[mr.miyagi]

Ok, been having some modem troubles lately but my new modem is arriving very soon BUT upon looking for tricks and tips I came across this very helpful thread:

main fixes are on page 1 but READ THROUGH it:
http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthre ... disconnect

Try this if you're experiencing Connection Losses!

[quote:e1cd2]Sure, just right lick on your desktop and select "New." In the drop down menu select "Text Document." A new, blank text document will be created on your desktop.
Open it.
Copy and paste the following into the text document:
start /belownormal bf2.exe
That's all you need. Click save. Now, right click on the document again and select "Rename." Name it anything you want, but be sure it has a .bat extention. If you have 'hide file extensions enabled' it'll still end up being a text document, so be sure to turn that off (See below). Mine is called BF2low.bat. Now, place the file in the Battlefield 2 main directory (the one where the bf2.exe file is) and you're good to go. I also created a shortcut for it (by right clicking on the .bat file and selecting "Create Shortcut") and relocated it to my desktop. Now all I have to do is click my BF2Low.bat shortcut instead of the Battlefield 2 icon and I'm good to go.

To disable the hide file-extensions for known file types feature (whose reason for existing escapes me) open Explorer, click "Tools" then "Folder Options." In the box that pops-up, click the "View" tab to see the list of features. De-select the box next to "Hide file extensions for known file types" which is just below the file-folder icon for "Hidden Files and Folders" (which I also have set to display).[/quote:e1cd2]

I'm tired whilst typin this but what I wanna pass on is to try this program if you're experiencing sluggish gameplay or low FPS in the game:

Smartclose
http://www.bm-productions.tk/

It shuts down everything except the crucial windows processes your PC needs. It takes a snapshot of your settings, open programs, etc and then you shut them all down with the flick of the mouse. You then just press a button and it reverts back to how it was AFTER you've played BF2 or any other game.

I ran it thinking I'd notice very little difference but I think I had about a 10 FPS increase which was nicely noticable in-game, alot smoother.

example from thread:
[quote:e1cd2]well i installed smartclose and now i dont have lag in the beginning. amazing. now my fps went 10 times higher. i get average 89-99 fps even during arty strikes.[/quote:e1cd2]

Hope it helps some people out here freak: