- Patch to the latest version
- Playing in HD Resolutions
- How to play online
- Installing Maps/Mods
- Discord
- Community Package
- Useful Links
1. Patch to the latest version
After you have installed the game, you should patch it to 1.2. This allows you to play new game types from the expansion pack and adds a ton of new skins and maps.
You can download the patch from these Websites
Moddb.com
4players.de
Gamefront.online
2. Playing in HD Resolutions
The game doesn’t support resolutions like 1080p in the menu, but you can set it manually. For that you go to your install folder and into BaseEF there you open with the Notepad for the Singleplayer the efconfig.cfg and for the Multiplayer the hmconfig.cfg. In it you are looking for and edit the following lines to your desktop resolution:
seta r_customwidth "1920"
seta r_customheight "1080"
3. How to play online
There are still some official MasterServer left, so it’s still possible to play via the ingame browser. For a better online performance I recommend that you change in your hmconfig a few values:
seta cl_maxpackets: "125"
seta cl_packetdup "1"
seta com_hunkmegs "256"
seta com_maxfps "125"
seta rate: "100000"
seta snaps: "100"
4. Installing Maps/Mods
Nearly all maps and also mods go into your baseEF folder. I highly recommend that you copy the folder before you make any changes to it. That way you can always go back to your original version.
Some custom maps, models or mods need more RAM than the vanilla version. You can either change it via the console with the command /seta com_hunkmegs x, the X stands for the RAM value, alternative you can change the config file, hmconfig.cfg, with the same command. I can recommend in 2019 a value from 256.
5. Discord
If you are looking for company or help you should try one of these Discord Servers:
The unofficial Elite Force Discord
Unity One
6. Community Package
Nowadays, it's very hard to play a multiplayer round with just the vanilla version of the game, as most of the server use a custom mod and many different maps. That's why I start a list with the necessary packages, which you just have to copy into your BaseEF folder. Should you know additional download links, please contact me via PM or comment below.
EF Classic @ Mobile Infanterie
7. Useful Links
Elite Force Wiki (German)
Gamefront: Maps, Skins, Tools and more
Interview of the Devs from EF 1 and EF2
Totally EF
Server List
Another Server List
