Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- GameSpy multiplayer servers were shut down in 2012.
- Potential performance issues, use the DirectInput FPS Fix.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Key bindings are saved in
%PUBLIC%\Documents\TimeGate Studios\FEARXP2\Profiles\Profile000.gdb
Save game data location
Video settings
Advanced computer options
Advanced video card options
Template:Video settings
Set custom resolution[citation needed]
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- Go to
%PUBLIC%\Documents\TimeGate Studios\FEARXP2
- Open
settings.cfg with a text editor.
- Change the
"ScreenWidth" "640" and "ScreenHeight" "480" lines to the desired resolution.
- Save the changes made and set the file to read-only.
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- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Set custom FOV[1]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Create a file named
autoexec.cfg with a text editor.
- If using a widescreen resolution add this line:
"FovYWidescreen" "XX.00" where XX is the vertical FOV value. If using a non-widescreen resolution use "FovY" "XX.00"
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Set windowed mode[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Create a file named
autoexec.cfg with a text editor.
- Add
"Windowed" "1" on a new line.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Italian |
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Italian language is only available in the retail version. See here for the Steam version translation. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
27888 |
UDP |
27888 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- These are the default ports used. They can be changed in-game during server setup
Issues fixed
Small subtitles
- Turning on large subtitles for non-4:3 resolutions has no effect.
Fix small subtitles[3]
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- Download this patch.
- Extract
FEARL_XP2_1920.Arch00 into the <path to FEAR Perseus Mandate> folder.
- Open
Default.archcfg in Notepad and add FEARL_XP2_1920.Arch00 at the end of the file as a new line.
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Low frame rate
- Frame rate may drop to around 20-30 FPS after a few minutes of play. This is especially common with people using Logitech devices.
If you don't own a Logitech, are still having frame rate issues and don't want to use any extra files.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8, 9 |
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Shader Model support |
1.1, 2 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
2000, XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
| Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 4 ATI Radeon 9000 64 MB of VRAM Shader model 1.1 support |
Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9800 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References