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Battlefield Vietnam

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Battlefield Vietnam
Battlefield Vietnam cover
Developers
DICE Canada[1]
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Refractor 2
Release dates
Windows March 14, 2004
Battlefield Vietnam on Wikipedia

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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This page is for the game. For Vietnam DLC, see Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Key points

GameSpy online server browser has been shut down.[2] See GameSpy for alternatives.
Not sold digitally.

General information

Battlefield Wiki
Battlefield Vietnam on the Battlefield Wiki
Battlefield Vietnam hub on Planet Battlefield

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest updates bring Battlefield Vietnam up to version 1.21 This requires installation of:

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

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Widescreen resolution

Widescreen resolution[citation needed]
  1. Launch the game and create a new custom profile.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>\Mods\BfVietnam\Settings\Profiles\
  3. Open Video.con and find the line similar to the following: game.setGameDisplayMode X Y 32 60. Edit it so that A and B represent your custom resolution (A x B).
  4. Set Video.con as read-only.

Field of view (FOV)

Field of view[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Mods\BfVietnam\Settings\
  2. Open VideoDefault.con.
  3. Modify the line renderer.fieldOfView with a new value.
Recommended FOVs for the following aspect ratios:
FOV Aspect Ratio
1.33333 16:9
1.2 16:10
1.25 15:9

Windowed

Windowed mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Mods\BfVietnam\Settings\
  2. Open VideoDefault.con.
  3. Change the line renderer.setFullScreen 1 to renderer.setFullScreen 0.

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Network

Servers can optionally use PunkBuster anti-cheat protection.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
64
Online play
64 GameSpy server browser no longer works.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Dedicated server software available for Windows and Linux.
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
[5]

Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, XP, 2000
Processor (CPU) 933 MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce3
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]

References