Difference between revisions of "Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon"

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Far Cry
Far Cry	2004
Far Cry 2	2008
Far Cry 3	2012
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon	2013
Far Cry 4	2014
Far Cry Primal	2016
Far Cry 5	2018
Far Cry New Dawn	2019
Far Cry 6	2021

Blood Dragon
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon	2013
Trials of the Blood Dragon	2016

Key points

Most fixes and settings for Far Cry 3 should also work with Blood Dragon.

Many users are reporting that the in-game cutscenes are broken.^{[citation needed]}

General information

Official game site

Ubisoft Forums

Far Cry Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
GamersGate
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Origin
Steam		Can be run without the Steam client by passing the `-uplay_steam_mode` command line argument to the main executable.^[1]
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.

All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the `-skipintro` command line argument^{[citation needed]}

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/233270/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/233270/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Frame rate limit

Instructions

Widescreen resolution

Custom/unlisted resolutions can be set manually in GamerProfile.xml.

Edit GamerProfile.xml^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GamerProfile.ini.
Change ResolutionX= and ResolutionY= to the desired resolution.

Notes

Changing graphical settings in-game will reset ResolutionX= and ResolutionY= to 800x600.

Disable ambient occlusion

Ambient occlusion can't be disabled completely through the in-game settings when playing in DirectX 11, only switched to various techniques available (SSAO, HBAO, HDAO).

Edit GamerProfile.xml^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GamerProfile.ini.
Locate SSAOLevel="x" and change x to 0.

Whenever you change graphical settings in-game SSAOLevel="0" is changed back to the default 1 (SSAO).

Disable scan lines

Removing the scan lines introduces other bugs such as low health not affecting hud.

Edit DLL files yourself^[2]^[3]
Go to `<path-to-game>\bin`. Open `FC3.dll` and `FC3_d3d11.dll` with a hex editor such as HxD. Search for `COverlayTrack` in both files and change their corresponding hex values to zeroes. Save your changes.

Download modified libary files^{[citation needed]}
Download this package. Extract the content in the package to `<path-to-game>\bin`.

Disable Parallax Occlusion Mapping on Dirt Roads

Edit GamerProfile.xml^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GamerProfile.ini.
After </CustomQuality> but before </RenderProfile> add the following lines <Terrain> <quality id="high"> <Shaders> <shader name="Road" add="" remove="PARALLAX,PARALLAX_OCCLUSION" /> </Shaders> </quality> </Terrain>
Save and set "read-only" in windows. If you wish to revert this change. Simply delete the two quotations after Add= and copy paste "PARALLAX,PARALLAX_OCCLUSION"(Including quotations) in it's place. And then place two quotation marks after remove= where Parallax previously was^[4]

Improve Draw Distances

Grab Mod Tools^{[citation needed]}
Download Mod Tools here Get the latest version and extract them to anywhere you'd like. Remember where.

Extract "Common.dat"^{[citation needed]}

Mod comparison screenshots

Download the modded "defaultrenderconfig.xml"s here
Extract it to anywhere you like. Remember where.
Go to <path-to-game>\data_win32
Extract common.dat by dragging it on to Gibbed.Dunia2.Unpack.exe
Make a backup of defaultrenderconfig.xml in <path-to-game>\data_win32\common\engine\settings
Change the file name of the selected version from the download link above to just defaultrenderconfig.xml and place it in the folder above.
Rename the default common.dat and common.fat to something else to preserve it after extracting and leave it where it is.
Now take the extracted common folder with the replaced defaultrenderconfig.xml and drag it on to Gibbed.Dunia2.Pack.exe. This will create a new common.dat and common.fat in the \data_win32 folder
In your GamerProfile.xml file in \My Games\Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon\ folder make sure in your <RenderProfile> section that you are NOT adding or modifying anything except <CustomQuality> or <Post> otherwise some stuff will not work.
If you are interested in removing Parallax from roads, this mod includes this within it! If you wish to disable it. Follow the instructions above in that post to revert it but instead of doing it in your GamerProfile.xml you can go to the <Terrain> section in defaultrenderconfig.xml that you are replacing instead.

Input settings

In-game general control settings.

In-game key map settings.

In-game gamepad layout settings.

Template:Input settings

Manually bind enter key to an action

Edit InputUserActionMap.xml^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open InputUserActionMap.ini.
Locate and replace, or append the following code:

<ActionMap name="common_use_remap">
   <MassRename MergeKey="remap">
      <Rename hexInput="0x646CA0E7:0xA79E3F0F" hexToInput="0x646CA0E7:0xEFDA7A5A" />
   </MassRename>
</ActionMap>

Manually bind mousewheel to weapon switching

Edit InputUserActionMap.xml^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open InputUserActionMap.xml.
Locate and replace, or append the following code:

<ActionMap name="common_weapons_remap">
   <MassRename MergeKey="remap">
      <Rename hexInput="0xAF35B6ED:0x4EAE8D2B" hexToInput="0x646CA0E7:0x97DDB3F8" />
      <Rename hexInput="0xAF35B6ED:0x910B297C" hexToInput="0x646CA0E7:0x8A6AA39C" />
   </MassRename>
</ActionMap>

Toggle aiming down sights (ADS) for weapons

Edit GamerProfile.xml to add IronsightToggleMode^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `GamerProfile.ini`. Change the value of `IronsightToggleMode` to `1`. Save your changes.

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See FarCry3: Blood Dragon (DX9 only) - 3D Vision fix for better support.
TriDef 3D

Issues unresolved

Cutscenes extremely laggy

Many users are reporting in game cutscenes are very slow, often causing the audio to go out of sync.

Disable Anti Aliasing^{[citation needed]}

Set the post processing setting to "low"^{[citation needed]}

Download the latest Nvidia drivers^{[citation needed]}
Installing the latest Nvidia drivers may correct this problem for Nvidia users.

Fails to save progress

In the LOAD menu, all but the first autosave are displayed as "LOCKED". The first autosave is the one created during the first run, at the very start of the game.

Issues fixed

Negative mouse acceleration

Negative mouse acceleration prevents fast mouse movements.

Negative mouse acceleration fix^{[citation needed]}

Download the latest version of the Far Cry 3 Mod tools.
Extract the files anywhere.
Go into <path-to-game>\data_win32.
Right click on Common.fat and select Open with.
Select browse, then go into the bin folder you just extracted and select Gibbed.Dunia2.Unpack.EXE.
Wait for it to extract Common.fat, then open the newly created Common_Unpack\actionmaps.
Open Inputactionmapcommon.xml with a text editor.
Find and replace all instances of maxOutput="10" with maxOutput="100".
Save the file.
Go back to Data_win32 folder.
Now open another window and head over to the bin folder.
Drag the common_Unpack folder and place it onto Gibbed.Dunia2.Pack.EXE
Delete Common.fat and Common.dat
Rename Common_Unpack.fat and Common_Unpack.dat to Common.fat and Common.dat respectively.

Video artifacts

Video artifacting occurring in game.

Update your graphics card drivers^{[citation needed]}

No voice acting

No voice acting fix^{[citation needed]}

Change your speaker settings from 5.1 to stereo.

right click the volume icon on your Windows taskbar (if it isn't visible just click on show hidden icons to make it appear.)
Select playback devices
Select the speakers you are currently using, (Should be the first one listed) then select Configure.
Select stereo as your audio channel, then finish the configuration setup.

Game Crashes Randomly

Disable the Steam overlay^{[citation needed]}
Right click the game icon on Steam and select properties. Uncheck the `Enable Steam Community In-Game` box.

Game crashes on Windows 10

The game tends to crash after about 20 minutes of playing on Windows 10 devices

Disable TabletInputService in Task Manager^{[citation needed]}
Press `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Esc` to open the Task Manager. Click on Services. Find `TabletInputService` (Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service). Stop the service.

Crash when installed in a Windows 8 Storage Space

The Game will refuse to run when installed on a drive which is managed by a Windows 8/8.1 Storage Space.

Installing the Game on a drive that is not a Storage Space will fix this issue^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11
Shader Model support	3, 5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Dolby Digital, Speex
Interface	Adobe Flash
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.00 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66 GHz	AMD Phenom II X2 550 3.10 GHz Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB 4 GB for Vista/7/8	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 2900 series Nvidia GeForce 8800 series 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	AMD Radeon HD 5770 Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 5.0 support

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (233270) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (233270) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (233270) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Ubisoft Forums :: Steam and Uplay, possible way to start with just Uplay?

[3] Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon : Screenshot Comparison

[4] Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Scan Lines *FIX FOUND* - Dead End Thrills

[5] ttp://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/136432

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use the {{code|-skipintro}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use the {{code|-skipintro}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-}}
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 120: / Line 118: @@
 {{ii}} Custom/unlisted resolutions can be set manually in <code>GamerProfile.xml</code>.
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit GamerProfile.xml|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit GamerProfile.xml|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open {{code|GamerProfile.ini}}.
@@ Line 133: / Line 130: @@
 {{--}} Ambient occlusion can't be disabled completely through the in-game settings when playing in DirectX 11, only switched to various techniques available (SSAO, HBAO, HDAO).
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit GamerProfile.xml|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit GamerProfile.xml|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open {{code|GamerProfile.ini}}.
@@ Line 144: / Line 140: @@
 {{--}} Removing the scan lines introduces other bugs such as low health not affecting hud.
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit DLL files yourself|ref=<ref>[http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/190403 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon : Screenshot Comparison]</ref><ref>[http://www.deadendthrills.com/forum/discussion/199/far-cry-3-blood-dragon-scan-lines-fix-found Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Scan Lines *FIX FOUND* - Dead End Thrills]</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit DLL files yourself|ref=<ref>[http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/190403 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon : Screenshot Comparison]</ref><ref>[http://www.deadendthrills.com/forum/discussion/199/far-cry-3-blood-dragon-scan-lines-fix-found Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Scan Lines *FIX FOUND* - Dead End Thrills]</ref>}}
 # Go to <code>{{p|game}}\bin</code>.
 # Open <code>FC3.dll</code> and <code>FC3_d3d11.dll</code> with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
@@ Line 152: / Line 147: @@
 }}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Download modified libary files|ref={{cn|date=December 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Download modified libary files|ref={{cn|date=December 2016}}}}
 # Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/797-fc3-bd-no-scan-lines/ this] package.
 # Extract the content in the package to <code>{{p|game}}\bin</code>.
@@ Line 159: / Line 153: @@
 ===Disable Parallax Occlusion Mapping on Dirt Roads===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit GamerProfile.xml|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit GamerProfile.xml|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open {{code|GamerProfile.ini}}.
@@ Line 168: / Line 161: @@
 ===Improve Draw Distances===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Grab Mod Tools|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Grab Mod Tools|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # [http://svn.gib.me/builds/dunia2/ Download Mod Tools here]
 # Get the latest version and extract them to anywhere you'd like. Remember where.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Extract "Common.dat"|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Extract "Common.dat"|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 {{ii}} [http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/159973 Mod comparison screenshots]
 #[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/687-far-cry-3-blood-dragon-extended-draw-distancelods/ Download the modded "defaultrenderconfig.xml"s here]
@@ Line 226: / Line 217: @@
 ===Manually bind enter key to an action===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit InputUserActionMap.xml|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit InputUserActionMap.xml|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open {{code|InputUserActionMap.ini}}.
@@ Line 239: / Line 229: @@
 ===Manually bind mousewheel to weapon switching===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit InputUserActionMap.xml|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit InputUserActionMap.xml|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open <code>InputUserActionMap.xml</code>.
@@ Line 253: / Line 242: @@
 ===Toggle aiming down sights (ADS) for weapons===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit GamerProfile.xml to add IronsightToggleMode|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit GamerProfile.xml to add IronsightToggleMode|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open {{code|GamerProfile.ini}}.
@@ Line 396: / Line 384: @@
 {{--}} Many users are reporting in game cutscenes are very slow, often causing the audio to go out of sync.
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable Anti Aliasing|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
-{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Anti Aliasing|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Set the post processing setting to "low"|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set the post processing setting to "low"|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Download the latest Nvidia drivers|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Download the latest Nvidia drivers|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
 * Installing the latest [http://www.geforce.com/drivers Nvidia drivers] may correct this problem for Nvidia users.
 }}
@@ Line 416: / Line 399: @@
 {{--}} Negative mouse acceleration prevents fast mouse movements.
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Negative mouse acceleration fix|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Negative mouse acceleration fix|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Download the latest version of the [http://svn.gib.me/builds/dunia2/ Far Cry 3 Mod tools].
 # Extract the files anywhere.
@@ Line 436: / Line 418: @@
 ===Video artifacts===
 {{Image|FC3BloodDragonartifacting.jpg|Video artifacting occurring in game.}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Update your graphics card drivers|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
-{{Fixbox/fix|Update your graphics card drivers|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
-}}
 ===No voice acting===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=No voice acting fix|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|No voice acting fix|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 * Change your speaker settings from 5.1 to stereo.
 # right click the volume icon on your Windows taskbar (if it isn't visible just click on <code>show hidden icons</code> to make it appear.)
@@ Line 451: / Line 430: @@
 ===Game Crashes Randomly===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable the Steam overlay|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Disable the Steam overlay|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Right click the game icon on Steam and select properties.
 # Uncheck the <code>Enable Steam Community In-Game</code> box.
@@ Line 459: / Line 437: @@
 ===Game crashes on Windows 10===
 The game tends to crash after about 20 minutes of playing on Windows 10 devices
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable TabletInputService in Task Manager|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Disable TabletInputService in Task Manager|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Press {{key|Ctrl|Shift|Esc}} to open the [[Task Manager]].
 # Click on Services.
@@ Line 470: / Line 447: @@
 The Game will refuse to run when installed on a drive which is managed by a Windows 8/8.1 Storage Space.
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Installing the Game on a drive that is not a Storage Space will fix this issue|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
-{{Fixbox/fix|Installing the Game on a drive that is not a Storage Space will fix this issue|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
-}}
 ==Other information==

Developers

	Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Dunia 2
Release dates
Windows	May 1, 2013