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Far Cry 4

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Far Cry 4
Far Cry 4 cover
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
Far Cry 4 on IGDB
Far Cry 4 on MobyGames
Far Cry 4 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

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
Far Cry Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Epic Games Store
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Gold Edition also available.
Windows
GamersGate
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Gold Edition
Windows
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Gold Edition
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Gold Edition
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Origin
Origin
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Windows
Steam
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Steam can be avoided with -uplay_steam_mode parameter
Windows
Ubisoft Store
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Limited Edition, Gold Edition. The latter is included with Ubisoft+.
Windows
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
Windows
The Syringe Can only be bought via the Season Pass.
Windows
Escape from Durgesh Prison
Windows
The Hurk Deluxe Pack
Windows
Overrun
Windows
Valley Of the Yetis
Windows

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.

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

Video

Video and graphics settings.
Video and graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Aspect ratios other than 16:9 are letterboxed (see the WSGF entry).
Multi-monitor
FOV slider is unavailable; use Far Cry 4 Ultrawide FOV Fix.
Ultra-widescreen
FOV slider is unavailable; use Far Cry 4 Ultrawide FOV Fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
FOV slider is unavailable at 21:9 or wider ratios; use Far Cry 4 Ultrawide FOV Fix.[3]
Use Viewmodel FOV Mod for higher viewmodel FOVs.
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
No frame rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Depth of field

Disable depth of field[4]
  1. Download and extract Gibbed's Dunia 2 Tools.
  2. Open the bin\ folder in a new window.
  3. Go to <path-to-game>\data_win32\.
  4. Drag and drop patch.dat onto Gibbed.Dunia2.Unpack.exe.
  5. Download Far Cry 4 Depth Of Field disabler.
  6. Go to <path-to-game>\data_win32\patch_unpack\_UNKNOWN\misc\, and replace the file this mod came with.
  7. Drag and drop the patch_unpack folder onto Gibbed.Dunia2.Pack.exe. It should now be installed.

Input

Keyboard, mouse and basic controller settings.
Keyboard, mouse and basic controller settings.
Advanced 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
PlayStation controllers
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.[5]
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[6]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open GamerProfile.xml with a text editor.
  3. Locate values MouseAccelerationOn, MouseAcceleration, Smoothness, Smoothness_Ironsight and UseMouseSmooth and change them from 1 to 0.
  4. Save your changes.

Toggle aiming down sights (ADS) for weapons

Does not work while in vehicles
Edit GamerProfile.xml to add IronsightToggleMode[7]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open GamerProfile.xml with a text editor.
  3. Locate IronsightToggleMode and change the value to 1.
  4. Save your changes.

Audio

Audio and game settings.
Audio and game settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Up to 5.1 output.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10][11][12]

Issues fixed

Freeze when killing a Golden Path member

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

Fix stuttering

Disable mipmaps[13]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open GamerProfile.xml with a text editor.
  3. Locate DisableLoadingMip0 and change the value to 1, you may also change the value of GPUMaxBufferedFrames to 1.
  4. Save your changes.
Lowers texture quality.[14]

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

Use fix[citation needed]
  1. Download Fix (mirror) and extract file to <path-to-game>/bin/.
  2. Start Far Cry 4 and load your saved game.
  3. Open fc4_blackbars_fix, press "Remove" and wait until it's done.
  4. 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![15]

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

This fix requires usage of third party exe and DLL files. Use with extreme caution as your account can be banned.
Apply dual-core fix[16]

First off, download the required files down below.

  1. DLL files
  2. Extreme Injector v3.6.1
  3. Do NOT use Xenos64.exe found with the DLL files, as it doesn't work - delete the file.
  4. Copy all the files from above to <path-to-game>/bin/.
  5. 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.
  6. Rename the extreme injector executable you just extracted to ei3.exe or adjust the script - it is up to you.
  7. Add ei3.exe as an exception in your anti-virus program, or it might pick it up as a riskware.
  8. Run Extreme Injector, go to Settings and tick Auto Inject and select OK.
  9. Select Add DLL and select dualcore.dll which should be in <path-to-game>/bin/.
  10. In Process Name type in FarCry4.exe.
  11. Extreme Injector should now be configured correct, you should see a settings.xml which contains the config which you just modified.
  12. Enable the following compatibility settings for the ei3.exe file: Run this program as an administrator; and lastly press OK to save your changes.
  13. 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[17]
  1. 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 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
System memory (RAM) 4 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
Sound (audio device) DirectX-compatible
Controller Xbox 360 Controller (optional)
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. 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