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Developers | |
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Pandemic Studios | |
Publishers | |
LucasArts | |
Engines | |
Zero | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 21, 2004 |
macOS (OS X) | July 25, 2005 |
Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
For the 2015 game, see Star Wars Battlefront (2015).
Key points
- Servers run by GameSpy have been shut down as of 2012.[1]
- Use GameMaster to replace the GameSpy server browser.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | CD-ROM edition with 3 discs and a rare DVD-ROM version. SecuROM 5 DRM until Patch 1.11. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest version is Patch 1.2.
Skip intro videos
Use the /nointro command line argument[2]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\GameData\SaveGames[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
- These solutions may not work with all versions.
- HUD is stretched with multi-monitor resolutions.
- Main menu always runs at 800x600.
Use launch parameters[3] |
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Use the |
Use custom launcher[4] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 64 | |||
Online play | 64 | GameSpy matchmaking has been shut down.[1] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Dedicated Server software is available. | |
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
- An Official FAQ is available for the PC version.
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz |
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Hardware Transform & Lighting (T&L) capable 64 MB of VRAM | Hardware Vertex & Pixel Shader (VS/PS) capable 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Glu begins closing down Gamespy servers without warning | PCGamesN
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront Tweak Guide - Advanced Tweaks
- ↑ View topic - Starwars Battlefront - WSGF - last accessed on November 13, 2016
- ↑ SWBFGamers - Battlebelk's Custom Resolution Launcher - last accessed on November 13, 2016