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|self-hosting notes = See <code>dedicated_server.txt</code> in the installation folder or use [http://www.redfactionview.net/programsandutilities.htm Dedicated Server Config]. | |self-hosting notes = See <code>dedicated_server.txt</code> in the installation folder or use [http://www.redfactionview.net/programsandutilities.htm Dedicated Server Config]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:56, 11 December 2020
Developers | |
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Volition | |
Publishers | |
Original | THQ |
Current | Nordic Games |
Mac OS, OS X | Graphsim Entertainment |
Engines | |
Geo-Mod 1.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 17, 2001 |
Mac OS (Classic) | November 28, 2001[1] |
macOS (OS X) | January 4, 2002[2] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
IGDB | 70 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Red Faction |
Red Faction | |
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Red Faction | 2001 |
Red Faction II | 2003 |
Red Faction: Guerrilla | 2009 |
Red Faction: Armageddon | 2011 |
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered | 2018 |
Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Key points
- The Dash Faction v 1.5.0 unofficial patch fixes various bugs and compatibility issues with modern versions of Windows.
General information
- Red Faction Wiki - A wiki for the Red Faction universe
- Red Faction Wiki (Wikia) - A Wikia-hosted wiki for the Red Faction universe
- Faction Files Community Forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | OS X installer is also available alongside with an upgrade patch.[3] | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Includes a number of fixes for modern operating systems. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename thqlogo.bik[citation needed] |
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Dash Faction
- Dash Faction is an unofficial open source patch for Red Faction. You can view the differences to Unpactched, Pure Faction, and Dash Faction here but Dash Faction runs on Windows 10.
Dash Faction Installation instructions[4] |
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Simple instructions:
Notes
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Pure Faction
- Pure Faction is an unofficial patch for Red Faction. It adds support for modern hardware and operating systems, bug fixes, and many other features.
- Note that Pure Faction is now considered deprecated. The Pure Faction development team recommends using Dash Faction (instructions above) instead.
Installation instructions[5] |
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Notes
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Launching through Steam with overlay[6] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Volition\Red Faction <path-to-game>\players.cfg[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | <path-to-game>/players.cfg |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/players_osx.cfg |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20530/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | <path-to-game>/savegame/ |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/savegame/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20530/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | Syncs save games and settings. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Max supported resolution is 1280x1024. Install Dash Faction. Set in DashFactionLauncher.exe . |
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Multi-monitor | Install Dash Faction. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Install Dash Faction. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Install Dash Faction. Set in DashFactionLauncher.exe . Since version 1.5.0 rc2 there is an option to enable big hud to compensate small UI and text in 4K. |
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Field of view (FOV) | Dash Faction changes the screen scaling to Hor+ but still doesn't allow to modify FOV manually. | ||
Windowed | Install Dash Faction. Set in DashFactionLauncher.exe . |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Install Dash Faction. Set in DashFactionLauncher.exe . |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Install Dash Faction. Set in DashFactionLauncher.exe . |
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Anti-aliasing (AA) | Install Dash Faction. Set in DashFactionLauncher.exe up to 8x MSAA. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Set in RedFaction.exe or DashFactionLauncher.exe . |
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60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Exceeding 60 fps introduces important bugs. See Issues fixed. Install Dash Faction to fix high fps issues and ability to raise frame rate cap up to 240 fps. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Install Dash Faction to set via numeric values (in console via ms # command). Base game allows you to edit mouse sensitivity only via slider. |
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Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Install Dash Faction to control level ambient sound volume separate from other sound effects. Set in DashFactionLauncher.exe . |
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Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Subtitles for PA announcements and character speech are not presented, despite existing in data files. Only direct radio is displayed. Subtitles show on high resolutions only with Dash Faction. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | ||||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 32 | |||
Online play | 32 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | See dedicated_server.txt in the installation folder or use Dedicated Server Config. |
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Direct IP | Use Add Server button in server browser. Install Dash Faction to allow usage of rf://IP:PORT protocol handler. |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 7755 |
UDP | 7755 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
At least 8 MB of video memory is required error
Install Dash Faction[5] |
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Unable to initialize DirectX 8.0 error
Install Dash Faction[5] |
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Notes
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Stuttering/Glitching/Crashing
- Caused by Red Faction's native incompatibility with modern versions of Windows.
Install Dash Faction[citation needed] |
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Sub explodes when it hits water
- A bug that occurs at high frame rates, which causes the submarine to explode upon contact with the sub bay water.
Install Dash Faction[5] |
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Alternative solution.Use d3d8to9 Wrapper[citation needed] |
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Unresponsive, and always on top
- A bug that occurs if you click on another window after launching Red Faction but before the game screen appears.
- Pure Faction crashes instead of staying always on top.
End game task[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 | |
OpenGL | 1.2.1 | Mac OS and OS X only. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Mods
- Faction Files mod site.
AI Upscale Textures
- AI-enhanced texture Pack that upscaled textured done by De-AngryBoi, by utilising the power of ESRGAN and the 4x_NMKD-Superscale-SP_170000_G.pth model. Compatible with DashFaction.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98SE, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz AMD K6-2 400 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 500 MHz AMD K6-2 500 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.02 GB | 1.2 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
Other | 4x CD-ROM drive |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 8.6 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | 300 MHz PowerPC G3 300 MHz PowerPC G4 |
400 MHz PowerPC G3 400 MHz PowerPC G4 |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.02 | 1.2 GB |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Rage Pro/128 ATI Radeon 7000 series Nvidia GeForce2 series 6 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.2.1 compatible | ATI Rage Pro/128 ATI Radeon 7000 series Nvidia GeForce2 series 16 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.2.1 compatible |
Other | 8x CD-ROM drive or DVD drive |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 2.0 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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20530/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (20530) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Inside Mac Games - Red Faction Shipping Today
- ↑ Inside Mac Games - Red Faction 1.2 Released
- ↑ Inside Mac Games Forum - Rosetta & Games - last accessed on 2017-07-04
- ↑ Instructions provided by rafalh's Dash Faction README, edited by DudeShift of Dash Faction.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Instructions provided by digital_ruler and goober of Faction Files.
- ↑ Steam Overlay for Red Faction (1) Guide - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)