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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://forums.ubi.com/forumdisplay.php/173-Far-Cry-Legacy Ubisoft Forums]
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{{mm}} [https://forums.ubisoft.com/forumdisplay.php/173-Far-Cry-Legacy Ubisoft Forums]
{{mm}} [http://farcry.wikia.com/wiki/Far_Cry_Wiki Far Cry Wiki]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658750|far_cry_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658750|far_cry_series|for game series}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/13520/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/13520/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://crymods.net/news.php Crymods] - Active community website with extensive mod database.
 
{{mm}} [http://crymods.net/news.php Crymods] - Active community website with extensive mod database.
{{mm}} [http://www.moddb.com/mods/farcry-addon-mod-fcam Far Cry Addon Mod (FCAM)] - Various improvements to graphical and gameplay elements.
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{{mm}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/farcry-addon-mod-fcam Far Cry Addon Mod (FCAM)] - Various improvements to graphical and gameplay elements.
{{mm}} [https://farcrylraddon.de/ Far Cry Multiplayer Community Patch LRv3] - Patch which fixes in-game server browser among other changes.
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{{mm}} [https://farcrylraddon.de/ Far Cry Multiplayer Community Patch LRv3] - Modification which fixes in-game server browser among other changes.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B004S2LM80 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B004S2LM80 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Epic games store | far-cry| Uplay| | | Windows}}
 
{{Availability/row| Epic games store | far-cry| Uplay| | | Windows}}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-FARCRY-UPLAY | Uplay | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | far-cry | Uplay | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | far_cry | DRM-free | Not available in Germany. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | far_cry | DRM-free | Not available in Germany. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | far-cry | Uplay |  | | Windows }}
 
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{{++}} Fixes AI seeing through tents.
 
{{++}} Fixes AI seeing through tents.
 
{{ii}} Standalone version of GOG fix. (Does not required for the GOG version due to a hotfix added to the GOG version.)
 
{{ii}} Standalone version of GOG fix. (Does not required for the GOG version due to a hotfix added to the GOG version.)
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===[https://www.moddb.com/mods/farout-widescreen FarOut Widescreen]===
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{{++}} Integrates Unofficial Patch 1.41, SilentPatch and Tent AI Bug Fix. Can be selected during setup.
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{{++}} Widescreen support for FarCry, from 4:3 up to 48:9.
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{{++}} Fixed FOV to prevent textures stretching.
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===[https://www.moddb.com/games/far-cry/downloads/far-cry-fix-64-bit Far Cry Fix]===
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{{ii}} 32-bit version can be found [https://www.moddb.com/games/far-cry/downloads/far-cry-fix-32-bit here.]
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{{++}} Contains all the features from FarOut Widescreen.
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{{++}} Includes the 64-bit exclusive patches.
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{{++}} Adds Quick saving and loading (assigned to the F5 and F9 keys).
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{{++}} Includes widescreen FMV
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{{--}} Large file size due to included videos.
  
 
===[https://farcrylraddon.de/ Far Cry Multiplayer Community Patch LRv3]===
 
===[https://farcrylraddon.de/ Far Cry Multiplayer Community Patch LRv3]===
{{++}} Multiplayer patch which reincorporates an in-game server list.
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{{++}} Multiplayer mod which reincorporates an in-game server list among other changes.
{{++}} Several new in-game panels for player and server-administration.
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{{++}} Several new in-game panels for player and server-administration, automatic map-downloading, leaderboards, new game modes, mapping features, and modifiable weapon balance and game logic.
{{++}} In-game automatic map-downloader and global statistics ranking board.
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{{--}} Breaks single player portion, so removed from menu upon install.
{{++}} Additional game modes, widescreen support and several bug-fixes.
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{{--}} Incompatible with most other community mods and fixes such as [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Far_Cry#SilentPatch SilentPatch] due to client-side file integrity check upon boot.
{{++}} Multiplayer compatible physics, vehicles and triggers for mapping.
 
{{++}} Incorporates 1.33, 1.40 and XT weapon balance and game logics.
 
{{ii}} Incompatible with singleplayer as only for multiplayer use.
 
{{--}} Incompatible with other community mods and fixes such as [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Far_Cry#SilentPatch SilentPatch] due to client-side file integrity check upon boot.
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#farcry Far Cry Widescreen Fix] while in windowed mode.
 
|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#farcry Far Cry Widescreen Fix] while in windowed mode.
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 8x. [[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)#Force anisotropic filtering|Force]] 16x in Nvidia control panel.
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|anisotropic notes          = Up to 8x. [[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)#Force anisotropic filtering|Force]] 16x in the graphic card's control panel.
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x [[FSAA]]. Also Sparse Grid SuperSampling AA is available via Nvidia Inspector with 0x000000C1 flag (works when HDR is on!), or you can combine both SGSSAA and Nvidia DSR by selecting 4x multiplier (if your monitor is Full HD for example) in Nvidia control panel (very performance demanding but result is superior image quality compare to other AA methods).
 
|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x [[FSAA]]. Also Sparse Grid SuperSampling AA is available via Nvidia Inspector with 0x000000C1 flag (works when HDR is on!), or you can combine both SGSSAA and Nvidia DSR by selecting 4x multiplier (if your monitor is Full HD for example) in Nvidia control panel (very performance demanding but result is superior image quality compare to other AA methods).
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|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
|surround sound notes    = Options go up to 5.1, but outputs to up to 7.0 speaker configurations.<ref>[http://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref> May require [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound 3D restoration software]].
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|surround sound notes    = Options go up to 5.1, but outputs to up to 7.0 speaker configurations.<ref>[https://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref> May require [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound 3D restoration software]].
 
|subtitles                = false
 
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Revision as of 16:14, 30 June 2021

Far Cry
Far Cry cover
Developers
Crytek
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
CryEngine
Release dates
Windows March 23, 2004
Reception
Metacritic 89
Far Cry on HowLongToBeat
Far Cry on IGDB
Far Cry guide on StrategyWiki
Far Cry on MobyGames
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

Key points

64-bit version is available for separate download. See Patches.
Water reflections are broken on Windows Vista and later. Use SilentPatch on modern systems.

General information

Ubisoft Forums
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Crymods - Active community website with extensive mod database.
Far Cry Addon Mod (FCAM) - Various improvements to graphical and gameplay elements.
Far Cry Multiplayer Community Patch LRv3 - Modification which fixes in-game server browser among other changes.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc V3 DRM. Not in every region[citation needed]. 5 CDs Or 1 DVD.
Windows
Amazon.com
DRM-free
Windows
Epic Games Store
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Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Not available in Germany.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
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Windows
Ubisoft Store
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Included with Ubisoft+.
Windows

Demo

A free demo is available here.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.4 (32-bit only) - The latest patch available for the game (A bug you may encounter like the AI can see you through walls and kill you, use Unofficial 1.41 to fix it)
64-bit Upgrade Patch - Upgrades the game to take advantage of 64-bit architectures, allowing for higher frame rates and other optimizations.
64-bit Enhanced Content Patch - Adds exclusive features such as higher resolution textures and objects as well as increased viewing distances in some cases.

Skip intro videos

Instructions[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. From there navigate to Languages/Movies/[Language installed]
  3. Replace the files Crytek.bik, sandbox.bik, and Ubi.bik with empty files.

Notes

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

Unofficial Patch 1.41

The former (dead but on archive.org) FileFront link had game and punkbuster server info as well.

Fixes issues with AI, bugs and other stuff founds within the 1.4 patch.
Serve as a replacement to the official patch.

SilentPatch

Fixes the water reflections for landmasses not working on Vista and newer systems
Fixes the in-game Vsync option and common crashes
Implements the -64bit command line argument to launch 64-bit version directly from Steam
How to install[2]

Extract the contents of SilentPatchFarCry.zip to <path-to-game>.

Tent AI Bug Fix

Fixes AI seeing through tents.
Standalone version of GOG fix. (Does not required for the GOG version due to a hotfix added to the GOG version.)

FarOut Widescreen

Integrates Unofficial Patch 1.41, SilentPatch and Tent AI Bug Fix. Can be selected during setup.
Widescreen support for FarCry, from 4:3 up to 48:9.
Fixed FOV to prevent textures stretching.

Far Cry Fix

32-bit version can be found here.
Contains all the features from FarOut Widescreen.
Includes the 64-bit exclusive patches.
Adds Quick saving and loading (assigned to the F5 and F9 keys).
Includes widescreen FMV
Large file size due to included videos.

Far Cry Multiplayer Community Patch LRv3

Multiplayer mod which reincorporates an in-game server list among other changes.
Several new in-game panels for player and server-administration, automatic map-downloading, leaderboards, new game modes, mapping features, and modifiable weapon balance and game logic.
Breaks single player portion, so removed from menu upon install.
Incompatible with most other community mods and fixes such as SilentPatch due to client-side file integrity check upon boot.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13520/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profiles\player\<user-id>\savegames[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13520/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Vert-. Use Far Cry Widescreen Fix or FarOut Widescreen.
Multi-monitor
Vert-. Use Far Cry Widescreen Fix or FarOut Widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen
Vert-. Use Far Cry Widescreen Fix or FarOut Widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Vert-. Use Far Cry Widescreen Fix or FarOut Widescreen.
Field of view (FOV)
Use FarOut Widescreen or Far Cry Widescreen Fix and set FOVFactor = 1.0 to desired value in the FarCry.WidescreenFix.ini
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use Far Cry Widescreen Fix while in windowed mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 8x. Force 16x in the graphic card's control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 8x FSAA. Also Sparse Grid SuperSampling AA is available via Nvidia Inspector with 0x000000C1 flag (works when HDR is on!), or you can combine both SGSSAA and Nvidia DSR by selecting 4x multiplier (if your monitor is Full HD for example) in Nvidia control panel (very performance demanding but result is superior image quality compare to other AA methods).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Use SilentPatch[2]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
HDR Rendering is available after patch v1.3. Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering.

Input

Control settings.
Control settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Both mouse acceleration and mouse smoothing.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Options go up to 5.1, but outputs to up to 7.0 speaker configurations.[3] May require DirectSound 3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
EAX 2, EAX 3[4][5]
See the description of this video on how to reenable EAX 2 on non-Creative hardware for use with DSOAL; this allows OpenAL Soft HRTF to be used. May not work on some versions of Windows 10.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Only available in the retail version. See here for the Steam version translation.
Russian
Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish
Only available in the retail. Go to here to get the Steam version translation.
Czech
Retail only.
Polish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
32
Online play
32 Official master list has been shutdown. Community server browser available with FarCry Multiplayer Community Patch LRv3. Direct IP connect is also possible to servers on versions < 1.33/1.40 with a modified CryNetwork.dll file on the server-side.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
A full guide on how to setup a dedicated server can be found at <path-to-game>
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Direct IP connect for versions < 1.4 requires a console command. Type \connect <ip address of server:port>.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 40000-42999
UDP 41005, 41006, 44000, 49001
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
vorpX
G3D, DirectVR
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues unresolved

Blurry rock textures

After applying the 64-bit Enhanced Content Patch, the mountain rock textures appear extremely blurry in-game.

Issues fixed

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

Mouse not working

Instructions
  1. Try resetting the control settings to defaults in the options menu of the game.

AI can see you through walls and kill you

The patch 1.4 (32 bit only) introduces this bug.
This has been fixed in the GOG.com version.
Use Tent AI Bug Fix[6]

Game crashes with very high lighting

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[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Open system.cfg with your text editor of choice.
  3. Modify the parameter r_ShadersPrecache to 0
  4. Launch the game and set the Lighting Quality option to Very High.

Notes

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

Broken water reflections

Reflections on water are broken by default in Windows Vista and higher. Foliage and other objects are reflected, but landmasses are missing altogether.[7][8]
Install SilentPatch[2]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 2 Experimental renderer. Cannot be selected via in-game options. See Enable the OpenGL renderer.
Shader Model support 1.1, 2, 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
64-bit needs to be downloaded separately. See Patches.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Cutscenes Bink Video
Anti-cheat PunkBuster

Enable the OpenGL renderer

Modify the system.cfg file[9]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>
  2. Open system.cfg with Notepad or other text editor.
  3. Change the value of r_driver to "OpenGL"
  4. Save the file and launch the game.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98SE
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0b compatible
Windows ME, while it can work with Far Cry, is not supported.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/13520/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (13520) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References