NOTE: You need to download and extract to installation folder BOTH English AND your desired language packs and then continue to step 2.
Do NOT delete Russian files!
(Would work ONLY if you have let Origin update the game to the latest version first!)
1. Download the English language pack AND the French, German, Spanish or Italian language pack then Copy & Paste bothfiles from BOTH language packs to:
C:\Program Files\Origin Games\ BATTLEFIELD 3 \Data\Win32\Loc
2. Download update-fr-20120904. zip, update-de-20120904. zip, update-es-20120904. zip or update-it-20120904. zip then Copy & Paste bothfiles from archive to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3
3. Download our UPDATED Language Switcher, run the file as ADMINISTRATOR and use it to change your BF3 language!
NOTE: Continue to next steps only if you fail using the Language Switcher!
4. Download reg-fr.rar, reg-de.rar, reg-es.rar or reg-it.rar then extract and run the file from archive to switch the game to your desired language.
5. Press Start, in the ‘Run’ box, type ‘regedit’ and press enter
Browse to:
32 bit PC:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\Battlefield 3]
64 bit PC:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node \Electronic Arts\Battlefield 3]
Replace the marked fields:
English: GDFBinary_en_US.dllGerman: GDFBinary_de_DE.dll French: GDFBinary_fr_FR.dll Italian: GDFBinary_it_IT.dll Spanish: GDFBinary_es_ES.dll
English: en_US German: de_DE French: fr_FR Italian: it_IT Spanish: es_ES
6. Press Start, in the ‘Run’ box, type ‘regedit’ and press enter
Browse to:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Origin Games\DGR01609244]
Replace the marked fields:
English: en_US German: de_DE French: fr_FR Italian: it_IT Spanish: es_ES