FAR (Fix Automata Resolution) no work?

[pashaa.exe]

My game is close after open
solution?

[TheSeek]

You're probably using a very old FAR version, which no longer works with the current version of the game which has received a patch in 2021.
With the current version of the game you no longer need FAR to fix the game resolution, the patch fixed that issue, follow the guide here to remove old version of FAR(scroll down to "Uninstall outdated versions of FAR") https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914437196

If you instead need it for other reasons, you need to install Special K(FAR was a version of Secial K specifically made for this game), which has been updated since then to work with the new version of the game.

[mjuarbe19]

Honestly FAR isn't really needed anymore the latest updates fixes the remaining issues that FAR use to fix. the only reason to keep using FAR is if you're using the HiRes Texture Pack

[Alt0153]

Originally posted by mjuarbe19:

Honestly FAR isn't really needed anymore the latest updates fixes the remaining issues that FAR use to fix. the only reason to keep using FAR is if you're using the HiRes Texture Pack

which you should be

[EbonHawk]

Ahh crap, I knew I was forgetting something.. Is the HiRes pack thing on Nexus Mods as well? I just got Ending A, so I should install that for my other playthroughs.

[Storm]

Originally posted by mjuarbe19:

Honestly FAR isn't really needed anymore the latest updates fixes the remaining issues that FAR use to fix. the only reason to keep using FAR is if you're using the HiRes Texture Pack

Was it actually fixed? I just peeked into this game page on pcgamingwiki and the list of fixed and unresolved issues was... Overwhelming.
Also, it said Windows Store version is better and has some exclusive updates. Should I buy it now and where?

[TheSeek]

Originally posted by Storm:

Was it actually fixed? I just peeked into this game page on pcgamingwiki and the list of fixed and unresolved issues was... Overwhelming.

The main issue FAR fixed was the game rendering at the wrong resolution and/or aspect ratio, hence the name FAR, which stands for Fix Automata Resolution.
That issue has indeed been fixed in the 2021 patch.
The patch did indeed not fix ALL the issues the game had, and has also arguably introduced new ones, but speaking in general, with the old version of the game FAR was almost a requirement, meanwhile after the patch the game runs just fine without FAR.
Also, none of the issues listed in the PCGW page in the "unresolved" section are related to FAR.

Originally posted by Storm:

Also, it said Windows Store version is better and has some exclusive updates. Should I buy it now and where?

As of the 2021 patch, the steam version and the Windows Store version are literally the same game version, those updates in the Windows Store version are the same updates of the 2021 steam patch.

[Kaldaien]

Originally posted by mjuarbe19:

Honestly FAR isn't really needed anymore the latest updates fixes the remaining issues that FAR use to fix. the only reason to keep using FAR is if you're using the HiRes Texture Pack

Or want to play the game at 120 FPS.

They've made image quality worse with the new patch though, so no, I wouldn't go as far as to say they they fixed what FAR used to. The fixes for AO and Bloom image quality are no longer compatible with the reduced quality shaders the new patch uses.

There are a few new issues introduced, like forced fake HDR, that FAR can turn off. And that resolution problem's really not a problem, whether the patch had fixed it or not, because it's 2024 and nobody should be using Fullscreen Exclusive anymore anyway.

[EbonHawk]

Just disable HDR on your system in the Display settings before launching.

And I think it was the AA that should be disabled as well. There are MSAA x2,..,up to ..x8 I think it was. Just pick the other one besides MSAA.. maybe SMAA??? Doing this from memory, so the letters might be wrong, but you'll know it when you see it.

Those two things make a huge impact on the visual quality of the game and it looks almost as good as I remember it from the FAR days. Good enough to play for me anyway.