Installation:
If you use the CD/DVD version run the setup program on the DVD or the first CD, and be sure it doesn't install Adobe Acrobat or DirectX.
Patching:
Version 1.4 is required for multiplayer and contains many engine improvements. The version downloaded from Steam is also 1.40.
There is an OpenGL renderer that has most of the visual effects present in the Direct3D one, but should run faster. To enable it, change "r_Driver" from "Direct3D9" to "OpenGL" in the 'system.cfg' file.
The older OpenGL renderer in version 1.0/1.1 exhibits less artifacts, whereas 1.33 and above have a problematic water shader, and portions of far-off terrain render incorrectly. Regardless of the game version, set the shadow quality to 'medium' and the lighting quality to 'high'.
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Wine 1.5.24 and FarCry 1.4.1 from gog.com
by Seegras on Saturday February 23rd 2013, 11:25
Actually, what happens for me is this:
145784.854:007e:trace:gdi:GetObjectW 0x6003d 92 0x9cda04
145784.854:007e:trace:reg:NtOpenKey (0x28,L"Control Panel\\Desktop",2000000,0x9cd9f8)
145784.854:007e:trace:reg:NtOpenKey -2)
fixme:dbghelp_dwarf:compute_location Only supporting one reg (edx/19 -> -2)
fixme:dbghelp_dwarf:compute_location Only supporting one reg (edx/19 -> -2)
fixme:dbghelp_dwarf:dwarf2_parse_subprogram Unhandled Tag type 0x26 at ctx(0x33c32c,L"libc.so.6"), for debug_info(abbrev:0x1a2b2ac,symt:0x1cd5678)
fixme:dbghelp_dwarf:dwarf2_parse_subprogram_block Unhandled Tag type 0xf at ctx(0x33c32c,L"libc.so.6"), for debug_info(abbrev:0x1a2b35c,symt:(nil))
fixme:dbghelp_dwarf:dwarf2_parse_subprogram_block Unhandled Tag type 0xf at ctx(0x33c32c,L"libc.so.6"), for debug_info(abbrev:0x1a2b35c,symt:(nil))
fixme:dbghelp_dwarf:dwarf2_parse_subprogram_block Unhandled Tag type 0xf at ctx(0x33c32c,L"libc.so.6"), for debug_info(abbrev:0x1a2b35c,symt:(nil))
fixme:dbghelp_dwarf:dwarf2_parse_subprogram_block Unhandled Tag type 0xf at ctx(0x33c32c,L"libc.so.6"), for debug_info(abbrev:0x1a2b35c,symt:(nil))
fixme:dbghelp_dwarf:dwarf2_parse_subprogram_block Unhandled Tag type 0x26 at ctx(0x33c32c,L"libc.so.6"), for debug_info(abbrev:0x1f2bb54,symt:(nil))
start_process () at /usr/src/wine/dlls/kernel32/process.c:1084
0x7b862baf start_process+0x5f [/usr/src/wine/dlls/kernel32/process.c:1084] in kernel32: movl%edi,0x4(%esp)
Unable to access file '/usr/src/wine/dlls/kernel32/process.c'
Wine-dbg>bt
Backtrace:
=>0 0x7b862baf start_process+0x5f(peb=, unknown2=, unknown4=
far cry steam wine 1.2
by landon parker on Friday July 23rd 2010, 18:53
Far Cry will not launch with settings on anything other than low and load times are really long.
machine specs: amd 6400+, readeon 3870 512mb, 4gb ram, and 64bit ubuntu with wine 1.2
Game freezes before it even starts
by Alessandro Sivieri on Tuesday June 15th 2010, 6:27
I have just installed Far Cry DVD, with 1.4 patch, under Wine 1.1.42, and I am unable to launch it: whenever I execute "wine FarCry.exe" (from the .wine subdir), it shows the splash screen and then freezes there, so that I have to kill FarCry.exe to regain terminal control.
I also tried it under wine 1.0.1 and wine 1.2rc3, but nothing has changed.
There was some advice on the Internet about FarCryConfiguration.exe, which seems to be executed by FarCry.exe (I can see it with ps, while FarCry is freezed), but its window is not shown.
No Mouse
by Berillions on Wednesday September 9th 2009, 17:01
Hello,
I have the mouse in the menu to start the game, load the game or change the option but in game, i don't have the mouve. i can't to deplace the character with my mouse...
RE: No Mouse by Steve K on
Monday September 28th 2009, 19:28
Window error?
by Mike Black on Wednesday August 12th 2009, 14:34
Whenever I try to launch Far Cry from Steam with the r_Driver set to Direct3D9, nothing happens. However, if I set it to OpenGL, the game does load but it appears in an unframed window that only takes up 1/4 of the screen (and appears to only show 1/4 of the game).
Aside from Steam, I'm running it in an otherwise vanilla wineprefix.
Reply to byteframe mail:
by MCpaul34 on Thursday July 23rd 2009, 5:38
Hello!
So here is all the info needed:
Mouse: logitech usb mice (G5)
Config: amd athlon fx57, ram 2Go, nvidia 7800GTX, ubuntu 9.04 64bit, wine 1.1.26.
D3D key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Direct3D]
"DirectDrawRenderer"="gdi"
"Nonpower2Mode"="repack"
"OffscreenRenderingMode"="fbo"
"PixelShaderMode"="enabled"
"RenderTargetLockMode"="auto"
"SoftwareEmulation"="enabled"
"UseGLSL"="enabled"
"VertexShaderMode"="hardware"
"VideoDescription"="NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX"
"VideoDriver"="nv4_disp.dll"
"VideoMemorySize"="512"
And it's not a laptop.
For console output, i've posted it on bugzilla (but not as attached file, so -headshot- from devs :D).
