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===Disable HUD===
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# Open the console ({{key|~}}).
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# Type <code>ui.drawenable 0</code>. You can auto-complete the command by pressing Tab after <code>ui</code>.
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# To restore the HUD, open the console once again, repeat the same command (quick access by Arrow Up), but this time use 1 instead of 0.
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==

Revision as of 12:39, 21 May 2017

Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4 cover
Developers
DICE
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows October 29, 2013
Battlefield 4 on Wikipedia

Warnings

Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.[1]
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General information

Official website
Official Battlelog Forums
Official BF4 Tech Support Forums
Battlefield Wiki
Secret tips and tricks

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
Windows
Amazon.com
Origin
Windows
Amazon.co.uk
Origin
Windows
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Origin
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Origin
Windows
Origin
Origin
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows
All versions require Origin DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Air Vehicle Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Assault Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Dragon's Teeth
Windows
Carbine Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
China Rising
Windows
Community Operations Free
Windows
DMR Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Engineer Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Final Stand
Windows
Grenade Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Ground & Sea Vehicle Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Handgun Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Legacy Operations Free
Windows
Naval Strike
Windows
Night Operations Free
Windows
Recon Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Second Assault
Windows
Shotgun Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Soldier Shortcut Bundle Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Support Shortcut Kit Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Ultimate Shortcut Bundle Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Vehicle Shortcut Bundle Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows
Weapon Shortcut Bundle Can be obtained by ingame leveling
Windows

Essential improvements

Performance boost!

This command may give a huge FPS boost in some map areas and doesn't change anything in the graphics
Instructions

Video Tutorial:

Use Battlescreen on secondary monitor

If you are using a multi-monitor resolution in-game the secondary monitor can't be part of the spanned resolution.
Instructions

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
meta.xml, PROFSAVE, PROFSAVE_header and PROFSAVE_profile are the save files.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game advanced control settings.
In-game advanced control settings.
In-game key/button map settings.
In-game key/button map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Chinese interface is only available on PC.
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Servers use PunkBuster and Fairfight anti-cheat protection.[2][3]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
64

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Servers must be rented from approved providers.
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 80, 443, 9988, 17502, 20000-20100, 22990, 42127
UDP 3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300
This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

VR support

Issues fixed

Stuck on Loading Screen / Game Closes with No Error Message / PunkBuster Initialization Failure

PunkBuster issues may cause the game to become stuck on the black loading screen with the flashing indicator at the top-right, or cause you to be kicked mid-game by the server with or without the following error messages:

  • Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player '(player name)' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe.
Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11
Mantle support
Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).[1]
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer PunkBuster

Performance monitoring tools

Instructions

Console commands

Launch console with ~.
You can have these commands run automatically, whenever you start the game, by entering them in user.cfg in the Battlefield 4 installation folder (the file won't exist by default, you can create it through a Notepad and save as a .cfg file).
Command Description
PerfOverlay.DrawFPS 1 Show FPS counter
PerfOverlay.DrawGraph 1 Show performance graph
GameTime.MaxVariableFPS # Limit frame rate (where # is a positive number)
RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 1 Enable Triple-Buffering (only recommended if Vsync is on)
RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1 Force rendering only 1 frame ahead (can remove stutter, default value is 3)
NetworkPerfOverlay.DrawGraph 1 In depth network debugging information
Screenshot.Render Take a screenshot (into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Battlefield 4\Screenshots\)

Disable HUD

  1. Open the console (~).
  2. Type ui.drawenable 0. You can auto-complete the command by pressing Tab after ui.
  3. To restore the HUD, open the console once again, repeat the same command (quick access by Arrow Up), but this time use 1 instead of 0.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 3870
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
512 MB of VRAM

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 AMD - Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1 Highlights - last accessed on 2019-05-15
    "Support for AMD Mantle API Technology has been discontinued starting with Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1. Users who wish to continue to use AMD Mantle API Technology may do so with prior supported Radeon Software releases."
  2. Battlefield 4 PunkBuster Online Countermeasures
  3. Faq | FairFight Server Side Anti Cheat & Middleware