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Battlefield 4

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Battlefield 4
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Developers
DICE
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows October 29, 2013
Battlefield 4 on Wikipedia

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]
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Key points

Game performance has improved since the early beta.
Performance in some instances for many players is still poor.

General information

Official Battlelog Forums
Official BF4 Tech Support Forums

Availability

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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.
Instructions

Console commands

Launch console with tilde ~ key.
Command Description
PerfOverlay.drawFPS 1 Show FPS counter
PerfOverlay.drawGraph 1 Show performance graph
GameTime.maxVariableFPS # Limit framerate (where # is a positive number)
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

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The files meta.xml, PROFSAVE, PROFSAVE_header and PROFSAVE_profile are the save files.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video settings

File:BF4 settings.jpg
In-game settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

  • Slider in menu works only for multiplayer and goes from 60 to 120 degrees.
  • For singleplayer field of view setting use Flawless Widescreen utility.
  • Configuration files are using vertical field of view value. Use calculator for conversion to horizontal value.

Input settings

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Audio settings

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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.
  • Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player '(player name)' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrB.exe.
Instructions
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Poor Game Performance

There are widespread reports of poor performance and stuttering. Some of the reportedly working fixes include:[2]

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Colorful Artifacts on Nvidia Cards

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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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Not Entering Fullscreen Correctly

If you are using remote desktop software (e.g. LogMeIn, Teamviewer, etc.) then the game may not enter fullscreen mode correctly. Close the offending program and fullscreen should work again.

Issues unresolved

Audio Cutting Out

Some users report that most audio cuts out randomly, leaving only helicopter gunshots, players footsteps and gunfire heard.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2
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

References

  1. 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."
  2. http://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/1pjiqh/bf4guide_to_improve_performance/