Red Faction: Armageddon

Red Faction
Red Faction	2001
Red Faction II	2003
Red Faction: Guerrilla	2009
Red Faction: Armageddon	2011

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[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Humble Store		Sold together with other games from series.
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
Path to War

Game data[edit]

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\55110\remote

Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\55110\remote

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game video settings.

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Multi-monitor.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[1]

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.

Apply the Red Faction: Armageddon FOV Fix^[2]

Notes

Playing online with this fix may trigger a VAC ban^{[citation needed]}

This fix will only work while controlling your character in non-vehicle and non-exo suit mode.

Multi-monitor[edit]

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.

Set resolution in registry^[3]

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Volition\Red Faction: Armageddon\Video Settings
Set your resolution in ResolutionWidth and ResolutionHeight.

Input settings[edit]

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse settings.

In-game gamepad settings.

In-game gamepad layout 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		Can only switch between pre-defined layouts.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

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

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4	Co-op
Online play		4	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound)	7755
UDP (outbound)	7755

Issues fixed[edit]

Game Crashing or BSOD at Start[edit]

This error is normally found on AMD machines.

Update your motherboard BIOS^{[citation needed]}

Carefully read manual to your motherboard and instructions how to update your BIOS.

This procedure can break your motherboard if applied incorrectly.

Video settings won't stick[edit]

On Windows 8, video settings might reset back to defaults after closing and relaunching the game.

Change compatibility settings^[4]

Go to the installation folder.
Set the file rf4_launcher.exe to compatibility mode with Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Game Crashing on "New Game" (Steam version)[edit]

Broken by a recent Steam update.

Nordic Games (current owners of Red Faction) have released a beta patch fixing the issue.

Opt into the public beta branch^[5]

Right-click RF Armageddon from your Steam Library and go to Properties.
Under the "Betas" tab, enter publicbeta12345 as a password and check this password.
Switch to the publicbeta branch that is unlocked as a result, and allow the patch to download.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11
Shader Model support	3, 4, 5
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.0 GHz	Intel Core i5 AMD Phenom II X4
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 3000 series Nvidia GeForce 8800 series 320 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	ATI Radeon HD 5000 series Nvidia GeForce GTX 400 series 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 4.0 support

References

[1] New 120Hz Games Report

[2] RF Armageddon FOV - Steam Users' Forums

[3] Red Faction Armageddon | WSGF

[4] :: Game doesn't save video settings - Steam Users' Forums

[5] :: New Game CRASH - BETA FIX - Steam Users' Forums

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Developers

	Volition
Publishers
	THQ
	Nordic Games
Engines
	Geo-Mod 2.5
Release dates
Windows	June 7, 2011