After announcing an all-new Portal game mode for Battlefield 2042, EA has shared details on what players can expect – including remastered maps, returning weapons and more.
Battlefield Portal is the second announced game mode for Battlefield 2042, pitting factions from various Battlefield titles (including 1942, Bad Company 2 and 2042) against each other.
As a “love letter to Battlefield fans and one that long-time players will feel right at home with”, Ripple Effect has worked to ensure that the chaotic game mode should have something for everyone.
It’s worth noting that while this article only touches on Portal-specific content, EA has confirmed that maps, weapons, vehicles and gadgets from Battlefield 2042 will still be available to use in the game mode.
While Battlefield Portal will launch with every map from 2042 available, fans of the Battlefield franchise will likely be more excited by the announcement that six older maps have been fully remastered exclusively for the game mode. Along with a remaster, these maps will come with Conquest, Team Deathmatch and Rush modes.
The following maps – which include fully rebuilt assets, 4K availability and 60FPS – will be available at launch:
- Battle Of The Bulge (Battlefield 1942)
- El Alamein (Battlefield 1942)
- Arica Harbor (Battlefield Bad Company 2)
- Valparaiso (Battlefield Bad Company 2)
- Caspian Border (Battlefield 3)
- Noshahr Canals (Battlefield 3)
Returning factions (such as Allied and Axis WW2 forces) will bring a stockpile of weapons from their respective games with them. While balance issues – for example a Bar 1918 going up against an AKS-74U – will likely be prevalent, EA has stated that balance will be left up to users of their new Builder feature.
The following Battlefield 1942 weapons will be making a return to the series:
- M1911
- Thompson
- M1 Garand
- Walther P38
- MP 40
- STG 44
- Bar 1918
- K98
- K98 Sniper
- No. 4 Sniper
- Bazooka
- Panzerschreck
- Grenade
- Knife
From slightly later in the timeline, these Battlefield Bad Company 2 weapons will be featured in Portal:
- M93R
- G3
- AKS-74U
- M416
- M240B
- MP412 Rex
- MP443
- M1911
- XMB LMG
- Thompson
- M1 Garand
- Frag Garand
- Spas-12
- AN-94
- M16A2
- M60
- Type 88 LMG
- PP-2000
- XM8 Prototype
- XM8 Compact
- M24 Sniper
- Knife
- GOL Sniper Magnum
Finally, the following weapons from Battlefield 3 will be available to use:
- M39R
- DAO-12
- AS VAL
- G3A3
- A-91
- AKS-74U
- M39 EMR
- SVD
- Spas-12
- AN-94
- M16A3
- M60E4
- P90
- ACW-R
- M98B
- M416
- Scar-H
- MP412 Rex
- MP443
- M1911
- Type 88 LMG
- PP-2000
- Knife
- M67 Grenade
As well as these weapons, players can expect to use over 30 gadgets from previous games including the Defibrillator, EOD Bot, MAV and Radio Beacon.
40+ vehicles will be available to drive, fly and sail across maps in. From 1942’s Spitfire and B17 planes to the iconic quad bike and Little Bird of later games, EA notes that vehicles from 3 different theaters of war will be available to use.
On top of game-specific factions, soldier archetypes (classes) from each entry will make a return. As an example, EA mentions that “Battlefield 3‘s Assault, Engineer, Support and Recon roles [will] make their return in Battlefield Portal“.
All of the above content – from the maps down to the weapons and game modes – can be customized and altered via the Builder mode, which can be accessed without owning a copy of Battlefield 2042.
Through a web page, players will be able to create their own content for Portal and adjust how existing modes can be played. This includes the ability to create new game modes, toggle whether a player can view their HUD, remove the ability to aim down sights and more.
In other news, more Halo Infinite beta details are coming soon according to 343 Industries.
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