Operation Flashpoint: Red River

Operation Flashpoint: Red River

Developers
	Codemasters
Engines
	EGO 2.0
Release dates
Windows	April 21, 2011
Reception
Metacritic	67
IGDB	65
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, 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

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

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM disc check.
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.

This game is no longer available digitally.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Valley of Death

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

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest patch is 1.2

Skip intro videos

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

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\OFRR\hardwaresettings\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44340/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\OFRR\Profiles\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44340/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	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
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Set FOV in config.dat

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

KB/M input settings.

Controller settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Can't be disabled.
Mouse sensitivity		sensitivity slider has no effect
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		Button prompts do not change.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Effects, Speech, Ambient
Surround sound		Up to 7.1. FMVs are in 2.0 stereo.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

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

3D modes	State	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
TrackIR		Supports: Yaw, Pitch (only in vehicles).

Issues fixed

Game crashes to desktop after a few minutes

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

Disables Online Multiplayer and Leaderboards

Play without GFWL using the Bulletstorm fix
Download the replacement xlive.dll Extract into <path-to-game>.

Game does not launch and gives a "SecuLauncher Error" message

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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

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