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ok so it seems far cry 4 has some kind of bad patch paths or something.

I got it working after I deleted the 856 from the HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2006260900-2365457862-1062495521-1000\Software\Ubisoft\FarCry4\856
this was under the registry editor.

this is the first time I have ever had to do this with a game.

The files all look funny in the far cry 4.

And you will see far cry 4 is the only game on uplay that will not have properties.

This video will not show what I did to fix it but to show the ubisoft devs how odd the paths are vs other far cry games.

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This is a KNOWN issue with the STEAM VERSION OF FAR CRY 4 it started in late march 2019
toward the end of march 2019 Steam released a patch for far cry 4 ever since that patch if you open the far cry 4 map edit program it breaks your game

the fix has been posted in the troubleshooting tips section over on the steam forums for over a year

thr Uplay only version DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM

i own both a steam copy that i bought back on NOVEMBER 18th 2014 .. the night far cry 4 shipped

in early 2019 Uplay had a sale on far cry 4 gold .. so i picked up a uplay only copy of the game so i no longer needed steams useless drm TO PLAY MY GAME .. JUST UPLAY

UPLAY ONLY USERS DID NOT GET THAT WEIRD PATCH STEAM PUSHED IN LATE MARCH 2019

(what was it for ? no one knows ... as the final patch for the game was made in 2015 ,,current version 1.10.0 came out in april of 2015 )

somehow steam has a bad version of the far cry map editor now , it used to work fine with my steam copy up until march 2019

my uplay only copy works fine to load both the game and map editor

if i load my steam copy and fire up the editor on that other PC that has the Steam version of far cry 4 on it ..the game will never load again , until i edit out that bad reg entry that STEAM keeps creating..and yes reopening the map edit program will break the game again ..

i personally have made ubisoft support reps aware of the issue multiple times , i guess they can not fix the files that STEAM has on their servers ..so to be clear ..its a KNOWN STEAM issue
and again i personally posted the link to get the fix on the steam forums in early April of 2019 , when the fix was discovered
as well as have multiple times posted about the issue on the steam user far cry 4 forums and assisted other users many many many times on the steam forums since then

dunno what else to tell ya , i have the link to the fix in a PINNED TOPIC over on the steam forums ..its been there for over a year

if you do not believe i posted about the problem here on the ubi forums , to let support know about the problem a year ago ... give me a sec i'll find you the exact post

here is the exact post when support said they would look into it ..
https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthrea...1#post14285917

almost a year ago

i think its steam that needs to fix its issue since steam changes so much of the game to sell it from their store .. they change not only the install path's but also go as far as changing the save file folder number ..to lock you into only buying any DLC from steam so they get their 30% cut of the sale of any DLC you buy

with the steam version of the game, it saves your game to


C:\ Program files X86 \ Ubisoft \ Ubisoft game launcher \savegames \ *a folder with a long series
of letters and numbers Varies from system to system* \ 856

the Uplay only version they go in
C:\ Program files X86 \ Ubisoft \ Ubisoft game launcher \savegames \ *a folder with a long series
of letters and numbers Varies from system to system* \ 420

and steam does this on many many Ubisoft Uplay titles

like far cry 5

PC (Uplay) C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames\<Unique ID>\1803

PC (Steam) C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames\<Unique ID>​\4311

far cry primal

For the Steam version of the base Primal game they go in
C:\ Program files X86 \ Ubisoft \ Ubisoft game launcher \savegames \ *a folder with a long series
of letters and numbers Varies from system to system* \ 2029

the Uplay only version they go in
C:\ Program files X86 \ Ubisoft \ Ubisoft game launcher \savegames \ *a folder with a long series
of letters and numbers Varies from system to system* \ 2010

and even the assassins creed titles are the same ..steam changes too much stuff

so yes i think steam needs to fix the files they distribute ..but they seem to ignore the issue , and just want your cash ..

best advise .. if the map edit program is of value to you .. buy a uplay only copy of far cry 4 gold the next time its on sale direct from Uplay like i did .. i think my gold copy from uplay was only like 18 bucks on sale .. and that 18 bucks was well spent as now i do not have to load extra DRM to enjoy my game .. and my map editor works as does my game works perfectly ..and always has

oh and i never ever will buy any Ubisoft game on steam again ..you can get uplay only versions on sale more often at many other official Ubi partner sites always cheaper then what steam charges

plus you get less hassle with added DRM .. since all ubi developed games , use Uplay ..that's it .. and i do not mind Uplay at all

And you will see far cry 4 is the only game on uplay that will not have properties.

Yes, there are properties...:

https://imgur.com/9r2W9JJ

Originally Posted by Butcherbird59 Go to original post

Yes, there are properties...:

https://imgur.com/9r2W9JJ

umm the OP has a steam copy .. you have a uplay only copy .. there will be a difference .. his will only show properties in STEAM by right clicking on the game


since that's where he bought his base game from

steam and Uplay only copies are totally different as far as install path as well as save file location

and yes the uplay only version does not have the problem he has experienced , with the far cry 4 map edit program breaking his game

again this is a KNOWN and solvable problem .. but no you Can not run the steam version of the far cry 4 map edit program if you have a steam copy .. it will RE BRAKE THE GAME

and again its KNOWN issue and its even in a pinned topic on the steam far cry 4 forums ..and had been there for over a year ..and was just RE PINNED In the STEAM far cry 4 player support forums on STEAM the other day by a ubi support REP

SEE
https://steamcommunity.com/app/29811...3905422187400/

again valve / steam does not seem interested in correcting the files they distribute with the game ..so no its not fixed ..nor do i think it will be ..for the reasons i have already mentioned above .. they change too much to sell the game on steam ..and some one @ valve goofed

and in the end all valve wants , is its 30 % cut of the sale of the game on steam ..that it takes from every copy sold on steam

And you will see far cry 4 is the only game on uplay that will not have properties.

not sure what you are on about, WID, this statement from OP is perfectly clear, no?

So if anyone with this issue could try importing the regfile at https://steve.farcry.eu/files/FC4_Steam_StartupFix.zip ? It will delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ubisoft\FarCry4 folder from the registry.

I think double-clicking that .reg would be easier than following the steps detailed on the Steam forum.

Let me know if it would suffice to remove the "FarCry4\856" subkey from the registry, instead of the whole FarCry4 one.

Update, looks like running my regfile at https://steve.farcry.eu/files/FC4_Steam_StartupFix.zip does the trick!

Originally Posted by Steve64b Go to original post

Update, looks like running my regfile at https://steve.farcry.eu/files/FC4_Steam_StartupFix.zip does the trick!

NICE ONE STEVE .. i already had this thread linked over on the steam forums .. weeks ago , if anyone else asks i'll point em in the direction of this THREAD

thanks for what ya do for the FAR CRY community

as it seems steam is not interested in fixing the files as this issue still keeps popping up every week .. and yes i already did let UBI support know about the problem a year ago ...........

I have both a Uplay only copy and a Steam copy of the game and both of them have the problem of crashing while launching, I thought that was a Steam only bug. Also when I go to the registry editor there is no Far Cry 4 folder in the Ubisoft folder