BATTLEFIELD 1942 TWEAKING GUIDE
- How to get the best performance from your PC -
Written by Dominic Cavey

IV. VIDEO SETTINGS

***Make sure you have the latest patch for the game***

If you're at or slightly above the system requiements, run the game at low to medium settings. Don't try to run it at high. Its going to suck for you if you do.Everyone's system is different, so try out different settings to see what your system can do.

Its not worth it to run this game at 800X600. You miss out on so many beautiful things. I wouldn't go any lower than 1024X768. You'll lose maybe 2 FPS. No big deal. Sometimes, it helps to run this game at a 60Hz refresh rate.
I haven't tried it, but some people say it does wonders. Turn off AA (Antialiasing) and AF(Anisotropic Filtering) if you don't have a high end system. Especially if you have an ATI card. EA has stated this themselves.

Sometimes it helps to run in 16 bit mode. Less colors, more perfomance.

In the video settings uncheck shadows and environmental mapping. You'll get a few more FPS without noticing any degredation in quailty. Turn down the draw distance, too. This can help tremendously.

By pressing the F8 button in game, you can keep the radio commands from displaying at the top of the screen. This can increase performance, also. Especially on low end systems.

Table of contents

I:   Introduction
II:  System Requirements
III: The Basics
IV:  Video Settings
V:   Sound Settings
VI:  Advanced Tweaks
VII: Conclusion