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[Kaisergarde]

Heey:) Is there a way to access main menu and/or save the game without the ESC-Key? The ESC-Key of my PC isnt working,

[thirdkeeper]

F5 and F9 are 'quick save' and 'load last save'

[Kaisergarde]

Thanks. But to see the mission goals I also have to press esc. Cant find a way to change it in the settings..

[thirdkeeper]

I don't know of a console command that opens the menu. - Don't mean to sound
like a wise cracker but the actual quick fix might be a new keyboard.

I'm not fussy - i use a $20 Key Tronic and keep at least one spare KB and mouse for
backup. Spent years writing and couldn't afford to be shut down for a day.

Sorry i don't have more to offer

- Good Luck -

[Kaisergarde]

Damn. I thought that you could change it in the ini files or something. But still, thank u!

[thirdkeeper]

It may be possible to force a remap. - Hopefully someone with the know how will
supply a fix.

[Kaisergarde]

Doesnt look good:D

[room217au]

Couple things to try:
Disconnect the keyboard from your computer.
Right-click on the Start menu.
Click the little icon in front of the entry to expand the keyboards segment.
Select Uninstall device & right-clicking on your keyboard input.
Your computer will restart.
Reconnect the keyboard when your system has restarted.

Also, CTRL + [ is the same as pressing Escape.

[UbiKarl]

Hey Kaisergarde, thanks for reaching out and sorry to hear about your ESC button no longer working!

To try and tackle this, you can visit the following directories on your device, which is where your game files should be located:

%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 2\GamerProfile.xml
%LOCALAPPDATA%\My Games\Far Cry 2\InputUserActionMap.xml

Taken into account that it's something that may be affecting you also outside Far Cry 2 game, you can also consider using 3rd party software that will allow you to remap your keys on the keyboard, where essentially you'd be able to replace your ESC key with something else.

Hope this helps and if you have any further queries, feel free to reach out at any time!

- Ubisoft Support

[thirdkeeper]

Originally posted by room217au:

Also, CTRL + "Left Bracket' is the same as pressing Escape.

This is great to know - Thanks 8 )

Originally posted by UbiKarl:

Hey Kaisergarde, thanks for reaching out and sorry to hear about your ESC button no longer working!

To try and tackle this, you can visit the following directories on your device, which is where your game files should be located:

%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 2\GamerProfile.xml
%LOCALAPPDATA%\My Games\Far Cry 2\InputUserActionMap.xml

Taken into account that it's something that may be affecting you also outside Far Cry 2 game, you can also consider using 3rd party software that will allow you to remap your keys on the keyboard, where essentially you'd be able to replace your ESC key with something else.

Hope this helps and if you have any further queries, feel free to reach out at any time!

- Ubisoft Support

Thanks for responding with specific info that directly addresses the problem.

Much appreciated !

[room217au]

Originally posted by Kaisergarde:

Heey:) Is there a way to access main menu and/or save the game without the ESC-Key? The ESC-Key of my PC isnt working,

Originally posted by UbiKarl:

%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 2\GamerProfile.xml
%LOCALAPPDATA%\My Games\Far Cry 2\InputUserActionMap.xml

Jut an added bit of info.. .xml is very close to .html in the respect that it is a markup language and follows the <opening tag>content</closing tag> syntax.
It's my suggestion you download Notepad++ and install it.
It's like Windows Notepad, but on serious steroids. It will certainly help you to decipher the XML code blocks. Do NOT use WordPad to edit XML
Cheers.

[Ubi_TheBerry]

Originally posted by room217au:

Originally posted by Kaisergarde:

Heey:) Is there a way to access main menu and/or save the game without the ESC-Key? The ESC-Key of my PC isnt working,

Originally posted by UbiKarl:

%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 2\GamerProfile.xml
%LOCALAPPDATA%\My Games\Far Cry 2\InputUserActionMap.xml

Jut an added bit of info.. .xml is very close to .html in the respect that it is a markup language and follows the <opening tag>content</closing tag> syntax.
It's my suggestion you download Notepad++ and install it.
It's like Windows Notepad, but on serious steroids. It will certainly help you to decipher the XML code blocks. Do NOT use WordPad to edit XML
Cheers.

Thanks for sharing this too room217au!

- Ubisoft Support