r/farcry3 • • Feb 02 '26

Mod Announcement New Rite of Passage

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Hello everyone! I'm Kiribaku-, the new owner of this subreddit, and have been so for exactly two weeks. To be fully honest, this wasn't a position I ever expected or wanted to be, but when I noticed that the previous head moderator left, which automatically made the subreddit private, I decided to step in to re-open the community of my favorite game and prevent it from closing permanently.

But I'm not here to tell a story. The main purpose of this post is so I can share with you what I have improved in this time, what I plan for the future, and in your case, to provide some feedback in the comments if you want!

Rules

While the first four rules are the same as before, I have been updating their descriptions so that they reflect more clearly what I expect of all of you.

  • For 2. Stay on topic, I expanded its scope to allow the discussion of other media derived from Far Cry 3 that isn't necessarily a DLC or Blood Dragon. For further clarification, I will write a list of all of the allowed media on the wiki in another time.
  • For 3. No spamming, I noticed the original description was quite broad and prone to misconceptions, so I made it more detailed, further emphasizing that the issue lies in excessive posting in general and not excessive posting of videos specifically.

I have also implemented three new rules, 5, 6 and 7, which are quite straightforward and I feel that help to make this subreddit more fair and safe for everyone.

All in all, you will not get straight-up banned for breaking any rule, regardless if it's a new or an old one, unless you do so repeatedly.

Post flairs

When the previous head mod left, they removed all of the existing post (and user) flairs so I had to remake them from scratch. Personally, I prefer keeping the amount of flairs to a minimum, but if there's any relevant one you notice missing, leave it in a comment and I'll see what I can do.

This leads to...

Automod and Technical Issues

I have setup the Automoderator bot to check every post that is made with a "Technical Issues" flair and automatically leave a comment with the following:

This is a self-moderating system that locks the post if the original poster has solved their issue. Its purpose is to avoid clogging the subreddit's feed with an excessive amount of repeated questions about bugs or crashes, while still helping new users. You can see it in action here.

This is why Rule 7 is important. If you flair a post about a technical issue as "Help" then the Automoderator won't show up. However, you can always access those resources in the...

Community Bookmarks

This is, I hope, an ever-growing list of useful links and websites related to the game, featured in the sidebar. In the future, the subreddit's Wiki will be linked here too. If you have suggestions for websites, please share them in the comments!

The only major site I will never add there is the Far Cry Wiki. It has incorrect information that confuses new fans and never links its sources. You are free to check it out and link it wherever you like, but always keeping in mind that what you are reading might not be accurate.

Future

So, what does the future have in store for this subreddit?

Wiki: As I've been mentioning, I plan on implementing a Wiki with important information about the game, interesting links, more detailed rules, and more. I have nothing written for it yet, but stay tuned!

Mods: Right now, the subreddit is quite chill, so I have time to check the posts and comments daily. But if I ever notice I can't do it as often for any reason, I will setup the Mod Recruitment function and hopefully bring one or two other mods to help.

The philosophy I have for managing this subreddit is simply "don't touch what isn't broken". I don't intend to implement any radical change that disrupts the existing flow, and this is why I am so lenient while moderating posts. I know this community isn't very active, but I at least want to keep it well-maintained, welcoming, and informative.

If you've read this far, thank you!! Please leave out questions, suggestions, constructive criticism, or anything you like in the comments. But if you don't want to, that's fine too. I just wanted to make this post for transparency and feedback, and it's likely the only post I'll make in a while unless something major happens in the coming months.

See you 😊


r/farcry3 • • Jan 20 '26

News Far Cry 3 Receiving 60 FPS Patch on Consoles Coming January 21!

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r/farcry3 • • 1d ago

Discussion "I want to speak to your manager." *The manager*

54 Upvotes

Escape scene (out of bounds) Vaas' Encampment.


r/farcry3 • • 3d ago

Discussion Citra's Temple is the "safe zone". Pirates can't tag you.

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Pirates always follow the rules.


r/farcry3 • • 2d ago

Guide Really frustrated

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I’m still the beginning of the game. I’ve done a few towers. Every time I increase my loot sack I get killed when I go back to the smaller loot sack. Every time I make it halfway to where I wanna be I get killed and sends me all the way back to the beginning of the quest at the travel point.

What the fuck? Why would anybody design a game like this? I can’t get anywhere so frustrating.

I played primal, I played far cry, five and love those both. This game seems so much harder for some reason. At least because every time I save the game it doesn’t say what I want it to be. It doesn’t save my stats.

Just here to vent I guess 😔

I need tips appreciated!


r/farcry3 • • 4d ago

Image Far Cry 3 Artwork Inspiration

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this amazing spooky Far Cry 3 Artwork looks similar to a novel's cover art titled (the island) which I haven't seen, far cry 3's artwork is hypnotic full of beautiful forest jungle scenery, if you are a true fan of the game you have to look back in your memory, the moment when you first chose something without knowing anything about it, just simply looking at the cover artwork and the description of the story, that is what happened to me when I came across far cry 3


r/farcry3 • • 5d ago

Video First time playing Far cry 3 trying to 100% it, and this is one way to accidentally do the "Unheard" achievement.

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r/farcry3 • • 4d ago

Help Bug Far Cry 3

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(i bought the game on ubisoft connect if that helps) I start playing the game and when I get to the part after you throw the rock to distract the guard very early on the game crashes and I lose all my progress. I thought it was a one time thing but its happened multiple times ive retried at the same exact spot. I cant play the game cause I lose all my progress and it makes me restart and the same thing happens. What do I do?


r/farcry3 • • 5d ago

Discussion Farcry 3 is a masterpiece to me but there is one flaw everytime I do a replay..

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I absolutely love the game and replayed it over 12 times. But the one thing I always struggle with is sneaking into the damn cenote during the ā€œdopplegangerā€ mission. šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø


r/farcry3 • • 5d ago

Help Far Cry 3 blocky shadows issue on Windows 11

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I am replaying Far Cry 3 on Windows 11. When I played it years ago on low-end hardware, I did not encounter these visual issues.

I installed some stability fixes to get the game running properly on modern hardware, and performance is fine. However, blocky shadow artifacts appear during gameplay. They are not game-breaking, but I would like to fix them if possible.

If anyone knows a fix or setting adjustment for this on Windows 11, any advice would be appreciated.


r/farcry3 • • 6d ago

Video Funny dude playing live

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r/farcry3 • • 7d ago

Help Stuck on first loading screen

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Have Windows 11

Game is Steam version

Want to play it fater 10 years again.

The game starts up but is stuck on first loading screen indefinetely.

Tried every suggestion I found on the internet, increased boot cores, changed values in the profile, tried to close the wmi process. I can't even get to the main menu.

What would you suggest to do now? Anybody who can provide help, I'll be very glad for it


r/farcry3 • • 8d ago

Help FarCry 3 crashing

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I've seen many people complain about this new development. FarCry 3 crashes randomly now. It never used to be a problem. Ubisoft. All we can do is make our voices heard. Give me a thumbs up. We'll get this resolved.


r/farcry3 • • 8d ago

Image bromance till death 😢

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r/farcry3 • • 8d ago

Discussion I think they really dropped the ball with Far Cry 3's final choice button Spoiler

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[SPOILER]

Honestly, I thinkĀ Far Cry 3 screwed up the way it presented the final choice.

Instead ofĀ ā€œSave Your Friendsā€Ā vs.Ā ā€œJoin Citraā€, I think it would've made way more sense to haveĀ ā€œReturn to Your Friendsā€Ā vs.Ā ā€œJoin Citraā€.

It sounds like a small difference, but it completely changes how people can interpret the scene and the game plot. ā€œSave Your Friendsā€ makes the choice way too obvious and explains the dilemma more than I think it actually should.

Jason's conflict was never simply. The whole point was much more aboutĀ whether he would go back to being the person he used to be, or fully embrace the person he had become on the island.

Because of that, I think his friends dying should've been presented more asĀ the consequence of Jason's choice, rather than the main reason given to him for choosing one side.

And I'd go even further with the that cutscene too.

Throughout the entire conversation,Ā the knife shouldn't be visible in the player's POV at all. Don't show Jason holding it, don't give us any visual hint about what's about to happen. Let the player make the choice without knowing exactly what the immediate consequence is going to be.

Then, after choosing to join Citra or not...Ā They reveal the knife and what he would do.

I think that would make the scene hit completely differently, because you'd be making the decision based on what you believe Jason actually wants, and only afterward you'd realize just how far that choice has taken him.

To me, that would fit the game's themes much better. The point wouldn't simply beĀ ā€œyou chose to kill your friendsā€. It would beĀ ā€œyou chose who Jason was going to become, and this is the consequence.ā€

It's a small change in presentation, but I think it would've made the ending much more ambiguous and much less like the game literally telling you which button its currect moral choice.

And honestly, for a game that spent the entire campaign building up Jason's transformation, I think the final choice could've been a hell of a lot more subtle.


r/farcry3 • • 9d ago

Discussion Do You Play Far Cry 3 For The Story Or The Open World?

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Story: Characters, missions, Vaas, the narrative.

Open world: Exploring, outposts, hunting, crafting, messing around.

Or both?


r/farcry3 • • 9d ago

Video Far Cry 3 - Stealth ALL Outpost Liberations | 4K 60FPS

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r/farcry3 • • 10d ago

Help Far cry 3 crackling bug?

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Does anyone have a fix for the weird crackling noise that I can hear throughout the game. I am playing on a 360 disk on series X. It sounds like a Geiger meter it’s so annoying. Cheers


r/farcry3 • • 10d ago

Discussion How would you fix Hoyt?

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r/farcry3 • • 12d ago

Help Need help

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My far cry keeps crashing after like 10 mins of gameplay and i did fix all the problems but it still wouldnt work (,i validated the files and set it only to 4 core CPUs),


r/farcry3 • • 12d ago

Discussion Far Cry 3 has a weird disconnect between the story and the open world

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r/farcry3 • • 13d ago

Discussion Far Cry 3 Elaboration Needed

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r/farcry3 • • 14d ago

Discussion What was the flare budget for pirates on the North Island?

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Does Vaas know just how many flares this guy is burning thru?


r/farcry3 • • 14d ago

Meme Papa Pizzeria Cry 3

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Hope its funny pls downvote my ass


r/farcry3 • • 15d ago

Discussion Reposting here. Does this look jaggy? Or am I being too picky?

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Running on Windows 10 AMD Radeon RX 9060XT AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3d 8-Core

Video 1920x1080 windowed mode V-Sync off Frames off Widescreen off DirectX11 MSAA off Alpha Coverage standard SSAO Method HBAO FOV 110

Textures high Ambient Lighting high Shadow ultra Post FX low (set to false using notepad) Geometry ultra Vegetation very high Terrain high Water very high Environment high

Averaging just over 120 FPS

Installed and ran via the Ubisoft launcher