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Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

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For the 2004 game, see Star Wars: Battlefront.

Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars Battlefront cover
Developers
DICE
DICE Los Angeles[1]
Criterion Games[2]
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows November 17, 2015[3]
Reception
Metacritic 72
OpenCritic 71
IGDB 68
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription gaming service
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
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) on HowLongToBeat
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) on IGDB
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) guide on StrategyWiki
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) on MobyGames
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) on Wikipedia
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

Star Wars Battlefront is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and shooter game in the Star Wars: Battlefront series.

The first game in the series to be developed by EA DICE and published by Electronic Arts, the game was released on November 17, 2015.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
US has a download code, Europe has DVDs for install.
Windows
Amazon.co.uk
Origin
Windows
Epic Games Store
Origin
Ultimate Edition.
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Origin
Ultimate Edition. Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play.
Windows
Origin
Origin
Included with EA Play.
Windows
Steam
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Origin
Ultimate Edition. Included with EA Play (Steam).
Windows
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
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Origin
Windows
All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[4]

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC The DLC includes heroes, items and maps.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service Available via EA Play.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass Grants access to all DLC expansion packs (not Upgrade Packs). Included with EA Play and Ultimate Edition.
Windows
Outer Rim Adds new heroes and maps set on Tatooine and Sullust, along with a new mode. Included with EA Play and Ultimate Edition.
Windows
Bespin Adds new heroes and adds maps set on Bespin, along with a new mode. Included with EA Play and Ultimate Edition.
Windows
Death Star Adds new heroes and maps set on the Death Star, along with a new mode. Included with EA Play and Ultimate Edition.
Windows
Rogue One: Scarif Adds new heroes and maps set on Scarif, along with a new mode. Included with EA Play and Ultimate Edition.
Windows
Deluxe Edition Content Includes access to all DLC pack content, along with an exclusive DL-44 blaster and emotes for your trooper. Included with EA Play and Ultimate Edition.
Windows
Ultimate Edition Includes the Deluxe Edition Content DLC, all Season Pass content, and grants early access to Rogue One: Scarif DLC. This is the default version of the game provided through the Epic Games Store and Steam. Also provided with EA Play.
Windows
Bodyguard Upgrade Pack Unlocks the T-21 and various Star Cards for your trooper.
Windows
Bounty Hunter Upgrade Pack Unlocks the EE-3 and various Star Cards for your trooper.
Windows
Scout Upgrade Pack Unlocks the SE-14C and various Star Cards for your trooper.
Windows
Sharpshooter Upgrade Pack Unlocks the T-21B and various Star Cards for your trooper.
Windows
Survivalist Upgrade Pack Unlocks the CA-87 and DL-44 and various Star Cards for your trooper.
Windows
Ultimate Upgrade Pack Contains all Upgrade Packs. Included with EA Play.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Battlefront\settings\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1237980/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Battlefront\settings\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1237980/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.
Gameplay settings.
Gameplay settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Use borderless mode to fix crosshair position.[5]
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Up to 110° (vertical). See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Low to High FXAA, TAA and resolution scale for SSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia.

Field of view (FOV)

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
SWBF Cinematic Tools can also be used to override FOV.
Higher FOV values slow mouse movement. In addition, each vehicle has its own custom FOV modifier, which is a multiplier based on what you set. Due to this some vehicles, most notably the speeder bike are essentially unplayable at high (100-110) FOV values. It's recommended to lower the FOV while playing levels featuring those vehicles. Luckily it can be changed on the fly without a map restart.

Input

Control settings.
Control settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
See here if volume is too low
Surround sound
Up to 7.1. Dolby Atmos support over HDMI[6] (requires Dolby TrueHD capable GPU and Dolby Atmos receiver[7])
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Network (EA Account) settings.
Network (EA Account) settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
Use the splitscreen mod.[8]
LAN play
Online play
40 Co-op, Versus
Co-op limited to 2 players.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Supported. No player run servers, EA's network only.[9] No Server Browser.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Star Wars: Battlefront(2015).
vorpX
2D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.
Note:Game has not yet reported to be 3D with vorpx.

Issues fixed

Black-Screen and Crash on Startup ("Star Wars Battlefront has stopped working")

The game seems to be very specific about sound requirements.
Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Manage Audio Devices.
  2. Select your speakers from the Playback tab and click Properties.
  3. Under Advanced, set your sound quality to at least 16 bit, Studio Quality.

Volume is too low

Edit config file[10]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open ProfileOptions_profile file in text editor.
  3. Find GstAudio.Volume 1.000000 line.
  4. Set it to higher value such as 2.000000 or 3.000000 (which are 200% and 300% of in-game volume respectively).
  5. Save the file.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Interface Qt

Console commands

Launch console with ~.
You can have these commands run automatically, whenever you start the game, by entering them in user.cfg in <path-to-game> (the file won't exist by default, you can create it through Notepad and save as a .cfg file).
Parameter Description
PerfOverlay.drawFPS 1 Show FPS counter
PerfOverlay.drawGraph 1 Show performance graph
GameTime.maxVariableFPS # Limit frame rate (where # is a positive number
RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 1 Enable Triple-Buffering (only recommended if Vsync is on)
RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit 1 Force rendering only 1 frame ahead (can remove stutter, default value is 3)
Screenshot.Render Take a screenshot (into %USERPROFILE%\STAR WARS Battlefront\settings\)

Camera Tools

Cinematic Tools (RAR Password: CinematicTools)

Cinematic Tools (created by Hatti) provides an extensive virtual photography toolkit. Includes depth of field, timestop, custom lighting, and more.
Do not play online with them injected as they will get you banned.

Mods

DLC In SinglePlayer

Allows using DLC maps in singleplayer matches with bots.

Singleplayer Customization Project

Allows using sking in singleplayer matches with bots.

Better Single Player Starcards

Replaces less useful Starcards with more useful variants from multiplayer.

Starcards Redesign

Improves Starcard's design by changing white parts of the card with the color corresponding to the Starcard's class.

Skirmish AI and Gunplay Overhaul

Improves AI's pathfinding and combat abilities.
Rebalances and reworks all the weapons.

Dark Menus

Changes backgrounds and buttons color from white to grey/black.

UI Overhaul

Replaces the Star Wars Battlefront UI images with photos taken by Cinematic Captures and revamps Star Cards and Charge Cards to fit Battlefront II theme.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-6300T
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 40 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 7850
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11.0 compatible
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. 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>/1237980/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1237980) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References