Battlefront 2004 Retail Copy crashes shortly after starting a game

Started by SiuluiS, August 30, 2026, 11:20:44 AM

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Hello everyone, I created an account just to ask this question as I can't seem to find anything related to my issue elsewhere. I recently got my hands on a retail version of BF1 2004, the one that comes in 3 discs. I got it installed and running, the menu works fine but everytime I try to start a game (GC, Instant action) the map loads fine but after about 5s it inevitably crashes and sends me back to my desktop, no error messages. If I select campaign instead, it loads the map but as soon as I select a character and enter the battlefield the screen goes black, freezes fro a few seconds and then crashes the same way as before. I play on laptop, windows 10. First time I run the game from the cd/dvd slot it crashed and told me it would apply compatibility mode and to try launching again. I did and that's how I got to the menu, but I still can't play a match... anyone here has had any experience with something similar?

EDIT: Managed to finally upload recordings of the issue. Only thing different from before is that this time I had to manually exit from the black void caused by the campaign level as this time it wouldn't crash by itself. As you can see from the reinforcements count dropping the game seems to still go on, behind the black screen... Ignore the resolution changes, it's a problem with the recording.
▪� Instant Action -> https://files.catbox.moe/3g6org.mp4
▪� Campaign -> https://files.catbox.moe/f719aq.mp4

can you post a screen shot of your install folder contents?  an welcome!
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Quote from: Led on August 31, 2026, 12:20:59 AMcan you post a screen shot of your install folder contents?  an welcome!

Thanks! Sure thing, here it is

That does not look like it has been installed.  Perhaps I should have stated:  post a screen shot of the folder in which the game has been installed.
Quote from: Abraham Lincoln. on November 04, 1971, 12:34:40 PM
Don't believe everything you read on the internet

Quote from: Led on September 04, 2026, 04:47:44 AMThat does not look like it has been installed.  Perhaps I should have stated:  post a screen shot of the folder in which the game has been installed.

Oh I thought you meant the folder named "Install", sorry about that. Ok, so the game's files are in:  Program Files (×86) > LucasArts > Star Wars Battlefront

Here is the screenshot from the "Star Wars Battlefront" folder which I think is what you're asking for and just in case I'll also add a schreenshot of the "GameData" sub-folder.
I also attached two screenshots of the corresponding folders situated on the disk, accessible when the disk is inserted in the optical bay.

 Let me know if you need more screens or if I misunderstood your request

Thanks for the videos and screen shots.  Hard to tell right now if this is a video card/graphics issue or a game issue.

Do you have access to another computer?  You can copy the entire game folder over to another computer (no need to use the install disks) and see if it works there.

Let me know if you can do that and what happens.

I see you use a laptop, can you determine what kind of video card you have?

This might help:  www.hwinfo.com

Quote from: Abraham Lincoln. on November 04, 1971, 12:34:40 PM
Don't believe everything you read on the internet