Far Cry
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Crytek | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
CryEngine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 23, 2004 |
Far Cry | |
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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 |
Key points
- 64-bit version available for separate download. See Essential improvements.
- Reflections on water are broken by default in Windows Vista and higher. See Broken water reflections.
General information
- Ubisoft Forums
- Far Cry Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]. Not in every region[citation needed] | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Incorrect store name. See here for available options. | ||||
GOG.com | not available in Germany | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store |
Essential improvements
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Notes
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Patches
- Patch v1.4 (32-bit only) - The latest patch available for the game
- 64-bit Upgrade Patch - Upgrades the game to take advantage of 64-bit architectures, allowing for higher frame rates and other optimizations.
- 64-bit Enhanced Content Patch - Adds exclusive features such as higher resolution textures and objects as well as increased viewing distances in some cases.
Notes
- After applying the 64-bit Enhanced Content Patch, the mountain rock textures appear extremely blurry in-game.
Steam Instructions[citation needed] |
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SilentPatch
- Fixes the water reflections for landmasses not working on Vista and newer systems
- Fixes the in-game Vsync option and common crashes
- Implements the
-64bit
command line argument to launch 64-bit version directly from Steam
How to install[4] |
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Mods
- Crymods - Active community website with extensive mod database.
- Far Cry Addon Mod (FCAM) - Various improvements to graphical and gameplay elements.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13520/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Profiles\player\<user-id>\savegames[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13520/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
Multi-monitor
Changing the resolution using console[5] |
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Alternative - Changing the resolution by editing system.cfg[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Field of view (FOV)
- Be aware that FC servers can override the FOV setting to prevent cheating. It is possible to create a server which does not override the FOV.
Change FOV using console and developer mode[5] |
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Notes
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Permanently changing the FOV by editing files[5] |
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Notes
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | Only available in the retail version. See here for the Steam version translation. | |||
Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Czech |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 32 | |||
Online play | 32 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | A full guide on how to setup a dedicated server can be found at <path-to-game> | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 40000-42999 |
UDP | 41005, 41006, 44000, 49001 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | ||||
TriDef 3D |
Issues fixed
Game crashes with very high lighting
- When setting the Lighting Quality option in-game to Very High you may experience a crash/freeze every time you launch the game. This is easily resolved:
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Broken water reflections
- Reflections on water are broken by default in Windows Vista and higher. Foliage and other objects are reflected, but landmasses are missing altogether.[6][7]
Install SilentPatch[4] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | 2 | Experimental renderer. Cannot be selected via in-game options. See Enable the OpenGL renderer. |
Glide | 2.5 | Experimental renderer. Cannot be selected via in-game options. |
Shader Model support | 1.1, 2, 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | FMOD | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | PunkBuster |
Enable the OpenGL renderer
Modify the system.cfg file[8] |
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System requirements
- Windows ME, while it can work with Far Cry, is not supported.
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98SE | 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz |
AMD Athlon 2.0-3.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 2.0-3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512-1024 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | Nvidia GeForce 4 Nvidia GeForce FX 5950 ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (13520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ http://www.tweakguides.com/Farcry_11.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Verified by User:Blackbird on 2018-04-10
- Works.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 WSGF article
- ↑ Far Cry - Missing Landmass Reflections on Water - YouTube
- ↑ VOGONS • View topic - Far Cry
- ↑ TweakGuides.com - Far Cry Tweak Guide
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