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Red Faction
Red-faction-cover.jpg
Developer(s) Volition, Inc.
Publisher(s) THQ
Engine Geo-Mod
First release date Windows September 17, 2001
Mac OS X 2002
Red Faction
Red Faction 2001
Red Faction II 2003
Red Faction: Guerrilla 2009
Red Faction: Armageddon 2011

Key points

Advantage Almost all known bugs, and issues resulting from incompatibility with newer versions of Windows can be resolved by installing the Pure Faction patch.
Disadvantage Natively suffers from a number of problems when attempting to run on a modern operating system, such as Windows 7.

General information

More information Faction Files Forums
More information Steam Users' Forum for series
More information Steam Community Discussions

Contents

[edit] Availability

Source(s) Store unlock Notes
Retail Retail Disc Check
Amazon (Windows) Retail Disc Check
Amazon (Mac) Retail Disc Check
Steam Steamicon.png Includes a number of fixes for modern operating systems, Windows Only
GamersGate DRM-free Can be bought together with Red Faction II at a discounted price, Windows Only

[edit] Steam

Information Includes a number of fixes specific to running the game on modern operating systems, however, a more substantial number of fixes can be obtained by downloading the fan-made Pure Faction patch.

[edit] Improvements

[edit] Patches

[edit] Pure Faction

Information Pure Faction is a fan-made patch currently in its third version designed to improve the game's playability on modern operating systems.
Advantage Fixes to almost all known Red Faction issues.
Advantage The ability to display the game in any resolution (including widescreen) with a fully functional HUD.
Advantage Mouse lag reduction.
Advantage Weapon and security bug-fixes.
Advantage General improvements and optimizations for NT operating systems such as Windows XP, Vista and 7.

Instructions Pure Faction Installation Instructions • Link

Star Instructions provided by digital_ruler and goober of Faction Files.
  1. Download Pure Faction from the official website.
  2. Run the installer and input the Red Faction directory.
Information For Steam versions, the default directory is C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\red faction\
Information For all other versions, the default directory is C:\Program Files\Volition\Red Faction

Important

Information After installation, Red Faction must be launched via the Pure Faction executable PF.exe or launcher PFLauncher.exe. A Pure Faction shortcut will be placed in the Start Menu post-installation.
Information If issues persist post-installation, it may be necessary to set PF.exe to run in Windows 98 compatibility mode.
Information Launching through Steam, with overlay, using Pure Faction: You will have to update to the latest beta version of Pure Faction if you want to use the overlay and track your game time. After updating, go to the game directory (mentioned above) and rename RedFaction.exe to RedFaction_org.exe, and PFLauncher.exe to RedFaction.exe. Launch the game through Steam, check your settings in the launcher and start the game. Thanks to Zoid_GER[1] from the Steam Users' Forums.

[edit] Mods

[edit] Game data

  Location 
Windows (Steam) C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Red Faction\savegame
Windows (non-Steam)
Mac

[edit] Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud Native Syncs save games and settings.
GameSave Manager Hackable In the database (Steam version only).

[edit] Video settings

Standard in-game video settings.
Graphics option Native WSGF Notes 
Widescreen resolution Hackable WSGF WS Limited.png See Widescreen resolution. 
Multi-monitor Hackable WSGF MM Limited.png See Multi-monitor. 
Field of view (FOV) Hackable See Field of view (FOV). 
Windowed Hackable See Windowed. 
Borderless fullscreen windowed Impossibru!  
Anisotropic filtering (AF) Hackable See Anisotropic filtering (AF). 
Anti-aliasing (AA) Hackable See Anti-aliasing (AA). 
Vertical sync (Vsync) Native Enabled through launcher.

[edit] Widescreen resolution

Information The Pure Faction patch includes true 16:10 and 16:9 support for widescreen play, including a fix for HUD issues that were previously prevalent in any widescreen fixes.

[edit] Multi-monitor

Information Again, Pure Faction includes native multi-monitor support for 3x1. However, WSGF rated the support grade C due to significant HUD issues affecting gameplay[2].

[edit] Field of view (FOV)

Information Custom FOV settings can be applied by installing the Pure Faction patch[3].

[edit] Windowed

Information A windowed mode can be enabled by installing Pure Faction[3].

[edit] Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Information Bilinear and Trilinear filtering available by default, but Anisotropic Filtering can be forced through the NVIDIA Control Panel.

[edit] Anti-aliasing (AA)

Information Can be forced through the NVIDIA Control Panel[4].

[edit] Input settings

In-game key remapping.
Input Settings Native Notes 
Remapping Native  Accessible through in-game settings  
Mouse acceleration Impossibru!  Possibly enabled through console commands[5]  
Controller support Hackable  Can be forced using XPadder 

[edit] Issues fixed

[edit] At Least 8 MB of Video Memory is Required

Information Error message on start-up.
Information Caused by Red Faction's native incompatibility with modern versions of Windows.

Fix Install Pure Faction • Link

Star Fix provided by digital_ruler and goober.
  • Install Pure Faction as outlined above.

[edit] Unable to Initialize DirectX 8.0

Information Error message on start-up.
Information Caused by Red Faction's native incompatibility with modern versions of Windows.

Fix Install Pure Faction • Link

Star Fix provided by digital_ruler and goober.
  • Install Pure Faction as outlined above.

Fix Adjust Launcher Settings • Link

Information Only required if the message persists after installing Pure Faction.
  • Ensure the Pure Faction launcher is set to "Windowed" or "Stretched Windowed" mode.

[edit] Stuttering/Glitching/Crashing

Information Caused by Red Faction's native incompatibility with modern versions of Windows.

Fix Install Pure Faction • Link

  • Install Pure Faction as outlined above.

[edit] Sub Explodes When it Hits Water

Information Bug sometimes encountered during the campaign, which causes the submarine to explode upon contact with the sub bay water.

Fix Pure Faction Console Commands • Link

Star Fix provided by digital_ruler and goober.
  1. Install Pure Faction as noted above.
  2. During the Sub Bay section of the campaign, enter the console using `.
  3. Type r_maxfps 30 into the console window and press enter.
  4. Press the button to drop the submarine into the water.
  5. Once fully submerged, bring up the console once more.
  6. Type r_maxfps 150 into the console window and press enter.

[edit] System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Windows 2000/XP Windows 2000/XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 400 MHz or greater Intel Pentium II 400 MHz or greater
System memory (RAM) 64 MB 64 MB
Video card (GPU) 3D Graphics Accelerator Card 8MB with DirectX 8.0 3D Graphics Accelerator Card 8MB with DirectX 8.0
Hard disk drive (HDD)

References

  1. ↑ Steam Overlay for Red Faction (1) Guide - Steam Users' Forums for the Red Faction series
  2. ↑ Red Faction Pure Faction - Wide Screen Gaming Forum
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Red Faction - Has This Game Windowed Mode.com
  4. ↑ Red Faction (1 & 2) Bug Fixes (Page 5) - Steam Users' Forums for the Red Faction series
  5. ↑ Red Faction 1 Console Commands for Mouse Acceleration Please - Steam Users' Forums for Red Faction series
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