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===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
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{{ii}} Playing online with this fix may trigger a VAC ban{{CN|It's still unconfirmed}}
 
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{{Fixbox/fix|FoV fix|ref=<ref>[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=25739194 RF Armageddon FOV - Steam Users' Forums]</ref>}}
 
{{ii}} This fix will only work while controlling your character in non-vehicle and non-exo suit mode.
 
{{ii}} This fix will only work while controlling your character in non-vehicle and non-exo suit mode.
 
{{ii}} This game is using vertical FoV values. See [http://www.rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php FoV Calculator] to calculate your desired horizontal FoV.
 
{{ii}} This game is using vertical FoV values. See [http://www.rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php FoV Calculator] to calculate your desired horizontal FoV.
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{{ii}} Multi-monitor resolutions can be set in the registry.<ref>http://www.wsgf.org/dr/red-faction-armageddon</ref> Use together with the [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]] fix to improve the visible area.
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{{ii}} Multi-monitor resolutions can be set in the registry. Use together with the [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]] fix to improve the visible area.
 
{{ii}} Stretched HUD and crosshair.
 
{{ii}} Stretched HUD and crosshair.
  
 
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{{Fixbox/fix|Set resolution in registry|<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/red-faction-armageddon Red Faction Armageddon | WSGF]</ref>}}
 
# Open the [[Registry Editor]]:
 
# Open the [[Registry Editor]]:
#* Vista and newer: open the Start screen/Start menu, type <code>regedit</code>, press {{key|Enter}}.
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# Navigate to <code>{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE\Volition\Red Faction: Armageddon\Video Settings</code>
#* Windows XP: press {{key|Win|R}}, type <code>regedit</code>, press {{key|Enter}}.
 
# Go to <code>{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Volition\Red Faction: Armageddon\Video Settings</code>
 
 
# Set your resolution in <code>ResolutionWidth</code> and <code>ResolutionHeight</code>
 
# Set your resolution in <code>ResolutionWidth</code> and <code>ResolutionHeight</code>
 
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|minmem  = 2 GB
 
|minmem  = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 7.5 GB
 
|minHD    = 7.5 GB
|minGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce 88xx series
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|minGPU  = ATI Radeon HD30xx series
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD30xx series
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|minGPU2  = NVIDIA GeForce 88xx series
 
|minVRAM  = 320 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 320 MB
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
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|recCPU  = Any Quad Core Processor (Intel Core i5 or AMD Phenom II X4) or 3.0+ GHz Dual Core CPU
 
|recCPU  = Any Quad Core Processor (Intel Core i5 or AMD Phenom II X4) or 3.0+ GHz Dual Core CPU
 
|recmem  = 4 GB
 
|recmem  = 4 GB
|recGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series
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|recGPU  = ATI Radeon HD5000 series
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD5000 series
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|recGPU2  = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series
 
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recDX    = 11
 
|recDX    = 11

Revision as of 18:29, 6 May 2014

Red Faction: Armageddon
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Developers
Volition, Inc.
Publishers
THQ
Nordic Games
Engines
Geo-Mod 2.5
Release dates
Windows June 7, 2011
Red Faction: Armageddon on Wikipedia
Red Faction
Red Faction 2001
Red Faction II 2003
Red Faction: Guerrilla 2009
Red Faction: Armageddon 2011
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered 2018

Key points

Has issues running on AMD/ATI systems, sometimes causing BSOD.
Not working properly from RAM Disk. Loading level usually fails and falls back to main menu.

General information

Red Faction Wiki - A wiki for the Red Faction universe
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Steam.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55110/pfx/[Note 1]
Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55110/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Playing online with this fix may trigger a VAC ban[citation needed]
Instructions

Multi-monitor

Multi-monitor resolutions can be set in the registry. Use together with the Field of view (FOV) fix to improve the visible area.
Stretched HUD and crosshair.
Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Game Crashing at Start or BSOD

This error is normally found within AMD machines, games such as Saints Row: The Third and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine suffer the same issue.
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2) or higher
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7.5 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD30xx series
NVIDIA GeForce 88xx series
320 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References