Far Cry 3 Thread

It auto save before and after missions. The not being able to save when on mission is a good thing, stops people cheating the mission when they die.

Pighardia said:
The save system is annoying me. Why can't it just save and put me back where I saved it? ...also autosave would be nice(I haven't ,missed it have I?)
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IIDeathCubeKII said:
Well, I accept that the place has been over run and attacks will be common and if you like that then good for you, personally I do not like constant attacks, you end up killing more people than the last five games I have played. I was hoping for more of a change from FC2. I'm sure the game is great but it's a an issue I have and I voiced it. Why can you not say something without being criticised for moaning on forums?

If I can get it for under 20-15 quid I will risk it.
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Fair enough, the games very enjoyable roaming the jungles though with your machete and a silenced weapon, because wildlife is absolute rife, and it can be interesting when you start stalking a Tiger. :p

You'll be able to get it for 15-20£ on the Members Market, just make a forum in the requests if you like. :)
 
Nexus18 said:
Yup, they didn't learn from far cry 2 with regards to that (constantly bumping into pirates)

Only way to avoid it is to stay off the main roads.
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I don't have these issues.. I feel when I do bump into a patrol it feels somewhat natural. Also taking over outpost limits the patrols in the area by a big factor
 
shankly1985 said:
It auto save before and after missions. The not being able to save when on mission is a good thing, stops people cheating the mission when they die.
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Not sure about that. I was happy you could not do it in Hitman for example, but this is an open world game with exploration...If I save the game whilst out walking, the next time I load the game(because of death, stopped playing, whatever), I want to be put back where I saved it, not at a an outpost which could be miles away.
 
Hi guys

Is anyone getting good results with crossfire? I have 2 6950's and thought i wouldnt have a problem, it doesnt seem like low fps, it just seems to skip in small jolts for example while running and especially when in vehicles!

Ive tried tweaking settings but dont see much difference in this on lower to higher settings at all

Thanks!

Also vsync 1 or 2 frames or 0, what is this doing? Only smooth on 2 for me
 
Absolutely no problems here either.

Running very high/high with Post FX on medium, Alpha to Coverage on enhanced, and HBAO on a single 580 at 2560 x 1440 and getting a solid 60fps 99% of the time, with the occasional dip to the mid-50s.

As for the game itself, I'm really enjoying it. It's not revolutionary, and there is some repetition, but it's not a brown corridor shooter. In 30 minutes of running around, I hunted animals with molotov cocktails, sneaked into a camp and placed C4 before backing up and blowing everyone in the camp into tiny chunks, then jumped on a hang glider and flew around just admiring the scenery. The weapons and the vehicles feel fantastic, too.
 
Far Cry 3 is just yet another amazing port by Ubisoft, these guys don't miss a step, every game they bring to PC runs flawlessly, even when I was on an AMD FX-4100 build Assassin's Creed Revelations, Conviction etc. all ran maxed at 1080p well above 30fps. Brilliant developers.
 
Far Cry 3: A Guide to Getting 60 FPS

Hi all. Picked up Far Cry 3 today and it's awesome, really. Already sunk four hours into it; but I've spent a good chunk of that working out how to get it running at a steady frame rate. My rig is fairly average: i5 3570k 3.4GhZ, Nvidia GTX660 2GB, 8GB RAM, Windows 7 64-bit. Resolution is 1920 x 1080.

It's not an understatement to say that this game is a real hog. That said, here are my tips for maxing your performance:

The number one way to get high FPS is to switch to Direct X 9 mode. It won't be as pretty, but it'll work.

The following apply to DX11 mode:

  • A big performance hit: Post FX. Set it to Medium and you'll see big gains and only lose a bit of lens flare.
  • Shadows have a huge effect on performance. I've now got mine on Medium and everything else on Very High, and am getting a steady 60fps.
  • Switch to SSAO from HBAO. You can't really see the difference and performance is much improved.
  • Set GPU Max Buffered Frames to 5.
  • Set v-sync off (limit frame rate to 58fps on a 60hz monitor to avoid tearing).
  • If you're on Nvidia, install these drivers: http://www.nvidia.com/object/win8-win7-winvista-64bit-310.64-beta-driver.html
  • Set Alpha to Coverage to Standard or Off - I don't notice much difference.
  • Switch MSAA off and force FXAA in the control panel - looks as good as 2x without the performance hit.

FINALLY: no matter how you set things up, on an average gaming rig, you WILL see fps drops. They're unavoidable. Maybe once the game's been patched a few times things will improve, but for now it seems there are some optimisation issues - likely driven by console-itis.
Hope this helps someone, and hope everyone enjoys the game as much as I am.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1400ms/far_cry_3_a_guide_to_getting_60_fps/

AMD BETA DRIVERS "Includes single GPU performance updates for Far Cry 3"

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst1211betadriver.aspx
 
shankly1985 said:
Loving the Online part of the game. But even when its running at 60FPS I get this screen blur/Lagg going on anyone else?
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Ive had issues with jerkiness even when my fps was above 60 with vsync on. The fix I found to this is to disable vsync and render ahead frames in game and force in nvidia control panel, now its as smooth as silk.
 
There are some good bits to this game and some downright stupid bits.

When it's good it's pretty darned good, and when it's downright stupid, it's very, very stupid indeed. It's like someone had a big sack of ideas cobbled from other games and just threw them all in, and I'm not sure whether I like the results yet.

But then what would I know, I just got killed by an apparently bullet-proof tiger.</lunch>

That sounds a bit better than my previous death though, which was at the hands... ok, beak of a cassowary.</girls_blouse>
 
Pighardia said:
Is there an explanation as to why you can see through walls? Have I missed it?
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Tagging enemies?

Probably thought it would be funny to add a Asscreed thing into the game, seriously though what is with the similarity?

Annoying, I can deal with it but...I swear if this similarity bull continues with Deus ex (if a 2nd one is to be made from Ubi), I'm going to die.
 
Downloaded FarCry, whenever I try and play it uplay opens and nothing, it doesn't even appear in my games :/
Not even appearing in my games list :/
 
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