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Battlefield 2™ v1.0
ReadMe File
January 6th 2005
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Thank you for purchasing Battlefield 2.
This readme file contains last minute information that did not make it into the manual, as well as more detailed information on various features already covered in the manual.
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System Requirements
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WINDOWS
- Minimum Specification:
CPU: 1.7 Ghz Pentium 4
RAM: 512 Mb
- Recommended Specification:
CPU: 2 Ghz Pentium 4 or Athlon XP
RAM: 1 Gb
Video Card with at least 256 Mb of RAM
- Video Cards
Battlefield 2 only supports the following video cards:
Radeon X700 (PCIe)
Radeon X600 (PCIe)
GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe)
GeForce PCX 5300 (PCIe)
GeForce 5800 Series (AGP)
ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
ATI Radeon X800 PRO
ATI Radeon 9800 Series
ATI Radeon 9600 Series
ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350LX)
ATI Radeon 9500 / 9700 Series
ATI Radeon 8500 Series
ATI Radeon X300 Series
NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
NVidia GeForce 6800
NVidia GeForce FX 5950 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5700 Series
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Hard Drive Space
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ADDME! GB free hard disk space plus space for saved games (additional space required for DirectX 9 installation)
In addition to the installed game, Windows will require additional free hard drive space for its operating system (virtual memory).
If you encounter the following message in an error dialog:
"Ran out of virtual memory"
Free up some more hard drive space.
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Improving Gameplay Performance
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Some machines will benefit from experimenting with your Network/Video/Sound options:
INTERNET/NETWORK PERFORMANCE
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR A GOOD INTERNET PERFORMANCE!
- Before joining an Internet game you should check the settings
under CONNECTION SPEED in the Internet tab to make sure that
you have the appropriate connection type set. If you experience
lag or jitter while on an Internet game, try setting your
CONNECTION SPEED to the next lowest setting.
- JOINING MULTIPLAYER GAMES:
To get the best performance given your computer we recommend
you follow these guidelines:
HARDWARE
Minimum system - Join servers that have up to ADDME! players
Recommended systems - Join servers that have up to ADDME! players
High end systems - Join servers that have up to ADDME! players
BANDWIDTH
Modem users - Join games with a maximum of ADDME! players.
ISDN users - Join games with a maximum of ADDME! players.
ADSL/Cable users - Join games with a maximum of ADDME! players.
T1/LAN users - Join games with a maximum of ADDME! players.
GAMEPLAY SETTINGS
- Turning the CPU-TIME GIVEN TO AI slider down will improve
performance in the single-player maps. Experiment with the
setting which best suits your computer.
- Turning the NUMBER OF BOTS slider down will improve performance
in the single-player maps. Experiment with the setting which
best suits your computer.
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DEDICATED SERVER
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We highly recommend Battlefield servers to be run on dedicated
server platforms. Currently, the best performance is on a machine
with the following specifications:
LINUX
- Minimum Specification, based on playing a 16 player game:
CPU: 1 Ghz Processor
RAM: 256 Mb
- Recommended Specification, based on playing a 64 player game:
CPU: 3 Ghz Pentium 4 or Athlon XP, or a 1.8 Ghz 64-bit Opteron.
RAM: 1 Gb
WINDOWS
- Minimum Specification, based on playing a 16 player game:
CPU: 1 Ghz Processor
RAM: 384 Mb
- Recommended Specification, based on playing a 64 player game:
CPU: 3 Ghz Pentium 4 or Athlon XP
RAM: 1 Gb
BANDWIDTH
- Minimum
2.5 Mbit
- Recommended
5Mbit
As always if you can increase any of the above hardware you will improve your overall gameplay experience.
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SERVER ADMIN COMMANDS
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GENERAL COMMANDS:
- Game.listplayers
Every player has an ID number, which is used for kicking/voting
off the player. This command lists those numbers.
- Game.listmaps
Every map on the server has an ID number, which is used for voting
to change maps. This command lists those numbers.
- Game.enablefreecamera *
This enables free look mode on clients who are waiting to spawn.
For *, 1 turns free look on, 0 turns it off. Note that this
command can only be run from the server, or by a user that has
remote server access.
ADMIN COMMANDS:
- Admin.kickplayer *
* is equal to the player id number. Note that this command can
only be run from the server, or by a user that has remote server
access.
- Admin.banplayer *
* is equal to the player id number. Note that this command can
only be run from the server, or by a user that has remote server
access.
- Admin.removeaddressfrombanlist *
* is equal to the IP of a banned player. Note that this command
can only be run from the server, or by a user that has remote
server access.
- Admin.changemap *
* is equal to the map name. Note that this command can only be
run from the server, or by a user that has remote server access.
- Admin.addaddresstobanlist *
* is equal to the IP address to the client that is to be banned.
Note that this command can only be run from the server, or by a
user that has remote server access.
- Admin.clearbanlist
This allows all users that were previously banned to once again
connect to the server. Note that this command can only be run
from the server, or by a user that has remote server access.
- Admin.externalviews *
This command enables/disables external camera views on clients
connected to the server. For *, 1 turns external views on, 0
turns it off. Note that this also disables the nose cam. Also,
note that this command can only be run from the server, or by a
user that has remote server access.
- Admin.listbannedaddresses
Lists the IP addresses that are banned from connecting to the
server. Note that this command can only be run from the server,
or by a user that has remote server access.
- Admin.allownosecam *
This command enables/disables the ability for clients to turn
off the airplane HUD. (Allows easier flying.) For *, 1 turns
nose cam on, 0 turns it off. Also note that if external views
are turned off, nose cam cannot be used. Note that this command
can only be run from the server, or by a user that has remote
server access.
VOTING COMMANDS:
- Game.votemap *
This command will initiate/cast a vote to change maps on the
server. * is equal to the map id number.
- Game.votekickplayer *
This command will initiate/cast a vote to kick a player. Players
on both teams can participate in this vote. * is equal to the
player id number.
- Game.votekickteamplayer *
This command will initiate/cast a vote to kick a player. Voting
is restricted to the team of the player who initiated the vote.
* is equal to the player id number.
- Admin.votingtime *
This command sets the amount of time clients have to cast a vote
after it has been initiated. * is equal to the number of seconds
clients will have to vote. Note that this command can only be run
from the server, or by a user that has remote server access.
REMOTE CONSOLE ACCESS:
- The server needs to have this command executed every map. The
password can include numbers OR letters, but not a combination
of the two. NOTE: DO NOT INCLUDE ANY SPACES IN YOUR PASSWORD.
Admin.enableremoteadmin password
- The client that is to have remote admin access is to execute
this command. The password must be the same as the one set on
the server
Admin.enableremoteadmin password
- To execute a command from a client, one would type the
admin.execremotecommand, followed by the desired admin command
in quotation marks. For example, to kick someone with the player
id of 7 from a client machine, one would type the following
(after going through the first two steps of this section.)
admin.execremotecommand "admin.kickplayer 7"
Or, to change maps, one would use this command:
admin.execremotecommand "admin.changemap tobruk"
OTHER HELPFUL COMMANDS:
- Console.showfps *
This toggles the FPS display on and off. For *, 1 turns FPS on
and 0 turns it off.
- Console.showstats *
This toggles the debug stats display on and off. For *, 1 turns
the debug stats display on and 0 turns it off.
- Game.changeplayername *
This allows a user to quickly change his name. * is equal to the
player name.
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Troubleshooting
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VIDEO CARD DRIVERS
- It is highly recommended to go to your video card manufacturer's
website and download updated drivers for your card.
ATI:
http://ati.com/support/driver.html
Nvidia:
http://nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
SOUND CARDS
- It is highly recommended to go to your sound card manufacturer's website and download updated drivers for your card.
- We recommend Creative sound cards for use with Battlefield 2.
- The following sound cards do not support Hardware Audio:
Altec Lansing ADA70 USB Speakers
AOpen AW-320
ASound Express II
Aureal Vortex
Aureal Vortex 2
Aztech A3D
Creative Labs SB PCI 128
Creative Labs SB PCI 64
Diamond Monster Sound II MX300
Diamond Sound Impact S90
Ensoniq Audio PCI PNP
ESS Canyon 3D
ESS Canyon 3D-2
ESS Maestro-2 3D Audio
Hercules Gamesurround Muse Pocket USB
Hi-Live PCI
Hi-Live PCI SC4000
M-Audio Sonica
M-Audio Sonica Theater 7.1
M-Audio Transit USB
Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 USB
Philips Acoustic Edge
Siig Soundwave Pro PCI
Turtle Beach Montego A3D Xstream
Turtle Beach Montego II
Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla
Yamaha Xwave-192
Yamaha Xwave-512
- The following sound cards do not support Hardware Audio + EAX:
Altec Lansing ADA70 USB Speakers
AOpen AW-320
AOpen Phantom 3D AW-724
ASound Express II
Aureal Vortex
Aureal Vortex 2
Aztech A3D
Creative Labs SB PCI 128
Creative Labs SB PCI 512
Creative Labs SB PCI 64
Diamond Monster Sound II MX300
Diamond Monster Sound MX400
Diamond Sound Impact S90
Ensoniq Audio PCI PNP
ESS Canyon 3D
ESS Canyon 3D-2
ESS Maestro-2 3D Audio
Hercules Game Theater XP 7.1
Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo III 7.1
Hercules Gamesurround Muse Pocket USB
Hi-Live PCI
Hi-Live PCI SC4000
M-Audio Sonica
M-Audio Sonica Theater 7.1
M-Audio Transit USB
Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 USB
Siig Soundwave Elite 2000
Siig Soundwave Pro PCI
SoundMax Cadenza (Intel 845)
Turtle Beach Montego A3D Xstream
Turtle Beach Montego II
Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Yamaha Xwave-192
Yamaha Xwave-512
Zoltrix Nightingale Value
- Audigy CMSS 3D
If your Audigy card supports CMSS 3D is should be disabled when using the "3D Audio" option in the audio menu. Otherwise you may experience poor quality sound.
It should be enabled when using either the "Hardware Audio" or "Hardware Audio + EAX" option in the audio menu.
CMSS 3D can be enabled and disabled using the "EAX Console" that came with your sound card.
JOYSTICKS
Battlefield 2 does not support using a joystick connected to your computer via a joystick port built-in to your sound card.
We recommend you use a joystick that connects to your computer via a USB port.
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Other Issues
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CHANGES IN HARDWARE AFTER INSTALL
Problems with PC hardware changes after you have installed Battlefield 2™.
If you change your video or sound hardware to a lower specification after you have installed Battlefield 2™, you may not be able to start the game.
- To resolve this use the Windows Explorer to find the directory:
\My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\YOUR PROFILE\
- Finding which directory contains 'YOUR PROFILE':
To find the profile you need to reset, open each directory in the above location, and look for the file 'Profile.con'.
In that file look for 'LocalProfile.setName "YOUR PROFILE"'. Where 'YOUR PROFILE' macthes the Profile Name you use when you start Battlefield 2™.
- Now you have located the directory your profile is stored in:
If you are having trouble with the Video, delete the Video.con
If you are having trouble with the Audio, delete the Audio.con file.
This will reset your Video and / or Audio profile to the default settings. You can now start the game and re-adjust the settings using the Menu as normal.
KEYBOARD CONTROLS
Some PC keyboards cannot recognize certain combinations of 3 or more simultaneously pressed keys. This is an inherent problem unrelated to Battlefield 2.
VoIP [BattleCom]
Some soundcards might transmit static even when there is no microphone attached.
This may cause the game to behave as if there was a microphone attached – the BattleCom icon will become visible, and muted.
To solve this, set the BattleCom Transmit Threshold in the Menu to the highest possible value.
BATTLE RECORDER
When playing back a recording: the maximum fast forward speed you can achieve will depend on the power of the processor in your computer.
You may notice that with a slower processor, different fast forward settings appear to move at the same speed.
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Useful Web Sites
Windows Update:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Keep your Windows installation up to date.
The Official Battlefield 2 Website:
http://battlefield2.ea.com
Check here for the latest news.
Digital Illusions:
http://www.dice.se
The Developer's homepage.
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Third Party Legal Information
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DICE Copyright
Copyright © 1999-2005 Digital Illusions CE AB.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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