CoD2 patch coming soon

By Ellie Gibson Published 27 February, 2006

Plus: an update for the 360 game.

Infinity Ward has confirmed that a patch for PC shooter Call of Duty 2 is still on the way - in fact, it's now in the testing stage, so there shouldn't be much longer to wait.

"We're happy to report that this PC update is currently in testing and all is going well. In fact, we are testing these now and will be releasing them soon, so stay tuned," the developer said in a statment.

IW confirmed that the patch will include punkbuster functionality, two new multiplayer maps and HTTP redirect in multiplayer, which means modders can send players to an external website to download their maps and mods. The patch will also repair multiplayer exploits and various minor bugs. Hopefully it'll be enough to placate those angry Call of Duty fans who got so fed up that they threatened to strike last November.

Infinity Ward is also currently putting the finishing touches to the map editing tools, which are due out soon. Plus, a second title update is on the way for the Xbox 360 version of the game, designed to improve play via Xbox Live.

Apparently the patch will address the issue of player lag, and introduce private game lobbies and reserved slots. You'll have more options when it comes to customising games, including a map preferences setting and lobby game type, map and host notification, and the host will now be able to kick players.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • Ninjamagic #1 6 years ago

    /thurd

    Bought time too!!! waiting for this aaaaaaaaaaaaages

  • attep #2 6 years ago

    360 patch. When? When? oh mighty Eurogamer - we knew it was coming but the question is when?

  • Ninjamagic #3 6 years ago

    im on about PC - but in answer probably both at the same time

  • hugejeans #4 6 years ago

    Could they not get the 360 game to host 16 instead of 8 ,now that would have been worth the wait.

  • trevd72 #5 6 years ago

    the 360 update is too little too late. How many peoplel have bought the game, loved the single player part and finished this part and sold it on cos the multiplayer was a shambles. I did. I am not going to buy it again just for the Live! part. THe two matches i did manage to play with a full server and no lag were sweet though.

  • reality_cheque #6 6 years ago

    Full server? You lie! Such a thing cannot exist... the last game I played ended up with just 3 of us in a team deathmatch game...

  • trevd72 #7 6 years ago

    it was only twice in about 50 attempts

  • paketep #8 6 years ago

    Hey, and what about Behind Enemy Lines?. It was a nice mode if you don't have enough people.

  • thefilthandthefury #9 6 years ago

    On release I had many, many days of lag-free CoD 2 gaming on Live. Went a bit tits up for me some time in January mind, and now it's pretty bad :( Can't wait for the patch.

  • Suttieb #10 6 years ago

    I love cod2, live is the best bit.. Shame you can never get a full game without the server f**king up!!!!

  • t8yman #11 6 years ago

    you dont speak for me trevd72, I cant wait for the patch, and will continue to play this title for a long time, granted GRAW is looking like a bit of a class game, but I love COD2, and have done since the very first time I played it, yeah the lag and server issues, and the gametype, map choice and private match non existence have been a pain in the ass, but I am looking forward to this bigtime.

  • trevd72 #12 6 years ago

    eh!

  • Talha #13 6 years ago

    I just finished CoD2, and I can't believe how fecking amazing the game is. The graphics are a clever blend of next-gen and last-gen, and as a result it ran amazingly well on my 6800GT equipped PC with everything turned up. The sound is fantastic and you really FEEL the war.

    Just an excuse to ventilate my feelings. Carry on folks about the multiplayer brouhaha, totally irrelevant to me since I have dial-up at home.