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BF3 - Upcoming Patch Notes - 2/21/2012

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:37:45 +0000

We have some updates about the big patch that everyone is waiting for. This is info that came directly from some people at DICE. Check it out these patches that are coming and let us know what you think in the comments below.

I've received the data for next patch from DICE.
Proof from Demize99's Twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/Demize99/status/170892548670365696

For some clarification what all these values mean, go to that page too. There's some description for the stats. Feel free to ask about them too on Quick questions & answers - topic, not here.

It's not 100% sure yet that the patch will go live with following numbers as Demize99 told me:

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This is preliminary data, that is to say that it may or may not change, and specifically if there is good community feedback we may either change it immediately or change it in a later update.

The files I received are more specific than the ones we had access to before.

This is not a full list, I haven't analyzed all the data yet.
All the changes and rest of the info that I can get out of these files will be here soon.

Updates to the topic:
18th Feb.
- Added G3A1 max dmg change
- Categorized accuraccy changes
- Added sniper chest multiplier change
- Added more generic info of attachment changes
- Added shotgun damage changes
19th Feb.
- Added PDW damage changes
20th Feb.
Added G18 dmg drop-off start dist nerf
Added Slug & .44 upper chest damage multiplier

Red - Nerf
Green - Buff

1. Damage changes
Assault Rifles:
All assault rifles except G3A1
Min damage 17 -> 18.4

G3A1
Min Damage 20 -> 22
Max damage 30 -> 34

Carbines
SCAR-H
Min Damage 17 -> 20

LMGs
M60 & M240B
Max damage 30 -> 34
Min damage 20 -> 22

PKP
Min damage 20 -> 22

M249, M27IAR, RPK-74M
Min damage 17 -> 18.4

Sniper rifles
All sniper rifles:
Upper chest damage multiplier 1 -> 1.25
Note that all the bolt-action sniper rifles will 1hit kill under distances of 15 meters

M98B
Max damage 95 -> 80
Dropoff start dist. 20 -> 15
Dropoff end dist. 75 -> 120

All other bolt-action sniper rifles
Max damage 75 -> 80
Min damage 55 -> 59
Dropoff start dist. 20 -> 15
Dropoff end dist. 75 -> 100

All semiautomatic sniper rifles except SKS:
Min damage: 34 -> 37.5
Dropoff start distance 12 -> 15

SKS
Dropoff end distance 50 -> 60

Shotguns
12g Slug (Auto & Semiauto)
Max damage 50 -> 75
Min damage 34 -> 37.5
Dropoff start dist. 8 -> 15
Dropoff end dist. 40 -> 50
Upper chest damage multiplier 1.0 -> 1.25

12g Slug (Pump-action)
Min damage 34 -> 37.5
Dropoff start dist. 8 -> 15
Dropoff end dist. 40 -> 50
Upper chest damage multiplier 1.0 -> 1.25

12g Frag (Auto & Semiauto)
Some weird things in the files, not 100% sure about frags yet.
Looks like only the min direct damage is reduced from 10 to 5

12g Frag (Pump-action)
Max direct hit damage 60 -> 67
Blast damage 30 -> 40

12g Buckshot
Max damage 20 -> 12.5
Dropoff start dist. 4 -> 8
Dropoff end dist. 25 -> 30

12g Flechette
Max damage 14.3 -> 11.2
Min damage 8.4 -> 8
Dropoff start dist. 12 -> 15
Dropoff end dist. 25 -> 30

PDWs
P90 & MP7
Min damage 10 -> 11
Drop-off end dist. 50 -> 40

PP2000
Min damage 10 -> 12.5

PDW-R
Min damage 12.5 -> 14.3
Drop-off start dist. 8 -> 4
Drop-off end dist. 50 -> 30

AS VAL
Min damage 16.7 -> 18.4
Drop-off start dist. 8 -> 4
Drop-off end dist. 50 -> 40

PP-19
Min damage 9.1 -> 12.5
Drop-off end dist. 50 -> 40

UMP-45
Min damage 12.5 -> 13.75

Pistols
G18
Drop-off start dist. 12 -> 8

.44 Magnum
It also gets the new 1.25x upper chest damage multiplier

2. Attachments

Fore grip
Basically before it reduced the horizontal recoil by 50%, in these files it reduces h-recoil only ~20-33% depending on weapon.
It also increases the minimum spread 20% ~ 50% depending on stance and weapon.

Suppressor
Suppressors will not reduce the damage anymore.
Now it will reduce the distance where damage starts/stops to drop off instead.
For most weapons it will decrease the min spread by 25% instead of 50%
Although looks like M60 will still have the same 50% effect.

Heavy barrel
For most of the weapons it decreases ADS min spread by 75 or 50% depending on weapon.
Recoil is still increased by 10 or 15% and HIP min spread by 20-25% depending on weapon.

It doesn't make AN94 100% accurate anymore while aiming down the sight.
Reduces ADS min spread by 75% and only increases recoil by 10%, the hip fire penalty is 20% for AN94
G3A1 is same than AN94 except heavy barrel increases recoil 6.7% and hip fire is increased only 14.3%

For few weapons it also makes Spread increase per shot 10% higher.

It will also increase drop-off end distance by 50% making weapons more deadly at ranges between 50m and 90m, depending on weapon.

Flash suppressor
Will decrease recoil by 17 ~ 25% depending on weapon.
For most weapons it increases hip min spread by 20~25% but some weapons don't have any hip accuracy penalty.

Extended magazine
There seems to be extended magazine for AS VAL which didn't exist before.
With ext mag it will have 30 bullets in a mag instead of 20

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3. Accuracy changes

Assault rifles
AEK971
ADS Min Spread, Not moving 0.2 -> 0.4
Recoil right 0.5 -> 0.3

AK74M
Recoil up 0.3 -> 0.28
FirstSRecoilMul 2 -> 1.5

AN94
Recoil up 0.45 -> 0.3
FirstSRecoilMul 1.5 -> 2

F2000
Recoil up 0.3 -> 0.26

FAMAS
Recoil left 0.6 -> 0.35
Recoil right 0.6 -> 0.5
Recoil decrease 15 -> 18
FirstSRecoilMul 2 -> 2.6

G3A1
Recoil up 0.55 -> 0.45
FirstSRecoilMul 1.2 -> 1.8

L85A2
Recoil left 0.4 -> 0.3
Recoil decrease 22 -> 18
Min spread, ADS, not moving 0.4 -> 0.2

M416
FirstSRecoilMul 2 -> 2.4

Carbines
AKS74u
Recoil up 0.3 -> 0.28
FirstSRecoilMul 2 -> 2.2

HK53
Recoil up 0.3 -> 0.28
Recoil left 0.3 -> 0.2
Recoil right 0.5 -> 0.35
Recoil decrease 22 -> 18

SCAR-H
Recoil decrease 15 -> 13

SG553
Recoil up 0.3 -> 0.25
FirstSRecoilMul 2.5 -> 2.2

QBZ-95B
Recoil left 0.5 -> 0.335
Recoil right 0.5 -> 0.335
Recoil decrease 22 -> 18
Min spread, ADS, not moving 0.4 -> 0.5

LMGs

M240
FirstSRecoilMul 1 -> 1.7

M249
FirstSRecoilMul 1 -> 2.2
Recoil decrease 15 -> 12

M60
FirstSRecoilMul 2 -> 1.5

MG36
Recoil decrease 15 -> 13
FirstSRecoilMul 1 -> 1.8

PKP
Recoil up 0.75 -> 0.65
Recoil decrease 7 -> 13
FirstSRecoilMul 1 -> 1.5
Max spread, ADS, not moving 1 -> 3

Type88
Recoil left 0.4 -> 0.3
Recoil right 0.4 -> 0.3
Recoil decrease 15 -> 12
FirstSRecoilMul 1.34 -> 1.5

RPK
Recoil decrease 15 -> 13
FirstSRecoilMul 2 -> 1.8

QBB-95
Recoil up 0.45 -> 0.37
Recoil left 0.1 -> 0.4
Recoil right 0.3 -> 0.4
FirstSRecoilMul 1 -> 2
Recoil decrease 15 -> 13

PDWs
AS VAL
Recoil left 0.2 -> 0.25
Recoil right 0.3 -> 0.45
Recoil decrease 22 -> 18

PDW-R
Recoil decrease 22 -> 18
FirstSRecoilMul 2.5 -> 2
Min spread, ADS, not moving 0.4 -> 0.5
Min spread, ADS, moving 0.6 -> 0.8
Min spread, HIP, not moving
^ Standing 1.5 -> 2
^ Crouching 1 -> 1.5
^ Prone 0.75 -> 1
Min spread, HIP, moving
^ Standing 2 -> 2.5
^ Crouching 1.5 -> 2
^ Prone 1.25 -> 1.5

MP7
Min spread, HIP, not moving, prone & crouching 0.75 -> 1.2
Min spread, HIP,moving, prone & crouching 1.25 -> 1.5

P90
Min spread, HIP, not moving, prone & crouching 0.75 -> 1.2
Min spread, HIP,moving, prone & crouching 1.25 -> 1.5

PP-19
Recoil decrease 25 -> 20
FirstSRecoilMul 2.5 -> 2
Min spread, HIP, not moving, prone & crouching 0.75 -> 1.2
Min spread, HIP,moving, prone & crouching 1.25 -> 1.5

PP2000
Min spread, HIP, not moving, prone & crouching 0.75 -> 1.2
Min spread, HIP,moving, prone & crouching 1.25 -> 1.5

UMP45
Min spread, HIP, not moving, prone & crouching 0.75 -> 1.2
Min spread, HIP,moving, prone & crouching 1.25 -> 1.5

Pistols

G18
Recoil up 0.7 -> 0.5

M9
RecoilDecrease 15 -> 30

M93R
Recoil up 0.5 -> 0.4
Recoil left 0.4 -> 0.2
Recoil right 0.4 -> 0.2
FirstSRecoilMul 2.5 -> 2

.44 Magnum
Spread increase 0.6 -> 0.3

Sokolovac wrote:

Please remember that these stats may get tweaked slightly according to community feedback.

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Tribes Ascend Beta - Live Stream

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:08:15 +0000

Check out our own ToastedWaffle doing some streaming of Tribes Ascend Beta right now! He'll be streaming as often as possible so make sure to check out the stream, and send the link to your friends as well!

http://www.own3d.tv/ADKGamers

http://www.reddit.co...ta_live_stream/

And help us out by getting the reddit link up-voted!

Team Fortress 2 - 2012!

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:02:23 +0000

If you thought the end of the world was the only thing to look forward to in 2012, guess again. There's a ton of TF2 stuff on the horizon, running for their lives just slightly ahead of the Mayan blood tornadoes.

A Secret TF2 Project!

The TF2 team is working on something brand new for 2012. We can't tell you what it is, because they won't tell us, but what they WILL say is that it isn't a hat, it isn't a map, and go away. From this we can only conclude that the TF2 team is working on some ungodly hat-map hybrid that you can wear on your head while you run around in it. You heard it here first. Also last, because they just told us it's not that either. But it's
really cool.

A Steam Workshop Blog!

You might think we went a little overboard putting an exclamation mark on that title, but hear us out: we bought a gross of exclamatory punctuation on eBay, and we've got to get rid of these things before someone finds out how much we spent on them. ($7,000!!!!!!) Anyway, the blog is live! Check it out here for the latest workshop news and announcements! There've been nearly 4000 user-generated items submitted so far, and we're going to keep shipping them throughout the year(!), so head over to the Workshop and vote on what you'd like to see.

The Last "Meet the Team" Short

That title probably deserved an exclamation mark, but we over-estimated how many we had and now we're out. This year, the lovable, indecipherable Pyro finally gets some time in the spotlight. There will be blood. And not like in the movie There Will Be Blood, either, where there was only blood at the end, and not even very much of it. Ours has lots of blood pretty much all the way through. If the butterscotch mint-sucking old mummies who pick the Academy Awards thought Look Out, There Might Be a Little Blood was great, wait’ll they see how many gallons we managed to cram into our movie. They’re going to have to melt down Fort Knox to make all the Oscars we’re going to win.

The Second Annual Saxxy Awards

Just in case the Oscar mummies don’t recognize the subtle dramatic undertones of the uninterrupted blood explosion that is Meet the Pyro, we can always stack the deck at the Saxxys, our own awards show. This year, expect the Saxxys to be much bigger and better, due to the imminent unveiling of another secret. Is it that we’re giving Meet the Pyro five Oscars? That’s not the secret, but let’s just say we’d like to thank the Academy. More specifically, we’d like to thank the Academy’s lawyers for not reading this blog post.

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Battlefield 3 - Origin Outage 2/3/2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:06:14 +0000

This is directly from EA for those of you who were only checking out the Battlelog Forums. We hope you'll come join us once they get these issues taken care of!

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We are aware of a current outage that may affect the following:

-Slow Client Launch times
-Login Issues
-Games not displaying properly
-Download Issues
-Activation and Game Licensing issues
-Origin Store Purchasing Issues

This is currently being addressed. We will post back with any updates.

Thanks,
Origin Live Ops

And some of you might have gotten a pop-up on Origin that looked something like this:

BF3 - Battlelog Update #5

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:52:09 +0000

After about 2 1/2 hours of downtime for Battlelog they have finally told us what all was being updated. Honestly after 2 1/2 hours of downtime, I expected more than just these few things. But at least it was shorter than the 3 hours they told us.

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Here is the change log for Battlelog Update #5:
- The News section is now available without logging in.

- Changed browser detection to be less invasive (the yellow bar is no more). Instead, an inline popup will be displayed when trying to launch the game from unsupported software of devices, detailing what is wrong.

- Anyone who has played BF3 can now log in to Battlelog, previously an Online Pass was required.

- When getting disconnected from the game, the Game Manager will display a "Reconnect" button.

- The game server detail page will now display the server description and server message, if available.

+ lots of bug fixes

So now that you see the list of updates, tell us what you think about it.

Battlefield 3 DLC... Where is it?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:56:22 +0000

Battlefield 3 was announced on Feburary 4, 2011, and soon after we all found out about "Back to Karkand". This expansion pack was going to be an incentive to pre-order and buy the game new. As time progressed the expansions developers slowly started to reveal more and more information. The expansion was set to include 4 classic Battlefield 2 maps, 3 Battlefield 2 vehicles, and 10 classic weapons among other various new features. Now I know what your thinking I've played Back to Karkand and I know all of that, well what you most likely don't know is that Battlefield 3 is supposed to recieve three times the amount of DLC that Bad Company 2 recieved. Bad Company 2 had 16 VIP maps in total, Onslaught mode for consoles and the critically acclaimed Vietnam expansion pack which featured 15 new weapons, 7 new vehicles, and 5 new maps. Add all that up and multiply it by three and you end up with roughly 60 maps, 45 weapons, and 21 vehicles. Now I'm all for DLC, even if I have to pay for it, but where is this supposed stream of Battlefield 3 content? Niklas Fergraeus, lead designer of Back to Karkand, states: "Well, with Battlefield: Bad Company 2, we did a lot of experimenting with DLC, and I think that we learnt a lot along the way. The goal is that any content for Battlefield 3 will be of the same quality as Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam." During a conference call with investors in October, EA revealed that Battlefield 3 has an “aggressive downloadable content plan”, according to EA’s Frank Gibeau. So where is all of this DLC? It's been over 40 days since Karkand released, and we have yet to hear anything about the next piece of content to be released. So are you happy about DLC not being put out? What kind of DLC do you want to see? The new F-35 included in Back to Karkand

Promotional image for Bad Company 2's Vietnam expansion

Battlefield 3 - R17 Patch

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:09:22 +0000

Finally it looks as though EA/DICE are hopefully taking a step in the right direction to take care of the many hackers on this game. For those of you who don't believe that there are any hackers on BF3, you need to take your head and remove it from a certain part of your body and know that there are an insane amount of hackers on BF3.

Lets hope this patch fixes some of these hacks and then lets also hope for more patches to prevent more of the hackers.

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BF3_R17_896646

This update fixes several of the cheat exploits allowing hackers to mass kill players.

So I have 2 of the Branzone servers updated. The 3rd will update on its own in the morning.
Still waiting for a response back from NFo since they don't give us the ability to update our own servers, which sucks since we have to wait to fill them now because I don't want our members to waste their time filling the servers just to have them go down again. So I'll keep all of you updated on the status of those 2 servers and their updating process.

BF3 - Optimization Guide

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:18:55 +0000

Index:
1 - Network / Connection Issues.
2 - Gameplay Tweaks.
3 - Game Crash / Install / Stability Issues.
4 - Frame Rate & Performance.

Network Tweaks / Connection Issues.
Fix Disconnections:
UPnP - Router:
1. Log into your modem / router.
2. Turn OFF UPNP.

Turn off PC UPnP Service:
1. Press: Windows-button (the one between lAlt and lCtrl) + R, a window should pop up.
2. Write: "services.msc" (without the ") then press enter.
3. In the list of services, scroll down to "UPnP Device Host", click it and press "Stop service".
4. Now do the same thing but with the service "SSDP Discovery".
5. Exit the window and go to control panel-> Network and Internet-> Network and Sharing Centre-> Change advanced sharing settings (to the left)-> Under "network discovery" select to turn off network discovery
6. SAVE CHANGE

Firewall Blocking / etc
- Boot MSconfig in start. Disable your Firewall and Anti Virus if its a windows based one. Disable any other process there that might affect you and reboot.
-If game works fine. This means there is some issue with your firewall or Anti virus setup.

ECN Packets has been enabled by a Net Speed Tool
To fix this :
1. open a CMD prompt AS ADMINISTRATOR
2. type "netsh"
3. type "int tcp set global ecncapability=disabled"
ECN packets are Refused by EA. These are FAKE packets to fool the connection.

Set BF3 PC in DMZ on your router.
-Note will expose the computer, and the PC will not be protected by the routers firewall.
-Make sure you have your windows firewall enabled.
-This should be a "last resort" measure.

Battlefield 3 Ports:
PC Ports:
TCP: 80, 443, 9988, 20000-20100, 22990, 17502, 42127
UDP: 3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300
PS3 Ports:
TCP: 80, 443, 9988, 10000-10100, 17502, 42127
UDP: 3659, 14000-14016
Xbox 360 Ports:
TCP: 53, 88, 3074
UDP: 53, 88, 3074

Gameplay Tweaks.
Contrast & Lighting too bright !!!
Fix: Open PROF_SAVE_profile in notepad++
\Documents\Battlefield 3\settings\PROF_SAVE_profile
Change: GstRender.Contrast 0.500000
*Lower the setting to whatever feels right.
Mouse is lagging:
Fix: Turn Origin Off in game.
Settings > In Game > Enable Origin In Game.
Sluggish / Unresponsive Mouse:
1. Go here: C:\Users\YOU\Documents\Battlefield 3\settings
2. Open PROF_SAVE_profile with notepad++
3. Change the following variables:
GstInput.MouseSensitivity 0.050000
GstInput.Scheme0Sensitivity 0.000000
GstInput.Scheme1Sensitivity 0.000000
GstInput.Scheme2Sensitivity 0.000000

Game Crash / Install / Stability Issues.
Realtek Audio Bug:
1) Right Click on the Speaker icon.
2) Right click "Speakers" and select properties.
3) Advanced tab (far right)
4) Uncheck "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device".

BF3 PC Lockup / Freeze - with looping audio:
Cause: BF3 bug with onboard (motherboard) audio.
Fix: Install a separate soundcard & use that. Disable onboard audio in BIOS.
*Note users on EA UK forums have had success with Creative X-FI cards.
Graphics Cards Crashing:
This is common with graphics cards that are factory overclocked or have been overclocked by the user.
-Simple fix is to turn down the MHz (underclock).
*Estimate 40-100 MHz.
Try turning the frequency down, until you hit a setting where the game runs nicely without lockups/crashes.

ASUS Cards - End of round crash issue:
-All credit to MrPaulieC http://battlelog.bat...54624702875874/
PROBLEM: Crashing at the end of every round (BF3.exe has stopped working) just before the scores come up and not being able to play single player.
SOLUTION: If you own an ASUS card (ATi or NV) and you installed the 'Smart Doctor' and/or 'ASUS Gamer' software then this is what's VERY likely causing you end of round crashes. All you need to do is uninstall Smart Doctor and ASUS Gamer, restart your computer and reinstall your video card drivers - that's it.

If you are experiencing Battlefield 3 black screen issues:
Method 1 (AMD & Nvidia Cards): Update to the latest video card drivers.
Method 2 (If method1 fails):
Nvidia Users: Revert to driver used during BF3 beta.

ATI users:
C:\Users\your user name\Documents\Battlefield 3\settings
PROF_SAVE_profile > open in wordpad
Edit to read: GstRender.FullscreenEnabled 0
Edit to read: GstRender.FullscreenScreen 1
Save and set file as read only
Start BF3, should start in windowed mode
Go to options > video > change undefined monitor number to "1"
Adjust screen resolution to a resolution LOWER than your default Eyefinity resolution (The one that works for me is 2760x1600) [default is 3308x1920]
Select full screen
Hit apply

Battlelog Issues:
Cause: Plugins / Network settings affecting Battlelogs operation.
Fix(es): Disable Adblocker, NoScript, Lower Firewall Settings, Open closed Ports, Enable / Disable uPnP.
Also disable any unnessesary plugins for your browser.
If all fails. Try a new browser.

Constant Crashing - Partial Fix (high level of success) 32 bit Operating Systems ONLY.
*All credit goes to striker475
http://battlelog.bat...489420350764/1/

APPLY THE WORKAROUND
Requirements
Only real requirements is that you have atleast 2GB RAM. You don't need beyond that even though we are allowing addressing up to 2.5 GB. Also following instructions and being somewhat familiar with working with files in windows is required. Make sure you are using Vista SP1 or later. If not then you need this hotfix that fixes a major blunder with Vista address space - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105 [support.microsoft.com]
That's all, follow the 3 steps.
1) Prepare the operating system to be able to use beyone 2GB address space with a userva of 2.5GB (only 32 bit OS's need to do this): I am purposely using only 2500 for userva for specific reasons and any more will likely not be needed, as a result the kernel will have plenty of space to play in.

Windows 7/Windows Vista
* In Windows 7/Vista go to Start menu. Go to Accessories. Locate the command prompt shortcut and hover mouse over it. Right Click on the shortcut then select Run as Administrator.
* In the command prompt type this exactly: bcdedit /set increaseuserva 2500. Then hit enter.
* Make sure you get a message back confirming the change was made. To verify the entry is there you can type just bcdedit, hit enter, and you should see the entry now listed.
* Then close the command prompt. You just told Vista to increase user virtual address (userva) space to 2500MB.
* Changes take effect on reboot but don't reboot yet.

SUMMARY
We extended the user virtual address space in XP, Vista and 7 to 2500MB, so now applications can utilize up to that much if they are set to be Large Address Aware. While some 32 bit games/applications are set, Empire is not.
2) Now reboot the PC because Windows needs to set the userva at 2500 which only happens after startup.
If you skip any step it will not work. When you have rebooted you should be good to go. Run the game as normal with the original game shortcut.

TO UNDO THE CHANGES
For Vista 32 Open command prompt as administrator and type: bcdedit /deletevalue increaseuserva. That deletes the entry.
Reboot and you are back to normal.

Frame Rate & Performance.
Game Stuttering:
-Open your console in BF3 " ~ " key.
-Enter:
RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1
RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 0
Speed Up Map Loading Times:
Nvidia Cards:
1) Open up Nvidia Control Panel
2) Click on Manage 3D Settings
3) Click on Program SettingsSelect Battlefield 3 in the drop down box (
**If it's not there click add and find bf3.exe located C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3)
4) Find Threaded optimization
5) Turn On
6) Click Apply
AMD/ATI Cards:
1) Download ATT http://downloads.gur...m/download...33
2) Install
3) Right click on the icon in the bottom right corner of your screen
4) Click on Tweaks
5) Click on Advanced Tweaks
6) In the drop down box select Multi Threaded SupportChange to 2 or 4
(Depending on how many cores you have on your CPU)
7) Make sure the radio box above is ticked
8 ) Click apply
Maps should now load faster.

Sluggish Performance With Smooth Frames ?
-Disable VSYNC.
*Ensure it is set to off on your graphics card.
Green Flicker Issue:
-People say that the issue is caused by lack of VRAM.
-BF3 is a VRAM whore.
-Try turning down AA to 2x MSAA, or turning off completely.
Extra Game Settings:
http://bf3.realmware...ettings-editor/
I use the above as well as standalone and it works well and is legit (freebird)
Choppy / Stuttering With High End Machines:
*Affects Intel i5 & i7 CPUs with Hyper Threading.
*Possible fix for dual-core CPUs also.
Cause: BF3 Bug
Fix:
-In BIOS. Disable Hyperthreading.
-If you have a dual core CPU, manually set Affinity in task manager to 1 core.
Extra For AMD GFX users:
- Uninstall AMD CAP profiles (Make sure to uninstall the video driver also and clean the registry, reinstall driver when done.)

Thanks to Cruz for finding the link for us!

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Battlefield 3 - 12/23/2011 Downtime

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:21:59 +0000

From the Battlelog website there will be downtime at Midnight PST. It will be approximately 1 hour and Battlelog will still be available. We hope you come join us after the downtime, and look forward to gaming with you. Official announcement posted below.

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Battlefield 3 online will be unavailable for all platforms Friday from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM GMT. This fix certain server stability issues. Battlelog will be available during this time.

Battlefield 3 - Battlelog Update 12/20/2011

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:41:50 +0000

From the people at EA/DICE

Tomorrow at 1 AM PST we will be deploying a new update on Battlelog.
Downtime is estimated at 15 minutes. During this time, Battlelog will be unavailable for all players.

Fixes include:

Add PWP license by default to all BF3 PC users
Fixed description on Service Stars
Fixed missing vehicle unlocks on stats pages
Fixed minor caching issue regarding B2K-entitlement
B2K icon now better aligned in forum/server browser

So we hope you come join us after this SHORT downtime this evening to help get our servers going once again!

Thanks for supporting the =ADK= Gaming Community!

Battlefield 3 - R12 Patch & Back To Karkand

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:53:46 +0000

That's right! The time has come for Back to Karkand to be released on PC!

There will be some downtime tonight at 2 AM Pacific Time. It is expected to be about an hour of downtime but they have been pretty good about keeping the downtime shorter than the estimated time.

So be ready to look for an =ADK= Server that has Back to Karkand on it! Or join us on any of our other servers by searching for '=ADK=' in your server browser!

Battlefield 3 - Client R3 + Server R11 Patch

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:33:52 +0000

As we have been waiting for Back to Karkand as well as many other updates for some fixes to BF3, the time has finally come. After listening to the community there is quite another update coming to the BF3 Community! Below is the changes that will be happening.

We will release an update to the PC version of BF3 on Dec 6th -- that is, Tuesday morning around 8AM GMT next week. This coincides with an upgrade of many of our central systems which will be down for some hours starting around that time.

It will be both a client update -- approximately 2GB in size -- and a server update.

The client/server combination will be incompatible with older clients/servers. All players will be prompted to download the update once it has been released. All RSP companies will begin upgrading their servers at the same time.

The client update is large because it contains most of the content for Back to Karkand. This is not ideal, so we aim to make potential DLC content in the future as optional downloads.

Bugfixes
Fixed a problem with spawn timer now showing blue border on startup and lost spawn point
Fixed a problem where player who joined queuing on End of round got spawn screen stuck on screen, but unable to do anything with it untill next round loaded
Fixed a problem where camera would change to 3rd person on killcam when killcam was turned off in server settings
Fixed stat references on several dogtags
Fixed for surveillance ribbon not counting TUGS
Fixed a missing combat area lines on the minimap for Grand Bazaar conquest small
Moved a tank spawn in US base on Caspian Border so it would not be destroyed by a falling tree
Fixed a problem where placing C4 with the russians soldier was playing US faction VO
Fixed a problem where TV guided missiles could be shot into its own helicopter and destroy it
Fixed a problem when attempting to fire lock on weapons without a target
Tweaked the chat, it should now be a bit easier to read
Fixed several vehicles that did not properly shoot rockets and guns towards their predictive sights
Fixed the G17 Supressed Laser not working properly
Added alternate HUD colors to help colorblinds
Added a network interpolation setting. This allows users with good bandwidth reduce latency, but might increase some stuttering. The user can find what works best for his connection by tweaking the slider.
Increased the Spawn protection radius on TDM
Fixed a problem with smoke on land vehicles, Missiles should now miss more often
Fixed a problem where users could end up with IRNV scope in any vehicle
Fixed a problem where player dies if vaulting over a ledge and into water while sprinting
Fixed several crashes and increased general stability
Fixed a problem where the user was unable to revive two players that have the bodies one over the other
Fixed so you can assign an axis and use as a digital input. This makes it possible for the player (on pc) to assign one of the sticks on a gameped to be used for throttle/brake.
Fixed a problem with the Kill camera acting up when suiciding from parachute
Fixed air radar was showing to much. now lasertagged, heatsignature above threshold, enemy missiles and capture points are only visible on air radar
Fixed a problem where the game would enter a technical hang if the user pressed pause menu and tilde at the same time
Fixed a problem where you could get green flashes on screen
You can now reassign cycle weapons
Fixed so the weapon zooms automatically after bipod deploy is gone when using zoom toggle
Fixed a problem where the parachute would stay stuck in air if the owner was killed

Balance Tweaks
Fixed several weapons so they are properly suppressed and hide the player on the minimap when fired.
Tweaked Tactical Light so it is not as blinding over longer ranges.
Tweaked the IRNV scope so it is limited to usage only at close range.
Reduced heat masking effectiveness of Spec Ops Camo.
Fixed a bug where Ammo spec would give additional 40mm grenades instead of Frag spec.
Increased the number of additional 40mm grenades from Frag spec.
Fixed so AT mines only live for 20 seconds after a player dies to prevent infinite mines. (We want to make a different fix in the future, it’s in JIRA).
Increased the Time to Live on sniper caliber rounds to allow extreme distance shots.
Fixed several weapon descriptions, calibers, and fire rates. The weapons themselves have not changed.
Fixed so the M9 and MP443 pistol can be equipped by the opposing faction when it is unlocked at 100 kills.
Fixed Laser Guided Missiles missing their targets if the target is moving too fast.
Reduced the effectiveness of Stealth on Air Vehicles.
Reduced the effectiveness of Beam Scanning for Jets.
Reduced the damage done to Armored Vehicles and Infantry from AA guns.
Increased the damage RPGs and Tank shells do to AA vehicles.
Slightly decreased the accuracy for all weapons on fully automatic, burst fire is now preferable at mid to long range.
Increased the effective accuracy of long bursts for LMGs when using a bipod.
Slightly increased the range of the 44magnum bullets.
Increased the close range damage of 4.6x30mm and 5.7x28mm bullets.
Increased the reload time of the Mortar from 3.5sec to 4.8sec and increased the time it takes before a shell hits the ground.
Reduced the aimed accuracy bonus given by a Suppressor for the MP7, P90, PP2000, PP-19, and UMP45.
Increased the range and FOV for designating targets with the SOFLAM and vehicle Laser Designators.
Decreased the effectiveness of 12g FRAG ammo when equipped on semi-automatic and automatic shotguns.
Slightly Increased the power of Fighter Jet Cannons against all vehicle targets, especially Helicopters.
Decreased the power of Miniguns against Jets and Helicopters.
Increased the power of Stingers against Jets.
Flares reload times for Jets and Helicopter Gunners have been increased.
Tweaked the AN94 so its burst fire better conveys the real world advantage offered by this weapon.
Added Single Shot to the AN94 as an available fire mode.
Slightly increased the recoil on the M416 and removed the Burst Fire mode (this weapon incorrectly had burst fire, which was not authentic).
Tweaked the spawns for TDM on Kharg Island, Grand Bazaar, Caspian Border, Seine Crossing, Operation Firestorm, Damavand Peak and Noshahar Canals
Moved a tank spawn in US base on Caspian Border so it would not be destroyed by a falling tree
Tweaked the Gas station Capture area on Conquest on Caspian Border
Tweaked the max vehicle height on Noshahar Canals

Min player requirements
Also, it will once again be possible to reduce the number of players required to start a round to 1 both in ranked and unranked mode. We changed it back after getting a lot of negative feedback from both individuals and the RSP companies.

Our plan for the future is to introduce a warm-up mode, where players can move about and play the game, but with scoring disabled; then, when the number of players goes above the threshold -- that's when the real round starts.

Source: @Whatsupdude and BF3

Steam Wishlist Giveaway!

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:03:19 +0000

What can I win? You can win the top 10 items on your Steam Wishlist
How many people win? 10 people each day
How do I enter?
Log in to Steam (via the Steam client or on the web)
Make sure you have 10 items on your Steam Wishlist
Visit the page for the featured daily deal
Come back each day for more chances to win
Where are the full rules? Here’s a link to the contest rules
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Battlefield 3 - ONLY $30!! Black F...

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:58:24 +0000

That's right, DON'T MISS OUT! On this awesome opportunity to get Battlefield 3 at $30! Go buy this for you and a friend and join us on the =ADK= Battlefield 3 Servers!

All you need to is visit THIS LINK or click the image above to purchase it.

We don't want any of you to miss out on this great offer so hurry up and purchase it before the deal ends!

Battlefield 3 - R10 Patch

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:20:41 +0000

EA/DICE Released the R10 Patch today that has fixed some issues. One of them is a big factor for people trying to start their servers. And it will greatly help all server owners fill the servers. We believe that what is coming next will be something to fix the pre-game issues where you can't move. So thank you EA for listening to Server owners and allowing us to change the idle timeout!

vars.idletimeout and vars.idleBanRounds commands are now controllable on ranked servers
Crashfix when a player is reviving another player

Stay tuned for any more updates regarding our servers!

League of Legends - Spectating in Custom Games

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:21:57 +0000

Greetings, summoners! With Spectator Mode making its way into League of Legends, many of you have been asking the question: “How do I spectate a custom game?” Well, we’re here to fill you in on just how to watch your friends battle it out on the fields of justice!

You can spectate a custom game in one of two ways:

Join a custom game just as you would normally, and then click the “Join Spectators” button at the bottom right.

Select a custom game in the Custom Games list and, and press “Spectate.” This will automatically place you into the game lobby as a spectator.

Note that spectating custom games has three limitations:

First, the game must have spectators enabled. The game host has the option to enable or disable spectating during game creation.

Second, custom games have a limited number of Spectator slots.

Third, a minimum of one other human player is required for you to spectate a game. You cannot create a custom game, fill it with bots, and then spectate that game.

Spectators also enjoy two features specific to Spectator Mode:

Spectators watch the game on a three-minute delay. So even in the event that a spectator attempts to collude with players in the game to gather private information, that information will be significantly outdated.

Spectators may leave the game at any time without penalty. If a spectator leaves a game, he is given the option to reconnect or completely quit spectating, which will allow him to join a different game.

We hope you enjoy watching your fellow summoners battle it out as much as you enjoy engaging in battle yourself!

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Battlefield 3 - Tactical Light Getting Nerfed!

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:31:00 +0000

DICE applied some... let's call it UNUSUAL logic to the tactical flashlight weapon attachment in its just-released Battlefield 3. That logic being: generally speaking, flashlights should be bright enough to scorch the average human retina. You know what I'm talking about if you've played BF3's multiplayer; it's ridiculous.

The good news is, DICE hears you. The team may not have a full grasp of light wave physics, but they're willing to learn. Battlefield 3 will be patched and the over-effectiveness of the tac flashlights will be cut down. That's what core gameplay designer Alan Kertz said during the Don't Revive Me Bro podcast (via PC Gamer); he later followed up his promise with a tweeted image revealing what the patched lens flare effect will look like (above).

Source: Don't Revive Me Bro, @Demize99

BF3 Aircraft "Help"

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:23:26 +0000

Having troubles with aircraft (namely jets) in BF3? Try these tips I've come to find after quite a while in a jet:

- Control mainly with the arrow keys, your mouse is a POS handling-wise... (shoot with space bar)
- Make use of C (view switch between 1st/3rd person) to get a better grasp on where you're heading
- Turning too sharp while going too fast (it's happened at low speeds as well, just be careful) will lock up your jet momentarily and make switching directions hard
- If you find it hard starting out in general because of the shitty machine gun, try going to a near-empty Caspian Border map, steal a jet, but instead of taking off, slowly roll up to a point (the Antenna and B seem to be easiest) and capture it. Just a few caps and you have flares.
- As for flares and using them efficiently, pay close attention to the sounds. There will be 3 different unique sounds you need to watch out for
-- 1st sound: Enemy is locking on
-- 2nd sound: Locked on
-- 3rd sound: Missile fired... it'll sound a little bit different in tone than the first two sounds, at this point it's best to wait just a second or two then fire your flares.

I can't help but think a missed a few points I've learned, if you have anything to through out as well just post it as a comment

BF3 - Punkbuster Update!

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:46:05 +0000

There's an update for punkbuster. It's pretty easy, take a look at the info below.

For players that are having problems with not being able to connect, you probably want to take a look at this post.

Please update punkbuster manually via this link http://www.evenbalan...page=dl-bf3.php and these steps explained below.

To Manually update your local PunkBuster Security Files, choose "Save As" from your Web Browser's "File" Menu and explore to find your game folder and the subfolder called "pb". Save this file in that location ([game path]/pb/pbsec.htm or [game path]/pb/pbsecsv.htm). The next time you start your game, your PunkBuster will have the latest security information necessary to accept auto-updates from PB Servers.

TF2 - Update on the Halloween Update

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:05:15 +0000

Halloween is almost upon us, and for those of you who don't have an irrational fear of Presidents' Day, it's the scariest time of the year. This morning, we were reviewing this year's Third Annual Scream Fortress Halloween Update, and we realized that it is probably too scary. Scratch that - it's definitely too scary. This much concentrated terror would be like throwing you into the deep end of a pool... With no lifeguard on duty![sound of lightning hitting a bat] But then, oh thank God, here comes a lifeguard. Sayyyy, he looks familiar. OH MY GOD it's Dracula! No wait, it's even worse! It's legendary Hollywood triple threat, Ethan Hawke! Acting! Directing! Writing! But not swimming! Everyone knows he can't swim! What monster would hire Ethan Hawke to be a lifeguard? Does this cursed rec center not have ANY lifeguard hiring oversight committee? IT DOES NOT! AWOOOOOOOOOOOO!

The point is, if we don't let all of TF's new players dip their trembling pinky toes into the shallow end of the blood pool before we unleash next week's scare-credible Third Annual Scream Fortress Halloween Update, they would drown in their body's own terror juices. So, for the next few days, revisit stately Mann Manor. Listen closely! What's that you hear? Is it the clip clop of haunted hoofs? Nope. It's the terrifying, completely foot-generated clomping of the Horseless Headless Horseman! He's come to steal your soul! And, if you have one, your horse! Brace yourselves to see the new update next week. Of course, we won't be seeing anything... Because WE JUST ATE OUR OWN EYEBALLS! TWIST BLOG POST ENDING!