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up to level 3 played it for about 4 hours yesterday very very impressed, had to knock the setting down to medium diplay as i thaught high would be ok considering i have 1 gb ram 2600 cpu and 9800pro card.
Buy this game from Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009LW88/thedvdforums-21)
Originally posted by marke
had to knock the setting down to medium diplay as i thaught high would be ok considering i have 1 gb ram 2600 cpu and 9800pro card.
Oh, the madness of the PC gaming world - I finally manage to get myself onto the upper rungs of the ladder and still games come out which won't run on top detail! :( :mad: :D
I have a athlon xp 3000+, 1GB ram, 9800xt and auto-detect came back with "Medium PC" :eek:
Must need a hell of a machine to run it on high.
Gr8 game though, the best looking i've seen.
Samuel Downey
22-03-2004, 08:56
I've got it set on Medium also with 9800 card. I imagine you'd need an XT card to get the high end ranking. In any event, I've played through a good few levels now and can gladly say that it far surpases my expectations after playing a rather dissapointing demo. While that level is in the game, it is a small section. I'll not give a bit of the story away, but last night my first encounter made me jump so much, I nearly fell out of my seat. (not a lie) The story seems to be unfolding very nicely and if anything, this seems to be a nice update of the original Half Life only set in prettier surroundings than the Black Mesa compound. I look forward to playing more of it.
Rip Curl
22-03-2004, 09:42
I didn't think this was released until friday :confused: ?
GoblinUK
22-03-2004, 09:50
Originally posted by Rip Curl
I didn't think this was released until friday :confused: ?
Wake up and smell the piracy
Rip Curl
22-03-2004, 09:54
Originally posted by GoblinUK
Wake up and smell the piracy
That's what i thought :nono:
DuncanSWardle
22-03-2004, 09:55
Originally posted by GoblinUK
Wake up and smell the piracy
Some may being playing the purate copies which they deserve shooting for - im lucky enough to be set a proper review copy for a site I do reviews for - how anyone can pirate what is a work of art is beyond me
Originally posted by DuncanSWardle
Some may being playing the purate copies which they deserve shooting for - im lucky enough to be set a proper review copy for a site I do reviews for - how anyone can pirate what is a work of art is beyond me
Shooting's a bit drastic :thinking:
If i play it, i buy it. This is one i definately will be buying.
Samuel Downey
22-03-2004, 10:18
Well, you're jumping the gun a bit I think before branding people peg legs. I'm just citing an opinion on the game, there's no need to start saying who does and who doesn't need to be shot.
I buy most of the FPS games that come out, and am waiting on my copy of UT2K4 however play.com seem to be taking their time (I couldn't resist at that price) Also looking forward to this other game, in the shadow of Chernobyl or something like that. Release date isn't until some time in September, but its looking rather lovely already.
Rip Curl
22-03-2004, 10:31
Has anyone tried it at the highest graphical setting?
On a generic 2.4 ghz, 1gbDDR , 9800pro rig? ( I say generic, meaning not overclocked, fancy settings blah, blah)
How does it play?
Originally posted by DuncanSWardle
Some may being playing the purate copies which they deserve shooting for
Fortunately for me, you can holster that sidearm as I was only commenting on the first post - my copy is preordered at Play so I should be playing it in about June :p
nigel_williams
22-03-2004, 11:39
Looking forward to playing this one, enjoyed the demos. I've got an A64 3200 @ 2.1GHz with 1Gb PC3500 RAM on a Radeon Pro and it was playing on high everything.
Need to try it with the full version though.
The demo ran fine on my PC with everything high at 1280 by 1024.
amd2500@3200
512mb
9800pro
:confused:
I havent tried high yet. I just used their auto-detect settings, i'll have a go with it later maxed out.
AngryFlower
22-03-2004, 13:44
Originally posted by Rip Curl
Has anyone tried it at the highest graphical setting?
On a generic 2.4 ghz, 1gbDDR , 9800pro rig? ( I say generic, meaning not overclocked, fancy settings blah, blah)
How does it play?
I'm running it full pelt on my 9600 Pro, 700Meg 2200+ rig and it's a joy - you get the additional dynamic bump and lightmaps on Very High and it gives it a certain Doom 3 feeling.
Frame rate is fine on the island, but it really can chug when there's a lot of action going on - especially when you reach the lower levels in the island at Control.
But it is loverly. :)
Note to self, review copies of games are actually the property of the company concerned, not the outlet it's sent to. ;)
Anybody know what the Auto AI Balance option does, when you start a new game????
Originally posted by nigel_williams
Looking forward to playing this one, enjoyed the demos. I've got an A64 3200 @ 2.1GHz with 1Gb PC3500 RAM on a Radeon Pro and it was playing on high everything.
Need to try it with the full version though.
Would be interested to know how the full game plays on your system.
Was think of getting a Shuttle SN85G4, Athlon 64 3200, 1024 PC3200 RAM & an Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro, so very similar to your system ;)
Originally posted by lettuce
Anybody know what the Auto AI Balance option does, when you start a new game????
I think it basically makes it harder or easier depending on how you're performing. Max Payne 2 had a similar option and as it's based on the same engine, i'd imagine that'd be right.
cant wait for this game - it looks the mutts-nuts - deffo one for me collection.
Farcry is the one game that i have been waiting to place since call of duty came to a very short end:nuts:
Originally posted by damell
Max Payne 2 had a similar option and as it's based on the same engine, i'd imagine that'd be right.
Actually they're two completely different engines
Farcry is amazing though. I'm running it on High settings at 1024x768 (Athlon 2000 XP, Radeon 9800Pro, 512MB PC2700) and its lush, particularly the dawn and night levels. Absolutley terrifying in some places though, I've literally been screaming like a girl when I'm being stalked in the jungle by some Trigens.
Originally posted by Links
Actually they're two completely different engines
I thought the physics engines are the same, based on the havoc engine...? :thinking:
Originally posted by damell
I thought the physics engines are the same, based on the havoc engine...? :thinking:
Nah Farcry uses its Cryengine for everything. Info HERE (http://www.farcry-thegame.com/uk/technology.php)
What exactly is this game about anyway? Had a look on the website and it appears to be some sort to 3d Mohaa type thing from the pictures........and how does it run on less than say 2800+ with 9800XT graphics cards?
bobbyboy uk
22-03-2004, 18:22
I have a 9800 xt and a barton at 2.5 gig and when i use auto detect, i dont get all the high settings etc.
This is like quake 3 when it came out, the hardware at the time wasnt really up to it.
I have a athlon xp 3000+, 1GB ram, 9800xt and auto-detect came back with "Medium PC"
I wouldn't take any noticed of the autodetect settings. On my Athlon 1.4ghz, 640MB ram and Radeon 9700 Pro I can run the game fine with almost all settings on very high at 1024x768. So surely a XP 3000+, 1GB ram and Radeon 9800XT can run max detail fairly easily, no matter what the autodetect says.
Rip Curl
22-03-2004, 22:03
Yeah I am beginning to think that the auto detect is a load of crock.
I'll wait until I purchase the game for a confirmed diagnosis though.
Arch Stanton
22-03-2004, 22:13
Originally posted by Xenole
What exactly is this game about anyway?
It's a FPS set on some Islands where some evil scientists have been playing at creating some big nasty beasties...
It's a FPS set on some Islands where some evil scientists have been playing at creating some big nasty beasties...
Yeah the story is a total rip off of "The Island of Dr. Moreau", not that this makes it a bad game of course (quite the contrary in fact :D )
Radiohead
23-03-2004, 09:08
I wasn't massively impressed by the demo personally.
Samuel Downey
23-03-2004, 09:57
Radiohead, likewise. I didn't think much of the demo but I'm not hooked on it. The story is VERY involving although I'd agree with Listy. It's like an island of Dr. Moreau rip off with all the things that made you go WOOOOOOW in Half Life X 1000. I'm loving every moment of it so far, just wait till you have to crawl around an air shaft (ala half life again) knowing there's a Trigen about to bomb its way down towards you.
KeyserSoze
23-03-2004, 10:02
ok we all know now it looks nice.
what makes the gameplay so special ?
Bleeders
23-03-2004, 10:04
Did have this on pre-order - then I grabbed the demo and tried to get it to work on my Radeon 9700 Pro. Tried everything suggested and it still wasn't having any of it, just kept crashing my video-card, so cancelled the order.
Shame.:(
The demo was a bit buggy on my 9800 Pro.
It didn't work at all with AA or AF enabled and was very slow with them disabled.
Fortunately the full game is vastly improved both in performance and graphical errors. I would definately reorder if I was you. It really is superb.:)
AngryFlower
23-03-2004, 11:02
Originally posted by KeyserSoze
ok we all know now it looks nice.
what makes the gameplay so special ?
The graphics aren't there to look nice, they're actually a gameplay device.
You come across a group of Mercs, do you:
a) crouch in the long grass, wait for them to pass you and cap them with a coupla grenades.
b) Hide behind a tree and take them out long distance with the sniper rifle.
c) Or go in there all guns blazing.
One of those options is guaranteed to get your head blown off way before you reach them.
The Mercs have a keen sense of hearing and eyesight and will actually stop to listen to see if they hear you coming.
Indeed there are portions of the game where it's advisable to stand back and let the mercs and trigens fight it out and kill themselves off before you go into a room.
KeyserSoze
23-03-2004, 11:13
wicked :clap:
how big is the demo ?
billybuttons
23-03-2004, 12:53
I have downloaded two demos of this game. One was 465Mb IIRC and the other was about 519Mb. Thank god for broadband!!
Look here :
http://www.3dgamers.com/games/farcry/
Loved the demo, can't wait to play the game. :) Played the demo a couple of times, found it very tricky to begin with, but it's really easy to play now.
Craig
mikegray
23-03-2004, 14:12
Pre-ordered this rather than download a gig of demos! The reviews have all been amazingly positive, and I've seen more than one 95%+ score! :eek:
DarthVader
23-03-2004, 17:04
I have an Athlon 2600+ (Thoroughbred b core), 1gb (2x512mb) PC2700 ram, Abit NF7 v2, MSI Geforce 5900 256mb (non ultra version) and an Audigy 2 and the game runs superb at full spec at 1024x768.
Oh yeh and there must be something fishy going on with that guy playing the full game before the release date. :nono: Unless it has been released in the USA before here but even then that probably would only be 2/3 days before hand. :suspect:
It has been available from certain places :norty: for a week or so now, or so I have been told
Is there anyway to make the voice acting louder, as i cant hear what the guy on the radio is saying half the time!??
AngryFlower
23-03-2004, 23:51
Originally posted by mikegray
Pre-ordered this rather than download a gig of demos! The reviews have all been amazingly positive, and I've seen more than one 95%+ score! :eek:
It really is that good, definitely a few genuine Half Life type shocks in there.
Especially the first time you meet a full-on gun toting Trigen and they jump half the frickin map towards you.
Run away, rruuuuunnnn awaaayyyyyyy!!! :lol:
mikegray
24-03-2004, 00:46
Originally posted by stunno
It has been available from certain places :norty: for a week or so now, or so I have been told
It's been around since the 16th, but I wouldn't even consider getting the :nono: version of this. It's basically near-budget prices at £18, has been getting ridiculously good reviews, and the development team have been hugely supportive of people who want to mod it. If they've done a job as good as it sounds like they have, there's no way we should be screwing them. Wish the demo was a bit bloomin' smaller, though.
snow patrol
24-03-2004, 03:27
Originally posted by DuncanSWardle
Some may being playing the purate copies which they deserve shooting for - im lucky enough to be set a proper review copy for a site I do reviews for - how anyone can pirate what is a work of art is beyond me
you do reviews for a website? Which one? No offense, but this post of yours that I've quoted hardly makes you come across as much of a writer...
I sincerely don't want to cause offense, it's just that I've seen people in the past claim that they have copies for this reason or that reason, whereas in actual fact they are themselves pirating the game as well :suspect:
I managed to get a proper, official, DVD copy yesterday from my local shop. It's just as good, and just as hard, as the demo promised!
Favourite bit so far? Near the start, I was being chased by a couple of guys in a jeep after stealing the other car. On the beach up ahead I could see a couple of bad guys talking, and they both turned to shoot at me as I emerged from the forest. Leaping over a sand dune, I landed on both guys, did a handbrake turn type move, and reversed across the water shooting the other jeep. OK, so it's nothing groundbreaking - but this just felt right and fun!
ok so has anyone else with the same sort of spec as mine had loads of slowdown just after the beach in the jungle bit its goes so slow and you cant see properly.
I have
athlon 2600
1gb ram
9800pro vga
and the setting i changed to high but had to knock down to medium
Bapapapa
24-03-2004, 09:26
Yep, marke - the framerate drops to unplayable levels on high settings for me. I suspected it was me 'only' running with 512mb of 2100 ram, but your post kinda rules that out.. :dork:
2400+
Radeon 9800 pro
512mb RAM
yadda
yadda
Best bit for me so far is blowing up aircraft and watching the occupants fall out... :lol:
I had a play with this at a Ubisoft sanctioned demo, the sytems they had it on were FX-51s with Nvidia 5750 cards and 1Gb of ram. The server they had running was an powerful opteron as there were 8 machines hooked up to it. Although the guys were cagy about what specs they think the game performs at best they were happy to admit that you do need quite a powerful machine to appreciate the game fully.
Having met some of the developers who put 3 and a half years into this I would advise you not to pirate it, and if you are enjoying a pirate version, go out and get a proper copy if you can afford to. The game is by no means overpriced and will offer hours of fun once the online servers begin to sprout up.
Ravenger
25-03-2004, 09:14
I'm waiting until the quicksave patch is released before I consider buying it. There's no way I'm going to buy the game until it supports quicksave.
Playing the demo really annoyed me, because I kept dying after completing a difficult bit of combat, and ended up having to repeat all of it over and over again. :mad:
Save points may be OK for consoles that don't have the resources to save anywhere, but for a state of the art PC FPS it's ludicrous.
LiGhTfast
25-03-2004, 09:17
Athlon 3200
Geforce 4 4800
512 ram
I gotta play on medium aswell :/
Bapapapa
25-03-2004, 09:34
Originally posted by Stephen Robertson
I'm waiting until the quicksave patch is released before I consider buying it. There's no way I'm going to buy the game until it supports quicksave.
Playing the demo really annoyed me, because I kept dying after completing a difficult bit of combat, and ended up having to repeat all of it over and over again. :mad:
Save points may be OK for consoles that don't have the resources to save anywhere, but for a state of the art PC FPS it's ludicrous. Are you on crack..? :nuts::lol:
Quicksave is the spawn of the devil - kill enemy <i>F6</i> > engage next enemy, get hit in the leg and lose 1% health <i>F7</i> > kill enemy <i>F6</i> > engage next enemy and lose 1% health <i>F7</i> > etc.. :gag:
The autosave checkpoints in FarCry are spaced perfectly, imo.. :thumbs:
The new price points for this and UT2004 etc should be commended, anyone pirating the software is scum, there is ZERO excuse to pirate code at that pricepoint
AngryFlower
25-03-2004, 10:49
Originally posted by Stephen Robertson
I'm waiting until the quicksave patch is released before I consider buying it. There's no way I'm going to buy the game until it supports quicksave.
Playing the demo really annoyed me, because I kept dying after completing a difficult bit of combat, and ended up having to repeat all of it over and over again. :mad:
Save points may be OK for consoles that don't have the resources to save anywhere, but for a state of the art PC FPS it's ludicrous.
It already supports quicksave, if you enable the devmode.
And actually enabling it gives some interesting info on the cryengine itself, especially how the enemy AI works.
But I'm stuck now. Managed to reach Val for the second, but nothing happens after that.
The objectives just keep telling me to 'Save Valerie', but there are no enemies to shoot. :suspect:
AngryFlower
25-03-2004, 10:54
Originally posted by MIkeB
The new price points for this and UT2004 etc should be commended, anyone pirating the software is scum, there is ZERO excuse to pirate code at that pricepoint
Scum? Bit Harsh....
As you've seen for some people the demo actually put them OFF buying the game.
I would say, after playing it for nearly a week now, I'm definitely going to get it tomorrow, the real game is a lot better than the demo.
yeah quick save sucks, makes games way too easy!!! On another point i didnt think the enemy AI was that advanced really, its no way near as good as they were making it out to be!!! For instance if you shot a gun in the head with a silenced weapon, and another guy is say 10 foot away he wont even notice!!! Surely they should hear there comrade hit the floor??
Not harsh at all, those who have downloaded it and show off about it are no different to a thief, then stupid price of software oculd be blamed in the past but the pricepoint eliminates that argument, so theft of code makes them scum in my eyes.
I very much doubt those that have dl'd the full game will now pay for it, might be the odd exception but on they whole they won't, and showing off about their theft on here compounds the offence as it will make more want to do that.
Ravenger
25-03-2004, 11:40
I've read that the devmode quicksave is buggy, and can break the game.
I disagree that the autosaves are well placed, and certainly the demo didn't have nearly enough of them. Maybe the full game is better, but I'll wait for the quicksave patch, thanks.
Every FPS shooter game I've played since Doom - with the exception of Alien Vs Predator - had quicksaves.
Ok, so not everyone likes quicksaving, but for me there's nothing more annoying than having to repeat the same bit of gameplay over, and over, and over again. It's not tense, or exciting for me - it's just annoying!
The best of both worlds is to include both autosaves and quicksaves, like Half-Life. That way people who don't like quicksaves don't have to use them, and those who do like quicksaves can. And of course there's the advantage that if you do paint yourself into a corner with a quicksave (which is the only problem I have with quicksaves), you have the auto-save to fall back on.
Sheepking
25-03-2004, 11:44
Originally posted by MIkeB
The new price points for this and UT2004 etc should be commended,
What is the new pricepoint? I haven't played any games on my PC for ages and thought about getting this.
Does it make use of an Athlon64?
hookbeak
25-03-2004, 11:48
I'm another who is annoyed by the lack of quicksave.
I have a 2 year old running around and often play in 2 - 3 minute bursts (annoying but it's that or not at all). Not being able to save when i want therefore makes the game useless to me.
I actually though the soldier of fortune method worked well as a compromise - where you have a set number of saves per level and can you use them when you liked.
No quicksave is why Project IGI got taken back to Game.
Originally posted by Sheepking
What is the new pricepoint? I haven't played any games on my PC for ages and thought about getting this.
Does it make use of an Athlon64?
You can get this for £17.99 from Play still I think and dvd.co.uk
Don't think any game exists which has Athlon64 code written in yet :confused:
mikegray
25-03-2004, 11:50
Originally posted by john316
You can get this for £17.99 from Play still I think and dvd.co.uk
Don't think any game exists which has Athlon64 code written in yet :confused:
I read a review which suggested Far Cry is indeed Athlon64 optimised.
Bapapapa
25-03-2004, 11:51
Originally posted by lettuce
yeah quick save sucks, makes games way too easy!!! On another point i didnt think the enemy AI was that advanced really, its no way near as good as they were making it out to be!!! For instance if you shot a gun in the head with a silenced weapon, and another guy is say 10 foot away he wont even notice!!! Surely they should hear there comrade hit the floor?? Even worse is when they fall into the water they don't even try and get out.. they're weapons are useless so they just float there enabling you to sit taking pot shots at them and admire the watery blood effects.. :nuts:
Sheepking
25-03-2004, 11:52
Originally posted by john316
You can get this for £17.99 from Play still I think and dvd.co.uk
:eek: that is good. i take it in a high street store it will still be £29.99 or £34.99
Bapapapa
25-03-2004, 11:53
Originally posted by hookbeak
I'm another who is annoyed by the lack of quicksave.
I have a 2 year old running around and often play in 2 - 3 minute bursts (annoying but it's that or not at all). Not being able to save when i want therefore makes the game useless to me. But - depending on how adept you are - the autosave is in 5-10 min intervals..
Originally posted by mikegray
I read a review which suggested Far Cry is indeed Athlon64 optimised.
Really? Always useful to know little tidbits like that :D
mikegray
25-03-2004, 13:48
Yup!
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_10220_9486^9621~74994,00.html
And my copy is ready to ship from Blackstar! :clap:
Mine has shipped from Play!!! :thumbs:
AngryFlower
25-03-2004, 14:57
Originally posted by MIkeB
Not harsh at all, those who have downloaded it and show off about it are no different to a thief, then stupid price of software oculd be blamed in the past but the pricepoint eliminates that argument, so theft of code makes them scum in my eyes.
I very much doubt those that have dl'd the full game will now pay for it, might be the odd exception but on they whole they won't, and showing off about their theft on here compounds the offence as it will make more want to do that.
Don't put yourself on such a high pedesal m8, I take it you've never broken the law yourself?
Even a late library book? Points on the licence??
If you take such a morale stance over this, you're a hypocrite if you answer yes to the question.
And my point over the demo still stands.
Note, even Crytek were raided by the police after an allegation of using illegal software themselves. Turned out to be a disgruntled employee.
AngryFlower
25-03-2004, 14:58
Originally posted by john316
Really? Always useful to know little tidbits like that :D
Apparently all the demo units Crytek have used have been FX-51's linked to an Opteron based server acting as the multiplayer hub.
I was very careful in my response, I have never pirated budget or reasonably priced games.
I have zero points on my license and no criminal convictions, I have also never not been in employment or claimed benefits fraudently or otherwise :)
You may call me Saint Mike
On Autosave thing: Personal choice thing, if some people want then IMO they should include
On PLAY : Noo not again I pre-ordered and still not despatched
mikegray
25-03-2004, 15:13
Originally posted by Stephen Robertson
I'm waiting until the quicksave patch is released before I consider buying it. There's no way I'm going to buy the game until it supports quicksave.
First patch out today, patch that includes quicksave due mid-April.
Originally posted by AngryFlower
Apparently all the demo units Crytek have used have been FX-51's linked to an Opteron based server acting as the multiplayer hub.
Not a bad little setup ;) :nuts:
AngryFlower
25-03-2004, 16:50
Originally posted by MIkeB
I was very careful in my response, I have never pirated budget or reasonably priced games.
I have zero points on my license and no criminal convictions, I have also never not been in employment or claimed benefits fraudently or otherwise :)
You may call me Saint Mike
Ever used your VCR to record a TV programme, and not erased it after 24 hours?
Ah, I see the flaw in your plan, better report to a Police Station, Lawbreaker! :) :lol:
In today's world it's very difficult NOT to fall foul of the law, even unintentionally, but to label people as scum is to promote a closed mind.
As I understand it, the game itself runs without any kind of checking until you try to get onto the MP side.
Not gonna banter with you, your promoting piracy I am not.
hookbeak
25-03-2004, 17:20
Originally posted by MIkeB
I have never pirated budget or reasonably priced games.
What about unreasonably priced games ?
Bapapapa
25-03-2004, 17:32
Originally posted by MIkeB
Not gonna banter with you, your promoting piracy I am not. <i>you're</i>
:dork:
Originally posted by Bapapapa
<i>you're</i>
:dork:
Coming from someone with as much intelligence as yourself I'll take it as a compliment and not a personal attack.
I thought all talk of copying and piracy was barred, doing :norty: next to a post doesnt change the subject
Bapapapa
25-03-2004, 18:23
a personal attack..?
lock me away now..!! :cry:
Originally posted by Bapapapa
a personal attack..?
lock me away now..!! :cry:
Don't :cry: I am sure someone :luv: you.
:lol:
Bapapapa
25-03-2004, 18:40
http://www.aquc90.dsl.pipex.com/farcry.gif
do you see what I did there..?
what a surprise, a conversation about a recent game turns into the uber moralistic banter as usual. how bout just shut up and talk about the game in the thread title, this is becoming a pain in the ass to those of us who actually want to read about the game not someone on their high horse trying to tell other people what to do all the damn time.
Rip Curl
25-03-2004, 21:18
Well I have just bought this game (unlike some low life pikey's on here) and i must say it is fantastic :clap:
Runs perfectly well on the highest graphical setting for me, no slowdown what so ever. You guys who are saying that it is slowing down must have alot of uneccesary processes running in background or something.
Barton 2800+, 1gig DDR@3200, 9800pro, nForce2 mobo
GreyJackal
26-03-2004, 00:10
Originally posted by MIkeB
Coming from someone with as much intelligence as yourself I'll take it as a compliment and not a personal attack.
I read it simply as him correcting your punctuation/grammer (your/you're) and then calling himself a :dork:
:searchme:
rip curl
Runs perfectly well on the highest graphical setting for me, no slowdown what so ever
wait till you play some more :cry:
Radiohead
26-03-2004, 10:20
Originally posted by JayX
what a surprise, a conversation about a recent game turns into the uber moralistic banter as usual. how bout just shut up and talk about the game in the thread title, this is becoming a pain in the ass to those of us who actually want to read about the game not someone on their high horse trying to tell other people what to do all the damn time.
Easy tiger....
:)
mikegray
26-03-2004, 10:40
Originally posted by JayX
what a surprise, a conversation about a recent game turns into the uber moralistic banter as usual. how bout just shut up and talk about the game in the thread title, this is becoming a pain in the ass to those of us who actually want to read about the game not someone on their high horse trying to tell other people what to do all the damn time.
Well, seeing as it wasn't out until today, you can fairly much assume that there wasn't going to be much info until now, and we had to fill the time somehow while those of us who bought it wait for our copies... :p
Anyone else waiting on Play again?
Rip Curl
26-03-2004, 13:16
Originally posted by marke
rip curl
wait till you play some more :cry:
:confused: I am a fair way into this now.
When are people experiencing this 'slowdown'?
I have been picked up by the guy in the boat and taken to a new island
Violator
26-03-2004, 13:21
Originally posted by Rip Curl
Well I have just bought this game (unlike some low life pikey's on here) and i must say it is fantastic :clap:
Runs perfectly well on the highest graphical setting for me, no slowdown what so ever. You guys who are saying that it is slowing down must have alot of uneccesary processes running in background or something.
Barton 2800+, 1gig DDR@3200, 9800pro, nForce2 mobo
And what resolution are you running in? 800x600 or something?. Try it at 1280x1024 with everything maxed, some AA/AF and tell me there's no slowdown (ever).
Rip Curl
26-03-2004, 15:02
Originally posted by Violator
And what resolution are you running in? 800x600 or something?. Try it at 1280x1024 with everything maxed, some AA/AF and tell me there's no slowdown (ever).
I have it at 1024x768x32, everything is maxed even have ultra high water effects....and yes I have AF switched on. I am getting no slowdown :confused:
I am at the reasearch facility now, just going to the bunker lab
Violator
26-03-2004, 15:08
And what FPS are you getting?
losimagic
26-03-2004, 15:08
Originally posted by Violator
And what resolution are you running in? 800x600 or something?. Try it at 1280x1024 with everything maxed, some AA/AF and tell me there's no slowdown (ever).
i am running this game at 1280x1024, at the highest AA setting and every other setting at it's max and i am getting no slowdown at all
p4 3.4
1gig ddr400
9800 pro XT
with a SATA Raid 0 HDD setup
Bleeders
26-03-2004, 15:09
Have the problems with some Radeon cards been rectified in the full-release, since I couldn't get the demo to work on mine?
losimagic
26-03-2004, 15:15
Originally posted by Bleeders
Have the problems with some Radeon cards been rectified in the full-release, since I couldn't get the demo to work on mine?
well in the demo i couldn't get AA to work, but in the full game it works fine (latest drivers of course)
Originally posted by losimagic
i am running this game at 1280x1024, at the highest AA setting and every other setting at it's max and i am getting now slowdown at all
p4 3.4
1gig ddr400
9800 pro XT
with a SATA Raid 0 HDD setup
I'd send it back if you did on that setup :nuts:
losimagic
26-03-2004, 15:27
Originally posted by john316
I'd send it back if you did on that setup :nuts:
yep, it's a beast alright :)
Jimmyboy
26-03-2004, 16:15
Originally posted by AngryFlower
Ever used your VCR to record a TV programme, and not erased it after 24 hours?
Ah, I see the flaw in your plan, better report to a Police Station, Lawbreaker! :) :lol:
In today's world it's very difficult NOT to fall foul of the law, even unintentionally, but to label people as scum is to promote a closed mind.
Not as close minded as someone who thinks his crime is justified because somebody it the States once J walked.
Is this actually out today? Coz if it is I'll head down shops tomorrow and pick it up.
losimagic
26-03-2004, 16:35
So i just went onto to a european Ubisoft Far Cry server, got into a boat, then steered over to where i could see someone to kill - i empty over 200 rounds into one guy, he doesn't die, there's blood, just no death.
Then at the bottom of the screen it said something like "server has detected that Tim is a cheater" - but it didn't do anything about it!
Then i try to kill someone else, empty over 100 rounds into them and they don't die either - i left the server.
So this game's barely been out and already there are lots of people cheating. Great!
Rip Curl
26-03-2004, 19:25
Originally posted by Violator
And what FPS are you getting?
Face it...your machine is crap :p
Multiplayer cracks me up, cos if someone has a crap PC and detail turned down then they don't get the grass and foliage.......this is a big problem if you have a good PC with detail turned up as you think you're hiding in long grass and shrubs when on the other persons PC you just appear to be crouched in the open. They can see you, but you can't see them! WTF?????
So for multiplayer its a bonus if you have a crap PC!:nuts: :cuckoo:
Really good game btw, but a couple of things really frustrate.
i). It's easy for long periods and then gets bloody hard for a couple of minutes. Prime example being the wrecked ship level - easy peasy all the way until you pop your head up on deck.
ii). When it tells you to use a vehicle it's actually easier not to bother and to just hike cross country.
iii). If you go too far off track a bloody chopper appears as if by magic and shoots you dead blah!
iv)No naked chicks!:(
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......other than that. it's gorgeous to look at and great to play, although maybe a tad tough on lower spec machines.......I can't wait for all those people with Nv GFFX5200's to try it thinking that they'll get cheap DX9 gaming!:lol: :nuts:
Originally posted by t@xman
Multiplayer cracks me up, cos if someone has a crap PC and detail turned down then they don't get the grass and foliage.......this is a big problem if you have a good PC with detail turned up as you think you're hiding in long grass and shrubs when on the other persons PC you just appear to be crouched in the open. They can see you, but you can't see them! WTF?????
So for multiplayer its a bonus if you have a crap PC!:nuts: :cuckoo:
OMG that's funny
Well, I see the funny side now, but at the time I started a blazing row thinking that the other guy was cheating!:nuts:
Rip Curl
26-03-2004, 22:53
Originally posted by t@xman
Well, I see the funny side now, but at the time I started a blazing row thinking that the other guy was cheating!:nuts:
:lol:
I always turn that kinda detail off in multiplayer
Violator
27-03-2004, 08:47
Originally posted by Rip Curl
Face it...your machine is crap :p
Hmm
XP-M 2500 @ 2.4Ghz
1Gb TwinMOS 3200
Radeon 9800Pro
Audigy 2
WinXP
Yeah it's crap all right :suspect:
Sorry but with a game like FarCry I tend to disbelieve the usual 'oh I run at 1600x1200 everything maxed and no slowdown' type stories, unless of course you're getting about 15fps.
mikegray
27-03-2004, 09:42
Well, I can't play it at all because "CD / DVD Emulation software detected".
I have Clone CD / Daemon Tools and Nero on my system, all of which have virtual drive capability, so the game won't run. :brickwall
Just got it yesterday, lovely lookin game but not sure if your sposed to play it as a sneak em up or a balls out FPS. Seem to have more success as a rambo type player.
P4 2.6
512meg ram
Radeon 9700
Plays ok in 1024 with everything on high.
Originally posted by mikegray
Well, I can't play it at all because "CD / DVD Emulation software detected".
I have Clone CD / Daemon Tools and Nero on my system, all of which have virtual drive capability, so the game won't run. :brickwall
i have the software you mentioned except Daemon Tools and i have unreal tournament 2004 on dvd and that works ok. my farcry hasent arrived yet i hope it will play:(
LiGhTfast
27-03-2004, 11:01
Originally posted by mikegray
Well, I can't play it at all because "CD / DVD Emulation software detected".
I have Clone CD / Daemon Tools and Nero on my system, all of which have virtual drive capability, so the game won't run. :brickwall
yep sadly you have get a crack to stop it... its stupid this anti piracy junk... the people who buy have to put with so much crap
You have to crack legit software now just to use it lol, madness
LiGhTfast
i can play unreal tournament 2004 on dvd will i be ok to play it:(
mikegray
27-03-2004, 11:20
Had to remove CloneCD to get it to work. Absolutely ridiculous. :|
Maxamillion
27-03-2004, 11:41
I cant play it cos its only available on DVD. Think Ill go to a computer fair tomorrow and pick up a cheapo DVD drive.
mikegray
27-03-2004, 13:19
OK, I'm rubbish. Help me!
Right at the beginning, you get the vehicle and the bloke tells you you need to go somewhere to find your girlfriend. I can't find the place to go - any clues?
LouBarlow
27-03-2004, 14:44
Play seem to be supplying the Yank CD-version at the moment if thats any help to anyone...
Originally posted by mikegray
Well, I can't play it at all because "CD / DVD Emulation software detected".
I have Clone CD / Daemon Tools and Nero on my system, all of which have virtual drive capability, so the game won't run. :brickwall
No problem with my system with the existence of virtual drives :confused:
DuncanSWardle
27-03-2004, 14:51
Originally posted by mikegray
OK, I'm rubbish. Help me!
Right at the beginning, you get the vehicle and the bloke tells you you need to go somewhere to find your girlfriend. I can't find the place to go - any clues?
see the road ? follow it
mikegray
27-03-2004, 15:05
Originally posted by john316
No problem with my system with the existence of virtual drives :confused:
What software? There's plenty of posts about it on the official Far Cry forums. It seems to be Clone CD it objects to, primarily.
http://ubbxforums.ubi.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=400102&f=452106891&m=661107903
Rip Curl
27-03-2004, 15:40
Originally posted by Violator
Hmm
XP-M 2500 @ 2.4Ghz
1Gb TwinMOS 3200
Radeon 9800Pro
Audigy 2
WinXP
Yeah it's crap all right :suspect:
Sorry but with a game like FarCry I tend to disbelieve the usual 'oh I run at 1600x1200 everything maxed and no slowdown' type stories, unless of course you're getting about 15fps.
:D Don't take me serious about your machine mate, was just foolin.
I am not one to brag about my machine, I was just trying to help someone if they thought it would be unplayable because of slowdown. I see no noticable slowdown on my machine. Don't know what FPS I am getting though, too busy with maim, slaughter and death (and sometimes mutalte afterwards :cuckoo: ) to worry about that kinda thing now :D
Originally posted by mikegray
What software? There's plenty of posts about it on the official Far Cry forums. It seems to be Clone CD it objects to, primarily.
http://ubbxforums.ubi.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=400102&f=452106891&m=661107903
I have Daemon, Alcohol and Nero so CloneCD must be the main one flagged :nuts:
Originally posted by mikegray
OK, I'm rubbish. Help me!
Right at the beginning, you get the vehicle and the bloke tells you you need to go somewhere to find your girlfriend. I can't find the place to go - any clues?
Follow the initial path then follow the beaches till you reach the destinaton making sure you don't crash the damn buggy into trees :D
mikegray
27-03-2004, 16:26
Yup. Succeeded now. Couldn't see how the path was going to the marker but it didn't. Enjoying this a lot, bloody AI is better than I thought it might be!
Radiohead
27-03-2004, 18:11
Ran like a pig on my system - P4 2.4Ghz, 1GB PC2700 RAM, GF4 Ti4400 card. I know it's the card, but it still stuttered with every auto-detected to medium.
As I can't afford the cash for a decent 9800 or the like, the game went back. Ho Hum.
Ravenger
27-03-2004, 20:29
Originally posted by LiGhTfast
yep sadly you have get a crack to stop it... its stupid this anti piracy junk... the people who buy have to put with so much crap
You have to crack legit software now just to use it lol, madness
I hope it's not against T&Cs to discuss this, but IMHO it's silly because they're driving the legit users to crack their games just to get the game working on their PC.
It's even sillier when primarily multiplayer games such as BF1942, BF Vietnam and UT2004 require you to have a CD / DVD in the drive all the time since they depend on unique CD Key authentication to let you play in the first place!
It also annoys me that games are taking up more and more space on your hard disk - 3-5gb isn't unusual now - and they STILL insist on you having the CD in the drive. It wouldn't be so bad if the CD/DVD was actually used in the game, but normally they're not.
And in the end none of these protections work anyway, because it's a fact that nearly all games are cracked and pirated before they even reach the shops, so the only people they're inconveniencing with these rediculous copy protections are legit users who've bought the game - their paying customers. :cuckoo:
Originally posted by Radiohead
Ran like a pig on my system - P4 2.4Ghz, 1GB PC2700 RAM, GF4 Ti4400 card. I know it's the card, but it still stuttered with every auto-detected to medium.
As I can't afford the cash for a decent 9800 or the like, the game went back. Ho Hum.
Can I just say that playing this game without a proper DX9 gfx card would be missing too much! I keep finding myself looking at the wall textures and rusty pipes and the effects are just astonishing......everyone notices the outside scenes, but next time you're inside take a close look at a rusty pipe or the peeling walls of the control centre and just try flashing your torch on it.
It's absolutely marvellous and I hope nVidia have sorted out their GFFX range so they actually play in full DX9 as they were having problems and defaulting back to DX8 on this game.
btw, how the hell do you kill the big mofo's with the rocket hands? I just gone down the cargo lift and am presented with 2 of 'em at the bottom! I tried rockets and sniper and M16 and P90, but they just won't go down!
Originally posted by t@xman
btw, how the hell do you kill the big mofo's with the rocket hands? I just gone down the cargo lift and am presented with 2 of 'em at the bottom! I tried rockets and sniper and M16 and P90, but they just won't go down!
Best weapon for them is the shotgun thing, they take about 10 hits to go down. Be ready to switch weapon incase you miss.
GAmbrose
27-03-2004, 22:58
Originally posted by mikegray
OK, I'm rubbish. Help me!
Right at the beginning, you get the vehicle and the bloke tells you you need to go somewhere to find your girlfriend. I can't find the place to go - any clues?
She's not your girlfriend by the way.
Gary A
Bapapapa
28-03-2004, 00:21
Originally posted by Radiohead
Ran like a pig on my system - P4 2.4Ghz, 1GB PC2700 RAM, GF4 Ti4400 card. I know it's the card, but it still stuttered with every auto-detected to medium.
As I can't afford the cash for a decent 9800 or the like, the game went back. Ho Hum. thought you was going for a 9800 pro..? :confused:
Buy the nipper Tesco value nappies for a few weeks instead of Pampers.. :nuts:
GAmbrose
28-03-2004, 01:18
I'm about 10 levels in at the moment, and it's fairly enjoyable but nothing too special.
I've seen a lot of people say that this is the best First Person shooter since Half-life, and some even go so far as to say it surpasses that which I would completelty disagree with. I think a lot of people are so pleased that there is a game to finally come a long and make good use of their £1500 computers that they are ignoring the underlying gameplay which is pretty run of the mill.
I don't like the character I play (Jack Carver) at all. From what I can gather he is some surfer/beach bum with special ops training, his 'funny' witicisms are really starting to grate. The plot isn't very interesting or original Mutant Animals, Mad scientists etc. It's all very wafer thin and seems like an excust to get me running around various locals to ooooh and aaaah at the pretty graphics.
For all it's linear 'go anywhere' gameplay, it doesn't feel like a proper living, breathing world. I would say the Black Mesa facility in Half-life felt more real, even with the completely linear and scripted gameplay that had.
And the A.i of the enemy mercs gets talked up a lot in the reviews but again I don't think it's actually anything special. Indoor environments tend to see enemy soldiers wade one by one through doorways to get blasted by my guns. Outside things get a little better, but not much. If anything the enemies are TOO good. Fire a sniper rifle from a prone position in the bushes and suddenly you have 5 soldiers running right at your position. They may shout out instructions to each other and hide behind trees and rocks, but other than that they are pretty dumb. They will still come running right at you a lot of the time. I've found the best weapon in the game to be the silenced Mp5 which I have been using to headshot people from afar in order to kill them silently and can happily take out 10+ people like this without even being shot at.
The physics engine is excellent for the most part, but doesn't really appear to be integrated into the gameplay so that it becomes useful (Whereas the Half-life 2 E3 demo seemed to show that the Havoc 2.0 physics would be an asset to the gameplay)
As for the graphics engine, it's probably the best FPS I have ever seen and I suppose it is nice that my P4 2.4Ghz + Radeon 9700 Pro gets a bit of a workout (Decent framerates at 1280x1024 on 'High' Detail). At certain points in the game it's nice to just look around and bask in the graphical sweetness of everything. Watching birds flutter about, mountains reflected in the flowing waters and so on.
I'm still having fun playing it for the most part, I just think people are giving it more credit than it's really due because of the eye candy. Halo got similar praise on it's release, but 2 years down the line can anyone claim that it was the best first person shooter ever?
Roll on STALKER, DOOM 3 and Half Life 2 :)
Gary A
Sorry GAmbrose, but I got to dissagree with a lot of what you've said.
Firstly, I'd say that imo a plot should just be a coat hanger to hang the game on. I don't play games to admire the plot and there are very very few games that can claim to have either an original plot or a good one.
Secondly, I think I'm right in saying that many of the DX9 effects can't be seen unless you turn the gfx up to "very high". In fact, I found it looks a lot prettier if you lower the resolution and up the features(I play at 1024x768 with everything on very high).
Thirdly, I agree that the charachter you play is bloody irritating, but I suppose, at least he's not annonymous and forgetable?
Fourthly, the scripting to get you running between areas is a normality in this type of game so as to create the feeling of appropriate levels.....it'd be blooming boreing if the whole game was just set on the beach!
Overall though, although I dissagree with some of your criticisms, I can see where you're coming from. However, I really feel that this is the best blast I've had for years and (apart from CoD) it's the only game in recent memory that has held my attention for 3 whole days straight playing.
GAmbrose
28-03-2004, 01:51
Plot isn't the most important aspect of a First Person shooter, certainly though there a few games I can name where the plot is integral to the fun of the game and gives you real purpose and reason to play (Deus Ex)
Similarly, I can think of Coat Hanger' plots which I also thought were very good (Prince of Persia: Sands of time).
I think Atmosphere is though and Far Cry is missing a certain something in that department. In Half-life whenever the soldiers would rope down from a chopper in one of the scripted sequences and hunt me down I felt like that was a challenge and made the connection that they were being put in under orders to try and stop my character. When a Helicopter drops 3 guys in Far Cry, it's just 3 more enemies to kill.
Gary A
Radiohead
28-03-2004, 07:23
Originally posted by Bapapapa
thought you was going for a 9800 pro..? :confused:
Buy the nipper Tesco value nappies for a few weeks instead of Pampers.. :nuts:
I was (and will eventually) but not this month....
:cry:
Does anyone have any idea why the framerate would be fine on the outdoor sections, but drop off really badly when inside?
On a Geforce 5700? (not sure on the detail level)
Does anyone have any idea why the framerate would be fine on the outdoor sections, but drop off really badly when inside?
I had that problem, turns out it was the shadow and lighting settings that were causing this for me, must be the bumpmapping or something, right? Either way I turned these to low and sure enough everything worked fine, I now have all the other settings on their highest option.
All the GFFX range have a few problems with DX9 lighting effects and they're used an awful lot on the indoor sections, especially on things like rusty pipes and banisters. So by turning down the lighting and shadows it minimises the problem.
Just been playing this and have to say that it's the best pc FPS I've played. The graphics are awesome and I'm only on the first level.
BTW, I've got everything cranked up to the max i.e. very high, AA 6x, AF 4x etc and also have v-sync on.
Do you guys play with v-sync on? Does it make a difference?
Originally posted by zenza
Do you guys play with v-sync on? Does it make a difference?
I find a lot of games unbareable without it on. It causes this annoying tearing affect across the screen, where basically the top of the screen refreshes before the bottom.
TBH, I can't really see the difference with it on or off.
nigel_williams
29-03-2004, 16:48
NOTE TO SELF: Don't use Play for pre-orders again no matter how cheap they are......
"Awaiting Stock"
BlueDwarf
29-03-2004, 17:10
Originally posted by nigel_williams
NOTE TO SELF: Don't use Play for pre-orders again no matter how cheap they are......
"Awaiting Stock"
I've always found them to be good- my copy arrived on Sat.
Excellent game so far, better than the demo.
Originally posted by BlueDwarf
I've always found them to be good- my copy arrived on Sat.
Mine too. Never had a problem with Play yet.
Does anyone know what the "lazy weapon" and "corpse" thingies are on the options?
mikegray
29-03-2004, 20:02
Originally posted by Radiohead
Ran like a pig on my system - P4 2.4Ghz, 1GB PC2700 RAM, GF4 Ti4400 card. I know it's the card, but it still stuttered with every auto-detected to medium.
As I can't afford the cash for a decent 9800 or the like, the game went back. Ho Hum.
Hadn't picked up on this, but it runs in an absolutely playable manner on my PC which is a very similar spec:
Athlon XP2400+, 1GB PC2700 DDR and a Ti4200 (128MB)
GAmbrose
29-03-2004, 22:18
Lazy Weapon probably auto selects the 'best' (most powerful) weapon when you pick a new one up?
Corpse might stop the corpses from dissapearing over time, as they do.
These are both guesses, sorry :)
Gary A
DarthVader
30-03-2004, 00:07
I received my copy of the game today from blackstar.co.uk
Even though I could not run it on maximum settings (ie 1280x1024 with all the trimmings but instead 1024x768 at medium settings all round) the graphics looked excellent and it was very playable.
I was also more impressed with the physics this time around than when playing the demo though I still reckon most games could do a lot better in that department.
My only minor quibble is the checkpoint save system. Most of the time this is okay but if you want to do something specific then screw it up just before reaching the next checkpoint it is very annoying having to start again. I hope ubisoft include a quicksave feature in there next update.
And if it has not been said already update v1.1 of Farcry is out:
http://ubisoft-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ubisoft_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=9428
Essentially I reckon anyone who has not already bought the game should buy it. I reckon it will most definately be in the top five most playable games, and possible the top game, of this year. I also reckon the realise of Doom3/ HL 2 is now less significant considering we have farcry. At least a lot of modders are deciding to go with farcry rather than HL 2 now. :thumbs:
cheese_mcphee
30-03-2004, 00:44
I got this today and downloaded the patch, but just can't get it to run properly! :(. It keeps crashing after only a few mins of play, regardless of how far I get. My set-up is:
Athlon 2400XP
1 gig DDR RAM
Radeon 9600XT
I picked up a trojan earlier but managed to get it removed, could that possibly have screwed anything up? Norton hasn't picked up any further problems. The game seems to run fine until it crashes, I have all the settings on medium.
Any suggestions would be really appreciated
:help:
Try turning off AA ingame.
TBH although the graphics are gorgeous, the actual game does not seem that special to me, I feel like playing through it is more of a chore than fun. I normally love FPS.
Ravenger
30-03-2004, 07:47
Make sure you have the latest 4.3 Catalyst drivers. Also you don't mention your sound card. Try turning off hardware acceleration and / or EAX in the sound menu.
You can save the game at any point..
Press the key between TAB and ESC and type...
\save_game nameyoursave
MrHat001
30-03-2004, 09:33
Originally posted by Saber
TBH although the graphics are gorgeous, the actual game does not seem that special to me, I feel like playing through it is more of a chore than fun. I normally love FPS.
Pretty much the same here.
There are some parts that are great (and the real physics engine is perfect), but other times it feels as if your just plodding along.
And altho a plot isn't essential to FPS games I'd prefer something a bit stronger than 'bloke rescuse girl'. Who the hell is Val anyway?
There was nothing in the opening sequence that really told you anything.
Bapapapa
30-03-2004, 09:51
Who the hell is Val anyway?
It sort of get's explained a bit later into the game... :|
Just spent fifteen minutes whizzing around a warehouse in a forklift :lol: using the external view and the shadows are truly amazing.. :eek: :dork:
blueassist
30-03-2004, 12:09
How the flip do you get passed the deck section on the carrier? The bit where you climb the ladder onto the deck and a copter starts shooting you instantly? I know I know, Im not very good.
Excellent game though.
hookbeak
30-03-2004, 12:21
Originally posted by blueassist
How the flip do you get passed the deck section on the carrier? The bit where you climb the ladder onto the deck and a copter starts shooting you instantly? I know I know, Im not very good.
Excellent game though.
I got stuck on this - the best bet is to go up the ladder then run straight forward and jump into the sea.
Once in the sea quickly swim by the side of the ship and back into the wreck. Then shoot the cables holding the boat - it drops down - you hop in and drive away :)
Originally posted by blueassist [/i]
How the flip do you get passed the deck section on the carrier? The bit where you climb the ladder onto the deck and a copter starts shooting you instantly? I know I know, Im not very good.
Excellent game though.
You might want to put that in spoiler tags. :)
mikegray
30-03-2004, 12:44
Originally posted by blueassist
How the flip do you get passed the deck section on the carrier? The bit where you climb the ladder onto the deck and a copter starts shooting you instantly? I know I know, Im not very good.
Excellent game though.
The best bet for me is to go back down the ladder and out onto the deck that you came in on. Walk round the other side and the helicopter will approach - it's easy enough to destroy on it's own. Return to the top deck, use the boxes as cover and it's not too hard. Then shoot the chains on the raft and jump down into it.
Alternatively, continue further down and man the mini-gun post on the bottom deck and kill it plus two of the goons on the top that way. Then back to the top, use the boxes as cover, get the raft as above.
Third way - drop into the sea and snipe away the chains holding the raft. I've done it all three ways successfully, thus avoiding the enemies altogether.
Originally posted by blueassist
How the flip do you get passed the deck section on the carrier? The bit where you climb the ladder onto the deck and a copter starts shooting you instantly? I know I know, Im not very good.
Excellent game though.
Just lob a grenade out of the hole (stand facing the ladder) and 9 times out of ten it'll kill the men in the 'copter and then it'll fly away.
Bapapapa
30-03-2004, 15:19
Originally posted by blueassist
How the flip do you get passed the deck section on the carrier? The bit where you climb the ladder onto the deck and a copter starts shooting you instantly? I know I know, Im not very good.
Excellent game though. I sprinted across the deck, taking the minigun guy out on the way over - jumped onto the gun, blatted the copter with it and then massacred all the goons running around on deck..
In fact I replayed that level tons of times it's so much fun - trying to drop the copter onto a bunch of men is mint..
:clap:
DarthVader
30-03-2004, 15:27
Hmmm I'll give that save game feature a try then. :nuts:
Just done it and it works.:clap: :clap:
Cheers for that.
BTW, I've just entered the carrier.
The best graphical moment for me so far, are the fishes in the water next to the carrier. Awesome.:notworthy :)
What's your best graphical moments so far?
DarthVader
30-03-2004, 16:56
Damnit why can't they just have a key binding feature for quicksave like they do for all the other keys. I like my F5 quicksave and F8 quickload.
Best graphical moment - I didn't realise there was one section of farcry that was better than the other, graphically. :dork:
cheese_mcphee
30-03-2004, 17:21
Originally posted by Stephen Robertson
Make sure you have the latest 4.3 Catalyst drivers. Also you don't mention your sound card. Try turning off hardware acceleration and / or EAX in the sound menu.
Its ok, got it sorted now. I think my Radeon was just getting too hot, so I turned the PC off for a while and it seemed to solve it. That'll teach me to keep it on for about a week! ;)
Ravenger
30-03-2004, 19:40
Originally posted by cheese_mcphee
Its ok, got it sorted now. I think my Radeon was just getting too hot, so I turned the PC off for a while and it seemed to solve it. That'll teach me to keep it on for about a week! ;)
Do what I do and put a slot cooler under the radeon. Keeps it nice and cool.
Completed it! :)
The last level is a trifle tricky!
DarthVader
03-04-2004, 00:27
See that level where val and jack go blow up a merc camp with a bomb and jack has to retrieve the bomb (it's not long after when val and jack are driving along in a jeep shooting at things) and has to go into the armory and do something to a bomb on a forklift truck, what is meant to happen there cause it does not seem to want to do anything and it's quite annoying.
As far as I remember, you get to the armoury find the bomb on a forklift truck then it goes to a cut scene. You then drive up hill to another location where you have to find the detonator.
If it's not doing anything perhaps you've missed something. Tey pressing TAB and looking at you task list.
hookbeak
03-04-2004, 10:46
So what kind of spec can run it properly ?
I just added a half gig of extra ram and upgraded to a 9800 PRO from a 9500 and it still is unplayable at the highest settings :mad:
Runs pretty good on my Barton 2500+/1.5gig RAM (ran the same on 1gig)/Radeon 9800Pro/Audigy 2 system at the top, top detail settings.
Ravenger
03-04-2004, 12:06
I'm running on this setup:
Athlon XP2400+
768mb PC2100 RAM
Radeon 9800pro
Hercules Fortissimo III soundcard
Medusa 5.1 surround headphones
...at 1024x768, low antialiasing, all details set to 'very high'
It runs very well especially well outside. I wouldn't say it's running at 100fps or anything, more like around 30-60fps on average, with a rare drop to 20fps.
Considering the cutting edge nature of the graphics and physics, the fact I can run it at full detail at a decent res with antialiasing and never have it drop to an unplayable framerate with my setup is pretty good. After all the only thing high spec on my PC is the graphics card - the memory and processor aren't anywhere near top of the range now.
The 5.1 sound is excellent through the headphones, BTW, and I've not had any of the sound problems that some other users have reported.
DarthVader
03-04-2004, 15:10
Mine is not playable at a max 1280x1024 with all other settings at max though it is fine at 1024x768 with medium settings.
Savagexii
03-04-2004, 15:24
Just got back from the shops with this game, and was enjoying myself up until the 2nd level after you swim through the hole in the side of the ship, now i'm getting thrown back to desktop after it loads the 2nd level :(
From what i've seen so far it's not bad though, it's fun to see what the AI is capable of, even though they aren't perfect, but better than your average AI-Joe :)
Bellmeister
03-04-2004, 15:44
Best game I've played in a long while, runs perfectly on my system without a hitch.
Hercules Radeon 9800SE @ pro
2800+ Barton
1gig of ram
SB Audigy 2
Looks like the dogs undercarriage too.
I must say it's taken the shine off HalfLife 2.
GAmbrose
03-04-2004, 16:26
Bah, the gameplay is only slightly above average. I swear people are just blinded by the eye candy.
Not to ruin anything, but the ending is a load of crap aswell.
Gary A
slatermethuen
03-04-2004, 16:45
Originally posted by Savagexii
Just got back from the shops with this game, and was enjoying myself up until the 2nd level after you swim through the hole in the side of the ship, now i'm getting thrown back to desktop after it loads the 2nd level :(
I had this problem too. After changing the renderer to OpenGL and reducing the water quality to 'low' I was finally able to get onto the shipwreck. YMMV.
Ravenger
03-04-2004, 17:33
I agree that the gameplay is less than revolutionary. I don't like its hackneyed unoriginal plot and over the top voice acting, and I especially hate the saving system (looking forward to the official quicksave patch).
I also don't like how the trigens look like amorphous blobs - there seems to be no detail to them, unlike the monsters in half life2 and doom3.
But the overall package is excellent, especially the physics and eye candy. As bellmeister says, the shine is now well and truly taken off Half-life 2 - Far Cry has already done most of what we've seen in the Half-life 2 tech videos, but I'm betting that Half-life 2's gameplay and plot will be a lot more original and engaging.
(looking forward to the official quicksave patch).
Its been posted here earlier but you can just bring down the console and type \save_game "name" (no quotes) and it will save anywhere :)
I love it to bits. Looks great, plays great, gives you more than one way of getting to your goal and the AI is brilliant :) Just got to the science base bit in the jungle and first glimpse of the trigens. I thought they had plenty of detail.
DarthVader
03-04-2004, 19:22
Yeh it can saved using the console but a quicksave key should have been in there from the start.
Also, in my opinion it is rare to see a FPS be original these days. I do not even expect Doom3/Half life 2 to have an engaging plot line cause most things have been done before. However I do believe farcry is a very playable game because the AI is not too bad and the graphics are good. Though I do miss the melee (whacking folk with guns) attack that cod and spearhead use. :cuckoo:
Originally posted by hookbeak
So what kind of spec can run it properly ?
I just added a half gig of extra ram and upgraded to a 9800 PRO from a 9500 and it still is unplayable at the highest settings :mad:
I agree that this can be annoying, but on the positive front this game is coded to get better with time. Rather than having a shelf life of a few weeks like most games out there this one might still top its genre a few years down the line. To be honest though from fiddling with the settings I think the game is gimped by use of shaders (Pixel shaders, not vertex ones) and so is really only held back by graphics cards.
Fan
Originally posted by DarthVader
Mine is not playable at a max 1280x1024 with all other settings at max though it is fine at 1024x768 with medium settings.
Further to my post above it is also worth noting that Medium, High, and Very high settings might all have identical effects, it is just the accuracy to which those effects are calculated.
Take anti-aliasing... it can be a massively intensive process, but in an environment such as far cry's there is very little aliasing to begin with. Since aliasing is caused by straight lines it is only really banisters that cause a problem.
Personally I wish the game was smoother, but am very happy to have a new benchmark for my future gaming platforms:)
D
DarthVader
03-04-2004, 22:15
If this game is to be around for a while I reckon it has to win the battle mainly with multiplayer. Mind you I am interested to know what any future mod for this game might be like cause there will be plenty being planned atm. :clap:
Ravenger
04-04-2004, 09:23
I'm waiting for the official quicksave patch because there are problems with using the devmode console quicksave - it can cause problems with the AI and some scripted events.
Bellmeister
04-04-2004, 22:11
I can't keep off this game, it's the first game in a long time thats kept me so engrossed. The last was quake 2.:cuckoo:
I remember watching a tech demo for HL2, you know the one on the roof with the shiny panels/monster and being excited to see a game look like that, this game has all that and more (providing you have the right graphics card).
Bob_The_Engineer
05-04-2004, 11:27
Anyone else get mouse-lag on the highest settings?
I find that if you move the mouse, when the settings are very high, the screen view moves a few milliseconds after the mouse moves.
For example, you move the mouse right and left very quickly, the view has inertia behind it and lags behind the mouse movement? So much so you have finished moving the mouse and it is only just changing view direction on screen.
I used to get this on my GeForce 2 when I tried games that were too powerful for it.
MetalGearAl
05-04-2004, 11:32
Why is that people have to have a quicksave? I find it makes games too easier and ruins them somewhat. I'm about half way through the game, and I'm finding some bits very hard, but I'm glad and I think a quicksave would just ruin it. It's not as if the savepoints are usually that far apart!
Too many games just boil down to someone playing through hitting F5 - F9 - F5 - F9 - F9 - F9 - F9 - F5... :|
Ravenger
05-04-2004, 13:09
I have to have a quicksave because I hate replaying the same part over, and over, and over, and over, and over again, getting a tiny bit further each time until the game graciously consents to give me a save point. I also have a family, so I often have to save my game, and go back to the game later. I don't want to have to replay large sections of gameplay I've already played, and I don't quicksave constantly, but I do after defeating a hard sections of the game, or after a long bit of travelling.
I don't have a problem with save points if they're frequent enough, but Far Cry seems to delight in not giving you save points when it should:
For example:
There's a corridor sequence where lots of trigens come running at you and you shoot them with a minigun. Good fun, when you do it once.
BUT there's no savepoint after that sequence - the savepoint is quite a bit further on, so when you die later, after doing the minigun bit - and you do, lots - you have to do the minigun bit AGAIN, and again, and again...
It's not a difficult sequence, but it's a colossal waste of time to have to to it more than once. There should have been a save point immediately after that section.
boogieben1
05-04-2004, 13:59
well im really enjoying this game, but thats probably cos i shold be doing revison instead:)
im wondering how much more of the game i have left, cos if i have loads to do i will leave it for a few weeks, but if im nearly finished i will trudge on. on the list of levels, there only seems to be space for one more, but im worried that the list might develop a scroll bar. can anyone tell me if this is the case?
MetalGearAl
05-04-2004, 14:15
Originally posted by Stephen Robertson
[B]For example:
I'll agree with you there, for that section it was bad judgement on their part. It's only a tiny bit more after for a save :)
Originally posted by Bob_The_Engineer
Anyone else get mouse-lag on the highest settings?
I find that if you move the mouse, when the settings are very high, the screen view moves a few milliseconds after the mouse moves.
For example, you move the mouse right and left very quickly, the view has inertia behind it and lags behind the mouse movement? So much so you have finished moving the mouse and it is only just changing view direction on screen.
I used to get this on my GeForce 2 when I tried games that were too powerful for it. Its all about the frames per second, for example even at 30fps, the screen can lag up to 30ms behind your mouse movement, enough for most people to be able to "feel" the difference between 30fps and 60fps in first person shooters, despite that 24fps seems perfectly smooth when watching a movie. Driving games and strategy games tend to be much more forgiving to low frame rates (in the case of strategy games thats reliant on the programmers being sane enough to use a hardware mouse cursor, so that the visual movement of the mouse cursor is independent of the 3D rendering ;)).
I have to say, Far Cry is the first game that has got me thinking about upgrading my GeForce 4 :D
DarthVader
05-04-2004, 15:28
I have to agree on the reasons for having a quicksave. I also hate doing the same bit over and over and over again just cause I screwed up on the section after it. There are also times when others want to use the computer therefore quicksaving rather than going backwards is more ideal. :clap:
AngryFlower
05-04-2004, 15:39
Originally posted by ColinP
I have to say, Far Cry is the first game that has got me thinking about upgrading my GeForce 4 :D
Ewww, get away from me you leper, away.... :D :lol:
nigel_williams
05-04-2004, 17:27
Excellent game, most engrossing since HalfLife even though there are striking similarities. Running on Athlon 64 3200 (2.1GHz) with 1Gb of PC3500 RAM on Radeon 9800 Pro - looks fantastic.
Played it all weekend and just about finished it I think.
Managed to blow up the base with the nuke but have now been dumped out of a helicopter with no weapons. I managed to run from the trigen and over the waterfall but keep getting killed..... do I just keep running for it or what?
Originally posted by nigel_williams
Managed to blow up the base with the nuke but have now been dumped out of a helicopter with no weapons. I managed to run from the trigen and over the waterfall but keep getting killed..... do I just keep running for it or what?
Run, Run like the wind. And aim for the downed helicopter. You'll see whay when you get there.
DarthVader
05-04-2004, 20:35
In my opinion the hardest level is that very last one where all the big beasties are shooting with their rocket arms. I just could not get past them there was too many for me so I ended up cheating at it. :norty:
And what is the fascination with those spoilers? :suspect:
Originally posted by DarthVader
And what is the fascination with those spoilers? :suspect:
:brickwall
Used to cover up text that may spoil the plot of the game for someone else reading this.
Originally posted by nigel_williams
Excellent game, most engrossing since HalfLife even though there are striking similarities. Running on Athlon 64 3200 (2.1GHz) with 1Gb of PC3500 RAM on Radeon 9800 Pro - looks fantastic.
Played it all weekend and just about finished it I think.
Managed to blow up the base with the nuke but have now been dumped out of a helicopter with no weapons. I managed to run from the trigen and over the waterfall but keep getting killed..... do I just keep running for it or what?
If you have a look around you should see a gun on the ground near you,should have plenty of time to pick it up and kill the trigen before you make for the waterfall.
AngryFlower
05-04-2004, 22:44
..And after all that running, you're still nowhere near the end of the game...
Plenty more to go after that, keep going. :D
Originally posted by boogieben1
well im really enjoying this game, but thats probably cos i shold be doing revison instead:)
im wondering how much more of the game i have left, cos if i have loads to do i will leave it for a few weeks, but if im nearly finished i will trudge on. on the list of levels, there only seems to be space for one more, but im worried that the list might develop a scroll bar. can anyone tell me if this is the case?
It creates a scroll bar and there are 20 levels in total.....and fi you think the early levels are hardthen awit 'til you see the later ones!:eek: :nuts:
nigel_williams
05-04-2004, 23:56
Originally posted by AngryFlower
..And after all that running, you're still nowhere near the end of the game...
Plenty more to go after that, keep going. :D
Noooooo.... Must be close to the end though ;)
suppose I have to rescue the woman (again). Managed to kil the trigen with the M16 and 10 shots. Now a majestic dive/fall from the waterfall into 6 inches of water. Swimming seems to be the best option at the moment, got furthest that way but still got swiped and killed. Give it another go tomorrow.
DarthVader
06-04-2004, 01:36
Just checking how to do a spoiler. I reckon I've mastered it alright. That last level is nasty though.
:cuckoo:
robzinski
06-04-2004, 08:41
Does anyone know of anywhere on the highstreet where this is around the £25 mark?
GAmbrose
06-04-2004, 09:04
Incidently, if you don't pickup the M16 on 'that' level, then you run faster :)
Gary A
TimJBart
06-04-2004, 09:58
Originally posted by ColinP
I have to say, Far Cry is the first game that has got me thinking about upgrading my GeForce 4 :D
Noooo don't say that.
Got my Geforce 4 bout 2 years ago and havent look at graphics card since so when I came to upgrading my PC, bout a week ago I didn't even think about graphics cos I still thought my Ti4200 64MB was top of pops!!! Is it gonna run like cack on my new system. Had the demo and it seemed ok. Gonna be a Barton 2500, 512 PC2700.
Also, what is the cheapest graphics card around at the mo for the best performance if I did decide my graphics needed a boost to run Farcry? Seems the Radeon is the one to have at the mo?
radeon 9800 pro looks the best for value for money. do a search in the bargain forum for it.
TimJBart
06-04-2004, 10:10
what about the Radeon 9600 for £50! how good is that card? I'm tryin to build a quiet system so would prefer someting passive...
Savagexii
06-04-2004, 11:28
Originally posted by TimJBart
Is it gonna run like cack on my new system. Had the demo and it seemed ok. Gonna be a Barton 2500, 512 PC2700.
Well, i'm no expert, but my GF4 Ti4200 128mb card runs far cry fine on High settings.
TimJBart
06-04-2004, 11:30
hmm, think I might have to buy it, build my PC, see how it runs then decide whether to wack in a beefy graphics card :thumbs:
Originally posted by robzinski
Does anyone know of anywhere on the highstreet where this is around the £25 mark?
Sainsbury's for sure, mate - £24.99!
I love this game. First time for ages that I've played anything other than Madden and first ever real FPS - I played Goldeneye and couldn't get on with the aiming and shooting stuff, so never been near one since!
It runs on my laptop with awful graphics in the outdoor sections, but at least it is playable. Seen it on my brother's PC and it well pretty. Almost makes me want to get a little better graphics card than the onboard from the Centrino chipset. Anyone got any cheap suggestions that may help?
Purpledump
08-04-2004, 01:13
Originally posted by Mr Milo
It runs on my laptop with awful graphics in the outdoor sections, but at least it is playable.
What's your laptop spec like? Sorry if you mentioned it before, just checking this thread out for the first time and went straight to the last page...
Just started reaching the Primates in the misty jungle - crapped my pants when I saw one flying right at me with the headphones on!!! :o :o :o
Savagexii
08-04-2004, 11:11
Have just become suck for the first time, gonna need to put on some thumping music and kick some primate arse now :D
Ok anyone who has completed it how did you sort the last part out,i keep getting killed,don't wanna say to much incase i spoil it
TEL
Originally posted by Purpledump
What's your laptop spec like? Sorry if you mentioned it before, just checking this thread out for the first time and went straight to the last page...
Acer 290LMI
512meg DDR Ram
1.4 Centrino
40 gig HDD
I run the game on low lighting and environment, but high special effects (get to see AND shoot fish and birds!) and textrues at high. It is difficult to make out the landscape on the outdoor sections, but hasn't stopped me making progress allbeit a little slower due to the paths not being so obvious.
Nothing amazing, but this integrated Centrino puts my old PC to shame with graphics on most of the newer and recent games.
Just nowhere near with Far Cry :(
Oh, I got the sniper rifle last night. Best fun I've had for ages - took out a little crew of mercs from looooong distance :D Fantastic watching them take a bullet to the head and the others not have a clue where it came from :thumbs:
Purpledump
09-04-2004, 11:03
Originally posted by Mr Milo
Acer 290LMI
512meg DDR Ram
1.4 Centrino
40 gig HDD
...
Nothing amazing, but this integrated Centrino puts my old PC to shame with graphics on most of the newer and recent games.
Just nowhere near with Far Cry :(
Yeah well, my laptop's the highest spec one in the household (next to a 4 year old desktop). Was a bit hesitant with the game, but I might have to check it out now. Thanks.
AngryFlower
09-04-2004, 11:07
Originally posted by TELREA
Ok anyone who has completed it how did you sort the last part out,i keep getting killed,don't wanna say to much incase i spoil it
TEL
It's easy....
Don't Die!! :p
And that's not the final bit (yes, there's more even after that!!!111.)
Originally posted by MetalGearAl
Why is that people have to have a quicksave? I find it makes games too easier and ruins them somewhat. I'm about half way through the game, and I'm finding some bits very hard, but I'm glad and I think a quicksave would just ruin it. It's not as if the savepoints are usually that far apart!
Too many games just boil down to someone playing through hitting F5 - F9 - F5 - F9 - F9 - F9 - F9 - F5... :|
Well it doesn't affect your game unless you are unable to stop yourself from using Quicksave. :|
Personally I am finding the lack of saving (I am now using the console if needs be) very annoying.
For example, I have just sniped a guy in the fortress, as he had a sniper rifle and I wanted his bullets. It then activated a savepoint. Unfortunately it means that if I want those bullets I have to spend about 1-2mins at the start of each reload sneaking over to where I killed him to get those bullets, before proceeding.
Earlier on the carrier, I cleared the top deck (finally) and then went over to the boat. Normally I would quicksave at this point because FPS are really crap when it comes to 'ledges'. Lo and behold I fell off the edge of the ship and died. :|
It also counts for most 'climb down ladder' moments, where it's all too easy to slip and lose half your health or something - not at all realistic given no one would do that IRL.
In general I'd say this game looks fantastic but is lacking an edge to the plot that keeps me as interested as Half-Life.
MetalGearAl
11-04-2004, 13:36
Ok.. well I'm at what I presume is the end of the guy, and I'm having no luck with the boss. I've lasted for about 30 seconds on my best effort. Anyone got tips?
I've been playing it on Challenging with AI Auto Balance on.. and it's stupidly difficult to survive!
Ben Martin
16-04-2004, 18:16
i'm on level 8 or 9 - the one where you cross a large lake on a temporary bridge, or approach from the left side - but i'm stuck at the broken bridge at the back. i just can't work out how to get past it. i tried driving the big truck off the bridge ... but it just sank! :D
anyone able to help out here? thanks.
grounded_dreams
16-04-2004, 19:03
** This will show spoilers to ALL of the game, as its a walkthrough, so click on the link at your own risk **
GameFAQ (http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/far_cry.txt) is your friend :)
HTH
MrFurious
16-04-2004, 20:13
cant wait to play this,have had it for weeks but am waiting for a new grfx card to arrive,with my money budget i went for a geforce fx5900xt by sparkle which got good reviews in some mags,should run it fine now,at the moment if i enter a room the game slows down big style with the settings at medium!!
brock_landers
17-04-2004, 00:00
Originally posted by Ben Martin
i'm on level 8 or 9 - the one where you cross a large lake on a temporary bridge, or approach from the left side - but i'm stuck at the broken bridge at the back. i just can't work out how to get past it. i tried driving the big truck off the bridge ... but it just sank! :D
anyone able to help out here? thanks.
Watch tower and zipline are key words for you.
Brock.
AngryFlower
17-04-2004, 07:49
Does anyone realise just how much rubbish FC sprays into the registry?
I'm having big problems trying to install the 1.1 patch because it thinks I've already installed it and need to uninstall it first - and of course, it errors out because there's nothing there to uninstall.
Anyone help with the key I need???
Hi I'm stuck I'm on the cooler level have found the girl and have to save her. Can't find where to go. She won't follow me and if she did I can't get out anyway.
Help please.
Simon
ok stuck on the Volcano anyone know of any walkthroughs i have found one but doesnt cover this level ?
DarthVader
19-04-2004, 01:21
What the one with the load of rocket shooting monsters in a central arena type area section? :norty:
yes thats the one :brickwall
Savagexii
19-04-2004, 10:08
Originally posted by marke
ok stuck on the Volcano anyone know of any walkthroughs i have found one but doesnt cover this level ?
What i did was push a nearby chair onto the first door so that it can't close, then entice the fatboys in and deal with them using the stairs at the other end as cover, then using the sniper rifle, taking out the small monsters dotted about the outside area. A handy tip i picked up from some other forums :)
Upgraded my PC today.
OLD system :
P3-600
512 RAM (PC133)
32 Meg Radeon
NEW system :
P4-3Ghz (800FSB)
1GB Ram (DDR 400)
256 Meg 9800XT
Naturally I have bought Far Cry today too :D
Autodeteced every thing on "very high" but a couple of things I'd like to know before I get stuck into it.
What difficulty level are you folks playing on? Should I stick on the default "medium" level or up it to "challenging" ?
Also,enabling AI auto balance.Yes or no ?
Thanks.
It's a tough game. I'm struggling on medium difficulty/ai auto-balance and i haven't got that far :help:
Think I'll start on medium/AI auto then :eek:
Savagexii
21-04-2004, 20:10
I played through on medium (as i always do with new games) the first time, only got really stuck on a few occasions, now i'm playing through my favourite levels on realistic to make it more fun what with the extra backup choppers that arrive etc.
Level 2 (Carrier)
I climb out of the carrier and a helicoptor and men with guns etc keep wiping me out :cry:
:help:
mikegray
25-04-2004, 17:28
Originally posted by MrSpeed
Level 2 (Carrier)
I climb out of the carrier and a helicoptor and men with guns etc keep wiping me out :cry:
:help:
Then don't climb out the carrier at the top. Go back down onto the middle deck, man the machine gun there, and take it out. Alternatively, don't worry about any of that, jump off the side of the boat into the water below, then shoot the chains that hold the raft from above, get the raft and flee... such is the wonder of Far Cry. :)
:eek:
Fantastic :clap:
:thumbs:
Ben Martin
25-04-2004, 21:09
or you could do it the hard way. as soon as you come off the ladder go into a crouch (you'll be facing the helicopter) and right-click to bring your sight closer. take out helicopter's gunner as soon as he appears, stay crouched, turn left and shuffle up behind the boxes. peek out and take out the guys at the far end, but beware others creeping up behind you. from back nearer the top of the ladder shoot the cannister on the other side of the deck to cause an explosion that will take out the machine-gunner. then just use the boxes for cover to take out the other mercs who will approach you and the final few near the raft.
this must have taken me about 20 attempts or more. mikegray's suggestion would have saved me a lot of gnashed teeth! :)
The demo makes me feel really sick! Only game ever to do that, maybe something to do with all those jungle effects...who knows!
Thank you mikegray :) I was playing this for a bit yesteray afternoon and kept getting wiped out by the copter
Jazzatola
26-04-2004, 09:20
I started playing this at the weekend. Took me a while to take down that chopper. The next two levels were awesome too.
Performance isn't too bad either.
:thumbs:
Peformance on mines is choppy but Ive only got an XP 2k, fx5200 and 512 ram :( ......... time to upgrade I think as I installed invisible war last week as well and that looks even worse.
Jazzatola
26-04-2004, 10:09
I've just upgraded to 1Gb of ram and a Radeon 9800 Pro and Far Cry was still laggy with everything turned up. Had to switch off the antialiasing and what not.
I've heard terrible things about Deus Ex 2. It runs poorly on even the most up to date systems so don't feel too bad.
Am now on level 3 (Fort)
Am in the fort waiting for a door to open and all hell is breaking loose :eek: :help:
Great game :thumbs:
what a great game, on the bunker (level 7 i think) now. getting harder at the moment, things keeps jumping out at me, making me jump.
looks fantastic, got it all turned up and aa on medium and the sound is excellent. noticable difference when i went from onboard sound to a SB Audigy.
Originally posted by MrSpeed
Am now on level 3 (Fort)
Just done it.
I was trying to complete this the old skool way of shooting everything that came at me.Was having no luck so decided to do what I would do if it was real life.....
I went and hid until the door was unlocked and then sprinted through it :D
Reading all these posts about people with 9800 XT/Pro's, 1GB Ram and CPU at 3Ghz or so get's me worried.
I've been playing the demo on my Barton 2500 (At stock speed), 512MB RAM and old 9500Pro (128MB). It detected my machine as Medium and i think my res is like 1024x768@32Bit or something. I've just ordered the game but i think it will turn out the same way as UT2K4 did......
What i mean is the demo runs smooth, like both the UT and Farcry demo have been, but then when i get the actual game it runs like crap. :(
Your system is faster than mines and Im running on medium but had to turn shadows and things off to get a little boost, the way the intro ran on mines I thought it would be using the same kind of engine ingame so i turned up stuff to high, clicked to start then went and made a cup of coffee, came back and it was still loading :brickwall
greebofitz
26-04-2004, 13:20
Have you people wih slow frame rates tried the Radeon Omega drivers?
http://www.omegacorner.com/
I'm using them currently and I've been able to bump up most settings to High (from Medium) and suffer no loss in frame rate :D
My Computer:
AthlonXP 2000+,
Radeon9800 Pro,
512MB pc2700 RAM.
Not applicable to me but does anyone know the best detonators to use on an Nvidia card?
robzinski
26-04-2004, 14:41
Got back into playing this last night, and i'm stuck on the boat level where you've just blown up the communications masts.
I've blown up the boat, but can't take down the helicopter. Anyone give me a hint?
mikegray
26-04-2004, 14:49
Are you talking about the level which starts on a cliff with the hang glider?
If is the hangglider level - just get on the glider and peg it, you can outrun it. Like a lot of posters have been saying, its sometimes best to just run away like a girl ( :wave: )- theres always plenty of people to shoot in the face just around the next corner.
If its not that level and you can't outrun it, most helicopters don't need taking out - you just need to take out the gunner and the 'copter usually sods off . There are a couple of rocket launchers scattered about the game and I have realised that although not used very often if you hang onto one they can be very useful at the right time, especially since most of the other guns are more or less the same anyways.
robzinski
26-04-2004, 16:30
It's not the hang-glider level.
Its the one where you have to destroy the 3 communications masts by placing explosives underneath, and then you have to destroy a back-up transmitter on a boat/tanker with explosives. After you've done this the bloke on the radio says 'You've got incoming, it's crowe'. Then his helicopter appears. I've got 3 direct hits on the helicopter with the rocket launcher and he still stands. There isn't anywhere to run to. And the boat is sinking.:help:
hairymel2
27-04-2004, 01:47
I've blown up the boat, but can't take down the helicopter. Anyone give me a hint?
it took me lots of attempt to find a strategy that worked :- i blew up the fuel tank then ran back from the front of the ship up to on the very top of the cabin area . when the helicopter comes i shuffled around the mast keeping it between me and the helicopter. you can then duck out and take potshots at it with the rocket launcher. it takes probably 10/12 hits so take your time to shoot accuratly(sp?):searchme:
hth
hairymel
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