Far Cry Tweak Guide
[Page 4] Official Patches, Maps & Mods
As with most modern PC games, Far Cry has quickly received an Official Patch only weeks after its release addressing several of the game's major issues. The patch brings Far Cry up to version 1.1, and is available as a 26MB download from here. It is strongly recommended that everyone download and run this patch as it improves the game's performance and resolves many small bugs and glitches. There is no doubt that at least one more patch will be released for Far Cry, so keep an eye out on this guide for more information about it, and any changes that will come with it.
Far Cry’s CryEngine has been designed to accept user-made maps and modifications, similar to other popular games like UT2004. Each copy of Far Cry comes with the Sandbox Editor, which allows anyone and everyone the opportunity to make their own maps and mod. The first major custom-made map currently available is this Far Cry Co-op Map, but clearly more will be available in a short space of time. Visit this guide for more updates on major maps and mods.
If you can't wait, then get cracking on your own custom maps or mods by firing up the Sandbox editor on your machine and downloading the SandBox Editor User Manual V1.1. Once you get the hang of it, the Far Cry engine is a great basis for making incredible maps and mods, and it is truly rewarding to make your own map or mod and share it with other players.
As already indicated in my UT2004 Tweak Guide, I've made the decision not to provide detailed information about where to find No-CD cracks, nor how to circumvent the copy protection systems for legal reasons. Just like most gamers I am disappointed that Ubisoft have chosen such an intrusive and troublesome copy protection system for their phenomenal game. Whether you use a crack or other method to bypass the copy protection system is up to you. It may even result in a slight performance improvement.
However I strongly suggest that if you are using a No-CD or drive emulation software (like Alcohol) that you disable these if you're having problems. In particular, make sure you don't use these methods when attempting to go online and play Far Cry multiplayer, as the Punkbuster cheat detection system will likely consider these files as "cheats" and continually kick you from servers, eventually banning your CD Key permanently.
The next section starts the guide's coverage of Far Cry's in-game settings and their performance impacts.