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{{Infobox game
|cover         = Farcry.jpg
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|cover       = Farcry.jpg
|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Crytek|Crytek]]
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|developers  =
|publisher     = [[Wikipedia:Ubisoft|Ubisoft]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Crytek}}
|engine         = CryEngine
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|publishers  =
|release dates = March 23, 2004
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ubisoft}}
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|engines      =
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|CryEngine}}
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 23, 2004}}
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|steam appid  = 13520
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|gogcom page  =
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|wikipedia    = Far Cry
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Series|Far Cry}}
 
{{Series|Far Cry}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/far_cry_series GOG.com Community Discussions] for game series
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/far_cry GOG.com Support Page]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=382 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=382 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/13520/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/13520/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/far_cry_series GOG.com Community Discussions] for game series
 
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/far_cry GOG.com Support Page]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table|
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.amazon.com/Far-Cry-Pc/dp/B0000A1VER/ Amazon] | {{ID|Amazon}} | }}
 
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.desura.com/games/far-cry Desura] | {{ID|Desura}} | }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.desura.com/games/far-cry Desura] | {{ID|Desura}} | }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamefly.co.uk/Download-Far-Cry/5001632/ GameFly] | {{ID|GameFly}} | }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamefly.co.uk/Download-Far-Cry/5001632/ GameFly] | {{ID|GameFly}} | }}
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}}
 
}}
  
=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
 
{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
|steam_cloud            =false
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|steam_cloud            = false
|steam_cloud_notes      =
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|steam_cloud_notes      =  
|origin                =
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|origin                =  
|origin_notes          =
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|origin_notes          =  
|uplay                  =
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|uplay                  =  
|uplay_notes            =
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|uplay_notes            =  
|gamesave_manager      =true
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|gamesave_manager      = true
|gamesave_manager_notes =
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|gamesave_manager_notes =  
|gamestow              =
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|gamestow              =  
|gamestow_notes        =
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|gamestow_notes        =  
|synctocloud            =
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|synctocloud            =  
|synctocloud_notes      =
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|synctocloud_notes      =  
|square_enix            =
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|square_enix            =  
|square_enix_notes      =
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|square_enix_notes      =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|controller_support        =false
 
|controller_support        =false
 
|controller_support_notes  =
 
|controller_support_notes  =
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}}
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==Audio settings==
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{{Audio settings
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|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume notes    =
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|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
 
}}
 
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = Windows 2000/XP
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|minOS    = 2000/XP
 
|minproc  = AMD Athlon 1 GHz or Pentium III 1 GHz
 
|minproc  = AMD Athlon 1 GHz or Pentium III 1 GHz
 
|minmem  = 256 MB
 
|minmem  = 256 MB
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|minGPU  = 64 MB DirectX 9.0b-compliant graphics card
 
|minGPU  = 64 MB DirectX 9.0b-compliant graphics card
  
|recOS    = Windows 2000/XP
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|recOS    =  
 
|recproc  = AMD Athlon 2-3 GHz or Pentium 4 2-3 GHz
 
|recproc  = AMD Athlon 2-3 GHz or Pentium 4 2-3 GHz
 
|recmem  = 512-1024 MB
 
|recmem  = 512-1024 MB

Revision as of 19:27, 9 August 2013

Far Cry
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
Crytek
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
CryEngine
Release dates
Windows March 23, 2004
Far Cry on Wikipedia
Far Cry
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

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Users' Forums for game series
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

Skip Intro Movies

Instructions
The 64-bit patch will change the format from .bik to .avi to skip them simply delete or rename the files with the inclusion of AMD64.

Patches

64-bit Upgrade Patch - Adds additional content, higher frame rates, enhanced textures, longer view distances, and more objects with real-time physics.
64-bit Exclusive Content Patch - Adds exclusive content only available in the 64-bit version of the game.
Instructions

Mods

Crymods - Active community website with extensive mod database.
Far Cry Addon Mod (FCAM) - Various improvements to graphical and gameplay elements.

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

General settings.

Template:Video settings

Multi-monitor

Instructions
Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Be aware that FC servers can override the FOV setting to prevent cheating. It is possible to create a server which does not override the FOV.

Instructions
Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

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:System Requirements

References