official Battlefield 4

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

DICE and patches have been getting bigger and bigger ever since BFBC2. It's ridiculous now.

 

I can understand that they need to maintain compatibility with people who don't buy the DLC, but why is it only BF that seems to have GB patches to do it?

[ViperAFK]

I recall a DICE dev posting on reddit about BC2 about the patch size issue, and if I remember it was some kind of frostbite related limitation where if they can't update 1 file without having to update a bunch of other related files along with it.

[xendrome]

Hopefully they fix this SLI texture flickering issue soon, game is unplayable.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

I recall a DICE dev posting on reddit about BC2 about the patch size issue, and if I remember it was some kind of frostbite related limitation where if they can't update 1 file without having to update a bunch of other related files along with it.

 

You'd think they'd work on that going from FB1.5 to FB2 and 3. Time constraints I guess but still getting inexcusable IMO.

[MillionVoltss]

Well, As my favorite server is now including China Rising Ive had to play that tonight and had three crashes and lost points ( I know normally they go back on ).

[MillionVoltss]

PC, if you go to Battle log settings, you can make the background animated by turning Background Video on.

 

Trying to get into the Bombing Run is a nightmare, 2 - 10 KDR, don't think you can quick spawn in there.

[mattmatik]

PC, if you go to Battle log settings, you can make the background animated by turning Background Video on.

 

Trying to get into the Bombing Run is a nightmare, 2 - 10 KDR, don't think you can quick spawn in there.

 

I enabled Background video but don't see anything different? Using Chrome.

[MillionVoltss]

It rains instead of just looking like rain, just a little thing.

[neoadorable]

well finally the PC version is more or less playable....seems quite OK now. tho Ghosts is an excellent MP experience on PS4, I do prefer BF4, which is on the PC in my case. Not that the platform really matters at this juncture.

[spaceelf]

 

Dec 20 PC Game Update Notes

-Fix for terrain flickering when using SLI/CrossFire setup

-Fix for three of the top crash issues on the PC platform

-Fix for case when soldier can die with 1 HP instead of 0

-Fix for the issue where the revive UI could be permanently shown after accepting a revive

 

R17 Server Update Notes

-Fix for two server crashes

-Fix for a graphical bug that could occur when players accepted a revive within 1 second

-Server performance optimizations

Might hit it again sometime soon, just busy with Warframe.

[Dotdot]

Think I might get a wee Battlefield night in tonight after work.

Need to get more stuff unlocked on my LSAT.

Plus games actually kinda fun now the majority of the big bugs are ggone, including the 1 hit kill ><

[mattmatik]

Got to play 2 rounds this morning after getting the patch. All I can say is at least the SLI works again.

 

I really would like to know what is up with Second Assault coming to PC.

[neoadorable]

yes, I think we can announce the all clear on this one...most likely. seems to be working fine with the occasional refusal to connect to a server, which just means clicking join again after clearing the red error thing.

[LOC Veteran]

Well since the patch, I can't launch the game anymore. I click to join a server and it just sits there forever (if I let it) at the joining server part. If I go into task manager, the BF4 exe is running (but using practically no memory) and I just kill it. Tried a few things to see if I could fix it like closing Origin and joining a game again and letting the game launch Origin for me. Tried logging out of Origin then back in again. Logged out of battlelog and back in again. Nothing works. So yeah, not to happy right now.

[MillionVoltss]

Well since the patch, I can't launch the game anymore. I click to join a server and it just sits there forever (if I let it) at the joining server part. If I go into task manager, the BF4 exe is running (but using practically no memory) and I just kill it. Tried a few things to see if I could fix it like closing Origin and joining a game again and letting the game launch Origin for me. Tried logging out of Origin then back in again. Logged out of battlelog and back in again. Nothing works. So yeah, not to happy right now.

Do you  have the required drivers ? Try using PBsetup ( Punkbuster )

[McKay]

When will 64 man Rush servers be enabled for Xbox One?

[LOC Veteran]

Do you  have the required drivers ? Try using PBsetup ( Punkbuster )

 

I have the latest beta drivers from Nvidia. I've reinstalled Punkbuster already (for another game, but did it for BF4 as well to cover myself lol).

[Circaflex]

Might hit it again sometime soon, just busy with Warframe.

thank god they fixed the sli flickering couldnt even play

[LOC Veteran]

The fix in this thread worked for me (yay)! : http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/forum/threadview/2955065221712033072/

[mattmatik]

Played another round before work tonight (finally get a day off tomorrow for some rounds with friends) and had no issues. Something I did notice - and I'm sure this is old news - is that when I went to check my system performance test the network connection was "moderate". So I turned down the Network Smoothing from 50% to 0% just to see what happens and the connection showed "good" or green. When I was playing things felt so much more crisp in terms of overall gameplay. So, I'm kind of curious to see if others are finding similar results or if you have even tried messing with that setting (I have no idea what it does).

[mattmatik]

Played 5 rounds tonight so far, having a blast. I have the worst stats of anyone who's put in 25 hours but I don't care - the price you pay for being the only reviving medic :D Anyway, that network smoothing change really changed things for the better, and I'm sure the recent server updates have helped as well. I haven't had any crazy deaths behind cover and my hits are registering far more now. Hopefully the game is going in the right direction finally. 

[Dotdot]

Why does no one play Air Superiority?

Helicopters are mince, but the jets are fun :)

Kinda sucks you only get one set of Heat Seekers now tho. I take it you dont get the upgrades like you used to either?

[mattmatik]

Because flying be hard! Actually, I've yet to try it out. I can fly choppers somewhat but jets, forget about it. Maybe I should learn though.

 

I hope they incorporate the platoons from BF3. Damn, trying to squad up with a group is too much work. You can tell this game was rushed simply from the basic stuff that was left out. I'm going to be optimistic though about this game from here out; I do have fun with it and the ability to make improvements is there.

[ViperAFK]

Man, this game looks amazing if you put the "resolution scale" setting at 150% or higher. Everything looks incredibly sharp. I've lowered some of my other settings so I could keep that at 150% with a good 60 fps (left textures and mesh/terrain settings on ultra/high though), looks awesome:

 

 

[DrJohnSmitherson]

Man, this game looks amazing if you put the "resolution scale" setting at 150% or higher. Everything looks incredibly sharp. I've lowered some of my other settings so I could keep that at 150% with a good 60 fps (left textures and mesh/terrain settings on ultra/high though), looks awesome:

 

It is a gorgeous game. It's so colorful! If anyone remembers BC2, it felt kind of monochromatic.