Battlefield 2
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DICE | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Refractor 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 21, 2005 |
Warnings
⤏ Go to series page | |
Battlefield 1942 | 2002 |
Battlefield Vietnam | 2004 |
Battlefield 2 | 2005 |
Battlefield 2142 | 2006 |
Battlefield Heroes | 2009 |
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | 2010 |
Battlefield Online | 2010 |
Battlefield Play4Free | 2011 |
Battlefield 3 | 2011 |
Battlefield 4 | 2013 |
Battlefield Hardline | 2015 |
Battlefield 1 | 2016 |
Battlefield V | 2018 |
Battlefield 2042 | 2021 |
Key points
- In order to play Online use the Battlefield 2 Battlelog, which replaces the GameSpy master server
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Can be redeemed on Origin through the EA Support. | |||
Amazon.com |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Armored Fury | Included in the latest patch and the Battlefield 2: Complete Collection. | |
Euro Force | Included in the latest patch and the Battlefield 2: Complete Collection. | |
Special Forces | Included in the Battlefield 2: Complete Collection. |
Version differences
Battlefield 2: Complete Collection
- Includes Battlefield 2 and the expansion pack Special Forces, along with two content add-ons, Armored Fury and Euro Forces, included for free in the latest patch. Only one CD key is available for all the expansions.
Serial Key
- The disc based version requires a CD-key which has to be typed in when installing. Individual CD keys are required for each expansion.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Patches
- The Origin and Steam versions are already patched.
Patch 1.50
- Version 1.41 has to be installed beforehand.
- Removes the disc check DRM and adds widescreen support.
- Includes the Armored Fury and Euro Forces expansions for free.
Patch 1.41
- A very important patch.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
- Included on Version 1.5 of Battlefield 2.
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Windowed
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High frame rate
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Thai |
Network
- Servers can optionally use PunkBuster anti-cheat protection.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 64 | |||
Online play | 64 | Use BF2 Battlelog for a working server browser. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Dedicated server software available for Windows and Linux. | |
Direct IP | Enter in-game or use bf2:// URL. |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 80,1024-1124,4711,29900,29901 |
UDP | 1024-1124,1500-4999,16567,27900,28910,29900,55123-55125 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | |||
TriDef 3D | |||
iZ3D |
Devices | |||
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Novint Falcon | Requires Patch 1.50. |
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.
Newer version already installed
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Can't find install folder
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Game crashes often
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Vsync doesn't work
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Getting kicked by PunkBuster
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Invalid CDKey
- Some people get kicked from every game with an "Invalid CDKey" message. This also happens with the Steam version, where your key is bound to be correct anyway.
- There's a thread on the Steam forums containing some fixes for this.
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Black terrain and/or models, objects, black spots on map, other visual graphics issues
- With some player created modifications on some systems a shader bug may become activated. This can happen even with mods that should have their content entirely separate from the main BF2 install in a "mod" subfolder. It does not have anything to do with graphics driver issues or anti-aliasing settings. It is in fact caused by buggy shader ".fx" files in the BF2 "shaders_client.zip". These can be replaced by fixed ".fx" files.
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 2 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | OpenAL, Speex | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video, Swiff Player | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy, PunkBuster | Use BF2 Battlelog to replace the deprecated GameSpy master server. |
Ambient occlusion (HBAO)
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Automatic login
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon XP equivalent Intel Pentium IV 1.7 GHz |
AMD Athlon XP equivalent Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 ATI Radeon 9500 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 ATI Radeon 9500 256 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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (24860) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.