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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).

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

For the 2015 game, see Star Wars Battlefront (2015).

Key points

Use SWBFSpy to replace the GameSpy server browser.

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

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD-ROM edition with 3 discs and a rare DVD-ROM version. SecuROM 5 DRM until Patch 1.11.
GOG.com
Origin
Steam

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest version is Patch 1.2.

Field of View Enhancer

Star Wars Battlefront 1 Field of View Enhancer provides several preset files/folders that can be used to customize the field of view at values 90°, 100°, 110° and 120°. These fov presets can be easily dragged and dropped into the root directory of the game for quick installation.

Does not fix the stretched 3D field in widescreen resolutions.

Skip intro videos

Use the `/nointro` command line argument^[1]

Game data

General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1058020/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GameData\SaveGames^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1058020/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

{{Video settings |wsgf link = |widescreen wsgf award = |multimonitor wsgf award = |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = |4k ultra hd wsgf award = |widescreen resolution = false |widescreen resolution notes= HUD and UI scales properly, but the 3D field is stretched from 4:3, even with the Field of View Enhancer Mod. Native widescreen only available on Xbox version.^[2] |multimonitor = false |multimonitor notes = |ultrawidescreen = false |ultrawidescreen notes = |4k ultra hd = false |4k ultra hd notes = Resolutions higher than 1920x1080 can cause some graphical effects to be rendered incorrectly.^[3] |fov = true |fov notes = Field of View modifiable using the Star Wars Battlefront 1 Field of View Enhancer Mod, capable of 90°, 100°, 110° and 120° fov presets. |windowed = hackable |windowed notes = Use the /win command line argument. |borderless windowed = hackable |borderless windowed notes = Use Borderless Gaming while in windowed mode. |anisotropic = false |anisotropic notes = |antialiasing = true |antialiasing notes = |vsync = limited |vsync notes = Always on in digital versions; use

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Infantry input settings.
Vehicle input settings.
Starfighter input settings.

Audio settings

Audio settings, with hardware acceleration and EAX support.

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		64
Online play		64	GameSpy matchmaking has been shut down.^[4]

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Dedicated Server software is available.
Direct IP

Issues fixed

An Official FAQ is available for the PC version.

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	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
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1058020/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1058020) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ 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).

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1058020/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1058020) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1058020/.

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

[5] The app ID (1058020) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[gamedir-3] 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).

[1] Star Wars Battlefront Tweak Guide - Advanced Tweaks

[4] Why no widescreen support when the xbox version did? :: STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) General Discussions

[buggyfloors-5] Now that we are all here, has someone found a fix for these graphical issues? :: STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) General Discussions

[6] Glu begins closing down Gamespy servers without warning | PCGamesN

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 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = false
-|widescreen resolution notes= HUD and UI scales properly, but the 3D field is stretched from 4:3, even with the [[#Field of View Enhancer|Field of View Enhancer Mod]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= HUD and UI scales properly, but the 3D field is stretched from 4:3, even with the [[#Field of View Enhancer|Field of View Enhancer Mod]]. Native widescreen only available on Xbox version.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/1058020/discussions/0/1651043320655235476/ Why no widescreen support when the xbox version did? :: STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) General Discussions]</ref>
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
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 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
 |4k ultra hd                = false
-|4k ultra hd notes          =
+|4k ultra hd notes          = Resolutions higher than 1920x1080 can cause some graphical effects to be rendered incorrectly.<ref name="buggyfloors>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/1058020/discussions/0/1651043320649506315/ Now that we are all here, has someone found a fix for these graphical issues? :: STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) General Discussions]</ref>
 |fov                        = true
 |fov notes                  = Field of View modifiable using the [[#Field_of_View_Enhancer|Star Wars Battlefront 1 Field of View Enhancer Mod]], capable of 90°, 100°, 110° and 120° fov presets.
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 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         =
-|vsync                      = true
+|vsync                      = limited
-|vsync notes                =
+|vsync notes                = Always on in digital versions; use {{code|
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
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 |controller support        = true
 |controller support notes  =
-|full controller           = unknown
+|full controller           = false
-|full controller notes     =
+|full controller notes     = Multiple actions (ex: crouch, roll) cannot be mapped to the same button.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/1058020/discussions/0/1651043320650152565/#c1651043320650163881 Does the GoG version have gamepad support? :: STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) General Discussions]</ref>
 |controller remap          = unknown
 |controller remap notes    =

Developers

	Pandemic Studios
macOS (OS X)	Beenox Studios
Publishers
	LucasArts
Engines
	Zero
Release dates
Windows	September 21, 2004
macOS (OS X)	July 25, 2005