Key points
- Large number of issues reported on multiple hardware configurations, including texture problems, falling through the world, etc.
General information
- Official game site
- Ubisoft Forums - PC Discussion
- Ubisoft Forums - Technical Community Help
- Far Cry Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Template:Availability Table
- All versions require Uplay.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
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Input settings
In-game general control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings.
Template:Input settings
Manually bind Enter key to an action
Toggle aiming down sights (ADS) for weapons
Negative mouse acceleration
- Negative mouse acceleration prevents fast mouse movements. Mouse acceleration option in the Options menu does not fix the negative effect.
Audio settings
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Issues unresolved
Game stuck on skill tree
- Game stuck on the first time you enter the skill tree. The game will not exit from the skill tree no matter what key is pressed.
Crash after first cutscene and random crashing
- Crash after first cutscene.[1]
- First cutscene is also unskippable.[2]
- Crashes occur randomly in all parts of the game.[3]
Textures and artifacting
Artifact blocks appear on screen.
Escaping to menu and returning and geometry has failed to load correctly.
Stretched, hollow blocks of the ground appearing randomly. (Possible Fix for this particular one at least for me is to change to direct X 9. Also going offline in Uplay may rectify the issue.)
Crash when installed in a Windows 8 Storage Space
- The Game will refuse to run when installed on a drive which is managed by a Windows 8/8.1 Storage Space.
Issues fixed
Disable ambient occlusion
- Ambient occlusion can't be disabled completely through the in-game settings when playing in DirectX 11, only switched to various techniques available (SSAO, HBAO, HDAO).
Disable depth of field
- This will improve performance and fix the low-res textures on the background.
Change UI language
- For some reason Far Cry 3 will sometimes have a (poorly) translated interface.
Microstutter
Multi-GPU crash
- If your game freezes and crashes when entering a saved game, you must disable the Post FX option.
Game stuck on splash screen
- Game splash screen pops up on desktop and freezes, doing nothing until the process is ended.
Parachute will not open
Game reports wrong button for opening parachute when jumping with wing-suit. There seems to be link between crouch binding and change vehicle seat binding. Make sure that these actions are bound to same key.[4]
Multiplayer weapons will not level up
- Weapons earn EXP and level up during matches, but do no retain EXP post-game; weapons stay at level 1 indefinitely.
Disable HDR
- Disable this to improve fps.
Installation Issues
When using a C:\ drive with limited space such as an SSD, the game will not install onto a secondary drive even if you have sufficient free space.
First loading screen stalls or takes excessive amounts of time
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700/AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or equivalent dual-core
| Intel Core i3-530/AMD Phenom II X2 565 or equivalent quad-core |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 8800 AMD Radeon HD 2900 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 AMD Radeon HD 5770 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References