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Anonymous
11 years ago
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PLEASE HELP...BADLY LAGS IN BATTLEFIELD 4 MULTIPLAYER OR COMPAGIN

Hi, I recently bought Battlefield 4 on Origin. First time I was running compagin and it seemed to be all right. Later that day, i wanted to play multiplayer, but i couldn't. My problem is that i have...
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  • 2042isNotBF's avatar
    2042isNotBF
    11 years ago

    Hi give all this a try ....

    Run the game as Administrator:
    Go to the Origin games folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\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

    Another thing that may be worth trying: 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.

    Check your firewall to be sure it is open to the game and not blocking it.

    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 Razer synapse, 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. Since last patch more programs now give issues :/

    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.


    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 or trash.
    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.

2042isNotBF's avatar
2042isNotBF
11 years ago

Hi give all this a try ....

Run the game as Administrator:
Go to the Origin games folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\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

Another thing that may be worth trying: 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.

Check your firewall to be sure it is open to the game and not blocking it.

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 Razer synapse, 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. Since last patch more programs now give issues :/

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.


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 or trash.
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.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    Thank you mister, going to do it right now!

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    Hi Zorlacc. Thank you for your time, but unfortunately non of this helped. After I changed all as you described, it was a bit better, but still there was big lags, like no single second without lag...it bothers and its unplayable. After Removing BF4 to trash and repairing game, it all got worse. I dont know what to do...Friend of mine has PREMIUM and he said there was no lags for him...I dont know should i buy PREMIUM, and maybe then it will be ok, but how can i be sure it wont be just like now. Would be nice if someone from EA would have replied to this. However, Much thanks to you sir.

    • 2042isNotBF's avatar
      2042isNotBF
      11 years ago

      Hi x6nonam3guy9x, sorry it did not work fully for you. Restore the folder you put in the trash back into my documents if not done already.

      Buying premium will not fix this issue for you .....since you did the group of settings I gave you it is now from either a setting in the video card control panel or in game video settings doing this or it is from a program on the PC doing it. Did you try the clean boot to help rule out a program doing this? Also what do you game on if it is high video settings in game try low. Also in game in video settings turn off the last 3

      in game video settings right side 

      1-antialiasing deferred  off

      2-antialiasing post  off

      3-ambient occlusion off  

      on left side be sure vertical sync is off

      This group of settings I gave you will help BF4 run nicer so please do not remove them...

      Run the game as Administrator:
      Go to the Origin games folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\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

      Answers  HQ is more gamers  helping other gamers fix issues but yes it does have some EA staff on it as well but they get busy and cant respond to all posts.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        11 years ago

        Is it realy problem in my network conection?...because i can play battlefield 3, and aswell, i have PS3 and im playing Destiny on it. But i tested Battlefield with any other devices disconected from the network...Like i said, I choose servers where i got ping between 30-40 and i got many other servers at max 56...got few with higher than 56 😕mileysad:

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