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PlanetSide 2
Planetside2 logo.jpg
Developer(s) Sony Online Entertainment
Engine Forgelight Engine
First release date November 20, 2012
PlanetSide
PlanetSide 2003
PlanetSide 2 2012

Key points

Advantage Offers a strong level of graphical customisation.
Advantage Regularly updated and to be officially supported until 2025.[1]
Disadvantage Players are reporting extremely poor CPU optimization [2][3][4]. A response by the development team acknowledges these claims [5].
Disadvantage EU players are unable to use the Steam version.

General information

More information Official website
More information Official forum
More information PlanetSide 2 Wiki - a good place to get gameplay-related information.

Contents

[edit] Availability

Source(s) Store unlock Notes
Developer website Retail
Steam Steamicon.png Steam version does not work in the EU.
Advantage The game is available for free on all of the platforms above.

[edit] Game data

[edit] Game folder location

  Location 
Steam Steam\steamapps\common\PlanetSide 2\

[edit] Save game location and cloud syncing

Information Player level and unlocks are automatically synced and stored in the cloud.
Information This does not include bindings and video settings, which are stored locally (and often reset during game updates).

[edit] 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
Graphics option Native Notes 
Widescreen resolution Native  
Multi-monitor Unknown Uses default monitor as defined by Windows. 
Field of view (FOV) Native See Field of view (FOV). 
Windowed Native  
Borderless fullscreen windowed Native Set with Display Mode in Settings, Graphics. 
Anisotropic filtering (AF) Native Cannot be disabled. 
Anti-aliasing (AA) Native Cannot be disabled. 
Vertical sync (Vsync) Native

[edit] Field of view (FOV)

Information Options menu features an FoV slider with values of 55 up to 74.
Information The adjustable Field of view (FOV) setting in this game is vertical FoV (like in Battlefield: Bad Company 2) rather than horizontal FoV like in most other games.
Information Vertical field of view calculator http://www.rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php
Advantage FoV can be tweaked to values higher than in-game maximum or lower than the in-game minimum.

Fix Tweaking field of view • Link

1) Navigate to the game's main folder.

2) Edit the file UserOptions.ini using Notepad.

3) Navigate to the entry VerticalFOV=X

4) Modify the entry to the desired value (e.g., VerticalFOV=100).
Disadvantage Horizontal FoV is fixed at 80 inside vehicles and limited to 110 when on foot. This presents a significant problem for multi-monitor setups, even with a low vertical FoV set in the game.
Advantage This can be remedied with a tool called PS2FOV.

Fix Fix for limited horizontal Field of View • Link

1) Download PS2FOV from WSGF.org

2) Run it at the same time as Planetside 2

3) 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 degrees

[edit] Enabling "Ultra High" Graphics

To use these, locate the UserOptions.ini file in your PlanetSide 2 folder. (If you downloaded it through Steam, for example, it will be found under %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Steam\steamapps\common\PlanetSide 2). Open the file in Notepad, and modify the following values under [Rendering]. 

Note that giving value of 4 or 5 on other graphic commands does nothing and may even lower the graphics since the game doesn't recognize the values; therefore, it will default it back to 1. More information about the commands can be found here. [6]

Fix "Ultra High" Graphics • Link

OverallQuality=-1

TextureQuality=0

[edit] Enabling PhysX

To enable PhysX, you currently need a Nvidia Graphics Card capable of PhysX on the latest Beta Drivers located at Geforce.com.

If you meet the requirements, locate the UserOptions.ini file in your PlanetSide 2 folder. (If you downloaded it through Steam, for example, it will be found under %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Steam\steamapps\common\PlanetSide 2). Open the file in Notepad, and add the following lines to the bottom of the [Rendering] list.

Fix Enabling PhysX • Link

ForceGpuPhysics=1

GpuPhysics=1

[edit] Input settings

Input Settings Native Notes 
Remapping Native    
Mouse acceleration Native    
Controller support Native   
Information Input options only configurable after entering a server.

[edit] Input devices

[edit] 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[7]

Fix Description • Link

Notes

Information In the Logitech profiler

1) Setup a new profile for Planetside 2 (use the LaunchPad.exe - not PlanetSide2.exe)

2) Under Options -> Global Profiler Settings, select "Apply persistent profile" and choose your Planetside2 profile in the combo box

3) For your POV pad, create a new assignment (click POV in the overview, then "Select Assignment" -> "New POV Assignment")

4) Use the Edit button to record 4 different keystrokes (in my case I created 4 keystroke assignments for the 4 arrow keys)

5) Assign those keystrokes to the POV pad directions "N", "W", "E" and "S"

6) Check "FPS Style Movement" (otherwise you can only look into one direction instead of smooth movements)

7) Make sure your new POV assignment is selected

Information Now start Planetside 2
1) setup the cockpit view keys in Planetside 2 to the recorded keystrokes

[edit] Issues unresolved

[edit] Cannot use Steam version in the EU

Disadvantage It is currently impossible to use the Steam version with an EU account, unless the player's account dates from the Beta testing period.[8][9]
Information EU players must download the ProSiebenSat.1 Games launcher from the European Planetside 2 website.
Information This is because the Steam launcher requires a US-based or Beta account.

[edit] All ground and units dissapear

Disadvantage 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.

[edit] Issues fixed

[edit] Cannot install game (Steam)

Fix Fixing error: "An Error occured while installing Planetside 2 (No Subscription)" • Link

1) Exit Steam (right click tray icon > Exit).

Information Wait for Steam to fully close any open windows and dialogues.

2) Start Steam.

3) Install PlanetSide 2 from its Steam page.

[edit] Planetside2.exe has stopped working

Fix Fixing error: "Planetside2.exe has stopped working (Windows 32-bit)" • Link

  1. Open Command Prompt (cmd.exe) as an administrator.
  2. In the console, type "bcdedit /set increaseuserva 3072" and hit enter.
  3. Run Planetside 2 and see if it has worked.
  4. If it doesn't work and you'd like to revert the changes go back to the console and type "bcdedit /deletevalue increaseuserva" and hit enter.

Fix Fixing error: PlanetSide2.exe has stopped working (Windows 8) • Link

Install the latest DirectX End-User Runtimes, then restart the PlanetSide 2 Launcher. If you still get the same error, do the following:

  1. Go to %WINDIR%\WinSxS
  2. Search for dinput8.dll
  3. Copy the file you find (do not move it)
  4. Right-Click on the PlanetSide 2 Icon on your Desktop
  5. Select Open File Location
  6. Paste the copy of dinput8.dll into the PlanetSide 2 Folder that you just opened
  7. Restart the PlanetSide 2 Launcher

Fix Fixing error: "Planetside2.exe has stopped working" (Steam) • Link

  1. In Steam go to View->Settings
  2. In the IN-GAME tab activate "Enable Steam Community In-Game"
  3. Right-click Planetside 2 and select Properties then ensure "Enable Steam Community In-Game" is checked here too.
  4. Relaunch Planetside 2 from Steam.

[edit] Fixing Low Frame Rate (FPS)

Fix Fixing Low Frame Rate (FPS) • Link

During the alpha stage, Planetside 2 featured special particle effects powered by PhysX. [10] 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 framerate by 20% to 40% in most cases.[11]

  1. Close Planetside 2
  2. Right-Click on the PlanetSide 2 Icon on your Desktop
    1. If on steam go to Steam\steamapps\common\PlanetSide 2\
  3. Select Open File Location
  4. Open UserOptions.ini
  5. Add GpuPhysics=0 to the section [Rendering] on a new line
  6. Save + Close
  7. Launch Planetside 2

[edit] Other information

[edit] SweetFX

Use of SweetFX is officially listed as a banned client modification.[12]

[edit] System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Windows XP Windows 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 / AMD Phenom II X2 Intel i5 / AMD Phenom II X6 or superior
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 6 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / AMD Radeon HD4850 NVIDIA GeForce 660 / AMD HD6870 or superior
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB 15 GB

References

  1. ↑ http://www.vg247.com/2012/11/30/planetside-2-soe-details-its-3-year-plan-wants-to-run-until-2025-if-possible/
  2. ↑ http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/ps2-fps-between-1-10-with-recommended-hardware.80469/
  3. ↑ http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3029182
  4. ↑ http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/20-fps-with-more-than-enough-to-handle-the-game.77487/
  5. ↑ http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/quick-note-on-optimization.49152/
  6. ↑ https://pay.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/18o859/useroptions_explained/
  7. ↑ http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/using-logitech-3d-pro-pov-for-cockpit-freelook.77542/
  8. ↑ http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/eu-prosieben-steam-login-issues.47504/
  9. ↑ http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.394309-PlanetSide-2-completely-botches-the-EU-release
  10. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcJlTUgZTT8
  11. ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/15kw8c/a_quick_fps_fix_to_try/
  12. ↑ http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/with-regard-to-client-modifications-announcement.55674/#post-692380
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