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Battlefield Vietnam

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Battlefield Vietnam
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Developers
DICE Canada
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Refractor Engine
Release dates
Windows March 14, 2004
Battlefield Vietnam on Wikipedia

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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Key points

Not sold digitally.
For the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam DLC see Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

General information

Battlefield Wiki
Battlefield Vietnam on the Battlefield Wiki
Battlefield Vietnam hub on Planet Battlefield

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Latest game version

The latest updates bring Battlefield Vietnam up to version 1.21 This requires installation of:

  • Battlefield Vietnam Patch 1.2 (Full)
  • Battlefield Vietnam Patch 1.21 (Incremental, Requires 1.2 to be installed)

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes

Video settings

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Widescreen resolution

Start the game once and create a new custom profile, after find this location.

C:\Program Files (x86)\EA Games\Battlefield Vietnam\Mods\BfVietnam\Settings\Profiles\'''YourProfile''' - Original

Open Video.con and edit the following line so that it looks like this, X and Y representing your custom resolution.

game.setGameDisplayMode X Y 32 60 - How to

game.setGameDisplayMode 2048 1152 32 60 - Example

Afterwards right click on Video.con, Properties and check the Read Only box.

Field of view (FOV)

Find \Battlefield Vietnam\Mods\BfVietnam\Settings\VideoDefault.con and modify the line renderer.fieldOfView with a new value.

1.33333 - 16:9
1.2 - 16:10
1.25 - 15:9 

Windowed

Find \Battlefield Vietnam\Mods\BfVietnam\Settings\VideoDefault.con and change the line renderer.setFullScreen 1 to renderer.setFullScreen 0

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, XP, 2000
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) GeForce3
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible