Comparison - BF3 Settings Editor

Comparison

Below is a comparison between BF3 Settings Editor and other similar Battlefield 3 utilities. As far as we are aware, these are the currently available releases of the tools. We have tried to be totally objective, so if anything is missing or incorrect in this table, please let us know and we'll double-check our facts.

The systems compared below are:

This comparison is provided just to clarify the differences between the above tools, as it is something that we've been asked about a lot. We wish the best of luck to the other developers in making their tools — more options are always better!

Supported files BF3SE BF3CU MB BF3C
PROF_SAVE_profile Yes Yes Yes
user.cfg Yes Yes No
PROF_SAVE_body Yes No No
Supported game settings BF3SE BF3CU MB BF3C
Control settings Yes Yes Yes
Sound settings Yes Partial Yes
Graphics settings Yes Partial Yes
Console commands Yes Partial No
Gameplay settings Yes No No
Basic key bindings Yes No Yes
Advanced key bindings Yes No No
Hidden game settings Yes No No
Kit loadouts Yes No No
Soldier appearances Yes No No
Extra features BF3SE BF3CU MB BF3C
Includes a profile system Yes Yes Yes
Change your settings with a friendly GUI Yes Yes No
Includes special fixes for game bugs Yes No No
Translated into multiple languages Yes No No
Includes multiple themes Yes No No
Includes the default game settings Yes No No
Includes help information Yes No Partial
Includes links to driver websites No Yes No
Includes a manual text editor (like Notepad) No Yes No
Free and requires no online authentication Yes Yes No
Safety features BF3SE BF3CU MB BF3C
Includes an automatic update checker Yes Yes No
Automatically backs up settings Yes Partial No
Handles empty files without crashing Yes No No
Handles most error cases without crashing Yes No No