Battlefield 2

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Version Differences

Digital Version

The complete collection is available via Steam or Origin and is perhaps the easiest way to get the game. This pack contains the main game as well as the expansion, Special Forces, and the two free 'bonus packs' Euro Forces and Armored Fury. Only one CD key for all the expansions.

Serial Key

The disc based version requires a CD-key that you type in when installing. Individual CD keys are required for each expansion.

Patches

The latest official patch is 1.50 which resolves a number of issues.

• 1.50

Hotfix for the alt-tab crash.

• BF2 1.50 hotfix_RendDX9.zip

If you run into problem installing 1.50 you might need 1.41 first.

• 1.41

Issues and Fixes

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

Patch 1.5 won't install ("Newer version already installed")

Instructions

Patch 1.41 won't install ("Can't find install folder")

Instructions

Game Crashes a lot

Instructions

Game crashes when alt-tabbing

Instructions

Vsync won't work

Instructions

Getting kicked by punkbuster

Instructions

X-Fi related sound issues

Instructions

Black patches on textures:

Instructions

Missing health bar and kits on spawn menu

Instructions

Invalid CDKey

Instructions

Graphical Tweaks

Field of View Fix (FOV)

Widescreenfixer automatically sets optimal fov or lets you change it to your liking.

Widescreen Support

Widescreen support was added with patch 1.5 released on September 1st 2009.

Battlefield 2 versions older than version 1.5 do not have native widescreen support. To force a custom resolution, edit your game shortcut so it looks like the following:

"C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1.15 +widescreen 1 +szx 1440 +szy 900
-or-
"C:\Games\BF2\BF2.exe" +widescreen 1 +szx 2560 +szy 1600

Edit the numbers after '+szx' and '+szy' to match your desired resolution. '+szx' is horizontal and '+szy' is vertical. In the first example, the game would launch in 1440x900 (16:10). In the second example, the game would launch in 2560x1600 (16:10).

Please note: This does not change the default FOV and there is no way to change it at this time. Vertical view is also lost, have a look at the screenshots below to see the difference.

Windowed mode

Execute the game with the command line parameter +fullscreen 0. If you run the game windowed at your maximum screen resolution, there will be some misaligned text on menu buttons. Otherwise the game seems to run normally.

Multimonitor Support

Widescreenfixer is your best bet.

Antialiasing

The game supports AA natively. In-game AA only goes up to 8x though so try forcing it through your graphics control panel if you want to go higher.

Anisotropic Filtering

Called Texture filtering in-game. High corresponds to 4x. Force it through graphics control panel if you want higher levels.

Run Without CD/DVD

Latest patch removed the need to have your DVD in the drive while playing.

Improvements

Autologin

Make sure you log in at least once. Then create a shortcut to the game, right-click it and go to options and add +playerName #### +playerPassword #### to the target box (replacing #### with your username and password). It should look like this:

C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +playerName #### +playerPassword ####

Next time you click the shortcut you should get logged in automatically.

Skipping intro movies

Add +restart to the target box mentioned above.

Useful Links

Official forums