearl. If you don't have updated your Battlefield 2 to version 1.41, you can download patch 1.41 from EA's website.