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== Availability ==
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==Availability==
 
{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/13520/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/13520/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
 
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==Improvements==
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===Skip Intro Movies===
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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1) Navigate to your installation directory, on Steam this is usually: <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\farcry\</code>
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2) From your installation directory navigate to: <code>Languages/Movies/English</code>
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3) Replace the files: <code>Crytek.bik</code>, <code>sandbox.bik</code>, and <code>Ubi.bik</code> with those located [http://www.mediafire.com/?74l6psrhb76mq9b here]
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{{ii}} When you launch the game you should be immediately presented with the main menu.
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===Mods===
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{{mm}} [http://crymods.net/news.php Crymods] - Active community website with extensive mod database.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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== System requirements ==
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==Issues fixed==
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===Very High Lighting Game Crash===
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When setting the <b>Lighting Quality</b> option in-game to <b>Very High</b> you may experience a crash/freeze every time you launch the game. This is easily resolved:
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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1) Navigate to your installation directory, on Steam this is usually <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\farcry\</code>
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2) Open the <code>system.cfg</code> file with your text editor of choice.
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3) Modify the parameter <code>r_ShadersPrecache</code> to <code>0</code>
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4) Launch the game and set the <b>Lighting Quality</b> option to <b>Very High</b>.
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{{ii}} Alternatively you can just set the option to a maximum of <b>High</b> instead of <b>Very High</b> to resolve the issue.
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==System requirements==
 
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|OSfamily_ = Windows
 
|OSfamily_ = Windows

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Template:Infobox Far Cry (series)

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

Skip Intro Movies

Instructions
When you launch the game you should be immediately presented with the main menu.

Mods

Crymods - Active community website with extensive mod database.

Game data

Save game location

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Issues fixed

Very High Lighting Game Crash

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
Alternatively you can just set the option to a maximum of High instead of Very High to resolve the issue.

System requirements

Template:SysReq BaseTemplate

Even though it states it will only work on Windows 2007/XP it will still run on later Windows versions.

Links

Crymods Active community site with Mod-Archive. Most mods in the Download-Section have reviews, additional detailed reviews can also be found here.


References