6 Lesser Known Facts about the Classic Star Wars Battlefront 2

Classic Battlefront 2 has amazing hidden facts and details that many players don't know about like DLC and cut content! So in this series we'll show them off. #starwarsbattlefront2 #starwars #starwarsbattlefrontll
Time Stamp
00:00 DLC
00:40 Medal System & Rewards
01:36 Recruit Soldiers
02:03 Special game modes
02:34 Vehicle weak points
03:03 Special Skins

[TheComicCorvette]

So I used to mod this game in my free time, and here is some interesting stuff I picked up:

1. The Phase 1 Clone commander you mentioned is much darker than the clone sharpshooter allowing them to be easily differentiated. He also exists in Battlefront 1 as an alternative to the Heavy trooper.

2. Gisro Delso, the Geonosian boss in the campaign mission "Tying up on loose ends" Uses a different model than the other geonosian units. This model does not display the wings on the character when he is not flying. So if you ever get confused on which on is Delso, look for the one without wings.

3. There is an unused yellow Naboo Pilot unit in the game files, this character would likely have appeared in the campaign level "Imperial Diplomacy" and would have likely spawned along side the naboo guards (red), and naboo Vanguard respectively.

4. A battle field can have up to 6 teams instead of the default 2. Maps rarely go above 3, team three would something like the Ewoks or the Geonosians, and you can have up to 4 native teams. Additionally, native teams are tied to command posts themselves not so much the map itself. Geonosians can only spawn if the CIS controls at least 1 of the two command at the fair ends of the map (the ones they begin with on default).

5. Any unit can be used as a hero and vice versa.

6. The Empire has battle chatter in response to all 3 of the other factions, this is because of the campaign, but they work on other maps if you make such a battle occur.

7. Reward Weapons, after you permanently unlock them, can be switched back to normal by switching class at a CP and selecting the same unit you are playing as. Only works for primary weapons.

8. Units can hold up to 8 weapons instead of the 4 we see at most. Secondary and primary weapons are the same in the files and are interchangeable. It is a special line of code that tells the game to put the weapon in the secondary space (aka the grenade space).

9. The Hero kneeling effects can be enabled and disabled in the unit files, however, the team hero will always kneel when defeated, this only applies to the unit if they are used in a non-hero position.

10. There is a script for Jabba's Palace Hunt. This script is unused but has rebel engineers battle the Gamorian guards of jabba's palace. This script works however it is very difficult for the rebels to win, even more so than any of the other hunt missions.

11. The Ackley, the giant creatures on Fuleica during the campaign can be assigned to a unit slot and controlled by the player. In some cases these creatures get stuck at CP when spawning, but it can be done.

12. The Sniper Jet Trooper variant used in the campaign "Changing of the Guard" cannot actually use his jetpack. There is a single command blocking it.

So there is twelve more lesser known BF2 facts from a modder. Hope this is interesting to some people.

[xdress]

Stamina regen IS a default feature. Energy regen bonus simply allows you to recover it faster.

[ncbgaming]

This game NEEDS a port to modern consoles. Imagine playing this on the Nintendo Switch!

[thatguykalem]

It’s funny to hear someone talk about the recruit squad members mechanic not having a tutorial. It didn’t need one - when the game came out, we got that info from the instruction manual, haha

[ARQYN]

The lack of map specific clone trooper variations always bummed me. And stuff like the commander being a galactic marine also didnt make sense to me. Thankfully there are plenty of mods now that change this!

[jomiles]

I think the reason for not have clone legion skins tied to maps was campaign limitations. The idea is you’re playing as the same unit through all those missions. They’d have to write skin override code for campaign exclusive maps AND create movie appropriate legion skins for default maps played outside campaign. Probably doable, but definitely would require more work/time, and as I understand it, the team was on a tight schedule anyway and the clone legions had not blown up in popularity yet because RotS hadn’t come out yet

[misterm]

And now we can finally play this incredible game on all platforme one march 14th !

[georgeoldsterd]

The dlc can actually be played on PC, some modders "ported" it.

Also, the red ARC trooper having red armour isn't a problem. The colours on phase 1 armour originally signified rank, rather than legion or unit, so a red-armoured ARC trooper would be a captain, just like a regular red-armoured clone-trooper (except that since ARCs were a special unit, ARC captains technically outranked regular ones). That said, a commander would have to have yellow armour (as seen in AotC), but it was of a different tint to that of clone pilots (which were, ironically, mostly lieutenants). Also, there were no ARC commander clones (as far as i remember), just a handful of captains and lieutenants (blue armoured ARCs). Since they were special units, they answered directly to regular commanders and generals (jedi or not jedi).

Oh yeah, and rebel snipers (and i think engineers or smugglers) also have several camo variants.

[thedoctor]

One of my favorite games as a kid/teen but admittedly two of my only complaints were in regard to the DLC maps and clone armor. All those DLC maps were beloved from the original 2004 game yet they got dropped in favor of planets that no one was scrambling for (i.e., Polis Massa) and were only available via one game console. Clone armor is more of a nitpick but I wish they had been a little bit more cosmetically consistent with the same 501st color scheme and better choices for armor plus giving the Commanders a Phase 1 variant. Other than that, only other real complaint I have about a game I still love is that the AI in space battles is wonky (i.e., if you try landing a transport on an enemy ship to be a mobile spawn point, if you don't land in a certain manner any AI that spawn in will try piloting the ship and will subsequently crash it into a wall).

[CreeperGreenMC]

I did never notice that the Rebel soldier has 3 different camos.
Another fact is that you can play the Campaign missions in coop / versus in online mode, by loading the campaign level via the in game console... If I remember correctly

[RustyAnon]

Something I remember:
The clone commander originally had a different color pallet in the demo inluded in the holiday 2005 PS2 demo disk.
Originally the boots, gloves, and facemask were black instead of white.

[ussenterprisecv]

Droids vs gungans is hell the grenade spam with teamkilling for the gungans is crazy

[Arvyn]

For Classic BattleFront 2 when your doing hunt on Hoth you don't want to recruit any other Wampas because if your in a squad of 2 or more you would be hitting and hurting each other more often then your enemies because the Wampas has a huge arm reach and they have a wide arm sweeping arcs

[brianmoyachiuz]

I love how Ventress had nunchuck sabers and man, I wish they brought them to canon. I miss having fellow soldiers following me in the new game, the feature was also in the first game too and it's super useful

[sinisterisrandom]

The weak point for the Snail tank had 2 actually. If you aim for the side near the guns that is a major weak point in the revenge of the Sith a Wookie placed a thermal detonator before jumping off and killing the droid driver inside.

[invaderIRK]

Man i wish that phase1 commander skin was in the game

[jarrodedson]

I still play this game on my Xbox series X, I freaking love this game, I remember getting this game back in 2005 when it came out on ps2, so I was extremely grateful for this game to have been avaliable on Xbox

[lanfeuq]

I remember when I discovered General "command" features and special blasters ! Like a new game for me at the time ahaha
And yeah.. the lack of specific clone skin related to planets was disapointing... especially compared to rebel skins as you said. Mygetoo trooper always anoying me !

[usmiechnijsie]

Interesting fact, if you're playing a hero and try to recruit soldiers, they'll refuse you

[XShadow]

The clones have the 1 skin because the game followed the 501st legion. That was their exclusive colour scheme