Red Faction: Guerrilla

Red Faction: Guerrilla

Developers   Volition, Inc. Windows Reactor Zero

Publishers   THQ   Nordic Games

Engines   Geo-Mod 2.0

Release dates Windows September 15, 2009

Red Faction

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

Key points

Games for Windows Live removed from Steam version in Steamworks update.

DirectX 10 mode enables Sun Rays and Ambient Occlusion but may cause performance issues and glitches. (problem fixed in Steam version due to game using DirectX 11)

General information

Red Faction Wiki - A wiki for the Red Faction universe

Faction Files - A mod database for the Red Faction series

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys
Retail		DRM: Games for Windows - LIVE.
Humble Store		Red Faction Collection.
Steam

All non-Steam versions require Games for Windows - LIVE.

Comes bundled with the Demons Of The Badlands expansion, the Multiplayer Pack DLC, and 2 exclusive multiplayer maps

Essential improvements

Mod Manager

Makes it easier to install new mods.

Comes bundled with many useful mods.

Gameplay Mods

Physics Mod

Does not work with the Steam version.

Reconstructor

Installing the Reconstructor Mod Go to <path-to-game>\Build\PC\Cache\ Copy misc.vpp_pc, effects.vpp_pc and items.vpp_pc Paste the files into the Reconstructor folder Run build_reconstructor Copy back all three files to original location (overwriting older ones if asked to) Delete, move or rename table.vpp_pc

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Red Faction Guerrilla\Options\rfg_display_options.rfgs_pc

Configuration file is encrypted

Save game data location

	Location
Windows (GFWL)	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Red Faction Guerrilla\Saves\
Windows (Steamworks)	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\20500\remote\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
GameSave Manager

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			15:9 resolutions require a workaround; see WSGF details.
Multi-monitor			Multi-monitor requires a workaround; see WSGF details.
Field of view (FOV)		You need to follow Armageddon's do-it-yourself instructions. Tools here. Steam guide.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Windowed Borderless Gaming is fully compatible.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
High frame rate		No frame rate or refresh rate cap.

Input settings

In-game video settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping		Same-device restrictions present for axis (movement) controls. E.g., cannot bind Right Mouse button for 'Forwards' and Arrow down for 'Backwards'.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller Y-axis inversion

Audio settings

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
Spanish

Network

Online features in non-Steam versions require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16
Hot-seat		4	Wrecking Crew gamemode only.

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)	53, 80, 3074
UDP (outbound)	53, 88, 3074

Issues fixed

Game doesn't start/can't save

Check GFWL sign-in problems

Can't change resolution

Launch the game with -width XXXX -height XXXX parameters

Launch the game in DirectX 9 mode with -nod3d10 parameter

Hex edit config file Hex editing skills are required for the operation Open rfg_display_options.rfgs_pc with an hex editor Look at offset 0x001. There's where width is stored Height can be found at offset 0x005 Change them accordingly. Refer to this table for common little endian values Notes Additional information regarding hex editing can be found here

Performance issues

Launch the game in DX9 mode with -nod3d10 parameter The game might actually perform worse on certain systems. Graphical settings will be limited to only a few parameters.

Disable the ambient occlusion in the in-game settings

Random game crashes

Try unplugging any connected controllers. The game might crash on certain system configurations if you unplug a controller during the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 10, 11	D3D11 added to Steam version in Steamworks update.
Shader Model support	3, 4
64-bit executable

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Input	XInput
Cutscenes	Bink
Multiplayer	GFWL, Steamworks	GFWL used for non-Steam versions.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual-Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2)	3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2)
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1300 Nvidia GeForce 7600 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support	ATI Radeon HD 3850 Nvidia GeForce 8800 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support