Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies	2009
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare	2014
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2	2016
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville	2019

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Download code in North America, DVD-ROM in Europe.
Microsoft Store		Deluxe Edition. Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play.
Origin		Deluxe Edition included with EA Play. Manual link for EA App purchase.
Steam		Deluxe Edition. Included with EA Play (Steam).
Amazon.com (unavailable)

All versions require Origin DRM, Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.^[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Plants vs Zombies GW2\settings
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1922560/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Plants vs Zombies GW2
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1922560/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		HUD and crosshair are placed on the left monitor. Run the game in Borderless fullscreen windowed to fix that.
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+.^[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		90° by default; see Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Labeled Texture Filtering.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

90° by default and no in-game way of changing it.

Edit config^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open PROF_SAVE_profile with preferred text editor.
Find GstRender.FieldOfView and change value to desired one.

Notes

Doesn't work for Garden Ops game mode.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Edit config^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration files location. Open `PROF_SAVE_profile` with preferred text editor. Find `GstRender.AntiAliasingDeferred` and change value to desired one. 0 for nothing, 1 for 2xAA and 2 for 4xAA.

High frame rate

Edit config^{[citation needed]}
Open `<path-to-game>\user.cfg` with preferred text editor. Find `gametime.maxvariablefps` and change value to desired one.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Supports Xbox 360 / Xbox One controllers
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 surround
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	24	Versus, Co-op Up to 4 players in the co-op modes. Up to 24 in the PvP modes.
Asynchronous multiplayer	Leaderboards in some game modes.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok

Mods

All mods are available from NexusMods and require Frosty Mod Manager (some mods require the Alpha version of Frosty).

Vivid Warfare overhauls the game's visuals to look more like Garden Warfare 1. Maps such as Seeds of Time, the Backyard, and more now bloom with much more vivid colours, godrays, and an overall better atmosphere.

Project Visionary

Adds new content to the game, such as: new classes, variants, and game modes changes.

Not compatible with multiplayer (Private Play and Solo Play only).

Private Play Remastered

Private Play Remastered adds maps and modes that were missing from Private Play, such as Boss Hunts, Soil Survivors and Capture the Taco.

Sound Mod

This mod fixes a ton of in-game music bugs and enables unused music.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8.1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-650 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom X4 9850 2.5 GHz	Intel Core i5-6600
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	40 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 640 AMD Radeon HD 7730 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290 4 GB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1922560/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1922560) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ "The PC version of this Software uses Origin Online Activation and Sony DADC Austria AG’s Denuvo content protection technology" Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 EULA.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-12
Took screenshots of 1920x1080 and 2560x1080 and compared.

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1922560/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1922560) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] "The PC version of this Software uses Origin Online Activation and Sony DADC Austria AG’s Denuvo content protection technology" Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 EULA.

[3] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-12
Took screenshots of 1920x1080 and 2560x1080 and compared.

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[Note 1]

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Developers

	PopCap Games
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows	February 23, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	82
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	85
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	Currency
Modes	Multiplayer
Series	Plants vs. Zombies