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CardJoe · 3rd Sep 2007, 11:53

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/09...ble_for_free/1

What do you mean you STILL haven't played Far Cry? How can you live with yourself? Ok, ok - we'll get through this. Just follow this link and get the full version for free. That's better!

evox · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:01

Nice idea. they should release more games like this. free but ad supported. If nothing else, it would definitely cut down on piracy. Ugh, but damn the free FP wait time

will. · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:16

How do the adds work then? In game banners, or the game pauses and a monkey informs you that MacDonald's are doing a 2 for 1 deal on chicken nuggets?

DougEdey · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:17

I think it's on loading screens and in the menu

Bauul · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:21

Lol, I do remember Far Cry on your old PC Joe, it looked... retro.

You're right about the difficulty. I remember eventually getting bored of forever dying and getting a trainer that gavr you infinite health, but still recorded the number of times you would have died, had you been playing it normally.

Death count at the end of the final level? At least 900 if I recall correctly. Yeah, it was too hard. One of the examples of why the most recent trend of infinite health, but still a risk involved techniques (ala CoD 2, or Bioshock) work so very, very well IMO.

sam.g.taylor · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:26

It's one of the first FPSs I ever played, and I really was wowed by the graphics, and...
you can even shoot the fish in the water

Just like the redneck I am

sam.g.taylor · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:27

and they're probably also doing this to stir up interest in support of the "movie", if they still are having Uwe make it.

Bauul · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:31

Of course they'll get Uwe in: the German tax breaks and 'artistic grants' he gets means even if the film totally flops, he'll make a profit even if only a few thousand people go to see it. It's a win / win situation for everyone.

Well, apart from the movie going public.

[USRF]Obiwan · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:45

The original c&c is now available for free also! But the bad thing is, that it is not TCP/IP but still IPX, That mean a lot of users wont get to play this wonderfull piece of history. espacialy vista and xp64 users..

lamboman · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:45

Finally. All I need now is a PC!

TheVoice · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:50

Does anyone know of a mirror for the file? Fileplanet sucks, can't use dTa on Firefox with the link, and my last download just stopped abruptly. Dumb.

Ah never mind, just found it on Gamershell, usually get good download speeds from there too.

samkiller42 · 3rd Sep 2007, 13:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gamershell

You will need an Ubi.com account and you must live in the U.S. to play the game

Well thats handy, as i dont have an account, or live in the US.
Oh, and i don't like fileplanet either.

Sam

CardJoe · 3rd Sep 2007, 13:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bauul

Lol, I do remember Far Cry on your old PC Joe, it looked... retro.

You're right about the difficulty. I remember eventually getting bored of forever dying and getting a trainer that gavr you infinite health, but still recorded the number of times you would have died, had you been playing it normally.

Death count at the end of the final level? At least 900 if I recall correctly. Yeah, it was too hard. One of the examples of why the most recent trend of infinite health, but still a risk involved techniques (ala CoD 2, or Bioshock) work so very, very well IMO.

Still more fun than Doom 3 though...

mikeuk2004 · 3rd Sep 2007, 13:09

I bought it, and played 10mins then took it back to game. Great in those days when Game would allow you take back opened PC games no questions asked for PC.

game didnt run well on my PC back then so couldnt play it properly.

mikeuk2004 · 3rd Sep 2007, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by [USRF]Obiwan

The original c&c is now available for free also!

You can also Get GTA 1 and 2 for free from rockstar. They dont have ads because I downloaded them a year ago. Dont know if this link still works because its blocked here at work

www.rockstargames.com/classics/

Woodstock · 3rd Sep 2007, 13:31

anyone have a link for people out of the states

DXR_13KE · 3rd Sep 2007, 13:52

this is for people in the states only?

TheVoice · 3rd Sep 2007, 14:01

Yep, but apparently if you set your location on your Ubi account to US, it works. Gonna give it a go just now - my download just finished.

Use this link, blazingly quick download speeds (was getting 700-800KB/sec on mine):
http://www.gamershell.com/download_20867.shtml

automagsrock · 3rd Sep 2007, 14:25

I love Far Cry. I remember playing it on my old PC with my Radeon 9200 SE and almost wanting to gouge out my eyeballs. But because the game was soooo good I kept playing. Finally after getting my 9600XT was I able to turn on some of the eye candy and really start enjoying how good the graphics were.

Now my new PC can run it at some ridiculous frame rate with all the eye candy on now and the game is still a blast to play.

The last level in the Volcano was awesome. I died probably close to 100 times but damn it I never had to cheat. I almost did. I was really close. But I didn't. I killed (no name used to protect spoiler in case a few haven't beat it) with a grenade and watched him fly out the little room he's in.

I am excited for Crysis. It's the reason I built my new PC. I know it won't run it maxed out, but it should run with good settings at a reasonable frame rate with no problems

Far Cry 2 looks awesome as well. Just got my new PC Gamer a few days ago and the preview looks awesome :w00t:

Phil Rhodes · 3rd Sep 2007, 14:40

I don't get the "hard" criticism.

The only encounter I find even vaguely taxing is the exit from the regulator into a courtyard full of V22-resupplied mercenaries - and even that's not too bad if you know to knock off the four guys near the door and take the V22s out with rockets before they can drop off their passengers.

Phil

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Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	Lol, I do remember Far Cry on your old PC Joe, it looked... retro. You're right about the difficulty. I remember eventually getting bored of forever dying and getting a trainer that gavr you infinite health, but still recorded the number of times you would have died, had you been playing it normally. Death count at the end of the final level? At least 900 if I recall correctly. Yeah, it was too hard. One of the examples of why the most recent trend of infinite health, but still a risk involved techniques (ala CoD 2, or Bioshock) work so very, very well IMO. __________________ Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 Ghz \| 1Gb + 2x512Mb Corsair DDR2 667 Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512Mb\| WD Raptor 36Gb, Seagate 300Gb \| Asus P5LD2 SE Ibanez RG 470 Japanese Edition \| 1991 Japanese Lo-TRS Tremolo \| V7 S1 Custom V8 HSH Pickups

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sam.g.taylor Apparently I'm Greg Kinnear Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 378	It's one of the first FPSs I ever played, and I really was wowed by the graphics, and... you can even shoot the fish in the water Just like the redneck I am __________________ In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

3rd Sep 2007, 12:01	#2
evox Minimodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nebula Posts: 22	Nice idea. they should release more games like this. free but ad supported. If nothing else, it would definitely cut down on piracy. Ugh, but damn the free FP wait time

3rd Sep 2007, 12:27	#7
sam.g.taylor Apparently I'm Greg Kinnear Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 378	and they're probably also doing this to stir up interest in support of the "movie", if they still are having Uwe make it. __________________ In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

3rd Sep 2007, 12:31	#8
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	Of course they'll get Uwe in: the German tax breaks and 'artistic grants' he gets means even if the film totally flops, he'll make a profit even if only a few thousand people go to see it. It's a win / win situation for everyone. Well, apart from the movie going public. __________________ Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 Ghz \| 1Gb + 2x512Mb Corsair DDR2 667 Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512Mb\| WD Raptor 36Gb, Seagate 300Gb \| Asus P5LD2 SE Ibanez RG 470 Japanese Edition \| 1991 Japanese Lo-TRS Tremolo \| V7 S1 Custom V8 HSH Pickups

3rd Sep 2007, 12:45	#9
[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,218	The original c&c is now available for free also! But the bad thing is, that it is not TCP/IP but still IPX, That mean a lot of users wont get to play this wonderfull piece of history. espacialy vista and xp64 users.. __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

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TheVoice Multimodder Join Date: May 2007 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 101	Does anyone know of a mirror for the file? Fileplanet sucks, can't use dTa on Firefox with the link, and my last download just stopped abruptly. Dumb. Ah never mind, just found it on Gamershell, usually get good download speeds from there too.

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3rd Sep 2007, 14:01	#18
TheVoice Multimodder Join Date: May 2007 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 101	Yep, but apparently if you set your location on your Ubi account to US, it works. Gonna give it a go just now - my download just finished. Use this link, blazingly quick download speeds (was getting 700-800KB/sec on mine): http://www.gamershell.com/download_20867.shtml

3rd Sep 2007, 14:25	#19
automagsrock Hypermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Great Falls, Montana, US Posts: 936	I love Far Cry. I remember playing it on my old PC with my Radeon 9200 SE and almost wanting to gouge out my eyeballs. But because the game was soooo good I kept playing. Finally after getting my 9600XT was I able to turn on some of the eye candy and really start enjoying how good the graphics were. Now my new PC can run it at some ridiculous frame rate with all the eye candy on now and the game is still a blast to play. The last level in the Volcano was awesome. I died probably close to 100 times but damn it I never had to cheat. I almost did. I was really close. But I didn't. I killed (no name used to protect spoiler in case a few haven't beat it) with a grenade and watched him fly out the little room he's in. I am excited for Crysis. It's the reason I built my new PC. I know it won't run it maxed out, but it should run with good settings at a reasonable frame rate with no problems Far Cry 2 looks awesome as well. Just got my new PC Gamer a few days ago and the preview looks awesome :w00t: __________________ I am bored of my old sig, so here's my WoW character armory link instead PS3 network name: Myrmccheese

3rd Sep 2007, 14:40	#20
Phil Rhodes Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 574	I don't get the "hard" criticism. The only encounter I find even vaguely taxing is the exit from the regulator into a courtyard full of V22-resupplied mercenaries - and even that's not too bad if you know to knock off the four guys near the door and take the V22s out with rockets before they can drop off their passengers. Phil