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Battlefield 2

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Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2 cover
Developers
DICE
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Refractor 2
Release dates
Windows June 21, 2005
Battlefield 2 on Wikipedia

Warnings

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

In order to play Online use the Battlefield 2 Battlelog, which replaces the GameSpy master server.
Runs well on low-end hardware.
No longer being sold digitally.

General information

Battlefield Wiki
Planet Battlefield
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Can be redeemed on Origin through the EA Support.
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Windows
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Windows
As EA has chosen to no longer sell the game, the community now maintains all servers and provides the client accordingly. See Battlelog.co for community maintained server information and BF2 installer.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Armored Fury Included in the latest patch and the Battlefield 2: Complete Collection.
Windows
Euro Force Included in the latest patch and the Battlefield 2: Complete Collection.
Windows
Special Forces Included in the Battlefield 2: Complete Collection.
Windows

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

Instructions

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

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

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

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Native widescreen support is available on the latest patch.
Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
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
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)
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

In-game Novint Falcon settings.
In-game Novint Falcon settings.
3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
iZ3D
Devices
Novint Falcon
Requires Patch 1.50.

Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.

Newer version already installed

Instructions

Can't find install folder

Instructions

Game crashes often

Instructions
Instructions

Vsync doesn'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

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.
Instructions

Black terrain and/or models, objects, black spots on map, other visual graphics issues

Instructions

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  1. Download a news "shaders_client.zip".
  2. After backing up the file replace "shaders_client.zip" in the "mods/bf2" directory.
  3. Delete the BF2 cache directory in "Documents/Battlefield 2\mods\bf2". This will force BF2 to recompile the shaders.

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Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 2
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL, Speex
Cutscenes Bink Video, Swiff Player
Multiplayer GameSpy, PunkBuster Use BF2 Battlelog to replace the deprecated GameSpy master server.

Ambient occlusion (HBAO)

The inspector tool.
The inspector tool.
Instructions

Automatic login

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon XP equivalent
Intel Pentium IV 1.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
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

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/24860/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (24860) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References