Battlefield 1 Errors Crashes and Fixes

Battlefield 1 Errors Crashes and Fixes

Battlefield 1 Errors Crashes and Fixes

Battlefield 1 is an action packed first person shooter video game from  EA DICE. It is the 15th installment in Battlefield game series. The game just released today on 21st October, 2016 for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. We reviewed the game where we provided some first impressions and gameplay insight. you can check that out here, Battlefield 1 Review.

As always the case with newly released game titles,Battlefield 1 also got some issues and problems. If you are facing errors, bugs and crash issues for Battlefield 1, don’t worry we’re here to help. In Battlefield 1 Errors Crashes and Fixes we will list and provide workarounds for all the issues that you may face in Battlefield 1.

Before you jump into the errors crashes and fixes section please take a look at the system requirements for the game. Sometimes it’s not the game that is causing the problem but your system instead.

Battlefield 1 System Requirements

Battlefield 1 Minimum System Requirements:

  • Operating System: Windows 7 | 8/8.1 | 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 – 6600K | AMD FX-6350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 (2 GB) | ATI Radeon HD 7850 (2 GB)
  • Disk Storage: 50 GB

Battlefield 1 Recommended System Requirements:

  • Operating System: Windows 10 (64-Bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i7 – 4790 | AMD FX 8350 Wraith
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (3 GB) | ATI Radeon RX 480 (4 GB)
  • Disk Storage: 50 GB

Battlefield 1 Errors Crashes and Fixes:

Following are some of the issues and problems that players have reported in different sites and forums for the Battlefield 1;

Battlefield 1 DirectX Error:

Some players have reported a DirectX error that cause the game to crash after the launch. if you are also facing the issue then follow the below instructions;

  • In Origin client, Right click on Battlefield 1
  • Go to Game Properties
  • Disable Origin overlay

Battlefield 1 Frame Rate Drop Issue:

Plenty of people have reported this frame rate drop issue on their PCs. You can get rid of this issue by following the below workarounds;

  • Update GPU driver.
  • Lower graphics quality in the game’s settings.
  • Close all the unwanted applications running in background.
  • Launch the game, then open task manager and find game’s exe file in the process tab. Set the priority for game’s exe file to HIGH.

Battlefield 1 Crashing Issues:

This is definitely one of the most annoying issues out there for any game. If you are facing any crash issues such as crash on startup, crash with black/white screen, random crashes or crash during gameplay then try the below workarounds;

  • Disable the Origin overlay as mentioned in the above point.
  • Update your GPU drivers.
  • Disable the DirectX 12 for this game.

Battlefield 1 Server Disconnection Error:

Various players are having this issue where connecting to game’s servers is pretty difficult for them. To solve this issue you may have to forward some ports on the router. Below are the required ports that you need to forward for specific platform: (Google port forwarding to know more about this)

Platform UDP TCP
Playstation 4 3478-3479 80, 443, 1935, 3478-3480
Xbox One 53, 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500 53, 80, 3074
PC 3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300 80, 443, 9988, 17502, 20000-20100, 22990, 42127

Battlefield 1 Vehicle Key Binding Issues:

Some players have reported that they are unable to remap the key bindings for vehicle controls. This issue is caused by a bug that will get fixed soon. You best bet is to wait for an update patch.

This guide is work-in-progress and we will list more issues and error workarounds as soon as they’re available, so stay tuned.