Titanfall 2

Titanfall 2

Developers
	Respawn Entertainment
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Source
Release dates
Windows	October 28, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	86
OpenCritic	87
IGDB	89
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	Boost, Cosmetic, Free-to-grind
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter, Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Robot
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Titanfall

Titanfall
Titanfall	2014
Titanfall 2	2016
Apex Legends	2019

Titanfall 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person shooter and vehicle combat game in the Titanfall series.

General information

Official forums

Official Titanfall Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
Epic Games Store		Ultimate Edition.
Microsoft Store		Ultimate Edition. Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play.
Origin		Included with EA Play. Manual link for EA App purchase.
Steam		Ultimate Edition. Included with EA Play (Steam).
(unavailable)
Humble Store (unavailable)

All versions require Origin DRM. Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on March 2017.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via EA Play.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Boost	One-time purchase of "Jump Start Pack" unlocks all Titan and character's tactical abilities and grants 500 Credits and 10 "XP x2" tokens.
Cosmetic	Skins for weapons, characters and Titans.
Currency	Credits can be earned only through gameplay.
Free-to-grind	Credits earned through playing can be used to permanently unlock weapons, skins, executions and abilities for both Titans and characters.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -novid command line argument

Alternately, move or delete the video files
Navigate to <path-to-game>\r2\media. Move or delete the following files: ea.bik, all legal_*.bik files, menu_act01.bik, respawn.bik. Deleting menu_act01.bik is not necessary, but game will boot faster and exit to menus faster.

Raw mouse input

Reduces input lag and makes mouse more responsive.

Use the +m_rawinput 1 command line argument

Additional graphical options

Some of the graphical options can not be changed by the in-game menu, but there is a way to change them manually.

Instructions

Find and open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Respawn\Titanfall2\local\videoconfig.txt in a text editor. Find and modify those parameters for better visual quality: "setting.cl_particle_fallback_multiplier" [0-1] - controls draw distance of the particle effects. Recommended value is "0" "setting.cl_ragdoll_maxcount" [0-∞] - controls amount of the ragdolls on the ground. Recommended value is "16" "setting.mat_picmip" [-10-4] - controls resolution of the textures. Recommended values are something between "-1" and "-10" Lower values, like -10 can cause stuttering. "setting.r_decals" [0-∞] - controls amount of the decals rendered at the same time. Recommended value is "1024" "setting.shadow_depthres" [0-∞] - controls quality of the spot shadows. Recommended value is "2048" "setting.fadeDistScale" [0-∞] - controls fade distance of the models. Recommended value is "3.000000" 3. Save modified file and make it read-only.

Game data

In-game advanced HUD settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Respawn\Titanfall2\profile\profile.cfg %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Respawn\Titanfall2\local\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1237970/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Respawn\Titanfall2\profile\savegames\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1237970/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud		Game acquired from Steam will launch via Origin and uses Origin's Cloud Saves
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Letterboxed to 16:9 when using 4:3 or 5:4 resolutions.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			Cutscenes and loading screens are pillarboxed 16:9. Certain resolutions may require update to configuration file.
4K Ultra HD			Certain resolutions may require update to configuration file.
Field of view (FOV)		70-110°. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		Certain windowed resolutions may require update to configuration file.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use the -window -noborder command line arguments
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TSAA, up to 8x MSAA, and up to 8x EQAA. Also supports Adaptive Supersampling: "Dynamically raises rendering resolution if the game is running faster than the target framerate." Option is unavailable if resolution exceeds 16K either horizontally or vertically.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Disabled, Double/Triple buffered, Dynamic and Nvidia Adaptive (Half-refresh) V-Sync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Up to 144 FPS by default. Unlocked with +fps_max unlimited or v-sync enabled in game and disabled in driver, but does not appear to increase visual smoothness.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode

Resolution

Certain resolutions under Graphics settings may not be selectable even when not using Nvidia DSR or AMD VSR, such as anything higher than 1920 horizontal pixels by 1080 vertical pixels.

Users with NVIDIA graphics cards that support GeForce Experience can use the game optimization feature and configuration in GeForce Experience to update the resolution.

Set to unlisted resolution
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open videoconfig.txt. Change setting.defaultres value to the desired horizontal resolution. Change setting.defaultresheight value to the desired vertical resolution.

Field of view (FOV)

Set max to 120
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open profile.cfg. Change cl_fovScale value to 1.70.

Depth of field

Disable depth of field

Go to <path-to-game>\r2\cfg and create a file called autoexec.cfg. Paste bindtoggle f3 dof_enable, then save the file. Set the game's command line arguments to +exec autoexec.cfg. Notes Depth of field is re-activated after every match: hence the keybind, in order to deactivate it again. Toggle in-game with the F3 key. Replace f3 with another key to change keybind. Disables depth of field for weapons. Also disables ADS and cinematic depth of field

Input

In-game controls settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Option to disable available.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Also has advanced look settings.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Occasionally changes button prompts

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  In-game controller remapping

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  In-game key remapping (1)

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  In-game key remapping (2)

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  In-game advanced look settings

Audio

In-game audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.1 output.
Subtitles
Closed captions		Background sounds are only captioned during dialogues.
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish				Region locked to Polish and Russian in Poland. Changing language to any other languages is impossible.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Change Language

Change in-game language
Open <path-to-game>\bin\x64_retail\tier0.dll in a hex editor, such as HxD. Search for en_US and modify it to the desired language, e.g. de_DE for German. See the SteamDB Depot for a list of available language codes.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Uses cloud servers and bare metal.
Self-hosting		Use Northstar.
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Titanfall 2.
vorpX		G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Cannot select higher resolution than native one when using Nvidia DSR or AMD VSR

Set resolution in videoconfig.txt
Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Respawn\Titanfall2\local\videoconfig.txt in a text editor. Modify setting.defaultres and setting.defaultresheight to the desired resolution width and height, and save the file. The game should now run at the selected resolution.

Please note changing video settings in-game will reset the resolution to whatever is selected in the game menu.

Game too dark or (with higher brightness) colors are washed out

Titanfall 2 can natively only adjust brightness, not gamma level.

Use external injector
Use an external tool such as SweetFX (function "Lift Gamma Gain") to increase the gamma level of the image.

Selecting Video settings in game causes crash or Titanfall 2 only launches in windowed mode

Because of desktop scaling in Windows 10, Titanfall 2 has difficulty running in full-screen mode and/or crashes when going into Video Settings.

In thte Nvidia Control Panel, under "Adjust desktop size and position", either select "no scaling" or put "Perform scaling" on GPU.

Audio Configuration defaults to 7.1 Surround

The game may set the audio configuration to the maximum available configuration for any audio device even if the output device is set to stereo.

Run the game with the -channels 2 command line argument.

Can't join online servers on Intel 10th-gen CPUs or higher

Error message: "Contacting Respawn servers... Data Center: Searching..."

The game is affected by the OpenSSL SHA bug.

See Bypass OpenSSL SHA bug on Intel 10th gen and later CPUs.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Interface	Qt
Cutscenes	Bink Video

Command line parameters

See command line arguments on how to use the following options.

Parameter	Description
-novid	Disables intro videos
-high	Force Titanfall to launch as a high priority process
-noborder	Removes the border around the window
-window	Runs the game in windowed mode (use with the above for real borderless)
-fullscreen	Runs the game in fullscreen mode
+showfps_enabled X	1 Enables a simple FPS counter at the top-right of the screen 2 Enables a large debug graph that displays FPS, frame times, CPU wait time and average high/low FPS
+cl_showfps X	1 Enables a small alternate FPS counter at the top-right of the screen 2 Enables a small alternate FPS counter in the top-left
+cl_showpos 1	Displays player name, position, angle, and velocity information on the top-left of the screen
+m_rawinput 1	Raw mouse input, may fix mouse lag (or may have no effect)
-nomenuvid 1	Disables looping video on the main menu
-automatchmake	Launches multiplayer as soon as the game connects to the servers
-width	Specify resolution width. Game crashes if less than 800
-height	Specify resolution height. Game crashes if less than 600
-channels	Specify the audio channel configuration
+FPS_max 75	Specify FPS limit (Change 75 to desired limit).

Enable Quicksave and Quickload

Modify custom.cfg

Create a file named custom.cfg in <path-to-game>\r2\cfg. Open the file in a text editor and paste the following: bind "f5" "save save1" bind "f9" "load save1" 3. Use +exec custom.cfg as a command line argument Notes As long as save file names are not repeated, multiple independent quicksave and quickload keys can be set. These commands can be bound to any keys, not just F5 and F9, and the save file can have any name, just not savegame as that is the default autosave or checkpoint file name. Despite "checkpoint saved" being shown upon each quicksave, quicksaving and quickloading is independent from the checkpoint/respawn system.

Mods

Grapple Stim

Allows the use of either the Grapple or Stim ability in the campaign instead of Cloak by adding a "Switch Ability" option in the controls menu that still lets you select Cloak, which requires a level restart to apply.

Requires Icepick to enable the mod

Disables multiplayer while Icepick is enabled. Just launch the game normally to play without mods.

Northstar

Adds the ability to host and join private or dedicated servers, with multiple new gamemodes and enhancements.

Now supports Attrition.

Disables campaign while running, but does not override base Titanfall 2 files, and is launched separately. Campaign is still playable as normal as a result.

Automatic installation

Go to the R2Northstar Wiki and choose an installer/launcher of your liking. Go to the GitHub/Thunderstore repository of the chosen installer/launcher (r2modman, Viper or VTOL) and download it by either clicking "Download" or "Manual Download" button, depending on chosen installer/launcher. Follow the installation instructions provided on the installer/launcher page. Provides easy modding and updating.

Manual installation
Download the latest release from the official Northstar page. Extract the contents of Northstar.release.*.zip to <path-to-game>. Launch the game through NorthstarLauncher.exe in order to play on Northstar servers, or launch the game normally to play on the official servers and campaign mode. Does not support modding or automatic updates.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-3600	Intel Core i5-6600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	45 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480

A 64-bit operating system is required.