Key points
- Most bugs have been resolved with patches, minor updates released many months after the official release.[1]
- Unplayable on a standard definition television (below HD-ready display quality).
General information
- BF3 on Battlelog - PC section.
Availability
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- All versions require Origin activation to play.
- Green Man Gaming frequently releases discount coupons up to 25% (which stack upon existing discounts unless otherwise mentioned).
Improvements
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Displaying the FPS
if you want to see the FPS without using third-party software,you need to open the console by pressing the tilde button (~) and then type:
render.drawfps true
Optimal video settings
- You may use any configuration with-which you are satisfied. The following tips serve to balance graphical fidelity, function and performance.
- Setting textures to High will eliminate texture pop-in.
- Setting effects to Low is recommended. Other levels show no particular improvement.[2]
- Settings mesh to Ultra is recommended as it allows you to spot enemies at a greater distance.
- Setting terrain to Low is recommended. Other levels show no particular improvement.
- Set anisotropic filtering to the maximum value your PC can handle. Better AF comes as a minimal performance cost and significantly improves graphical fidelity.
Running the game on a separate partition/drive
Game data
Save game location
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- The files
meta.xml, PROF_SAVE_body, PROF_SAVE_header and PROF_SAVE_profile are the save files.
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
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Input settings
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Audio settings
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Resolved Issues
Crashes
Audio issues
Graphics issues
- Before attempting any of these fixes, install the latest graphics drivers for your GPU and see if the problem persists.
Installation and activation
How to change the game language
If you've purchased a foreign version of the game and would like to play it in English, follow these steps.
1) Download the BF3 Language Pack and extract the files to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3\Data\Win32\Loc (or similar).
2) Download the second BF2 Language Pack for the 5 March 2013 patch and extract the files to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3 (or similar).
3) Update two registry keys:
32 bit PC:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\Battlefield 3]
64 bit PC:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node \Electronic Arts\Battlefield 3]
and
32 bit PC:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Origin Games\DGR01609244"
64 bit PC:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Origin Games\DGR01609244"
Replace the circled keys with:
| Language |
GDFBinary |
Locale
|
| English |
GDFBinary_en_US.dll |
en_US
|
| German |
GDFBinary_de_DE.dll |
de_DE
|
| French |
GDFBinary_fr_FR.dll |
fr_FR
|
| Italian |
GDFBinary_it_IT.dll |
it_IT
|
| Spanish |
GDFBinary_es_ES.dll |
es_ES
|
| Polish |
GDFBinary_pl_PL.dll |
pl_PL
|
| Japanese |
GDFBinary_ja_JP.dll |
ja_JP
|
| Czech |
GDFBinary_cs_CZ.dll |
cs_CZ
|
4) If you receive an error message "Error: Game data is corrupt" when launching Battlefield 3, download this file and put it in C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3\Data\Win32\Loc (or similar).
Overlay issues
Network settings
TCP Ports
- Make sure the following ports are open for smooth gameplay:[3]
- 80, 443, 9988, 20000-29999, 22990, 17502, 42127
UDP Ports
- Make sure the following ports are open for smooth gameplay:
- 3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300
Punkbuster
- Update Punkbuster using the PBSetup utility to fix most issues.
System requirements
| Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) 32bit |
Windows 7 64bit |
| Processor (CPU) |
| |
| System memory (RAM) |
| |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 GB (Disc version) |
25.1 GB (Digital distribution) |
| Video card (GPU) |
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT / AMD Radeon HD3870
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 / AMD Radeon HD6950 or superior |
References
