So... They CONFIRMED that CoD 2 is running on THEIR OWN ENGINE - brand spanking new...

"... Call of Duty 2 is powered by a proprietary new engine..."

That means it is NOT the Doom 3 engine, is NOT the Quake 3 engine, and is not a modified version of any existing engine on the market... I believe "proprietary new" means it is an engine built for Call of Duty 2, much like Monolith's game engine for "F.E.A.R." (an upcoming FPS horror thriller).

So that should answer a bunch of questions. Firstly, that means maps will MOST LIKELY not port from UO to CoD 2. However, they are building their own engine, so they could, in theory, add that support. But it is not likely because they'd have to include all the original textures and models along with all the new stuff, making it a very VERY large game.

Also, since it is Infinity Ward developing the new game and new engine, it means their SDK (mapping tools) will likely be VERY similar to the CoD Radiant and Gradient. So we wont have to re-learn all new tools or anything like that, which is a plus. Just look at Half-Life to Half-Life 2 - very similar editors. They do it that way so the level designers that work for IW can start making their new maps for CoD 2 without a learning curve.

It also verifies the title of the game as being "Call of Duty 2" because they have the (tm) at the end. So it won't have any classy "United Offensive"-like tag on it, it is going to be like "Battlefield 2" only it will be Call of Duty 2

Foyleman, please post this on the front page :)
-Jdawgg

edited on Apr. 7, 2005 06:48 pm by Jdawgg

edited on Apr. 7, 2005 06:50 pm by Jdawgg

I'm actually glad it's on a new engine. I don't think they could push the Quake 3 engine far enough without making it completely new anyway. I'm excited for this game, but at the same time if makes me wonder if I should still buy CoD:Deluxe as an early birthday gift for my cousin.

CoD 2 is the game I am most looking forward to. If its anything like CoD & UO were when they were released a year ago, its definitely worth getting. New engine eh? I cant wait!
Btw, would you mind posting a link to that article?

interesting to say the least, though it would be nice to have the link to that

both activision and IW's site have no mention of that

Yes, the more I think about this the more I realize it could just be a fake. Since this is the first mention of many details there's no way to check those facts. Without the source listed I'm inclined to believe with caution.

Oops, sorry about the double post but I may have found the source. It's on the front page of iwnation.com.


edited on Apr. 7, 2005 10:39 pm by Filbert

You guys... suspect ME of faking a press release?





And yes, IW Nation is the OFFICIAL Infinity Ward community. Their information is accurate. :)

madcrow reporting in...

Well i have some new COD 2 info for you guys care of COD Infobase

CoD2 will feature player classes

1. Medic - can heal soldiers (morphine) and stop bleeding; has a rifle, pistol, and combat knife

2. Radio Operator - can call in air support and mark objectives on the map; has a rifle, pistol, combat knife, and binoculars

3. Heavy Machine Gunner - can operate heavy machine guns; has a machine gun, pistol, and combat knife

4. Tank Operator - can drive tanks; has a rifle, pistol, and combat knife

5. Sniper - has a sniper rifle, pistol, and combat knife

6. Artillery Soldier - can operate mortars and artillery

7. Engineer - can place mines; has a rifle, pistol, and combat knife

8. Anti-Tank Infantry - can operate rocket weapons and destroy tanks; has a rifle, pistol, and combat knife

9. Infantry - has submachine gun or rifle, pistol, and combat knife

10. Flamethrower - has flamethrower, pistol, and combat knife

Furthermore, it has been said that buildings in Call of Duty 2 will be destructable, and there will be new tanks with which to destroy them. In addition to the tanks, there will be new miscellaneous vehicles such as motorcycles.

- No more endlessly respawning enemies. What this means that if the enemy sends reinforcements to a particular location, then another objective will become vulnerable (the game will feature multiple objectives during each mission)

- Game world will be MUCH bigger than the original; battles will be 5 times larger than those in the original CoD

The new theme/storylines
CoD 2 will still take place during the second World War. There will be three new campaigns: a British one, a Russian and an American. The British campaign will take you to the North-African desert which results in new environments. Your character in this campaign will be sergeant Davis. In the Russian campaign you will change from character to become Vassili Ivanovich Koslov, a private. The actions here will most likely take place around Moscow and the thre will most likely be moved all the way to Berlin. In the American campaign you are captain Bill Taylor. This campaign will send you on some top secret missions.

Gameplay
The developers promise CoD 2 to become more intense and more authentic. To make sure the game is authentic they have hired a captain and colonel to advise them on authenticity. But off course they also want to make the game bigger. The locations will be bigger and you will experience more freedom in the missions. They promise to make the missions non-linear and to have multiple ways to finish a mission. There will also be 15 new weapons including the “Gewehr 43” and the Russian “SVT-40”.

The graphic engine, sound and A.I.
For CoD 2 Infinaty Ward will use a new graphic engine. Smoke grenades will be more realistic and affect the A.I. The weather conditions will also be improved. Besides this a few technologies will be used like specular maps (which will make light reflect differently on every sort of object or place on an object) and normal mapping.
The A.I. will be rewritten and will make your team mates smarter. You won’t be able to give orders but they will take cover, give suppressive fire, etc.
In the field of sound the developers will introduce the Battle Chatter System. Every soldier on the battlefield will have an unique voice and about 500 words to make himself clear. Combined with the new A.I. they will give usefull information depending on the situation.


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http://www.codboards.com/index.php?showtopic=6428
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Initial, tantalizing details on Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 2 have materialised courtesy of a preview in the latest edition of the US version of PC Gamer magazine.

According to reports, the PC Gamer article reveals that the follow-up to the original game will once again throw players into US, English and American World War II campaigns. Campaigns are set in Normandy (presumably US, and which looks like it will feature the D-Day landings), North Africa (English, we guess) and Stalingrad - which can only be the Russian campaign, really.

Interestingly, apparently hints are dropped that the sequel may feature a German campaign too, and it's noted that Infinity Ward is steering away from the linearity of Call of Duty by allowing us to tackle the campaigns in any order. Gameplay which is more open-ended in style is also being talked up.
Infinity Ward is building Call of Duty 2 on a proprietary game engine boasting whizz-bang features, so expect visual improvements across the board and levels apparently measured in miles. Squad dynamic is also being buffed up and even sweat and tears are being poured into plot relation with the promise that the experience will give the nose of emotion a significant tweak.

Did a little homework hope its helpful..

madcrow signing off...

I hope it is true. I cant wait for cod 2

to buy a new pc, or not to buy a new pc, that is the question