Just Cause 2

Just Cause 2

Developers   Avalanche Studios

Publishers   Square Enix

Engines   Avalanche Engine 2.0

Release dates Windows March 23, 2010

Just Cause

Just Cause	2006
Just Cause 2	2010
Just Cause 3	2015

Key points

Well-optimized for PC.^{[citation needed]}

Negative mouse acceleration, but mods are available to remove it

General information

Just Cause Website

Just Cause Wiki

Just Cause 2 Mods - A large modding community for the game

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys
Retail
Amazon.com
GamersGate
GameStop
Green Man Gaming
Steam

All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

You can skip introduction cutscenes by pressing enter.

Modifications

Several excellent mods are available for Just Cause 2.

Select mods:

• Increased Grapple Range & Speed
• Technopath's Black Market Mod
• Superman Flying Mod (and in first-person)
• Super Car
• HD Improved Clouds
• High-Resolution Moon and Enhanced Stars
• Map Viewer
• No Film Grain
• Remove Negative Mouse Acceleration

Generally, mods go in <path-to-game>\dropzone or <path-to-game>\archives_win32

Create the dropzone folder, as it doesn't normally exist. If your mod comes with subfolders (like textures), put the subfolders inside dropzone. Some mods do not use dropzone, so please read the instructions for all mods.

Just Cause 2 Multiplayer Mod

Also known as 'JC2-MP'.

Supports privately-hosted servers.

Officially released via Steam as a mod for Just Cause 2 on December 16, 2013.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Square Enix\Just Cause 2\Saves\JC2Settings

Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\8190

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
GameSave Manager

Video settings

In-game resolution settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			For custom resolutions use /WidthW= and /HeightW= parameters.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Command-line Parameters.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Command-line Parameters.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
High frame rate		No frame rate or refresh rate cap.

Input settings

In-game keyboard/mouse settings.

In-game key map settings.

In-game gamepad settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Negative mouse acceleration. Can be disabled.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput controllers only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller Y-axis inversion

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  In-game gamepad layout screen (for General).

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  In-game gamepad layout screen (for Land/Sea Vehicles).

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  In-game gamepad layout screen (for Helicopters).

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  In-game gamepad layout screen (for Planes).

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects, Speech.
Surround sound		5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 are supported.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play		Install the Just Cause 2: Multiplayer Mod.
Online play		Install the Just Cause 2: Multiplayer Mod.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Dedicated
Self-hosting		See the Just Cause 2 Multiplayer wiki.
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Possible crash fix

Turn off 'decals' in video options menu

Game forces windowed mode

Turn off Teamviewer

Directx Error 3

Force graphics adapter Right click Just Cause 2 in your Steam Library and select its proprieties Add /dxadapter=0 to the launch options and press OK.

NVidia Optimus laptops use Intel IGP only

Force the dedicated GPU Download Nvidia Inspector Open it and click the button to the right of "DRIVER VERSION". From the PROFILE menu, select JUST CAUSE 2. Scroll down the window until you find: "Shim Rendering Mode Options per application for Optimus". Click the text to the right, scroll to the top of the dropdown list, and select "SHIM_RENDERING_OPTIONS_DEFAULT_RENDERING_MODE" Click APPLY CHANGES in the top right-hand corner. Run your game Notes: These changes may cause some Nvidia-specific advanced graphics choices (bokeh, gpu water) to become unavailable in Just Cause 2.

Other information

Command-line Parameters

There are several Command-line Parameters to help optimize the game even further. To add them, you must do the following:

1. Right click on "Just Cause 2" in your Steam game library.
2. Click properties at the bottom of the new context menu
3. Click the "Set Launch Options" button
4. Enter in whichever commandline options you want. (Examples listed below)

All listed perameters work in both the demo and the full game.

Command line parameter	Description	Accepted variables
/FailSafe	Run in failsafe mode (ignore settings)
/Fullscreen	Force fullscreen mode
/Windowed	Force windowed mode
/Width=N	Change width of resolution
/Height=N	Change height of resolution
/WidthFS=N	Change width of resolution (fullscreen only)
/HeightFS=N	Change height of resolution (fullscreen only)
/WidthW=N	Change width of resolution (windowed only)
/HeightW=N	Change height of resolution (windowed only)
/RefreshRate=N	Change the refresh rate
/MSAA=N	Alter the MSAA sample count
/VSync=B	Enable (or disable) V-Sync	0 - 1
/Aniso=N	Alter the Ansiotropic filter intensity	0 - 7 (Default: 7)
/Shadows=N	Change shadow quality	0 - 2 (Default: 1)
/ShadowRes=N	Alter shadow Resolution	0 - 1 (Default: 0)
/SSAO=B	Enable/disable SSAO	0 - 1 (Default: 0)
/HBAO=B	Enable/disable HBAO method for SSAO	0 - 1 (Default: 1)
/PLSpec=B	Enable/disable pointlight specular	0 - 1 (0)
/PostEffects=B	Enable/disable posteffects	0 - 1 (1)
/LODFactor=N	Alter geometric dtail over distance	0-3 (Default: 0)
/Decals=B	Enable/disable decals	0 - 1
/EdgeFade=B	Enable/disable edge fade effect	0 - 1
/FilmGrain=B	Enable/disable film grain effect	0 - 1
/fovfactor=N	Changes field of view.	1.0 - 2.0 (Default: 1.0)
/DXBuffers=		(Default: 1)
/FramerateCap=	Allows user to set a cap on the frame rate	(Default: disabled)
/DXAdapter=	Allows users with multiple GPUs to force the use of a specific card
/borderless=B

^{B stands for boolean; Where 1 is equal to "enabled," and 0 is equal to "disabled"}

^{N stands for number; Set to whichever number requested}

You can use multiple parameters by separating them with a space. (For example: /fovfactor=2 /frameratecap=30 /filmgrain=0)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	Vista SP1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz AMD Phenom X3 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 series ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 series ATI Radeon HD 5750 series 512 MB of VRAM
Controller		XInput controller

CPUs must have SSE3 available