Operation Flashpoint: Red River

Operation Flashpoint
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis	2001
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising	2009
Operation Flashpoint: Red River	2011

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM disc check.^[1]
Steam (unavailable)

All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.^{[Note 1]}

This game is no longer available digitally.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Valley of Death	No longer sold digitally.

The Valley of Death DLC is no longer available to purchase due to the Games for Windows Marketplace being shut down.

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

Latest patch is 1.2

Skip intro videos[edit]

Replace intro videos with blank video files
Download replacement files from here. Extract files to `<path-to-game>\data\media\ui\videos\attract`, overwrite if necessary.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\OFRR\hardwaresettings\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44340/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\OFRR\Profiles\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44340/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video[edit]

Video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		HUD elements scale poorly at higher resolutions.
Field of view (FOV)	48° vertical by default. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 8x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Set FOV in config.dat^[2]

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.

Go to <path-to-game>\data\
Make a backup of config.dat
Open config.dat with a hex editor such as HxD.
Find these variables:
- property.name.defaultFOV.value
- property.name.defaultFirstPersonFOV.value
Next to them, change the default values (48 and 47.448) to your liking
Save the file and start the game

property.name.defaultFOV.value must be in XX format

property.name.defaultFirstPersonFOV.value must be in XX.XXX format

Input[edit]

KB/M input settings.

Controller settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Can't be disabled.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Normal or Southpaw presets only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Effects, Speech, Ambient
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network[edit]

Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4	Co-op
Online play		4	Co-op

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		2D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. Note:Game is on official list but not yet confirmed to be 3D.
Devices	Native	Notes
TrackIR		Supports: Yaw, Pitch (only in vehicles).

Issues fixed[edit]

Game crashes to desktop after a few minutes[edit]

Even though the game starts OK after a few minutes it crashes to desktop (Windows 10).

Turn Windows networking off
Turn off (disable) Windows networking by disabling your Ethernet connection. Red River will start and enter offline mode. There won't be any more crashes. Red River has the same engine as Dragon Rising and Nvidia lists the same fix for that on an official page.

Play without Games for Windows - Live[edit]

Disables Online Multiplayer and Leaderboards

Play without GFWL using the Bulletstorm fix ^[3]^[4]
Download the replacement xlive.dll Extract into `<path-to-game>`.

Game does not launch and gives a "SecuLauncher Error" message[edit]

Disable the file "patch1"
Disable the file "patch1" in the installation folder either by deleting it or renaming it to something else.^[5]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz Dual Core	3.0 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB 2 GB (Vista)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon X1800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 3800 512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA activation, supports local profiles.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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>/44340/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (44340) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[2] Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA activation, supports local profiles.

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/44340/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (44340) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] SecuROM™ Support Website - Operation Flashpoint: Red River

[4] OFRR FOV Mod Ver1.0 download - Mod DB

[5] Bulletstorm#Play_without_Games_for_Windows_-_LIVE

[6] Credit: Steam Community User "apple hiku" - Thread Post #5 Verified by User:Prospectcs on 2021-09-14

[7] Operation Flashpoint: Red River General Discussions

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Developers

	Codemasters
Engines
	EGO 2.0
Release dates
Windows	April 21, 2011
Reception
Metacritic	67
IGDB	65
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS, Tactical shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Operation Flashpoint