Difference between revisions of "Far Cry"

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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 available for separate download. See Essential improvements.

Reflections on water are broken by default in Windows Vista and higher. See Broken water reflections.

General information

Ubisoft Forums

Far Cry Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM^{[Note 1]}.
Amazon.com
GamersGate
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
GOG.com		not available in Germany
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

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

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Patches

Patch v1.4 (32-bit only) - The latest patch available for the game

64-bit Upgrade Patch - Adds additional content, higher frame rates, enhanced textures, longer view distances, and more objects with real-time physics.

64-bit Enhanced 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

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13520/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13520/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Video 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

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian				Only available in the retail version. See here for the Steam version translation.
Russian
Czech

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32

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

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

Issues fixed

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

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.^[3]

Landmass reflections can work on Patch 1.1.

Instructions

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	2, 3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	PunkBuster

Enable the OpenGL renderer

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz	AMD Athlon 2.0-3.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 2.0-3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512-1024 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible	Nvidia GeForce 4, GeForce FX 5950 ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT 128 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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 (13520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ Far Cry - Missing Landmass Reflections on Water - YouTube

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 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 (13520) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (13520) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[5] Far Cry - Missing Landmass Reflections on Water - YouTube

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[3]

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 117: / Line 117: @@
 |windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
-|borderless windowed        = false
+|borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  =
+|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
 |anisotropic                = true
-|anisotropic notes          =
+|anisotropic notes          = Up to 8 samples.
 |antialiasing               = true
-|antialiasing notes         =
+|antialiasing notes         = Up to 8x [[FSAA]].
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 161: / Line 161: @@
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} You won't be able to join a servers in Developer Mode.
+{{ii}} You won't be able to join a servers in developer mode.
+{{--}} Zooming in with your weapon resets the custom FOV.
 }}
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Permanently Changing the FOV by editing files|ref=<ref name=WSGF/>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Permanently changing the FOV by editing files|ref=<ref name=WSGF/>}}
 # Go to <code>{{p|game}}\FCData</code>
 # Make a backup copy of '''SCRIPTS.pak'''.
@@ Line 172: / Line 173: @@
 # Extract '''ZoomView.lua''' and open it in Notepad.
 # Find <code>NoZoom = 90 * 3.1415962 / 180</code>.
-# To change the default value from 90 to 108 change the line to: <code>NoZoom = 108 * 3.1415962 / 180</code> if using a 16:10 resolution such as 1920x1200.
+# Change <code>90</code> the desired FOV value.
 # Save your changes to '''ZoomView.lua'''.
+#* If you can't save ZoomView.lua after editing, right click, go to properties and make sure, it's not set to '''Read Only'''.
 # Now overwrite the original '''ZoomView.lua''' with your modified version in '''SCRIPTS.pak.zip'''
 # Rename '''SCRIPTS.pak.zip''' back to its original name '''SCRIPTS.pak'''.
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} If you can't save ZoomView.lua after editing, right click, go to properties and make sure, it's not set to '''Read Only'''.
+{{ii}} You need to zoom in once with your weapon at the start of each level for FOV changes to take effect.
-{{ii}} '''108''' is ideal for 16:10 widescreen resolutions (i.e. 1920x1200)
+{{ii}} This FOV hack will work fine for LAN games.
-{{ii}} '''120''' is ideal for 16:9 widescreen resolutions (i.e. 1920x1080)
-{{ii}} '''140''' is ideal for 2:35:1 widescreen resolutions (i.e. 1920x800)
-{{ii}} '''141''' is ideal for 21:9 widescreen resolutions (i.e. 2560x1080 or 1920x810)
-{{ii}} When you run Far Cry after this change, you need to zoom in once with your weapon at the start of each level for FOV changes to take effect.
-{{ii}} This FOV hack is permanent and it will work with Developer Mode off.
-{{ii}} The FOV hack will work fine for LAN games.
 }}
-'''Alternative:'''
+===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
+{{Fixbox|1=
-{{mm}} [http://crymods.net/s1t3plug1ns/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?13532.0#post_13541 Crymods.net forum - View Single Post - WIDESCREEN FIX for FarCry thread] - Function for recalculating the FOV value depending on your resolution width size.
+{{Fixbox/fix|Force borderless fullscreen|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}}}
+# Download and run [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd].
+# Click on Edit, then Add.
+# Set the Path to <code>{{p|game}}\Bin32\FarCry.exe</code>.
+# Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
+# Click on DirectX tab, set DirectX 9.
+# Click OK, then File and Save.
+}}
 ==Input settings==

Developers

	Crytek
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	CryEngine
Release dates
Windows	March 23, 2004