Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Key points
- Most bugs have been resolved with patches, minor updates released many months after the official release.[1]
General information
- BF3 on Battlelog - PC section.
Availability
Template:Availability Table
- All versions require Origin activation to play.
- Green Man Gaming frequently releases discount coupons up to 25% (which stack upon existing discounts unless otherwise mentioned).
Essential improvements
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Displaying the FPS
Optimal video settings
- You may use any configuration with-which you are satisfied. The following tips serve to balance graphical fidelity, function and performance.
- Setting textures to High will eliminate texture pop-in.
- Setting effects to Low is recommended. Other levels show no particular improvement.[2]
- Settings mesh to Ultra is recommended as it allows you to spot enemies at a greater distance.
- Setting terrain to Low is recommended. Other levels show no particular improvement.
- Set anisotropic filtering to the maximum value your PC can handle. Better AF comes as a minimal performance cost and significantly improves graphical fidelity.
Running the game on a separate partition/drive
Alternatively you could just copy the battlefield 3 folder to somewhere else, uninstall it, change the default installation path in origin, move the copied folder to this new location and install it with Origin.
Play the game without Origin
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
-
meta.xml
, PROF_SAVE_body
, PROF_SAVE_header
and PROF_SAVE_profile
are the save files.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
|
|
|
|
Traditional Chinese |
|
|
|
|
French |
|
|
|
|
German |
|
|
|
|
Italian |
|
|
|
|
Japanese |
|
|
|
|
Polish |
|
|
|
|
Spanish |
|
|
|
|
Network
- Update PunkBuster using the PBSetup utility to fix most issues.
- If you have the option in your router setup, put your IP in the DMZ. This fixes for example the issue where you cannot coop with a friend but otherwise the multiplayer works fine.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
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 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues unresolved
Game uses most of the computers memory
- Some users with AMD cards are reporting a memory leak that makes the game unplayable. Even after closing the game, Task manager still reports nearly full physical memory. Restarting the computer clears the memory. No real fix yet known.
Issues fixed
Character spins uncontrollably using an Acer or Packard Bell PC
"Game disconnected: something went wrong" error
Game launches with no window, bf3.exe shows in Task Manager
"Battlefield 3 has stopped working" error
Crash when launching the game
- There are various potential fixes for this issue, they are listed below.
Game crashes with a sound loop using an ASUS Xonar sound-card
Crashes on 32-bit Windows
Generic graphics issue fix
NVIDIA GTX 500-series freezing or displaying bad graphics
Game crashes while using an ASUS-brand GPU
Black screen (AMD/ATI)
Low GPU usage and FPS (AMD Crossfire)
Origin error - "Could not activate"
Origin error - "Problem with your setup, please reinstall"
Game files installed, Origin claims that they are not
Installation error: “Battlefield 3 (BF3) Install Fails, Cannot Install”
Mouse lag when using the Steam overlay
Weak performance on Intel i3/i5/i7 CPUs (especially Laptops)
Other information
Enabling the Steam overlay
How to change the game language
Circled keys
Language |
GDFBinary |
Locale
|
English |
GDFBinary_en_US.dll |
en_US
|
German |
GDFBinary_de_DE.dll |
de_DE
|
French |
GDFBinary_fr_FR.dll |
fr_FR
|
Italian |
GDFBinary_it_IT.dll |
it_IT
|
Spanish |
GDFBinary_es_ES.dll |
es_ES
|
Polish |
GDFBinary_pl_PL.dll |
pl_PL
|
Japanese |
GDFBinary_ja_JP.dll |
ja_JP
|
Czech |
GDFBinary_cs_CZ.dll |
cs_CZ
|
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista SP2 |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
| Quad-core Intel / AMD |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 GB |
25.1 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT AMD Radeon HD3870
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 AMD Radeon HD6950 |
References