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Battlefield 4

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Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4 cover
Developers
DICE
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows October 29, 2013
Battlefield 4 on Wikipedia

Warnings

Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.[1]
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General information

Official website
Official Battlelog Forums
Official BF4 Tech Support Forums
Battlefield Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
Windows
Amazon.com
Origin
Windows
Amazon.co.uk
Origin
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows
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Origin
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Origin
Windows
Origin
Origin
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows
All versions require Origin.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Air Vehicle Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Assault Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Dragon's Teeth
Windows
Carbine Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
China Rising
Windows
Community Operations Free
Windows
DMR Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Engineer Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Final Stand
Windows
Grenade Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Ground & Sea Vehicle Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Handgun Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Legacy Operations Free
Windows
Naval Strike
Windows
Night Operations Free
Windows
Recon Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Second Assault
Windows
Shotgun Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Soldier Shortcut Bundle Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Support Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Ultimate Shortcut Bundle Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Vehicle Shortcut Bundle Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Weapon Shortcut Bundle Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows

Essential improvements

Performance boost!

This command may give a huge FPS boost in some map areas and doesn't change anything in the graphics
Instructions

Video Tutorial:

Console commands

Launch console with ~.
Command Description
PerfOverlay.drawFPS 1 Show FPS counter
PerfOverlay.drawGraph 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.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1 Force rendering only 1 frame ahead (can remove stutter, default value is 3)
Screenshot.Render Take a screenshot (into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Battlefield 4\Screenshots\)

You can have these commands run automatically, whenever you start the game, by entering them in user.cfg in the Battlefield 4 installation folder (the file won't exist by default, you can create it through a notepad and save as a .cfg file).

Use Battlescreen on secondary monitor

The Battlescreen can be viewed on a secondary monitor as an alternative to the Android and iOS Battlelog apps.
If you are using a multi-monitor resolution in-game the secondary monitor can't be part of the spanned resolution.
Instructions

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
meta.xml, PROFSAVE, PROFSAVE_header and PROFSAVE_profile are the save files.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

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Input settings

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game advanced control settings.
In-game advanced control settings.
In-game key/button map settings.
In-game key/button map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Traditional Chinese

Network

Servers use PunkBuster and Fairfight anti-cheat protection.[2][3]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
64

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
May not work reliably.
Peer-to-peer
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

Issues unresolved

Audio Cutting Out

Some users report that most audio cuts out randomly, leaving only helicopter gunshots, players footsteps and gunfire heard.

DirectX Error: GetDeviceRemovedReason

Instructions


If you're running Nvidia SLI and getting this error, you need this:

This is definitely the fix if you are running SLI and experiencing this error: http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3738 12/14/2015 Link fix does not work!

Mouse Connectivity Issue

If you can't control the mouse in the game itself and only in the options menus, follow this link for a possible fix. COMODO USERS ONLY, so far, this is the only person to have found a possible fix for Comodo products only, contact your antivirus provider for help. Try asking them if their software has a coded software which blocks programs real time, or show them the thread to give them the general idea of what you are talking about.

Memory Leaking

Many users report sudden memory leaks when loading maps, others report gradual leaks that slowly make the game unplayable.[4]

Instructions
Instructions

Issues fixed

Stuck on Loading Screen / Game Closes with No Error Message / PunkBuster Initialization Failure

PunkBuster issues may cause the game to become stuck on the black loading screen with the flashing indicator at the top-right, or cause you to be kicked mid-game by the server with or without the following error messages:

  • Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player '(player name)' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe.
  • Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player '(player name)' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrB.exe.
Instructions
Instructions

Unable to connect to Battlelog error message

Instructions

Poor Game Performance

There are widespread reports of poor performance and stuttering. Some of the reportedly working fixes include:[5]

Instructions
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

VC++ Runtime Redistributable Crash During Origin Install

Error message: "The VC++ runtime redistributable package was not installed successfully. Setup cannot continue."
Instructions

Game becomes unresponsive while changing controls

There is a bug in the beta with rebinding keys: after several rebinds the game either crashes or becomes unresponsive because the configuration file becomes huge.
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

Not Entering Fullscreen Correctly

If you are using remote desktop software (e.g. LogMeIn, Teamviewer, etc.) then the game may not enter fullscreen mode correctly. Close the offending program and fullscreen should work again.

Also Samsung Magician could be the culprit, exiting it will help reestablish fullscreen mode.

You need to download and install this expansion

You may receive this error message when attempting to join a China Rising server if you have copied the Battlefield 4 game files from another computer or installation.

Instructions

The game freezes for some milliseconds every X seconds

There are some solutions to this problem, the one that is more reported as working is:

Instructions

Other options that could work are:

  • DirectX Fix;[6]
  • in the video tab check that the RESOLUTION SCALE value isn't at 200%;[7]
  • disable ShadowPlay;[8]
  • set the CPU to stock speeds (if it is overclocked).[9]
  • Add Origin,You game located folder, bf4.exe, bf4_x86.exe, pbsvc.exe, Origin.exe, OriginClientService.exe to you antivirus exclude list.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Mantle support
Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).[1]
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 3870
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
512 MB of VRAM

References