Battlefield: Hardline

Battlefield: Hardline was one of Visceral's last games before its closure in 2017. Instead of military warfare, this game focuses on crime, heist, and policing elements.

Prerelease Info

Unused Graphics#

Placeholder Title#

Graphics From Other EA Games#

In the props folder, there are folders containing models and textures from other ea games (Specifically Army of Two, Medal of Honor and Need for Speed (most likely Most Wanted and Rivals based off the "nfs12" and "nfs14" in the subfolder titles). Some of these may be have been reused in the final game.

A model of a toilet from Army of Two present in the games files

Big Ladder#

A prop folder labelled "test" contains a file with the name "ladder 40m". As the name suggests, this is a model of a large ladder.

Zoomed out image of the ladder in wireframe

A more zoomed in image, its hard to make out but this has a debug texture layer over it

Placeholder Battledash/Battlelog Graphics#

The game files contain images of a Battlelog screen that resembles the one in Battlefield 4, and are in fact also present in that games files, these are contained in a folder labelled "Battledash", inside of a folder labelled "Placeholders"

Notice the G3 assault rifle which isn't present in the final game, although the PTR-91 sniper rifle is based on the G3. the AK-74u is present, albeit renamed the AKS-74u and lacking the ability to add a red dot ACOG sight

Unused Missions/Levels#

Test Levels#

 testrange_doug_d
 testrange_doug_e
 Testrange_LightFixtures
 TestRange_Murphy
 Testrange_RatHouse
 Testrange_vmajoulian
 TestRange_WWHuang_sp

Unused Weapons#

MG4 and M249#

These two weapons were cut very late in development or during Open Beta after light-machine guns were moved from Enforcer kit to Battle pickups.

M249 was originally a portable weapon until it turned into a vehicle weapon for Armored and Intervention SUVs.

Platforms difference#

Like Battlefield 3,the PC version of Hardline required the player to use a browser based version of battlelog to access multiplayer/singleplayer, as opposed to the console versions which had multiplayer and single player accessible from the in game main menu.

PC	Console

Oddities#

Sovereign Land#

There is a optional evidence in Silo area,after acquired scanner you go back the location where you killed a first guy then open scanner it scan these white bottles,you can find more these white bottles then analyze each white bottle to earn more xp.However this is optional since there are no achievements or evidence told player find these white bottles in this area,this mostly leftover from a cut case or just a easter egg.

References#