A sea of explosions, colorful landscapes, bewitching sound and exciting multiplayer battles - all this is a Battlefield 3 game developed by the Swedish studio DICE and published by EA in 2011. The Frostbite 2 engine, on which the entire architecture of the game is built, managed to produce very high-quality pictures and physics, for which we sincerely thank the developers. However, it was this element that generated a lot of dissatisfied feedback from fans who met face to face with a bunch of bugs and hangs. Next, we will analyze the game’s errors in more detail, tell you where to find the codes for Origin on Battlefield 3, but for now a small review of the popular shooter.
Battlefield 3 single review
A single player campaign will tell us the story of the American Marine, Henry Blackburn, who was arrested by CIA agents. The most important task of the player will be the capture of Solomon - a man involved in preparing a major terrorist attack in the United States. Of course, we need to prevent it. The storyline is presented under the guise of the memories of a protagonist, and the geography of hot spots will spread to Azerbaijan, France, Iran and other places where crowds of enemies and huge columns of equipment will constantly wait. In general, the single turned out to be rather dull and boring: you can’t empathize with the main characters, there are no sharp turns in the plot, and there are not so many really interesting missions.
Battlefield 3 multiplayer review
Nevertheless, all the minuses of the single player campaign completely crosses out the magnificent multiplayer mode. The Battlefield series has always been distinguished by the scale of virtual battles, however our hero set a new bar in this aspect (we are talking about 2011). Of course, the most noteworthy feature was the global destruction, successfully recreated on the Frostbite 2 engine. This fact allowed us to slightly modify the maps, which radically affects the gameplay in general. Of course, this is not Levolution from Battlefield 4, but not bad either. In the game, land, sea and air types of equipment are available (tanks, armored personnel carriers, airplanes, helicopters, military jeeps, boats and others), which gamers can use. In general, online everything looks dynamic, spectacular and exciting. Add here a wide range of weapons, the ability to choose classes and partial customization - and you will get the best multiplayer shooter of 2011.
Activation of Battlefield 3 (Origin)
You can activate the next part of the sensational series in the digital service Origin, created by analogy with Steam and Uplay. In online stores and retail outlets, you can easily buy the Battlefield 3 product code. Origin also has its own store, where interesting promotions are held from time to time. In order to complete the activation, you need to download and install the application itself, and then do the following: go to Origin => "Settings" => "Activate product code" => Enter the Battlefield 3 key in the field. Origin will activate it and add it to your list games, from where you can download the title to your PC. Next, we look at a list of known errors commonly encountered by players.
Crashes from a network game (Disconnect from server)
- First, you need to install / reinstall PunkBuster.
- After installation, move the PB folder to the root directory of the game.
- In the Origin service, right-click on the Battlefield 3 shortcut, where select "Fix installation".
After completing these steps, the problem should disappear.
The game does not start
As a rule, owners of very old machines or those players who still have not gotten rid of Windows XP, which does not have DirectX 10 and 11 support, face this problem. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you change the OS version to Vista and higher. If the problem persists, make sure your video card supports DirectX 10. Otherwise, reinstall the Battlefield 3 game. Origin will be the best way to download the game distribution kit.
An error occurs when logging in: You were disconnected from the login server
If you encounter this problem, be sure to check the hosts file located at: C: \ Windows \ System32 \ drivers \ etc. You also have the option to replace it with a file that is configured by default.
All kinds of sound problems
If during the game you notice distortion or interruption of sound, try the following operations:
- Install Bill2′s Process Manager v3.4.3.3 (it is advisable to install this version).
- Reboot the PC.
- Launch the game.
- Open the manager and set the correspondence by removing the first (zero) processor.
There are a few comments on this point:
- If you have changed anything in the manager, you can save correspondences for all kinds of programs.
- It is possible to Russify the program during installation.
- You can try to change the sampling rate in the Windows sound settings.
Sometimes wheezing or complete loss of sound is noticed, which, of course, reduces the enjoyment of the game. If this problem occurs, go to the following address: C: \ Users \ USERNAME \ Documents \ Battlefield 3 \ settings. Open the PROF_SAVE_profile file using a standard notepad, find GstAudio.AudioQuality there and change the value 0 to 1, and then save the changes.
Background Issues
If such a problem occurs, download an earlier version of Origin, which install on top of it. When the installation starts, you will be warned about installing the old version. Agree. After the operations done, Battlefield 3 should work fine. Origin, in turn, will upgrade to the previous version on its own.
Connection timed out
- Go to the Start menu.
- In the search field, enter services.msc, after which the desired file will be found. Run it.
- You will see the Services window, where you need to find the UPnP Device Host and stop this service.
- Do the same with SSDP Discovery.
- Close the services window, then go to the menu item "Network and Sharing Center" and turn off network discovery in the network access settings.
Other bugs
APPCRASH atidxx32.dll
If such an error occurs, upgrade the DirectX libraries and drivers for the ATI video card to the latest version. Try not to use beta versions.
APPCRASH dxdi.dll
If Ati Tray Tools or Riva Tuner utilities are installed on your PC, disable them.
APPCRASH dxdi.dll
Go to the "Start" menu => "Search" => cmd => Write in the command line bcdedit / set increaseuserva 2500 => Press Enter => Wait until the operation is completed => Restart the PC. If you want to return the changes to the original value, then write bcdedit / deletevalue increaseuserva on the command line and restart the computer.
In conclusion
Finally, let's say that Battlefield 3 managed to sell 20 million copies by 2014, becoming one of the most popular shooters in the gaming industry. Well, if you have not had time to try out this masterpiece, rather go to the store! And if you have any problems (Battlefield 3 does not start, Origin is buggy, the sound creaks), then read our article. Perhaps she will help solve them in the shortest possible time.