

Get past the table of contents by clicking here - you won't regret it. If you have a joystick, set it up properly.Start up the game without all the videos.

Set yourself as a buddy so you can easily see who you kill.There are a few things you should do, at a minimum, before playing for any amount of time: Giant Grid O' Death - for when you really want to know how many landmines it takes to blow up a battleship.Weapons effects page - where to shoot, etc.Annotated maps - know where everything spawns and ammo & medical supplies are located.Tips and tactics page - read the first tip, if nothing else!.Lots of those are dead, but my own links are awesome, of course: I have also made a page of popular links. Manners: don't shoot at teammates, don't drive artillery away if someone is in the gunner's seat, don't drive a tank to get to a plane, and do respond to requests for a ride. F1-F8 are the radio buttons which send messages to your team each radio message is sent by pressing a sequence of two of these. You can remap most of these keys, of course, and I recommend remapping T for tooltips (i.e., help) so it doesn't get in your way. WASD moves, R reloads, Z goes prone, Ctrl crouches, E to enter/exit vehicles, 1-6 to change positions in a vehicle, 9 to open your parachute, hold down Up-Arrow to open the landing craft door, G to change kits with a dead guy, "Enter" to choose a new class or to change sides, N to change the zoom on the minimap, M for the map, Tab to see current scores, L for team chat, K for chat to everyone, and Escape to go to the main menu. Find a multiplayer game to play - the single-player game is maybe useful for getting used to controls, but is otherwise Not Fun.Ĭontrols: left-click the mouse to fire, right-click to zoom the view or use alternate ability. If you just got the game, here's the one-minute guide to getting going: Get a joystick and set it up if you want to fly. If for some reason you want the original FAQ from 2004, it's here. Write me at if you have additions and corrections. This is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page for this (now free!) game, for hitting the main problems people first have in playing. Battlefield 1942 FAQ Battlefield 1942 FAQ
