Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- Active community.
- Runs well on low end machines.
- Official support for the Novint Falcon controller.
- Shadows are broken on Radeon cards. The only existing fix being rolling back to an older version.
General information
- Battlefield Wiki
- Planet Battlefield
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Template:Availability Table
Version Differences
Digital complete version
The complete collection is available via Steam or Origin and is perhaps the easiest way to get the game. This pack contains the main game as well as the expansion, Special Forces, and the two free 'bonus packs' Euro Forces and Armored Fury. Only one CD key for all the expansions.
Serial Key
The disc based version requires a CD-key that you type in when installing. Individual CD keys are required for each expansion.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is 1.50 which resolves a number of issues.
- Version 1.41 must be installed first before installing the 1.50 patch.
- The AI bot commander has been removed in this version.
- A really important patch.
- For the 1.50 patch only.
Autologin
Skip intro videos
Run Without CD/DVD
- The latest patch removed the need to have your CD/DVD in the drive while playing.
Ambient occlusion (HBAO)
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
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- Native widescreen support was added as of patch 1.5 released on September 1st 2009.
Execute the game with the command line parameter +fullscreen 0. If you run the game windowed at your maximum screen resolution, there will be some misaligned text on menu buttons. Otherwise the game seems to run normally.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Patch 1.5 won't install ("Newer version already installed")
Patch 1.41 won't install ("Can't find install folder")
- This can occur on Windows Vista and newer if an install is interrupted or incomplete.
Game crashes often
Game crashes when alt-tabbing
Vsync won't work
Getting kicked by PunkBuster
X-Fi related sound issues
Black patches on textures
Missing health bar and kits on spawn menu
Invalid CDKey
No ability to find any, or connect to any servers
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent
| Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2.3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 ATi Radeon 9500 128 MB of VRAM
| NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 ATi Radeon 9500 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References