Note: To be invincible without losing bots simply wait till you lose that game or win it then select replay. When the game starts you will be invincible and have all your allied bots.
Start Your Engines!
Ever find yourself alone with a couple of friends on a Battlefield 1942 server? If so, then this one comes highly recommended from the IGN crew. The game's development studio, Digital Illusions, happens to be the same company responsible for the excellent RalliSport Challenge and Midtown Madness 3 driving simulations on the Xbox. Thus it should come as no surprise that the vehicle physics in BF1942 are top notch, making the various Jeeps, tanks, aircraft, and boats more than just practical transports -- they're finely tuned racing machines!
Enlist up to three of your online G.I. buddies to race against, and then pick a vehicle type. A good starting selection is the fast and responsive Jeep. Scour the map for Jeeps (make sure that they're the same color and type) and meet at a central starting point. Carefully line them all up and then decide on a course. We recommend selecting another point on the map and then making the race a round trip to that point and back. For example, our favorite Wake Island race consists of starting in the South base, heading through the Airfield, speeding north all the way to the northwest Village, driving around the flagpole, and then cruising all the back to the South Base. The action can get wild as you ram each other viciously into thickets and over hilltops, so be careful.<P>Another favorite IGN BF1942 race is the always-thrilling "Boat Race." As the name implies, all contestants should spawn as the appropriate team for snagging a landing craft (e.g. on Wake Island, join the Axis and spawn near the rear of the carrier or battleship). Stick with the same racing formula and you're in for a wild and wet ride around the island, where only the most efficient drivers can hope for victory. Lining up the ships can take quite a bit of time and skill, but if you're good enough, then the race is well worth the effort. Before you start, be sure to agree on a few ground rules, such as "is shooting allowed?"<P>With as many different vehicles as there are in the game, the racing possibilities are endless, so get creative and see what kind of wacky racing fun you can orchestrate! And when you get tired of the vehicles, why not race on foot? Perhaps each player is allowed to fire a single clip of handgun ammo as you sprint down hills and through buildings in search of the quickest route. You get the idea -- now start your engines!<P>Tip: Grenades make good starting signals. Have one of the players toss a grenade in front of the vehicles, and then punch the accelerator when it blows.
Grenade Launch
Sure, it may sound a little suicidal (okay, a lot suicidal) but if you're lucky or playing on a friendly fire off server, you could be in for quite a ride. Just drop a grenade on the ground, scream "Grenade!" at the top of your lungs, and step right on top of the thing. If you don't die a horrifying death, you'll go launching high into the sky. Why in the hell is this useful? Well, I suppose it's not that useful, but it sure is fun and provides a couple of interesting opportunities. First off, if you do it right, you can fly up into the air, hit your parachute button, and float down on top of a building for a nice vantage point. Second off, wouldn't you be a little frightened if an enemy came flying down from the sky to land on your head? Third off, it's fun!
The Healing Dead
If you're out in the field and hurting for ammo or health with no hope of reaching one of those handy dandy bunkers, just take a look around you. If there was a firefight recently, chances are some people recently died. And as you should know, players leave their equipment behind on the ground when they fade away. You should also be aware that you can pick up any of these packs for yourself. So if you notice a medic pack on the ground, switch out really quick and use the health packs. After that it's up to you whether you want to change back into your former gear. The same goes for running low on ammo. There's nothing worse than getting stuck with a pistol in the middle of a machine gun fight. So if you're out, find a dead guy and steal his stuff. If you're lucky, he'll have some ammo left on him and you'll be back in business.
Leave No One Behind!
If you grab a jeep, landing boat, or multi-person plane, don't leave on your own unless you're fairly certain that no one else will be there anytime soon. It's always better to have more than one person fighting along side you when you reach your destination. And it's certainly better to have someone man the guns that are attached to many of these vehicles to provide some extra support against ground forces. So take a moment to check around your area to make sure there aren't more friendlies to join you before you take off. If you can't see anyone on screen, just look at your map for the friendly arrows.
Airlift
This one takes some teamwork and coordination, but you'll be cooler than Maverick and Goose if you can pull it off. Have one player snag a two-seater aircraft and take off flying solo. Now position a friend high upon a hilltop or in a wide clearing, and get ready to have him jump into your aircraft for a quick evacuation! Here's how you do it: the pilot needs to fly slow, steady, and directly at the player on the ground -- be as close to his elevation as possible without actually turning him into ground chuck as you pass overhead. At the key moment that the aircraft meets the player, the grounded solider can quickly hit the "E" key to hop into the cockpit and be whisked away into the clouds. Use this one to rescue a wounded teammate in a hot zone, or deploy a comrade as a paratrooper deep behind enemy lines. Just be sure to practice this one before you try it out in a live match -- a plane-to-player collision is quite an ugly sight and really hurts the team score.
