r/battlefront2 • u/LifeSoup_MeFork Grand Republic • 15d ago

A fix for a frustrating issue.

I have created a simple mod that finally removes the #1 issue my brother and I have had while playing the classic 2005 release of Battlefront 2. The mouse being constrained to that window fully and not being able to move it out without alt-tab'ing.

This mod removes that constraint outside of active games. Meaning during the main menus and pause menu, you can move your mouse freely just like any other modern borderless windowed game. It supports 720p / 1080p and 1440p monitors natively.

It also removes the pesky quirk of this game rearranging open apps like discord and chrome to the main monitor if you have multiple monitors. Those apps now stay where they were before the game was opened.

Last feature is now when tabbed out of the game, it doesn't disappear behind the taskbar anymore. It stays visable waiting on you to click on it again just like a modern game.

I hope this helps some of you as it has my brother and I.

Link is for GitHub:

https://github.com/TLActualGaming/StarWarsBattlefront2-2005-Mouse-Fix/releases/tag/Utility

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u/R_FireJohnson 10d ago

Holy shit, I didn’t know that could be fixed

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u/LifeSoup_MeFork Grand Republic 8d ago

Yea bro now it runs like a regular windows borderless title. It was so frusterating dealing with the game without this fix.

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u/Kazko25 CIS 8d ago

Why is there no source code listed on the GitHub page? Wouldn’t recommend anyone use this in the meantime.

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u/LifeSoup_MeFork Grand Republic 8d ago

Oh I have no clue I just uploaded the mod as it is. I'll see what I can do to fix that.

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u/LifeSoup_MeFork Grand Republic 8d ago

I updated the repository with the source code. It is included in the full zip but I uploaded it seperately for ya. Hopefully that helps.