RF Client Comparison

	Official Versions		Community Versions
	Red Faction 1.20 Released 20/12/2001 Latest retail version	Red Faction 1.21 Released 05/08/2009 Latest Steam/GoG version	Pure Faction 3.0e Released 07/03/2018 by TrotSkie & digi Pure Faction Installation Guide	Dash Faction 1.5.0 Released 05/09/2020 by rafalh Dash Faction Installation Guide
Support/Usability
Support provided	☒	☒	☑ Available on FactionFiles Discord: redfaction.chat	☑ Available on FactionFiles Discord: redfaction.chat
Open source software	☒	☒	☒	☑ Source code available: Dash Faction Source
Compatibility with modern computer hardware and operating systems (ie. Windows 10)	☒	☑* Fixes many compatibility issues	☑* Fixes many compatibility issues	☑ Fixes virtually all known compatibility issues
Support for widescreen and custom resolutions	☒ No HUD elements display properly and FOV doesn't scale accurately	☒ No HUD elements display properly and FOV doesn't scale accurately + Game will often crash when running at higher resolutions	☑* Partial support: some single player HUD elements don't display properly on higher resolutions, and FOV scaling for some widescreen resolutions doesn't scale accurately	☑ Full support for all resolutions (including widescreen)
Game will launch without RF CD2 inserted	☒	☑	☑	☑
Game can be minimized and/or alt+tabbed out of without crashes and/or unrecoverable issues	☒	☒	☑	☑
Game can be run in a window	☒	☒	☑ Full screen, windowed, and noborder/stretched window mode available	☑ Full screen, windowed, and noborder/stretched window mode available
Compatibility with official French/German assets (audio, menus, messages, signage, etc.)	☑* French/German versions have entirely separate game executables	☑* French/German versions have entirely separate game executables	☑ Compatible with French/German assets if installed	☑ Compatible with French/German assets if installed + "Game Language" selection available in launcher
Compatibility with international keyboard layouts	☒* Support only in separate region-specific game executable	☒* Support only in separate region-specific game executable	☑* Some support	☑ Full support for most keyboard layouts
Graphical UI for launching game with mods	☒	☒	☑ Dropdown available in launcher to start game with any installed mod	☑ Dropdown available in launcher to start game with any installed mod
Improvements/Enhancements
Support for high resolution textures	☒ Textures with any dimension >256px won't render properly	☒ Textures with any dimension >256px won't render properly	☒ Textures with any dimension >256px won't render properly	☑ Textures render properly regardless of dimensions
Support for 24/32 bit textures	☒	☒	☒	☑
Built-in support for anti-aliasing	☒	☒	☒	☑
Support for additional texture filtering methods	☒ Bilinear/trilinear filtering	☒ Bilinear/trilinear filtering	☒ Bilinear/trilinear filtering	☑ Bilinear/trilinear, anisotropic, and nearest neighbor filtering
Increased resolution for rail/rocket scanners, mirrors, and security monitor screens	☒	☒	☒	☑
Support for TrueType fonts	☒	☒	☒	☑
Sharp larger HUD for high resolutions	☒	☒	☒	☑ "Big HUD" option in the launcher, or bighud in console to enable
Ability to show high quality models at all times (ie. disable Level of Detail transitions for meshes)	☒	☒	☑	☑
Weapon fire camera shake modernization	☒ Screenshake dependent on framerate	☒ Screenshake dependent on framerate	☒ Screenshake dependent on framerate	☑ Screenshake independent of framerate
Mouse DirectInput	☒	☒	☑	☑
Ability to disable red screen flash when damaged (accessibility option for some colorblindlness)	☒	☒	☒	☑
Support for lighting on meshes (clutter, pickups, player models, corpses, etc.)	☒	☒	☒	☑
"Set_Liquid_Depth" event functional	☒ Game shipped with this event disabled	☒ Game shipped with this event disabled	☒ Event disabled	☑ Event enabled - functional in custom maps and in L5: Geothermal Power Plant
Raised object limit	☒ Limit of 1024	☒ Limit of 1024	☒ Limit of 1024	☑ Limit of 65536 + some other limits removed
Support for .DDS textures	☒	☒	☒	☑
Support for custom clutter models in maps via Switch_Model event	☒	☒	☒	☑
Ability to configure mouse sensitivity with numeric values	☒	☒	☑	☑
Support for Ctrl+V (paste from clipboard) in menu dialog boxes	☒	☒	☒	☑
Load unlimited number of VPP packfiles and files within those packfiles (VPP packfiles are used to store custom maps, skins, etc.)	☒ Limit of 256 packfiles and 13,500 files within packfiles, game will ignore any files after that point	☒ Limit of 256 packfiles and 13,500 files within packfiles, game will ignore any files after that point	☒* Higher limit than official versions - limit of 2,560 packfiles and 20,713 files within packfiles, game will ignore any files after that point	☑
[MP Only] Support for improved trigger capabilities in custom levels (when configured by level designer)	☒	☒	☑ Support for lagless triggers, teleporters, and team-specific triggers	☑ Support for lagless triggers, teleporters, and team-specific triggers
[MP Only] 'rf:// protocol handler for joining servers without first launching game	☒	☒	☒	☑
[MP Only] Graphical UI for launching dedicated servers	☒	☒	☑	☒
Bug Fixes
Fixes for critical security vulnerabilities/issues	☒	☑* Most known security issues/vulnerabilities resolved	☑* Most known security issues/vulnerabilities resolved	☑* Most known security issues/vulnerabilities resolved
Fix for submarine explosion bug immediately after geothermal power plant	☒	☒	☒* Issue still present, but workaround available by limiting framerate to <=60FPS while submarine is dropping	☑ Bug fully resolved
Fix for bug causing game to crash when picking up items while game is running at high resolutions	☑ Bug not present	☒	☑ Bug not present	☑ Bug not present
Z-fighting graphical issues fixed on Intel and AMD GPUs	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fixed light glare coronas being visible through meshes (clutter, pickups, corpses, etc.)	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fixed framerate issues in all levels if no level with fog configured had been loaded in current play session - in some cases, this fix doubles framerate	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fixed draw order bugs for Hendrix, generators, machinery, and Riot Shield	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fixed layering issues with liquid surfaces, detail brushes with alpha, and Rail Driver scanners	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fix for visual issues with undercover Parker (ie. "Frankenparker" bug)	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fix for issue that caused scrolling textures to not functional until an explosion had occured	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fixes for savegame file corruption issues	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fixed improperly rendered lightmaps for detail brushes with alpha (like glass and grating)	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fix for cutscene synchronization issues (audio / animations out of sync)	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fixed framerate issues when using Flame Thrower	☒	☒	☒	☑
Fixed visibility issues that allowed players to see through geometry when using scopes/scanners (ie. "wall-peeking" bug)	☒	☒	☑	☑
Fix for various issues when running game at high framerate (including issues jumping out of water, getting stuck to floor, etc.)	☒	☒	☑	☑
Fix for bug causing FPS to drop to nearly 0 seemingly randomly (technically caused by entities having invalid orientation values)	☑ Bug not present	☒	☑ Bug not present	☑ Bug not present
[MP Only] Fix for entity spawning bug (ie. "Orion" bug)	☒	☒	☑	☑
[MP Only] Fixed issues with weapon autoswitch still happening even when disabled	☒	☒	☒	☑
[MP Only] Fixed issue that made dedicated servers crash when loading custom levels with directional lights	☒	☒	☒	☑
[MP Only] Fixed timing issues that occur when servers are running for 25+ days (items not respawning, pings reporting incorrect values, etc.)	☒	☒	☒	☑
New Functionality
In-game automatic downloading for custom levels/maps	☒	☒	☑ Sourced from FactionFiles.com	☑ Sourced from FactionFiles.com
Configurable framerate (FPS) limit	☒ Not configurable, 120 max FPS	☒ Not configurable, 120 max FPS	☑ Configurable limit (30 - 150)	☑ Configurable limit (10 - 240)
Ability to skip cutscenes at will if desired	☒	☒	☒	☑
Ability to "fast start" (ie. skip logos, etc. when launching the game)	☒	☒	☑	☑
Access to built-in RF debugging features (ie. show trigger bounding boxes, etc.)	☒	☒	☒	☑ Available in single player only to prevent multiplayer cheating
Ability to disable linear pitch curve (mouse movement slowing down when looking up/down)	☒	☒	☒	☑
Ability to disable level ambient sounds	☒	☒	☒	☑ Configurable volume scale for ambient sounds
Ability to turn off light glares (enhance visibility and performance)	☒	☒	☑	☑
In-game graphical UI for newly added features	☒	☒	☑	☒
[MP Only] Spectate mode	☒	☒	☑ Free camera or first person (no weapon models)	☑ Free camera or first person with weapon models
[MP Only] Anticheat mechanism	☒ Extremely basic anticheat measures	☒ Extremely basic anticheat measures	☑ Enhanced anticheat measures	☑ Enhanced anticheat measures
[MP Only] Additional configurable options for dedicated server hosts	☒	☒	☑ Item replacements, voting, disabling pistol	☑ Extensive configuration options available: List of configurable items
[MP Only] Scoreboard enhancements	☒	☒	☑ Custom scoreboard available with K:D, map author, etc.	☑ Enhanced default scoreboard with open/close animations, K:D, map author, etc.
[MP Only] Ability to show enemy bullet impact effects	☒	☒	☑	☑
[MP Only] Support for team-specific respawn points in Team Deathmatch (when run as server)	☒	☒	☑	☑
[MP Only] UPnP automatic port forwarding for servers	☒	☒	☒	☑