Still need to manually install the 64 bit patch?

merchantmudcrab Nov 14, 2014 @ 2:31am

Manually install, it creates a separate new start icon for Far Cry. The 64bit version has the older patch level 1.33, not the 1.4. version, so it can be more buggy (and the 1.33 to 1.4 update patch you can find on the web is not compactible with the 64bit version). Also the new textures are not better than the old, the new areas are only in the first levels and have no savepoints, I don't think it is worth to try out.

#1

Bee_Dee_3_Dee has Far Cry

Nov 14, 2014 @ 8:01pm

ur absolutely right and wrong. :)

thanks for refreshing my memory. :)

v1.30 is fine for SP. So v1.32 is just as fine for SP. v1.33 and v1.4 only had MP improvements.

And no, u don't need to manually install the 64-bit.

But u do need to run the 64-bit by going to the 64-bit folder and use that FarCry.exe.

to launch it from within Steam, u can go to "add a non-steam game" from the drop down menu in Steam, under "Games" and point to the 64-bit FarCry.exe.

and u especially want to run the 64-bit FarCry because it improves the video and removes the CPU from the bottleneck!

Want to see the improvements? (32-bit versus 64-bit)

see:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/1677/3

Plus u can use a better config file.

try mine:

{LINK REMOVED}

i made it years ago for the best card at the time. u can raise the AA higher.

Last edited by Bee_Dee_3_Dee; Nov 14, 2014 @ 8:06pm

#2

tombdiver

Nov 14, 2014 @ 10:47pm

I installed the farcry amd64 v1.33 upgrade to: Program Files (X86)/Steam/SteamApps/Common/Farcry and after the upgrade it made a shortcut to Far Cry (64-bit) on the desktop automatically. Then you need to install the farcry_amd64_ecu.exe extra content patch on top of that. Then install the Advanced Graphics Mod. Be sure to set your target shortcut with -DEVMODE - MOD:AGM at the end and good to go. It's a much better experience visually over the 32 bit version that is downloaded through Steam.

* Once you install the extra content update, your version will be 1.32

i5 655k Unlocked and Overclocked 3.8ghz
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Last edited by tombdiver; Nov 15, 2014 @ 9:21pm

#3

Bee_Dee_3_Dee has Far Cry

Nov 16, 2014 @ 8:54pm

v1.32 is installed by default. just launch the 64-bit FarCry.exe. (Make ur own shortcut to it on ur desktop and/ or if u want to launch in Steam add a non-Steam game in Steam that points to the 64-bit FarCry.exe.)

But what does the extra content consist of? (Missions/ campaigns?)

#4

tombdiver

Nov 19, 2014 @ 8:48am

The extra content for 64 bit includes the barrel storage area for the SP campaign. There are also a couple exclusive MP maps but those days are over with!

#5

MultiDoc

Nov 23, 2014 @ 4:17am

Hello,
I just recently got this game as part of the FarCry bundle and love it already.
Can someone tell me what steps i need to take/do in order to get the better gfx and the extra missions for SP ?
I'm running on an Inte i5 and a GTX970 card.
Thanks in advance for your help

#6

WD4URA$$

Nov 23, 2014 @ 5:32am

Originally posted by MultiDoc:
Hello,
I just recently got this game as part of the FarCry bundle and love it already.
Can someone tell me what steps i need to take/do in order to get the better gfx and the extra missions for SP ?
I'm running on an Inte i5 and a GTX970 card.
Thanks in advance for your help

also confused, i just made a seperate post about having the game auto detect low settings for me.
im running i7 + this card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150505 (xfx radeon hd 6850) so thought that was weird. is this the same problem you are all talking about? my pc is 64 bit also

...okay just did some searching, found this - http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2869663

works perfect now. but wtf steam???? i have to manually edit a system.cfg file to get the game to run right?

Last edited by WD4URA$$; Nov 23, 2014 @ 5:46am

#7

Bee_Dee_3_Dee has Far Cry

Nov 23, 2014 @ 9:10am

32-bit = v1.4 (DO NOT PLAY!)

64-bit = v1.32 (PURE BLISSFUL GAME)

LAUNCH THE 64-BIT FARCRY.EXE BY MAKING A SHORTCUT TO IT. (C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\farcry\Bin64\FarCry.exe)

turns out that there aren't any extra missions or anything; only that the advantage of running 64-bit has is a VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT FACT: it is version 1.32, and with 1.4 (the default Stream shortcut runs 32-bit) the A.I. will kill u faster than the best haker ever.

so do like my previous post says:

"v1.32 is installed by default. just launch the 64-bit FarCry.exe. (Make ur own shortcut to it on ur desktop and/ or if u want to launch in Steam add a non-Steam game in Steam that points to the 64-bit FarCry.exe.)"

by doing ^^ u can enjoy the game like it was meant to be enjoyed.

maybe the joke is that running it at 64-bit, which is version 1.32, is perfectly fine, but that running 32-bit SUKS!!! (Because running 32-bit, version 1.4, the A.I. glitch- it causes A.I. to see threw everything. and kill u fast. all of the bad enemy in the game will see u and attack so bad that the game is ruined. because FC was meant to be Rambo style yet very Stealthy at times. :)

32-bit = v1.4 (DO NOT PLAY!)
64-bit = v1.32 (PURE BLISSFUL GAME)
LAUNCH THE 64-BIT FARCRY.EXE (SEE PATH ^^.)

and yes, modify ur .CFG file for best looking game. the difference is insane!

GL

#8

WD4URA$$

Nov 24, 2014 @ 6:12am

i followed the instructions here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=14023337&postcount=3

I downloaded both exe files, put them on my desktop, installed the upgrade, then the ecu, then i added a non steam game from c/x86/ubisoft/crytek/farcry/bin64 (which i realize isnt C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\farcry\Bin64\FarCry) but thats where it installed by default. is that where i went wrong? do i need to move the install to the steam\steamapps\common\farcry....

after doing the install the first time all im seeing is white

#9

Bee_Dee_3_Dee has Far Cry

Nov 24, 2014 @ 10:12pm

Originally posted by μ:
i followed the instructions here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=14023337&postcount=3

I downloaded both exe files, put them on my desktop, installed the upgrade, then the ecu, then i added a non steam game from c/x86/ubisoft/crytek/farcry/bin64 (which i realize isnt C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\farcry\Bin64\FarCry) but thats where it installed by default. is that where i went wrong? do i need to move the install to the steam\steamapps\common\farcry....

after doing the install the first time all im seeing is white

nope. u need to start over. that link is from 2010. and u no longer need to do anything in that post. (update-wise that is.) Because the game is fully updated by default now on Steam... unfortunately i should, and shouldn't add... it's still cool updated, just never launch the 32-bit default. (all reasons why not are in my previous post.)

1. uninstall the game. (make sure the install folder is empty.)

2. re-install the game.

3. LAUNCH THE 64-BIT FARCRY.EXE BY MAKING A SHORTCUT TO IT. (C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\farcry\Bin64\FarCry.exe)

GL

#10

Talon

Nov 25, 2014 @ 12:15am

Interesting, I just installed Far Cry for the 1st time and there is no bin64 folder at all. Only the bin32 folder exists. I thought you said it now included the 64 bit version as well?

Last edited by Talon; Nov 25, 2014 @ 1:15am

#11

WD4URA$$

Nov 25, 2014 @ 7:53am

your saying the 64bit exe should already be there when i fresh install or i need to download the 64bit exe still and put it there? I also have no bin64 folder by default. and mine are located in program files x86, not sure if that makes a difference. also, i just bought the digital version from steam not a retail cd

#12

Ziyinzhuangyang has Far Cry

Nov 25, 2014 @ 9:56am

Easier way to get it working through steam. Rename 32 folder to something else, rename 64 folder to 32. Then it launches the EXE inside the renamed 64 folder.

#13

WD4URA$$

Nov 25, 2014 @ 2:32pm

the bin64 folder is confusing me, is this something you need to add yourself? i see no folder named that inside C:\Program Files(x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\farcry\

i just bought the digital version from steam not a retail cd

#14

MultiDoc

Nov 25, 2014 @ 3:38pm

same here, what i did and got everything to work fine is this:

Downloaded and installed the 64bit patch, then add it in Steam through the "add a non steam game" and now everything works excellent

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