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Before you start modding Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017), you should make sure you have a legal copy of the game ready to install. If you don't own the game yet, you should consider buying a version of the game that includes all available DLC (if applicable) as some mods may not work without it.
In order to run mods with the game, your hardware should at least meet the minimum requirements system requirements. You will also need some additional hard drive space to account for the additional mod files and downloaded archives.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | AMD FX 6350, Intel Core i5 6600K | AMD FX 8350 Wraith, Intel Core i7 6700 or equivalent |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB, NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 660 2GB | AMD Radeon™ RX 480 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB |
| Storage | 60 GB available space | 60 GB available space |
Before you install the game, we recommend that you have the game installed outside of the Program Files or Program Files (x86) folders. This will prevent your system security software from intefering with your modding experience.
For the best experience and fastest load times, your game should be installed on an SSD (or NVME) drive.
Before you start modding, make sure to run the game at least once to ensure any setup tasks are completed.
The main types of mod you'll find for Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017) are listed below.
| Mod Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Multiplayer Safe | Usually skin or texture replacers. Anything that changes game balancing is not MP safe. |
| Offline Only | Usually applies to mods that change the core gameplay experience. |
For the most convenient modding experience, you should use several mod managers to download, install and manage mod files without having to ever open the game folder yourself. There are several options for Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017), a brief summary of each is provided in this article.
| Name | Summary | Read More |
|---|---|---|
| Vortex | The official mod manager of Nexus Mods. | More Info |
| Frosty Mod manager | The Mod Manager for games using the Frostbite Engine. | More Info |
Frosty is your method of applying your mods to your game.
You can install your Frosty via Vortex, or via the appropriate links.
Please note that many new mods require the Frosty Alpha to work, the links can be found on the relevant mod pages. The link for the latest Alpha (5) is available here or on the Frosty Toolsuite Discord channel.
The Alpha now includes necessities like the Gameplay Merger and Localisation editor.
Upon downloading Frosty Mod manager, unzip the contents or extract them into a new "FrostyModManager" folder inside your Battlefront 2 folder.
Inside Vortex, Navigate to the Dashboard on the left hand toolbar under your game and select "Add tool" and select "Frosty Mod Manager". You may have to edit the tool command line to direct the tool to the Frosty exe. You can now start Frosty from Vortex.
When opening Frosty, you will have to select which game you want to manage. Frosty should detect Battlefront 2 if it is in the correct folder.
Make sure your Frosty Mod manager is set up before this point.
Vortex will serve as the mod manager through which you will download your mods from Nexus.
You have to select the game you want to manage in the "Games" tab before you can begin downloading mods..
You will know when the right game is selected as it will appear in the top-left corner of Vortex.
Simply find a mod you want and select "Mod Manager Download"
When the mods you want are download to Vortex, Install, Enable and Deploy them.
They should now appear in Frosty Mod Manager when opened.
Steam is our recommended version of the game to have as it makes modding much easier.
If set up properly as above, Launching the game through Frosty with your mods applied will launch the modded game.
To test whether your mods have applied, use a loading screen mod as you will be able to see whether the mods have successfully applied.
Due to the way Epic's file paths work, modding the EPIC version of Battlefront 2 may be difficult and your mods may not appear to apply.
You can use one of the two following fixes.
(Recommended) Download and run this program: https://github.com/Dyvine57/FrostyFix/releases
Open Origin > Game Library > Right Click Battlefront II > Game Properties > Advanced Launch Options
In the command line arguments, enter this text: -datapath "(your filepath to ModData here)\Pack Name" replacing "your filepath to ModData here" with the full file path to your ModData folder (ex: C:\Program Files(x86)\Origin Games\STAR WARS Battlefront II\ModData) and "Pack Name" with the name of the Pack you are using (most likely Default). You can find the name of your pack by looking at the top left of Frosty Mod Manager's window.
For example, this is what it would look like:
-datapath "C:\Program Files(x86)\OriginGames\STARWARSBattlefrontII\ModData\Default"
You MUST get the file path correct otherwise your game will not launch and, if you change which pack you load, you must change the datapath's pack name as well.
See all user documentation for Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017)