Battlefield 4 some how got broken, any ideas?

Give this a try AlyxMS, do all settings test BF4 work your way down this list then post back please..

Do all settings posted below please..

Run the game as Administrator:
Go to the Origin games folder (C:\Program Files (x64)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4) and find Bf4.exe. Right click it and go to PROPERTIES, then COMPATIBILITY and check the box next to RUN THIS PROGRAM AS ADMINISTRATOR.
Do the same with BF4_x86.exe as well.

Run Origin as Administrator:
Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin and right click on Origin.exe and go to properties. Then go to compatibility tab and check the box next to RUN AS ADMIN.

Disable Origin in game:
In Origin - Application settings - Origin in Game - disable Origin in game

Origin Cloud Storage turn it off
Origin, settings, General

Make Sure BF4 is set to 64bit if your windows is 64bit
1- open origin and go to My Games
2-Right click BF4 and go to Game Properties
3-Under when launching this game set it to x64 and check off disable origin in game.
4- Hit apply REBOOT your PC and then test your BF4

Reboot PC test BF4

Update all this please just to be sure ..

Latest version of DirectX see this page
http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/confirmation.aspx?id=35

Reinstall Microsoft C++
NOTE>>> you need to select the x64 or the x86 file depending on what architecture your computer has. To find this out, Click Start, right click on "Computer" and select "Properties". Under system type is should say "32-Bit Operating System" or "64-bit Operating System". If 32-bit operating system, download the x86 file, and if 64-bit download the x64 file.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=40784

Update your Microsoft .NET framework.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=30653

Adobe Flash Player update
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Go to Punk Buster site
http://www.punkbuster.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php

1- Download PB then extract files to your desktop.
2- Open Punk Buster folder.
3- Click on the PB setup and it will open.
4-Add your BF4 game to punk buster its at the top of Punk Buster.
5-Then update punk buster again at the top of Punk Buster.

Reboot PC test BF4

If you still have problems see information below....

Try a clean boot : run a Clean Boot: http://help.ea.com/en/article/how-to-clean-boot-your-pc/
This should ensure that no programs are interfering in the background.

Below are programs known to make issues in BF4

Disable Mantle if you have it and try Direct X, Turn OFF Anti-Aliasing Deferred in video card settings in game. If you have page file turned off then turn it back on as this can make errors even with 32gigs ram.

Others have said if they uninstall MSI Afterburner issues / crashing is stopped. So if you have this installed remove program and test BF4. Also look at other programs as Asus Game First Service, Razer synapse, Razer Cortex, Qualcomm Killer Service , Fraps, EVGA Precision, Geforce experience, be sure to turn off the streaming function that is enabled by default ,Raptr, RivaTuner , ASRock eXtreme Tuner, Steam, Skype, aero ,Overwolf extra program in teamspeak and xfire are known to make issues as well. And I am sure more programs not in my list yet turn one off at a time and test BF4.

Uninstall the HD Audio Driver from the video card driver install add/remove programs. This silly thing makes issues in BF4 for some. Reboot then repair BF4 to be safe.


If all this fails to fix it then try this...

C:\Users\your PC Name\Documents\Battlefield 4

BF4 folder in my documents holds game configs and screen shots even if BF4 is installed on different drive. When you uninstall BF4 it does NOT remove this folder. So when you install the game again you can still have the same issues. Even if its not a new install it is still worth trying as the game cfg could be mucked up.

1- Go to my Documents and remove BF4 folder place it on your Desktop for now.
2- Be warned you do have to set up your in game settings again.
3-Repair BF4
4- When done go test your game. If it fails reboot your PC and run repair game again and test BF4.

Run the game as Administrator: Done, not working.
Run Origin as Administrator: Done, not working.
Disable Origin in game: Done, not working.
Origin Cloud Storage turn it off: Turned off long time ago, this thing almost never worked...
Make Sure BF4 is set to 64bit if your windows is 64bit: Yes.
Reboot PC test BF4: Done many times, not working.
Update all this please just to be sure : Everything's at the newest version.
Clean boot: Nothing different.

Mantle: Nope, Nvidia card.
MSI Afterburner: Nope.
Streaming Service: Nope.
Teamspeak etc: Nope.

Remove Battlefield4 in my documents and repair the game: Tried, not working.

Nice a post back saying yes or no on everything you rock and got a XP from me on that :womanvery-happy:

Have you tried this..

Re- install origin only not your game just origin.

1. Uninstall Origin completely from Windows Control Panel.
2. Reboot your PC. This is important to clear out any lingering registry files or directories.
3. Download the latest here: http://origin.com/download
4. Install Origin You should not be prompted to update.

Just did that, sadly, nope, not working. ☹️

The confusing thing is for what it looks like Battlefield Hardline beta broke my game.

Battlefield 4 was working fine before.

Aaand even the beta only worked for 2 minutes.

Now I have no shooter other than Plants Vs Zombies Garden warfare to play ☹️

Edit: Even PvZ doesn't work now. Is this related to origin? But I just reinstalled it!

Edit: The Sims 4 still works though, so it's not origin?

It still could be an idea to reinstall origin, however this will delete all your games.

You can backup your games though, navigate to Program files and copy the origin games folder to a Removable drive or my Docs.

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Something is fully mucked up we just need to find it as a re install of Origin has fixed this issue for others when maps will not load. This second I am thinking ... move the BF4 my documents folder to desk top just to test this. Then reboot your PC and then try to load BF4 again  as you already did the re install of Origin. 

To answer your question yes Origin can give issues for games at times but I have no idea why. I will stay with you until we get this fixed. I may ask a few friends to have a look at your topic to see if they have ideas. I will give you my steps next to rule out windows helping to do this as well due to it is effecting more then one game. If nothing else you will know your windows is stable on your PC and if it is not stable the scan will fix or try to fix windows. :womanhappy:

If the first part in this post fails to help lets try this if nothing else just to rule it out..

Please update your Origin client to the latest Beta version (top left Origin menu, Application Settings - General) Then reboot PC and try again.

Post back let me know how it goes and if this fails we check windows just to rule it out or fix it no worries not a format :womanwink:

killerwhalsam wrote:

It still could be an idea to reinstall origin, however this will delete all your games.

You can backup your games though, navigate to Program files and copy the origin games folder to a Removable drive or my Docs.

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killerwhalsam I strongly suggest you take the time and read the full topic before posting.

In my second post I had the OP  uninstall Origin and this did not work. And for the record when you uninstall Origin it does not remove your games. 

Tried that. Nothing different.

I just did the "sfc /scannow" command.

Seems like there truly are some files broken but for some reason it prompts that some of the files cannot get fixed.

And the problem is still here.

Edit: Updating origin to Beta...

Edit: Nope, doesn't work.

Ok what windows are you on if windows 8.1 see my steps below.....We just found part of the reason for all this. Nice you knew what I was talking about ruling out windows. I am not sure the origin beta will help due to windows.  We need to get your windows fixed.

Test your windows for errors as a clean windows install does not always make a stable windows.

NOTE: Running SFC does not guarantee the crash will not happen, but it will ensure it is not because a windows Dll or file is corrupted in windows.

This works in all windows O/S vista Win7, Win8 and Win8.1 windows system file checker :] Copy and past this to note pad and put it on your desktop. As open programs can give you errors when you run this.

sfc /scannow, ever hear of it if not your going to love this, it will inspect all the important windows files as well as the windows DLL files. If windows system file checker finds any issues with the windows files and windows DLL files it will replace them / try to fix them. This little tool as well as the event viewer on a PC saved me and fully helped me fix my BF4 issues as well as saved me many a format since I found it. This is the best toy they ever put in windows :womanvery-happy:

-For win7 go to start/ bottom left screen / windows globe .. Right click in search type cmd and right click cmd pick run as administrator.
-For win 8.1 right mouse click start bottom left of screen / windows box and pick command prompt administrator.

1-Open administrator command prompt and close web pages and programs like Origin, Steam etc.

2-Type or copy and paste in sfc /scannow and hit enter, This takes 5 min to 15 min SSD vs HD

3-This can go one of a few ways ..... no errors ... it fixed some errors ..... could not fix all errors...... does not finish checking and errors out ....... and the last one could not fix errors at all :/

4-After its done REBOOT PC and Run sfc /scannow again even if you had no errors the first time or had errors, could not fix run sfc /scannow again and when its done a second time reboot. You need to do this a and get no errors 2 x in a row ...

5-So if you ran it 2x and no errors your safe you can stop. If you had errors first time but not the second then run sfc /scannow again and when its done reboot. You need to get could not find any errors 2 x to be safe. If it still finds errors try and run it a few more times until it finds no errors 2x AND ALWAYS REBOOT BETWEEN RUNNING sfc /scannow

6-If you get a message indicating that it can not be repaired and you ran sfc /scannow more then 3x in a row on win vista or 7 mm you need a format or try repair win 7 :/ But after format or repair and all updates are done run sfc /scannow to make sure your windows is stable same deal 2x error free reboot between them.

NOTE-If your O/S is Win8 or Win 8,1 then you can run the next few command lines in administrator command prompt. Sadly this does not work for win vista or 7 :/ Note: After you run each command line Reboot PC.

This next part of windows scans is only for windows 8 & windows 8.1

Reboot PC after you run each command line and close programs and web pages.

And same deal as above run command prompt administrator.

1-This command line will scan the health of your PC:
dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth

2-This command line will restore the health of your PC and you don't lose anything on your PC :
dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

Note: If you get errors with the two command lines above and it cant be fixed with second command line and if you are on windows 8.1. Then use third command line but be warned it could take up to two hrs to fix your PC but it will save you a format. I had a friend test this on a PC with errors when it could not be fixed with second command line. :womanvery-happy:

This next part of windows scans is only for windows 8.1 : Credit goes to CptBigoso for finding this..

And same deal as above run command prompt administrator.

1-If restore heath gave you errors then you can always try this command line:

dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

2-If you get Error 0x800F081F with the restore health scan then run this command line. After you reboot your PC then run third command line to be sure your windows is fully stable.

Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore

If the System File Scanner find errors other files might be corrupt as well.

You should probably use the Windows Disk Error Checking tool on your harddrives to test and repair errors.

If it find many errors it's probably time to format your harddrive and install Windows from scratch, perhaps even get a new harddrive as these kind of errors could be the first signs of a dying harddrive.

To test and fix errors:

1. Go to "This PC" in Windows and right click the hard drive and click "properties"
   
2. Go to "Tools" and and press "Check"
   
3. Click "Scan Drive" and let it scan for errors.
4. If it finds errors let the program fix them
5. Reboot your computer
6. Run the scan again
7. Keep repeating step 3-5 until no errors are found.

Used the

findstr /C:"[SR] Cannot repair member file" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >"%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt"

command to filter out names of the broken files in the log.

Amd64\CNBJ2530.DPB

Googled it, somewhat of a common file corruption.

And it's fixed.

Battlefield 4 still doesn't work.

Just for making things clearer, here's some sort of a list.

Hardware: BF4 was working before.

Software: BF4 was working and I redownloaded the installers. All I get is "You already have the latest version of XXX"

System: Did sfc /scannow. Fixed all the broken files. Mine is intel.

Origin: Reinstalled origin, updated to beta.

BF4: Fixed several times with origin.

Battlelog plugin: Reinstalled and redownloaded serveral times.

Networks: Even the campaign doesn't work.

Administrator: The browser, Origin and BF4 is set to force running as administrator.

Browser: Tried Chrome and IE.

Does BF4 Launch: Yes. I can see the process in Task Manager in all scenarios.

Does BF4 Load: No, the memory usage of the process always peaks at around 54-57mb then stays at the value.

System: Windows 8.1, hardware capable of running BF4.