Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- Active community
- Runs well on low end machines
- Official support for the Novint Falcon controller
General information
- Battlefield Wiki
- Planet Battlefield
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Template:Availability Table
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
- 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.
- A really important patch.
- For the 1.50 patch only.
Autologin
Skip intro videos
Run Without CD/DVD
- The latest patch removed the need to have your CD/DVD in the drive while playing.
Ambient occlusion (HBAO)
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
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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.
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.
Input settings
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Audio settings
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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")
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.
Game crashes often
Game crashes when alt-tabbing
Vsync won't work
Getting kicked by PunkBuster
X-Fi related sound issues
Black patches on textures
Missing health bar and kits on spawn menu
Invalid CDKey
No ability to find any, or connect to any servers
System requirements
| Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP | |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent
| Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent |
| 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:
References
