Star Wars Battlefront has launched on PC and consoles, however, PC users have been experiencing some Star Wars: Battlefront 2 errors and issues that are ruining their experience. Here we will discuss all the issues and errors and will also provide you with a possible fix.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Star Wars Battlefront. Unlike the first game, Star Wars Battlefront 2 features a single-player campaign along with a deep multiplayer component.
For more help on Star Wars Battlefront 2 also read our Starfighter Assault Guide, Beginners Guide, and Rey Guide.
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Errors, Crashes And Fixes
Here we will discuss all the Star Wars: Battlefront 2 errors and issues that players have been experiencing and will also provide you with a possible fix or a workaround.
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 System Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: 64-bit Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
- Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350.
- Processor (Intel): Intel Core i5 6600K.
- Memory: 8GB RAM.
- Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB.
- Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB.
- DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent.
- Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection.
- Hard-drive space: 15GB.
Recommended:
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later.
- Processor (AMD): AMD FX 8350 Wraith.
- Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 6700 or equivalent.
- Memory: 16GB RAM.
- Graphics card (AMD): AMD.
- Radeon RX 480 4GB.
- Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.
- DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent.
- Online Connection.
- Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection.
- Hard-drive space: 15GB.
1 – Star Wars: Battlefront 2 PC Restarting While Playing The Game
Some PC users have reported that the game restarts at the post-match screen, loading screen, and during cutscenes. The issue is the game itself and the solution right now is to run the game by enabling DirectX 12 which should resolve the issue.
Another fix for this issue is by playing the game as Admin. Just right click on the game’s exe file and select “Properties” and go to the “Compatibility” tab and here select the “Run as Administrator” option and apply. This should resolve the issue.
Another fix for this issue is to move the game’s folder to the Desktop, then restart your PC and start the Origins’ repair tool.
2 – Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Can’t Change DirectX 12 To 11
While DirectX 12 has been implemented in games but it is far from perfect and causes the game to crash, or not launch. However, if you are one of those players who aren’t able to change the DirectX because the game won’t launch then try this solution.
All you have to do is open up the Documents folder and navigate to Star Wars Battlefront II\settings and open the BootOptions in a text editor and change “GstRender.EnableDx12 1” to “GstRender.EnableDx12 0”.
3 – Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Game Not Launching
This is another one of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 errors that PC players have been experiencing. The issue might be with your Windows which hasn’t been updated in a long time as DirectX 11 and 12 are part of the OS. If you haven’t updated your OS then update it to the latest version and the issue should resolve.
4 – Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Crashes
A lot of players have reported that the game is constantly crashing and some have reported black screens. Let’s focus on the crashing issue of Star Wars Battlefront 2.
The first solution is to try running the game as Admin. Just right click on the game’s exe file and select “Properties” and go to the “Compatibility” tab and here select the “Run as Administrator” option and apply. This should resolve the issue.
Another solution is to move the game’s folder to the Desktop, then restart your PC and start the Origins’ repair tool.
Another solution to fix the crashing issue is to press “Windows key + R” and type %ProgramData% and press enter. Open the origin folder and delete all files and folders except for “LocalContent”. Now again press “Windows key + R” and type %AppData% and press enter. Delete the Origin folder in the window that opens up.
Now click on the “AppData” at the top of your window and open up the “Local” folder. Delete the Origin folder here and restart the PC. This should resolve the issue.
Furthermore, if you are using DirectX 12 then disable it in the settings and use the DirectX 11 as 12 can also cause the game to crash.
Also, trying all these solution step-by-step might also resolve the crashing issue
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5 – Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Black Screen
This is another one of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 errors that PC users have been experiencing which is hindering them from playing the game.
The first solution is quite simple, as you launch the game and the black screen appears, press “ALT + Enter” which will put the game into the Windowed mode. The reason why you have to do this because sometimes games choose a default resolution higher than your native resolution which causes the black screen.
Once in the windowed mode, you can now change the resolution to your monitor’s native resolution and the issue should resolve.
However, if this fix doesn’t work for you then try the fixes listed under Crashes.
6 – Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Error 770, Game Not Connecting Online, Connection Issues
Some players have been experiencing the issue that the downloading is complete but, the game is in offline mode which is not letting the gamers to play the game. To fix this issue check your Anti Virus or your Firewall as they might be blocking the game from going online. All you have to do is remove the game from the firewall and add the game’s folder as an exception.
If the issue persists then you might need to open up port to get the game online. Follow the steps mentioned here.
7 – Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Missing DLL: [MFPlat.DLL] Error: 0x7E
This Star Wars: Battlefront 2 error is caused because of a missing “.dll” file. You can either try updating the Windows to the latest update which will update the registry and will also include the mission “.dll” file.
However, if this doesn’t fix the issue then you can try installing the Media pack here and if the media pack doesn’t install then try this link here.
8 – Star Wars Battlefront 2 Settings Resetting To Default
To solve this issue all you need to do is disable the Origin cloud storage.
9 – Star Wars Battlefront 2 Detected Driver 0.0.0
This another one of the Star Wars: Battlefront 2 errors that many Radeon GPU users have reported. To resolve this issue, try switching the DirectX 12 to 11. If the game isn’t launching then you can do that by going to the Documents folder and navigate to Star Wars Battlefront II\settings and open the BootOptions in a text editor and change “GstRender.EnableDx12 1” to “GstRender.EnableDx12 0”.
Also, make sure your Firewall or Anti Virus is not blocking the Origin make the Origin folder an exception if your firewall/ Anti Virus. Restart Origin and repair the game.
If you are facing any other Star Wars Battlefront 2 errors not listed here or have a better solution to an error, let us know in the comments!
