Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Red Faction is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person FPS game in the Red Faction series.
The game suffers from severe bugs and compatibility issues, especially on modern systems, in both singleplayer and multiplayer.
The Dash Faction community-made modernization patch fixes most known bugs and virtually all known compatibility issues, and adds many new features and enhancements.
General information
- Faction Files Community Discord - Active community Discord for the Red Faction games and universe, and the hub where virtually all activity within the community is organized
- Red Faction Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
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Keys |
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Retail |
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2 CDs, disc 2 is used for check. OS X installer is also available alongside with an upgrade patch.[3] Use Dash Faction to disable the disc check. |
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Retail |
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Steam key provided as part of the Red Faction Complete box set. |
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GOG.com |
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Humble Store |
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Steam |
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GamersGate (unavailable) |
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Green Man Gaming (unavailable) |
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Essential improvements
Dash Faction
Dash Faction is an open source patch/launcher for Red Faction that improves stability, performance, and compatibility with modern systems. Additionally, it includes bug and security vulnerability fixes, video and graphical quality improvements/enhancements, autosaves after each level transition, and multiple other enhancements/usability improvements.
- Dash Faction is only compatible with the Red Faction 1.20 North America version. If the game version is 1.00 or 1.10, the Dash installer will automatically apply the latest retail patch (1.20). For the Steam/GOG version, the Dash installer will create a new game executable
RF_120na.exe
that is fully compatible with the launcher.
- Use the
-game
command line argument to DashFactionLauncher.exe
to launch the game immediately without displaying the launcher window.
Use the automated setup:[4][5]
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- Download and run the installer from GitHub or Faction Files.
- Click on Next till the Select RF.exe location screen appears.
- Enter the location of RF.exe in
<path-to-game> .
- If a prompt appears about the "Detected Red Faction version is not directly supported by Dash Faction", click OK.
- Click Next a few times and adjust some settings at the Select Additional Tasks window if desired.
- Click Install.
- Click Finish.
- Launcher will open now, go to the Options menu to adjust settings when desired.
- Launch the game from now on by first opening
DashFactionLauncher.exe and then by clicking on Launch Game in the Dash Faction launcher.
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Install it manually:[6]
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- Download the Dash Faction ZIP archive.
- Extract the archive to any folder desired, doesn't have to be Red Faction installation folder.
- Run
DashFactionLauncher.exe .
- Dash Faction is only compatible with the Red Faction 1.20 North America version. If a prompt appears about the "Detected Red Faction version is not directly supported by Dash Faction", download the Red Faction 1.20 North America executable, extract it and replace the game's
<path-to-game>/rf.exe with it. Now the game's executable is fully compatible with Dash Faction.
- Open the Options window in the Dash Faction launcher.
- Set options to your preferences and make sure to set Game executable: to
<path-to-game> .
- Close Options menu.
- Click Launch Game to launch the game with all enhancements the launcher offers.
- Launch the game from now on by first opening
DashFactionLauncher.exe and then by clicking on Launch Game in the Dash Faction launcher.
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- Dash Faction by default automatically scales FOV for other aspect ratios based on the standard of 90° at 4:3.
Custom FOV with Dash Faction[7]
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- Install Dash Faction.
- Open the console.
- Use the
fov <value> command to change world FOV.
- Use
fpgun_fov_scale <value> to change viewmodel FOV.
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Input
In-game control settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Install Dash Faction to control level ambient sound volume separate from other sound effects. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 7.0 output with Dash Faction and DirectSound3D restoration software. |
Subtitles |
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Subtitles for PA announcements and character speech are not presented, despite existing in data files. Only direct radio is displayed. Subtitles show on high resolutions only with Dash Faction. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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EAX 2.0. |
Localizations
Network
Launcher network settings.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Type |
Native |
Notes |
Matchmaking |
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Peer-to-peer |
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Dedicated |
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Self-hosting |
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See dedicated_server.txt in the installation folder. Using Dash Faction is strongly recommended due to crippling bugs and critical security vulnerabilities present in servers using the base unpatched game. |
Direct IP |
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Use Add Server button in server browser. Install Dash Faction to allow usage of rf://IP:PORT protocol handler. |
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
7755 |
UDP |
7755 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status can be hacked for this game: Dash Faction installation is required.
Issues fixed
Game does not launch
- Many potential causes exist for this issue - so many that compiling a full list wouldn't be feasible. The fix provided below resolves all known causes.
At least 8 MB of video memory is required error
- Encountered when launching the retail version on a computer with > 2GiB available video memory.
Unable to initialize DirectX 8.0 error
Install Dash Faction[8]
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Notes
- If it's not fixed, run the game in Windowed or Stretched display modes.
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Stuttering/glitching/crashing
Submarine explodes when it hits water
- A bug that occurs at high frame rates (ie. > 60), which causes the submarine to explode when being dropped by the crane, immediately after destroying the Geothermal Power Plant.
Unresponsive, and always on top
- A bug that occurs if you click on another window after launching Red Faction but before the game screen appears.
Install Dash Faction to prevent this issue from occurring. If bug has already occurred, follow below instructions to end game task, then install Dash Faction to prevent recurrence.[8]
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End game task[citation needed]
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- Press ⊞ Win+R, type in
cmd and press ↵ Enter.
- Blind-type
taskkill /f /im RF.exe
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Other common issues
- See the community-maintained Red Faction FAQ for additional common issues and fixes.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
Stock game is Direct3D 8, Direct3D 9 is supported (and default) in standard Dash Faction patch as of version 1.6.0. |
OpenGL |
1.2.1 |
Mac OS and OS X only. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Middleware
Mods
- Faction Files community file hosting site containing a huge number of mods. A small selection of these mods are listed below
- Please note that many mods will expect you to have the Dash Faction patch installed, and likely will not function correctly without it.
Single Player Campaigns
- Full-length expansion campaign. Prequel to the main game storyline.
- Recreation of the entire Red Faction N-Gage campaign.
- Custom campaign inspired by a German fairy tale.
- Prequel mini campaign to the main game storyline.
- Port of the mini campaign in the Red Faction PS2 demo. Contains levels cut from the final release of the game.
Total Conversion Mods
- Mod that aims to make Red Faction PC play and look as close to the original PS2 version as possible (plus minor improvements).
- Mod that removes limitations on where Geo-Mod can be used, allowing for full destruction of all levels.
- Arcade realism-focused multiplayer mod inspired by Counter-Strike.
- Wintery snowball fight multiplayer mod.
- Epic fantasy/RPG-style single player mod.
Enhancements
- Project to recreate Red Faction textures from scratch, resulting in higher quality assets than the AI Upscale Textures. Currently in it's infancy so only contains some wall decals.
- 60 FPS versions of in-game cinematics (e.g. the campaign intro video).
- High quality 44KHz versions of most music tracks played throughout the game.
- Addon for HD Music Mod that contains high quality 44KHz of the rest of the music tracks in the game. (Use this alongside the HD Music Mod)
- High Poly versions of the health and envirosuit pickups.
Map Packs
- Map pack containing authentic ports of all multiplayer maps from the PS2 version of Red Faction.
- Map pack containing faithful recreations of all multiplayer maps from the N-Gage version of Red Faction, included in the N-Gage Remake campaign.
- All editions of the Red Faction Unite community level design project.
- Multiplayer map packs for biweekly Red Faction Game Night events.
System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98SE, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 400 MHz AMD K6-2 400 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 500 MHz AMD K6-2 500 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.02 GB |
1.2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible
| 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
Other |
4x CD-ROM drive | |
Mac OS |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
8.6 |
9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) |
300 MHz PowerPC G3 300 MHz PowerPC G4 |
400 MHz PowerPC G3 400 MHz PowerPC G4 |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.02 |
1.2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Rage Pro/128 ATI Radeon 7000 series Nvidia GeForce2 series 6 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.2.1 compatible
| ATI Rage Pro/128 ATI Radeon 7000 series Nvidia GeForce2 series 16 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.2.1 compatible |
Other |
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Notes
References