Far Cry 5 (552520)

[alex9k1]

Compatibility Report

• Name of the game with compatibility issues: Far Cry 5
• Steam AppID of the game: 552520

System Information

• GPU: Radeon VII
• Driver/LLVM version: Mesa 18.3.3/7.0.1
• Kernel version: 4.20
• Link to full system information report as Gist: https://gist.github.com/alex9k1/37289a5def5b66712a12f4ec77787d90
• Proton version: 3.16-7 Beta

I confirm:

• that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
• that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

Log (> 10MB): https://decloud.owncube.com/s/eYYuWr6U4LDg4sf
Log (after manually downloading Proton): https://decloud.owncube.com/s/KumetbBYZN603zf

Symptoms

Uplay doesn't launch. In my system monitor I can see, that it's trying to launch Far Cry 5. The process then quits and a process called UplayCrashReporter is created and quits shortly after. During the whole time, the UI of Uplay doesn't show up. According to Steam the game is running the whole time and won't quit, until I kill the processes.
EDIT: After download Proton 3.16 Beta through Steam/Library/Tools Uplay is now working, but Far Cry 5 still isn't working.

Uplay works with vanilla wine. It also works with this variant of Proton: https://github.com/kakra/wine-proton . However, Far Cry 5 still won't launch. I get a popup from Uplay that Far Cry 5 is being launched, but nothing happens.

Reproduction

Download and start the game.

[nsivov]

Hello.

@alex9k1, please make sure you had 3.16-7 update actually delivered, that was an issue when it failed to download for some users. To do so you can install "Proton 3.16 Beta" from Tools section, and verify files integrity just in case.

I just tested it, and for Far Cry 5 Uplay itself does work for me, it updates on first launch, is able to log in, and associate your Steam purchase with Uplay account (it presents a list of items, and does not ask for serial key like some games do). Game itself does not start however.

[alex9k1]

@nsivov Steam says, it's 3.16-7. Is there another way to actually verify?
Anyway, this isn't really my concern, as the unoffical proton I've linked works fine for me concerning Uplay. The game itself not starting is the actual bummer.

[nsivov]

Yes, there was a number of issues open for this problem, like ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#6093 (comment), where Steam reports 3.16-7 but actual update was not downloaded. Basically it should be enough to go to Library -> Tools and install Proton 3.16 Beta from there manually.

[alex9k1]

@nsivov You're right, Uplay is launching now, but the game itself still doesn't. It behaves like you described. I've appended a new log.

[ghost]

Hi @alex9k1

Can you try to disable uplay's overlay?

[alex9k1]

@Alexander88207 I tried, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

[Kzimir]

FarCry 5 has the same DRM than AC:Origins so does not work with Wine (VMProtect + Denuvo).
Atm, only FarCry : New Dawn and AC : Odyssey work fine with Wine + DXVK because they have only Denuvo DRM.

[Mattia98]

Some people report that they got the game to start. Can anyone share how to do that?
For me Uplay also starts and works but it doesn't launch the game.

Related link: https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45732

[telans]

Steering works with dinput8.dll & dinput.dll from Windows 7 (system32 & SysWow64) set at native,builtin

UPDATED: Now I just get:
AL lib: (EE) ReleaseThreadCtx: Context 0x7fb82c027410 current for thread being destroyed, possible leak!
So I'm not sure what's going on with this. Fresh prefix/overrides too, keeps crashing my game when loading in the world.

[Sebastiangperez]

@telans Steering works replacing both dlls , i just update the dxvk to 1.0.2 and the game hagns maybe 10 minutes after playing , im using latests Nvidia drivers.

[telans]

I'll try dxvk 1.0 and see if it still crashes

[Sebastiangperez]

I'll try dxvk 1.0 and see if it still crashes

I tested using 1.0.3 and do not crashes , played for at least 1 hour.
Did you have the issue with 1.0.2 when the floor disappear and things were flying around?

[joeg1484]

@Sebastiangperez Where do you put the files, in the windows32 and winwow64 dirs in ../steamapps/compatdata/gameid/pfx/drive_c/windows/{system32,syswow64}/, or in ../steamapps/common/Proton 4.2/dist/share/default_pfx/drive_c/windows/{system32,syswow64}/ dirs?

Thanks!

[telans]

@Sebastiangperez I still crashed, but I think it was a prefix issue unrelated as it happened almost instantly.

@joeg1484 Within the game prefix, setting (native) gets them from the prefix and (builtin) from the system (default install?) I believe. Please let me know if it worked for you

[Sebastiangperez]

@Sebastiangperez Where do you put the files, in the windows32 and winwow64 dirs in ../steamapps/compatdata/gameid/pfx/drive_c/windows/{system32,syswow64}/, or in ../steamapps/common/Proton 4.2/dist/share/default_pfx/drive_c/windows/{system32,syswow64}/ dirs?

Thanks!

I use Wine Stand alone and not with Proton , i will not mess with Proton files that came with Steam.
But maybe you can try copy in the game prefix on those directories.
For me, the game still crashes after i played maybe 30 minutes, it was during the mission with the Truck, can be related to dxvk or the dlls inputs because i was using the truck.

[Sebastiangperez]

@Sebastiangperez I still crashed, but I think it was a prefix issue unrelated as it happened almost instantly.

My crash is during the game , suddenly stopped and closes the windows.

[ChrisLauinger77]

Some people report that they got the game to start. Can anyone share how to do that?
For me Uplay also starts and works but it doesn't launch the game.

Related link: https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45732

I also wonder how it works for some ...
Are the people who running the game use Proton and start it from steam ui ?
Can somebody explain please how we can get it running ?

[NTMan]

With Proton 4.2-6 Uplay start, but the game crashes immediately.

steam-552520.log

$ inxi -bM
System:    Host: localhost.localdomain Kernel: 5.1.0-1.fc31.x86_64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Gnome 3.33.2 
           Distro: Fedora release 31 (Rawhide) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG STRIX X470-I GAMING v: Rev 1.xx serial: <root required> 
           UEFI: American Megatrends v: 2304 date: 05/03/2019 
CPU:       8-Core: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X type: MT MCP speed: 2195 MHz min/max: 2200/3700 MHz 
Graphics:  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Vega 20 [Radeon VII] driver: amdgpu v: kernel 
           Display: wayland server: Fedora Project X.org 1.20.5 driver: amdgpu resolution: 3840x2160~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: AMD Radeon VII (VEGA20 DRM 3.30.0 5.1.0-1.fc31.x86_64 LLVM 8.0.0) v: 4.5 Mesa 19.1.0-rc4 
Network:   Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network driver: igb 
           Device-2: Realtek RTL8822BE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi adapter driver: r8822be 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 11.57 TiB used: 8.55 TiB (73.9%) 
Info:      Processes: 536 Uptime: 3d 21h 18m Memory: 31.37 GiB used: 14.75 GiB (47.0%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.34 

[kmaterka]

WORKAROUNDS (updated)

1. Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and use DXVK
   Game uses Easy Anti-Cheat which is currently not supported under Wine. Follow the instructions:
   https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Far_Cry_5#Disable_Easy_Anti-Cheat
   Game installation directory (<path-to-game>) is in .../steam/steamapps/common/FarCry5/.

2. Disable overlay and change Uplay to work in offline mode and
   If the game crashes while connecting online then you need to run it in offline mode. Run it once, let it crash and in Uplay change setting to offline mode:
   How do I launch the Uplay PC client in Offline Mode?
   Unfortunately you won't be able to play online, so no co-op and multiplayer.

3. Steering issue - use native 64bit dinput8 from Windows 7. Windows 10 version is not working. For some reason protontricks broke my wineprefix, so better do not use it.
   Put it in "bin" in the installation directory.
   Set dinput8 to native, you can do that by using Launch Options:
   WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8=n" %command%
   You can also change this in winecfg.

4. Stutters
   On the first run game stutters. Run benchmark from setting to compile most of the shaders. On second run you will get much better frame rates.

5. If game does not start it may be cause by incompatible shaders cache. Steam downloads pre-compiled shaders to speed up startup, try deleting the cache directory: .../steamapps/shadercache/552520

[NTMan]

1. Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and use DXVK
   Game uses Easy Anti-Cheat which is currently not supported under Wine. Follow the instructions:
   https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Far_Cry_5#Disable_Easy_Anti-Cheat
   Game installation directory is somewhere in ./steamapps/compatdata/552520/pfx/drive_c/Program Files.../bin.

This workaround is not suitable for me because I want play campaign with my friend online.

[MadByteDE]

Workaround does not work for me, Uplay works fine but the game does not launch.
.NET Framework also can't be installed correctly & it tries to install again on every start up. (Proton 4.2-9)

[telans]

Workaround does not work for me, Uplay works fine but the game does not launch.
.NET Framework also can't be installed correctly & it tries to install again on every start up.

Have you disabled the Uplay overlay from within the client before launching the game?

[MadByteDE]

Workaround does not work for me, Uplay works fine but the game does not launch.
.NET Framework also can't be installed correctly & it tries to install again on every start up.

Have you disabled the Uplay overlay from within the client before launching the game?

Yes.

[C0rn3j]

Also can't get the game to launch here.

1. cleaned prefix - using Proton 4.2-9
2. protontricks 552520 uplay
3. disabled overlay, enabled offline mode
4. replaced EAC DLL. Hexedited the other DLL.

[ChrisLauinger77]

I had this as well. Started then 1 time in online mode let it crash. Then closed everything and turned offline mode again on. Worked again

[C0rn3j]

@ChrisLauinger77 That did the trick. The game needs to be launched once in online mode to work!

EDIT: White screen only in-game though or extremely washed out bright/dark colors...
1080 Ti with 430.26 driver
Benchmark works but is incredibly dark

[telans]

That looks like a DXVK error, try deleting your shadercache.

[C0rn3j]

@telans Thank you so much! That did the trick.

[C0rn3j]

WORKAROUNDS but fixed up

I assume you're using Proton on a 64-bit OS.

You won't be able to play online.

1. Game uses Easy Anti-Cheat which is currently not supported under Wine.
   Disable it by using a custom EAC DLL and patching another one.
   Game installation directory (<path-to-game>) is in .../steam/steamapps/common/FarCry5/.

2. Next up install uplay via protontricks
   protontricks 552520 uplay - when Uplay launches, disable Uplay overlay in settings. Quit Uplay.

3. Start the game via Steam. It should load into the main menu and crash. It needs to be launched once this way for offline mode to work. Go to Network settings in Uplay and tick offline mode checkbox. Quit Uplay.

4. Steering vehicles in this game is broken. You need to use 64-bit dinput8.dll from Windows 7 system32 folder. It is 195KB (not 145KB, that's the 32-bit version) and sha256 sum is 567f08044e2c31375a31cd66016cb8f9e3226f3640c9ab82f9f4fe79fc09fc6a
   You need to copy this dll into .../steamapps/compatdata/552520/pfx/drive_c/windows/system32/ and then override it via winecfg WINEPREFIX=/your/path/to/steamapps/compatdata/552520/pfx winecfg - set it as native,builtin, which is the default override setting.

5. Launching the game via Steam should now successfully launch it in offline mode.

EDIT: And now I get why the original post was edited by Valve staff, they don't like people linking to potentially malicious binaries, so don't try posting dinput8.dll in here.

[hakzsam]

@joonaskokko What GPU and Mesa version?

[NTMan]

I do not see described issue at least on GPU 6900XT + 4K + Ultra quality + HD Textures
Mesa commit: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/commit/cf6a14de0c664babe8e4d97acfd3bb82ced071e7

[joonaskokko]

@hakzsam Radeon RX 580 and Mesa version 21.3.0.

[tim77]

@hakzsam hair/fur issue still persist in latest Mesa 21.2.5; Fedora 35; Proton 6.3-8:

[kisak-valve]

Farcry 5 shows black screen

Issue transferred from #5479.
@Codeatron5000 posted on 2022-01-03T10:40:08:

Compatibility Report

• Name of the game with compatibility issues: Farcry 5
• Steam AppID of the game: 552520

System Information

• GPU: RX 5600
• Driver/LLVM version: Mesa 21.3.3-2
• Kernel version: 5.15.12.arch1-1
• Link to full system information report as Gist: https://gist.github.com/Codeatron5000/0136c0de2061f4cff8d07bfc0cbdd7e6
• Proton version: 6.3-8

I confirm:

• that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
• that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.
  steam-552520.log

Symptoms

The game launches and I can hear the title screen but only a blank screen is visible.

Reproduction

• Download Farcry 5
• Click Play
• Sign in to Ubisoft
• Wait for game to launch
• Notice blank screen

[hakzsam]

@joonaskokko @tim77 Are you still able to reproduce with Mesa 22.0.2?

[joonaskokko]

@hakzsam sorry, I already finished the game and uninstalled it.

[nathanjackson]

Compatibility Report

Name of the game with compatibility issues: Far Cry 5
Steam AppID of the game: 552520

System Information

CPU: Core i7-4770
GPU: GeForce GTX 1080 ti
Driver: NVIDIA 515.65.01
Kernel version: 5.18.19-200.fc36.x86_64
Proton version: 7.0-4

Symptoms

The game is playable for a few minutes after launch, but progressively slows down the longer you play. Eventually, the frame rates drop such that the game isn't playable. On Windows, I get a solid 60-80 FPS at 3440x1440. I get 68 frames at best with Fedora\Proton. Eventually, the game slows to a crawl at 30-35 FPS.

[hcwinsemius]

Hello,

UPlay is not initializing anymore since probably a couple of weeks. I noticed yesterday after booting this game. I tried on 2 systems, both the same problem. I also investigated Assassin's Creed Origin and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Both have the same issue, and I played both about 1 month ago. Asked @laurentiush to try the game. Same issue. This is likely due to a new UPLay version. Can anyone confirm that? Any logical ways forward to get things running?

Fun fact: it may be due to some sort of IP-address issue. If we start connected to a WiFi hotspot on a smartphone, UPlay does initialize. I tried to switch off IPv6 on my netwerk to no avail.

[ErikReider]

Replying to #2356 (comment)

Same issue. I was able to play it a few days ago but it just suddenly stopped working :/

Connecting to my mobile hotspot worked though, but that's not optimal...

[pipes80-collab]

my uplay start fine, in game i don't go over 40 fps, i mount a rtx 4080 on z790 and 13900kf

[kisak-valve]

[bug] Steam doesn't focus on Farcry 5 after starting in big picture mode

Issue transferred from ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#10852.
@light-and-ray posted on 2024-05-04T18:31:40:

I'm streaming the game from PC (Manjaro Linux, KDE) on Android tablet via steam link. Only in this game I have to press alt+tab on keyboard after the start, it's annoying. I guess steam mixes up the dummy small window with farcry logo and the main window. After this window is closed, farcry's window is under big empty steam window

[jeisom]

It is freezing on launch to a black screen instantly. Using a 4080 and tested drivers 550.40.76 and 560.35.03. Tried Proton 9.0-3 and Experimental(2024/10/22).

steam-552520.log 550.40.76

Edit: Of course a new Nvidia driver comes out an hour later and then the game works(at least to the menu screen).

[jeisom]

I am getting a stutter with it. Initially it runs fine. I just went about 30 minutes of play and it was fine(stable 130~fps), but suddenly it will start getting high frame times and average around 65-75 fps. Restarting the game resolves this until it reoccurs. I was also seeing this one Far Cry 4(tested on the pre-565 nv driver) as well.

Nvidia 4080: 565.57.01 tested, game doesn't load with the older drivers.

Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.7.0
Qt Version: 6.8.0
Kernel Version: 6.11.4-273-linux-tkg (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × Unknown Type, 12 × AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor
Memory: 62.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080/PCIe/SSE2
Product Name: X570M Pro4

[light-and-ray]

@jeisom look at my previous report. You need to press alt+tab on keyboard

[jeisom]

@jeisom look at my previous report. You need to press alt+tab on keyboard

I assume you are referring to the black screen. 565 fixed the issue. I had switched out and back in which didn't work, but didn't use alt-tab to do it.

[kisak-valve]

[Far Cry 5] Weird rhythmic and persistent pattern of stuttering

Issue transferred from #8374.
@Loumaquile posted on 2025-01-06T08:53:56:

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 6000Mhz
OS: Arch Linux, latest mesa and vulkan-radeon drivers, latest 6.12.8-zen kernel.
Proton 9.0.4, also tried Expiremental, Hotfix and GE version.
Latest DXVK 2.5.1

For some reason, this game experiences strange rhythmic stutters at random intervals, lasting for a few seconds and disrupting immersion.

This isn't caused by autosave stuttering or hardware limitations – I have a high-end AMD gaming PC, and the game would run perfectly smoothly if not for these anomalous hiccups. Overall, it performs much better and smoother than on Windows, but these stutters negatively affect the experience when they occur.

I've tried everything, from disabling overlays to adjusting various graphics settings and testing different Proton versions.
I suspect the issue might be related to Proton or DXVK, or some underlying game processes.
Here is a video demonstrating the issue:
https://youtu.be/cW7KSzWTx3E
(I fast-traveled to the same location multiple times, and each time, the same stutter pattern appeared. This also happens randomly in other locations and while traveling.)

Additionally, here's another video from a different user on Steam Deck (stutters appear at 2:26 and 4:25):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz8B-INmpMw

You can clearly see these are the exact same rhythmic stutters.

This issue seems to have appeared recently, as I haven't noticed these stutters in benchmark videos prior to 2024.

[jeisom]

Replying to #2356 (comment)

Does placing 'LD_PRELOAD= %commannd%' in the custom launch options fix it for you? There seems to be a problem with the steam overlay.

see:
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11446

doitsujin/dxvk#4436 (comment)

[ghost]

Replying to #2356 (comment)

Does placing 'LD_PRELOAD= %commannd%' in the custom launch options fix it for you? There seems to be a problem with the steam overlay.

see: ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11446

doitsujin/dxvk#4436 (comment)

I tried disabling Steam overlay, Uplay overlay. I also tried this option you mentioned. Nothing worked.

[Elfinscale]

Specs:

• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• RAM: 32 GB DDR5 6000 MHz
• OS: Arch Linux (latest mesa and vulkan-radeon drivers, 6.12.8-zen kernel, Proton 9.0.4, DXVK 2.5.1, gamemode on)

This is an updated post with more detailed observations. I removed the previous one due to a lack of clarity.

For some reason, this game experiences strange rhythmic stutters at seemingly random or scripted intervals on Linux systems, including the Steam Deck. These aren't typical performance-related stutters. I have a high-end AMD setup, and the game runs smoothly when these hiccups are absent, and these anomalous hiccups break immersion tremendously.

On Linux, the game performs better overall compared to Windows, but the rhythmic stutters are a significant issue. On Windows, while these specific stutters are absent, the game is nearly unplayable on AMD RX 7000-series GPUs due to the terrible DX11 implementation (DXNAVI), which causes constant microstutters throughout gameplay. So I chose Linux for my rig.

What I've tried:

• Disabling SMT
• Disabling overlays
• Disabling internet while playing, tested if it was the anticheat checking issue.
• Tweaking the gamerprofile.xml file
• Different graphics settings
• Various fps limits
• Disabling HD-texture pack
• Testing older Proton versions (but the game crashes after the splash screen due to Ubisoft Connect failing license verification on older Proton versions). It only runs on the newest Proton versions for some reason.

Everything I tried seem to be completely unrelated to these stuttering-pattern.

Observations:

• Occurs most of the time when the story mission is completed
• Occurs every time outpost was captured
• Occurs every time I fasttravel to outposts
• Occurs oftenly while travelling by helicopter across the map

My guess is that the stutters may be tied to autosaving mechanism that may conflict with Wine. Once they occur, they often follow autosave events, though not always.

Initially I thought it was a shader caching issue, but I think it would not have occured in a rhythmic way in the exact same spots every time you go to these spots. So I doubt that it's shader caching.

In this video (https://youtu.be/3CLWtr3j5-k?t=1096), the author experiences the stutter at 18:16 while entering a vent. I encountered the exact same stutter pattern in the same vent during the same mission. This guy has an NVIDIA card, different distro and he was also running more older Proton and DXVK.

Video Evidence:

• My Gameplay with DXVK_HUD_FULL and MangoHud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlnD0mZuSyc
• NVIDIA guy: https://youtu.be/IZ-H63omRjA?feature=shared&t=44 (from 0:45 to 1:50) and https://youtu.be/3CLWtr3j5-k?t=1096
• Steam Deck Example: At 2:26 and 4:25 in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz8B-INmpMw), the same rhythmic stutters are visible.

These patterns are consistent across different hardware, including the Steam Deck, suggesting this is not a hardware-specific issue.

This issue seems to have appeared recently. I’ve watched older benchmark videos on Steam Deck from before 2024 and didn’t notice these rhythmic stutters, which suggests this problem may have been introduced in a recent updates or something.

If anyone has experienced this issue or knows what might be causing it, please share your insights.

[AJuujarvi]

@Elfinscale @Loumaquile I've been able to reproduce the rough stuttering, and can confirm this is a regressive issue as well. We will be looking into it, thank you for the reports! If you want to play without the stutter, Proton 8.0-5 should work for you in the meantime. I would recommend a new prefix just in case.