Far Cry Classic: Various Rendering Issues

[Cptmold 14]

Hi,

I picked up Far Cry Classic on GOG a while back.  Sadly, my AMD card seems to hate this game with a passion, and I haven't found a solution as of yet.  It seems to be lighting-related, as enemies are invisible when not lit but visible when shooting (aka lit by their weapons).

 

If it helps, here's an annotated video clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOp9r6OPd2M

[ThatOneReaper 51]

Are you running the 32 or 64-bit version of the game? If you haven't tried so already, run the 64-bit version and see if that makes a difference.

 

The 64-bit patch can be found on the Far Cry wiki page.

[Cptmold 14]

I didn't know there was a 64-bit version, thanks for the heads-up.

 

Wait, this game's from 2004, that means it was meant for... [gag] Windows XP 64-bit... [vomit]

[Mirh 103]

Can't understand why you should puke for XP x64, but let's stick to the topic.

Anyway, does it matter if you change settings in-game?

And are you using latest drivers?

[Cptmold 14]

While the FarCryConfigurator.exe seems to be completely worthless once you've installed the game for the first time, the in-game options worked when I set the game to High Lighting instead of Very High.  With that and the 64-bit/ECU patches, it works at a solid 90-170 FPS.  There's something odd about the water reflections, but it's nothing game-breaking.

 

Oh, and I also had to switch back to DirectX 9.  On the 32-bit version, DX9 gave me a black screen, and OGL gave me the display I linked earlier in the thread.  It seems you need to run OGL at least once before DX9 works.

 

Thanks for all the help, everything's fixed now.

[Mirh 103]

Dx9 is indeed the default rendering path. I didn't even know gl existed.

Said this, check here for the water issues.