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Revision as of 17:57, 5 October 2013

PlanetSide 2
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Developers
Sony Online Entertainment
Engines
Forgelight Engine
Release dates
Windows November 20, 2012
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PlanetSide 2 on Wikipedia
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PlanetSide
PlanetSide 2003
PlanetSide 2 2012
PlanetSide Arena Cancelled

Key points

Offers a strong level of graphical customisation.
Regularly updated and to be officially supported until 2025.[1]
Players are reporting extremely poor CPU optimization [2][3][4]. A response by the development team acknowledges these claims [5].
EU players are unable to use the Steam version without a fix.

General information

Official website
Official forum
PlanetSide 2 Wiki - a good place to get gameplay-related information.

Availability

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The game is available for free on all of the platforms above.

Game data

Game folder location

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Save game location and cloud syncing

Player level and unlocks are automatically synced and stored in the cloud.
This does not include bindings and video settings, which are stored locally (and often reset during game updates).

Video settings

In-game options menu.
FoV comparison - 74 (top) against 100.
Top: 4000x900 (limited at 110 hFoV without PS2FOV), Middle 4000x900 (automatically set correctly at 135 hFOV with PS2FOV), Bottom 1444x900 (automatically set correctly at 80 hFOV for comparison) Game is set to 59 vertical FoV

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Field of view (FOV)

Options menu features an FoV slider with values of 55 up to 74.
The adjustable Field of view (FOV) setting in this game is vertical FoV (like in Battlefield: Bad Company 2) rather than horizontal FoV like in most other games.
Vertical field of view calculator http://www.rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php
FoV can be tweaked to values higher than in-game maximum or lower than the in-game minimum.
Instructions
Horizontal FoV is fixed at 80 inside vehicles and limited to 110 when on foot. This presents a significant problem for multi-monitor setups, even with a low vertical FoV set in the game.
This can be remedied with a tool called PS2FOV.
Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Input options only configurable after entering a server.

Input devices

Logitech 3D Pro POV pad

If you only use the ingame key bindings, the pad will just stop working after a few seconds. In order to use the POV pad of the joystick for the cockpit view, follow these steps[6]

Instructions

Issues unresolved

All ground and units dissapear

Often during morning and midday, all foreground objects disappear. This includes the units, world and building. Icons remain and the map etc. stays available. This bug fixes itself after about 30 seconds.

Issues fixed

Cannot install game (Steam)

Instructions

Planetside2.exe has stopped working

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Low frame rate

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Access EU servers through steam

Instructions

Other information

SweetFX

Use of SweetFX is officially listed as a banned client modification.[7]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Windows XP Windows 7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / AMD Radeon HD4850 NVIDIA GeForce 660 / AMD HD6870 or superior

References