For the 2015 game, see Star Wars Battlefront (2015).
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.
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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
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
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game map, demonstrating reduced accessibility to users with deuteranopia.
Template:Video settings
- 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 unless Widescreen aspect ratio fix is used.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Starfighter input settings.
Audio settings
Audio settings, with hardware acceleration and EAX support.
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
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Italian |
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German |
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Spanish |
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VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 64 |
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Online play |
| 64 |
After update with GOG Galaxy, online is limited to 32 players. |
Connection types
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 |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable | PPC |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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Received a universal binary at patch 1.2. Still 32-bit only. |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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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
References