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Revision as of 23:18, 12 November 2021
Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Dunia | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 21, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 85 |
IGDB | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
Genres | FPS |
Series | Far Cry |
Far Cry | |
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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 |
Far Cry 5 | 2018 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 2019 |
Far Cry 6 | 2021 |
Key points
- The game has multiple bugs (Bouncing NPCs, missing content...) that were never fixed. Many mods are available that fix most of these bugs, restore content and improve certain features. See Mods.
General information
- Ubisoft Forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Manual
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM PA DRM, 5 activations on 3 PCs.[1] Removed in patch 1.03[2] |
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Amazon.co.uk | Fortune's Edition | |||
Epic Games Store | Fortune's Edition | |||
Fortune's Edition | ||||
GOG.com | Fortune's Edition | |||
Green Man Gaming | Fortune's Edition | |||
Humble Store | Fortune's Edition | |||
Steam | Fortune's Edition. Can be run DRM-free when launched directly from the executable | |||
Ubisoft Store | Fortune's Edition, included with Ubisoft+. | |||
GamersGate (unavailable) | Fortune's Edition |
Version differences
- The Fortune's Edition is a complete edition containing the base game and the Fortune's Pack DLC.
- Pre-order versions contained "Predecessor Tapes", additional missions that can now be unlocked using FC2 MultiFixer.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Fortunes Pack | Included with the Fortune's Edition | |
Intel Bonus Missions | Released as a free download. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro video
Use -GameProfile_SkipIntroMovies 1 command line argument
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Patches
Patch 1.03
The patch removes the activation requirement and allows the game to be played without the disc. Only required for the Retail DVD version.
Utilities
FC2 MultiFixer
A small program made by FoxAhead that allows you to toggle on and off essential fixes and tweak various parameters like FOV, unlocking missing DLCs, fixing the missing Jackals Tapes, Cheats and more - all in a user-friendly user-interface. Its biggest advantage over manual tweaks is that it does not modify the game's file or .dlls. Instead, your changes will be stored in a configuration file. This allows you to revert to a full vanilla state if need be. It is compatible with most mods, and is even bundled with the most popular ones like Redux. The link provided above explains in detail how to set it up.
Enabling SSAO for Nvidia graphics cards
Change Ambient Occlusion flag in Nvidia Profile Inspector[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 2\GamerProfile.xml %LOCALAPPDATA%\My Games\Far Cry 2\InputUserActionMap.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19900/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 2\Saved Games\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19900/pfx/[Note 1] |
- "Quicksave" button creates a new manual save each time, they don't overwrite each other.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect | [4] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Patch 1.02 and above.[5] Separate widescreen option is optional and changes FOV with weapon zoom. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Menus and loading screens are stretched.[6] Make changes on the main menu, changing aspect ratios in-game may result in stretching and other errors. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Far Cry 2 Multi Fixer for version 1.03. | ||
Windowed | Press Alt+↵ Enter to toggle. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA. Nvidia users can utilize SGSSAA through anti-aliasing compatibility bits 0x000010C1 in Nvidia Profile Inspector.[citation needed] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | No frame rate cap. High frame rates can cause save corruption and game ending engine bugs. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | No frame rate cap. High frame rates can cause save corruption and game ending engine bugs. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Some minor commands, such as exiting turrets and operating the wristwatch, are permanently bound to the default WASD controls. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Can be modified further by editing Sensitivity value in GamerProfile.xml .[7] |
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Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Toggle aim down sights
Create AutoHotkey script |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output.[8] May require DirectSound 3D restoration software. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 3.0, DirectSound3D.[9][10] |
- EAX 3.0 only used for indoor occlusion effects, not reverb.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail only. | |||
French | ||||
Italian | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Retail only, Available to download for digital releases. | |||
Polish | Retail only. For digital versions download this | |||
Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | Fan translation download link. (site in Turkish) |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | Versus Radmin VPN is used for shared lan multiplayer |
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Online play | 16 | Versus FC2MPPatcher patching utility is needed: GitHub or FC2MP.COM |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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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) |
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TCP | 9000-9003 |
UDP | 3074, 9000-9003 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod for better 3D support. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
iZ3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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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.
"Silent phone call" bug
- Sometimes when answering a call, the dialogue will be missing. You will still get the mission objectives you may get, but you miss out on the dialogue and potential tips.
- There is no known fix. Unlike many people claim, it happens with both DX9 and DX10 even if the framerate is capped at 30. However, it seems to happen more often when using the DX10 renderer and/or high framerate (60 and above).
"Black Square" bug
- When using DX10, using Bloom in combination with HDR (enabled by default in DX10) will cause a black square to fill parts of the screen in many different scenarios, but mainly when looking down. Disabling bloom also disables brightness adaptation, making it hard to see properly in dark areas but the only known workaround is to disable it, or play in DX9 mode.[11]
Issues fixed
Bouncing NPC glitch
- High FPS will cause errors in character animations. At very high FPS this can be a game-breaking bug as important NPCs can't complete their dialog to progress the story.
Use FC2 MultiFixer |
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Cap your framerate. Some people report that up to 75Hz/FPS is fine, but 60 is recommended. |
Game resolution changes to 1600x900 when Alt-Tabbing
- Alt-tabbing out of the game may cause the resolution to reset to 1600x900.[citation needed]
Reset your resolution[citation needed] |
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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.
Modify .ini file[citation needed] |
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Vegetation looks blocky
Disable alpha to coverage[12] |
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Disable anti-aliasing (including that by external tools)[12] |
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Launch crash to desktop on newer systems
Use systemdetection.dll from Far Cry 3[citation needed] |
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Notes:
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Game automatically minimizes after launch
Change resolution in GamerProfile.xml |
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Advanced improvements
The following tweaks require editing XML documents within the game's resource file[citation needed] |
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Notes
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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.
Instructions[citation needed] |
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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 DPI mice or low sensitivities.
Instructions[citation needed] |
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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.
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9, 10, 10.1 | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Matchmaking+ | |
Anti-cheat | PunkBuster |
Command line arguments
Parameter | Effect |
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-GameProfile_GodMode 1 | Enables god mode (only enable after tutorial) |
-GameProfile_UnlimitedAmmo 1 | Unlimited ammo (only enable after tutorial) |
-GameProfile_AllWeaponsUnlock 1 | Unlocks all weapons |
-GameProfile_UnlimitedReliability 1 | Weapons will never break |
-exec filename | Parses console commands from the file named filename in your Game data directory. Known to work for files with a .CFG extension. Execution results can be viewed in-game by opening the console with ~. |
Mods
- Far Cry 2 Redux - 2019 ModDB MOTY Winner (Editor's Choice). Immersion focused massive overhaul of Far Cry 2. Bug fixes, more dynamic AI, and a complete re-balance of multiple aspects of the game. Stays true to the vanilla emergent gameplay loop.
- Far Cry 2: Vanilla+ (Tom's Mod) - A vanilla focused mod that maintains the feel of the original game while adding improved graphics, re-balanced weapons, quality of life features, massively increased gameplay variety and plenty of bug fixes.
- Infamous Fusion - Major mod with countless improvements on realism, graphics, weapons, animations and gameplay.
- Dylan's Realism Mod - Revisions to enemy health, diamond prices, enemy AI, and other balance changes.
- No Malaria and Infinite Sprint - A simple mod that only disables malaria attacks and removes the cooldown on sprinting.
- Far Cry 2 Modernized - Overhaul of Far Cry 2 based on Far Cry 2 Redux, that includes other mods and fixes as well as a Reshade Preset.
- Real Africa - A SweetFX shader mod to greatly improve the graphics by removing the brown filter. If you get an error message on launch, just ignore it and press ok.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3500+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo AMD 64 X2 5200+ AMD Phenom |
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.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (19900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Far Cry 2 Activation Information - Far Cry 2 - PC - Ubisoft Customer Support Site
- ↑ Far Cry 2 PC 1.03 Patch
- ↑ SSAO for Far Cry 2
- ↑ Cloud save support for games available on Ubisoft+ - last accessed on 2021-09-04
- ↑ Far Cry 2 Patch adds Widescreen Support
- ↑ Far Cry 2 21:9 Gameplay (2560x1080) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube
- ↑ Mouse sensitivity
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ ALchemy database Far Cry 2 entry
- ↑ FC2 uses OpenAL or Directsound3D? ALchemy? - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Thorough exploration of the black squares bug
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Need a fix for graphical bugs with sweet fx. :: Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ http://www.openworldgames.org/owg/forums/index.php?topic=3920.0
- ↑ http://www.openworldgames.org/owg/forums/index.php?topic=2390.msg44004#msg44004
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/far_cry_series/fc2_modding_tools_not_working_with_this_version_bootstrap_says_missing_fcb_file/post3