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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]
General information
- Official website
- Official Battlelog Forums
- Official BF4 Tech Support Forums
- Battlefield Wiki
Availability
- All versions require Origin.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Air Vehicle Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Assault Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Dragon's Teeth |
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Carbine Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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China Rising |
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Community Operations |
Free |
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DMR Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Engineer Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Final Stand |
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Grenade Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Ground & Sea Vehicle Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Handgun Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Legacy Operations |
Free |
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Naval Strike |
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Night Operations |
Free |
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Recon Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Second Assault |
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Shotgun Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Soldier Shortcut Bundle |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Support Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Ultimate Shortcut Bundle |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Vehicle Shortcut Bundle |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Weapon Shortcut Bundle |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Essential improvements
Performance boost!
- This command may give a huge FPS boost in some map areas and doesn't change anything in the graphics
Video Tutorial:
Console commands
- Launch console with ~.
Command |
Description
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PerfOverlay.drawFPS 1 |
Show FPS counter
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PerfOverlay.drawGraph 1 |
Show performance graph
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GameTime.maxVariableFPS # |
Limit frame rate (where # is a positive number)
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RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 1 |
Enable Triple-Buffering (only recommended if Vsync is on)
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RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1 |
Force rendering only 1 frame ahead (can remove stutter, default value is 3)
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Screenshot.Render |
Take a screenshot (into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Battlefield 4\Screenshots\ )
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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.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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meta.xml
, PROFSAVE
, PROFSAVE_header
and PROFSAVE_profile
are the save files.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game general control settings.
In-game advanced control settings.
In-game key/button map settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Network
- Servers use PunkBuster and Fairfight anti-cheat protection.[2][3]
Multiplayer types
Connection types
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
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]
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.
Unable to connect to Battlelog error message
Poor Game Performance
There are widespread reports of poor performance and stuttering. Some of the reportedly working fixes include:[5]
VC++ Runtime Redistributable Crash During Origin Install
- Error message: "The VC++ runtime redistributable package was not installed successfully. Setup cannot continue."
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.
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.
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:
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 |
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Mantle support |
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Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).[1] |
Shader Model support |
5 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista SP2 |
8 |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz |
AMD Six-core CPU Intel Quad-Core CPU |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
AMD Radeon HD 3870 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB of VRAM
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 3 GB of VRAM |
References