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Enabling applications to use 3 GB of RAM on 32-bit systems can solve problems with memory usage in the game. Follow [http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654489420350764/1/ this fix] to enable 3 GB usage on your system.
 
Enabling applications to use 3 GB of RAM on 32-bit systems can solve problems with memory usage in the game. Follow [http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654489420350764/1/ this fix] to enable 3 GB usage on your system.
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Battlefield 3
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Developers
DICE
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Frostbite 2
Release dates
Windows October 25, 2011
Battlefield 3 on Wikipedia
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Key points

PC version features 64 player multiplayer, high resolution textures, high quality shadows and more PC-specific features.
Most bugs have been resolved with patches, minor updates released many months after the official release.[1]
Although some issues still exist, like long loading times for non-DLC maps.[2]

General information

BF3 on Battlelog - PC section.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
Origin
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Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Green Man Gaming
Origin
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Origin
Origin
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All versions require Origin activation to play.
Green Man Gaming frequently releases discount coupons up to 25% (which stack upon existing discounts unless otherwise mentioned).

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Aftermath
Windows
Air Vehicle Shortcut
Windows
Armored Kill
Windows
Assault Kit Shortcut
Windows
Back to Karkand
Windows
Close Quarters
Windows
Co-op Weapons Shortcut
Windows
End Game
Windows
Engineer Kit Shortcut
Windows
Ground Vehicle Shortcut
Windows
Kit Shortcut Bundle
Windows
Promotional Items
Windows
Recon Kit Shortcut
Windows
SPECACT Kit & Dog Tag Bundle
Windows
Support Kit Shortcut
Windows
The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle
Windows
Vehicle Shortcut Bundle
Windows

Essential improvements

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.

Performance boost

This command disables the engine's deferred compute shader lighting path. This may give a large FPS boost in open, outdoor areas, but possibly may reduce performance in heavily lit scenes. Most users report only the performance boost, including inside closed areas.
This command provides no graphical change.
Instructions

Console commands

Launch console with ~.
Command Description
Render.DrawFps 1 Show FPS counter
Render.PerfOverlayVisible 1 Show performance graph
GameTime.MaxVariableFPS # Limit frame rate (where # is a positive number)
RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 1 Enable Triple-Buffering (only recommended if Vsync is on)
RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit 1 Force rendering only 1 frame ahead (may remove stutter, default value is 3)
Screenshot.Render Take a screenshot (into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Battlefield 3\Screenshots\)
You can have these commands run automatically, whenever you start the game, by entering them in user.cfg in the Battlefield 3 installation folder (the file won't exist by default, you can create it through a notepad and save as a .cfg file).

Optimal video settings

You may use any configuration with-which you are satisfied. The following tips serve to balance graphical fidelity, function and performance.
Setting textures to High may eliminate texture pop-in, if it is happening to you.
Setting effects to Low is recommended. Other levels show no particular improvement, it only adds a little bloom around fire sparkles.[3]
Settings mesh to Ultra is recommended as it allows you to spot enemies at a greater distance.
Set anisotropic filtering to the maximum value your PC can handle. Better AF comes as a minimal (or none) performance cost and significantly improves graphical fidelity.

Running the game on a separate partition/drive

Instructions

Alternatively you could just copy the battlefield 3 folder to somewhere else, uninstall it, change the default installation path in origin, move the copied folder to this new location and install it with Origin.

Play the game without Origin

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
meta.xml, PROF_SAVE_body, PROF_SAVE_header and PROF_SAVE_profile are the save files.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video settings

300px
In-game settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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Localizations

Some regions do not include all languages; see Change game language.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Update PunkBuster using the PBSetup utility to fix most issues.
If you have the option in your router setup, put your IP in the DMZ. This fixes for example the issue where you cannot coop with a friend but otherwise the multiplayer works fine.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
64


Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
May not be reliable.
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Servers must be rented from approved providers.
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 80, 443, 9988, 17502, 20000-20100, 22990, 42127
UDP 3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Issues unresolved

Game uses most of the computers memory

Some users with AMD cards are reporting a memory leak that makes the game unplayable. Even after closing the game, Task manager still reports nearly full physical memory. Restarting the computer clears the memory. No real fix yet known.

Issues fixed

Character spins uncontrollably using an Acer or Packard Bell PC

Instructions

"Game disconnected: something went wrong" error

Instructions

"Battlefield 3 has stopped working" error

Instructions

Crash when launching the game

There are various potential fixes for this issue, they are listed below.
Instructions

Game crashes with a sound loop using an ASUS Xonar sound-card

Instructions

Crashes on 32-bit Windows

Instructions

NVIDIA GTX 500-series freezing or displaying bad graphics

Instructions

Game crashes while using an ASUS-brand GPU

Instructions

Black screen (AMD/ATI)

Instructions

Origin error - "Could not activate"

Instructions

Game files installed, Origin claims that they are not

Instructions

Installation error: "Battlefield 3 (BF3) Install Fails, Cannot Install"

Instructions

Weak performance on Intel i3/i5/i7 CPUs (especially Laptops)

Instructions

PunkBuster kicked player 'xxx' (for 0 minutes) ... No Packet Flow

Instructions

Change game language

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Instructions

Circled keys

Language GDFBinary Locale
English GDFBinary_en_US.dll en_US
German GDFBinary_de_DE.dll de_DE
French GDFBinary_fr_FR.dll fr_FR
Italian GDFBinary_it_IT.dll it_IT
Spanish GDFBinary_es_ES.dll es_ES
Polish GDFBinary_pl_PL.dll pl_PL
Japanese GDFBinary_ja_JP.dll ja_JP
Czech GDFBinary_cs_CZ.dll cs_CZ

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2 32-bit 7 64-bit
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz		 Quad-core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon 3870
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
512 of VRAM
DirectX 10.1 compatible 		ATI Radeon 6950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
1024 MB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX Compatible

References