Far Cry 3 Poor FPS / Framerates
Install the latest 310.64 Beta Drivers downloadable from http://www.nvidia.com/object/win8-win7-winvista-64bit-310.64-beta-driver.html
Unable to bind KP_Enter or KP_Del
Currently the only way is switch the keys using windows. A patch will be pushed soon to fix this.
Far Cry 3 Artifacting and Texture Issues
Try these tweaks to fix texture issues:
- Lower your settings to 2x MSAA and Very High.
- Change ambient occlusion from HDAO to HBAO.
Far Cry 3 shuts down PC or crash to desktop in first cut scene
This is a weird issue found during the initial crocodile fight. Make sure your GPU/CPU is not overheating and you have sufficient cooling/ventilation.
- Update your nVidia / ATI graphics drivers. Check our Technical References page for proper and official download links.
- Turn off SLI / Crossfire then start the game. See if it stabilizes Far Cry 3 performance.
- Turn off your anti-virus software before launching the Far Cry 3, but make sure you turn it back on after playing. Make sure Windows Defender is also disabled.
- Try using only one GPU first (turn the other one off via your nVidia / ATI graphics control panel)
- Try running the game in Windowed Mode (frequently works for low-end PCs)
- Disable anti-aliasing and filtering, restart Far Cry 3
- Disable V-sync, restart Far Cry 3
- Disable background apps, and turn off your anti-virus software
- In Windows 7 right-click the Far Cry 3 exe file, go to the ‘Compatibility Mode’ tab and check ‘Disable Desktop Composition’
Far Cry 3 black screen crash
Please try the fixes posted above.
Far Cry 3 stuck at loading menu
Turn UPlay to offline mode to fix this bug.
Far Cry 3 has stopped working – crash after loading screen / logo
Verify your steam game cache and run the game again.
Patch Error: Could not retrieve version number. Installation will be aborted.
You may already have the patch installed. You can check your game version in the in-game main menu.
Cannot exit vehicles in Far Cry 3
Change your controls back to default and you will be able to exit the vehicle.
No Sound in Far Cry 3
For Windows 7 and Vista users:
First of all, update your sound card drivers. If doing that doesn’t clear up the problem, make sure you have volume set to max for Far Cry 3 in the volume mixer (click on the little speaker icon in the bottom-right of your screen in the system tray). If you’re in-game, just alt+tab out of the game and check if Far Cry 3 is set to max in the volume mixer.
Another tip you could try is to go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound > Communications Tab then select the “Do Nothing” radio button to permanently fix this issue.
For Windows XP users:
Reduce hardware acceleration, or set your speakers to Stereo.
Far Cry 3 Texture/Graphics Glitches
Try the ambient occlusion fix. Simply set it from HDAO to HBAO.
Feedback? Comments?
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