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).
General information
- Titled Star Wars: Battlefront (Classic, 2004) on digital stores to avoid confusion with the 2015 game with the same name.
- SWBFGamers - Active multiplayer community.
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Version differences
- The GOG.com and Steam versions were updated with multiplayer support in May 2020.[1] Crossplay between these versions is available.[2]
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 (as version 1.3.7), replacing GameSpy for online play with GOG Galaxy middleware (regardless of platform), adding Xinput controller support and more.
- Fixes various bugs, update and tweak aspects of the gameplay as well as make visual and audio adjustments.
- Compatible with both retail and latest digital releases (version 1.3.7).
- Incompatible with other mods.
- Breaks some texts in the digital releases.
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 (only digital versions) 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.[4] |
4K Ultra HD |
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Resolutions higher than 1920x1080 can cause some graphical effects to be rendered incorrectly.[5] |
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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See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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 (only digital versions), but more testing needs to be done. For 1.3 and earlier, use cap the frame rate to 60 FPS or lower or set refresh rate monitor on 60hz. |
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.[8] 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. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Spanish |
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Unrecognized language |
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Unrecognized language 'Japanes', see here for available options. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 64 |
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Online play |
| 64 |
The official GameSpy service has been shut down; GOG.com and Steam versions have been updated with Galaxy support. After this update, the player limit is reduced to 32. |
Connection types
VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues unresolved
"Steam must be running to play OR you does not own this game!"[sic] (Error message)
- After update to version 1.3.5 some users receive error message mentioned above.[citation needed]
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 |
9.0c |
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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 |
Since version 1.3.5. |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Multiplayer |
GameSpy, GOG Galaxy |
Version 1.3.5 introduced Galaxy as replacement for defunct GameSpy. |
Gamefront provide an unofficial mod tool can be used to create levels for Star Wars Battlefront.
- Alternatively it can be found at ModDB.
Mods
- Back up
<path-to-game>\GameData
folder (or any subfolder) as some mods may need to owerwrite it.
- Adds all of the original ground SWBF2 maps to the game while overhauls some gameplay element.
- A gameplay overhaul mod which drastically alter the game in a new way.
- Changes only the unit appearances and sounds of Star Wars: Battlefront with no alterations to gameplay.
- Uncompatible with Field of View Enhancer.
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 DirectX 9.0c compatible
| 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