Battlefield 2042


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Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Battlefield 2042 is a multiplayer first-person shooter game in the Battlefield series.

The game's Gold and Ultimate Editions were released on November 12, 2021, with a global release pending for the 19th.

General information

Official forums

Official forums for game series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Gold and Ultimate Edition also available.
		Gold and Ultimate Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Gold and Ultimate Edition also available.
Humble Store		Gold and Ultimate Edition also available.
Origin		Gold and Ultimate Edition also available. Included with EA Play Pro.
Steam		Gold and Ultimate Edition also available.

All versions require Origin DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Battlefield 2042\settings\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1517290/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1517290/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher		Handled through the cloud sync of Origin.
Origin
Steam Cloud		Handled through the cloud sync of Origin.

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay and menus.^[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Vertical field of view from 50 - 105° (and 44 - 88° for vehicles). Toggle available to allow FOV to affect aiming down sights.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA Low or TAA High. DLSS is also supported.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)		Ray traced ambient occlusion^[4]
Color blind mode

16:9 presentation with the default FOV
21:9 presentation with the default FOV
HUD settings
Accessibility settings

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Different sensitivity options for soldier, vehicle and each level of zoom available.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Separate options to invert for soldiers and vehicles.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Different sensitivity options for soldier, vehicle and each level of zoom available.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Separate options to invert for soldiers and vehicles.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		^{[citation needed]}
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wireless (Bluetooth), Wired

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

General settings
Keyboard and mouse settings (1)
Keyboard and mouse settings (2)
Controller settings (1)
Controller settings (2)

Key bindings (1)
Key bindings (2)
Key bindings (3)

Audio

Audio settings

Subtitle settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Also has a 3D audio sound profile for headphones
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Can be toggled on or off in the audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	128	Versus Cross-platform play and progression is enabled with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game.^[5]

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)^[6]
TCP	5222, 9988, 17502, 20000-20100, 22990, 42127
UDP	3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues unresolved

Game does not launch on Kepler/TeraScale/early GCN cards

The game crashes with a DirectX Error with the error >code>An invalid parameter was passed to the returning function.

This is due to the game requiring DX12 feature level 12.0, which these cards don't support. This affects all Kepler/TeraScale/early GCN cards, even high-end cards like the 780 Ti and HD 7700. There is no fix.^[7]^[8]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12	Feature level minimum is 12.0, which restricts compatibility with certain cards (see #Issues unresolved above)

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Intel Core i5-6600K	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Intel Core i7-4790
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX 560 DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ No materials from EA or DICE make mention of the game running on any specific numbered version of Frostbite (like how previous games were specifically marketed to be using Frostbite 3)^[2]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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>/1517290/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1517290) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Electronic Arts - Battlefield 2042 Marks the Return of All-Out Warfare in New, Unmatched, Epic-Scale Experience - last accessed on 2021-07-08
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-11-12
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-11-13
Tested at 21:9 (2560x1080)
↑ Nvidia - Battlefield 2042 Out Tomorrow With NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, and Ray Tracing - last accessed on 2021-11-12
↑ Gamespot - Does Battlefield 2042 Have Cross-Play And Cross-Progression? - last accessed on 2021-11-12
↑ Portforward - Port Forwarding for Battlefield 2042 - last accessed on 2021-11-13
↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield2042/comments/q1xdg1/an_important_note_battlefield_2042_appears_to/
↑ Verified by User:Fearfulwarpii on 2021-10-08
Trying to launch the Open Beta on an Nvidia Kepler GPU results in an error and the game crashing.

[Note-3] No materials from EA or DICE make mention of the game running on any specific numbered version of Frostbite (like how previous games were specifically marketed to be using Frostbite 3)^[2]

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/1517290/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1517290) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[studios-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Electronic Arts - Battlefield 2042 Marks the Return of All-Out Warfare in New, Unmatched, Epic-Scale Experience - last accessed on 2021-07-08

[2] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-11-12

[5] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-11-13
Tested at 21:9 (2560x1080)

[6] Nvidia - Battlefield 2042 Out Tomorrow With NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, and Ray Tracing - last accessed on 2021-11-12

[7] Gamespot - Does Battlefield 2042 Have Cross-Play And Cross-Progression? - last accessed on 2021-11-12

[8] Portforward - Port Forwarding for Battlefield 2042 - last accessed on 2021-11-13

[9] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield2042/comments/q1xdg1/an_important_note_battlefield_2042_appears_to/

[10] Verified by User:Fearfulwarpii on 2021-10-08
Trying to launch the Open Beta on an Nvidia Kepler GPU results in an error and the game crashing.

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Developers

	DICE
	Ripple Effect Studios^[1]
	Criterion Games^[1]
	EA Gothenburg^[1]
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Frostbite^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	November 19, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	82
Taxonomy
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Vehicles	Automobile, Flight, Tank
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Battlefield