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| + | }}{{Introduction | ||
| + | |introduction = '''''Star Wars Battlefront II''''' is a {{Glossary:Singleplayer}} and {{Glossary:Multiplayer}} {{Glossary:First-person}} and {{Glossary:Shooter}} game in the [[Series:Star Wars|Star Wars]] series. | ||
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| + | |release history = The game was released on November 17, 2017, and was heavily criticized by early adopters for its {{Glossary:Loot box}} system due to its close tie to multiplayer progression,<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-battlefront-2s-microtransactions-are-a-r/1100-6454825/ GameSpot: Star Wars Battlefront 2's Microtransactions Are A Real Problem; Here's What $100 Does To Progression]</ref><ref name="kotaku.com">[https://kotaku.com/ea-cuts-star-wars-battlefront-ii-hero-costs-after-wides-1820410057 Kotaku: EA Cuts Star Wars Battlefront II Hero Costs After Widespread Anger]</ref> forcing players to grind for hours to unlock their desired hero characters<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/7cff0b/seriously_i_paid_80_to_have_vader_locked/ Seriously? I paid 80$ to have Vader locked?: r/StarWarsBattlefront]</ref>. This issue was publicized and led to a government investigation revolving around lootboxes as a whole.<ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/16/battlefront-ii-belgium-gambling-investigation/?guccounter=1 Engadget: 'Battlefront II' under investigation in Belgium over loot crates]</ref> Lootboxes in ''Battlefront II'' would eventually be disabled in a March 2018 update,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/https://battlefront-forums.ea.com/discussion/103049/star-wars-battlefront-ii-release-notes-update-2-0 Archived link of the Update 2.0 patch notes on the Battlefront forums]</ref> tying game progression to experience points earned through playing online. In addition, the game's currencies were repurposed so they can only be used to buy in-game appearances. | ||
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| + | |current state = The game recieved its final update on August 26, 2020, which fixed minor bugs.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/igcqf3/star_wars_battlefront_ii_august_26th_patch/ August 26th Patch notes: r/StarWarsBattlefront]</ref> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1237950 | Steam, Origin | Celebration Edition. Included with {{Store feature|EA Play}}. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 1237950 | Steam, Origin | Celebration Edition. Included with {{Store feature|EA Play}}. | | Windows }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Origin||Denuvo Anti-Tamper}}{{ | + | {{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Origin||Denuvo Anti-Tamper}}<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Fearfulwarpii|date=2021-7-30|comment=Denuvo is present; <code>dbdata.dll</code> is present in the game folder, game executable is padded, and there is a long wait until game window appears.}}</ref>. |
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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|gog galaxy notes = | |gog galaxy notes = | ||
|origin = true | |origin = true | ||
| − | |origin notes = | + | |origin notes = All progress for both single- and multiplayer, including your rank and unlocked items, is saved through your Origin account. |
|steam cloud = false | |steam cloud = false | ||
|steam cloud notes = | |steam cloud notes = | ||
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|hdr notes = | |hdr notes = | ||
|color blind = true | |color blind = true | ||
| − | |color blind notes = Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia. | + | |color blind notes = Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia options change the HUD and UI elements that would originally appear in yellow. |
}} | }} | ||
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|acceleration option notes = It cannot be changed, it comes by default.{{cn}} | |acceleration option notes = It cannot be changed, it comes by default.{{cn}} | ||
|mouse sensitivity = true | |mouse sensitivity = true | ||
| − | |mouse sensitivity notes = | + | |mouse sensitivity notes = Separate for Soldier Sensitivity and Zoomed Sensitivity. |
|mouse menu = true | |mouse menu = true | ||
|mouse menu notes = | |mouse menu notes = | ||
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|full controller = true | |full controller = true | ||
|full controller notes = | |full controller notes = | ||
| − | |controller remap = | + | |controller remap = false |
| − | |controller remap notes = | + | |controller remap notes = Presets only. |
| − | |controller sensitivity = | + | |controller sensitivity = true |
| − | |controller sensitivity notes= | + | |controller sensitivity notes= Separate for Soldier Sensitivity and Zoomed Sensitivity. |
|invert controller y-axis = true | |invert controller y-axis = true | ||
|invert controller y-axis notes= | |invert controller y-axis notes= | ||
| − | |controller hotplug = | + | |controller hotplug = true |
|controller hotplug notes = | |controller hotplug notes = | ||
|haptic feedback = true | |haptic feedback = true | ||
|haptic feedback notes = | |haptic feedback notes = | ||
| − | |simultaneous input = | + | |simultaneous input = true |
| − | |simultaneous input notes = | + | |simultaneous input notes = Press any button/key on the desired input method to switch. |
| + | |xinput controllers = true | ||
| + | |xinput controllers notes = | ||
| + | |xbox prompts = true | ||
| + | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
| + | |other controllers = unknown | ||
| + | |other controllers notes = | ||
| + | |impulse triggers = unknown | ||
| + | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 = true | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 notes = | ||
| + | |dualshock prompts = hackable | ||
| + | |dualshock prompts notes = Game uses Xbox prompts even if a DualShock 4 is connected. Fan-made PS4 button prompts obtainable through [https://www.nexusmods.com/starwarsbattlefront22017/mods/792/ mods] | ||
| + | |light bar support = true | ||
| + | |light bar support notes = White | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 modes = Wired | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 modes notes = as V2<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Fearfulwarpii|date=2021-7-30|comment=tested using V2 controller}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|surround sound notes = 5.1 and 7.1 options | |surround sound notes = 5.1 and 7.1 options | ||
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
| − | |subtitles notes = | + | |subtitles notes = Campaign only. |
| − | |closed captions = | + | |closed captions = false |
|closed captions notes = | |closed captions notes = | ||
|mute on focus lost = true | |mute on focus lost = true | ||
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|language = Japanese | |language = Japanese | ||
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = true |
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
|notes = | |notes = | ||
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{{Network/Multiplayer | {{Network/Multiplayer | ||
|local play = hackable | |local play = hackable | ||
| − | |local play players = | + | |local play players = 2 |
|local play modes = | |local play modes = | ||
| − | |local play notes = [https://www.nexusmods.com/starwarsbattlefront22017/mods/719 2 Player Splitscreen Moddable] | + | |local play notes = Originally a console-exclusive feature. [https://www.nexusmods.com/starwarsbattlefront22017/mods/719 2 Player Splitscreen Moddable] |
| − | |lan play = | + | |lan play = false |
|lan play players = | |lan play players = | ||
|lan play modes = | |lan play modes = | ||
|lan play notes = | |lan play notes = | ||
|online play = true | |online play = true | ||
| − | |online play players = | + | |online play players = 40 |
|online play modes = | |online play modes = | ||
|online play notes = | |online play notes = | ||
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|asynchronous notes = | |asynchronous notes = | ||
}}{{Network/Connections | }}{{Network/Connections | ||
| − | |matchmaking = | + | |matchmaking = true |
|matchmaking notes = | |matchmaking notes = | ||
|p2p = | |p2p = | ||
|p2p notes = | |p2p notes = | ||
| − | |dedicated = | + | |dedicated = true |
|dedicated notes = | |dedicated notes = | ||
|self-hosting = | |self-hosting = | ||
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|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | {{--}} Since an August 2019 update, DirectX 12 implementation in the game is broken and can actually lead to worse performance than on DX11.<ref>[https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/dx12-mode-broken-since-update/td-p/8347279 EA Answers HQ: DX12 mode broken since update]</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Middleware=== | ||
| + | {{Middleware | ||
| + | |physics = | ||
| + | |physics notes = | ||
| + | |audio = | ||
| + | |audio notes = | ||
| + | |interface = | ||
| + | |interface notes = | ||
| + | |input = | ||
| + | |input notes = | ||
| + | |cutscenes = | ||
| + | |cutscenes notes = | ||
| + | |multiplayer = | ||
| + | |multiplayer notes= | ||
| + | |anticheat = Fairfight | ||
| + | |anticheat notes = <ref>[https://help.ea.com/us/help/star-wars/star-wars-battlefront-ii/star-wars-battlefront-ii-rules/ Play by the rules in STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II - EA Help]</ref> | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | ===Console commands=== | ||
| + | {{ii}} Launch console with {{key|~}}. | ||
| + | {{ii}} You can have these commands run automatically whenever you start the game by entering them in <code>user.cfg</code> in the ''Battlefront II'' installation folder (the file won't exist by default, you can create it through a Notepad and save as a .cfg file). | ||
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| + | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !Command !! Description | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PerfOverlay.DrawFPS 1 || Show FPS counter | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PerfOverlay.DrawGraph 1 || Show performance graph | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |GameTime.MaxVariableFPS # || Limit frame rate (where <code>#</code> is a positive number) / '0' unlocks framerate beyond 200FPS | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 1 || Enable Triple-Buffering (only recommended if Vsync is on) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1 || Force rendering only 1 frame ahead (can remove stutter, default value is 3) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Screenshot.Render || Take a screenshot (into <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\STAR WARS Battlefront II\Screenshots\</code>) | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Mods=== | ||
| + | {{++}}Relatively large modding community with wide variety of mods ranging from character swaps to even bringing new modes to the offline ''Instant Action'' mode. | ||
| + | {{--}}Playing online with mods of any kind, even cosmetic mods, poses a risk of being '''banned'''. Mods that are not multiplayer-safe will be listed in the mod's page; do not use these mods online as they will definitely get you banned. | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{ii}}All mods are available from [https://www.nexusmods.com/starwarsbattlefront22017/mods NexusMods] and require [https://frostytoolsuite.com Frosty Mod Manager]. | ||
==System requirements== | ==System requirements== | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 30 July 2021
For the 2005 game, see Star Wars: Battlefront II.
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Campaign | Motive Studios[1] |
| Multiplayer | DICE[1] |
| Vehicle mechanics | Criterion Games[1] |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Engines | |
| Frostbite 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 17, 2017 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 65 |
| OpenCritic | 68 |
| IGDB | 72 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Shooter |
| Vehicles | Space flight |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Star Wars: Battlefront |
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Star Wars Battlefront II is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and shooter game in the Star Wars series.
The game was released on November 17, 2017, and was heavily criticized by early adopters for its loot box system due to its close tie to multiplayer progression,[2][3] forcing players to grind for hours to unlock their desired hero characters[4]. This issue was publicized and led to a government investigation revolving around lootboxes as a whole.[5] Lootboxes in Battlefront II would eventually be disabled in a March 2018 update,[6] tying game progression to experience points earned through playing online. In addition, the game's currencies were repurposed so they can only be used to buy in-game appearances.
The game recieved its final update on August 26, 2020, which fixed minor bugs.[7]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
Celebration Edition. | |
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| Humble Store | |
Celebration Edition also available. |
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| Origin | |
Celebration Edition also available, included with EA Play. | |
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| Steam | |
Celebration Edition. Included with EA Play (Steam). | |
- All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM[8].
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Battlefront II\settings\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1237950/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1237950/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| Origin | All progress for both single- and multiplayer, including your rank and unlocked items, is saved through your Origin account. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | HUD is not centered. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay and pillarboxed 16:9 cutscenes. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | 47-110° vertical FOV via slider scale. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Not selectable in-game, but setting exists in configuration file. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA Low, TAA High and resolution scale for SSAA. Cannot be disabled. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia options change the HUD and UI elements that would originally appear in yellow. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | It cannot be changed, it comes by default.[citation needed] | |
| Mouse sensitivity | Separate for Soldier Sensitivity and Zoomed Sensitivity. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Presets only. | |
| Controller sensitivity | Separate for Soldier Sensitivity and Zoomed Sensitivity. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | Game uses Xbox prompts even if a DualShock 4 is connected. Fan-made PS4 button prompts obtainable through mods | |
| Light bar support | White | |
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired as V2[9] |
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| Generic/other controllers |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Press any button/key on the desired input method to switch. |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | 5.1 and 7.1 options | |
| Subtitles | Campaign only. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Originally a console-exclusive feature. 2 Player Splitscreen Moddable | ||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 40 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Dedicated |
Issues fixed
Freezing and stuttering in Windows 10
| Disable Game mode[citation needed] |
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Unable to move mouse in Main Menu
| Disable Discord Overlay[citation needed] |
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White artifacting on shiny surfaces with AMD Graphics Cards
| Set Post Process Quality to Low[citation needed] |
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Long loading times
| Limit FPS[citation needed] |
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Excessive Bloom/HDR brightness issues
| Disable full-screen optimisation[citation needed] |
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VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: STAR WARS Battlefront II (DX11). | ||
| vorpX | G3D, Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11, 12 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
- Since an August 2019 update, DirectX 12 implementation in the game is broken and can actually lead to worse performance than on DX11.[10]
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-cheat | Fairfight | [11] |
Console commands
- Launch console with ~.
- You can have these commands run automatically whenever you start the game by entering them in
user.cfgin the Battlefront II installation folder (the file won't exist by default, you can create it through a Notepad and save as a .cfg file).
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| PerfOverlay.DrawFPS 1 | Show FPS counter |
| PerfOverlay.DrawGraph 1 | Show performance graph |
| GameTime.MaxVariableFPS # | Limit frame rate (where # is a positive number) / '0' unlocks framerate beyond 200FPS
|
| RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 1 | Enable Triple-Buffering (only recommended if Vsync is on) |
| RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1 | Force rendering only 1 frame ahead (can remove stutter, default value is 3) |
| Screenshot.Render | Take a screenshot (into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Battlefront II\Screenshots\)
|
Mods
- Relatively large modding community with wide variety of mods ranging from character swaps to even bringing new modes to the offline Instant Action mode.
- Playing online with mods of any kind, even cosmetic mods, poses a risk of being banned. Mods that are not multiplayer-safe will be listed in the mod's page; do not use these mods online as they will definitely get you banned.
- All mods are available from NexusMods and require Frosty Mod Manager.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 8.1, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6600K AMD FX-6350 |
Intel Core i7-6700 AMD FX-8350 |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11.1 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1237950) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Your First Look at STAR WARS Battlefront II Is Coming at STAR WARS Celebration - Star Wars - Official EA Site - last accessed on 2017-04-30
- ↑ GameSpot: Star Wars Battlefront 2's Microtransactions Are A Real Problem; Here's What $100 Does To Progression
- ↑ Kotaku: EA Cuts Star Wars Battlefront II Hero Costs After Widespread Anger
- ↑ Seriously? I paid 80$ to have Vader locked?: r/StarWarsBattlefront
- ↑ Engadget: 'Battlefront II' under investigation in Belgium over loot crates
- ↑ Archived link of the Update 2.0 patch notes on the Battlefront forums
- ↑ August 26th Patch notes: r/StarWarsBattlefront
- ↑ Verified by User:Fearfulwarpii on 2021-7-30
- Denuvo is present;
dbdata.dllis present in the game folder, game executable is padded, and there is a long wait until game window appears.
- Denuvo is present;
- ↑ Verified by User:Fearfulwarpii on 2021-7-30
- tested using V2 controller
- ↑ EA Answers HQ: DX12 mode broken since update
- ↑ Play by the rules in STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II - EA Help