Warnings
- Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.[2]
General information
- Official website
- Official Battlelog Forums
- Official BF4 Tech Support Forums
- Battlefield Wiki
- Secret tips and tricks
Availability
- Trial-Version available on Origin.
- All versions require EA app DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| Air Vehicle Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Assault Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Dragon's Teeth |
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| Carbine Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| China Rising |
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| Community Operations |
Free |
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| DMR Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Engineer Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Final Stand |
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| Grenade Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Ground & Sea Vehicle Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Handgun Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Legacy Operations |
Free |
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| Naval Strike |
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| Night Operations |
Free |
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| Recon Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Second Assault |
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| Shotgun Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Soldier Shortcut Bundle |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Support Shortcut Kit |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Ultimate Shortcut Bundle |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Vehicle Shortcut Bundle |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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| Weapon Shortcut Bundle |
Can be obtained by ingame leveling |
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Essential improvements
Use Battlescreen on secondary monitor
- 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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Move Battlescreen browser window[3]
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- Move the server browser window onto your secondary monitor.
- Join a multiplayer session.
- Once the session starts, click the Battlescreen button that appears on the blue bar in the server browser.
- Optionally, switch the web browser to fullscreen mode (F11) to hide other interface elements.
- The game will now work normally with the Battlescreen showing map information in real time during the match.
Notes
- Running the game borderless makes it quicker to switch between the two but might reduce performance.
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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meta.xml, PROFSAVE, PROFSAVE_header and PROFSAVE_profile are the save files.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game general control settings.
In-game advanced control settings.
In-game key/button map settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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Network
- Servers use PunkBuster and Fairfight anti-cheat protection.[4][5]
Multiplayer types
| Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
| LAN play |
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| Online play |
| 64 |
up to 64 players, 2 commanders, and 2 spectators |
Connection types
Ports
| Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
| TCP |
80, 443, 9988, 17502, 20000-20100, 22990, 42127 |
| UDP |
3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300 |
- This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
Issues unresolved
Can't pass swimming part in the South China Sea mission
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Pause the menu for every 5 seconds, which helps you getting through the part[6]
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Issues fixed
Stuck on Loading Screen / Game Closes with No Error Message / PunkBuster Initialization Failure
PunkBuster issues may cause the game to become stuck on the black loading screen with the flashing indicator at the top-right, or cause you to be kicked mid-game by the server with or without the following error messages:
- Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player '(player name)' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe.
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Ensure PunkBuster is installed correctly[7]
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- On Origin, right click on the game and select Repair.
- Go to
<path-to-game>\__Installer\punkbuster\redist\ and open pbsvc.exe.
- Select Install/Re-install PunkBuster Service and reboot once it is finished.
- Open the file again and chose Test Services to verify it is working correctly.
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Update PunkBuster manually[8]
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- Download PBSetup and follow the instructions provided on the website.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
10, 11 |
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| Mantle support |
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Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).[2] |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Physics |
Havok Physics |
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| Audio |
Opus, libvorbis, libogg |
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| Multiplayer |
PunkBuster |
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Performance monitoring tools
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Performance monitoring tools[7]
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- Open the console (~).
- Input
perfoverlay.drawfps 1 to display frame rate.
- Input
PerfOverlay.DrawGraph 1 to display hardware usage.
- Input
NetworkPerfOverlay.DrawGraph 1 to show network debug.
Notes
- You can create
user.cfg in the installation folder through Notepad, paste these commands and save, so they will be permanently enabled.
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Console commands
- Launch console with ~.
- You can have these commands run automatically, whenever you start the game, by entering them in
user.cfg in the Battlefield 4 installation folder (the file won't exist by default, you can create it through a Notepad and save as a .cfg file).
| Command |
Description
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| PerfOverlay.DrawFPS 1 |
Show FPS counter
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| PerfOverlay.DrawGraph 1 |
Show performance graph
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| GameTime.MaxVariableFPS # |
Limit frame rate (where # is a positive number) / '0' unlocks framerate beyond 200FPS
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| RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 1 |
Enable Triple-Buffering (only recommended if Vsync is on)
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| RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1 |
Force rendering only 1 frame ahead (can remove stutter, default value is 3)
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| NetworkPerfOverlay.DrawGraph 1 |
In depth network debugging information
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| Screenshot.Render |
Take a screenshot (into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Battlefield 4\Screenshots\)
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Disable HUD
- Open the console (~).
- Type
ui.drawenable 0. You can auto-complete the command by pressing Tab after ui.
- To restore the HUD, open the console once again, repeat the same command (quick access by Arrow Up), but this time use 1 instead of 0.
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum | Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
Vista SP2 | 8 |
| Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz | AMD Six Core
Intel Quad Core |
| System memory (RAM) |
4 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) |
30 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 3870
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
512 MB of VRAM | AMD Radeon HD 7870
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
3 GB of VRAM |
References
