Game PC Far Cry User Manual

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

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CONTENTS

Introduction

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing and Running Far Cry™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Game Setup

Campaign (Single Player) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Multiplayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Demo Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Playing Far Cry

Main Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Mounted Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Pickups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

HUD (Heads-Up Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Multiplayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Default Controls

Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside front cover

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover

INTRODUCTION

Far Cry™ is a tactical, first-person-perspective action game set in a tropical paradise. Throughout play you will be informed of the story and objectives by occasional video sequences and prompts on the heads-up display (HUD).

A Perfect Vacation…Turned Perfectly Deadly

Some claim Jack Carver left the Ocean Patrol in search of a new life, others that he was ousted against his will. Whatever his reasons, Jack now goes where the currents carry him, transporting tourists and small cargo among the remote islands of the South Pacific. But when a fetching journalist hires him to escort her to an uncharted island in Micronesia, his sun-drenched life takes a chilling turn.

Heading for a carefree utopia of white sands and crystal waters, Jack and journalist Valerie discover instead a jungle turned battle zone. Behind the lush canopies and lazy hillsides, bent minds conspire, fashioning their dark agenda under the vicious guard of radically equipped mercenaries. Jack may not know it just yet, but he’s a far cry from R & R. It’s going to be all-out war as he fights to outlast the evils of this vacation gone to hell.

System Requirements

This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some disc and virtual drives. Supported Chipsets at Release:

NVIDIA

GeForce™2/3/4/FX families (NVIDIA-based cards must have ForceWare™ drivers 53.03; GeForce 2

and GeForce 4 MX cards do not support all graphics features)

ATI

Radeon™ 8500/9000 families (ATI Radeon 9500–9800 XT recommended; ATI-based cards must have Catalyst™ drivers 3.9) (laptop models of the listed cards are not fully supported)

The chipsets listed are the only ones that will run this game. Additional chipsets may be supported after release. For an up-to-date list of supported chipsets, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at: http://support.ubi.com.

Minimum Requirements

Supported OS: Windows

98SE/2000/XP (only)

Processor: AMD Athlon™ 1 GHz or Pentium®III 1 GHz RAM: 256 MB Video Card: 64 MB DirectX

9.0b-compatible graphics card (see supported list)

Sound Card: DirectX®9.0b-compatible PCI card DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (included on disc) CD-ROM: 4x DVD or 16x CD-ROM Hard Drive Space: 4 GB Multiplayer: Broadband with 64 Kbps upstream to play (512 Kbps upstream to host 8 players)

Recommended Requirements

Supported OS: Windows 98SE/2000/XP (only) Processor: AMD Athlon 1 GHz or Pentium III 1 GHz (AMD Athlon XP Model 2000+ or above or

2 GHz Pentium 4 recommended)

RAM: 512–1024 MB Video Card: 128 MB GeForce 4 128 MB to GeForce FX 5950; ATI Radeon 9500–9800 XT Sound Card: Sound Blaster

Audigy®series

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (included on disc) CD-ROM: 8x–16x DVD or 32x CD-ROM Hard Drive Space: 4 GB Multiplayer: Broadband with 64 Kbps upstream to play (512 Kbps upstream to host 8 players)

Installing and Running Far Cry

1. Insert the Far Cry CD and the setup should begin automatically. If not, use Windows Explorer to

locate your CD drive and run the file labeled setup.exe in the root folder of the Far Cry CD.

2. The installation wizard will guide you through the setup process.

3. To start the game, browse Start>Ubisoft>Crytek>Far Cry and click Play Far Cry.

To Uninstall Far Cry:

Either click Start>Programs>Ubisoft>Far Cry>Uninstall Far Cry or use the Windows Add/Remove Software utility.

GAME SETUP

This is the screen you will see when Far Cry has loaded.

Campaign (Single Player)

Click Campaign to start a single-player game. To load a previously saved game, go to the Campaign screen, press Load Checkpoint, then select the level and the checkpoint you want from both lists. The lists of available maps and checkpoints depend on your progress through the campaign.

Multiplayer

Click Multiplayer to create or join a multiplayer game. The Multiplayer window shows active servers, including the following information.

Multiplayer Information

• Name: The name of the server hosting the multiplayer game.

• Map: The map being played on that server.

• Players: The number of players already in the game/the total number of players allowed.

• Mode: The play mode of the current game.

• Ping: The ping time (milliseconds) to the listed server from your machine. Select a game and click Join, or you may prefer to create a server. Click the Refresh button to search for

new servers.

Create Server Options

• Team Damage: Allow players on the same team to do damage to each other (friendly fire).

• Min Players: Set the minimum number of active players before the game can start (min is 0).

• Max Players: Set the maximum number of players (including spectators) allowed in the game (max is 32).

• Game Type: Choose a game mode from the drop-down menu. These modes are discussed in more detail in the Playing Far Cry > Multiplayer section.

• Server Name: Set the name that will identify the game to other players.

• Password: Type a password here to password-protect the server.

• Select Map: Select a map on which to play the game.

• Load/Save: Store server settings in named profiles.

• Respawn Time: Set the delay between dying and respawning.

• Time Limit: Set the time before the end of the round.

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• Launch: Start the server using your settings.

: Toggle the Internet-ready server (use this to host Internet games).

Options

Click Options to personalize player settings and controls.

Game Options

To personalize these settings, click Player in the Options menu. Choose a model from the drop-down list and type a name into the provided box. You may also toggle or alter the following: corps stay, lazy weapon, multiplayer name, model, and color.

Control Options

Click Control Settings to list all controls and current bindings. The controlled action is listed on the left with the action’s context in brackets behind it. To change a control, double-click the table entry for the control and, when prompted, press the new key for the selected control. See the Default Key Controls section for a full list of controls and default bindings.

Video Options

Changing default video settings may improve the performance of the game at the cost of visual appeal. By default, all settings are set to match the capabilities of recommended machine specs. Should you choose to change your recommended video options and then prefer to auto-detect, simply browse Start>Ubisoft>Crytek>Far Cry and click Configure Far Cry.

Video Options

• Renderer: Select your rendering option (i.e., Direct3D®9).

• Resolution: Choose from a list of all available resolutions.

• Anti-Aliasing: Turn full-screen anti-aliasing on or off (different quality settings are possible).

• Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma Sliders: Adjust your display device properties (Monitor/TFT/TV).

• Full Screen: Check this to play in full-screen mode.

• Vertical Synch: Check this to synch display rate to monitor's refresh rate.

• Render Mode: Select one of the supported render styles (Normal, Cold, Paradise, and Cartoon).

Video Options: Advanced

• Auto Detect: Set the video options to match your machine’s individual capabilities.

• Very High: See all eye candy at the cost of performance. Recommended for top-of-the-line machines only.

• High: Set the video options to match high-spec configurations.

• Medium: Set the video options to match medium-spec configurations.

• Low: Set the lowest video quality for best performance, especially on low-spec machines.

• Texture Quality: Set the texture quality (texture, light maps, bump maps, detail maps) to low, medium, high, or very high.

• Texture Filter Quality: Set the texture-filtering quality (bilinear/trilinear) to low, medium, high, or very high.

• Anisotropic Filtering Level: Set the anisotropic filtering level (1, 2, 4).

• Particle Count: Set the number of particles allowed on-screen to low, medium, high, or very high (the higher the count, the more realistic the particle effects are).

• Special Effects Quality: Set the quality of various special effects to low, medium, high, or very high (this must be set to at least medium to enable Render Mode selection in the Video Options menu).

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