Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
- Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.[3]
General information
- Community Forum
- EA Answers HQ
Availability
- All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.[4]
- When the game released on Origin, launch in offline mode directly enter campaign. But the new EA App breaks this and always launch Battlelog in browser even when offline, makes it unplayable offline. To play it offline now, see play campaign offline
Version differences
- Pre-orders and purchases of the Deluxe Edition contain battlepacks.
- Ultimate Edition has all expansion packs listed below and Premium Pass.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Premium |
Included with EA Play. |
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Betrayal |
Included with EA Play. |
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Criminal Activity |
Included with EA Play. |
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Getaway |
Included with EA Play. |
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Robbery |
Included with EA Play. |
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- All expansion packs are also available with the Premium Pass and Ultimate Edition.
Essential improvements
Play Campaign Offline
Use any browser F12 console[5]
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- Launch EA App first, if your game is Steam version, also launch Steam, ensure both launched in offline mode
- Open any browser, active developer console (usually by F12)
- Paste code below and execute by ↵ Enter, the game should start
fetch("http://127.0.0.1:3215/game/launch?offerIds=Origin.OFR.50.0000846&cmdParams=singleplayer", {"method": "POST","mode": "cors","credentials": "omit"});
- This code is for EA version, other version may have different
offerIds , you may need to use browser developer console's network capture function to record your version's offerIds when launching normally on Battlelog.
- If the code return with 409 Conflict, restart EA App and execute the code again it should work.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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meta.xml
, PROFSAVE_OriginID
and PROFSAVE_OriginID_header
are the save files.
Video
Input
In-game key map settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Up to 5.1 |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Region locked to Polish alone for copies bought in Poland. Changing language to any other language is impossible. This applies to Humble and Origin/EA App purchases. Steam version is unaffected.[13] |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
- Servers use PunkBuster and Fairfight anti-cheat protection.[14][15]
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues unresolved
Ep. 8 infinite loading
To pass Ep. 8 you can't die at the airport area, otherwise will be stuck in an infinite loop and you will be force to restart the full Ep. 8 level.
Issues fixed
BFH.exe in task manager but no game window
Delete settings folder
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BFH\
- Delete the
Settings subfolder.
- Enabling Borderless fullscreen windowed can case this to happen.
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Language error
- If you played the game before using a subscription (Origin access/EA Play) you may get the error message: "The Origin account currently logged in does not have access to the installed language for this game. Please uninstall and install the game in an allowed language or log in with a different account and restart your game session".
Remove different game version from the Origin game library
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- Go to Origin game library
- Click filter in the upper right corner
- Check hidden games
- If a different version of Hardline appears, try to remove it from the library (right-click on it)
- If it didn't help repair the game
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Changing the language
- There is no option to change the language once the game is installed
- Move the game folder
- Install the game using a different language
- After Origin starts downloading move the game folder back and restart Origin
- Origin will only download the missing language pack
- You can then change between languages using Registry Editor
- Open Regedit
- Go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA Games\BFH
- Change Locale value to your preferred language (for example cs_CZ for Czech, en_US for English - check in the game folder at GDFBinary_en_US_64.dll file)
Ep. 8 Stuck in cell
Cap FPS to 3
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- When the cutscene before you are captured starts, open console (`)
- Enter the command
gametime.maxvariablefps 3
- Let everything play out until you exit the cell
- Enter the command
gametime.maxvariablefps 200 to fix your framerate
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VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11.1 |
[citation needed]The 11.1 claim needs a citation.
Can be run on D3D10 hardware with limited features. |
Mantle support |
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Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).[3] |
Shader Model support |
5 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
Mantle for GCN GPU
Manually change value in file[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
PROFSAVE_profile .
- Search
MantleEnabled
- Change value to
1
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista with KB971512 update |
8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3/i5 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon II/Phenom II 2.8 GHz |
Intel Quad-core CPU AMD Six-core CPU |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
60 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 5770 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 896 MB (Nvidia), 1 GB (ATI) of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| AMD Radeon R9 290 Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 3 GB of VRAM |
Other |
Broadband Internet connection | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References