Red Faction 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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Submarine explodes after Geothermal Plant

 * Install the modern Dash Faction patch which completely resolves the issue without requiring you to take any additional action (This is the best way to handle this issue and is highly recommended to fix this and other crippling issues with the game)
 * Alternatively, as a workaround you could limit your framerate/FPS to less than 60 via external methods as the submarine drops from the crane

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 * Below is a video walkthrough on how to resolve this bug with the Dash Faction patch if you'd rather watch than read a text guide:

Where can I get a copy of Red Faction?
Digital Download:
 * Steam
 * GoG

Physical Copy (CD):
 * Amazon
 * eBay

Where can I find community-made Red Faction mods or levels?
Community File Categories:
 * Single Player Levels
 * Multiplayer DM Levels
 * Multiplayer CTF Levels
 * Multiplayer "Run" Levels
 * Conversion Mods
 * Weapon Skin Mods
 * Character Skin Mods
 * HUD and UI Mods
 * Audio Mods
 * Texture Mods
 * Artwork & Videos

How do I make my own custom mods or levels?
Visit the RF1 Editing Main Page for documentation, tutorials, and other developer resources.

External tutorials:
 * Video tutorials on Goober's YouTube channel
 * Tutorials on FactionFiles.com

The Red Faction community lives on the Red Faction Community Discord The vast majority of the game's community is there (including level designers and mod developers), and we'd love to have you as well! We're an inviting and approachable community of old school and new Red Faction players, and we would be more than happy to help you learn to create maps and mods for Red Faction!

Does anyone speed run Red Faction?

 * Red Faction on speedrun.com
 * Red Faction Speedrunning Channel on the Community Discord

What are the major differences between the PlayStation 2 and PC versions of RF?
While Singleplayer campaign is pretty much identical in both ports and their menu interfaces are different, the major differences lays down in Multiplayer domain. Apart from small design changes upon few multiplayer maps, chances of survival within online PC multiplayer are minimal while facing veteran fighters as the weapon damage properties are different in multiplayer than singleplayer. The important changes are listed below:
 * PS2 Splitscreen (offline) and AI Bot matches are not available on PC.
 * PC version comes with competitive online multiplayer to be played against real players instead of bots.
 * PS2 Autoaim and Zoom-In are taken out on PC port because it could be exploited for real-time cheating.
 * Bonus level Marooned from PS2 version is replaced by GlassHouse on PC port.
 * Some of the player multi-characters exclusively on PS2 version are also unavailable on PC version.
 * Capture The Flag mode is introduced in PC port while PS2 version doesn't have it.

Does Red Faction automatically save my progress in single player?
Red Faction on both PS2 and PC never had the option to autosave. You were required to save manually only. Thankfully, the Red Faction Community's Dash Faction patch as of 1.8.0 version has now an autosave feature for PC which it is the critical update requested by many players for singleplayer experience:
 * Dash Faction 1.8.0