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Star Wars: Battlefront II
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Developers
Pandemic Studios
Publishers
LucasArts
Engines
Zero
Release dates
Windows October 31, 2005
Star Wars: Battlefront II on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Star Wars: Battlefront
Subseries of Star Wars
Star Wars: Battlefront 2004
Star Wars: Battlefront II 2005
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) 2015
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) 2017
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection 2024

Key points

Use FreeGST or GameMaster to replace the GameSpy server browser.

General information

Official LucasArts Battlefront II Forums
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
CD key
Requires a key included on the back of the manual. Available as both a CD-ROM (split into 4 discs) and a DVD-ROM (1 disc).
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Retail Version
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patch

Latest 1.1 version can be found here.

You do not need to download the patch if you installed the game through Steam.

Mods

A collection of mods listed by a redditor can be found here
For more general mods go here
And for maps go here

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6060/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6060/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Use the Join or Create buttons in order to skip the main Gamespy login prompt.[1]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
64 Use FreeGST or GameMaster in order to play Online.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Use the +connect parameter followed by the IP and the port.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 3658-3659, 6500, 27900
UDP 3658-3659, 6500, 27900
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

Crash to desktop after loading a map

Instructions

Low framerate and long loading times

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Intel P4 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4.3 GB (plus 200 MB extra for game data)
Video card (GPU) 3D Graphics card with Hardware T&L
64 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References