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− | |widescreen resolution notes= 1.3.5 released on May 1, 2020 adds a native support for widescreen solutions | + | |widescreen resolution notes= 1.3.5 released on May 1, 2020 adds a native support for widescreen solutions without stretching.<br/>For 1.3 and earlier, use [https://github.com/SuiMachine/Star-Wars-Battlefront---Widescreen-Fix/tree/master/Release Sui's Widescreen Fix]. |
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|multimonitor notes = Use the [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of View Enhancer]]. | |multimonitor notes = Use the [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of View Enhancer]]. | ||
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− | |120 fps notes = Vehicle physics glitches when using over 60fps seem to be fixed in 1.3.5, but more testing needs to be done. | + | |120 fps notes = Vehicle physics glitches when using over 60fps seem to be fixed in 1.3.5, but more testing needs to be done.<br/>For 1.3 and earlier, use [[Frame rate capping|cap the frame rate to 60 FPS or lower]]. |
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{{ii}} Star Wars Battlefront 1 Field of View Enhancer ([https://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-battlefront-1-field-of-view-enhancer/downloads Mod DB], [https://www.nexusmods.com/starwarsbattlefront/mods/393/ Nexus Mods]) provides several preset files/folders that can be used to set the field of view to 90°, 100°, 110° and 120°, based on horizontal FOV in 4:3 mode. These FOV presets can be easily dragged and dropped into the root directory of the game for quick installation. | {{ii}} Star Wars Battlefront 1 Field of View Enhancer ([https://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-battlefront-1-field-of-view-enhancer/downloads Mod DB], [https://www.nexusmods.com/starwarsbattlefront/mods/393/ Nexus Mods]) provides several preset files/folders that can be used to set the field of view to 90°, 100°, 110° and 120°, based on horizontal FOV in 4:3 mode. These FOV presets can be easily dragged and dropped into the root directory of the game for quick installation. | ||
{{ii}} The default 4:3 first person value of 70° corresponds to 86° at 16:9, 102° at 21:9 and 124° at 32:9. 48:9 requires at least 141°, unsupported by the mod. | {{ii}} The default 4:3 first person value of 70° corresponds to 86° at 16:9, 102° at 21:9 and 124° at 32:9. 48:9 requires at least 141°, unsupported by the mod. | ||
− | {{--}} Cuts off the player viewmodel unless [ | + | {{--}} Cuts off the player viewmodel in 1.3 and earlier unless [https://github.com/SuiMachine/Star-Wars-Battlefront---Widescreen-Fix/tree/master/Release Widescreen aspect ratio fix]] is used. |
==Input settings== | ==Input settings== |
Revision as of 21:23, 10 May 2020
For the 2015 game, see Star Wars Battlefront (2015).
Developers | |
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Pandemic Studios | |
macOS (OS X) | Beenox Shift |
Publishers | |
LucasArts | |
Engines | |
Zero | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 21, 2004 |
macOS (OS X) | July 25, 2005 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 76 |
IGDB | 73 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Star Wars: Battlefront |
Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Key points
- GameSpy was replaced by GOG Galaxy in patch 1.3.5, which also broke terrain rendering distance.[1]
General information
- SWBFGamers - Active multiplayer community.
- Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | CD-ROM edition with 3 discs and a rare DVD-ROM version. SecuROM 5 DRM until Patch 1.11. |
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GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Origin | Included with EA Play. | |||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest version available for retail releases is Patch 1.2. This patch adds the Tatooine: Jabba's Palace map.
- Digital releases were updated further, replacing GameSpy for online play with GOG Galaxy middleware (regardless of platform), adding Xinput controller support and more.
Skip intro videos
Use the /nointro command line argument[2]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\GameData\SaveGames\*.profile[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1058020/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\GameData\SaveGames[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1058020/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- Star Wars Battlefront 1 Field of View Enhancer (Mod DB, Nexus Mods) provides several preset files/folders that can be used to set the field of view to 90°, 100°, 110° and 120°, based on horizontal FOV in 4:3 mode. These FOV presets can be easily dragged and dropped into the root directory of the game for quick installation.
- The default 4:3 first person value of 70° corresponds to 86° at 16:9, 102° at 21:9 and 124° at 32:9. 48:9 requires at least 141°, unsupported by the mod.
- Cuts off the player viewmodel in 1.3 and earlier unless Widescreen aspect ratio fix] is used.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
Italian | ||||
German | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 64 | |||
Online play | 64 | After update with GOG Galaxy, online is limited to 32 players. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Dedicated Server software is available. | |
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Terrain draw distance issues after updating with patch 1.3.5
- After updating to patch 1.3.5 (released on May 1, 2020), the terrain draw distance is drastically reduced.[2] This seems to be LOD related, as the low-detail LOD layer for terrain is no longer rendered.[3]
Steam must be running to play OR you "does" not own this game! (Error message)
- After update to version 1.3.5 some users receive error message mentioned above.
Various crashes after installing patch 1.3.5 / black screen
- After update to version 1.3.5, on some configurations the game crashes when launching[4] or displays the black screen[5]. Some users also reporting some maps to be crashing the game.[6][7]
Issues fixed
- An Official FAQ is available for the Windows version.
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | Received a universal binary at patch 1.2. Still 32-bit only. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy, Galaxy | Version 1.3.5 introduced Galaxy as replacement for defunct GameSpy. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz |
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Hardware Transform & Lighting (T&L) capable 64 MB of VRAM | Hardware Vertex & Pixel Shader (VS/PS) capable 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1058020/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1058020) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Star Wars: Battlefront (2004) gets updated with GOG Galaxy online play and improved widescreen support, breaking draw distance in the process - last accessed on 2020-05-04
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Battlefront Tweak Guide - Advanced Tweaks
- ↑ Suicide Machine's Twit about LOD - last accessed on 2020-05-04
- ↑ Game Crashes When Launching - last accessed on 2020-05-04
- ↑ Black screen - last accessed on 2020-05-04
- ↑ Game crashes on Geonosis Level - last accessed on 2020-05-04
- ↑ Geonosis Bug - Game crashes every time - last accessed on 2020-05-04