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Key points

Active community.

Runs well on low end machines.

Official support for the Novint Falcon controller.

General information

Battlefield Wiki

Planet Battlefield

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Template:Availability Table

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.

Autologin

Instructions

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Run Without CD/DVD

The latest patch removed the need to have your CD/DVD in the drive while playing.

Ambient occlusion (HBAO)

The inspector tool.

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24860/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24860/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

File:Battlefield 2 Video.jpg

In-game graphics settings.

File:Battlefield 2 Options.jpg

In-game general settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Native widescreen support was added as of patch 1.5 released on September 1st 2009.

Instructions

Input settings

File:Battlefield 2 Controls.jpg

In-game key map settings.

File:Battlefield 2 Falcon.jpg

In-game Novint Falcon settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

File:Battlefield 2 Audio.jpg

In-game audio settings.

Template: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")

Instructions

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.

Instructions

Game crashes often

Instructions

Game crashes when alt-tabbing

Instructions

Vsync won't work

Instructions

Getting kicked by PunkBuster

Instructions

X-Fi related sound issues

Instructions

Missing health bar and kits on spawn menu

Instructions

Invalid CDKey

Instructions

No ability to find any, or connect to any servers

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon XP equivalent Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
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

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.

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

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

[4] The app ID (24860) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[Note 1]

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 {{++}} Runs well on low end machines.
 {{++}} Official support for the [[Novint Falcon]] controller.
-{{--}} Shadows are broken on Radeon cards. The only existing fix being rolling back to an older version.
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 50: / Line 49: @@
 ====[http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/73-battlefield-2-patch/ Patch 1.41]====
 {{ii}} A really important patch.
-====[http://www.mediafire.com/?1d271vnyoc9cyhk Alt-Tab crash hotfix]====
-{{ii}} For the 1.50 patch only.
 ===Autologin===
@@ Line 126: / Line 122: @@
 |fov notes                  = Use [https://www.widescreenfixer.org Widescreen Fixer].
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
+|windowed notes             = Launch the game with <code>+fullscreen 0</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 151: / Line 147: @@
 {{ii}} You can also add <code>+menu 1 +widescreen 1</code>
 }}
-===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|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==
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 ===Game crashes when alt-tabbing===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Game crashes when alt-tabbing}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Apply [http://www.mediafire.com/?1d271vnyoc9cyhk%20BF2 1.50 hot-fix]|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101010123529/http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-2/804570-battlefield-2-update-1-50-alt-tab-fix.html Battlefield 2 Update 1.50 ALT+TAB FIX - Electronic Arts UK Community (retrieved)]</ref>|link=false}}
-Apply this hot-fix: [http://www.mediafire.com/?1d271vnyoc9cyhk BF2 1.50 hotfix_RendDX9.zip]
 }}
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 {{Fixbox/fix|X-Fi related sound issues}}
 On Windows 7 x64 systems with a Creative X-Fi sound card, severe audio corruption may occur when running under X-Fi Audio Mode and Ultra sound quality. Reducing the sound quality to "High" usually solves this issue.
-}}
-===Black patches on textures===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Black patches on textures}}
-ATI/AMD cards: Try modifying the Catalyst A.I. setting, either turning it on or off in the Catalyst Control Center (CCC). This issue has also occurred in newer display driver versions. Try installing Catalyst version 11.3 or older.
 }}
@@ Line 284: / Line 270: @@
 |minOS    = XP
-|minCPU   = Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent
+|minCPU   = AMD Athlon XP equivalent
+|minCPU2  = Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
 |minmem   = 512 MB
 |minHD    = 2.3 GB
@@ Line 291: / Line 278: @@
 |minVRAM  = 128 MB
-|recCPU   = Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent
+|recGPU   = AMD Athlon XP equivalent
+|recCPU   = Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
 |recmem   = 1 GB
 |recGPU   = NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700

Developers
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	DICE
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Refractor 2
Release dates
Windows	June 21, 2005