FarCry on Windows 10...No? [Solved]

lexluthermiester · Sep 20, 2019

bug said:
There's a good chance it doesn't like spaces in its install path. Many old games are like that.

While this is possible, it seems more likely that it's the way Windows 10 handles code. I had the same problem with Farcry1 on a Windows 8.1 machine I worked on a few years ago. Moving the installation out of the "Program Files (x86)" folder instantly solved the problem. It could have also been the parenthesis in the same folder. Only the original devs would know for sure, though both theories would be easy to test. Could just as easily be the way that Windows itself handles programs running within the "Program Files (x86)" directory. I wonder what would happen if the game was placed in the proper "Program Files" folder? Farcry was written before 64bit was a thing, so it is possible that it could be looking for that folder when running from a default install.

EDIT; This made me curious so I'm testing it.
I'm copying Farcry into two directories, one named "ProgramFiles(x86)" which has the no spaces, but still has parenthesis and another folder named "Far Cry 1" which has spaces but not parenthesis. Give me a minute..

EDIT2; Both scenario's tested, both times the game ran perfectly. Now let's try moving the game into the "Program Files (x86)" folder and see what happens..

EDIT3; That did not work. The game starts to run, screen goes black and the only way out is to Ctrl+Alt+Del out. So it seems Windows 10 does indeed handle programs running within the "Program Files (x86)" directory differently, which seems to be a problem for FarCry.

Solution is simple; Install Farcry to a folder other than the default, for example C:\Games\FarCry1. If it's already installed and having problems, simply move it to a new folder like the one in the example.

bug · Sep 21, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
While this is possible, it seems more likely that it's the way Windows 10 handles code. I had the same problem with Farcry1 on a Windows 8.1 machine I worked on a few years ago. Moving the installation out of the "Program Files (x86)" folder instantly solved the problem. It could have also been the parenthesis in the same folder. Only the original devs would know for sure, though both theories would be easy to test. Could just as easily be the way that Windows itself handles programs running within the "Program Files (x86)" directory. I wonder what would happen if the game was placed in the proper "Program Files" folder? Farcry was written before 64bit was a thing, so it is possible that it could be looking for that folder when running from a default install.

EDIT; This made me curious so I'm testing it.
I'm copying Farcry into two directories, one named "ProgramFiles(x86)" which has the no spaces, but still has parenthesis and another folder named "Far Cry 1" which has spaces but not parenthesis. Give me a minute..

EDIT2; Both scenario's tested, both times the game ran perfectly. Now let's try moving the game into the "Program Files (x86)" folder and see what happens..

EDIT3; That did not work. The game starts to run, screen goes black and the only way out is to Ctrl+Alt+Del out. So it seems Windows 10 does indeed handle programs running within the "Program Files (x86)" directory differently, which seems to be a problem for FarCry.

Solution is simple; Install Farcry to a folder other than the default, for example C:\Games\FarCry1. If it's already installed and having problems, simply move it to a new folder like the one in the example.

Like I said, it's the spaces

Thanks for taking the time to test :toast:

BillB1124 · Nov 17, 2019

Download and follow the instructions on this link

Far Cry

Fixes compatibility issues with older games running on Windows 10/11 by wrapping DirectX dlls. Also allows loading custom libraries with the file extension .asi into game processes. - elishacloud/...

github.com

Space Lynx · Nov 17, 2019

BillB1124 said:
Download and follow the instructions on this link

Far Cry

Fixes compatibility issues with older games running on Windows 10/11 by wrapping DirectX dlls. Also allows loading custom libraries with the file extension .asi into game processes. - elishacloud/...

github.com

new member wants me to click a link.

I think not.

bug · Nov 17, 2019

lynx29 said:
new member wants me to click a link.

I think not.

It's just a github project...

Space Lynx · Nov 17, 2019

bug said:
It's just a github project...

I have never really used github, so that is all new to me. /shrug

cookiemonster · Nov 17, 2019

Hi I bought it cheap on Steam and installed it through steam and it worked.

biffzinker · Nov 17, 2019

lynx29 said:
I have never really used github, so that is all new to me. /shrug

Nothing nefarious about github, it's just source code stored in the cloud for cross platform management unless it's been compiled into binary format.

Space Lynx · Nov 17, 2019

cookiemonster said:
Hi I bought it cheap on Steam and installed it through steam and it worked.

ya it worked fine on steam for me with win 10 no tweaks needed.

Apocalypsee · Nov 17, 2019

BillB1124 said:
Download and follow the instructions on this link

Far Cry

Fixes compatibility issues with older games running on Windows 10/11 by wrapping DirectX dlls. Also allows loading custom libraries with the file extension .asi into game processes. - elishacloud/...

github.com

Interesting. I did find there's something is off when playing this game in newer Windows. That land mass reflection error is a nice find. Another reason why I build a retro windows xp gaming pc.

lexluthermiester · Nov 18, 2019

lynx29 said:
new member wants me to click a link.

I think not.

As Bug and Biffzinker mentioned above, there's nothing wrong with GitHub. It's a very trustworthy repository of useful projects. Normally I would agree, new user with links = iffy. But Github is safe.

BillB1124 said:
Download and follow the instructions on this link

Far Cry

Fixes compatibility issues with older games running on Windows 10/11 by wrapping DirectX dlls. Also allows loading custom libraries with the file extension .asi into game processes. - elishacloud/...

github.com

Welcome to the forums!

lynx29 said:
ya it worked fine on steam for me with win 10 no tweaks needed.

Steam may have coded a fix into their version of FC1. GOG's version still has the issue(it's the version I tested above).

Keullo-e · Nov 19, 2019

Worked perfectly fine since the release of Win 10. Like said on the previous page, just use high instead of very high on lighting, and it should work.

Splinterdog · Nov 19, 2019

That quicksave mod is a Godsend:
Find and edit "DevMode.lua" with wordpad or equiv. Add these two lines to the end of the file:

Input:BindCommandToKey("#Game:Save('quicksaved_game');","f9" ,1);
Input:BindCommandToKey("#Game:Load('quicksaved_game');","f10 ",1);

Use -DEVMODE on shortcut launch. You can quicksave with F9 and quickload with F10.

P.S. (Put the -DEVMODE after the quotes)

example: ... farcry.exe" -DEVMODE

Seen in another forum.

Apocalypsee · Nov 22, 2019

Splinterdog said:
That quicksave mod is a Godsend:
Find and edit "DevMode.lua" with wordpad or equiv. Add these two lines to the end of the file:

Input:BindCommandToKey("#Game:Save('quicksaved_game');","f9" ,1);
Input:BindCommandToKey("#Game:Load('quicksaved_game');","f10 ",1);

Use -DEVMODE on shortcut launch. You can quicksave with F9 and quickload with F10.

P.S. (Put the -DEVMODE after the quotes)

example: ... farcry.exe" -DEVMODE

Seen in another forum.

Yep, you can change those to regular F5 and F9 too. Very convenient. I finished this game yesterday. Man the game in last few stages are tough as hell, enemies sees you behind a wall before you see them and have Godlike accuracy. I think I did the quicksave/quickload mod back then, I don't see any way I could finish this game with just checkpoint saves.

Splinterdog · Nov 22, 2019

Apocalypsee said:
Yep, you can change those to regular F5 and F9 too. Very convenient. I finished this game yesterday. Man the game in last few stages are tough as hell, enemies sees you behind a wall before you see them and have Godlike accuracy. I think I did the quicksave/quickload mod back then, I don't see any way I could finish this game with just checkpoint saves.

I agree. relying on checkpoints is painful.
I couldn't get the DevMode.lua edit to work, so I used the actual mod (F5 quick save/F9 load) made by Robert-33 and the mod goes into the mods folder. You have to enable the mod on every game start, but that's no big deal.

Sybaris_Caesar · Nov 22, 2019

Is this about Far Cry 1? The one made by Crytek? How does it hold up?
I've only bought FC3. Loved it to bits. Tried FC2. Hated the mechanics. Returned. Got FC3 Blood Dragon for free. Also love it. Never bought the sequels.
Do people really install in C:/Program Files? I've been told to avoid installing any games there during my formative years.

bug · Nov 22, 2019

Khonjel said:
Is this about Far Cry 1? The one made by Crytek? How does it hold up?
I've only bought FC3. Loved it to bits. Tried FC2. Hated the mechanics. Returned. Got FC3 Blood Dragon for free. Also love it. Never bought the sequels.
Do people really install in C:/Program Files? I've been told to avoid installing any games there during my formative years.

Initially, when "Program Files" was invented, many games had problems handling a path with spaces. But that's not a problem anymore.
Me, I just install my games on a different drive/partition because I like having them separated from all other things I have installed. Plus, games are pretty big, they'll fill up your OS partition in no time.

lexluthermiester · Nov 22, 2019

Khonjel said:
Do people really install in C:/Program Files? I've been told to avoid installing any games there during my formative years.

Yes, a lot of people generally just go with the installer default. Like you, I have been using a different directory since the Windows 98 days because for one reason or another "Program Files" and "Program Files(x86)" have been a problem and/or treated differently since that time.

Splinterdog · Nov 22, 2019

Also, installing to a different drive other than your boot drive is a good idea, especially for when you may need to reinstall Windows for whatever reason.
I don't keep any games on my boot drive.

biffzinker · Nov 22, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
Windows 98 days because for one reason or another "Program Files" and "Program Files(x86)" have been a problem and/or treated differently since that time.

The Program Files (x86) directory started with Windows XP Professional x64 otherwise it was Program Files 3.1-XP.

Prime2515102 · Nov 22, 2019

Splinterdog said:
That quicksave mod is a Godsend:
Find and edit "DevMode.lua" with wordpad or equiv. Add these two lines to the end of the file:

Input:BindCommandToKey("#Game:Save('quicksaved_game');","f9" ,1);
Input:BindCommandToKey("#Game:Load('quicksaved_game');","f10 ",1);

Use -DEVMODE on shortcut launch. You can quicksave with F9 and quickload with F10.

P.S. (Put the -DEVMODE after the quotes)

example: ... farcry.exe" -DEVMODE

Seen in another forum.

Thanks for that quicksave info in case I play this again. Last time I played it started crashing to desktop left and right about 3/4 of the way through the game. I can't remember if that was on Win7 or Win10 - I just installed it to see if it would run and Steam says the last time I played it was today, and for 30 hours. Fer corn sakes...

lexluthermiester · Nov 22, 2019

Splinterdog said:
Also, installing to a different drive other than your boot drive is a good idea, especially for when you may need to reinstall Windows for whatever reason.
I don't keep any games on my boot drive.

The only downside is that many(most?) games these days keep settings and saves in the user profile folder.

biffzinker said:
The Program Files (x86) directory started with Windows XP Professional x64 otherwise it was Program Files 3.1-XP.

True, but before 64-bit there were other issues with the "Program Files" folder.

Apocalypsee · Nov 22, 2019

Khonjel said:
Is this about Far Cry 1? The one made by Crytek? How does it hold up?
I've only bought FC3. Loved it to bits. Tried FC2. Hated the mechanics. Returned. Got FC3 Blood Dragon for free. Also love it. Never bought the sequels.

If you wonder, it played differently from any other FC game. There are no leveling, crafting, unlocking tower/area like in FC3. Its more like generic FPS but with a huge map.

DdoyleR · Jul 5, 2022

Bummer is, the part I miss most is being able to compete with a few others on a server. You used to be able to install a server locally and invite friends.

Keullo-e · Jul 5, 2022

DdoyleR said:
Bummer is, the part I miss most is being able to compete with a few others on a server. You used to be able to install a server locally and invite friends.

Add me as a friend, I may play with you some day.

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