Red Faction II FAQ

This page provides fixes to commonly encountered issues, and answers to frequently asked questions.

It would be impossible to list absolutely every issue and question that may come up on this page. If you're facing an issue or have a question that doesn't appear on this page, please feel welcome to join the Red Faction Community Discord and ask it. It's extremely likely that someone there knows the answer and would be happy to help you.

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Common Issues

Error "Please insert Red Faction II Disc 1"

Cause:

The specific cause of this issue is currently unknown.

Solution:

If you get this error when attempting to launch the game, simply remove any discs currently in your CD-ROM drive. You should also unmount any virtual drives you may be using through software such as PowerISO, MagicDisc, etc.

If you in fact do not have any CD-ROM drive at all, some users have reported that using a virtual CD drive program and creating an empty drive can fix the problem. (PowerISO, MagicDisc, etc.)

Error "At least 8 MB of available video memory is required"

Cause:

This error occurs when Red Faction II is launched on a system with 2GiB or more available video memory. At a technical level, the issue is caused by a signed DWORD being read as less than the minimum of 5MiB, and is resolved with the replacement of a signed less than comparison with an unsigned less than comparison.

Solution:

Community-made patches are available to fix this bug. Installation details are below. Please ensure you follow the Steam instructions if you have a Steam copy, and the non-Steam instructions if you have a non-Steam copy. The solutions are not the same and the bug will not be fixed if you follow the wrong set of instructions.

How to fix this bug on a Steam version of Red Faction II

Step 1. Download the Missing Features Patch for the Steam version of RFII.
Step 2. Run the patch and select your RF2 exe for the Target File. RF2 on Steam is usually located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\red faction ii\rf2.exe
- NOTE: You may need to Run as Administrator.
Step 3. Click the Start button to patch your copy of Red Faction II. You will no longer experience this bug.

How to fix this bug on a retail (CD) version of Red Faction II

- IMPORTANT: Before proceeding with these instructions, make sure your copy of Red Faction II has been updated to v1.01!
Step 1. Download the Missing Features Patch for the retail version of RFII.
Step 2. Run the patch and select your RF2 exe for the Target File. RF2 is usually located at C:\games\RedFactionII\rf2.exe
- NOTE: You may need to Run as Administrator.
Step 3. Click the Start button to patch your copy of Red Faction II. You will no longer experience this bug.