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Difference between revisions of "Far Cry 4"

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Step 7: Once you've made the edits, save the file and close your editor. Navigate back to your data_win32 folder and drag and drop the patch_unpack directory onto "Gibbed.Dunia2.Pack.exe", again located in the /bin/ directory.
 
Step 7: Once you've made the edits, save the file and close your editor. Navigate back to your data_win32 folder and drag and drop the patch_unpack directory onto "Gibbed.Dunia2.Pack.exe", again located in the /bin/ directory.
  
Step 8: There should be two new files created in your data_win32 directory named "patch_unpack.dat" and "patch_unpack.fat". Before we rename these, find the original "patch.dat" and "patch.fat" files and rename them to "patch.dat.bak" and "patch.fat.bak" respectively, so you have the original copies if required. Finally rename both of the "patch_unpack" files to simply "patch", keeping the extensions the same.
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Step 8: There should be two new files created in your data_win32 directory named "patch_unpack.dat" and "patch_unpack.fat". Before renaming these, find the original "patch.dat" and "patch.fat" files and rename them to "patch.dat.bak" and "patch.fat.bak" respectively, so you have the original copies if required. Finally rename both of the "patch_unpack" files to simply "patch", keeping the extensions the same.
  
 
Beware however this will likely cause some issues with the multiplayer features as the file checksums will be altered, so if you plan on taking advantage of those features I don't think this fix is for you. Other than that, let me know if this works for you! Please ensure that you are running both the Packer and Unpacker as administrator by right clicking, selecting Properties, navigating to the Compatibility tab and checking the checkbox that says "Run this program as administrator".
 
Beware however this will likely cause some issues with the multiplayer features as the file checksums will be altered, so if you plan on taking advantage of those features I don't think this fix is for you. Other than that, let me know if this works for you! Please ensure that you are running both the Packer and Unpacker as administrator by right clicking, selecting Properties, navigating to the Compatibility tab and checking the checkbox that says "Run this program as administrator".

Revision as of 03:54, 24 November 2014

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Far Cry 4
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Dunia 2
Release dates
Windows November 18, 2014
Far Cry 4 on Wikipedia
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

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

All versions require Uplay.
Steam version not available in the UK.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298110/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Video and graphics settings.

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Input settings

Keyboard, mouse and basic controller settings.
Advanced controller settings.

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Bind Actions to the Tab key

This is fixed in day-1 patch.
Instructions

Minimize mouse acceleration and smoothing effect

Disabling acceleration from games menu still leaves some acceleration and smoothing enabled. Disabling all values from configuration file should minimize effect.
Acceleration cannot be disabled completely.
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

Change aim sensitivity

Instructions

Toggle aiming down sights (ADS) for weapons

Does not work while in vehicles
Instructions

Audio settings

Audio and game settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
Korean
Polish
Swedish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
PvP (Overrun) mode requires paid DLC.[1]

Issues Fixed

Fix stuttering

Instructions

Holding WASD down does not continue moving

The game has some problems with devices from Razor, even with mice.
Instructions

Microstutter

This fix helped with stuttering in Far Cry 3.
Instructions

MSVCR100.dll Missing Error

Instructions

Game not starting

The game has some problems with devices from Razer, even with mice.
Instructions

Game hangs when starting, black screen

The game has some problems with controller devices.
Instructions

Game not saving progress in prologue mission

Instructions

Black Shadow Error

Instructions

System requirements

32-bit systems are not supported.
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-750 2.5 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
ATI Radeon HD 5850
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible

Notes

  1. Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References