General information
- Ubisoft Forums
- Far Cry Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Essential improvements
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Skip intro videos
- The 64-bit patch will change the format from .bik to .avi to skip them simply delete or rename the files with the inclusion of AMD64.
Patches
- 32-bit Patches
- 64-bit Upgrade Patch (US / UK / German / French / Spanish / Italian) - Adds additional content, higher frame rates, enhanced textures, longer view distances, and more objects with real-time physics.
- 64-bit Exclusive Content Patch - Adds exclusive content only available in the 64-bit version of the game.
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
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- 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.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
| Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
| TCP |
40000-42999 |
| UDP |
41005, 41006, 44000, 49001 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Very High Lighting Game Crash
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:
- Alternatively you can just set the option to a maximum of High instead of Very High to resolve the issue.
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon 1 GHz or Pentium III 1 GHz
| AMD Athlon 2-3 GHz or Pentium 4 2-3 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
| GeForce 4, GeForce FX 5950;
ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT
128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/13520/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (13520) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
