Star Wars: Battlefront has blasted its way onto consoles and PC’s this week and as to be expected there were a few minor hiccups.
As with pretty much every game release, there is bound to be a few bugs here and there on day one and usually throughout week one as well.
The EA Help – Star Wars: Battlefront page has already listed an array of issues that have been recognised with various workarounds and temporary fixes to tie you over until a patch can be released fixing them completely.
These fixes are broken up into the categories of:
- Errors and Issues
- Common technical problems
- Improve your connection to Star Wars Battlefront
Most of these issues are happening across the board and are not specific to any particular platform, but for the few that are they have also been included below.
Errors and issues
Problem or Question | Type | Area in game | Platform | Workaround |
Xbox One players cannot join servers/matchmake | Connectivity/Gameplay | Gameplay | Xbox One | We’ve fixed an issue causing problems with matchmaking or joining servers on Xbox One.
If you’re unable to matchmake or join servers on Xbox One, close your game and check for a game update. Once updated, you should be able to join servers normally. |
Infnite server loading screen/Stuck at server “joining” screen | Connectivity/Gameplay | Gameplay | All | If you get stuck while matchmaking, or encounter an infinite loading screen when connecting to a server, exit your game fully and try joining a game again. |
“You are not allowed to access online features” error | Account management | Startup | All | While there are many reasons you might see this error when trying to play your game, it could be due to playing on an underage, or child, account.
Make sure you’re playing on an account registered to a user of-age and try again. |
Poor performance when running dual graphics cards | Performance | Gameplay | PC | A driver issue causes dual graphics card setups, such as Crossfire or SLI, to suffer performance drops.
Graphics card manufacturers are working on a driver update for this issue. In the meantime, disable one graphics card to avoid performance problems.
1. Open the Start/Windows menu then search for and click “Device Manager.” 2. Expand the Display Adapters pulldown menu. 3. Right-click on the lower graphics card and select Disable. 4. Click Yes on the pop-up window asking “Do you really want to disable it.” Remember to Enable your graphics card again after you’re done playing. |
Sudden disconnection from, or cannot connect to, server | Connectivity | Gameplay | PC | Stay connected and logged into Origin to avoid disconnection from servers you’re playing on.
If you disconnect from a server, make sure you’re still logged into the Origin client. |
Common technical problems
Problem or Question | Type | Area in game | Platform | Workaround |
Technical hang or game freeze | Gameplay | Gameplay | All | Restart your game. |
Console is unable to find servers when exiting Rest/Suspend mode | Connectivity | Gameplay | All | Restart your console. |
Game freezes after accepting a co-op invite while joining a multiplayer match | Gameplay | Gameplay | All | Restart your game. |
PC Num-Pad keys do not work | Performance | Gameplay | PC | The Num-Pad on PC cannot be used for any keybindings. |
Joysticks do not work | Performance | Gameplay | All | Joysticks cannot be used. |
PC Third-Party messaging software causing the game screen to go black | Performance | Gameplay | PC | Tab out of the game, or interact within the invasive app screen, to fix the issue. |
Improve your connection to Star Wars Battlefront
If you’re having connection or lag problems in Star Wars Battlefront, try some of our common connectivity tips and make sure to open the appropriate ports:
PLATFORM | UDP | TCP |
PC | 3659, 9565, 9570, 9000-9999 | 3569, 9946, 9988, 10000 – 29999, 42100-42200 |
PlayStation 4 | 3074, 3478-3479, 3659, 6000 | 80, 443, 1935, 3478-3480, 3659, 10000 – 29999, 42100-42200 |
Xbox One | 53, 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 3659, 4500 | 53, 80, 3074, 3659, 42100-42200 |