For the 2005 game, see Star Wars: Battlefront II.
Star Wars Battlefront II is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and shooter game in the Star Wars: Battlefront series.
The game was released on November 17, 2017, and was heavily criticized by early adopters for its loot box system, calling it a "pay-to-win" system, due to its close tie to multiplayer progression.[2][3] Players who did not want to pay to unlock the game's lootboxes, which contained important items that was crucial to multiplayer progression, was forced to grind for hours to unlock their desired hero characters and multiplayer-specific items[4]. This issue was publicized and led to a government investigation revolving around the game and lootboxes as a whole,[5] forcing DICE to reduce hero costs[6] and disable microtransactions temporarily.[7][8] EA's response regarding the matter was also very controversial and led to more negative press about the game.[9] Lootboxes in Battlefront II would eventually be disabled in a March 2018 update,[10] tying game progression to experience points earned through playing online. In addition, the game's currencies were repurposed so they can only be used to buy in-game appearances.
The game's last major update was an update released on April 29, 2020[11] when DICE thought the current state of the game at the time was greatly improved compared to launch[12], with a final minor update released on August 26, 2020, which fixed minor bugs.[13]
Key points
- Vast modding scene (see Mods below)
- Celebration Edition requires players to be constantly online with a valid EA account.[14][15]
Availability
- All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM[16].
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Celebration Edition |
Unlocks all customization options in-game, including Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker-inspired skins for Rey, Finn and Kylo Ren, except the pre-order skins and certain customization options (BB-8 and BB-9E's customization options and certain Hero skins which are obtained through milestones). This is the default edition of the game that is provided through Steam and the Epic Games Store. |
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Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition |
Unlocks the pre-order skins for Rey and Kylo Ren, weapon and star card upgrades for all four trooper classes and a Yoda star card.[17] No longer available. |
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- Pre-order skins no longer available (outside of mods)[18] as the Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition was discontinued and the Celebration Edition does not provide the skins.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
System |
Native |
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Epic Games Launcher |
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Origin |
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All progress for both single- and multiplayer, including your rank and unlocked items, is saved through your Origin account. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sound effects cannot be disabled. |
Surround sound |
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Enhanced Stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 options |
Subtitles |
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Campaign only. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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In ProfileOptions_profile in the Battlefront II settings folder, there is an option for GstAudio.IsAtmos , but if it works and enables Dolby Atmos is currently unknown. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Notes |
English |
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French |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Type |
Native |
Notes |
Matchmaking |
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Much like 2015's Battlefront, the game does not use Battlelog's server browser and opts for its own matchmaking system. |
Dedicated |
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Issues fixed
Freezing and stuttering on Windows 10
Disable Game mode[citation needed]
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- Open the Settings menu by clicking the cogwheel icon in the start menu.
- Click on game settings
- Select the Gaming section of the settings menu.
- Navigate to the Game Mode section in the side bar.
- Click to toggle Game Mode on or off.
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Use DirectX 11[citation needed]
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Stuttering issues
Instruction[20]
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While this fix is intended for Battlefield 1 and V, this fix may work for Battlefront II as it also uses heavy caching to load maps and characters[citation needed].
Once the free memory is exhausted, performance takes a big hit - games with heavy caching like BF1 suffer horribly. The only way to fix it previously was restarting the computer (thus clearing the memory), which explains why it was only happening after a while and not on a fresh boot.
- Download EmptyStandbyList and put it somewhere where you won't move it
- Right click > Properties and select Run as Admin under compatibility.
- Open Task Scheduler > Create Task on the far right
- General Tab (give it a name). Under security options > Change user or group > Advanced > Find Now > go down and choose SYSTEM (important to make it run silently in the background). Tick 'Run with highest privileges' and 'Hidden' at the bottom. Pictures here
- Triggers tab > New > On a schedule > One Time. Tick repeat task every 5 minutes (possibly excessive but it causes no issues). Also choose 'for the duration of: indefinitely'
- Actions tab > Start A program > Point to the EmptyStandbyList.exe file.
- Done! Standby memory is automatically cleared every 5mins.
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Unable to move mouse in Main Menu
Disable Discord Overlay[citation needed]
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- Open Discord user settings by clicking the cog next to your Discord username, on the bottom left.
- Click on "Game Activity."
- Find "STAR WARS Battlefront II."
- Click on the monitor icon to the right of the game entry to toggle the overlay.
- Restart the game if it is running.
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White artifacting on shiny surfaces with AMD Graphics Cards
Set Post Process Quality to Low[citation needed]
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- Open up "Options" from either the Escape Menu or from the Main Menu.
- Click on "Video."
- Scroll to "Advanced Settings" and find "Post Process Quality."
- Change setting to "Low."
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Long loading times
Limit FPS[citation needed]
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- Open up Notepad.
- Copy and paste "gametime.maxvariablefps 60" with your monitor refresh rate.
- Save as user.cfg in game folder.
- This caps the FPS and limits excessive CPU usage in loading screens
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Excessive Bloom/HDR brightness issues
Disable full-screen optimisation[citation needed]
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- Open local game files.
- Right-click "starwarsbattlefrontii.exe" (game executable).
- Go to "Compatability" tab and tick box "Disable full-screen optimisations."
- Test in a level which had the issue (such as Yavin 4 temple, transitioning between indoor hanger and outdoors) and you should be able to see more details between high and low light areas without contrast issues.
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Lost connection to the EA servers (error 721) on launch
Reconnect to the servers (click "CONNECT" next to social bar, denoted with your Origin profile picture) until you are able to connect. This is a known issue on PC and this fix should take multiple tries until it lets you in.[21]
If you have the Celebration Edition, do not go to Collections as it will reset the chosen skin (tied to the issue where Celebration Edition content is only available when connected to the servers).[14]
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VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11, 12 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Windows |
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- DirectX 11 is required for the Nvidia 3D Vision mod (see above).
- Since an August 2019 update, DirectX 12 implementation in the game is broken and can actually lead to worse performance than on DX11.[22]
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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Anti-cheat |
FairFight |
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- Nvidia Ansel is supported by this title.
- Ansel is supported only in Arcade.
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 Battlefront II installation folder (the file won't exist by default, you can create it through a Notepad and save as a .cfg file)[25].
Command |
Description
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PerfOverlay.DrawFPS 1 |
Show FPS counter
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PerfOverlay.DrawGraph 1 |
Show performance graph
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GameTime.MaxVariableFPS # |
Limit frame rate (where # is a positive number) / '0' unlocks framerate beyond 200FPS
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RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 1 |
Enable Triple-Buffering (only recommended if Vsync is on)
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RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1 |
Force rendering only 1 frame ahead (can remove stutter, default value is 3)
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Screenshot.Render |
Take a screenshot (into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Battlefront II\Screenshots\ )
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Mods
- Relatively large modding community with wide variety of mods ranging from character swaps and cosmetic improvements, both for characters and environments, to even granting access to the pre-order skins (should you not have them) and bringing new modes to the offline Instant Action mode.
- While considered to be safe, playing online with mods of any kind, even cosmetic mods, poses a risk of being banned. Mods that are not multiplayer-safe will be listed in the mod's page; do not use these mods online as they will definitely get you banned. Also, beware of outdated mods that change things like visual effects. It is best to obtain updated mods that are guaranteed working with the newest version of the game.
- All mods are available from NexusMods and require Frosty Mod Manager (some mods require the Alpha version of Frosty).
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 SP1 |
8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-6600K AMD FX-6350 |
Intel Core i7-6700 AMD FX-8350 |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
60 GB |
90 GB[Note 2] |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11.1 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- ↑ Current size as of August 2021, may increase if using mods
References