Difference between revisions of "Battlefield 4"
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There are widespread reports of poor performance and lag spikes. Some reportedly working fixes include: | There are widespread reports of poor performance and lag spikes. Some reportedly working fixes include: | ||
* Setting the Process Priority of Bf4.exe in the task manager to Low. | * Setting the Process Priority of Bf4.exe in the task manager to Low. | ||
| − | * Updating to [http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-331- | + | * Updating to [http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-331-65-whql-drivers-released the latest Nvidia drivers] or [http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst13-10WINBetaDriver.aspx the latest AMD beta drivers] depending on your hardware. |
* Disabling Hyperthreading on Intel CPU's. | * Disabling Hyperthreading on Intel CPU's. | ||
* Running the game in a window. | * Running the game in a window. | ||
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* Lower the Resolution Scale. | * Lower the Resolution Scale. | ||
* Run the game on low settings. | * Run the game on low settings. | ||
Revision as of 14:36, 29 October 2013
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| Developers | |
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| DICE | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Engines | |
| Frostbite 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 29, 2013 |
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Warnings
- Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.[1]
| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Battlefield 1942 | 2002 |
| Battlefield Vietnam | 2004 |
| Battlefield 2 | 2005 |
| Battlefield 2142 | 2006 |
| Battlefield Heroes | 2009 |
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | 2010 |
| Battlefield Online | 2010 |
| Battlefield Play4Free | 2011 |
| Battlefield 3 | 2011 |
| Battlefield 4 | 2013 |
| Battlefield Hardline | 2015 |
| Battlefield 1 | 2016 |
| Battlefield V | 2018 |
| Battlefield 2042 | 2021 |
Key points
- Game performance has improved since the early part of the beta.
General information
Availability
- All versions require Origin.
Essential improvements
Use Battlescreen on secondary monitor
- The Battlescreen can be viewed on a secondary monitor as an alternative to the Android and iOS Battlelog apps.
- If you are using a multi-monitor resolution in-game the secondary monitor can't be part of the spanned resolution.
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Console commands
- Launch console with tilde ~ key.
| Command | Description |
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| PerfOverlay.drawFPS 1 | Show FPS counter |
| PerfOverlay.drawGraph 1 | Show performance graph |
| GameTime.maxVariableFPS # | Limit framerate (where # is a positive number)
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| RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 1 | Enable Triple-Buffering |
| RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1 | Force Rendering only 1 frame ahead |
| Screenshot.Render | Take screenshot (into %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Battlefield 4\Screenshots\ directory) |
You can have these commands run automatically, whenever you start the game, by entering them in user.cfg in the Battlefield 4 game directory (the file won't exist by default).
Game data
- The files
meta.xml,PROFSAVE,PROFSAVE_headerandPROFSAVE_profileare the save files.
Save game cloud syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
File:BF4 settings.jpg
In-game settings.
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
Stuck on Loading Screen
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VC++ Runtime Redistributable Crash During Origin Install
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Game becomes unresponsive while changing controls
- There is a bug in the beta with rebinding keys: after several rebinds the game either crashes or becomes unresponsive because the configuration file becomes huge.
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Issues unresolved
Poor Game Performance
There are widespread reports of poor performance and lag spikes. Some reportedly working fixes include:
- Setting the Process Priority of Bf4.exe in the task manager to Low.
- Updating to the latest Nvidia drivers or the latest AMD beta drivers depending on your hardware.
- Disabling Hyperthreading on Intel CPU's.
- Running the game in a window.
- Lower the Resolution Scale.
- Run the game on low settings.
- Enable one core per unit in BIOS(AMD Only).
- Disabling cores in BIOS.
- Users report performance decrease while having Firefox browser open in the background. Try to launch the game via Chrome instead
- Update DirectX using the installer provided with BF4 beta (it is not run automatically when you install the game)
FPS stuck at 60 in single player
Changing the FPS bar has no effect
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Vista SP2 | 8 |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 3870 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB of VRAM | AMD Radeon HD 7870 NVIDIA GeForce 660 3 GB of VRAM |
References
- ↑ AMD - Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1 Highlights - last accessed on 2019-05-15
- "Support for AMD Mantle API Technology has been discontinued starting with Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1. Users who wish to continue to use AMD Mantle API Technology may do so with prior supported Radeon Software releases."
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