Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield
Battlefield 1942	2002
Battlefield Vietnam	2004
Battlefield 2	2005
Battlefield 2142	2006
Battlefield Heroes	2009
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	2010
Battlefield Play4Free	2011
Battlefield 3	2011
Battlefield 4	2013
Battlefield Hardline	2015
Battlefield 1	2016

Key points

Low-end PC owners can take advantage of a few configuration file options not available in the game's options menu. See Essential improvements.

Modding is possible, albeit rather difficult.

Co-operative "Onslaught" mode DLC not available for PC version.

General information

Battlefield Wiki

Planet Battlefield

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

1 Availability
- 1.1 Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions
2 Essential improvements
3 Game data
4 Video settings
- 4.1 Field of view (FOV)
5 Input settings
6 Audio settings
- 6.1 Localizations
7 Network
8 VR support
9 Issues unresolved
10 Issues fixed
11 Other information
12 System requirements
13 References

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Either disk check or online activation with SecuROM DRM-free with latest patch
Amazon.com		Includes DLC
Gamesplanet
Green Man Gaming		Includes DLC
Origin
Steam		No SecuROM DRM.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
SPECACT Kit Upgrade
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Delete the Intro video^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\Output\win32\movies\
Delete or rename ea_logo_hd.res and dolbydigital.res.

Patches[edit]

Patch R11 updates the retail release to the latest version. Not required for digital editions.

Greatly increase performance for low-end machines[edit]

Tweak configuration files^[1]

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BFBC2\settings.ini
Change DxVersion=auto to either 9 or 10.
Reduce RenderAheadLimit=2 to either 1 or 0.
Reduce any other settings if necessary and save the changes.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BFBC2

BF:BC2 Configurator

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BFBC2\GameSettings.bin

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Origin		Does not sync campaign progress, graphics settings or keybindings
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game options menu.

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Menus are always 16:9 and rendered at 720p
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	CSAA, MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rate cap to 200 FPS. No refresh rate cap.^[2]
Color blind mode	Under Options, Settings, Gameplay.

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

This game uses vertical FOV.^[3] See FOV Calculator for help.

3rd party fixes^{[citation needed]}

Use Widescreen Fixer or BC2 Cinematic Tools.

May apply to single-player only.

Edit configuration file^{[citation needed]}

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BFBC2\settings.ini
Change Fov=55 to the FOV you want and save your changes.

Notes

Applies to multiplayer only.

On some systems, you might need to force DirectX 9 compatibility in order for the FOV to change.

Input settings[edit]

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Enabled by default.^[3] Can be disabled^[4]^[5] with BC2 configurator
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Only support 4 axes and 12 buttons
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Audio settings[edit]

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 5.1^[6]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

To switch between localizations change Locale string under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\Battlefield Bad Company 2 to the relative code

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English				`en`
French				`fr`
German				`de`
Italian				`it`
Japanese				`jp`
Polish				`pl`
Russian				`ru`
Spanish				`es`
Turkish				Use Battlefield Bad Company 2 - %100 Türkçe Yama.

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		Planned for a future version of Project Rome.
Online play		32

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Use Project Rome.
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound)	80, 13505, 18390, 18395
UDP (outbound)	10000, 18395

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	GG3D	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision			Use Helix Mod for better 3D support.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D
Devices	Native	Notes
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues unresolved[edit]

"A connection error occurred. If this happen during account creation press cancel and then login with your new account"[edit]

Remove special punctuation characters from password, such as <^{[citation needed]}

"Unable to log in. Please try again."[edit]

Remove special symbols from password, such as +^{[citation needed]}

"Some AA alternatives might not come up for some users"[edit]

CSAA and some MSAA alternatives might be hidden for some users, Might have something to do with compatibility with newer hardware.

"Loadouts Lost, Switching between Bad Company 2 (BC2) & Vietnam Multiplayer (MP)."[edit]

BC2 MP and Vietnam MP read the same parameters for class loadouts. The ensuring disparity of weapons results in loadout reset.

A workaround, not a fix: SPECACT DLC adds four classes (SPECACT Assault, Engineer, Medic & Recon) to BC2 MP, absent from Vietnam. Use SPECACT classes exclusively for BC2 MP. By leaving the default classes alone in BC2 MP, the Vietnam MP loadouts are preserved^{[citation needed]}

Issues fixed[edit]

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

Unable to update[edit]

Manually update^{[citation needed]}

Hard crashing[edit]

Force DirectX 9^{[citation needed]}

Blinking black screen[edit]

Set HSAO to false^{[citation needed]}

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BFBC2\settings.ini
Find the HSAO line in the file and change it to HSAO=false

No Servers[edit]

If you're not seeing any multiplayer servers deselect all filters except for PunkBuster and click search.

Communication Failure: PnkBstrA[edit]

Reinstall PunkBuster Services^[7]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 10, 11	Automatically set to the highest version the GPU can support. For details on how to manually set the DirectX version used, see Force DirectX Level.
Shader Model support	3, 4, 5
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Input	DirectInput
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.9p
Multiplayer	PunkBuster

Mods[edit]

Although Frostbite is a relatively modding-unfriendly engine, a nascent modding community has formed and was able to extend the map border, create new in-game items and tweak weapons and vehicles. They have even released modding tools.

Emulator Nexus

Critical // Edge

These are the main modding forums.

Force DirectX Level[edit]

Modify the settings.ini file^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open settings.ini.
Change DxVersion= to the preferred DirectX version (9, 10, 11).

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz	Intel Core 2 Quad
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI X1900 GeForce 7800 GT 256 MB of VRAM	ATI Radeon 4870 GeForce GTX 260 512 MB of VRAM

References

[1] Steam Forums :: Bad Company 2: Four tips to making this game run better on your PC

[2] New 120Hz Games Report

[fovmouse-3] 3.0 ^3.1 New FOV pics/Day 1 Fixes - Electronic Arts UK Community (retrieved)

[4] [MICHAEL BAY ON]Bad Company 2: Carl Gustav is king! - Penny Arcade Forums (retrieved)

[5] How-to: Vehicle gun/turret turn sensitivity adjustment with client patch R8 - Electronic Arts UK Community (retrieved)

[6] An Audiophile's Guide to BF:BC2 (Full) - Battlefield Blog (retrieved)

[7] Battlefield 2 - PunkBuster Technical Issues

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Developers

	DICE
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Frostbite 1.5
Release dates
Windows	March 2, 2010