Noooooooooooooo my savegames have started to freeze on load (360)... if I go a couple of saves back I can load but any new ones I make just FREEZE when the "loading" sign comes up. GOD DAMN I'm 23 hours into this game and now I have to quit.... fuck you UbiSoft! I even tried deleting all but 8 of my savegames (I had 30-40) but it made no difference, any new saves I make still freeze on load... god. fucking. damn it.
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Far Cry 2 |OT| of Money, Diamonds, and Military Checkpoints
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It seems a lot of people are having the same problem, I'm checking the Ubi forums right now. Basically saves I make will randomly corrupt and freeze on load. Some work, some don't. I can't play since I don't know when I'll have to replay a whole section, and as soon as I die I'm praying to god that "load latest save" will work. fuck this.
Warm Machine
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I had a scary moment last night where I could get into the APR headquarters but the room where you normally actually get the missions from had its door closed and no way to get in. To "fix" this I did a buddie mission and then returned to find myself able to get the APR mission.
Guy Legend
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How do you rate maps that you've downloaded?
Nikorasu said:
Hahaha, maybe it's just the tactile feel of the controller, I dunno. I seem to be enjoying the combat more on 360, and gunplay is everything in this game.
I should try plugging in a 360 controller on my PC and see how that feels. Is there rumble for Vista?
chespace said:
Depends if the game supports it. Pretty much all windows games post-vista have had it, so I'd imagine this does. It's pretty much a 360 port as it is. I even tried Crysis with a 360 pad and it's surprisingly playable.
Don't get me wrong, I know what you mean. There are games I like using a pad for too. I just wish someone would hurry up and make a rumblemouse.
EDIT: To add, I don't think there is any way I could tolerate a low resolution just to obscure any graphical deficiencies. ¬_¬ ....shaaaaaame....
Choc said:
When you have a mission, markers are placed on the map, and the areas where you receive the missions are visible on the map.
Also, I experienced freezing issues with the buses at times (PS3 version). Occasionally, I'd get off at one stop and change my mind and immediately get on a different one, but it would freeze while loading. I would leave the area (while viewing the smaller map, I'd drive to the next square kilometer) and next time it would work.
Hellsing321
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The map works great and shows you where everything is and where you need to go. You can even switch it to a closer view to your surrounding area from 5km2 and when you get closer to your objective a 1km2 view. If you can get over that your map is a physically held object and you can't use your guns when you have it out that is.Choc said:
MickeyKnox
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That's because the gunplay is kinda shitty.chespace said:
Everything about the controls is gimped, movement is slow, floaty and unresponsive and the wonky aiming/shooting are all representative of it's console controller origin.
MickeyKnox said:
I agree with the fact that this game is basically a console game in PC clothing.
But the shooting does feel pretty good on consoles. With a controller. As that's what they tuned the gameplay for.
Feels like shit with a mouse and keyboard.
This game just went from good to fucking great now that I'm on to the second act. The missions are longer and better structured with good pacing. It's no longer a "go there and wipe that camp off the map then kill this guy or blow up that thing". Checkpoints are a non factor... the game looks fucking incredible. This is the best looking open world game I've seen, I can only imagine a Bethesda game with this quality of visuals.
The current weapon set I'm playing around with is the 50 cal sniper rifle + mortar + Mach10. The strategy is to shell their camp then pick them off with the sniper rifle as they run around in fear. :lol The mortar levels a huge area, the shockwave gets anyone close to the blast and it starts the biggest fires in the game. Then the 50 cal is a 1 shot kill or 2 kills if you can line them up.
The most lethal combo is still a paratrooper assault rifle + dart gun + granade launcher. With extra ammo for both the dart gun and the granade launcher you're pretty much unstoppable at any range against any opposition.
The current weapon set I'm playing around with is the 50 cal sniper rifle + mortar + Mach10. The strategy is to shell their camp then pick them off with the sniper rifle as they run around in fear. :lol The mortar levels a huge area, the shockwave gets anyone close to the blast and it starts the biggest fires in the game. Then the 50 cal is a 1 shot kill or 2 kills if you can line them up.
The most lethal combo is still a paratrooper assault rifle + dart gun + granade launcher. With extra ammo for both the dart gun and the granade launcher you're pretty much unstoppable at any range against any opposition.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Yep. Locked framerate makes wonders.chespace said:
VibratingDonkey
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So I saw that floating map in one of the trailers. How the hell do you go about doing something like that? I had imagined a map consisting of a bunch of floating platforms like the trailer map, only instead of bridges between them there'd be huge jumps you have to make with a vehicle of some sort. But I can't figure out how to delete terrain, or add terrain on top of something or whatever.
Also I'm gonna go see if you can add zebras to maps now. If not, that needs to be patched in. It needs to be realistic.
Also I'm gonna go see if you can add zebras to maps now. If not, that needs to be patched in. It needs to be realistic.
Well, I bought the game (PS3) after reading this thread. I have to say that I'm not that impressed so far, though.
The patrol jeeps are highly annoying and seem to appear out of thin air. The AI takes a few too many bullets (on normal) before dropping. Even worse, if the baddies are behind cover, like a tree branch, they can hit me but I can't hit them with my 50cal mounted machine gun. Pretty darned frustrating. And I can see the malaria thing getting extremely annoying.
On the upside, the graphics are freaking stellar. One of the best looking console games this gen. The missions are fairly fun and I'm a big fan of the buddy system.
If I had to rate the game based on what I've seen so far it would be somewhere between a 7 and an 8. Hopefully it picks up and the missions get more fun with bigger weapons. I am looking forward to mortars.
The patrol jeeps are highly annoying and seem to appear out of thin air. The AI takes a few too many bullets (on normal) before dropping. Even worse, if the baddies are behind cover, like a tree branch, they can hit me but I can't hit them with my 50cal mounted machine gun. Pretty darned frustrating. And I can see the malaria thing getting extremely annoying.
On the upside, the graphics are freaking stellar. One of the best looking console games this gen. The missions are fairly fun and I'm a big fan of the buddy system.
If I had to rate the game based on what I've seen so far it would be somewhere between a 7 and an 8. Hopefully it picks up and the missions get more fun with bigger weapons. I am looking forward to mortars.
Newer hotfix driver for ATI is released.
Less than two week since the last hotfix, AMD has now released a new updated driver to give its Radeon graphics cards an extra performance boost for Far Cry 2, Stalker Clear Sky, Brother In Arms - Hell's Highway. Hopefully this fixes some of the issues people are having with Far Cry 2 and other games.
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=38664
Less than two week since the last hotfix, AMD has now released a new updated driver to give its Radeon graphics cards an extra performance boost for Far Cry 2, Stalker Clear Sky, Brother In Arms - Hell's Highway. Hopefully this fixes some of the issues people are having with Far Cry 2 and other games.
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=38664
MickeyKnox
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Which is to say it basically is shit.chespace said:
BobFromPikeCreek
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You guys make any cool levels yet?
BobFromPikeCreek
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No, but maybe I'll try making one. Would be pretty cool. I've so far made a junkyard level that is ok, and right now I'm almost done a map with a bunch of rooms connected by pipes. You don't get to see outside at all.ezekial45 said:
Whenever I host games with my maps no one joins.
Keyser Soze
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BobFromPikeCreek said:
You should name it "Series of Tubes"
BobFromPikeCreek
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Oh man. Perfect.Keyser Soze said:
BobJustBob
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Mr.City said:
It's a lie too. It feels perfect with mouse and keyboard.
Stahsky
A passionate embrace, a beautiful memory lingers.
I really wasn't expecting this game to be this fun. Planning a stealth hit on a base at night with a sniper rifle is so great. Picking off someone and watching them all run out to try and save him and just drop while setting a fire on the other side of it is just too damn good.
but those fucking stealth jeeps are scary
but those fucking stealth jeeps are scary
nelsonroyale
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chespace said:
I can understand this, to me there is something a little strange about the way this game controls on pc...definitely feels like it was built around console control system... Also, I dont find that much difference in the graphics between ultra high and high, so maybe the console versions hold up pretty decently
Cronen said:
It's happening to a lot of people sometime after the 50% mark.
DON'T BUY THIS GAME UNTIL IT'S PATCHED PEOPLE. IT'S BROKEN AND CAN STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME
PoS game. You only having two saves shows that it has nothing to do with the amount of saves you have (which was a possibility). It can happen to ANYONE, ANYTIME. And once it does, chances are almost all saves you make after that will corrupt.
AgentOtaku
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Zzoram said:
I don't think so at all
Believe me ....I did try it outta curiousity and aiming felt like utter poo poo with the 360 analogs ...especially coming off something like the R2 beta
Trust me, Far Cry 2 STARTED AS A PC GAME and it still feels like it ....the combat is great I think
If anything, parts of Fallout 3 control better with a 360 pad ....most certainly how movement is handled
I dunno, there are virtually no options to adjust the 360 pad on the PC and I thought the aiming felt a bit "off". Also, if you enjoy rumble, it is absent on the PC.Zzoram said:
Furthermore, the framerates in FC2 on the PC seem really...odd. I've checked it out on a few different machines just for kicks (a couple friends bought it and I tried it on the PC that I built for someone else). In all cases there was this odd skipping that would occur throughout gameplay regardless of what the framerate was set to (reminds me of Halo 3 in this regard, though a bit worse). This feels especially janky when using a pad. I'm just not impressed with the PC version at all. It's not a PC port that I would recommend, to be honest. The 360 version feels better from what I've tried (though it seems to have its own issues in other areas). Disappointing.
In comparison, Fallout 3 is an absolute joy on the PC with perfect 360 pad support and flawless 60 fps visuals at higher details.
AgentOtaku
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....but Far Cry 2 isn't a PC port
Sho_Nuff82
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AgentOtaku said:
This.
The game was ported to the PS3/360 by a team of about a dozen guys.
http://kotaku.com/5011439/far-cry-2-dev-and-port-teams-range-from-175-to-three
AgentOtaku
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Thank youSho_Nuff82 said:
The game debuted in PC Gamer