Bad Company 2 PC-Beta
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 - BETA Readme
v1.0
22nd January 2010
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Table Of Contents
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1. Minimum and Recommended PC Configurations
2. Installation
3. DirectX
4. Uninstall
5. Default Graphics settings
6. Legal
7. Special Thanks
Thank you for participating in the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 - BETA. For the latest information on the game, please visit:
http://battlefieldbadcompany2.com
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1. Minimum and Recommended PC Configurations
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Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 - BETA requires at least the following minimum configuration:
Operating System Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7
Processor Pentium D, 3.0GHz / Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz / Athlon 64 X2
Memory 2GB RAM
Video Card Video card must be 256MB or more and contain these chipsets or better: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT ; ATI X1900. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
HDD Space 3GB
Soundcard Soundcard with DirectX 9.0c compatibility
DirectX DirectX 9.0c
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2. Installation
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NOTE: Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 - BETA will only install and run on machines installed with Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7.
To install the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 - BETA:
Please contact the digital retailer through whom you downloaded this game for instructions on how to install the game.
NOTE: It is optional to install Punkbuster. For online play we strongly recommend installing Punkbuster since it’s required in order to join Punkbuster enabled servers. Only Punkbuster enabled servers will report your stats, so in order to progress in ranks, receive unlocks and gain stats you will need to have Punkbuster running and play on Punkbuster enabled servers.
NOTE: If you’d like additional information about Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 as well as tips please visit http://battlefieldbadcompany2.com, http://www.ea.com or http://www.eastore.com.
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3. DirectX
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For your convenience, we have included DirectX 9.0c in the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 installation package.
a) Installing DirectX 9.0c manually
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 - BETA comes with DirectX 9.0c and will install it during installation. If you would like to install it manually, browse to the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 - BETA installation package folder, open the "\DirectX" folder and click the on DXSETUP.exe
b) DirectX 9.0c and supported hardware
It is highly recommended that you ensure that your computer's components are utilising the most recent DirectX 9.0c compatible software drivers. Please consult your card manufacturer for their newest drivers.
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4. Uninstall
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To uninstall Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 - BETA, click on the Start menu and select Settings\Control Panel (XP) or Control Panel (Vista/Win 7). Now select Add or Remove Programs (XP) or Programs and Features (Vista/Win 7). Scroll down the list until you see Battlefield Bad Company 2 - BETA, select it and click on Change/Remove (XP) or Uninstall (Vista/Win 7) to uninstall.
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5. Default Graphics settings
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The first time Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 - BETA is started, a system check is performed and default levels are set for the options on the Graphics menu. These default levels are set to provide the best game play experience possible depending on the hardware detected in your system.
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6. Legal
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© 2010 EA Digital Illusions CE AB. Battlefield Bad Company, Frostbite and the DICE logo are trademarks of EA Digital Illusions CE AB. EA and the EA logo are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON multimedia.
Zlib 1.2.3 © 1995-2005 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
Uses Bink Video Technology Copyright © 1997-2010 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.
Uses Granny Animation. Copyright © 1999-2010 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.
Havok™; ©Copyright 1999-2009 Havok.com Inc. (and its Licensors). All Rights Reserved. See www.havok.com for details.
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7. Special Thanks
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A special thank you to the friends and fans of DICE for your continued feedback and support of our titles.