Far Cry 4 is out tomorrow, and I’ll tell you this; it’s really damned good stuff if you’re a fan of sandboxes. Unfortunately, like every other game on the entire planet, it’s got a few issues that necessitate a day one patch. the Pc version, however, has a number of patches in place ready for day one deployment. Before you groan, they do seem to make the PC version more than your average console port, with things like FOV sliders put in place.
I’ve been playing Ubisoft latest open world shooter, and if you like that last one, you’ll love this. There’s a day one patch on the PlayStation 4 version that weighs in at just under 600MB, bringing the version number up to 1.01. Though unlike other Ubisoft open world games, Far Cry 4 didn’t really seem to have any major issues with frame rate or characters falling through the ground. The PC version gets two patches though, bringing it right up to version 1.2, making it the obviously superior version for Master racers to lord over console-owning peasants.
Here are the patch notes:
- Stability & Performance
– Fixed some random crashes on all game modes - AI
– Fixed various edge case animation issues
– Fixed various edge case detection issues
– Fixed missing VO for edge case reaction issues - Matchmaking, Connectivity & Replication
– Fixed matchmaking edge case issues
– Fixed host migration random & edge case issues
– Fixed join-in-progress edge case issues
– Fixed various replication issues between host and clients
– Fixed edge case replication issues with systems - Menus and HUD
– Fixed various edge case menus and pop-up overlap issues
– Fixed Mission objectives & updates issues
– Fixed Co-op specific pop-up updates issues
– Fixed few localization issues (cut-off text, subtitles)
– Fixed progression displaying 100% too early in progress tab
– Polished tutorial images - Mission Tweaks (Campaign, Co-Op & Side Content)
– Fixed various low repro walkthrough breaks - World & 3D
– Fixed various texture issues
– Deleted some rare floating objects - Rendering & Graphics Features (PC Only)
- – Fixed rendering features not available under certain configurations
– Fixed multi-monitor display issues
– Fixed multiple visual artifacts; added SLI support - Inputs & Controls (PC Only)
– Fixed mouse cursor and keyboard functionality - In-Game map editor
– Fixed some graphical corruptions
– Fixed some edge case issue with maps upload
Here are some more verbose patch notes specifically for the PC version:
Far Cry® 4 v1.1.0
- Fixed crash in IGE.
- Fixed an issue with incorrect characters in map naming.
- Fixed screen tearing when performing a handgun takedown.
- Fixed various controls issues
- Fixed various Graphic issues
- Fixed various IGE issues
- Fixed various localization issues
- Fixed various Multi-GPU issues
- Fixed various Multi-Monitor issues
- Fixed various multiplayer issues
- Fixed various sound issues
- Fixed various UI issues
- Fixed various Uplay Actions issues
- Fixed various Uplay Rewards issues
- Saved maps from IGE and Downloaded now can be opened in the Editor from in-game.
- Skills, Crafting and Progress Menu now cannot be accessed in Arena.
- The game now boot if the game folder name contains Cyrillic characters.
- The game now boot on Korean localization.
Far Cry® 4 v1.2.0
- Added ability to change FOV scaling.
- Added nVidia GeForce Experience support.
- Fixed various controls issues
- Fixed various Graphic issues
- Fixed various IGE issues
- Fixed various Multi-GPU issues
- Fixed various Multi-Monitor issues
- Fixed various UI issues
- Playing a map from Map Browser two times now don’t trigger an Error.
- Skills, Crafting and Progress Menu now cannot be accessed while playing a created map.
On the one hand, patches mean the developer cares about their game and wants it to be a great experience – but on the other, it means that just not enough time went in to quality assurance – and things have probably been rushed out to hit release date. As a reminder, here’s the Far Cry 4 101 trailer. Are you picking the game up this week? Let us know!
Last Updated: November 17, 2014
HairyEwok
November 17, 2014 at 11:03
I guess it was a Far Cry for us hoping there won’t be any day 1 patches. Huehuehuehue
Admiral Chief Wang
November 17, 2014 at 11:10
Oh you!
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 17, 2014 at 11:40
Still does not fix the 20fps.
apsve
November 18, 2014 at 10:24
Stop trying to play it on a Sapphire X850 XT PE, it’s not going to work!
Dayvon Miller
November 23, 2014 at 07:18
No need to be an asshole about it, mate.
Jake
November 19, 2014 at 16:44
A decent GFX card might… GTX 970, Nvidia video settings (Ultra+), and 1440p. No such FPS issues. Time to upgrade your digital rock to a PC. 😉
FoxOneZA
November 17, 2014 at 11:49
Crysis averted through pumpkin patch.
z1n
November 17, 2014 at 15:44
Pumpkin patch, auh auh auh pumpking patch. 🙁 Dam my childhood comes back to haunt me.
ToshZA
November 17, 2014 at 11:05
This guy. Pagan thing. Needs this as an intro.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 17, 2014 at 11:09
Pagan MIN. So he needs this:
ToshZA
November 17, 2014 at 11:10
Um. Epic vs Shit. I know your brain can’t tell the difference, you’re a gamer and EA/Ubisoft knows this – but there IS a difference.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 17, 2014 at 11:11
But he kills bugs dead! Wait… that’s Domestos. :/
GRAY FACED AVATAR
November 18, 2014 at 07:50
Wow…way to over react to a joke. Get a sense of humor or get off the internet before someone makes you cry.
ToshZA
November 18, 2014 at 08:12
This made me lol so much. Let me help you out a bit:
“sarcasm
?s??kaz(?)m/
noun
the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
“she didn’t like the note of sarcasm in his voice””
Rags
November 17, 2014 at 11:15
Buite in die strate.
HairyEwok
November 17, 2014 at 11:24
This is how he made his money to over rule all of Kyrat.
Thundahgolem
November 17, 2014 at 23:33
Probably would help clean all the blood.
From his shoes….
Get it…..
Admiral Chief Wang
November 17, 2014 at 11:12
Epic. Have you seen the Thunderstuck one?
ToshZA
November 17, 2014 at 11:13
I’ve been going through all their videos today. Buying both their albums come pay day. Satisfaction and Voodoo people are so far my 2 best.
Weanerdog
November 17, 2014 at 11:25
As awesome as their music is its watching them play that makes it astounding.
ToshZA
November 17, 2014 at 11:27
I have to say; their performance is spectacular – but I love cello, it’s my favourite music instrument, so this is pure gold for me 😛
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 11:31
Really? an interesting choice. I have always enjoyed Piano and the Sonata’s and then met my wife, who has actually played piano at the State Theatre, amongst other places, in her younger days AWESOME.
Also, my baby (11 months) can bash piano keys and stuff, where letting her near the Violin, for example, is just not on. (a Jacob Stainer copy made a very, very long time ago)
ToshZA
November 17, 2014 at 11:32
Man, that’s really awesome! My gf can play a bit of piano, but nothing like State Theatre credentials – you lucky guy 😀
Also, you have an epic violin. I sad face. Jealous. 😛
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 11:41
We bought is for R500 bucks two years ago, spent about R1500 on strings, a new bridge and my wife spent over a week treating the wood right. Took about a month for the sound to suit my wife. Stainer is less rounded, so is a quieter violin than most. Has a slightly different sound as well. Very nice. But my wife plays rarely now, except for Church of course. I cannot remember properly how old it is, but according to the expert we used, was made in Europe a very long time ago. Will ask wife, she will remember. Also is insured for a goodly sum as well, not that it can realistically be replaced, we got lucky after years of searching.
BUT, my child, if she chooses (can they choose?), can start with Piano lessons from two, like my wife did. If she hates it, then she stops. I love letting her sit on my lap, just so we can play the Piano. We need to move the piano back to the Dining Room, so it is always there, currently in a bedroom, after the dining room flooded.
Admiral Chief Wang
November 17, 2014 at 11:10
Blame it on the OOBI
Rags
November 17, 2014 at 11:13
I shall wait for Steam reviews. Got FC2 for 2 dollahs while I wait 😛
konfab aka derp
November 17, 2014 at 11:18
If you want to make your experience of FC2 a million times better: turn off the music.
Rags
November 17, 2014 at 14:23
I am have grown immunity against all bad music.
konfab aka derp
November 17, 2014 at 16:17
The music isn’t bad. The game is simply better when it is just you and the sounds of the African bush.
JB81
November 18, 2014 at 07:55
Hi Rags, was that on steam? I just had a look and it’s showing up at $20 – very keen to try FC2 though
Rags
November 18, 2014 at 09:22
Yes, it was a special yesterday or the day before for $1.50. It should be $9.99 now:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/19900/
JB81
November 26, 2014 at 01:38
Thanks 🙂 will wait for the upcoming Black Friday sale maybe – FC4 is taking up a LOT of my time already though…
Captain JJ the valiant
November 17, 2014 at 11:16
I’m feeling more and more satisfied with my decision to not get this.
Ceyber, Hans
November 17, 2014 at 11:27
I know right? My issue is that Poobie has been using the exact same game design for completely different IP’s. The AC series, Watch Dogs and even Far Cry all play the exact same way, albeit Far Cry does it in first-person.
Captain JJ the valiant
November 17, 2014 at 11:52
Like WB with the Batman design, only they do it a bit better.
Ceyber, Hans
November 17, 2014 at 14:55
Agreed. Mordor doesn’t play anything like Batman.
Well, except that stealth animation o_O
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
November 17, 2014 at 11:17
I don’t mind the patches if they actually download and the game actually fucking works!
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 11:28
I think you ask too much! They have your money, right?:)
Nah, that is, at minimum, what we should be getting. Error 37 for the win?
Ceyber, Hans
November 17, 2014 at 11:18
Sorry Oobs, after FC3 and Blood Dragon and Black Flag this one can wait. Dragon Age is all I need, plus my “open-world unlock-that-outpost rinse-repeat collect-all-the-things” itch is scratched for now.
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 11:24
I actually feel for them.
Time to market, must start trying to make the money back. This is what I do for a living. It is tough and we need to make choices, hard ones. As do game developers. I do wonder if,most of the time, the flak they get is well deserved, as there is getting something out to make money and there is insulting your customers with a product that is obviously not ready. (the trick is to fake that last one a best you can)
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
November 17, 2014 at 11:30
Completely agree, one of my projects went live too, but with strict timelines and forces pushing from the top, you have to do what you can, at the end of the day we had to patch a fix in later……These things happen and I feel for them too
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 11:35
It does indeed.
I am involved in several projects at once, most of them multi-discipline, with some ridiculous deadlines that are market driven, not based on some sort of technical guideline.
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
November 17, 2014 at 11:37
“market driven”- Man I hate that word. What is expected out of a product never directly correlates to what goes into its development. The last project I worked on I got at least 3 hours sleep a day with weekend work as well. Sometimes, developers just gotta do what they can. But then how does one manage customer expectation again lol I mean, they don’t care that you hardly sleep and your wife is upset with you lol
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 11:45
Business Analysis. Stakeholder interaction. Just some of the things I wish I spent more time on!
Wife getting angry I can relate to.
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
November 17, 2014 at 11:49
Cannot agree more, the first phase is the most important. Proper analysis is of utmost importance…lol its a complete process that involves everyone, this is one aspect I wish more people would try and implement.
But yeah, wives…right?….gotta love them….even when the couch is your best friend
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 11:52
http://www.volere.co.uk/template.htm
Or you can bankrupt your small to medium size company and insist on doing it this way?
I have taken things out of this, but wow.
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
November 17, 2014 at 11:59
Looks good, getting the PO’s and PMs to follow it however is another story all together 🙁
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 12:06
Management should work bottom up and top down
Reid
November 17, 2014 at 11:39
I also work in a similar environment so I understand what you are talking about, but there is a difference. When my company releases a product to a client it’s up to us to not only ensure there are patches, but to also make sure our customers have it. With games it’s release game, release patch and it’s up to the customer to deal with getting it.
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 11:43
Stakeholder involvement. Very, very important. If I have my way, right from the start. And the customer is most certainly a stakeholder.
I imagine for an Unisoft, so much bigger than what I deal with, it is more challenging.
RinceThis
November 17, 2014 at 11:24
HAHAHA! OvG is going to love this.
Rock789
November 17, 2014 at 11:29
Don’t say his name 3 times in front of a mirror, otherwise he’ll
**poof**
Oh crap… **sounds of ranting** 😉 🙂
RinceThis
November 17, 2014 at 11:29
Lol. True!
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 17, 2014 at 11:32
BVVVVVVVVMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Rock789
November 17, 2014 at 11:42
LOL! 🙂
RinceThis
November 17, 2014 at 12:20
HAHA
Norm (@e3zype3zy)
November 17, 2014 at 12:31
And click your heels together…
David Muller
November 17, 2014 at 11:24
The first warning sign was PC reviewers and lets players not getting review codes until today…
JacoZAB
November 17, 2014 at 11:25
Can’t wait for this. Getting it tomorrow. On a side note, anyone want to buy Assassins Crap: Unity? Only slightly used. Can be used as a frisbee
Ir0nseraph
November 17, 2014 at 11:26
Just waiting for the game to be delivered.
Hammersteyn
November 17, 2014 at 11:59
😀
RinceThis
November 17, 2014 at 11:32
Still going to get it.
Rock789
November 17, 2014 at 11:51
Yeah, I’m with you on that one. I am seriously keen for this game!
RinceThis
November 17, 2014 at 12:19
Oh well if you’re keen I am not!
Rock789
November 17, 2014 at 12:25
Shweet – more Far Cry for me, then! :p
I’m also keen on beer and wine… Can I have yours then? 😉 😛
Captain JJ the valiant
November 17, 2014 at 12:54
LOL
RinceThis
November 17, 2014 at 13:53
Neva!
Hammersteyn
November 17, 2014 at 11:59
Same here.
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 17, 2014 at 11:36
A contender for my POTY awards.
Captain JJ the valiant
November 17, 2014 at 12:09
Poop of the year?
Pony of the year?
Plank of the year?
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 17, 2014 at 12:21
PATCH!!! 😛
Seems Patcher was right. He predicted this shoddy standard.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 17, 2014 at 12:49
Make enough predictions & you’re bound to be right some times.
Captain JJ the valiant
November 17, 2014 at 12:53
Nah, that can’t be it.
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 12:10
I think LG could, with a bit of research, make this an actual thing.
Also, is LG going to have a year to date review sometime in December?
Captain JJ the valiant
November 17, 2014 at 12:11
Ah, you’re interested in the Person of the Year award, aren’t you? ;P
Brady miaau
November 17, 2014 at 12:12
Nah, Patch of the Year, looks awesome.
Person of the year is easy, right. Judging by comments here, Saint Gabe?
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 17, 2014 at 11:38
The future of gaming is going to be hard on the review sites.
The score will all depend on what patch you have at the time.
Rock789
November 17, 2014 at 11:53
That’s a very valid point… The reviewer may have x issues, but then no-one experiences them on launch because they were all patched with the Day 1 dlc… Eish…
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 17, 2014 at 12:05
Day 1? Try monthly. If the reviewers reviewed Today’s Skyrim it would be an extra mark higher than it was 3 years ago.
Rock789
November 17, 2014 at 12:10
Forgot about those – the patches that fix the issues created by the previous patches… 😉
Purple_Dragon
November 17, 2014 at 12:26
So scores would have been over 10/10?
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 17, 2014 at 12:28
If it was modded by the Master Race.
Thats_how_I_Troll
November 17, 2014 at 12:02
What a sigh of relieve, for a moment I thought it might not have one… Too close for comfort…. #TROLOLOLO
MakeItLegal
November 17, 2014 at 12:39
Wow that’s a long list , will wait for a few months , unity got me invested in France
Ps make sure u switch to French voices
Sir Rants A Lot is a DADDY
November 17, 2014 at 14:06
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
CypherGate
November 17, 2014 at 14:27
This seems so indian orientated. The whole theme of FC4. Not sure how i missed it lol
soldier45
November 17, 2014 at 17:13
Master race here hope it scales well to 4K.
Erik Gule
November 17, 2014 at 19:41
I got the game on 15. november. I have played it about 9 hours and there was alot of graphical bugs that bodered me. I am really happy that they fix this right way. In the first version there where less bugs than Unity, however the grapical bugs was not good.
dragongfx
November 17, 2014 at 21:11
Have you still some issues when you drive fast. Like some lag spikes. after the patch.
dragongfx
November 17, 2014 at 21:03
I have the orginal pc versj. 3 disc. And done patching. it,s up to 1.3.0 and is a little over 3 gb
Jeka
November 17, 2014 at 21:59
fixed launcher new patch http://bapyoufy.biz/dl/e759b627-6e8e
DoggyStyle69
November 18, 2014 at 02:52
Ubisoft!!! LOL. I pirate their shit.
DoggyStyle69
November 18, 2014 at 02:53
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nils4545
November 18, 2014 at 02:57
After WatchDogs, AC:Unity and now FC4, Ubisoft, I’m done.
beh
November 18, 2014 at 05:26
If you don’t understand the necessity of day one patches then you really shouldn’t be writing articles about games.
TcM
November 18, 2014 at 07:34
Can’t even get it to load and as the game is being launched through the uplay you’d have thought it would auto patch? and if that’s the case it still isn’t even responding…typical UBIsoft rubbish…AGAIN!
Trigueno Gonzalez
November 18, 2014 at 07:49
Ready for my 2 GTX 760 SLI Yummy FPS!!! @raylusion on steam
TcM
November 18, 2014 at 08:34
Good luck with that mate, I have a brand new mobo sys around my 780’s in SLI I just get far cry splash screen then black screen and then (not responding) nothing…
Lord Chaos
November 18, 2014 at 08:39
Turn SLI off in the settings and let the cards run separate. I had the same with Borderlands 2 until display drivers got updated.
TcM
November 18, 2014 at 13:02
Thx LC but it still doesn’t work mate, and besides the game “should” RUN in any mode regardless of setting, yes it might be laggy etc but it should run at the very least.
Lord Chaos
November 18, 2014 at 13:05
Best of luck
TcM
November 18, 2014 at 18:07
Found the cure! and it’s nothing to do with SLI it’s the plugged in joystick I had…unplugged it and BOOOM sorted.
Working lovely now but very heavy on SLI! Might need optimising me thinks
Ryan
November 18, 2014 at 08:02
This game is a fry cry from being finished for a quality playing experience! Way to go AGAIN Ubicrap ! Your precious bottom line has once again got in the way of you actually completing a working game
Frank Tom Billy!
November 18, 2014 at 12:10
Great to see there’s been some day one patches and I still can’t fucking get past the first loading screen (as soon as I choose new game) without crashing.
I’m running with an R9 290X, and an i7 3770k.
I’m super cheesed since it took me 6 hours to download it since my ISP isn’t able to fix the packet loss that the provide me.
Anyway, if anybody has had the same problem, and has found a workaround, let me know. <3
Sincerely,
A fucking idiot that bought FC4 off of the Uplay store since I thought they pulled FC4 from Steam.
TcM
November 18, 2014 at 13:04
Having same issues bud! I’ve verified the files and am even re-downloading the client…..it won’t work though because it’s typical UBI***T!
TcM
November 18, 2014 at 13:06
Does anyone know if the second patch is going to be made available, and if so will it auto patch via uplay or is there a way to manually patch it?
Anon A Mouse
November 18, 2014 at 13:10
The patch download will take longer than to finish the game. You can finish it in 30 minutes apparently.
Joe
November 18, 2014 at 13:28
Can’t even get past the first 30 seconds of gameplay as the door your supposed to go through is bugged. Nice job Ubisoft, another broken title to go along with your Unity one.
TcM
November 18, 2014 at 14:55
I wish I could get past the splash screen! ;-(
warbutt the butt butt
November 18, 2014 at 17:04
I’m Glad Ubi didn’t mess this one up minus having to unplug every controller on my PC so it didn’t have to crash on start up. I have to say every aspect of the game is well polished and very lovable even the psychotic Min you have to love him in all the twisted ways.
Plus it looks so purddie in 1440p on Max Settings.
TcM
November 18, 2014 at 18:09
Found the cure unplug any joysticks and it’s working perfectly! But very hard on my i7 4970@4.6ghz and SLI GTX 780’s….needs optimising I guess? But it’s fine for now
pissed of costumer
November 18, 2014 at 19:18
fucking stuck on the loading screen…after hours of trying to fix the fuckinf start up black screen… FUCKING UBISOFT !!!!!!!!!!!1
dusitn
November 19, 2014 at 03:16
i need help my uplay wont let me launch farcry it says servers down what do i d
just no dude.
November 19, 2014 at 04:24
ive already distinguished you as a faggot for saying “pc master racers… console peasants” and dont take me wrong, i own a 1200$ pc, thats just a douchey thing to say :/
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
November 19, 2014 at 07:35
It was said in jest, laced with what I thought was obvious sarcasm. Play games, not platforms.
machotoast
November 21, 2014 at 00:31
i have the ps4 version of far cry 4 and the screen is just way too big and there are no sliders to adjust it, i dont know what to do?? its definitely not my tv, and changing the resolution makes no difference either. when objectives show up a bit of it is cut off because it is too far to the left, or the map is also cut off cause its too far to the left. anyone else have this problem??? please help
Pissed off Bob
November 22, 2014 at 23:17
I see no proof my game has patched and I have Steam – the original Executable shows 1.0.1 – and I see no read me’s or Steam downloads that typically show there’s been a patch. The game runs like shit – and I’m overall pissed I spent the money on this. Shame on me I guess.
Jeremy Ecker
November 23, 2014 at 04:07
Day one patch fixed nothing for a large percentage of PC users. Now we’re told the patch they promised for Friday the 21st will be released “sometime next week”. They refuse to give refunds, censor comments on their website, and basically give PC users the finger. We can’t even play the game or even watch the darn intro.
Christian
November 23, 2014 at 08:17
how do you update the game on uplay for pc?
Samarth Singh
November 24, 2014 at 20:43
Does their contract agreement stop me from referring them as “idiots and jerks of the highest order”???
Why are they troubling us, the legal owners with anti piracy shit??
With a great difficulty I just downloaded a 3 GB patched file (Ubi recommends 512 kbps connection, but they’re idiots anyways).
And now, my FOV is screwed and I can’t see stuff clearly….
I know there was a recent news that FC4 users who can’t see shit have pirated the game…
I HAVE NOT PIRATED the game… I can produce the purchase details & invoice… I got the game from Flipkart.
Screw you ubi. After Fzr Cry 3, god knows why I had high expectations…