Ubisoft shut down Far Cry 2's online services in 2021. Your server goes online through the Longweep Project, the community replacement, so players join with the free community patch, FC2MPPatcher, and a free Longweep account. Here is how to set up the game and find your server.
| Players need | Notes |
|---|---|
| Far Cry 2 at version 1.03 | Copies from Steam, GOG and Ubisoft Connect already are |
| FC2MPPatcher | The community patch your server runs too |
| A Longweep account | Used as the game's online profile |
| Fortune's Pack | Only for its five maps; Steam, GOG and Ubisoft Connect copies include it |
Setting Up The Game
- 1Make sure Far Cry 2 is version 1.03; the version shows in the top-left corner of the main menu. If yours is older, install patch 1.03 from the Multiplayer patch page on fc2mp.com.
- 2If your copy is from Steam or Ubisoft Connect (formerly Uplay), download
Login_fix_files.zipfrom the same page. Copy itsbin/Dunia.dllinto your game'sbinfolder, and itsData_Win32/patch.fatandData_Win32/patch.datinto your game'sData_Win32folder, replacing the files there. Do this before installing the patch, or the game can't log in. - 3Close Far Cry 2, then download the latest FC2MPPatcher, unzip it anywhere and run
fc2mppatcher.exeas administrator. - 4Check the game folder the patcher found, click
Install patchand wait until the button changes toUninstall patch, then close the patcher. - 5Register a free Longweep account and confirm it from the email you receive.
- 6Start Far Cry 2, go to
MultiplayerandOnline, and create an online profile with the same user name and password as your Longweep account.
Joining Your Server
- 1In Far Cry 2, go to
MultiplayerandOnline, and log in with your online profile. - 2Choose
Player Match, thenJoin Custom Match. - 3Find your server by its name in the match list and join it. If you set a server password, enter it when asked.
Note
To play the Fortune's Pack maps, players need the Fortune's Pack. Steam, GOG and Ubisoft Connect copies already include it, and players with a disc copy can download it from fc2mp.com. Players who don't have a custom map download it from your server when they join.