Red Faction II

Red Faction
Red Faction	2001
Red Faction II	2003
Red Faction: Guerrilla	2009
Red Faction: Armageddon	2011
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered	2018

Key points

PC version doesn't include multiplayer.^[1]

General information

Red Faction Wiki - A wiki for the Red Faction universe

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: Disc check, which detects removal after launch.
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\pc_media\Movies` Delete or rename `outrage-logo.bik`, `thq-v.bik` and `volition-logo.bik`

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\rf2_config.ini^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20550/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\profiles\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20550/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Launcher general video settings.

Launcher advanced video settings.

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Windowed

Force windowed^{[citation needed]}
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit, then Add. Set the name and executable path. Set the window position and size. Set Do not notify on task switch. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed. Click on DirectX tab, set DirectX8. Click OK, then File and Save.

Input settings

In-game general control settings.

In-game advanced control settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio/video settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian				Only on 1C retail copy

Issues fixed

"Please insert the Red Faction II disc 1 into your CD-Rom drive"

Empty your disc drives^[2]
If you have no optical drive at all, create an empty virtual CD drive.^[3]

Game uses the wrong monitor

The game may pick the wrong monitor on a multi-monitor setup when a multi-monitor resolution is not used in-game.

Change Adapter_number in rf2_config.ini^[4]
Go to the installation folder. Open `rf2_config.ini`. Set `Adapter_number` to `0`. The game should now start on the correct monitor. Try different values if problems persist.

"At least 8MB of available video memory is required to run"

If running Red Faction II on a 64-bit system with more than 2GB of RAM, the game may crash during launch.

NebulaMods Autopatcher^[5]
Download NebulaMods RF2 Steam Autopatcher. Run the AutoPatcher, setting target file to `<path-to-game>\rf2.exe`. Start the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1
Shader Model support	1.4

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	98SE, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 500 MHz AMD Athlon 500 MHz	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia RIVA TNT1 ATI Rage 128 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	Nvidia GeForce ATI Radeon 7000 Matrox Parhelia 32 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20550/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (20550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20550/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (20550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] ultiplayer? :: Red Faction II General Discussions

[4] Error: Please insert the Red Faction II disc 1 in your cd rom drive - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[5] STEAM RED FACTION + RED FACTION II FAQ

[6] Steam Users' Forums - View Single Post - Red Faction II launching on wrong monitor (retrieved)

[7] Fix for Vista "At least 8 MB of available video memory is required to run" - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

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Developers

	Volition
Windows	Outrage Games
Publishers
	THQ
	Nordic Games
Engines
	Geo-Mod 1.0
Release dates
Windows	April 9, 2003