FEAR Combat Multiplayer: Now available for FREE download

[obemon]

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This is a couple of days old already but in case you ddn't know, Sierra has released the multiplayer part of the game for FREE download.

-Original Announcement: http://www.fearfans.com/newsitems/103/
-Download it here (it's bout 2GB and servers are being hammered at the moment so be patient): http://www.fearfans.com/newsitems/108/

[kent666]

Just a little piece of advice. If the HTTP and FTP D/L links are being hammered, you can use bittorrent by the way. http://www.fearfans.com/newsitems/108/

[djereza]

MAN! this is soooooo nice!

[ares623]

i'm downloading right now... what are the MINIMUM, and i mean minimum, requirements to run this game?

[cooldude75ph]

Para sa mirrors, try this link...

http://www.3dgameman.com/content/view/3723/82/

[cooldude75ph]

Just thought I'd give a heads up...

Among the links sa post before, ang http://www.ausgamers.com/files/details/html/23994 (ang torrent link) ang pinakapaspas sa akong na-suwayan.

[cooldude75ph]

i'm downloading right now... what are the MINIMUM, and i mean minimum, requirements to run this game?

From F.E.A.R. Combat's readme.txt:

II. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPORTED CHIPSETS
==============================================

In order to install and play F.E.A.R. Combat, your system must meet or exceed
the following minimum system requirements:

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIRED

• Windows(R) XP, x64 or 2000 with latest service pack installed
• DirectX(R) 9.0c August Edition (Included) or higher
• Pentium(R) 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent processor
• 512MB RAM or more
• 64MB GeForce(TM) 4 Ti or Radeon(R) 9000 video card
• Monitor that can display in 4:3 aspect ratio
• 5.0 GB free hard drive space for installation
• Additional hard drive space for a swap file and saved game files
• 4x CD-ROM drive (DVD-ROM drive for Director’s Edition)
• 16-bit DirectX(R) 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX(TM) 2.0
• Broadband or LAN connection for multiplayer games
• Mouse
• Keyboard

In order to play the game at the recommended resolution, detail and
performance levels, your computer should meet or exceed the following
specifications:

• Pentium(R) 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent processor
• 1 GB RAM
• 256 MB Radeon(R) 9800 Pro, GeForce(TM) 6600 or equivalent DirectX(R) 9
compliant video card with hardware T&L and pixel shader 2.0 support
• Sound Blaster(R) X-Fi(TM) series sound card

SUPPORTED VIDEO CARD CHIPSETS WITH LATEST DRIVER VERSION INFO:

ATI(TM)

Catalyst(TM) Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v6.1

Radeon(R) 9000 Series
Radeon(R) 9500 Series
Radeon(R) 9600 Series
Radeon(R) 9700 Series
Radeon(R) 9800 Series
Radeon(R) X600 Series
Radeon(R) X700 Series
Radeon(R) X800 Series
Radeon(R) X850 Series

NVIDIA(R)

ForceWare(TM) Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v81.98

GeForce(TM) 4 Ti Series
GeForce(TM) FX 5900 Series
GeForce(TM) 6600 Series
GeForce(TM) 6800 Series
GeForce(TM) 7800 Series

Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that is
not listed here may result in reduced performance, graphical anomalies,
or both.

From F.E.A.R. Combat's serverreadme.txt:

I. System Requirements
================================================== =========================

The following items are required to run a F.E.A.R. dedicated
server:

1. A broadband Internet connection or LAN connection*
2. A system that meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements for the
game as described in the readme.txt file.

NOTE: It is possible to run a dedicated server on a machine with a video
card that does not meet the requirements for the full game. Please see
the section near the bottom of this document entitled "Dedicated servers
and incompatible video cards" for details.

*Clients may have trouble connecting to servers behind certain firewalls
or NATs.

[cooldude75ph]

[ares623]

OK think i meet the minimum specs.. i just hope it'll run properly...

[ares623]

crap, my vid card isn't supported.. i'm using GeForce MX 4000... i'm downloading the latest drivers to see if it works.. *crosses all available fingers*