The first Battlefield 4 client side patch set to fix game crashing and network issues

Battlefield 4 has garnered a great deal of attention since it’s release earlier this month. Sadly, not all of this attention has been positive as players have experienced constant crashing and inconsistency in gameplay. Although Dice has expressed their knowledge of this (and even rolled out 8 server side patches since release), there has not been any real work done on the client side of the game.

Luckily this all changes tomorrow, November 14th, as Dice plans to address the crashing and network issues with their first client side patch. The update aims to accomplish the following:

1) Reduce the number of crashes

We believe this update will solve a large portion of the most commonly occuring game crashes, and the improvement in overall stability should make a big difference for many players.

2) Eliminate a network sync bug

If you’ve been experiencing situations in multiplayer where it appears that you are taking damage from enemies through walls, you might have been the victim of a network sync bug. In this game update, we have identified and eliminated one such bug that caused this type of gameplay experience. We are continuing to work on more multiplayer optimizations concerning network performance.

3) Improve Network Smoothing

We have made some improvements to the ”Network Smoothing” functionality that you can find in the OPTIONS>GAMEPLAY menu. The Network Smoothing slider governs a group of settings that aim to produce a tighter multiplayer experience based on your specific packet loss situation.
If you’ve been experimenting with the Network Smoothing slider earlier, it might now yield better results. If you haven’t tried it before, please explore this setting and set it to the lowest value you can without experiencing graphical glitches in the game. By setting it lower, you can get a tighter multiplayer experience, depending on your specific network situation.

More details upcoming

Besides the above mentioned focus areas, this PC game update contains a number of other fixes and tweaks that we will detail once it’s live.

This is great news, even if it lacks any specific details at this time. Be sure to check back tomorrow as an update containing detailed patch notes is sure to follow.

Let us know what you think!

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