Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

Developers
	Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Dunia
Release dates
Windows	October 21, 2008

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

General information

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Far Cry Wiki

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Steam Community Discussions

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SecuROM, 5 activations on 3 PCs. Removed in patch 1.03
Amazon.com		Fortune's Edition
Amazon.co.uk		Fortune's Edition
GamersGate
Gamesplanet		Fortune's Edition
GameStop
GOG.com		Fortune's Edition
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store		Fortune's Edition
Steam		Fortune's Edition
Uplay (US/Canada)		Fortune's Edition
Uplay (EMEA/other)

Version differences

The Fortune's Edition is a complete edition containing the base game and the Fortunes Pack DLC.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
Fortunes Pack	Included with the Fortune's Edition
Intel Bonus Missions	Released as a free download.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use command line argument[citation needed] Use the -GameProfile_SkipIntroMovies 1 command line argument.

Limit FPS

Use command line argument[citation needed] Use the -RenderProfile_MaxFps X command line argument where X is the maximum FPS. Notes If you see screen-tearing, give the game some extra frames to render. Alternatively, the gfx_maxFps console command can be used to set the framerate limit in-game.

Intel bonus missions

DLC containing extra missions from a promotional deal between Ubisoft and Intel.

For Steam version follow these instructions

Patches

The 1.03 patch removes the activation requirement and allows for the game to be played without the need for the disc.

Mods

• Far Cry 2 Rewards - General improvements/balancing alterations.
• Dylan's Realism Mod - Revisions to enemy health, diamond prices, enemy AI, and other balance changes.
• Far Cry 2 No Malaria and Infinite Sprint - Patch that only disables malaria attacks and removes the cooldown on sprinting.

Advanced improvements

These tweaks require editing XML documents within the game's resource file. Download mod tools from moddb. From the archive, extract the contents of the WobFC2DUNIAxxx directory into the <path-to-game>\modding\ directory, creating this directory if it doesn't exist. Run bootstrap.bat to unpack Far Cry 2's resource file into your modding directory. After changes have been made to the unpacked resources, run build_patch.bat to pack the modified resources back up into patch.fat and patch.dat files. Copy patch.fat and patch.dat into <path-to-game>\Data_Win32\, backing up the existing resource files before overwriting them. Notes This process should work even with mods installed. Mods are typically distributed as patch.fat and patch.dat resources. The mod tools will unpack these resources if installed, so when the resources are repackaged after making these improvements the mod should be preserved.

Mouse sensitivity multiplier

Far Cry 2's resource file contains a set of mouse sensitivity multipliers which augment the sensitivity slider in the options menu.

• In the original\patch\config\inputactionmapcommon.xml file, change the sensitivity attributes within each <MouseFilter> element to the desired scalar.

Remove mouse speed clamp

Far Cry 2 clamps mouse speed once it reaches a certain rate. This can be problematic for player who use high CPI mice or low sensitivities.

• In the original\patch\config\inputactionmapcommon.xml file, remove the maxOutput attributes from each <MouseFilter> element.

Eliminate one-frame latency

Far Cry 2 uses a multithreaded renderer, meaning the rendering happens in a thread separate from the main game loop. This pipelining, which is performed by default, increases framerate substantially but at the cost of one frame of latency. Since Far Cry 2 needs to be framerate limited to avoid certain bugs, this tradeoff can be beneficial in cases where framerate is capped well below the system's capabilities, or in cases where the player values low latency over outright framerate.

• In the original\patch\engine\settings\defaultthreadingconfig.xml file, set ThreadCnt="0" on the <ThreadSetting id="RENDER_THREAD" ...> element.

Notes

Additional threads can be allocated to the PHYSIC_THREADS and JOB_THREADS to regain some lost framerate. 4 physics threads and 2 job threads appear to yield the greatest performance increase on quad core machines. Increasing job threads too far can have catastrophic effects on performance.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 2\GamerProfile.xml

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 2\Saved Games\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Patch 1.02 and above.
Multi-monitor			See above.
Ultra-widescreen			Menus and loading screens are stretched.
Field of view (FOV)		Use Widescreen Fixer.
Windowed		Press Alt+↵ Enter to toggle.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Force in the graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA up to 8x. SGSSAA can be utilized through anti-aliasing compatibility bits 0x000010C1 under NVIDIA Inspector.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		High frame rates cause the game-breaking Bouncing NPC glitch.

Disable Motion Blur and Depth of Field

These settings cause in-game blurriness.

Instructions[citation needed] Go to the configuration file location. Open GamerProfile.xml with your text editor of choice. Between the lines </CustomQuality> and </RenderProfile> copy and paste the following: <Post> <quality GameDepthOfField="0" CinematicDepthOfField="0" MotionBlur="0" FXAALevel="0" id="ultrahigh" /> </Post> Set the file to read-only.[citation needed] Notes This does not change the blur/dark effect caused by over-sprinting to the point where the player is forced back to walk. You can change values also to your liking, e.g. if you want DoF but not motion blur, simply change 0 to 1 in GameDepthOfField and CinematicDepthOfField.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output. May require DirectSound 3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 3

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Turkish				A Turkish fan patch is available here. (Requires game version 1.03)

Network

In-game network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Dedicated Server software available for Windows and Linux.
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound)	9000-9003
UDP (outbound)	3074, 9000-9003

VR support

3D modes	Native	GG3D	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision			Use Helix Mod for better 3D support.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D
Devices	Native	Notes
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues unresolved

Stuck/can't exit turret

This happens if the "interact" key is rebound to anything other than the "default" (E). In order to exit the turret if key is rebound, E must be used.

Jackal Tapes glitch

As of patch 1.03 any tape found in the Southern district will play as the ninth tape.

Issues fixed

Bouncing NPC glitch

This is a game-breaking bug, important NPCs can't even complete their dialog to progress your story, see Limit FPS to limit the FPS to 60.

Notes

60 FPS is a conservative limit. NPCs' idle and player-tracking animations appear to start breaking down around 120 FPS. Occurrences of NPCs floating up into the air then falling to their death may increase in frequency as the framerate limit is set higher, but it only appears to happen a couple of times per playthrough at 90 FPS.

Audio glitches

Certain audio devices (namely older Realtek integrated audio chips) aren't compatible with the audio in the game and will reverse all channels or make the back channel primary and the front channel near inaudible.

Update audio drivers[citation needed] Try updating your audio drivers to the latest version.

Modify .ini file[citation needed] Go to <path-to-game>\Data_Win32\SoundBinary\ Open DARE.ini. Find the line DISABLE_OPTIMISATION and set the value to FALSE. Save your changes.

Game always runs windowed

The Nvidia 301.24 BETA drivers can cause Far Cry 2 to load in windowed mode, minimizing the game can also cause the same effect. This is easily resolved.

Change renderer from DX10 to DX9[citation needed] Launch the game and from the menu select Options then navigate to Display. From here simply change your DirectX version to 9 and click Apply. Restart the game. Notes Alternatively you can simply press Alt+↵ Enter to go back into full-screen mode, however some users may have unexpected issues like vsync turning off even if it's set on.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 10, 10.1
Shader Model support	3
64-bit executable

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Matchmaking+, PunkBuster

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 3.2 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or better	Intel Core 2 Duo Family, AMD 64 X2 5200+, AMD Phenom or better
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia Geforce 6800 ATI Radeon X1650 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 3 support	Nvidia Geforce 8600 GTS ATI Radeon X1900 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible

Multiple saves and user created maps will increase the amount of needed hard disk space.