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PlanetSide
PlanetSide	2003
PlanetSide 2	2012
PlanetSide Arena	Cancelled

Key points

Offers a strong level of graphical customization.

General information

Official website

Official forum

Official support page

PlanetSide 2 Wiki - a good place to get gameplay-related information.

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Steam

All versions require a Daybreak Account.

ProSiebenSat.1 accounts are no longer supported as of September 29, 2014.^[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\InputProfile_User.xml^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\UserOptions.ini^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/218230/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu.

FoV comparison - 74 (top) against 100.

Top: 4000x900 (limited at 110 hFoV without PS2FOV), Middle 4000x900 (automatically set correctly at 135 hFOV with PS2FOV), Bottom 1444x900 (automatically set correctly at 80 hFOV for comparison) Game is set to 59 vertical FoV

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Field of view (FOV)

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.

Custom vertical FOV^{[citation needed]}
Go to the installation folder. Open `UserOptions.ini`. Set `VerticalFOV=` to the value you want.

Increase vehicle FOV^{[citation needed]}

Download PS2FOV from WSGF.org
Run it at the same time as Planetside 2
Horizontal FOV will be unlocked and adjusted automatically for any resolution/FOV and you can manually set your required horizontal FOV for vehicles between 80° and 150°.

Notes

PS2FOV fixes the vertical FOV for vehicles, useful for multi-monitor resolutions.

This tool may get your account banned.

Input settings

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Controller support

Logitech 3D Pro POV pad

If you only use the ingame key bindings, the pad will just stop working after a few seconds. In order to use the POV pad of the joystick for the cockpit view, follow these steps^[2]

Use the Logitech profiler^{[citation needed]}

In the Logitech profiler, set up a new profile for PlanetSide 2 (use the LaunchPad.exe - not PlanetSide2.exe)
Under Options -> Global Profiler Settings, select "Apply persistent profile" and choose your Planetside2 profile in the combo box
For your POV pad, create a new assignment (click POV in the overview, then "Select Assignment" -> "New POV Assignment")
Use the Edit button to record 4 different keystrokes (in my case I created 4 keystroke assignments for the 4 arrow keys)
Assign those keystrokes to the POV pad directions "N", "W", "E" and "S"
Check "FPS Style Movement" (otherwise you can only look into one direction instead of smooth movements)
Make sure your new POV assignment is selected
Run PlanetSide 2
Set up the cockpit view keys in Planetside 2 to the recorded keystrokes

Notes

Input options only configurable after entering a server.

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		2000	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Server selectable at character creation.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

All ground and units disappear

Often during morning and midday, all foreground objects disappear. This includes the units, world and building. Icons remain and the map etc. stays available. This bug fixes itself after about 30 seconds.

Issues fixed

Cannot install game (Steam)

Fixing error: "An Error occured while installing Planetside 2 (No Subscription)"^{[citation needed]}
Exit Steam (right click tray icon > Exit). Wait for Steam to fully close any open windows and dialogues. Start Steam. Install PlanetSide 2 from its Steam page.

Planetside2.exe has stopped working

Fix crash on Windows 8^[3]
Install the latest DirectX End-User Runtimes, then restart the PlanetSide 2 Launcher. If you still get the same error, do the following: Go to `%WINDIR%\WinSxS` Search for `dinput8.dll` Copy the file you find (do not move it). Paste the copy of `dinput8.dll` into <path-to-game>. Restart the PlanetSide 2 Launcher

Low frame rate

Fixing Low Frame Rate (FPS)^{[citation needed]}

During the alpha stage, Planetside 2 featured special particle effects powered by PhysX.^[4] These effects were removed prior to the official launch, but an option to disable PhysX was not available in the settings menu. The following fix forces PhysX off. This won't solve having a low-end machine, but will improve frame rate by 20% to 40% in most cases.^[5]

Close Planetside 2.
Go to <path-to-game>.
Open UserOptions.ini
Add GpuPhysics=0 to the section [Rendering] on a new line
Save + Close
Launch Planetside 2

Fixing Low Frame Rate (FPS) Second method^{[citation needed]}

Theres a way to tweak render limits to even lower sizes than 500. If you play as infantry 300 is still playable and is a lot faster.

Close Planetside 2.
Go to <path-to-game>.
Open UserOptions.ini
Change RenderDistance=500 to RenderDistance=300
Save + Close
Launch Planetside 2
Do not change Render distance ingame options, because that will reset to minimum value of 500.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Vivox
Multiplayer	BattlEye Anti-Cheat

SweetFX

Use of SweetFX is officially listed as a banned client modification.^[6]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 64-bit
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-760 AMD Phenom II X4	Intel Core i7 AMD Phenom II X6
System memory (RAM)	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4850	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 6870

A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (218230) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-3] Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (218230) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (218230) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] SOE/PSG: Important FAQ for upcoming player migration from PSG to SOE! - last accessed on 2019-01-27

[4] ttp://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/using-logitech-3d-pro-pov-for-cockpit-freelook.77542/

[5] Planetside 2 and Windows 8 compatibility issue - last accessed on 2019-02-09

[6] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcJlTUgZTT8

[7] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/15kw8c/a_quick_fps_fix_to_try/

[8] ttp://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/with-regard-to-client-modifications-announcement.55674/#post-692380

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Developers

	Daybreak Game Company
Engines
	Forgelight Engine
Release dates
Windows	November 20, 2012