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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Frostbite 3}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Frostbite 3|name=Frostbite 3|ref={{note|Frostbite 3 version 2018.2 - Same as [[Need for Speed Heat]] | {{Refcheck|user=PuyiHakim|date=2023-07-08}}</ref>}}}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 18, 2019}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 18, 2019}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|8301/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville|75}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|8301/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville|75}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville|71}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville|71}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | Currency }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Plants vs. Zombies }}
 
|steam appid  = 1262240
 
|steam appid  = 1262240
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
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|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|official site= https://www.ea.com/games/plants-vs-zombies/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville
 
|official site= https://www.ea.com/games/plants-vs-zombies/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville
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|hltb        = 70153
 
|strategywiki = Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
 
|strategywiki = Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
 
|mobygames    = plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville
 
|mobygames    = plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Plants vs. Zombies}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Humble | plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville | Origin | Region locked in Latin America. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Origin, online | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin | plants-vs-zombies/pvz-battle-for-neighborville | Origin | Included with {{Store feature|Origin Access Basic}}.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.ea.com/subscribe/news/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville-is-in-the-vault|title=Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is in The Vault |date=2020-05-03}}</ref> |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | / | Microsoft Store, Origin, online | Deluxe Edition. Included exclusively with {{Store feature|Xbox Game Pass}} as part of its version of EA Play. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1262240 | Steam, Origin | Deluxe Edition | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin | plants-vs-zombies/pvz-battle-for-neighborville | Origin, online | Included with {{Store feature|EA Play}}.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.ea.com/subscribe/news/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville-is-in-the-vault|title=Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is in The Vault |date=2020-05-03}}</ref><br>[https://www.ea.com/games/plants-vs-zombies/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville/buy/pc Manual link for EA App purchase]. |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1262240 | Steam, Origin, online | Deluxe Edition. Included with {{store feature|EA Play}}. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville | Origin, online | Region locked in Latin America. | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Origin}}.
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{{ii}} All versions require Easy Anti-Cheat, {{DRM|Origin|offline=no}}.
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{++}} The PC version on "Ultra" graphics has more detail compared to all other versions of the game, in addition to not using too much storage compared to Xbox One/PlayStation 4.
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{{--}} The PC version is based on the Xbox One/PlayStation 4 versions, which do not have offline mode and always require an internet connection to play, unlike the Nintendo Switch version. Additionally, it does not have the other improvements of the Nintendo Switch version, such as the removal of the game’s monetization <br>[https://www.ea.com/games/plants-vs-zombies/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville/about/switch-features]
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{{--}} On certain systems, it is possible that Direct3D 12 may offer worse performance compared to Direct3D 11. Despite having a notice that optimization for Direct3D 12 will be improved in the future, the game no longer receives updates. <br> [https://www.ea.com/games/plants-vs-zombies/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville/news/news-from-neighborville-fall-festival]
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==Monetization==
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{{Monetization
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|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
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|subscription          = Available via [[EA Play]], And [[EA Play Pro]]
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}}
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Deluxe Upgrade | Included with {{Store feature|Origin Access Premier}}. | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Deluxe Upgrade | Included with [[EA Play]]. | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™ Season’s Eatingz Upgrade | The "Season’s Eatingz" update includes the following content:
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1: Super Rare Wrapping Corn Costume for Kernel Corn.
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2: Super Rare Downhill-Jingle Slide Costume for Electric Slide.
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3: Festive Victory Slab.
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4: Festive Punchers. | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™ – Star-Studded Pack |Includes 1000 Rainbow Stars and 10 Prize Bulbs. you can Use for customizations from prize maps, and for  purchasing Cosmetics and legendary upgrade from the in-game store. | Windows }}
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}}
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===Version differences=== {{ii}} The '''Deluxe Edition''' includes the base game, exclusive legendary costumes for "Peashooter" and "80s Action Hero", an exclusive digital comic, and 5 exclusive emojis. Through this link, you can access the comic if you purchased the deluxe version. <br> [https://www.ea.com/games/plants-vs-zombies/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville/media/comic-book]
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===Microtransactions===
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{{Microtransactions
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|boost              = '''Rainbow Stars''' can be purchased with real money, which in turn allows the purchase of Prize Bulbs. These Prize Bulbs enable the completion of the prize map. '''Prize Bulbs can also be earned without spending money by playing the game and earning 4,000 XP to get a Prize Bulb'''. Additionally, '''they can be obtained by completing the "DAILY CHALLENGE", two challenges in which a certain amount of prize bundles are earned every day. These challenges require the completion of specific activities such as playing a certain mode.''' '''The last way to earn them without spending money is by completing specific challenges/Character Challenges with a specific character each month. For example, "earning 5,000 XP with Peashooter".''' Each week, a key is obtained which allows you to choose from 4 characters. Upon selecting a character, a list of 5 challenges is provided which can only be completed with the selected character. '''Completing these challenges earns 10 Prize Bulbs per character.'''
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|cosmetic            = '''Rux’s shop''' sells exclusive skins for the store, '''the majority of which can only be obtained with Rainbow Stars'''. These include Cosmetics, Emotes, Gestures, and Item Sets. Some skins can be purchased with in-game currency.
 +
|currency            = '''Rainbow Stars''': Can be earned by completing weekly challenges, with up to 60 Rainbow Stars available each week. Additional Rainbow Stars can be found on the prize maps. Rainbow Stars can be used to purchase Prize Bulbs, cosmetics, or legendary upgrades for specific characters from the RUX's shop. However, Prize Bulbs can only be purchased directly from the prize map. '''Rainbow Stars can be purchased, ranging from 500 stars for $4.49 to 10,000 stars for $67.49.'''
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'''Prize Bulbs''': Are used to obtain customizations from prize maps. Prize Bulbs can be earned by using Rainbow Stars or completing specific challenges with a specific character each month. For example, "earning 5,000 XP with Peashooter". The characters rotate over 12 months, and after the 12 months are up, the rotation starts again from the first month.
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|finite spend        =
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|infinite spend      =
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|free-to-grind      =
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|loot box            =
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|none                =
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|player trading      =
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|time-limited        = Through the Prize Maps, there are 42 or 43 items each month that can be obtained. With a total of 12 that rotate each month. Customizations and Rainbow Stars can be obtained from these maps, however, the majority of cosmetics, gestures, emotes, item sets, etc. can only be obtained through the prize map. The progress is saved whether you were able to complete it or not at 100 percent <br> [https://www.ea.com/games/plants-vs-zombies/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville/news/news-from-neighborville-fall-festival]. <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCMxGm0jZY0]
 +
Also, through character challenges, if all challenges are completed with all characters, a themed hat that all characters can use can be obtained each month (12 hats in total, 2 exclusive hat for "Kernel Corn" and "Scientist"} Note: The hats cannot be purchased with real money, they can only be obtained through character challenges.
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 +
The '''Founders Edition''', which was only sold for a few time and was a pre-launch of the game, included 5 rewards that could only be obtained during that month, which are as follows:
 +
 
 +
'''1: Fire Defender, 1st week reward.'''
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 +
'''2: Ultimate Champ Star, Founders Edition 2nd week reward.'''
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 +
'''3: Dave Bubbles Victory Slab, Founders Edition 3rd week reward.'''
 +
 
 +
'''4: Pea of Valiance, Founders Edition 4th week reward.'''
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 +
'''5: Unicorn Stuffy, Available from Rux as a launch day gift from October 18, 2019 to November 1, 2019.'''<br> [https://plantsvszombies.fandom.com/wiki/Customization_(PvZ:_BfN)#Hats_2]
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 +
|unlock              = There are unique upgrades for certain characters that change their main weapon, which are called '''Legendary Upgrades'''. They can be purchased from the RUX's shop using Rainbow Stars, or in certain specific months, the upgrades can be obtained through the prize map by first getting the skin that costs 20 prize bundles and then obtaining the legendary upgrade at the end of the map that costs 0 prize orbs. there 4 in total:
 +
1: Kernel Corn gets "Shogun Corn" which can be obtained through the prize map in the month of February.
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2: Rose gets "Thron Apart" which can be obtained through the prize map in the month of April.
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3: Scientist gets "Steam Blaster" which can be obtained through the prize map in the month of May.
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4: SuperBrainz gets "Brainium Basher 9001" which can be obtained through the prize map in the month of  July.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Version differences===
 
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{{ii}} The '''Deluxe Edition''' includes the base game, exclusive legendary costumes for "Peashooter" and "80s Action Hero", an exclusive digital comic, and 5 exclusive emojis.
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|USERPROFILE\Documents}}\PVZ Battle for Neighborville\settings}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|USERPROFILE\Documents}}\PVZ Battle for Neighborville\settings}}
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{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|USERPROFILE\Documents}}\PVZ Battle for Neighborville\settings}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|USERPROFILE\Documents}}\PVZ Battle for Neighborville\settings}}
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{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
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|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
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|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
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|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
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|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
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|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
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|origin                 = true
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|origin                   = true
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|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
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|steam cloud           = unknown
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|steam cloud               = unknown
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
−
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
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|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               = unknown
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|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|PVZBFN_videosettings.png|In-game Video Settings 1}}
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{{Image|PVZBFN_videosettings.png|In-game Video Settings}}
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{{Image|PVZBFN_videosettings2.png|In-game Video Settings 2}}
 
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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|color blind                = unknown
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|ray tracing                = false
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|color blind notes          =  
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|ray tracing notes          =
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|color blind                = true
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|color blind notes          = Has the following color blind througout '''"Settings" - "ACCESSIBILITY"'''
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1: '''Protanopia - Red Weak'''
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2: '''Deuteranopia - Green Weak'''
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3: '''Tritanopia - Blue Weak'''
 
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# Save the file and exit.
 
# Save the file and exit.
 
# Set the file as <code>read-only</code>.
 
# Set the file as <code>read-only</code>.
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}}
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===Improve graphics===
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{{Fixbox|description=Increasing ingame renderscale|ref={{cn}}|fix=
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Save the file and exit.
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# If the FPS drops, set the value to <code>1.5</code> or lower.
 
}}
 
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = If the vertical gaze is modified by the y-axis, it will apply to both the control and the mouse at the same time
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
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|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= If the vertical gaze is modified by the y-axis, it will apply to both the control and the mouse at the same time
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|xbox prompts              = true
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|xbox prompts              = false
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|xbox prompts notes        =  
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|xbox prompts notes        = Generic A B X Y prompts.
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4              = true
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts      = Nintendo
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|other button prompts notes=  
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|other button prompts notes= Button prompts are generic and use the A, B, X, Y layout, similar to the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
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|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|haptic feedback notes    = Originally, it was only available in the hub world. There was no vibration in Ops or Multiplayer game modes. In the latest version of the game, Xinput controllers now have vibration in Multiplayer modes and Hub.
 
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
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|separate volume notes    = Master, Music and Voice Chat
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, Music and Voice Chat
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound notes    = Tested in 7.1 surround
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|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 surround
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|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles                = limited
−
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = In-game dialogues are mumbling and always subtitled, the game’s intro music does not have subtitles.
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions          = limited
−
|closed captions notes    =  
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|closed captions notes    = Some dialogues have transcriptions of certain actions like "sniff", "gasp.”
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|eax support              =  
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = true
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = true
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  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
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  |notes    =  
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  |notes    = The intro "Come On Down To Neighborville" is sung in English.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
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  |language  = Arabic
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
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  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 
  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
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  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Traditional Chinese
 
  |language  = Traditional Chinese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Japanese
 
  |language  = Japanese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Korean
 
  |language  = Korean
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
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==Network==
 
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{{--}} Local play for two players is exclusive to Xbox One/Playstation 4. <br> [https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Plants-vs-Zombies-Games/Plants-vs-Zombies-battle-for-Neighborville-have-splitscreen-on/td-p/8187993]<br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmkasayxE6k]
 
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Revision as of 09:46, 30 January 2024

Plants vs. Zombies:
Battle for Neighborville
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville cover
Developers
PopCap Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Frostbite 3[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows October 18, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 77
OpenCritic 75
IGDB 71
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions Currency
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Series Plants vs. Zombies
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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville on HowLongToBeat
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville on IGDB
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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville guide on StrategyWiki
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville on MobyGames
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville on Wikipedia
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies 2009
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2014
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 2016
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville 2019

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

General information

Official forums
Official Discord server
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
 Deluxe Edition. Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play.
Windows
Origin
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
 Included with EA Play.[1]
Manual link for EA App purchase.
Windows
Steam
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Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
 Deluxe Edition. Included with EA Play (Steam).
Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
 Region locked in Latin America.
Windows
All versions require Easy Anti-Cheat, Origin DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.


Key points

The PC version on "Ultra" graphics has more detail compared to all other versions of the game, in addition to not using too much storage compared to Xbox One/PlayStation 4.
The PC version is based on the Xbox One/PlayStation 4 versions, which do not have offline mode and always require an internet connection to play, unlike the Nintendo Switch version. Additionally, it does not have the other improvements of the Nintendo Switch version, such as the removal of the game’s monetization
[1]
On certain systems, it is possible that Direct3D 12 may offer worse performance compared to Direct3D 11. Despite having a notice that optimization for Direct3D 12 will be improved in the future, the game no longer receives updates.
[2]

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription Available via EA Play, And EA Play Pro

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Deluxe Upgrade Included with EA Play.
Windows
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™ Season’s Eatingz Upgrade The "Season’s Eatingz" update includes the following content:

1: Super Rare Wrapping Corn Costume for Kernel Corn.

2: Super Rare Downhill-Jingle Slide Costume for Electric Slide.

3: Festive Victory Slab.

4: Festive Punchers.
Windows
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™ – Star-Studded Pack Includes 1000 Rainbow Stars and 10 Prize Bulbs. you can Use for customizations from prize maps, and for purchasing Cosmetics and legendary upgrade from the in-game store.
Windows

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the base game, exclusive legendary costumes for "Peashooter" and "80s Action Hero", an exclusive digital comic, and 5 exclusive emojis. Through this link, you can access the comic if you purchased the deluxe version.
[3]

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Boost Rainbow Stars can be purchased with real money, which in turn allows the purchase of Prize Bulbs. These Prize Bulbs enable the completion of the prize map. Prize Bulbs can also be earned without spending money by playing the game and earning 4,000 XP to get a Prize Bulb. Additionally, they can be obtained by completing the "DAILY CHALLENGE", two challenges in which a certain amount of prize bundles are earned every day. These challenges require the completion of specific activities such as playing a certain mode. The last way to earn them without spending money is by completing specific challenges/Character Challenges with a specific character each month. For example, "earning 5,000 XP with Peashooter". Each week, a key is obtained which allows you to choose from 4 characters. Upon selecting a character, a list of 5 challenges is provided which can only be completed with the selected character. Completing these challenges earns 10 Prize Bulbs per character.
Cosmetic Rux’s shop sells exclusive skins for the store, the majority of which can only be obtained with Rainbow Stars. These include Cosmetics, Emotes, Gestures, and Item Sets. Some skins can be purchased with in-game currency.
Currency Rainbow Stars: Can be earned by completing weekly challenges, with up to 60 Rainbow Stars available each week. Additional Rainbow Stars can be found on the prize maps. Rainbow Stars can be used to purchase Prize Bulbs, cosmetics, or legendary upgrades for specific characters from the RUX's shop. However, Prize Bulbs can only be purchased directly from the prize map. Rainbow Stars can be purchased, ranging from 500 stars for $4.49 to 10,000 stars for $67.49.


Prize Bulbs: Are used to obtain customizations from prize maps. Prize Bulbs can be earned by using Rainbow Stars or completing specific challenges with a specific character each month. For example, "earning 5,000 XP with Peashooter". The characters rotate over 12 months, and after the 12 months are up, the rotation starts again from the first month.
Time-limited Through the Prize Maps, there are 42 or 43 items each month that can be obtained. With a total of 12 that rotate each month. Customizations and Rainbow Stars can be obtained from these maps, however, the majority of cosmetics, gestures, emotes, item sets, etc. can only be obtained through the prize map. The progress is saved whether you were able to complete it or not at 100 percent
[4].
[5]

Also, through character challenges, if all challenges are completed with all characters, a themed hat that all characters can use can be obtained each month (12 hats in total, 2 exclusive hat for "Kernel Corn" and "Scientist"} Note: The hats cannot be purchased with real money, they can only be obtained through character challenges.

The Founders Edition, which was only sold for a few time and was a pre-launch of the game, included 5 rewards that could only be obtained during that month, which are as follows:

1: Fire Defender, 1st week reward.

2: Ultimate Champ Star, Founders Edition 2nd week reward.

3: Dave Bubbles Victory Slab, Founders Edition 3rd week reward.

4: Pea of Valiance, Founders Edition 4th week reward.

5: Unicorn Stuffy, Available from Rux as a launch day gift from October 18, 2019 to November 1, 2019.
[6]
Unlock There are unique upgrades for certain characters that change their main weapon, which are called Legendary Upgrades. They can be purchased from the RUX's shop using Rainbow Stars, or in certain specific months, the upgrades can be obtained through the prize map by first getting the skin that costs 20 prize bundles and then obtaining the legendary upgrade at the end of the map that costs 0 prize orbs. there 4 in total:

1: Kernel Corn gets "Shogun Corn" which can be obtained through the prize map in the month of February.

2: Rose gets "Thron Apart" which can be obtained through the prize map in the month of April.

3: Scientist gets "Steam Blaster" which can be obtained through the prize map in the month of May.

4: SuperBrainz gets "Brainium Basher 9001" which can be obtained through the prize map in the month of July.


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\PVZ Battle for Neighborville\settings
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1262240/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\PVZ Battle for Neighborville\settings
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1262240/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game Video Settings
In-game Video Settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
70 by default. See Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Labeled Texture Filtering.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode
Has the following color blind througout "Settings" - "ACCESSIBILITY"

1: Protanopia - Red Weak

2: Deuteranopia - Green Weak

3: Tritanopia - Blue Weak

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open PROFSAVE_profile file with any text editor.
  3. Find and edit the GstRender.FieldOfView 70.000000 to whatever value you like (maximum 120).
    • Example: GstRender.FieldOfView 110.000000
  4. Save the file and exit.
  5. Set the file as read-only.

Improve graphics

Increasing ingame renderscale[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open PROFSAVE_profile file with any text editor.
  3. Add this line to it:
    • GstRender.ResolutionScale 2.00
  4. Save the file and exit.
  5. Set the file as read-only.
  6. If the FPS drops, set the value to 1.5 or lower.

Input

In-game Input Settings
In-game Input Settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
If the vertical gaze is modified by the y-axis, it will apply to both the control and the mouse at the same time
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
If the vertical gaze is modified by the y-axis, it will apply to both the control and the mouse at the same time
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Generic A B X Y prompts.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes Wireless (Bluetooth), Wired
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Button prompts are generic and use the A, B, X, Y layout, similar to the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Originally, it was only available in the hub world. There was no vibration in Ops or Multiplayer game modes. In the latest version of the game, Xinput controllers now have vibration in Multiplayer modes and Hub.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio Settings
Audio Settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music and Voice Chat
Surround sound
Up to 7.0 surround
Subtitles
In-game dialogues are mumbling and always subtitled, the game’s intro music does not have subtitles.
Closed captions
Some dialogues have transcriptions of certain actions like "sniff", "gasp.”
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
The intro "Come On Down To Neighborville" is sung in English.
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Dutch

Network

Local play for two players is exclusive to Xbox One/Playstation 4.
[7]
[8]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
24 Versus, Co-op

Issues fixed

Stuttering

Constant Stuttering Fix[Note 3]
  1. In order for this fix to work, you need latest Windows 10 version which is 1903.
  2. Launch the game and set the Graphics API to Direct 3D11.
  3. Close the game and go to Origin.
  4. Right click on the game, then click Game Properties.
  5. Click on the General tab.
  6. Un-tick Enable Origin In game for Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville.
  7. Launch the game again.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12 Is possible that Direct3D 12 may have some graphical errors compared to Direct3D 11.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Anti-cheat Easy Anti-Cheat [2]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-3220
AMD FX-4350		 Intel Core i5-3570
AMD FX-6100
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 640
AMD Radeon HD 7730
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon R9 285
Other Broadband Internet connection
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. ↑ Frostbite 3 version 2018.2 - Same as Need for Speed Heat
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  3. ↑ Credits goes to Lego Boba Fett#2756 on PvZ: Battle for Neighborville Official Discord server.

References

  1. ↑ Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is in The Vault - last accessed on 2020-05-03
  2. ↑ Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023