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Far Cry seriesFarCry wont start on W11(2 posts)(2 posts)
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Posted January 05, 2026
The original FarCry from GOG wont start on W11, installed it and started it up went trough the graphics settings auto detect. Tried to run the game, all I see is the splash-screen and that's it, I can't alt-tab out of the splash-screen...
Have to restart the computer. Any help would be appreciated, thanks !
Posted February 24, 2026
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Z06Frank: The original FarCry from GOG wont start on W11, installed it and started it up went trough the graphics settings auto detect. Tried to run the game, all I see is the splash-screen and that's it, I can't alt-tab out of the splash-screen...
Have to restart the computer. Any help would be appreciated, thanks !
Hi, I'm not sure it will fix your issue but for me I had to select high preset, not the highest. I hope that works for you too. You're not missing much though, the game is terrible.
Posted February 27, 2026
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Z06Frank: The original FarCry from GOG wont start on W11, installed it and started it up went trough the graphics settings auto detect. Tried to run the game, all I see is the splash-screen and that's it, I can't alt-tab out of the splash-screen...
Have to restart the computer. Any help would be appreciated, thanks !
What worked for me (from PCGamingWiki)
1. Open <path-to-game>\system.cfg with a text editor.
2. Modify the parameter r_ShadersPrecache to 0.
3. Launch the game and set the Lighting Quality option to Very High.

Also using dgVoodoo wrapper, but don't think it's required to launch.

Source link: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Far_Cry#Game_hangs_on_splash_screen_or_Factory_mission_with_very_high_lighting
Post edited February 27, 2026 by Wolf-za
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