Realmware BF3 Settings Editor
Version 2.3 (January 5, 2012)

Copyright  2012 Realmware.
All rights reserved.

http://bf3.realmware.co.uk/settings-editor
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Features
3. System Requirements
4. Installation
5. Version History
6. Contact
7. Credits
8. License


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1. Introduction
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This application was developed by Insanecrimsontid and tehfusion, two software engineers at Realmware and hardened Battlefield veterans. It allows you to customise all of your Battlefield 3 settings, without having to launch the game. It even lets you tweak hidden settings or bypass the field of view limits!


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2. Features
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Realmware BF3 Settings Editor is a useful tool which allows you to tweak a great number of Battlefield 3 settings. The following is a list of every feature in the program.

Easy to use
- Simply double-click the desktop shortcut to launch BF3 Settings Editor.
- Your Battlefield 3 settings will be automatically loaded on program start-up.
- Your Battlefield 3 settings will be automatically saved on program exit.
- You will be automatically notified about any available updates for BF3 Settings Editor, allowing you to get the latest new features right away!
- You can now change your settings externally through a graphical user interface, rather than manually opening files and using hex editors.

Convenient
- Battlefield 3 only allows you to change your settings when you have the game open; unfortunately, this requires logging into Battlelog, finding a server, and waiting for the game to load up and finish launching. Now, you can simply run BF3 Settings Editor!

Safe
- BF3 Settings Editor will automatically create a backup of your settings on the first run.

Powerful
- BF3 Settings Editor allows you to bypass in-game limits, and tweak hidden settings. In particular, you can set a field of view outside of the normal 60-90 range.
- Supports the majority of game settings, including keyboard, mouse, and joystick control bindings.
- The built-in profile manager allows you to store and manage different settings files.

Customisable
- Two different themes are included: Standard and Dark.
- Choose from the following languages: English (UK), English (US), and Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan).


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3. System Requirements
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This program has been developed and written for Microsoft's .NET Framework 4.0, and you will therefore need it installed in order to run this application.

Your computer must also meet the following system hardware requirements to run this program. The program may not run, or you may experience decreased performance on computers that do not fulfill these requirements.

Minimum System:
  OS: Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Vista / 7
  CPU: Pentium III 800 MHz equivalent or greater
  RAM: 256 MB or greater
  Hard Disk Space: 700MB or greater
  Controls: Keyboard, Mouse

Recommended System (refer to minimum requirements above for unlisted items):
  OS: Windows Vista / 7
  CPU: Core 2 Duo 2 GHz equivalent or greater
  RAM: 2048 MB or greater
  Video Card: Direct3D compatible video card with newest graphics driver

Note: The program's performance and/or graphical quality may differ according to your computer's hardware and/or video card. Computers with high-performance hardware will provide the best performance.


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4. Installation
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1. If you have Windows XP, you will first need to make sure that you have updated to Service Pack 2 or later. You can download this using the Windows Update service or the Microsoft Download Center website.

2. If you are installing Realmware BF3 Settings Editor from the zip archive, and you do not have the .NET Framework 4.0 installed on your computer, then you will need to download and install that. You can get the latest version online from the Microsoft Download Center. If you are installing Realmware BF3 Settings Editor from the Setup.exe, then it will handle this step for you.

3. If you are installing Realmware BF3 Settings Editor from the setup exe, simply run the file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the program. If you are installing it from the .zip archive, then you will need to unpack the contents to a directory of your choice.


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5. Version History
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You can find the latest version of Realmware BF3 Settings Editor on the official website at: http://bf3.realmware.co.uk/settings-editor

Version 2.3 (January 5, 2012):
- Features:
  - Added support for some of the "PROF_SAVE_body" file settings:
    - Subtitles.
    - Hint system.
    - Reload hint.
    - Allow PunkBuster.
    - Aim assist.
    - Network smoothing factor.
    - Animation quality.
    - Physics quality.
  - Added support for the following console settings:
    - DirectX 11.
    - DX Deferred CS Path.
    - Shadowmap resolution.
  - Added program translation support, with the following languages:
    - English (United Kingdom).
    - English (United States).
    - Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan).
  - Added program theme support, with the following themes included:
    - Standard.
    - Dark.
  - Added a toggleable fix for freelook, which removes the need for using the "Freelook (Hold)" button.
  - Added a fix for the jet brake, where you can separately bind the Light Brake, Hover, and Heavy Brake / Hover controls for jets, without Light Brake staying bound to S.
  - Added a "Fixes" section, where you can read about the included fixes and workarounds for various BF3 problems, including the following fixes:
    - Commo Rose fix.
    - Freelook fix.
    - Jet brake fix.
    - Invert look and flight fix.
    - MAV controls fix.
- Fixes:
  - Fixed the mouse axis directions which were the wrong way around.
  - Fixed a bug where rebinding a control to the same axis it was already bound to, but with a different direction, would not be handled properly.
- Improvements:
  - When binding an axis to a paired control, you will not receive a message warning you if the paired control is already bound to the same axis (for example, binding look up to the Y axis when look down is bound to the Y axis).
  - Removed the warning message added in version 2.1 stating that BF3 doesn't let you rebind the mouse wheel, as it now does since the R3 client patch.

Version 2.2 (December 8, 2011):
- Features:
  - The Commo Rose can now be properly rebound without staying assigned to Q; something the game itself can't do.
  - The position and size of the window are now saved upon exiting and used on the next run.
  - The main window can now be minimised to the system tray.
  - The main window can now be maximised or resized further.
  - Added buttons to easily clear multiple key bindings at once.
  - Added support for the new settings that came with the R2 patch:
    - Joystick deadzone.
  - Added support for the new settings that came with the R3 patch:
    - Vehicle mouse sensitivity.
    - Colour-blind support.
    - Select previous weapon (key binding).
    - Select next weapon (key binding).
    - Toggle chat (key binding).
  - Added support for the following console settings:
    - Draw user interface.
    - Draw FPS.
    - Draw screen information.
    - Draw performance overlay.
    - Triple buffering.
    - Maximum FPS.
    - Screenshot format.
- Fixes:
  - Fixed the refresh rate and v-sync settings (the R2 patch broke them by renaming them).
  - Fixed handling of navigation keys with certain keyboards.
  - Fixed handling of setting files that contain trailing spaces.
  - Fixed the maximum value of the stereoscopic 3D depth slider.
  - Fixed program failing to exit after a DirectInput error occurred.
  - Fixed error where profile names could include invalid characters.
- Improvements:
  - Renamed "soldier look sensitivity" to "joystick sensitivity".
  - Renamed "stereo 3D convergence" to "stereo 3D depth".
  - Improved the input handling for the refresh rate GUI control.
  - Deleting a profile will now select the next profile.
  - Improved the internal code for greater flexibility.

Version 2.1 (November 17, 2011):
- Features:
  - Added an option for asking whether to save changes on exit.
- Fixes:
  - Fixed handling of joystick axes that aren't self-centering.
  - Fixed binding forward and backward controls for vehicles.
- Improvements:
  - When binding axes, the axis direction is now taken into account.
  - When binding the mouse scroll wheel, a message is shown explaining that it doesn't work in BF3.
  - Improved behaviour when binding a control while holding Escape.
  - Improved the method used to create a backup on the first run.
  - A message is now shown if the backup could not be created.
  - The program options are now kept after upgrading to a new version.
  - "Save on exit" option now defaults to false.

Version 2.0 (November 15, 2011):
- Features:
  - Added support for keyboard, mouse, and joystick bindings.
  - Added help and explanations via tooltips.
  - Added a horizontal field of view setting.
  - Added an option to disable automatic update checking.
  - Added a right-click context menu to the profile manager.
  - Added support for the Delete keyboard key in the profile manager.
- Fixes:
  - Fixed unchangeable FoV and slider values on non-English systems.
  - Fixed crash when settings file couldn't be loaded.
  - Fixed minimum values for screen HUD width and height sliders.
- Improvements:
  - Disabled some settings which DICE confirmed to have no effect.
  - Improved display with the Classic and Windows XP themes.
  - Improved the look and feel of the user interface.
  - Improved the installer display with non-standard DPI settings.

Version 1.0 (November 6, 2011):
- First release of the program.
- Supports editing of all major game settings.
- Includes an automatic update checker.
- Includes a profile manager.


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6. Contact
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If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or bug reports, then you are welcome to send us your feedback. Please include as many details as possible if submitting a bug report. If you would like to contact us, simply email us at bf3@realmware.co.uk. We will respond as soon as we can! Alternatively, you could consider posting a comment on our Realmware platoon page on Battlelog.

Email: bf3@realmware.co.uk
Website: http://bf3.realmware.co.uk
Battlelog platoon: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/platoon/2832655240977202212/


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7. Credits
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This entire program was developed by the following two people:
- Insanecrimsontid.
- tehfusion.

The following people provided translations for BF3 Settings Editor:
- Jeremy Wong.


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8. License
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The background image used is copyright  DICE and EA.

Everything else, including Realmware BF3 Settings Editor, its binaries, its source code, its resources, and all included files are copyright  2012 Realmware. We reserve any and all rights.


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Realmware BF3 Settings Editor is not supported by or associated with DICE or Electronic Arts.
