This page provides fixes to commonly encountered issues, and answers to frequently asked questions.
For issues or questions that aren't covered on this page, feel free to join the Red Faction Community Discord below for help from other community members.
Common Issues
ExpandIntermittent game crashes
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Answer: If you're running the GoG version, try updating your game or use GoG Galaxy. Kaiko has indicated that some GoG users running older versions may experience crashes. Otherwise, the best way to get help with these kinds of issues is to join the Red Faction Community Discord and describe the issue you're facing.
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ExpandFrequent lag while playing multiplayer
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Answer: Due to the game's multiplayer using a peer-to-peer networking model, and the lack of traditional dedicated servers, the "server" is hosted by one of the players in a game. Because of this, gameplay will likely be laggy at times, depending on the performance and network connection of the player chosen as the host.
- If you're using the Terraform Patch, the player who starts the custom game lobby will always remain the host. This mitigates the majority of the lag if the lobby host has good connection and performance as host migration as been completely removed in the patch.
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ExpandTerrain vanishes in Badlands or harpoons get stuck when fired from turrets
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Answer: In Red Faction: Guerrilla (both the Steam Edition and the Re-Mars-tered version), when the framerate exceeds 120FPS for too long, a rendering glitch that causes most of the terrain to vanish can occur in the Badlands. Harpoons fired from Marauder turrets will also frequently get stuck in the turret at framerates exceeding 120FPS.
Capping the framerate at 120FPS is the only known solution if you encounter this issue, and may also prevent other subtle bugs/glitches from occurring. You can cap your framerate many different ways, including:
- Using Rivatuner Statistics Server to enforce a 120FPS limit
- Setting the game's refresh rate to 120Hz, then enabling VSync (if you have a monitor that supports 120Hz or higher; introduces input lag)
- Using Radeon Chill and setting both "Min FPS" and "Max FPS" to 120 (if you have an AMD GPU)
- Using Framerate Target Control to enforce a 120FPS limit (if you have an AMD GPU; may introduce input lag)
- Using Nvidia Control Panel to set "Max Frame Rate" to 120 (if you have an Nvidia GPU)
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Frequently Asked Questions
ExpandWhere can I get a copy of Red Faction: Guerrilla?
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Answer: Red Faction: Guerrilla is available for purchase as a digital download or physical copy (CD).
Digital Download:
Physical Copy (CD):
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ExpandWill Red Faction: Guerrilla run on my computer?
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Answer: The minimum recommended system requirements for Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered are listed below.
Official Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Minimum System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 (64bit)
- DirectX Version: DirectX 11
- Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core CPU 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Video Card: DirectX 10 Feature Level AMD or NVIDIA Card with 1 GB VRAM
- Storage: 32 GB available space
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ExpandWhat's the difference between Steam Edition and Re-Mars-tered?
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Answer: The key benefits of Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered over the original (Steam Edition) are listed below.
- Reworked graphics, adding specular mapping and other features
- Improved shadow rendering
- Improved lighting engine
- Rework of shader & postprocessing features
- Native 4k support
- Ability to reset destruction for all structures
- Previously multiplayer-exclusive features now available in single player - different sledgehammers, backpacks, and Reconstructor as examples.
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ExpandCan I host a dedicated server for Steam Edition or Re-Mars-tered?
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Answer: No, both game editions use a peer-to-peer networking model - which effectively means that dedicated servers don't exist. The "server" is hosted by one of the individual players in the game.
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ExpandHow can I get a copy of Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered for free on Steam?
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Answer: If you own Red Faction: Guerrilla (Original/Steam Edition) on Steam, you'll receive a free copy of Re-Mars-tered automatically.
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ExpandDoes anyone still play multiplayer?
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Answer: While both Steam Edition and Re-Mars-tered multiplayer isn't especially active, it does have players. Unfortunately, due to the playlist system and peer-to-peer networking model, it's often difficult to find other players to play with.
- The most reliable method of finding other RF:G or RF:GR players to play with is to join the Red Faction Community Discord and use the #rfg-matchmaking channel to attempt to organize games. The Discord supports matchmaking across all platforms on which RF:G and RF:GR were released.
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ExpandCan I play the game in first person?
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Answer: Not natively, but two separate methods of playing in first person have been developed by the community. They're listed below, and we encourage you to join the FactionFiles Community Discord if you have any further questions or would like some assistance configuring these mods.
- RFG 1st Person mod, developed by MartianMadman (Re-Mars-tered and Steam Edition):
Github page
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ExpandCan I make custom maps/levels for Red Faction: Guerrilla?
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Answer: Unfortunately, the RF:G level editor (CLOE) was never released to the public.
- No method currently exists for the community to create custom maps/levels for the game, however community member moneyl has developed a tool to view and explore the game world. You can read more about the tool here:
- Nanoforge
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ExpandWhere can I find Red Faction: Guerrilla mods?
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Answer: FactionFiles.com is the most extensive source of community-made mods and tools for Red Faction: Guerrilla.
While we try to maintain the most up-to-date list of community-made content at FactionFiles.com, you may also find mods on other sites, such as Nexus Mods.
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ExpandCan I import my save game file from Steam Edition to Re-Mars-tered?
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Answer: Yes! When starting the game for the first time, you will be asked if you wish to import any Steam Edition save game files. Alternatively, you can access this feature under Options -> Extras -> Import save data.
Important: The "Import Save Data" option will only appear when the game found save data from the Steam Edition in its expected directory. By default, this is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<Your Steam ID>\20500\remote
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