Updated guidelines as of September 2023.
Shoutout to Wasabi at Moongamers*, HairyRussianDude, and Trench for providing elements of this guide.
0. Note: some of these downloads will take some time. I recommend downloading in parallel, but you MUST *install* sequentially.
1. If you are on Win10 or Win11, you need to enable DirectPlay:
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=5308
2. Download and install Battlefield 1942:
BF1942 ZIP: https://team-simple.org/download/Battlefield_1942.zip
How to Install: Unzip the ZIP file, then run bf1942-setup.exe to install.
3. download and install this patch: gamespy
4. Download and install Desert Combat 0.7: https://www.moddb.com/mods/desert-comba ... -combat-07
nb: DC Final requires this installed first.
5. Download and install Desert Combat Final: https://www.moddb.com/mods/desert-comba ... nal-update
6. join the server:
-Open BF1942
-go to Multiplayer
-go to Internet
-hit Update,
-find EA117 and click Join.
7. Optional: Modding: It's not that hard, I promise. If you wish to try your hand at modding, our admin team is receptive to well designed tweaks to the vanilla maps. Note that due to the age of the game and lack of player base, we will not be running any custom maps or anything requiring a patch. There are multiple resources in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=62&t=5966
You can also find Battlecraft, the official map editor, here: https://www.moddb.com/games/battlefield ... atoreditor
*Cite: https://www.moongamers.com/forum/index. ... opic=67127