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− | |online play notes = Official online features are scheduled to shut down on December 8, 2023.<ref name="BFLegacyShutdown2023">{{Refurl|url=https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/legacy-sunset|title=Battlefield Legacy - Sunsetting Announcement|date=2023-03-21}}</ref> | + | |online play notes = Online servers were shut down in December 8, 2023. Use [https://community.veniceunleashed.net/c/project-rome/ Project Rome] |
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2
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DICE |
Windows |
Coldwood Interactive[1] |
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Electronic Arts |
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Frostbite 1.5 |
Windows |
March 2, 2010 |
Metacritic |
87 |
IGDB |
90 |
Monetization |
One-time game purchase, Expansion pack, DLC |
Modes |
Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing |
Real-time |
Perspectives |
First-person |
Controls |
Direct control |
Genres |
Action, FPS |
Vehicles |
Automobile, Helicopter, Motorcycle, Naval/watercraft, Tank, Transport, Truck |
Art styles |
Realistic |
Themes |
Contemporary, Eastern Europe, North America, South America |
Series |
Battlefield |
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action and FPS game in the Battlefield series.
The game received a minor DLC, SPECACT Kit Upgrade Bundle Pack in April 2010 (otherwise split to smaller pieces on consoles) and a multiplayer-only expansion pack, Vietnam, in December 2010.
The game was delisted from digital stores on April 28, 2023, with online features shutting down on December 8, 2023.[2]
The game's issues range from authentication/DRM problems (especially due to Steam serial key depletion) and server connectivity.
General information
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 hub on Planet Battlefield
- The Battlefield series on Battlelog - PC section.
- EA Answers HQ
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require an EA account for multiplayer access.
- Delisted on April 28, 2023, with online features shutting down on December 8, 2023.[2]
Monetization
Type |
Notes |
DLC
| The minor DLC includes new infantry gear, awards and skins. |
Expansion pack
| The expansion pack includes new multiplayer maps, vehicles, infantry gear and awards. |
One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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SPECACT Kit Upgrade |
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Vietnam |
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- Co-operative "Onslaught" mode DLC is not available for PC version.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch R11 updates the retail release to the latest version. Not required for digital editions.
Skip intro videos
Delete the Intro video[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Output\win32\movies
- Delete or rename
ea_logo_hd.res and dolbydigital.res .
- Press ESC to enter in game at the black screen
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Logging in requires a CD Key
- Logging in on the Steam release prompts for a CD key, which are depleted for the base game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- BF:BC2 Configurator
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
Origin |
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Does not sync campaign progress, graphics settings or keybindings |
OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video
- This game uses vertical FOV.[6] See FOV Calculator for help.
3rd party fixes[citation needed]
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- May apply to single-player only.
- Widescreen Fixer only works in the Steam version of the game, and adjusting FOV will also break ADS and scope zooming in the campaign.
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Edit configuration file[citation needed]
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- Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BFBC2\settings.ini .
- Change
Fov=55 to the desired FOV and save the changes.
Notes
- Applies to multiplayer only.
- On some systems, DirectX 9 may have to be forced in order for the FOV to change.
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Input
In-game key map settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Up to 5.1[9] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
- To switch between localizations change
Locale
string under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\Battlefield Bad Company 2
to the relative code
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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en |
French |
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fr |
German |
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de |
Hungarian |
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Fan translation. |
Italian |
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it |
Japanese |
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jp |
Polish |
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pl |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation, download. |
Russian |
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ru |
Spanish |
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es |
Turkish |
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Fan translation, download |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
80, 13505, 18390, 18395 |
UDP |
10000, 18395 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues unresolved
"Some AA alternatives might not come up for some users"
- CSAA and some MSAA alternatives might be hidden for some users.
"Loadouts Lost, Switching between Bad Company 2 (BC2) & Vietnam Multiplayer (MP)."
- BC2 MP and Vietnam MP read the same parameters for class loadouts. The ensuring disparity of weapons results in loadout reset.
Workaround[citation needed]
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- SPECACT DLC adds four classes (SPECACT Assault, Engineer, Medic & Recon) to BC2 MP, absent from Vietnam. Use SPECACT classes exclusively for BC2 MP. By leaving the default classes alone in BC2 MP, the Vietnam MP loadouts are preserved.
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Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Unable to redeem serial key
(Steam only) Redeem the serial key on EA's site and then launch the game, logging into the EA account on the main menu
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Missing base game serial key
(Steam only) Contact EA Help to receive an Origin copy of the game so it no longer requires a key.
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"A connection error occurred. If this happen during account creation press cancel and then login with your new account"
Remove special punctuation characters from the password, such as <[11]
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"Unable to log in. Please try again."
Remove special symbols from password, such as +[11]
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Unable to update
Manually update[citation needed]
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Hard crashing
Blinking black screen
Set HSAO to false[citation needed]
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- Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BFBC2\settings.ini
- Find the HSAO line in the file and change it to
HSAO=false
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No servers
- If not seeing any multiplayer servers, deselect all filters except for PunkBuster and click search.
Communication Failure: PnkBstrA
High frame rate issues
- High Frame rates will cause broken animations scripts.
Limit frame rate to 60 FPS.[13]
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Enable Vsync and set refresh rate to 60 Hz[14]
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"Failed to connect to EA Online"
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c, 10, 11 |
Automatically set to the highest version the GPU can support. For details on how to manually set the DirectX version used, see Force DirectX Level. |
Shader Model support |
3, 4, 5 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
Mods
- Although Frostbite is a relatively modding-unfriendly engine, a nascent modding community has formed and was able to extend the map border, create new in-game items and tweak weapons and vehicles. They have even released modding tools.
Project Rome
- Venice Unleashed: Project Rome - server browser and mod toolkit.
- Allows players to play Bad Company 2 online after the official shutdown on December 8, 2023.
- Also used to fix the logging in requires a CD Key issue.
Force DirectX Level
Modify the settings.ini file[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
settings.ini .
- Change
DxVersion= to the preferred DirectX version (9, 10, 11).
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Greatly increase performance for low-end machines
Tweak configuration files[17][citation needed]
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- These options are not available in the in-game options menu.
- Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BFBC2\settings.ini .
- Change
DxVersion=auto to either 9 or 10 .
- Reduce
RenderAheadLimit=2 to either 1 or 0 .
- Reduce any other settings if necessary and save the changes.
For these changes to persist, make the settings.ini file read-only, otherwise these settings will be changed back to default when using the in-game UI to change other settings.
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
| Intel Core 2 Quad |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon X1900 Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT 256 MB of VRAM
| ATI Radeon HD 4870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References