Version History

This page lists the version history of Realmware's BF3 Settings Editor releases. From reading this, you will be able to tell exactly what has changed between versions.

2.3 (January 5th, 2012)

Features:

• Added support for some of the "PROF_SAVE_body" file settings:
  • Subtitles.
  • Hint system.
  • Reload hint.
  • Allow PunkBuster.
  • Aim assist.
  • Network smoothing factor.
  • Animation quality.
  • Physics quality.
• Added support for the following console settings:
  • DirectX 11.
  • DX Deferred CS Path.
  • Shadowmap resolution.
• Added program translation support, with the following languages:
  • English (United Kingdom).
  • English (United States).
  • Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan).
• Added program theme support, with the following themes included:
  • Standard.
  • Dark.
• Added a toggleable fix for freelook, which removes the need for using the "Freelook (Hold)" button.
• Added a fix for the jet brake, where you can separately bind the Light Brake and Heavy Brake / Hover controls for jets, without Light Brake staying bound to S.
• Added a "Fixes" section, where you can read about the included fixes and workarounds for various BF3 problems, including the following fixes:
  • Commo Rose fix.
  • Freelook fix.
  • Jet brake fix.
  • Invert look and flight fix.
  • MAV controls fix.

Fixes:

• Fixed the mouse axis directions which were the wrong way around.
• Fixed a bug where rebinding a control to the same axis it was already bound to, but with a different direction, would not be handled properly.

Improvements:

• When binding an axis to a paired control, you will not receive a message warning you if the paired control is already bound to the same axis (for example, binding look up to the Y axis when look down is bound to the Y axis).
• Removed the warning message added in version 2.1 stating that BF3 doesn't let you rebind the mouse wheel, as it now does since the R3 client patch.

2.2 (December 8th, 2011)

Features:

• The Commo Rose can now be properly rebound without staying assigned to Q; something the game itself can't do.
• The position and size of the window are now saved upon exiting and used on the next run.
• The main window can now be minimised to the system tray.
• The main window can now be maximised or resized further.
• Added buttons to easily clear multiple key bindings at once.
• Added support for the new settings that came with the R2 patch:
  • Joystick deadzone.
• Added support for the new settings that came with the R3 patch:
  • Vehicle mouse sensitivity.
  • Colour-blind support.
  • Select previous weapon (key binding).
  • Select next weapon (key binding).
  • Toggle chat (key binding).
• Added support for the following console settings:
  • Draw user interface.
  • Draw FPS.
  • Draw screen information.
  • Draw performance overlay.
  • Triple buffering.
  • Maximum FPS.
  • Screenshot format.

Fixes:

• Fixed the refresh rate and v-sync settings (the R2 patch broke them by renaming them).
• Fixed handling of navigation keys with certain keyboards.
• Fixed handling of setting files that contain trailing spaces.
• Fixed the maximum value of the stereoscopic 3D depth slider.
• Fixed program failing to exit after a DirectInput error occurred.
• Fixed error where profile names could include invalid characters.

Improvements:

• Renamed "soldier look sensitivity" to "joystick sensitivity".
• Renamed "stereo 3D convergence" to "stereo 3D depth".
• Improved the input handling for the refresh rate GUI control.
• Deleting a profile will now select the next profile.
• Improved the internal code for greater flexibility.

2.1 (November 17th, 2011)

Features:

• Added an option for asking whether to save changes on exit.

Fixes:

• Fixed the handling of joystick controls for axes that aren't self-centering.
• Fixed binding forward and backward controls for vehicles.

Improvements:

• When binding mouse or joystick axes, the axis direction is now taken into account.
• When binding the mouse scroll wheel, a message is shown explaining that it doesn't work in BF3.
• Improved the behaviour when attempting to bind a control while already holding Escape.
• Improved the method used to create a settings backup on the first run.
• A message is now shown if the settings backup could not be created.
• The BF3 Settings Editor options are now kept after upgrading to a new version.
• The "Save on exit" option now defaults to false. Instead, the program will by default ask the user whether to save any changes.

2.0 (November 15th, 2011)

Features:

• Added support for keyboard, mouse, and joystick bindings.
• Added help and explanations via tooltips.
• Added a horizontal field of view setting.
• Added an option to disable automatic update checking.
• Added a right-click context menu to the profile manager.
• Added support for the Delete keyboard key in the profile manager.

Fixes:

• Fixed unchangeable FoV and slider values on non-English systems.
• Fixed crash when settings file couldn't be loaded.
• Fixed minimum values for screen HUD width and height sliders.

Improvements:

• Disabled some settings which DICE confirmed to have no effect.
• Improved display with the Classic and Windows XP themes.
• Improved the look and feel of the user interface.
• Improved the installer display with non-standard DPI settings.

1.0 (November 6th, 2011)

• First release of the program.
• Supports editing of all major game settings.
• Includes an automatic update checker.
• Includes a profile manager.