Difference between revisions of "Far Cry 4"

Far Cry 4
Developers

	Ubisoft Montreal
	Ubisoft Toronto
	Ubisoft Red Storm
	Ubisoft Shanghai
Windows	Ubisoft Ukraine
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Dunia 2
Release dates
Windows	November 18, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	83
IGDB	86
Taxonomy
Perspectives	First-person
Genres	Open world
Series	Far Cry

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

Contents 1 Availability 1.1 Version differences 1.2 DLC and expansion packs 2 Essential improvements 2.1 Skip intro videos 2.2 Skip cutscenes 3 Game data 3.1 Configuration file(s) location 3.2 Save game data location 3.3 Save game cloud syncing 4 Video 4.1 Affinity Settings 4.2 Depth of field 4.3 Increase settings over Max 5 Input 5.1 Minimize mouse acceleration and smoothing effect 5.2 Toggle aiming down sights (ADS) for weapons 6 Audio 6.1 Localizations 7 Network 7.1 Multiplayer types 8 VR support 9 Issues unresolved 9.1 Can't steer vehicles when playing on keyboard 10 Issues fixed 10.1 Low FPS on modern multi-core CPUs 10.2 Freeze when killing a Golden Path member 10.3 Fix stuttering 10.4 Black bars removal for 16:10 & 4:3 aspect ratio 10.5 Game not saving progress in prologue mission 10.6 Black screen at launch on dual core CPU systems 10.7 Crash at launch 10.7.1 MSVC100.dll missing 11 Other information 11.1 API 11.2 Middleware 12 System requirements 13 Notes 14 References

Far Cry 4 is a first-person open world game in the Far Cry series.

The game will not run on dual core systems, See Black screen at launch on dual core CPU systems for a workaround.

General information

PC Report

Tweaking Guide at GeForce

Ubisoft Forums - PC Discussion

Ubisoft Forums - Technical Community Help

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Epic Games Store		Gold Edition also available.
		Gold Edition
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition
Humble Store
Origin
Steam		Can be played without Steam with the `-uplay_steam_mode` parameter
Ubisoft Store		Limited Edition, Gold Edition. The latter is included with Ubisoft+.
GamersGate (unavailable)		Gold Edition

All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.

Version differences

The Gold Edition contains the base game and the season pass.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass
The Syringe	Can only be bought via the Season Pass.
Escape from Durgesh Prison
The Hurk Deluxe Pack
Overrun
Valley Of the Yetis

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the `-skipintro` command line argument^[1]

Replace intro videos^[2]
See the Intro replacement steps Notes Note that when following the guide, the packing/unpacking process can create long file paths, and may fail if they exceed the maximum acceptable length. To combat this, move the data_win32 folder to the root directory on your drive before you start, then put it back in place once done.

Replace intro videos^[2]

See the Intro replacement steps

Notes

Note that when following the guide, the packing/unpacking process can create long file paths, and may fail if they exceed the maximum acceptable length. To combat this, move the data_win32 folder to the root directory on your drive before you start, then put it back in place once done.

Skip cutscenes

Use the mod

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 4\<user-id>\GamerProfile.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298110/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\420\ <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\856\ <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\971\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298110/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Origin
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

Video and graphics settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Aspect ratios other than 16:9 are letterboxed (see the WSGF entry).
Multi-monitor		FOV slider is hidden in ratios greater than 16:9, see FOV.
Ultra-widescreen		FOV slider is hidden in ratios greater than 16:9, see FOV.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	FOV slider is hidden in ratios greater than 16:9, but hex editing a dll can restore the slider. A hack tool may also work: Far Cry 4 Ultrawide FOV Fix.^[3] Use Viewmodel FOV Mod for weapon viewmodels at 90 and 110 FOV.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 4x TXAA (Nvidia only), up to 8x MSAA, and SMAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Cutscenes are locked at 30fps
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Affinity Settings

Game runs better and faster on 4 actual core affinity. (SMT/HT on)
For a processor with 8 cores, the recommended action is to disable CPU 2 and CPU 3 on runtime, which can give a boost of as much as 10 FPS ^[4].
For more info see set affinity and Multi-Threading on game performance

Depth of field

Disable depth of field^[5]
Download and extract the latest version of Gibbed's Dunia 2 Tools. Open the `bin` folder in a new window. Go to `<path-to-game>\data_win32\`. Drag and drop the `patch.fat` file onto `Gibbed.Dunia2.Unpack.exe`. Once the file has been unpacked, go to `<path-to-game>\data_win32\patch_unpack\_UNKNOWN\misc\` and open the `5C8CCADF9D542A47.Profile` file with a text editor. Change every instance of `GameDepthOfField="1"` and `CinematicDepthOfField="1"` to `GameDepthOfField="0"` and `CinematicDepthOfField="0"` and save the file. Drag and drop the `patch_unpack` folder onto `Gibbed.Dunia2.Pack.exe`. Once the folder has been packed, move, delete, or rename the original `patch.dat` and `patch.fat` files, then rename the newly created `patch_unpacked.dat` and `patch_unpacked.fat` files to `patch.dat` and `patch.fat`.

Disable depth of field^[5]

Download and extract the latest version of Gibbed's Dunia 2 Tools.
Open the bin folder in a new window.
Go to <path-to-game>\data_win32\.
Drag and drop the patch.fat file onto Gibbed.Dunia2.Unpack.exe.
Once the file has been unpacked, go to <path-to-game>\data_win32\patch_unpack\_UNKNOWN\misc\ and open the 5C8CCADF9D542A47.Profile file with a text editor.
Change every instance of GameDepthOfField="1" and CinematicDepthOfField="1" to GameDepthOfField="0" and CinematicDepthOfField="0" and save the file.
Drag and drop the patch_unpack folder onto Gibbed.Dunia2.Pack.exe.
Once the folder has been packed, move, delete, or rename the original patch.dat and patch.fat files, then rename the newly created patch_unpacked.dat and patch_unpacked.fat files to patch.dat and patch.fat.

Increase settings over Max

gamerprofile.xml tweaking^[6]
Search for gamerprofile.xml file or go through %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 4\<user-id>\GamerProfile.xml copy the code from https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/farcry-4-tweaking.405286/ and replace your own change the resolution to that of your monitor save file and set file as read only This will increase LOD change distance and remove the annoying dithering as well as push out effects to their maximum range and quality Warning: This requires more than 4GB of VRAM and a very powerful GPU. For 1440p60 a 3080 is required; also a CPU with fast single-thread-performance, like a Ryzen 5600X by AMD or a 10900K from Intel.

gamerprofile.xml tweaking^[6]

Search for gamerprofile.xml file or go through %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 4\<user-id>\GamerProfile.xml
copy the code from https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/farcry-4-tweaking.405286/ and replace your own
change the resolution to that of your monitor
save file and set file as read only
This will increase LOD change distance and remove the annoying dithering as well as push out effects to their maximum range and quality

Warning: This requires more than 4GB of VRAM and a very powerful GPU. For 1440p60 a 3080 is required; also a CPU with fast single-thread-performance, like a Ryzen 5600X by AMD or a 10900K from Intel.

Input

Keyboard, mouse and basic controller settings.

Advanced controller settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Mouse wheel cannot properly be bound to cycle weapons, as forward and backward on the mouse wheel are both considered the same command by the game when bound to anything other than the default switch grenades command.
Mouse acceleration		Options menu has a "mouse acceleration" setting and slider. However, even if disabled, there is still a heavy amount of mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Interferes with Keyboard/mouse vehicle control. See Can't steer vehicles when playing on keyboard
Full controller support		Native support for DualShock 4 (including touchpad), Xbox One, Xbox 360 controllers and Logitech controllers.
Controller remapping		Limited amount of remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		Game features an option to change the displayed prompts.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Occasionally changes button prompts

Minimize mouse acceleration and smoothing effect

The mouse curve was improved in patch 1.5.0.^[7]

Disabling acceleration from the menu still leaves some acceleration and smoothing enabled. Disabling all values from the configuration file should minimize the effect.

Acceleration cannot be disabled completely.

Low DPI mice are more susceptible to this issue.

Edit GamerProfile.xml^[8]
Go to the configuration file location. Open `GamerProfile.xml` with a text editor. Locate values `MouseAccelerationOn`, `MouseAcceleration`, `Smoothness`, `Smoothness_Ironsight` and `UseMouseSmooth` and change them from `1` to `0`. Save your changes.

Toggle aiming down sights (ADS) for weapons

Does not work while in vehicles

Edit GamerProfile.xml to add IronsightToggleMode^[9]
Go to the configuration file location. Open `GamerProfile.xml` with a text editor. Locate `IronsightToggleMode` and change the value to `1`. Save your changes.

Audio

Audio and game settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 5.1 output.^[10]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		Versus, Co-op PvP (Overrun) mode requires paid DLC.^[11] Can not play the main campaign in co-op, only the side missions and towers. Progress in the player is saved for both parties but progress in game is only saved for the host.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: Far Cry 4.
vorpX		G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues unresolved

Can't steer vehicles when playing on keyboard

This can happen when controller is plugged in.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Issues fixed

Low FPS on modern multi-core CPUs

Set CPU affinity^{[citation needed]}
see Affinity Settings Notes You can install a program such as Process Lasso to make the affinity permanent.

Set CPU affinity^{[citation needed]}

see Affinity Settings

Notes

You can install a program such as Process Lasso to make the affinity permanent.

Freeze when killing a Golden Path member

Enable Karma Points in Interface^{[citation needed]}
In-game, open the settings menu. Go to "Interface". Locate "Karma Points" and make sure it is turned ON. Save your changes.

Fix stuttering

Disable mipmaps^[15]
Go to the configuration file location. Open `GamerProfile.xml` with a text editor. Locate `DisableLoadingMip0` and change the value to `1`, you may also change the value of `GPUMaxBufferedFrames` to `1`. Save your changes. Lowers texture quality.^[16]

Disable mipmaps^[15]

Go to the configuration file location.
Open GamerProfile.xml with a text editor.
Locate DisableLoadingMip0 and change the value to 1, you may also change the value of GPUMaxBufferedFrames to 1.
Save your changes.

Lowers texture quality.^[16]

Black bars removal for 16:10 & 4:3 aspect ratio

Use fix^{[citation needed]}
Download Fix and extract file to <path-to-game>/bin/. Start Far Cry 4 and load your saved game. Open `fc4_blackbars_fix`, press "Remove" and wait until it's done. Back to game. You have to follow these steps everytime you launch the game. You need to kill the process in the task manager when you are done with the fix (are done playing). Otherwise it keeps running in the background. If you do not kill the process when done playing, you could get auto-banned by BattleEye and other anticheat software!^[17]

Use fix^{[citation needed]}

Download Fix and extract file to <path-to-game>/bin/.
Start Far Cry 4 and load your saved game.
Open fc4_blackbars_fix, press "Remove" and wait until it's done.
Back to game.

You have to follow these steps everytime you launch the game.

You need to kill the process in the task manager when you are done with the fix (are done playing). Otherwise it keeps running in the background. If you do not kill the process when done playing, you could get auto-banned by BattleEye and other anticheat software!^[17]

Game not saving progress in prologue mission

Saving in prologue is disabled^{[citation needed]}
Complete the prologue to enable saving.

Black screen at launch on dual core CPU systems

Apply dual-core fix^[18]
First off, download the required files down below. DLL files Extreme Injector v3.6.1 Do NOT use `Xenos64.exe` found with the DLL files, as it doesn't work - delete the file. Copy all the files from above to `<path-to-game>/bin/`. Copy and paste these batch lines into a empty batch file and save it somewhere in `<path-to-game>/bin/`, I named mine to `FarCry4Launcher.bat`. Rename the extreme injector executable you just extracted to `ei3.exe` or adjust the script - it is up to you. Add `ei3.exe` as an exception in your anti-virus program, or it might pick it up as a riskware. Run Extreme Injector, go to Settings and tick Auto Inject and select OK. Select Add DLL and select `dualcore.dll` which should be in `<path-to-game>/bin/`. In Process Name type in `FarCry4.exe`. Extreme Injector should now be configured correct, you should see a `settings.xml` which contains the config which you just modified. Enable the following compatibility settings for the `ei3.exe` file: `Run this program as an administrator`; and lastly press OK to save your changes. Now try launching the custom batch file, it should automatically start Far Cry 4 and Extreme Injector together and the game will start successfully. You might make a shortcut of the batch file and save it to your desktop. Or see below if you want to add it to your Steam library. Notes You'll have to be a bit quick accepting the UAC prompt everytime you launch the batch file. You may also add the game to Steam, add a non-Steam game and select `cmd.exe` found in `System32` and add the argument `/C "<path-to-game>/bin/your_batch_file.bat"`. But your friends will see the game as a non-Steam game.

Apply dual-core fix^[18]

First off, download the required files down below.

DLL files
Extreme Injector v3.6.1
Do NOT use Xenos64.exe found with the DLL files, as it doesn't work - delete the file.
Copy all the files from above to <path-to-game>/bin/.
Copy and paste these batch lines into a empty batch file and save it somewhere in <path-to-game>/bin/, I named mine to FarCry4Launcher.bat.
Rename the extreme injector executable you just extracted to ei3.exe or adjust the script - it is up to you.
Add ei3.exe as an exception in your anti-virus program, or it might pick it up as a riskware.
Run Extreme Injector, go to Settings and tick Auto Inject and select OK.
Select Add DLL and select dualcore.dll which should be in <path-to-game>/bin/.
In Process Name type in FarCry4.exe.
Extreme Injector should now be configured correct, you should see a settings.xml which contains the config which you just modified.
Enable the following compatibility settings for the ei3.exe file: Run this program as an administrator; and lastly press OK to save your changes.
Now try launching the custom batch file, it should automatically start Far Cry 4 and Extreme Injector together and the game will start successfully.

You might make a shortcut of the batch file and save it to your desktop. Or see below if you want to add it to your Steam library.

Notes

You'll have to be a bit quick accepting the UAC prompt everytime you launch the batch file.

You may also add the game to Steam, add a non-Steam game and select cmd.exe found in System32 and add the argument /C "<path-to-game>/bin/*your_batch_file*.bat". But your friends will see the game as a non-Steam game.

Crash at launch

The game doesn't tell why it's crashing on launch. Use the Windows Event Log to find the cause.

MSVC100.dll missing

Install missing Visual C++ 2010 Redistributables^[19]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Support\Software\VCRedist` and install `vcredist_x64.exe` or download the redistributables directly from Microsoft.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Dolby Digital, Speex
Interface	Adobe Flash
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Uplay

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5-750 2.6 GHz	AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz Intel Core i5-2400S 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 5850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	AMD Radeon R9 290X Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX-compatible	5.1 surround sound
Controller	Xbox 360 Controller (optional)

A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/298110/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (298110) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ How To Skip Far Cry 4’s Unskippable Launch Animations | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
↑ Ubisoft disabled commandline switch to skip intro videos in Far Cry 4. How to fix that : farcry
↑ Far Cry 4 WSGF - last accessed on February 10, 2019
↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/farcry/comments/2nchf0/psa_checking_far_cry_4s_core_affinity_gave_me/
↑ FC 4 Far Cry 4 Blur Depth Of Field DOF remover disabler - Page 3 - File topics - The Nexus Forums
↑ [1]
↑ https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/969552-PC-Patch-1-5-0-December-8th-2014
↑ How to fix Mouse Acceleration. :: Far Cry 4 General Discussions
↑ IronsightToggleMode="1" Not working. [FC4]: farcry
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
↑ Far Cry 4 - Season Pass Details - UbiBlog - Ubisoft®
↑ FarCry 4 Can't turn any vehicles? - Overclock.net - An Overclocking Community - last accessed on 2018-07-27
↑ Unresponsive vehicle turning :: Far Cry 4 General Discussions - last accessed on 2018-07-27
↑ PC Can't turn vehicle when driving - last accessed on 2018-07-27
↑ Temporarily FIX Stuttering :: Far Cry 4 General Discussions
↑ Kotaku (2014) - How To Get Far Cry 4 Running More Smoothly on PC
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/624075374612147893/#c624075566981854443
↑ Verified by User:Hawaii_Beach on 2016-09-04
↑ MSVCR100.dll is missing

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 ===Black bars removal for 16:10 & 4:3 aspect ratio===
 {{Fixbox|description=Use fix|ref={{cn|date=June 2017}}|fix=
-# [https://yadi.sk/d/lO4kMCkegE4Pwg Download Fix] ([http://sendfile.su/1076636 mirror]) and extract file to {{P|game}}/bin/.
+# [https://yadi.sk/d/lO4kMCkegE4Pwg Download Fix] and extract file to {{P|game}}/bin/.
 # Start Far Cry 4 and load your saved game.
 # Open {{file|fc4_blackbars_fix}}, press "Remove" and wait until it's done.

Revision as of 21:19, 2 June 2022

Availability

Version differences

DLC and expansion packs

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip cutscenes

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Affinity Settings

Depth of field

Increase settings over Max

Input

Minimize mouse acceleration and smoothing effect

Toggle aiming down sights (ADS) for weapons

Audio

Localizations

Network

Multiplayer types

VR support

Issues unresolved

Can't steer vehicles when playing on keyboard

Issues fixed

Low FPS on modern multi-core CPUs

Freeze when killing a Golden Path member

Fix stuttering

Black bars removal for 16:10 & 4:3 aspect ratio

Game not saving progress in prologue mission

Black screen at launch on dual core CPU systems

Crash at launch

MSVC100.dll missing

Other information

API

Middleware

System requirements

Notes

References