For the 2015 game, see Star Wars Battlefront (2015).
Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- GameSpy was replaced by GOG Galaxy in patch 1.3.5, which also broke terrain rendering distance, amongst other things.[1]
- The GOG.com and Steam versions were updated with multiplayer support in May 2020.[2] Crossplay between these versions is available.[3]
General information
- SWBFGamers - Active multiplayer community.
- Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest version available for retail releases is Patch 1.2. This patch adds the Tatooine: Jabba's Palace map.
- Digital releases were updated further, replacing GameSpy for online play with GOG Galaxy middleware (regardless of platform), adding Xinput controller support and more.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game map, demonstrating reduced accessibility to users with deuteranopia.
Graphics feature |
State |
Notes |
Widescreen resolution |
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1.3.5 released on May 1, 2020 adds a native support for widescreen solutions without stretching. For 1.2, use Sui's Widescreen Fix. |
Multi-monitor |
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Use the Field of View Enhancer. |
Ultra-widescreen |
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Use the Field of View Enhancer.[5] |
4K Ultra HD |
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Resolutions higher than 1920x1080 can cause some graphical effects to be rendered incorrectly.[6] |
Field of view (FOV) |
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Modifiable using the Star Wars Battlefront 1 Field of View Enhancer Mod, capable of 90°, 100°, 110° and 120° FOV presets, based on horizontal FOV in 4:3 mode. |
Windowed |
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Use the /win command line argument. |
Borderless fullscreen windowed |
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Use Borderless Gaming while in windowed mode. |
Anisotropic filtering (AF) |
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Uses a different set amount based on the texture and surface; force in the GPU control panel instead. |
Anti-aliasing (AA) |
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Up to 8x MSAA. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector without any compatibility bits.[Note 3] |
Vertical sync (Vsync) |
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Use the /noframelock command line argument to disable it. |
60 FPS |
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120+ FPS |
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Vehicle physics glitches when using over 60fps seem to be fixed in 1.3.5, but more testing needs to be done. For 1.3 and earlier, use cap the frame rate to 60 FPS or lower. |
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
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See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Color blind mode |
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Friendly info is indicated with green, and enemy info is indicated with red (ex: command posts, point bar). |
- Star Wars Battlefront 1 Field of View Enhancer (Mod DB, Nexus Mods) provides several preset files/folders that can be used to set the field of view to 90°, 100°, 110° and 120°, based on horizontal FOV in 4:3 mode. These FOV presets can be easily dragged and dropped into the root directory of the game for quick installation.
- The default 4:3 first person value of 70° corresponds to 86° at 16:9, 102° at 21:9 and 124° at 32:9. 48:9 requires at least 141°, unsupported by the mod.
- Cuts off the player viewmodel in 1.3 and earlier unless Widescreen aspect ratio fix is used.
Input
Starfighter input settings.
Audio
Audio settings, with hardware acceleration and EAX support.
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Master, music, SFX and speech. |
Surround sound |
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Mono, Stereo, Headphone, Dolby Pro Logic II, Quadrophonic, 5.1, 7.1 |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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EAX 4.[9] 1.3.5 released on May 1, 2020 adds native support for OpenAL Soft HRTF (set Mixer Config to OpenAL and Output Mode to Stereo or Headphones ). To use HRTF on older versions, use DSOAL, set Mixer Config to Hardware , set Output Mode to 7.1 , and disable Bass Management. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Italian |
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German |
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Spanish |
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VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 64 |
|
Online play |
| 64 |
After update with GOG Galaxy and Steam, online is limited to 32 players. |
Connection types
Issues unresolved
Terrain draw distance issues after updating with patch 1.3.5
- After updating to patch 1.3.5 (released on May 1, 2020), the terrain draw distance is drastically reduced.[4] This seems to be LOD related, as the low-detail LOD layer for terrain is no longer rendered.[10]
Steam must be running to play OR you "does" not own this game! (Error message)
- After update to version 1.3.5 some users receive error message mentioned above.
Various crashes after installing patch 1.3.5 / black screen
- After update to version 1.3.5, on some configurations the game crashes when launching[11] or displays the black screen.[12] Some users also reporting some maps to be crashing the game.[13][14]
Issues fixed
- An Official FAQ is available for the Windows version.
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable | PPC |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | |
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macOS (OS X) | | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
OpenAL Soft HRTF |
Since version 1.3.5. |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Multiplayer |
GameSpy, Galaxy |
Version 1.3.5 introduced Galaxy as replacement for defunct GameSpy. |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz |
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Hardware Transform & Lighting (T&L) capable 64 MB of VRAM
| Hardware Vertex & Pixel Shader (VS/PS) capable 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
, %PROGRAMDATA%
, or %WINDIR%
might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- ↑ LOD adjustment and the "AA Fix" are not necessary
References