Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Ubisoft Toronto | |
Ubisoft Red Storm | |
Ubisoft Shanghai | |
Windows | Ubisoft Ukraine |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Dunia 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 18, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 80 |
OpenCritic | 84 |
IGDB | 86 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Perspectives | First-person |
Genres | Open world |
Series | Far Cry |
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 |
Far Cry 4 is a first-person open world game in the Far Cry series.
The game will not run on dual core systems, See Black screen at launch on dual core CPU systems for a workaround.
General information
- PC Report
- Tweaking Guide at GeForce
- Ubisoft Forums - PC Discussion
- Ubisoft Forums - Technical Community Help
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Epic Games Store | Gold Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | Gold Edition also available. | |||
Gold Edition also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Gold Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Gold Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Gold Edition also available. Can be played without Steam with the -uplay_steam_mode parameter. |
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Ubisoft Store | Limited Edition, Gold Edition also available. The latter is included with Ubisoft+. | |||
Origin (unavailable) |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.
Version differences
- The Gold Edition contains the base game and the Season Pass.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
The Syringe | Can only be bought via the Season Pass. | |
Escape from Durgesh Prison | ||
The Hurk Deluxe Pack | ||
Overrun | ||
Valley Of the Yetis |
Essential improvements
Skip intro-videos
Use the -skipintro command line argument[1]
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- The command line parameter added in Uplay doesn't work if you run the game directly from FarCry4.exe without added parameter in a shortcut (regular Uplay desktop shortcut works with the command added to Uplay).
Replace intro videos[2] |
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See the Intro replacement steps Notes
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Skip cutscenes
Use the mod |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 4\<user-id>\GamerProfile.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\420\ <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\856\ <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\971\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Aspect ratios other than 16:9 are letterboxed (see the WSGF entry). | ||
Multi-monitor | FOV slider is hidden in ratios greater than 16:9, see FOV. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | FOV slider is hidden in ratios greater than 16:9, see FOV. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | FOV slider is hidden in ratios greater than 16:9, but hex editing a dll can restore the slider. A hack tool may also work: Far Cry 4 Ultrawide FOV Fix.[3] Use Viewmodel FOV Mod for weapon viewmodels at 90 and 110 FOV. |
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Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 4x TXAA (Nvidia only), up to 8x MSAA, and SMAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Cutscenes run at 30 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Depth of field
Disable depth of field[4] |
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Increase settings over Max
- Increases LOD change distance and removes dithering as well as push out effects to their maximum range and quality.
Edit GamerProfile.xml[5] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Mouse-wheel cannot properly be bound to cycle weapons, as forward and backward on the mouse-wheel are both considered the same command by the game when bound to anything other than the default switch grenades command. | |
Mouse acceleration | Options menu has a "mouse-acceleration" setting and slider. However, even if disabled, there is still a heavy amount of mouse-acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Interferes with Keyboard/mouse vehicle control. See Can't steer vehicles when playing on keyboard | |
Full controller support | Native support for DualShock 4 (including touchpad), Xbox One, Xbox 360 controllers and Logitech controllers. | |
Controller remapping | Limited amount of remapping | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Game features an option to change the displayed prompts. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Occasionally changes button prompts |
Minimize mouse acceleration and smoothing effect
- The mouse curve was improved in patch 1.5.0.[6]
- Disabling acceleration from the menu still leaves some acceleration and smoothing enabled. Disabling all values from the configuration file will only minimize the effect.
- Low DPI mice are more susceptible to this issue.
Edit GamerProfile.xml[7] |
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Toggle aiming down sights (ADS) for weapons
- Doesn't work while in the vehicles.
Edit GamerProfile.xml[8] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 5.1 output.[9] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | Versus, Co-op PvP (Overrun) mode requires paid DLC.[10] Can not play the main campaign in co-op, only the side missions and towers. Progress in the player is saved for both parties but progress in game is only saved for the host. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Far Cry 4. | ||
vorpX | G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues unresolved
Can't steer vehicles when playing on keyboard
NVIDIA's GameWorks effects are broken
- While using GameWorks effects, game looks overbrightened, lacks shadows on medium and long range objects, fur has layering problems. Also, game suffers from massive framerate drops (around 60-70 FPS).
Issues fixed
Low FPS on modern multi-core CPUs
Set CPU affinity[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Freeze when killing a Golden Path member
Enable Karma Points in Interface[citation needed] |
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Fix stuttering
Disable mipmaps[14] |
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Black bars removal for 16:10 & 4:3 aspect ratio
Use fix[citation needed] |
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Game not saving progress in prologue mission
Saving in prologue is disabled[citation needed] |
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Complete the prologue to enable saving. |
Black screen at launch on dual core CPU systems
Apply dual-core fix[17] |
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First off, download the required files down below.
You might make a shortcut of the batch file and save it to your desktop. Or see below if you want to add it to your Steam library. Notes
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Crash at launch
- The game doesn't tell why it's crashing on launch. Use the Windows Event Log to find the cause.
MSVC100.dll missing
Install missing Visual C++ 2010 Redistributables[18] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Dolby Digital, Speex | |
Interface | Adobe Flash | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Uplay |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5-750 2.6 GHz |
AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz Intel Core i5-2400S 2.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 5850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | AMD Radeon R9 290X Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX-compatible | 5.1 surround sound |
Controller | Xbox 360 Controller (optional) |
- A 64-bit system is required.
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 (298110) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ How To Skip Far Cry 4’s Unskippable Launch Animations | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
- ↑ Ubisoft disabled commandline switch to skip intro videos in Far Cry 4. How to fix that : farcry
- ↑ Far Cry 4 WSGF - last accessed on February 10, 2019
- ↑ FC 4 Far Cry 4 Blur Depth Of Field DOF remover disabler - Page 3 - File topics - The Nexus Forums
- ↑ Far Cry 4 Tweaking :: Guru3D
- ↑ PC Patch 1.5.0 - December 8th, 2014 :: Ubisoft Forums
- ↑ How to fix Mouse Acceleration :: Far Cry 4 General Discussions
- ↑ Toggle Aim :: Steam Community
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Far Cry 4 - Season Pass Details - UbiBlog - Ubisoft®
- ↑ FarCry 4 Can't turn any vehicles? - Overclock.net - An Overclocking Community - last accessed on 2018-07-27
- ↑ Unresponsive vehicle turning :: Far Cry 4 General Discussions - last accessed on 2018-07-27
- ↑ PC Can't turn vehicle when driving - last accessed on 2018-07-27
- ↑ Temporarily FIX Stuttering :: Far Cry 4 General Discussions
- ↑ Kotaku (2014) - How To Get Far Cry 4 Running More Smoothly on PC
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/624075374612147893/#c624075566981854443
- ↑ Verified by User:Hawaii_Beach on 2016-09-04
- ↑ MSVCR100.dll is missing