64-bit Farcry NOW Available(May 10th)--No Joke.. POST FEEDBACK HERE | Forums

[Luger9]

I saw a review today at Anandtech, checked the AMD site, and the downloads are available here

http://amd64andfarcry.gamedaemons.net/index.asp

I checked to see the download links, so this is not a false alarm.

If you want to read the review, it is located here

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=2411

Hopefully this will stop all the "when will it be out" threads showing up :-)

Enjoy

[CuZtds_Lst_Stnd]

Nice spot...

This is now a sticky for comment and feedback when people try it!

Here are the top level details:

Note on Upgrading/Installing 64-bit Far Cry:
The 64-bit upgrade includes two separate executable files for download, the first one contains the 64-bit binaries and the other contains exclusive 64-bit content. Before downloading the 64-bit upgrade, you will need to install the retail version of Far Cryâ® on your 64-bit Windowsâ® Operating System. Once this is installed, download the AMD64 files and first install the farcry_amd64upgrade_us_uk.exe or other depending on your language. Next install the farcry_amd64_ECU.exe file.

Far Cry 64-Bit Additions/ Enhancements:
All Levels:
Improved terrain textures
Increased view distance
Offset bump mapping added for rock and stone objects
More insects and birds

On the Pier Level:
New beach road with additional vehicle
Barrel storage camp
Opened more space to explore

Pier and Boat:
New terrain textures with shader (next-gen technology)

Two New 64-bit only Multiplayer levels:
Stronghold
Gorge


Minimum System Specs for 64-Bit Version:
Supported OS: Windowsâ® XP, Windowsâ® XP Professional x64 Edition
Processor: AMD Athlonâ"ž¢ 64 processor 2800+
RAM: 1GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9800 or NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 class graphics card
Sound Card: AC-97 sound, Dolby Digital capable sound solution required for Dolby Digital audio.
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 included with 64-bit OS
CD-ROM: 4X DVD or 16X CD-ROM
Hard Drive Space: 4 GB
Multiplay: Broadband with 64Kbps upstream play (512 Kbps upstream to host 8 players)

Recommended System Specs for 64-Bit Version:
Supported OS: Windowsâ® XP, Windowsâ® XP Professional x64 Edition
Processor: AMD Athlonâ"ž¢ 64 processor 3400+
RAM: 2GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon x800 or NVIDIA GeForce 6800 family or better
Sound Card: Creative Labs or Turtle Beach add-in card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 included with 64-bit OS
CD-ROM: 24X DVD or 24X CD-ROM
Hard Drive Space: 4 GB
Multiplay: Broadband with 64Kbps upstream play (512 Kbps upstream to host 8 players)

* Note: Please see retail box for 32-bit OS system recommendations.

[slugworth01]

Meh ... the site from which you download is not responding. So the patch is there, just can't get to it.

[kuskmaster]

Why are there no servers up, with 64 patch?

[CuZtds_Lst_Stnd]

Originally posted by kuskmaster:
Why are there no servers up, with 64 patch?

I bet you have been waiting to post that for the last 6 months!!

Funny you should say that Slug, I couldnt even get the readme file to open!

Apparently the site will be subject to a patch...
Details of the patch and it release date cannot be made available at this time...
Rest assured it will be soon...

Before I get deluged in complaints the italics bit is a joke....

Formal AMD lauch statement is here:

AMD Launch statemnet

UBI Launch page is here:

http://www.farcry-thegame.com/uk/home.php

CuZ

[slugworth01]

Probably because you need a 64 bit-compatible computer, Windows XP Pro 64 bit, the Far Cry 64 bit patch, and the custom content. The FC 64 bit patch was released just today, give users some time to get this all together.

Additionally, commerical game servers are typically on Xeon processor-based systems running Windows 2K. So the hosting company would need to upgrade to Windows Server 2003 64 bit, which isn't easy or cheap to get.

About the only way you'll see FC64 servers running soon is some diligent players putting everything needed together, or Ubisoft making a strong push to get some of their game servers moved to 64 bit processor systems.

[CuZtds_Lst_Stnd]

The official website lists mirrors for the downloads...

http://www.farcry-thegame.com/uk/home.php

Repeat of link in above post...

[lowe0]

Great work. Now if only MS would ship my copy of x64....

[kuskmaster]

Ok When the servers comes up I will be waiting

[DocSEAL]

Originally posted by slugworth01:
Meh ... the site from which you download is not responding. So the patch is there, just can't get to it.

The 3dgamers links work: http://www.3dgamers.com/games/farcry/downloads/