Star Wars Battlefront III Legacy is a large-scale conversion mod created for Battlefront II using as many recovered assets that are available from the cancelled game Star Wars Battlefront 3 by Free Radical; including both eras (Clone Wars and GCW), a brand-new HUD+Interface and a few converted maps such as Coruscant, Cato Neimoidia, Bespin and Dantooine.
This demo has been archived by the uploader because it is out of date and no longer supported. We recommend you browse the file list for the latest demo.
After a few crashlandings this is finally now the version I wanted to release all along. It is now an addon and only Battlefront II is required to run this.
Thank you for your interest for the latest release of STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT III LEGACY, a total conversion mod for Battlefront II (2005). This version comes only with Battlefront 3's Coruscant, the Clone Wars era,
three gamemodes and a lot of updated and new content from the previous beta versions.
This is indeed not the first release of the pre-demo, but the one which is the most complete as it was planned for a longer time. Having at least three gamemodes to choose from allows anyone to play this game. More information
regarding gameplay, match-rules and things to be aware of can be found below. We have been working very hard to deliver a release which is A. complete B. stablelized for most players and C. a good point to refresh many things.
This release is now an Addon, which means that the original Battlefront II from 2005 is required to play this Mod. Also in order to properly display the HUD and to get the mod running, two additional "mods" are required:
REQUIRED: Unoffical patch 1.3 to get the mod working (Installer for this patch has been included inside GameData)
VERY MUCH RECOMMENDED: [GT]Anakin's HD Remaster Mod to display the HUD correctly Moddb.com
Future content such as map reworks, new maps and the GCW era are planned to be released within the coming months. New heroes for both eras will also be added with each bigger update.
Thank you very much for your interest and may the force be with you... always.
-El_Fabricio, leading developer of Star Wars Battlefront III Legacy
Credits and special thanks:
-LucasArts (RIP - Makers of Star Wars Licenses)
-Disney (Rightholders - Bruh)
-Pandemic Studios (RIP - Makers of the greatest game of all time)
-Free Radical Design (RIP - Never had the possibility to beat the makers of the greatest game of all time by releasing a sequel :(
-EA/DICE (for nothing)
-[GT]Anakin (Been a very active developer in the beginning, maker of Battlefront 2 HD Remaster: Moddb.com )
-Luke Landwalker (Developer and Artist)
-Lonely Dragon (Artist, Developer, Hoster of the official Legacy Server)
-Marth8880 (The #1 person to ask when something is not working properly)
-DarthDio (Former Dev. Created a few HUD elements and other graphical art)
-jedimoose32 (Former Dev. Created numerous Scripts)
-Corra_Ashu (Assets)
-AceMastermind (Assets)
-LarsH. (Escape Pod Model+Textures)
-HaZuF (Contributed a lot during developement *cough* gib more RAW PC Assets *cough*)
-CloneCommOmar (Maker of the FRD wiki: Freeradical.fandom.com )
-The gametoast community (for everything: Gametoast.com )
-Kalle and Team (GameMaster (Gameshare.co) Gamespy replacement)
-Various artists at textures.com, cgskies.com and freesound.org
-In case someone got forgotten, please concact me immediately so I can fix that
We have a great community at Discord where we discuss, share and update upcoming releases and content: Discord.gg
My YouTube channel is the best source for upcoming video material about this mod: Youtube.com
==INSTALLATION==
(1) Open Star Wars Battlefront III Legacy - PREDEMO 1.0.4.rar and extract the folder "GameData" into .../.../Star Wars Battlefront II" --(the path must lead to the main game's folder).
(2) In case you didn't make sure the Unofficial Patch 1.3 is installed. The Installation has been included in this download (both release 129, and 130).
(3) In case you didn't, it is very recommended to install [GT]Anakin's HD Remaster Mod. It is required to fix the double-appearing HUD bug. Downloadlink: Moddb.com
(4) Everything is done. Launch Battlefront II and select BF3: Coruscant in Instant Action.
==MULTIPLAYER==
In order to play Multiplayer I reincluded the original game's .exe which allows you to use BattleSPY. BattleSPY let's you play the game as it used to be before GameSpy shut down. If you launch your game by using this .exe (I included both the US and EU version) you can just start and play online without any third party programs such as GameRanger, Tunngle, Steam or GoG.When the .exe asks you for permission to access through the Firewall, just press OK. It only appears once.
==FAQ==
Q: I installed the mod as described, but when I select the map in Instant Action, no game mode or era is selectab-f5bf.4nwlvm weripcq,6dc bnA: UnOfficial Patch 1.3 is not installed. It is a required patch for this game to get the mod working in the first place. Also make sure you read the installation guide carefully.
Q: The game is running very slow/low on FPS, what shall I do?A: I recommend lowering the graphical settings. If this does't help, the answer below might be helpful.
Q: The game keeps freezing upon loading/crashes to Desktop ALL the time/Very very often.A: It seems your current hardware doesn't allow running the current map at its highest graphics (or lowest). It is likely than soon there will be alternate releases with reduced graphics (mostly resized textures and visuals)
Q: Help, help, the PC is burning!!A: A Windows98/XP is very unlikely to run anything I provided. It is recommended to call 911 while leaving the building as soon as possible.
==IMPROVING GRAPHICS==
If you want to increase the graphics of this game, I personally recommend two mods/addons (These are the ones you also see in screenshots and trailers):
(1) SleepKillers ShaderPatch: Gametoast.com (It improves and fixes many of the game's materials/shaders).
(2) SweetFX with the given SweetFX_settings.txt in this download: Sfx.thelazy.net (You don't necessarily need to use mine. It's all about personal taste, I guess).
NOTE: The above listed are just my own personal favourites to enhance the games graphic's for basically every map/mod. There are many more, more advanced graphic mods which increase the overall quality of this game by miles.Specially for original content by Pandemic.
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anyone else crashing while loading orbital instant action??
Yup. All modes crash for me...
okay great so its not just me i installed the patches in order too so i have 0 clue why this would crash got a clean game install too
Yeah. It based on your pc specs as well though. My crappy laptop (The one I use for older games) can't run the fancy textures which causes it to crash. He plans on releasing a new version with scaled down textures fairly soon though.
yeah my specs are way above anything recommended for this mod so im good on that front so hopefully a hotfix gets released or something
It's not because of you guys, its the official 1.2 patch you are forced to download from steam. Thats what causes this mod to crash, if you have the GoG version of the game or the original disk set you can skip the update and play this mod without issues. Hence why the steam version does not work atm
ah gotcha okay that makes a bit more sense guess ill go buy the gog version lmaoo
Ah ok. I would say that my computer would still be able to run it. But I have the steam patch so...
no I have the disc and installed the patches and the game crashes on all modes for this demo right away on the loading bar and my PC exceeds battlefront 2's requirements
Mine exceeds the requirements as well. I’m able to use all rezzed maps and sides. It’s definitely the mod then.
I figured out how to get it to work. Download the old version found here: Drive.google.com
Extract the files wherever you would like. Then go into the addon folder and delete the old file named BF3 and replace it with this one. Just launch the battlefront 3 exe and your done.
Edit: Orbital Assault seems to crash after a few minutes.
This isn't very specific do you mean to download the older file, delete its BF3 file and replace it with the most up to date one? If so I have the Steam version and your advice doesn't seem to work.
LInk dead man
Link is dead
resubilo que ya no esta.
I love me some P R E D E M O S. I bet this will be just as impressive or even more impressive than the first release.
It's great to see it updated, but... I noticed the double HUD bug persists after I installed the HD hud mod.
Never mind. I added the addon folder from the pre-demo v3 and it's fixed.
Hey bro, i have the same problem, how do you fixed it?
Yeah, but I went through so many steps I'm not sure what got it to work.
Anyone Confirm this works on steam or does it still crash for some reason?
DarthSith It currently seems like it doesnt work on steam. I put a comment above with instructions on how to get it to work. Have Fun!
Ah ok was just checking probable wont get it to run anyways thanks cyber :)
Mine freezes and I have a fairly good computer along with the unofficial patch 1.3 and have battlefront III legacy installed in full. Basically, I am wondering if there is something else I need to install to make it work?
Accrossa Like I told DarthSith I commented above with a way to make it work. I can't guarantee it as I am not a dev but this worked for me.
Cyberctf346 thank you for your help
does Coruscant work on steam now
I'm surprised Fab's pc hasnt blown up yet, this seems really unstable
Each game mode crashes after a few minuets …….
I'm having this same problem too.
I think you could add a super low version to let everyone play. Me too crashes during loading.
i don't get it, this is cool and all, but wasn't there beta 4 which had the gcw era? as well as other maps?
I just tried that Mod out and WOW!
This Game even alone makes so much more fun with this mod. Can it be that the AI is much more enhanced too?
I have a question. I notice that you changed the Sounds of the Weapons (although many stuff haven´t any sounds like Explosions, which i think is because of the state of the mod). So what i wanted to ask, can you make a external Mod that only includes the Sound? I really love to have that, as the Sound in the Vanilla really is weak.
Definitely worth the wait, it looks great with the Graphics Mod but I have yet to try it with the SweetFX tool. I need to learn how to use it first.
This mod is a game changer, always
I have the Open Beta 4 and it works well (my pc is cheap) if I want to download this that I do do I delete the Open Beta 4 or PRE-DEMO [1.0.4] overwrite it? , In order for PRE-DEMO [1.0.4] to work, should I download PRE-DEMO [UPDATED CURRENTLY - NEW LINK BELOW]? and are these 2 new ones still not working well or do I still play with Open Beta 4?
You don't need to uninstall any of the old releases. The latest release is an addon, instead of a standalone version. 1.0.5 can be installed for any version of the game.
El_Fabricio Question !: Orbital Assault crashes for me after a few minuets , especially if I play as CIS . When can we expect a fix for that ?
thanks for answering and you can do or say if someone made a
video tutorial on how to play your mod online?.I already downloaded it but they seem 2 coruscant with the same modalities but some with different name and within the game there are double things, examples: at the same time the new and old message to be hero, double map, etc. Is it okay for this to happen?
Can someone help me by copying and pasting what the readme of this update says?
and several times when a game ends the game closes and few times when I use the escape pod.
ok so dying, jumping, coliding with things in ships are thethings tat crash it for me. there should be a new version.
Orbital Strike mode doesn't work lol :/
I got it to work on Steam without downloading the older version. All I had to do was follow the instructions as normal but instead of launching through Steam I clicked on the application, "BattlefrontII - SWBFSpy" which is located in the addon folder in Gamedata. I also learned a few things about how to avoid a crash. Try to avoid space combat if you want the most stable experience and, if you do engage in space combat, then make sure not to move excessively when taking off from the hanger. I have actually been able to complete an entire round using these few tips.
Got the game to work with the Anakin's Remastered Mod while using SWBFSpy, which unfortunately, seems to make the mod run worse. I'm not sure if it's a setting or if it's the mod itself.
Ehh a algunos no les funciona el mapa de corouscant por que aun faltan archivos de las antiguas actualizaciones y versiones del juego
The Map doesn't start up for me, it's stuck on the loading screen of the map
whats included in the SWBF2-v1.3patch-r130?
Works great thx to the Team
greats from Germany