Key points
- Active community
- Hard to mod for, however it is possible.
General information
- Battlefield Wiki
- Planet Battlefield
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
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SPECACT Kit Upgrade |
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam |
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Essential improvements
Patches
Although the game features an auto-update tool, sometimes it doesn't work or fail to resume download.
Manual update (which includes all previously released maps and fixes) is available here (mirror)
Mods
Although Frostbite is a relatively modding-unfriendly engine, a nascent modding community has formed and was able to extend the map border, create new in-game items and tweak weapons and vehicles. They have even released modding tools.
- Emulator Nexus
- MordorHQ
- BFEditor.org
These are the main modding forums.
Force DirectX Level
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- BF:BC2 Config creator
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game key map settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
80, 13505, 18390, 18395 |
UDP |
10000, 18395 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Hard crashing
- After an undetermined amount of playtime, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 may crash your entire computer (Screen freezes, hard drives stop and speakers will freeze on a sound.
- There is no guaranteed fix for this problem, however there are multiple possible fixes, listed below.
Unable to update
No Servers
- If you're not seeing any multiplayer servers deselect all filters except for PunkBuster and click search.
Blinking black screen
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 GHz
| Intel Core 2 Quad or higher |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
GeForce 7800 GT ATI X1900 256 MB of VRAM
| GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon 4870 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References