Difference between revisions of "Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon"
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{{--}} In the LOAD menu, all but the first autosave are displayed as "LOCKED". The first autosave is the one created during the first run, at the very start of the game. | {{--}} In the LOAD menu, all but the first autosave are displayed as "LOCKED". The first autosave is the one created during the first run, at the very start of the game. | ||
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you can fix this mistake by entering | you can fix this mistake by entering | ||
orbit_api.ini located in the root folder of the game | orbit_api.ini located in the root folder of the game | ||
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[Orbit] | [Orbit] | ||
GameId = 207 | GameId = 207 | ||
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[Orbit] | [Orbit] | ||
GameId = 205 | GameId = 205 |
Revision as of 00:24, 7 November 2019
Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Dunia 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 1, 2013 |
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 |
Blood Dragon | |
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Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon | 2013 |
Trials of the Blood Dragon | 2016 |
Key points
- Game should be installed in a non-Storage Space drive in Windows to avoid crashing.
- Most fixes and settings for Far Cry 3 should also work with Blood Dragon.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Amazon.co.uk | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Origin | ||||
Steam | Can be run without the Steam client by passing the -uplay_steam_mode command line argument to the main executable.[1] |
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Ubisoft Store | Included with Ubisoft+. |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use the -skipintro command line argument[2]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon\GamerProfile.xml %LOCALAPPDATA%\My Games\Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon\InputUserActionMap.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/233270/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\205\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/233270/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
Frame rate limit
Use the -RenderProfile_MaxFPS X command line argument where X is the preferred max FPS[citation needed]
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Notes
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Widescreen resolution
- Custom/unlisted resolutions can be set manually in
GamerProfile.xml
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Edit GamerProfile.xml[citation needed] |
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Notes
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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).
Edit GamerProfile.xml[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Disable scan lines
- Removing the scan lines introduces other bugs such as low health not affecting HUD.
Edit DLL files yourself[3][4] |
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Download modified library files[citation needed] |
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Disable Parallax Occlusion Mapping on Dirt Roads
Edit GamerProfile.xml[citation needed] |
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Improve Draw Distances
Grab Mod Tools[citation needed] |
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Extract "Common.dat"[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Manually bind enter key to an action
Edit InputUserActionMap.xml[citation needed] |
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<ActionMap name="common_use_remap"> <MassRename MergeKey="remap"> <Rename hexInput="0x646CA0E7:0xA79E3F0F" hexToInput="0x646CA0E7:0xEFDA7A5A" /> </MassRename> </ActionMap> |
Manually bind mousewheel to weapon switching
Edit InputUserActionMap.xml[citation needed] |
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<ActionMap name="common_weapons_remap"> <MassRename MergeKey="remap"> <Rename hexInput="0xAF35B6ED:0x4EAE8D2B" hexToInput="0x646CA0E7:0x97DDB3F8" /> <Rename hexInput="0xAF35B6ED:0x910B297C" hexToInput="0x646CA0E7:0x8A6AA39C" /> </MassRename> </ActionMap> |
Toggle aiming down sights (ADS) for weapons
Edit GamerProfile.xml to add IronsightToggleMode[citation needed] |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See FarCry3: Blood Dragon (DX9 only) - 3D Vision fix for better support. | ||
TriDef 3D | |||
vorpX | G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues unresolved
Cutscenes extremely laggy
- Many users are reporting in game cutscenes are very slow, often causing the audio to go out of sync.
Disable Anti Aliasing[citation needed] |
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Set the post processing setting to "low"[citation needed] |
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Download the latest Nvidia drivers[citation needed] |
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Fails to save progress
- In the LOAD menu, all but the first autosave are displayed as "LOCKED". The first autosave is the one created during the first run, at the very start of the game.
- if you use pirate version or have orbit loader
you can fix this mistake by entering orbit_api.ini located in the root folder of the game
- changing the line
[Orbit] GameId = 207
- to
[Orbit] GameId = 205
Issues fixed
Negative mouse acceleration
- Negative mouse acceleration prevents fast mouse movements.
Negative mouse acceleration fix[citation needed] |
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Video artifacts
Update your graphics card drivers[citation needed] |
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No voice acting
No voice acting fix[citation needed] |
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Game Crashes Randomly
Disable the Steam overlay[citation needed] |
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Game crashes on Windows 10
- The game tends to crash after about 20 minutes of playing on Windows 10 devices.
Disable TabletInputService in Task Manager[citation needed] |
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Game soft-locks on boot/opening loading screen (Nvidia GeForce Experience users only)
- The game does not load the main menu if the user has the Nvidia in-game overlay enabled
Disable Nvidia in-game overlay in Nvidia GeForce Experience[citation needed] |
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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.
Installing the Game on a drive that is not a Storage Space will fix this issue[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9, 11 | |
Shader Model support | 3, 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Dolby Digital, Speex | |
Interface | Adobe Flash | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.00 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66 GHz |
AMD Phenom II X2 550 3.10 GHz Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB (XP) 4 GB (all others) |
8 GB (Vista onwards only) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 2900 series Nvidia GeForce 8800 series 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
AMD Radeon HD 5770 Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 5.0 support |
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 (233270) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.