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===Ambient occlusion (HBAO)=== | ===Ambient occlusion (HBAO)=== | ||
[[File:Ambient Occlusion NVIDIA Inspector.png|290px|right|thumb|The inspector tool.]] | [[File:Ambient Occlusion NVIDIA Inspector.png|290px|right|thumb|The inspector tool.]] | ||
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# Right click it, go to '''Properties''' and add <code>{{p|game}}\nvidiaInspector.exe -showSettingsOnly -requestElevation</code> | # Right click it, go to '''Properties''' and add <code>{{p|game}}\nvidiaInspector.exe -showSettingsOnly -requestElevation</code> | ||
# Run the program and from the drop down list next to '''Profiles''' select <code>Battlefield 2</code>. | # Run the program and from the drop down list next to '''Profiles''' select <code>Battlefield 2</code>. | ||
− | # Select the <Ambient Occlusion compatibility</code> line and set <code>SettingValue</code> to <code>0x00000003 (Fallout 3)</code> from the drop down menu. | + | # Select the <code>Ambient Occlusion compatibility</code> line and set <code>SettingValue</code> to <code>0x00000003 (Fallout 3)</code> from the drop down menu. |
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Revision as of 19:44, 24 February 2014
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Developers | |
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DICE | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Refractor 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 21, 2005 |
Warnings
⤏ Go to series page | |
Battlefield 1942 | 2002 |
Battlefield Vietnam | 2004 |
Battlefield 2 | 2005 |
Battlefield 2142 | 2006 |
Battlefield Heroes | 2009 |
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | 2010 |
Battlefield Online | 2010 |
Battlefield Play4Free | 2011 |
Battlefield 3 | 2011 |
Battlefield 4 | 2013 |
Battlefield Hardline | 2015 |
Battlefield 1 | 2016 |
Battlefield V | 2018 |
Battlefield 2042 | 2021 |
Key points
- Active community
- Runs well on low end machines
- Official support for the Novint Falcon controller
General information
Availability
Version Differences
Digital complete version
The complete collection is available via Steam or Origin and is perhaps the easiest way to get the game. This pack contains the main game as well as the expansion, Special Forces, and the two free 'bonus packs' Euro Forces and Armored Fury. Only one CD key for all the expansions.
Serial Key
The disc based version requires a CD-key that you type in when installing. Individual CD keys are required for each expansion.
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.50
- The latest official patch is 1.50 which resolves a number of issues.
- Version 1.41 must be installed first before installing the 1.50 patch.
- The AI bot commander has been removed in this version.
Patch 1.41
- A really important patch.
Alt-Tab crash hotfix
- For the 1.50 patch only.
Autologin
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Skip intro videos
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Run Without CD/DVD
- The latest patch removed the need to have your CD/DVD in the drive while playing.
Ambient occlusion (HBAO)
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Widescreen support was added with patch 1.5 released on September 1st 2009.
Battlefield 2 versions older than version 1.5 do not have native widescreen support. To force a custom resolution, edit your game shortcut so it looks like the following:
"C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1.15 +widescreen 1 +szx 1440 +szy 900 -or- "C:\Games\BF2\BF2.exe" +widescreen 1 +szx 2560 +szy 1600
Edit the numbers after '+szx' and '+szy' to match your desired resolution. '+szx' is horizontal and '+szy' is vertical. In the first example, the game would launch in 1440x900 (16:10). In the second example, the game would launch in 2560x1600 (16:10).
Please note: This does not change the default FOV and there is no way to change it at this time. Vertical view is also lost, have a look at the screenshots below to see the difference.
Windowed
Execute the game with the command line parameter +fullscreen 0. If you run the game windowed at your maximum screen resolution, there will be some misaligned text on menu buttons. Otherwise the game seems to run normally.
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Patch 1.5 won't install ("Newer version already installed")
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Patch 1.41 won't install ("Can't find install folder")
- This can occur on Windows Vista and newer if an install is interrupted or incomplete.
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Game crashes often
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Game crashes when alt-tabbing
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Vsync won't work
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Getting kicked by PunkBuster
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Black patches on textures
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Invalid CDKey
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No ability to find any, or connect to any servers
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 ATi Radeon 9500 128 MB of VRAM | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 ATi Radeon 9500 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (24860) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- Pages needing cleanup
- Pages needing cover images
- Windows
- Games
- Invalid template usage (Series)
- Invalid section order
- Invalid template usage (Fixbox)
- Pages with broken file links
- Missing section (Availability)
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)
- Missing section (Localizations)
- Missing section (API)