Red Faction: Guerrilla

For the 2018 remaster, see Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered.

Red Faction
Red Faction	2001
Red Faction II	2003
Red Faction: Guerrilla	2009
Red Faction: Armageddon	2011
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered	2018

Warnings

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

Red Faction: Guerrilla is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action, open world and shooter game in the Red Faction series.

The game originally made use of Games for Windows - LIVE for multiplayer though this was replaced with Steamworks in 2014.^[3] Retail copies were made redeemable on Steam to allow existing owners to migrate over to the Steam version.

The retail GFWL version may experience performance issues and glitches in DirectX 10 mode. The Steam version is not affected due to the DirectX 10 render backend having been replaced with a new DirectX 11 backend.^[3]

General information

Red Faction Help - community help site for game series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Uses Stardock Product Activation & Impulse DRM. Can be redeemed on Steam by contacting the support.
Retail		Red Faction Complete. 2 DVDs
Humble Store		Red Faction Collection.
Steam		Updated version using DirectX 11 and bugs fixed. Bundled with Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered.
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[4]

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

Comes bundled with the Demons Of The Badlands expansion, the Multiplayer Pack DLC, and 2 exclusive multiplayer maps.

Red Faction: Guerrilla owners on Steam will receive Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered for free.^[5]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Demons of the Badlands	Included in Steam Edition for free.
Multiplayer Pack	Included in Steam Edition for free.
Smasher Pack	Included in Steam Edition for free.

Essential improvements

Patches

Install the latest Patches for the Games for Windows - LIVE version. The Steam version is already patched.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Red Faction Guerrilla\Options\rfg_display_options.rfgs_pc
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20500/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Configuration file is in binary format.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Red Faction Guerrilla\Saves\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\20500\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20500/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		15:9 resolutions can be set using launch parameters. For non-Steam versions, see WSGF details.
Multi-monitor		Multi-monitor resolutions can be set using launch parameters. The HUD and menus are significantly stretched. For non-Steam versions, see WSGF details.
Ultra-widescreen		Natively supported in the Steam version,^[6] but the HUD and menus are still stretched.^[7]
4K Ultra HD		Most of the interface was only prepared for lower resolutions and is scaled up.
Field of view (FOV)	Adjustable from 45° to 85° in single-player, 45° to 60° in multiplayer (Steam version). For non-Steam versions, see FOV Fix.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 16xQ MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Disabled by default, can be enabled in the game options.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 300 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Same-device restrictions present for axis (movement) controls. E.g., cannot bind Right Mouse button for 'Forwards' and Arrow down for 'Backwards'.
Mouse acceleration		No acceleration on foot, but negative acceleration in vehicles and walkers.
Mouse sensitivity		Can be adjusted using two options, Sensitivity and Mouse Sensitivity, which work independently.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Can be set from 1-10.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		Depend on the input method chosen in the options.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Only in Steam version.
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Japanese retail release.
Polish				Only in Steam version.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Online features in non-Steam versions require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Wrecking Crew gamemode only.
LAN play	16
Online play	16

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	53, 80, 3074
UDP	53, 88, 3074

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Red Faction: Guerrilla.

Issues unresolved

Scrolling the map with the keyboard is very fast or very slow

Because the speed of the map scroll movement with the keyboard is calculated depending on the frame rate, it happens that if the frame rate is high (+60), the map scroll is very fast and if the frame rate is very low (-60) the scroll of the map will be quite slow

Issues fixed

Game doesn't start/can't save

Check GFWL sign-in problems^{[citation needed]}

Black Screen on Startup

Prevent Rivatuner from hooking into the game by setting detection to "None"

Can't change resolution

Launch the game with -w XXXX -h XXXX parameters^[8]

Launch the game in DirectX 9 mode with -nod3d10 parameter^{[citation needed]}

Hex edit config file^[9]

Hex editing skills are required for the operation.

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open rfg_display_options.rfgs_pc with a hex editor such as HxD.
Look at offset 0x001. There's where width is stored.
Height can be found at offset 0x005.
Change them accordingly. Refer to this table for common little endian values.

Notes

Additional information regarding hex editing can be found here.

Performance issues

Use the -nod3d10 command line argument and launch the game in DX9 mode^{[citation needed]}