Star Wars: Battlefront II

Star Wars: Battlefront II

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Developers
	Pandemic Studios
Publishers
	LucasArts
Engines
	Zero
Release dates
Windows	October 31, 2005

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Star Wars: Battlefront
Subseries of Star Wars
Star Wars: Battlefront	2004
Star Wars: Battlefront II	2005
Star Wars Battlefront (2015)	2015
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)	2017
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection	2024

General information

Official LucasArts Battlefront II Forums

Steam Users' Forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

GameSpy

GameSpy account is not required for multiplayer, and account creation is no longer possible since the service closed.

Instructions

Essential improvements

Patch

Latest 1.1 version can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6060/pfx/

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6060/pfx/

Video settings

General settings.

Video settings.

Multi-monitor

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

Crash To Desktop After Loading Map

Battlefront 2 has issues working with Windows Vista and Windows 7 which can cause the game to crash without an error message on loading a map. To solve this issue, open up the control panel and navigate to the 'Sound' options. From there select 'Manage audio devices' and open the recording tab, then right click in the empty space at the bottom of the list and make sure to check 'Show Disabled Devices' and you should see a new item appear titled 'Stereo Mix'. Enable this and the game will no longer encounter this error.

Crash to Desktop When Using Certain ATI GPUs

The game may crash with no error message when playing on a system with certain ATI GPUs (confirmed with the Radeon HD 5750). Updated drivers do not seem to solve this issue, although the 6870 model seems to run the game fine. The original Battlefront, however, works fine with the 5750.

Slow Gameplay and Very Long Loading Times

The game may run with a frame rate of around 30 FPS or lower, and have loading screens that last around 7-15 minutes, this can be fixed by running the game in Windowed Mode. Another fix to sluggish or skipping frame rates is to disable the Mixer Config in the audio properties and then re-launching the game.

Crash To Desktop When Loading Map Windows 8.1

The game may crash with no error message while loading any map when played on systems running windows 8.1. To resolve this issue plug in a microphone into the main microphone jack on the computer prior to launching the game. Ensure the microphone is enabled under "recording devices" in windows. Ensure the microphone is enabled by opening Control Panel - Sound - Recording. Right click in the white space and select "Show Disabled Devices" and "Show Disconnected Devices". Locate your microphone in the list and enable by right clicking on it and clicking "Enable". Note: If only "Disable" is shown then the microphone is already enabled. The game should no longer crash while loading maps.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel P4 1.5 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+	Intel P4 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2800+
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4.3 GB (plus 200 MB extra for game data)
Video card (GPU)	64 MB 3D Graphics card with Hardware T&L	128 MB 3D Graphics card with Hardware VS/PS