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===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== |
Revision as of 13:52, 13 August 2023
Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Ubisoft Toronto | |
Ubisoft Kiev | |
Ubisoft Shanghai | |
Ubisoft Reflections | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Dunia 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 27, 2018 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
OpenCritic | 82 |
IGDB | 84 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | Time-limited |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | First-person |
Genres | FPS, Action, Adventure |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | Far Cry |
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 |
Key points
- HD textures released with update 1.11.[1]
- PC version features advanced map editor and in-game benchmark.
General information
- PC Report
- Official forum
- Ubisoft Support for Far Cry 5
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | Gold Edition also available. | |||
Epic Games Store | Gold Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | Gold Edition also available. | |||
Gold Edition also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Gold Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available. | |||
Microsoft Store | Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store | Gold Edition also available. Gold Edition included with Ubisoft+. |
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Origin (unavailable) | Gold Edition is also available. |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect, Denuvo Anti-Tamper, and VMProtect DRM.[2]
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition includes additional weapons, explosives, vehicles, and skins.
- The Gold Edition includes all Deluxe content, the Season Pass and an exclusive sniper rifle.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
Ace Pilot Pack | Included in the Deluxe and Gold editions. | |
Big Game Hunter Pack | Included in the Deluxe and Gold editions. | |
Chaos Pack | Included in the Deluxe and Gold editions. | |
Dead Living Zombies | ||
Deluxe Pack | A bundle that includes: Ace Pilot Pack, Big Game Hunter Pack, Chaos Pack, Doomsday Prepper Pack and Explosive Pack. | |
Doomsday Prepper Pack | Available by preordering any edition of the game. | |
Explosive Pack | Included in the Deluxe and Gold editions. | |
Hours of Darkness | ||
Lost On Mars |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 5\*.xml |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/552520/pfx/[Note 1] |
- The main configuration file is
GamerProfile.xml
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Ubisoft Connect | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\1803\ |
Steam | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\4311\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/552520/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | FOV cannot be changed by default; see Field of view (FOV) to fix. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Cutscenes are pillarboxed to 16:9; see Ultra-widescreen to fix. Another option is RoseTheFlower's bundled fix. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 60° to 120° horizontal. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | A higher quality filtering can be achieved by forcing it in the GPU control panel.[3] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | SMAA, TAA and SSAA via Render Scale setting. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Menu is capped to 60fps | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Color blind mode | UI colors are changed. |
Ultra-widescreen
Remove black bars in cutscenes[4] |
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Field of view (FOV)
- Default FOV is locked at 60° for multi-monitor resolutions and when using ladders. Follow the steps below to fix.
Use RoseTheFlower's fix |
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Unlock FOV limitations[5] |
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Note: Keep in mind that sometimes changing the FOV to 90 and higher in multi-monitor mode MAY cause water flickering when moving too fast (by plane etc) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Tab and Caps Lock can't be rebound. When using binoculars, "Toggle Interface" is hardcoded to E. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Editor requires mouse and keyboard. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration | [6] |
PlayStation controllers | Haptic feedback and light bar not supported in wireless mode. | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | Represents health bar. Flashes red when low on health. | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | , Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) |
Generic/other controllers | See Ubisoft support page for officially supported DirectInput devices. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | When driving, moving the mouse tends to set pad controls to default/ground (i.e. if a trigger is set to accelerate, it'll be set to shoot while the mouse is moving, potentially causing problems) |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Voice Chat | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.1 output.[7] | |
Subtitles | Speaker names not displayed, background dialogues not subtitled. Background for subtitles available. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | Missions have licensed music |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | Fan translation. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 12 | Co-op, Versus 2 player Co-op, up to 12 players in Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Versus only: Includes automatic matchmaking (not skill based) and lobby browser. | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 443, 6005-6190 |
UDP | 9000, 9103, 12000, 11110, 11115 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Disable Easy Anti-Cheat
- Online functionality might be affected. Play offline to prevent the risk of an account ban.
- Also skips the intro videos of the game.
The embedded Easy Anti-Cheat has been removed from the game.
Use modified EasyAntiCheat_x64.dll |
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Disable EAC in FC_m64.dll[4] |
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created profile, see here |
Devices | |||
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Tobii Eye Tracking |
Issues resolved
FPS drops with CPU bottlenecking
Change FarCry5.exe priority process to high[8] |
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Lock FPS in game options to your max achievable value or just 60 FPS[9] |
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Can't reverse in car, nor descend in helicopter
Disable Steam Input[10] |
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Very low FPS with 99% GPU usage
Use ReShade and Rinput injectors together[11] |
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Stuttering
(AMD) Turn on Enhanced Sync in Radeon Overlay (Alt+R) or GPU control panel.[9] |
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Turn on Dynamic Resolution in game options to 30 FPS (it won't limit FPS itself) |
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Turn on Game Mode on Windows 10 |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Wwise, Speex | |
Interface | Adobe Flash | |
Anti-cheat | Easy Anti-Cheat | [12] |
Mods
Resistance Mod
- Adds unused and E3 content such as: HUD, Weapons, Healing Animation and Knife Takedown.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 8.1, 10 (4K 30) |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2400 3.1 GHz AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz |
Intel Core i7-4770 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz Intel Core i7-6700 3.4 GHz (4K 30) AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6 GHz (4K 30) Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0 GHz (4K 60) AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4 GHz (4K 60) |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB (4K 30) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon R9 270 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 5.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290X Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (4K 30) AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (4K 30) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (4K 60) AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 CFX (4K 60) 4 GB, 8 GB (4K 30) of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- These recommended specs are for 1080p 60 FPS. 4K at 30 FPS is noted with (4K 30) and 4K 60 FPS is noted with (4K 60), and can be found at the official website.
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 (552520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Patch Notes - Title Update 11 - September 27 - last accessed on 2019-08-16
- ↑ END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ HardOCP: Far Cry 5 Video Card Image Quality Review - last accessed on 2019-08-16
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Far Cry 5 | WSGF
- ↑ View topic - Far Cry 5 Eyefinity/Surround FoV | WSGF
- ↑ Verified by User:Lok on 2021-05-05
- Tested with xbox series x controller and xbox one v3 controller in both wireless and wired mode.
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Poor perfomance on FAR CRY 5, gtx 1070 i54690 - PC Gaming - Linus Tech Tips - last accessed on 2019-10-27
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Verified by User:Deton24 on 2019-10-24
- ↑ Far Cry 5 reverse car, descend (plane/helicopter ) issue fixed - last accessed on 2019-05-10
- ↑ Verified by User:deton24 on 2018-12-10
- Tested on X5460 with 30-37 FPS
- ↑ Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023