The long awaited hotfix for 1.01 has been released, and through limited testing via the Battlefield Radio team, it seems to be doing the job quite nicely, with no memory leak induced crashes seen. If you haven’t seen the official release from EA, here it is:
HOTFIX for BF2 v1.01 Now Available!
The hotfix for Battlefield 2 v1.01 is now available for download. This
update replaces v1.01 and fixes the said memory leak. Along with this
update, we’ve made available an updated unranked server file for Win32
and an updated unranked server file for Linux.Battlefield 2 v1.02
bf2patch_v_102.exe – (16.3MB)
(this replaces all previous updates)Battlefield 2 Unranked Server Files for Win32
battlefield2_server_2484.exe – (127MB)
(this replaces all previous Win32 server files)Battlefield 2 Unranked Server Files for Linux
bf2-linuxded-1.1.2484.0-installer.zip – (131MB)
(this replaces all previous Linux server files)NOTE: Upon installing v1.02 you
will see references to v1.01. You are not installing v1.01 but are
installing v1.02 (referenced in the game browser as 2484)
On the stats side of things, there has not been an update regarding the GameSpy stats related issues, and when the availability for third parties to access the stats will be open again.