Battlegrounds 2

[Bennanteno]

An American Revolution/War of Independence mod for half life 2. The original was a mod for half life 1. Most servers run deathmatch/territories style games which are fun by themselves. A few servers run line battles, IMO the best way to play.
Be warned, the player models are the scariest I've seen in a source engine game. The melee system can also be frustrating at times.
You can find me on the Dynasty 64 player server. I usually go by "mellonbread"
http://www.bgmod.com/[url]http://www.bgmod.com/[/URL]

 

[Fedorov]

I liked Battlegrounds 1 better, that one was awesomne, BG2 lost something, is there stil people playing BG1?, because I'm considering reinstalling it

 

[Bennanteno]

Iv'e heard there's sometimes a server or 2 with players.

 

[Slinky]

nice mod but not much people play it, only 1 server with about 20/64 ppl in.

 

[Bennanteno]

Try joining the line battle league steam group, they will tell you when there are a lot of people playing. Mondays usually are the most populated.

 

[smokeythebear]

Me and some friends happened to join when there was a line battle. It was the most epic thing ever! Ive never seen that kind of coordination from so many people, it looked insane with all the smoke from 50 guns going off at once.

Despite looking awful this mod can be very intense.

 

[Bennanteno]

A 25 man line firing volleys has got to be one of the 7 wonders of the half life 2 mod world.

 

[SiC-Disaster]

They need to improve the third person reloading animations though, i've played this for a while and it is hard to see if someone is finished reloading.
What's more, some people realise that and try to exploit it, making you feel they are still reloading while they are long done, wait till your close and then blast you away

That, and the bayonet attack needs to be redone as well, stabs dont seem to land in the middle of the screen but off to the side.
That results in people circle strafing around eachother trying to kill eachother, and it just isnt that responsive.

Other then these 2 points i had a good deal of fun with the mod, and i could recommend trying it at least once.

 

[Mkilbride2599]

The one for HL1 was better. As said, the animations are messed up, Melee combat is way overpowered, because a person who is 6-8 feet away can stab you...annoying.

I LOVED the Original and could pwn at it. It's an ORIGINAL game, that's what I liked about it. Not many games based on the Revolutionary War...especially in FIRST PERSON. I had alot of fun with HL1, but HL2's is so frustrating. I actually walked up, into a guys back, pulled the Trigger IN HIS HEAD, and he didn't get hit. I know they were unaccurate, but be realistic.