Key points
- 64-bit version available for separate download. See Essential improvements.
- Reflections on water are broken by default in Windows Vista and higher. See Broken water reflections.
General information
- Ubisoft Forums
- Far Cry Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Skip intro videos
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Go to <path-to-game>.
- From there navigate to:
Languages/Movies/English
- Replace the files
Crytek.bik , sandbox.bik , and Ubi.bik with those located here
Notes
- The 64-bit patch will change the format from .bik to .avi to skip them simply delete or rename the files with the inclusion of AMD64.
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Patches
- Patch v1.4 (32-bit only) - The latest patch available for the game
- 64-bit Upgrade Patch - Upgrades the game to take advantage of 64-bit architectures, allowing for higher frame rates and other optimizations.
Adds additional content, higher frame rates, enhanced textures, longer view distances, and more objects with real-time physics.
- 64-bit Enhanced Content Patch - Adds exclusive features such as higher resolution textures and objects as well as increased viewing distances in some cases.
Notes
- After applying the 64-bit Enhanced Content Patch, the mountain rock textures appear extremely blurry in-game.
Steam Instructions[citation needed]
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- The Steam version needs some additional steps for these patches to work.
- Go to <path-to-game>.
- Rename
Bin32 to something else.
- Rename
Bin64 to Bin32
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Mods
- Crymods - Active community website with extensive mod database.
- Far Cry Addon Mod (FCAM) - Various improvements to graphical and gameplay elements.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Changing the resolution using console[3]
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- Once in-game press ~.
- Type
\r_width 1440 (width of resolution).
- Type
\r_height 900 (height of resolution).
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Alternative - Changing the resolution by editing system.cfg[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Edit
system.cfg with a text editor.
- Set
r_Width = and r_Height = to the desired resolution.
Notes
- Use this method, if the game doesn't save resolution you've entered using console.
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- Be aware that FC servers can override the FOV setting to prevent cheating. It is possible to create a server which does not override the FOV.
Change FOV using console and developer mode[3]
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- Run Far Cry in Developer Mode using the
-devmode command line argument.
- When in-game, open a console by pressing ~.
- Type in
\fov XXX (where XXX is your horizontal FOV value, eg. \fov 105 ).
Notes
- You won't be able to join a servers in developer mode.
- Zooming in with your weapon resets the custom FOV.
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Permanently changing the FOV by editing files[3]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\FCData
- Make a backup copy of SCRIPTS.pak.
- Rename SCRIPTS.pak to SCRIPTS.pak.zip.
- Open SCRIPTS.pak.zip and navigate to the SCRIPTS\Default\Hud folder within the zip file.
- Extract ZoomView.lua and open it in Notepad.
- Find
NoZoom = 90 * 3.1415962 / 180 .
- Change
90 to the desired FOV value.
- Save your changes to ZoomView.lua.
- If you can't save ZoomView.lua after editing, right click, go to properties and make sure, it's not set to Read Only.
- Now overwrite the original ZoomView.lua with your modified version in SCRIPTS.pak.zip
- Rename SCRIPTS.pak.zip back to its original name SCRIPTS.pak.
Notes
- You need to zoom in once with your weapon at the start of each level for FOV changes to take effect.
- This FOV hack will work fine for LAN games.
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Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed]
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- Download and run DxWnd.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set the Path to
<path-to-game>\Bin32\FarCry.exe .
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on DirectX tab, set DirectX 9.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Only available in the retail version. See here for the Steam version translation. |
Russian |
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Czech |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
40000-42999 |
UDP |
41005, 41006, 44000, 49001 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues fixed
Game crashes with very high lighting
- When setting the Lighting Quality option in-game to Very High you may experience a crash/freeze every time you launch the game. This is easily resolved:
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
system.cfg with your text editor of choice.
- Modify the parameter
r_ShadersPrecache to 0
- Launch the game and set the Lighting Quality option to Very High.
Notes
- Alternatively you can just set the option to a maximum of High instead of Very High to resolve the issue.
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Broken water reflections
- Reflections on water are broken by default in Windows Vista and higher. Foliage and other objects are reflected, but landmasses are missing altogether.[4]
- Landmass reflections can work on Patch 1.1.
Apply WineD3D fix[5]
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- Go to this forum topic.
- For the 32-bit version, download FarCryWineFix.zip and extract the files into the Bin32 folder.
- For the 64-bit version, download FarCryWineFix-64bit.zip and extract the files into the Bin64 folder.
Notes
- This comes with a severe performance hit (~70% lower frame rate) and potentially has some other side effects.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
2 |
Experimental renderer. Cannot be selected via in-game options. See Enable the OpenGL renderer. |
Shader Model support |
2, 3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
FMOD |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Multiplayer |
PunkBuster |
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Enable the OpenGL renderer
Modify the system.cfg file[6]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>
- Open
system.cfg with Notepad or other text editor.
- Change the value of
r_driver to "OpenGL"
- Save the file and launch the game.
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
2000 |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz |
AMD Athlon 2.0-3.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 2.0-3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512-1024 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 4, GeForce FX 5950 ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References