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Good day. Not big guide about graphics settings.

And so let's get started.

I immediately post a screenshot with my graphics settings, and then I will describe everything.

If you can’t see the picture, then here’s a straight line:

Now in order:

1. Permission.

We set the maximum resolution. Warface, one of those games where you need to set the maximum resolution to play comfortably, and not like in most others online games the smallest.

2. Refresh rate.

We also set it to the maximum. What is it all about? This is the frame refresh rate per second, if you want you can compare with FPS. That is, the higher the refresh rate, the faster the picture changes on the screen.

3. Brightness.

Displayed at your discretion. I advise you to adjust it in stock, as it is bright enough. You can set more brightness to better see enemies in bright skins on dark maps. But there are many downsides to this. 1. It will hurt the eyes, this is a purely biological fact. 2. On bright cards it will not be possible to play normally. 3. Flashes from blind grenades can have a deplorable effect on your eyes, epileptics can have an attack. So there is no need to mess around with brilliance.

4. Full screen mode.

I think everything is clear here. When playing in Full Screen the mouse will not jump out of the game window to the desktop. Which is very good. When playing in windowed mode, with a sharp turn of the mouse, the cursor (sight) may fly out to the desktop, which can greatly interfere.

5. Icon quality.

This is a personal matter for each player. It doesn't affect the game much. icons are the designation of allies, the designation of bomb sites or the designation of launch codes.

6. Smoothing.

This is a kind of smoothing of objects on the map. Also not really needed, it will only load the computer, but it will not give any pluses. If you want, you can try and see the difference, with and without it.

7. Vertical sync.

This is frame rate synchronization in computer game with the monitor's vertical refresh rate. I don't think you will gain much by enabling this feature. Since it will affect the performance and FPS drawdown. You decide. I tried to turn it on, I did not particularly notice the effect, but it became more laggy.

8. Blur into motion.

This feature is more for the beauty of the game than to improve the game. This feature only adds realism to the game. That is, while moving along the edges of the screen, you get a blurry outline. I do not advise you to use it because you are on the move, especially while running, because of the blur, you can land an enemy or a mine under your nagas.

9. Quality

Here everyone puts according to their capabilities. It is clear that the higher the settings, the better it is played.

I'll give you only one piece of advice, set Shaders to low. This will allow you to sort of see through the smoke. That is, with such settings, the smoke will not be so thick and it will be easier to see the enemy through it, especially if he is standing at the edge of the cloud of smoke.

In general, that's all. A couple more tips.

Put all the settings according to the capabilities of your computer. If you have weak video map, then I do not advise you to set high graphics settings, as you will have severe lags. I advise you to bribe random access memory if you have 2GB. It will also help in the game. Check all settings not only in the warehouse but also in the game. But if you have a lag already in the warehouse, then don’t even poke your head into battle. You can also check the settings on the maps where there are many different objects and preferably dynamic ones, for example "Construction"

Solving problems when starting Warface. A large number of problems are encountered by players during the installation or launch of Warface. We decided to collect the most common errors and ways to solve them together.

1. The Game Center displays the message Authorization service is not available.
- Sometimes they include a restriction on the simultaneous connection of Online users due to server overload. You should wait and try to connect later.

2. Warface client crashes and crashes
- On the this moment some incompatibilities are known Fraps programs should be removed if installed.
- Antivirus Avast and Comodo should not only stop the operation of these programs, but completely remove it from the computer. At the moment, developers are trying to eliminate these incompatibilities.

3. Problems launching the game

Drivers for owners of video cards Radeon

— Exclude Cyrillic characters and spaces from the path to the game folder, etc.:

Wrong - C:Gamesname of the game

Correct - C:Gamesgame_name

- Try different compatibility modes in the game launch shortcut properties (Vista, XP SP2, XP SP3 modes).
- In the properties of the shortcut on the "Compatibility" tab, check the box "Run this program as an administrator".

4. Failed to initialize the GameStartup Interface error!
- For Xp you should go:
C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorMyDocumentsMy GamesWarface and delete the game.cfg file. After deleting, restart the game.

5. I downloaded and installed the Game Center, but the client is not downloading - the error is "Waiting for the distribution kit to be available" or the download stops at some stage.
- Restart the IC.
- Make sure nothing is blocking the download, such as a firewall.
- Make sure that p2p protocol is allowed within your network.

6. When unpacking the game archive, an error occurs - "The files are damaged."
- Make sure the connection when downloading the game is stable.
- Disable anti-virus software if available and scan your PC for viruses if you suspect insufficient protection.

7. Error starting the game when TeamSpeak 3 is running
- Disable Overlay plugin in TeamSpeak

8. I copied a game from a friend but I can't run it - IC wants to download it again!
- For a successful launch of the game, we highly recommend downloading it directly through the IC that was installed on the PC. Moreover, to run the game you need its distribution. Please follow the installation process, otherwise the correct operation of the game is not guaranteed.

9. I have an error when logging in - "Mismatch of game versions."
- Update IC. When you enter the game, the IC will automatically update it to the current version.

10. I have an error - "Video card is not supported"
- You must be sure that your PC complies with system requirements. If this is the case and the error persists, update the video card driver.

11. I have an error when logging in - an empty window and the "Accept" button
- Make sure ports 5222, 60000-65000 TCP are available

12. Why do textures disappear?
- Try updating your video card driver. We can also recommend enabling or disabling anti-aliasing in the game driver settings or reducing the shadows in the game to the minimum values. If there is no effect, reset the graphics settings in the game to the minimum.
Nvidia
- Drivers for owners of video cards Radeon

13. I can't get into the game - forever loading or throws out shortly after entering!
- Make sure your internet connection is stable. When using a router, you must disable the built-in firewall. Owners of D-Link routers need to update the firmware and enable DMZ. How to do this, check the instructions for your router model. Check if the problem persists with a direct connection (bypassing optional equipment).
- Make sure you are not using a proxy. If used, disable the proxy server.

14. Can't get into game rooms. An attempt to enter ends with a return back to the hall.
- A problem is relevant for users of the YOTA mobile provider and similar ones. After the transition of the specified provider to new communication standards (May 10), users do not have an external IP address, and also experience problems due to the closeness of the ports necessary for many online games. Unfortunately, the problem is exclusively within the competence of the communication provider and cannot be solved on the side of the game. If you are using YOTA or a similar mobile provider, make sure that your network access is not using NAT, that you have an external IP address, and that the required ports are open. Such advice can be obtained from your provider.

15. In the game, my mouse cursor twitches / freezes. What to do?
Please follow these guidelines:
- Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Mouse. Go to the "Pointer Options" tab and uncheck "Enable high pointer precision"
- Disconnect all additional controllers from the computer (joysticks, gamepads, etc.),
- Disable, if you have installed, all keyboard interceptors (Punto Switcher, etc.),
- If you are a happy owner of a laptop, please programmatically disable the touchpad,
- Update the device software to latest version and reset all settings to default (if this does not help, completely uninstall this software),
- If your mouse has a DPI setting, try testing at each setting.

The problem has not been fixed, what should I do?
- You should contact the Warface User Support Center

- Oddly enough, they answer, at least not quickly, but in essence and help eliminate the most intricate trouble. Jni themselves are interested in not losing the player.

A short guide for anyone who wants to play better - especially for those who once quit the game due to technical problems

What are we talking about?

In February 2017, Mail.Ru launched two additional online shooter servers warfare located in Krasnodar (Southern region) and Novosibirsk (Siberian region). Prior to this, the servers were only in Moscow.

It is important?

Actually, yes. Warface has over 44 million registered players. Of these, the Southern and Siberian regions account for 9 million. Previously, due to the remoteness of servers, residents of these regions often complained about high ping.

What is ping?

Ping in IT jargon is the time it takes a signal to travel between two nodes in a computer network. In our case we are talking about the delay between the player's computer and the game server. A high ping means that the signal passes with a big delay, which is essential for the quality of the game.

And what does it threaten?

An uncomfortable game. For example, you shot exactly at the head of the enemy, but while the data about your shot was being transmitted, the enemy managed to move - and you missed. If the ping is very high, it is generally impossible to play normally: you will move in jerks or skid in place, crash into walls, suddenly die for no reason, etc.

What ping is considered normal?

In principle, the less the better, but if you are not an esportsman, you are unlikely to feel a delay of up to 30 ms. Previously, such ping was mainly among those players who lived in central Russia. Since February of this year, thanks to the connection of regional servers, residents of Siberia and the South of Russia will be able to play with the same comfort as Muscovites.

What do I need to do?

In the "Game Center" settings, select the region that suits you. Three regions are now available: Central, Southern and Siberian.

It turns out that regional servers for local residents will replace the Moscow one?

Not certainly in that way. If you choose to play on a regional server, it will be used for the current calculation of your match. But when the match ends, its results (all statistics) will be sent to the Moscow server. Player accounts with all their achievements, credits and warbucks are still stored on the Moscow server, nothing is stored on the regional server.

So you don't need to create a new account to play on a regional server?

No. You don't have to start from scratch.

But if I choose a regional server, can I only play with those who also chose it?

Depends on the game mode. If you choose quick game, the system will automatically search for other players only in your region. But if you want to play with friends from another region - no problem: you just need to create a separate room, just like before. However, ping may increase.

What server will this room be on?

On the server of the one who created it.

I live in Samara, and my friend lives in Tyumen, on which server should we create a group?

You are closer to the South and Central server, and your friend is closer to the Siberian one, so there is no single solution here. Go to the "Game Center" and try all the options. It may well be that you will be comfortable playing on the Siberian server, although you are geographically farther from it.

Why might this happen?

The level of ping is affected not only by the physical proximity of the server, but also by other factors, such as the settings of your Internet provider. Some providers conduct traffic through the regional center, others - through Europe, some have wider channels, others narrower. Therefore, in many situations there can be no unambiguous solution. Residents of the same house, connected to different providers, can have completely different pings to the same server.

That is, even if I live in central Russia, it may be more convenient for me to play not on the Moscow server?

Exactly. It makes sense to check all available servers and compare ping.

Why don't the developers just write a utility that will automatically connect me to the server with the best ping?

This option is currently under development. While there are only three regions, players change servers manually. When there are more of them, the program will select the best server for the game.

How often can I change the region?

Without restrictions - at least after each match.

These new servers are unlikely to help residents of the Far East anyway.

Specifically, yes, but the regional server program has just started working. Residents of the Far East have to wait just a couple of months.

I used to play Warface but quit due to ping.

If you decide to return, you can pick up a gift in honor of the launch of regional servers - one of the most powerful guns in the Magma series in the game, for all classes, for 30 days.

The message about the crash of the game client occurs due to a critical error while working with data. In most cases, the cause of such a conflict is incorrect work with the storage of information in memory.

For example, you may see a message like this:

Try it completely disable or delete program Riva tuner.

If you have GeForce Experience installed, go to its settings by clicking on the gear icon and uncheck "Turn on experimental features":

If you are using a 32-bit version of Windows, please see the following information.

If you are using 64-bit Windows, try the following suggestions. If they didn't work, choose:

1. Exit the game.
2. Press Win+R (or Start → Run).

5. Start the game again.

If the game crashes, you may not have official operating system updates installed:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2541119
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980932

To install them:

1. Click on the "Hotfix Download Available" button.

2. Accept the Microsoft Agreement by reading it.

3. Select the desired operating system with a tick and enter your email twice, to which a link to download the update will be sent.

4. Go to your email inbox, open the email from Microsoft and follow the link to download the update.

If you have followed all the recommendations above (disabled programs, increased the paging file and modelskesh) and the game is still crashing, then we recommend that you see what system and amount of memory you have installed.

Important:
Good to know!

torrent trackers:

To increase the Windows paging file, follow these instructions:

1. Go to "Control Panel" → "System and Security" → "System" (or press the Win + Pause key combination).

2. Select "Advanced system settings".
3. In the window that opens, go to the "Advanced" tab, find the "Performance" item and click on the "Settings" button.
4. In the window that opens, go to the "Advanced" tab and find the "Virtual memory" item, click the "Change" button.
5. Uncheck the box "Automatically select the size of the paging file", select the drive on which the operating system is installed (usually it is Local disk C :), click "Specify size" and enter in the "Initial size" field - 8192. The maximum size can be also indicate 8192.

The sequence of these actions is shown in the picture below:

The ModelsCache folder contains temporary game files that speed up the loading of maps, characters, effects and weapons.
Removing it will free up space on your hard drive to run the game, and will also allow you to re-download all files in case there are errors in previously downloaded and saved temporary files.
To delete a folder, follow the instructions:

1. Exit the game.
2. Press Win+R (or Windows8 menu on the right → Search).

3. Enter the path %userprofile%\Saved Games\My Games\Warface to the special folder Warface, which contains all the necessary files for your game profile and press Enter (for example, ivan.ivanov\Saved Games\My Games\Warface)

4. Completely delete the ModelsCache folder.
5. Start the game again.

You can do this like this: go to "Control Panel" → "System and Security" → "System".

If your system is 32-bit, then it should be reinstalled.
We recommend using a 64-bit system for correct operation games.
Important: if you do not have sufficient knowledge to reinstall the operating system yourself, then please contact a specialist for help.
Good to know!
Total amount of RAM available in 32-bit operating system, is 3.25 GB even if you have 4 GB or more installed. This greatly affects the launch speed and the operation of the game client.

These programs include Internet browsers:

torrent trackers:

programs for downloading large files from the Internet;

as well as various programs for monitoring the state of the system temperature and free space hard drives, audio and video players.

If you use programs that are designed to optimize the performance of your computer (accelerators, boosters, etc.), also disable them. For all their described benefits, they can cause conflicts with the game.

To increase the Windows paging file, follow these instructions:

1. Go to "Start" → write "system" and go to the "System" section.
Or press the Win+Pause keyboard shortcut.

keyboard shortcut Win+Pause:

2. Select "Advanced system settings".
3. In the window that opens, go to the "Advanced" tab,
4. Find the "Performance" item and click on the "Settings" button.
5. In the window that opens, go to the "Advanced" tab
6. Find the "Virtual memory" item, click the "Change" button.
7. Uncheck the box "Automatically select the size of the paging file", select the drive on which the operating system is installed (usually this is Local Disk C :), click "Specify size" and enter 8192 in the "Initial size" field. The maximum size can be also indicate 8192.

The sequence of these actions is shown in the picture below:

1. Exit the game.
2. Press Win+R (or Windows 10 menu on the right → Search).

3. Enter the path %userprofile%\Saved Games\My Games\Warface to the special folder Warface, which contains all the necessary files for your game profile and press Enter.

4. Completely delete the ModelsCache folder.
5. Start the game again.

If you followed all the recommendations above (disabled programs, increased the paging file and deleted the ModelsCache folder) and the game still crashes, then we recommend that you check which operating system and how much memory you have installed.
You can do this like this: go to "Control Panel" → "System".

If your system is 32-bit, then it should be reinstalled.
We recommend using a 64-bit system for the game to work correctly.
Important: if you do not have sufficient knowledge to reinstall the operating system yourself, then please contact a specialist for help.
Good to know!
The total amount of RAM available on a 32-bit operating system is 3.25 GB, even if you have 4 GB or more installed. This greatly affects the launch speed and the operation of the game client.

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The moment of launching regional game servers is approaching, many of you are looking forward to it. We invite everyone to test and ask you to take this with all responsibility. Be sure to read the information below before starting testing.

How to take part in testing?

Everything is simple. You need to choose in game center test server suitable regional server and start Warface. All data will be collected automatically, after the current testing phase, all information will be transferred to the developers. Also, your feedback in the forum is welcome. Please refrain from flooding and communication on third-party topics.

What is a regional game server?

Main server located in Moscow and divided into three main game servers: "Alpha", "Bravo" and "Charlie". It currently hosts all matches and stores information.

Regional game servers is an additional equipment that is currently located in four cities: Novosibirsk, Khabarovsk, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok. It interacts with the main center, which is located in Moscow, and does not open new game servers. Battles will continue to take place on Alpha, Bravo and Charlie.

For example, if you live in Novosibirsk, select the server of the corresponding city in the Game Center and then go to the Bravo server, then your signal will go to game server in Novosibirsk, and not to Moscow, as it was before. It is assumed that the path traversed by the signal to the server will become shorter, which should improve the quality of communication. At the same time, data about your progress will be sent to the central server in Moscow, so your progress will be saved and you can change the regional game server at any time.

All game servers are interconnected, so you can still fight with your friends, no matter what regional game server they are on. To choose the most suitable game server, check the ping.

How to see ping

The ping command is used to check ping, which must be entered in command line. You can start the command line in the following way:

Press the key combination Win + R.
In the window that opens, enter the cmd command.

In the command prompt that opens, enter the ping command followed by the server address.

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How it works?

Before choosing a game server, the player is given the opportunity to set the region in the Game Center, which will later be launched by default.

How does the system work? Let's consider two situations.

1. A player joins a match in quick play. In this case, the matchmaking system will find players from the same region. If there are not enough such players to start the game, then the match will be launched in the region that is set for the majority of the players in the room.

2. If the room is created manually, then the game will be played on the room owner's channel.

However, it should be borne in mind that a lot depends on the settings of the provider to which the player is connected, so choosing the channel that seems to be the most optimal will not always turn out to be so. Consider an example: two players from Novosibirsk, connected to different providers, join the same game, but the connection quality is noticeably different. This situation may occur due to different settings for providers. The signal of the first player goes directly to the center, while the second player's traffic is sent through exchange points in Europe.

Players in the same city may have different connection quality depending on the provider

Ping metrics

Ping indicators appeared in the interface. When choosing a room, this indicator reflects how far the player's channel is from the region where the selected match will start.

In the room itself, after the start of the match, the ping indicators will directly reflect the delay in transmitting data to the game server.

Test conditions

ATTENTION! THE CONTENT OF THE UPDATE SHOWN ON THE PTS MAY DIFFER FROM THE CHANGES WHICH APPEAR TO THE MAIN GAME SERVERS

The capacity of the PTS is 1000 people at a time, so we ask you not to take a seat on the PTS if you have not been playing for a long time and leave the game.

PTS is available for players of all servers. However, you can only copy one character, and it must be at least level 10. The character is copied in its current state. Copying a character may take some time (usually a few minutes). During testing, a character can only be copied once. Clan creation is disabled. Replenishment of the account on the PTS is not possible.

Reports of found errors and problems are expected from active test participants. Bug reports should be sent to the topic of discussion.

If you have experience of serious violations of the rules of the game, then PTS will not be available to you from any account.

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