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Just Cause 2

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Just Cause 2
Just Cause 2 cover
Developers
Avalanche Studios
Publishers
Square Enix
Engines
Avalanche Engine 2.0
Release dates
Windows March 23, 2010
Just Cause 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Just Cause 2 on Wikipedia
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General information

Just Cause 2 Mods
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
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Windows
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Agency Hovercraft
Windows
Black Market Aerial Pack
Windows
Black Market Boom Pack
Windows
Bull's Eye Assault Rifle
Windows
Camo Parachute
Windows
Chaos Parachute
Windows
Chevalier Classic
Windows
Chevalier Ice Breaker
Windows
Dare Devil Parachute
Windows
Firestorm Parachute
Windows
Multiplayer Mod Free download.
Windows
Monster Truck
Windows
Rico's Signature Gun
Windows
Scorpion Parachute
Windows
Tiger Parachute
Windows
Tuk Tuk Boom
Windows

Essential improvements

Make 100% Completion Possible

Because of two unpatched bugs, no more than 99.96% completion can be attained in the vanilla game. One of the 221 water towers does not actually exist, and the final optional sidequest - no matter which one it happens to be - does not reward the usual 3 Weapon and 3 Vehicle parts.
Instructions

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8190/pfx/[Note 1]
Configuration file is a binary file.

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8190/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game resolution settings.
In-game resolution settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

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Multi-monitor

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

Input settings

In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

In order to play online download the Official Multiplayer Mod.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Native support for up to triple-monitor setups.[1]

Issues fixed

AMD launch crash fix

AMD's graphics drivers codenamed Crimson are not compatible with Just Cause 2 Multiplayer. If you are using an AMD graphics card with Crimson drivers, and your game crashes almost immediately after launching.
Instructions

Possible crash fix

Crashing issues observed with Decals on some Nvidia cards.[2]
Instructions
Instructions

Directx Error 3

Instructions

NVidia Optimus laptops use Intel IGP only

Instructions

Other information

Command-line parameters

There are several command-line parameters to help optimize the game even further. To add them, you must do the following:

  1. Right click on "Just Cause 2" in your Steam game library.
  2. Click properties at the bottom of the new context menu
  3. Click the "Set Launch Options" button
  4. Enter in whichever commandline options you want. (Examples listed below)

All listed parameters work in both the demo and the full game.

Command line parameter Description Accepted variables
/FailSafe Run in failsafe mode (ignore settings)
/Fullscreen Force fullscreen mode
/Windowed Force windowed mode
/Width=N Change width of resolution
/Height=N Change height of resolution
/WidthFS=N Change width of resolution (fullscreen only)
/HeightFS=N Change height of resolution (fullscreen only)
/WidthW=N Change width of resolution (windowed only)
/HeightW=N Change height of resolution (windowed only)
/RefreshRate=N Change the refresh rate
/MSAA=N Alter the MSAA sample count
/VSync=B Enable (or disable) V-Sync 0 - 1
/Aniso=N Alter the Ansiotropic filter intensity 0 - 7 (Default: 7)
/Shadows=N Change shadow quality 0 - 2 (Default: 1)
/ShadowRes=N Alter shadow Resolution 0 - 1 (Default: 0)
/SSAO=B Enable/disable SSAO 0 - 1 (Default: 0)
/HBAO=B Enable/disable HBAO method for SSAO 0 - 1 (Default: 1)
/PLSpec=B Enable/disable pointlight specular 0 - 1 (0)
/PostEffects=B Enable/disable posteffects 0 - 1 (1)
/LODFactor=N Alter geometric dtail over distance 0-3 (Default: 0)
/Decals=B Enable/disable decals 0 - 1
/EdgeFade=B Enable/disable edge fade effect 0 - 1
/FilmGrain=B Enable/disable film grain effect 0 - 1
/fovfactor=N Changes field of view.[3] 1.0 - 2.0 (Default: 1.0)
/DXBuffers= (Default: 1)
/FramerateCap= Allows user to set a cap on the frame rate (Default: disabled)
/DXAdapter= Allows users with multiple GPUs to force the use of a specific card
/borderless=B Enable/disable borderless windowed mode (set Full Screen to Off in Resolution menu) 0 - 1

B stands for boolean; Where 1 is equal to "enabled," and 0 is equal to "disabled"

N stands for number; Set to whichever number requested

You can use multiple parameters by separating them with a space. (For example: /fovfactor=2 /frameratecap=30 /filmgrain=0)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Intel Pentium D 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Nvidia GeForce 8800 series
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 10 compatible
Controller
CPUs must have SSE3 available

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>/8190/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8190) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References