Battlefield Pirates - Definition and Overview

Battlefield Pirates is a total conversion mod of the first-person shooter computer game Battlefield 1942. The game features a pirate theme including various sailing ships and old cannons and muskets. Not intended as historical recreation but as fun game with a popularized pirate motif, balloons and even a small submarine are included as well. The mod is publicly released for both earlier and later versions of BF1942.

Beta 3

Version 0.3 was released in July 2004, initially only to Gamespy members. The pre-release made it easier to correct bugs before a wide-spread release as there was only one file distributor (Gamespy) to deal with in case a patch needed to be done. Gamespy also offered some extra publicity to the mods release and provided servers during the pre-release, among other benefits. The general BF:P community was forced wait longer to gain access to the release however, one week. The public release of 'Beta3' was one July 21, 2004.

Overview

Teams and classes

• Teams:
  • Blue - "PegLeg" Pirates versus Red - "SkullClan" Skeletons.

• Classes:
  • Huntsman - Raider - Cannoneer - Carpenter - Drunkard

Hand Weapons and Vehicles

• Handweapons (in no particular order or grouping):
  • Musket - Musketoon - Blunderbuss - Throwing Knife - Stone Axe - Cutlass
  • Pistol - Ducksfoot Pistol - Grenade - - Eight-pounder deployable cannon
  • Wrench (Vanilla Bf:42 model) - Tankard - Powder Keg

• Units (in no particular order or grouping):
  • Dinghy - Gnat (Dinghy with huge cannon) - Runabout - Sloop - Privateer - Galleon - Montgolfier Balloon
  • Ten pounder cannon tower - Twelve pounder cannon tower -Eight pounder mobile Cannon
  • Falconet - Twenty-four pounder cannon - Grenade Mortar - Fortress Cannon - Komodo Dragon

Map list

• v.3 Release initial Map List
  • BFP_Black_Sand_Buccaneers
  • BFP_Blackbeards_Booty
  • BFP_Cannonball_Coast
  • BFP_Dead_Calm
  • BFP_Domes_Of_Doom
  • BFP_High_Tide
  • BFP_Iron_Seas
  • BFP_King_Of_The_Carribbean
  • BFP_Komodo_Island
  • BFP_Mr_Coconuts_Island_Getaway
  • BFP_Mysterious_Mountain
  • BFP_Penninsula_of_Pain
  • BFP_Prison_Isle
  • BFP_Scurvy_Cove
  • BFP_Shark_Haven
  • BFP_Shiver_Me_timbers
  • BFP_Tides_Of_Blood
  • BFP_Tortuga
  • BFP_Two_Forts

Version history

(incomplete)

• Version 0.22 (v.22 Alpha) BF 1.6 compatible patch as well as new content
• Version 0.23 (v.23 Alpha)
• Version 0.3 ('Beta 3') - 245.2 MB, July 2004
  • 'Beta 3.1' patch

See also: List of Battlefield 1942 mods

External link

• Pirates official site (http://www.bfpirates.com/)
• Interview with Bf:P Dev. CaptGuySmiley (http://www.fpscentral.com/index.php?game=1&site=interviews&action=view&id=68)
• Review of Battlefield Pirates (v.23) By Review Outpost (http://www.reviewoutpost.com/reviews/00970/totalreview.htm)