Warnings
- Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.[1]
Key points
- Game performance has improved since the early beta.
- Performance in some instances for many players is still poor.
General information
- Official Battlelog Forums
- Official BF4 Tech Support Forums
Availability
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- All versions require Origin.
Essential improvements
Use Battlescreen on secondary monitor
- The Battlescreen can be viewed on a secondary monitor as an alternative to the Android and iOS Battlelog apps.
- If you are using a multi-monitor resolution in-game the secondary monitor can't be part of the spanned resolution.
Console commands
- Launch console with tilde ~ key.
Command |
Description
|
PerfOverlay.drawFPS 1 |
Show FPS counter
|
PerfOverlay.drawGraph 1 |
Show performance graph
|
GameTime.maxVariableFPS # |
Limit framerate (where # is a positive number)
|
RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 1 |
Enable Triple-Buffering
|
RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1 |
Force Rendering only 1 frame ahead
|
Screenshot.Render |
Take screenshot (into %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Battlefield 4\Screenshots\ directory)
|
You can have these commands run automatically, whenever you start the game, by entering them in user.cfg in the Battlefield 4 game directory (the file won't exist by default).
Game data
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- The files
meta.xml
, PROFSAVE
, PROFSAVE_header
and PROFSAVE_profile
are the save files.
Video settings
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- Slider in menu works only for multiplayer and goes from 60 to 120 degrees.
- For singleplayer field of view setting use Flawless Widescreen utility.
- Configuration files are using vertical field of view value. Use calculator for conversion to horizontal value.
Input settings
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Audio settings
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Issues fixed
Stuck on Loading Screen / Game Closes with No Error Message / PunkBuster Initialization Failure
PunkBuster issues may cause the game to become stuck on the black loading screen with the flashing indicator at the top-right, or cause you to be kicked mid-game by the server with or without the following error messages:
- Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player '(player name)' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe.
- Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player '(player name)' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrB.exe.
Unable to connect to Battlelog error message
Poor Game Performance
There are widespread reports of poor performance and stuttering. Some of the reportedly working fixes include:[2]
Colorful Artifacts on Nvidia Cards
VC++ Runtime Redistributable Crash During Origin Install
Game becomes unresponsive while changing controls
- There is a bug in the beta with rebinding keys: after several rebinds the game either crashes or becomes unresponsive because the configuration file becomes huge.
Not Entering Fullscreen Correctly
If you are using remote desktop software (e.g. LogMeIn, Teamviewer, etc.) then the game may not enter fullscreen mode correctly. Close the offending program and fullscreen should work again.
Issues unresolved
Audio Cutting Out
Some users report that most audio cuts out randomly, leaving only helicopter gunshots, players footsteps and gunfire heard.
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista SP2 |
8 |
Processor (CPU) |
| |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
AMD Radeon HD 3870 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB of VRAM
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 NVIDIA GeForce 660 3 GB of VRAM |
References