RF Client Versions

This page will list all known publicly-available Red Faction versions/clients, both official and community-made.

Full Game

Official Clients

v1.00

• Distributed as rf.exe in all retail versions of the game.
• Suffers from many known issues ranging from security vulnerabilities, to compatibility issues, to multiplayer cheating potential.
• 3 known variants available:
  • v1.00 North America
  • v1.00 French
  • v1.00 German

v1.10

• Created by using the corresponding officially-distributed patching utility on a v1.00 rf.exe.
• Small bug fix version. Ironically, at least one known issue was introduced in this version.
• Still suffers from many known issues ranging from security vulnerabilities, to compatibility issues, to multiplayer cheating potential.
• 3 known variants available:
  • v1.10 North America
  • v1.10 French
  • v1.10 German

v1.20

• Created by using the corresponding officially-distributed patching utility on a v1.00 or v1.10 rf.exe.
• Latest officially released version for the retail game.
• Fixes some bugs, makes some balance changes.
• While some issues were fixed, still suffers from many known issues ranging from security vulnerabilities, to compatibility issues, to multiplayer cheating potential.
• 3 known variants available:
  • v1.20 North America
  • v1.20 French
  • v1.20 German

v1.21

• Distributed as rf.exe in all digital versions of the game.
• Recompiled version of v1.20 North America with a small number of bugs fixed. Ironically, at least one known issue was introduced in this version.
• Some major compatibility issues were fixed, and this version will launch on most modern systems.
• 2 known variants available
  • v1.21 Steam
  • v1.21 GoG

Community-Made Clients

Dash Faction

• De facto standard RF client
• Created by rafalh
• Distributed as an installer since v1.50. Prior, was distributed as a .zip archive.
• Consists of a custom launcher and 2 .dll files - DashFaction.dll and DashEditor.dll. When the game or editor is launched via the custom launcher, it injects the respective .dll into the v1.20 North America versions of rf.exe or RED.exe.
• In active development with support provided.
• Fixes the vast majority of known issues (including security vulnerabilities and compatibility issues), and adds new modern features such as widescreen support, anti-aliasing, and window modes.