Battlefield 2

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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).


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Key points

Active community.

Runs well on low end machines.

Official support for the Novint Falcon controller.

Use BF2 Battlelog to replace the deprecated GameSpy master server.

General information

Battlefield Wiki

Planet Battlefield

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

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Version Differences

Digital complete 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.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.50

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

Version 1.41 must be installed first before installing the 1.50 patch.

The AI bot commander has been removed in this version.

Patch 1.41

A really important patch. The changelog for this patch be be found here.

Autologin

Instructions

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Run Without CD/DVD

The latest patch removed the need to have your CD/DVD in the drive while playing.

Ambient occlusion (HBAO)

The inspector tool.

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24860/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24860/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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In-game graphics settings.

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In-game general settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Native widescreen support was added as of patch 1.5 released on September 1st 2009.

Instructions

Input settings

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In-game key map settings.

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In-game Novint Falcon settings.

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Audio settings

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In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
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
LAN play		64
Online play		64	Use BF2 Battlelog for a working server browser.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
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)
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.

Issues fixed

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")

This can occur on Windows Vista and newer if an install is interrupted or incomplete.

Instructions

Game crashes often

Instructions

Game crashes when alt-tabbing

Instructions

Vsync won't work

Instructions

Getting kicked by PunkBuster

Instructions

X-Fi related sound issues

Instructions

Missing health bar and kits on spawn menu

Instructions

Invalid CDKey

Instructions

No ability to find any, or connect to any servers

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon XP equivalent Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.3 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 ATi Radeon 9500 128 MB of VRAM	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.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (24860) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

Developers
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	DICE
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Refractor 2
Release dates
Windows	June 21, 2005