Today we are pleased to announce the release of a Farcry 2 title update for Xbox 360. Update: PlayStation® patch 1.03 now also available. Please keep PS3 feedback in this thread too, though if any issue you encounter is console-specific please mention which platform you are playing on.

This patch will include a lot of improvements for both single player and multiplayer modes; with better browsing features, more multiplayer game options, and other new additions in order to let you play the game, the way you want. Information on a similar update for PS3 and PC will be announced soon. Here is a list of the fixes and additions:

Single Player
Fix some random crash occurring during specific Malaria attacks
Fix health damage not following the difficulty level when switching difficulty during player’s walkthrough
Fix some camera issue when using a mortar near a rock
Reduce significantly the probability of having a corrupted save game*

Multiplayer
Add Respawning time in Host - Advanced options - player match
Add Starting rank in Host - Advanced options - player match
Add min players in the host option
Add deaths in scoreboard
Balance current damage model
Show VIP on Scoreboard (for your team only)
Players can stay on the same host for consecutive matches in Ranked match
Add a Quick match button when selecting a map in the Map community
Fix vehicles spawning on their initial position immediately after being destroyed by an explosion
Fix client being disconnected from the host randomly and not being able to see it after that
Fix death message does not appear randomly
Fix some issues when interacting with objects
Fix bandolier doesn’t always unlock extra ammo
Fix some bug when healing another player and getting wounded at the same time
Fix diamond gain in rank mode
Fix players don’t get a request to keep a map after playing on a IGE map
DLC Fix some issues when using the crossbow

Extra features
Add a “hardcore mode” that will provide a new damage model where all weapons do much more damage to increase realism.
Add the possibility to play Rank matches on a selection of user maps**

Many of the new features were requested by members of the community and we would like to thanks everyone for taking the time to communicate with us, we hope you will enjoy the improvements.

* We are very aware of the problems some people have been experiencing and have been doing everything within our powers to resolve these issues as quickly as possible. We found out during our testing that several elements could cause an issue with the same consequences and therefore prevent certain players to finish the game. We have been able to provide solutions that prevent those corruption problems in most cases and we haven’t encountered any problems now. We apologize wholeheartedly for the inconvenience that this matter has caused to some owners of the game.
** In answer to a growing demand we have developed a tool that enable us to mark user’s created maps as ranked. You should already find a selection of those maps thanks to some of our active community members.

The PS3 patch is now available in UK.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Atmon,

Kazzoo,

I tried Single Player this morning and noticed my corrupted save still doesn't work. Does this patch only work for starting a brand new Single Player story? If I were to begin a game that's currently saved at...let's say 12%...will that game never get corrupted now that the patch is in place? Or, do you feel a person should just start from scratch?

Back in March, Atmon said in one of his posts:

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please be advised that the fix *may* only be for new saves created after installing the TU.

So it would seem that so long as you play from a working save, new saves should be ok.

I've been holding out from even starting this game until the Save issue was fixed.

I will now begin, but I will take the precaution of always making new saves, never over-writing the previous ones.

The other thing I wanted fixed before I started was the enemy spawns...oh well, I'll have to live with them.

So now i have to start ALL over again? The repetitive and boring missions to get the weapons? And you say "Reduce significantly the probability of having a corrupted save game"???

Honestly, i hope that the Ubisoft Montreal get a "shut down", release a game with a MAJOR bug and then they don't actually fix (only reduce the probability of having a corrupted save game) and we that were waiting 6 months for be able to continue to play the campaing get a "Screw you, start all over again"...

I'm really, REALLY disappointed...

Praise the Lord.

Thanks for the save issue resolved!

But is there any chance we'll be seeing some kind of update that will modify the enemy outpost spawning?

Sorry guys for wrong thread for my question,but when the patch for pc will be out???

And PS3.

We will update on the PS3 and PC patch as soon as we know. Hopefully not too far away from this 360 launch.

The enemy outpost spawning was a design choice, not a bug or error, it was designed in that way. There has been no information via the Development Team on changing it with an update.

Thanks Raide!!

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Originally posted by iDBlade:
Sorry guys for wrong thread for my question,but when the patch for pc will be out???

Hopefully, it won't take them another 6 months to release it. lol

Thanks Raide. I will wait with baited breath for the PS3 patch.

Have fun Xboxers... I'm slightly jealous... for now.

No No,i don't belive that for other platforms will be delayed more than few days..

Everything looks good. But, no widescreen fix? Could this be added later down the line?

Cant wait for patch for PC

Same here Pacient,i feel high blood pressure..LooooL

This sounds like too little too late with the way the online players have been significatly reduced.

Perhaps UBI may want to reconsider its policy of going 3 months between announcing the patch and releasing the patch with no updates to the progress anywhere in between. Just a thought.