Farcry patch 1.2 released.

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Villain said:
This is what I use for "quicksave". I hope I'm not stating the
bleeding obvious here:)

1. Hit the "~" key to bring down the console.
2. Type in (without the quotes) " \save_game ". DO NOT PRESS
"ENTER" YET!
3. Hold down the SHIFT key and press the HOME key.
4. Hold down the CONTROL key and press the "C" key.
5. Now press ENTER.
6. Now when you need to "quick save" just press the ~ key and
hold down CONTROL and press the "V" key, then release both keys and
press ENTER.

It's a kludge, I know, but beats nothing.
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Hehe, "quick save" :-p

Not tried it, but does the console not support just hitting the up key to
get command history? That would save you a simultaneous keypress, whilst
also keeping your hands in more convenient places. I reckon it would be at
least 20% quicker :-p

OK, just tried it, it should work.

However (might as well read this before trying it):

Find game.cfg and append:
Input:BindCommandToKey("\\save_game","F5",1);
Input:BindCommandToKey("\\load_game","F8",1);

And then you can use F5 to save and F8 to load.

Only problem is that the file gets overwritten, so it only works the first
time you load it after editing the file...

I also tried:
Far Cry\Profiles\player\test_game.cfg (assuming a profile called
"test_game")

Which also gets overwritten.

These files do not get overwritten:
Far Cry\Profiles\player\default_game.cfg
Far Cry\Profiles\player\default\game.cfg
Far Cry\Profiles\defaults\english\game.cfg

But I assume the player profile is applied after any of those, and hence the
first command:
Input:ResetAllBindings();

Screws you over.

Anybody know how to set custom key bindings or get it to retain the
settings?

I suppose you could always set up a script that copies your custom bindings
file in and then launches Far Cry.

something like Far Cry\launch.bat:

xcopy /R/Y custom.cfg game.cfg
Bin32\FarCry.exe

....you get the idea. You could replace your desktop (and start menu ) icons
for far cry with shortcuts to the launch.bat and even give it the right
icon!

OK, just spent half an hour on this to save you 4 seconds in saving a game -
you'd best be happy and need to save at least 500 times before the end of
the game! (quite likely on hard!)

Ben
 
Enable cheats then edit the "Devmode.lua" file (can't remember the full
name). That will save the file settings including any other changes you
make, and you don't have to cheat. Got that from a good tweak site thats
been posted here a few times I think:

http://www.tweakguides.com/Farcry_9.html

The whole article is well worth reading for this game.

cheers,
Mike
 
mine detects at medium, and i know if i had ur cpu and ram it prob
wouldnt??? u need a faster card.

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How did you overclock your 2500 to3200 ?
Did you increase the cpu voltage as well.
Let me know - I want to overclock my 2500+.

Asus A7V8X
AMD 2500XP
1 gig pc2700
Radeon 9800 Pro 128 meg
2 sata maxtor 120 gig 8 meg in a Raid0 with 4 partitions.(Games partiton is
the first one)
420 watt power supply - Sparkle
 
RonK i overclocked only using the fsb going from 166 to 200, no voltage
increase, runs very stable and quite cool with my thermaltake, im of the
opinion that it still runs fine with standard amd heatsink&fan. Because of
my ram being pc2700 i used the asus bios config to divide the frequency
(5/6) for ram so that it isnt overclocked cause that cause some issues only
with sound mainly, but for best performance PC3200 is the key. the xp2500
will even go further but probably needing a better cooling solution than
standard and ram, so im waiting to get some corsair xms3700 to further the
fsb.
cause of your ram speed ur in the same boat as me, im not sure if your mobo
supports the fsb divider for ram, and ive heard that its not the greatest
option to take, but im happy for the time being and benchmarks and gaming is
what i expected im very happy with the configuration..

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AMD2500XP @ 3200XP 11X200 2.21Ghz (waiting for Corsair 512 XMS3700 for xtra
Ram speed & Possible xtra FSB )
ThermalTake Volcano 11 Xaser Edition
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HIS Excalibur 9800XT 256mb @463/399 (Omegas 2.5.51 & ATI tool 0.20 No
Artifacts)
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Running the ram at a different speed than the cpu causes performance killing
'wait states'. You're probably better off runing the fsb as high as you can
and jumping the multiplier if it isn't locked. The nf2 boards have the agp
and pci ports clock locked so running an odd fsb is ok.

Mike
 
Mike P said:
Running the ram at a different speed than the cpu causes
performance killing 'wait states'.
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This is what everyone is telling me too, but why do I get better
RAM benchmark scores when running at 133/166, then?
 
Almeyda said:
mine detects at medium, and i know if i had ur cpu and ram it prob
wouldnt??? u need a faster card.
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well don't get me wrong... I can put it up to high on 1024X768 and it
works just fine, it just won't auto detect it at high. Unfortunately I
spent all my money on the new system so a better card will have to wait
a while. Hopefully the X800s will bring down the 9800Pros a bit.
 
hey Mike,

My CPU is unlocked for what i know, i understand that before some august
2003 date the cpu's were unlocked, mine is early 2003 purchase, so id assume
it is, with my config, what multiplier settings would you recommend?? or is
that difficult advice to give, meaning id have to set and test, set and
test... maybe a starting ball park figure?

thanks for help..

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xtra Ram speed & Possible xtra FSB )
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Thanks for the info Almeyda. I'll give it a try tomorrow ( Had a few brews
tonite).

My temps right now with the 2500 at stock settings is 130F . I'll watch my
temps as I overclock.

Been looking at the AQs
 
Been looking at the Asus K8V Deluxe motherboard and the AMD 3000 64.
Supposed to be a real quick setup. I just have to explain to the wife that
we really don'y need any groceries for the next week or two.

I finished the previous post here cause I just happen to hit a wrong key -
Wonder how that happened ?
 
well ronk, guess she'll take that pretty well eh, i mean u could always
convince her that its a new cult ur joining and the cults specific
initialisation is a 2 week famine, promises bliss and new insight! not to
mention it will bring great wealth!

oops darling i forgot the URL ill get back to you on that.... needs a credit
card... and guess what i get a new computer system in return for a large
donation...

well i guess that's a questionable theory... im tired

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Artifacts)
1x80GB SATA Seagate 8mg cache
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LOL

Almeyda said:
well ronk, guess she'll take that pretty well eh, i mean u could always
convince her that its a new cult ur joining and the cults specific
initialisation is a 2 week famine, promises bliss and new insight! not to
mention it will bring great wealth!

oops darling i forgot the URL ill get back to you on that.... needs a credit
card... and guess what i get a new computer system in return for a large
donation...

well i guess that's a questionable theory... im tired

--
Almeyda

AMD2500XP @ 3200XP 11X200 2.21Ghz (waiting for Corsair 2x512 XMS3700 for
xtra Ram speed & Possible xtra FSB )
ThermalTake Volcano 11 Xaser Edition
ASUS-A7N8X-E Deluxe
Kingmax 2X256MB Tiny BGA PC2700 DualChannel @166mhz 5/6
HIS Excalibur 9800XT 256mb @463/399 (Omegas 2.5.51 & ATI tool 0.20 No
Artifacts)
1x80GB SATA Seagate 8mg cache
2x40GB ATA Seagate
SB AudigyES
ANTEC SuperLanboy 350 Case (350W SmartBlue PS)
ThermalTake Hardcano 10 (Modded - All bits attached to 5.25" case face
plate - way better looking)


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i see what ur saying matt, mine detects at medium yet i have everything max,
except for AA is on low, AF is on high too. In game that is....
yeah hopefully soonish ull see those cards drop a bit in price, as far as i
know here in Australia they are going to stop shippin them in.
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AMD2500XP @ 3200XP 11X200 2.21Ghz (waiting for Corsair 2x512 XMS3700 for
xtra Ram speed & Possible xtra FSB )
ThermalTake Volcano 11 Xaser Edition
ASUS-A7N8X-E Deluxe
Kingmax 2X256MB Tiny BGA PC2700 DualChannel @166mhz 5/6
HIS Excalibur 9800XT 256mb @463/399 (Omegas 2.5.51 & ATI tool 0.20 No
Artifacts)
1x80GB SATA Seagate 8mg cache
2x40GB ATA Seagate
SB AudigyES
ANTEC SuperLanboy 350 Case (350W SmartBlue PS)
ThermalTake Hardcano 10 (Modded - All bits attached to 5.25" case face
plate - way better looking)
 
It's a kludge, I know, but beats nothing.
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It certainly does. Thanks!

This is quickly becoming an amazing game, although I still wonder why I die
whenever I wade too far from the objective (such as wading into the water).
Is this normal?
 
This is quickly becoming an amazing game, although I still wonder why I die
whenever I wade too far from the objective (such as wading into the water).
Is this normal?
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Yes, as soon as you get creative and try to take a route the
developers don't want you to take, a helicopter turns up and kills
you. It took a lot of the fun out of the game for me, and turns a
potentially interesting game into another linear kill fest.
 
Andrew said:
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 16:32:30 -0400, "Tim" <[email protected]>

Yes, as soon as you get creative and try to take a route the
developers don't want you to take, a helicopter turns up and kills
you. It took a lot of the fun out of the game for me, and turns a
potentially interesting game into another linear kill fest.
--
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I didn't even hear the helicopter!
 
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